Smurf Jazz Keyboard XJ500

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Dave spotted this one after seeing this post.

"This little PVC Smurfy is just about 2" tall. He is in NEW condition. The pretend keyboard is 1" high by 2 1/4" wide. SCHLEICH, Licensed PEYO product."

Aubergine-Dream

"Recorded 26 Jan 2008 live
Produced on the SNO portable analog modular synthesizer system, comprised (mostly) of Wiard modules and DIY gadgets"

via drmabuse's spurious transmissions

via drmabuce on the Wiard list:
"There are 6 separate voices and i made notes on the patching of all the audio paths.

A few general notes i'd like to share about this piece:

-everything you hear is the synth rig. There is no drum machine in this mix

-the lowest-pitched (non-ostinato) bass voice is produced by the Noise Ring

-i augmented the SNO for that performance with my Omni Filter and a spring reverb (hacked out of a hammond organ and coupled to a VCA) i also brought a DIY dual VC-lag processor. (more on that in a minute)

-No postproduction FX were added nor were any edits made in post. It is a straight-off-the-board mix.

-The legato sections at the beginning, the break, and at the end are created with the following patch: Sample-Hold -mult> VC-lag (exponential)->Paia VCO1->Omni Filter
-mult> VC-lag (linear)-Paia VCO2-----/
The effect is that while traveling from pitch to pitch the VCO's follow different curves that take them in and out of tune along the way. i love this effect. It's use was suggested to me by prof. Richter. The lag processors are DIY, based on Electronotes designs and Grant was kind enough to offer me a lot of advice on implementing the ideas that the venerable Bernie Hutchins published. Thus the legato glides, while containing no direct Wiard content, could be considered Wiard by adoption.

i feel this piece is a little more representative of the actual sound of the SNO in live performance than the piece i posted previously.

-doc"

Partikel Series #2 at the Goethe Institute

"Partikel, a new venue for experimental electronic music and visuals performed in a theatrical setting will have its second installment in Los Angeles on Saturday March 1st from 8 – 11pm. Taking place at the Goethe Institute, 5750 Wilshire Blvd. Suite #100 in the Institute’s recently remodeled theater space. Admission is $15 and parking is free. Performing at this Partikel Series will be Lake of Sleep, Laura Escudé featuring Kathie Talbot, and after a short intermission, an evening with internationally known electronic musician Robert Rich. Visuals will be provided by Optical Light Pipe and Momo the Monster. A reception will follow the performances." You can find more info on the Partikel website. Pictured is Robert Rich and his MOTM modular.

eowave Persephone

flickr by thingstocomerecords

"From the weblog: www.wiretotheear.com/"

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semtex

flickr by pac209

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Anyware Instruments SEMTEX and Doepfer MAQ 16/3 Sequencer

Mitchell Sigman's Synthesizers.com Modular System!

"http://www.celebusite.com
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http://www.synthesizers.com
Filmed by Maf Lewis in December 2007, Mitchell Sigman takes us for a divine tour of his beloved synthesizers.com modular system from his North Hollywood studio."

The Therevox - et-3 finished

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http://therevox.com/

"NEW model Electro-Theremin, called the ET-3 for now. This will improve on a few aspects of the ET-1 and add a lot of interesting features. The improvements over the ET-1 are that the mock-keyboard will be perfectly spaced, that is each key will be exactly the same size. All previous Electro-Theremins, relied on an internal mechanism that approximated this and came very close but not exact.

The new ET-3 is going to have a feature I've wanted to implement for a long time, Control Voltage output! I'm not lucky enough to own a synthetizer to use this with, but those that are will be able to control another synthesizer with the standard 1v/octave control voltage. There will also be inputs for linear and log frequency modulation and external control voltage input if you wish to control the electro-theremin with something else or modulate the frequency with an LFO or something. The ET-3 will also have 10v p-p square wave output to use to sync other oscillators and the ET-3 will have a sync input as well."

Robert Moog

and other flickr by Neil Vance (click for more). There's more going up daily, so be sure to check it out.

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Roland System 100 103 Speakers

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These are for the Roland System 100

Color Coding Patch Leads

via Navs:

"thought I'd share this with the modularists...

Lost in a jungle of grey and black patch leads and can't figure out what's modulating what?

Then grab yourself some Post-it notes, sello-tape & scissors for a transparent patching experience!"