Aliens Project Toy of the Month - Tenori-On

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8xSID Synth PCB

flickr by fibra
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Crumar DS-2 and Dynacord tape delay = JOY !

YouTube via joyoussound. via Nusonica.
"It's my beloved Crumar DS-2 italian "moog" synth from the 70's with the great Dynacord EC-504 tape delay. Together they're a joy to play!"

FLAME Clockwork... the first 10 minutes.

You can find the audio and write-up on Noise Source.

MOTM Sale

via My Synthesis Technology MOTM Anlog Modular Synth:

"For those thinking about getting an MOTM module, either in kit or fully build , synthtech is currently holding a 10% off sale!

Check out the 'shopping cart' on the synthtech website for more details.
The sale is on unitl Thursday, and will be your very last chance to order a complete kit. After thursday, only partial kits will be available, and of course the ready build modules too. (as Paul writes: 'Thursday AM, I will 'take down' the sale (and remove any unsold kits from the cart).'"

Hobnox

follow-up to this post. The sound is Hobnox, the cubes are Percussa's Audio Cubes.

Some notes on Hobnox (be sure to see the What's Next section at the end):
"Hobnox is an international online entertainment platform that unites broadcast quality media with social networking and cutting edge technology. With a focus on an enriched new open media experience, it is the space where today’s entertainment market meets the technical possibilities of the web.

We developed flashbased software to produce music online and in the browser. A demo version is available now.

The key differentiator to other browser based tools is a dynamic audio engine that allows real time audio composition. From our perspective this is unique software that is ahead of its time. We currently use Flash 9 and Java, although Java will be replaced as soon as Flash 10 is available.

As you will experience, use of the tool is very intuitive and fun and we think that the tool could be of interest for you.

Access the Audiotool directly by clicking on following link (please make sure to have Java installed as it will ask you to trust the certificate):
http://www.hobnox.com/index.1056.en.html

The Audiotool:
The Hobnox Audiotool is like an endless virtual sound desk and lets you easily connect the different devices through cables – like the software ‚Reason’. You’ll find virtual replicas of the legendary Roland 909 drum computer, two 303 bass synthesizers, a mixer and a series of effect pedals.

You will hear that the sound is practically identical with its originals - Roland also confirmed this.

Effect pedals include: D-Tune, Delay, Pitch Delay, Reverb, Equaliser and Flanger. You can easily choose your set-up by connecting the devices by dragging and dropping cables.

What’s next:
We will update the tool in a couple of days by adding the 808 drum computer and a Compressor. Also we improved the handling of the different devices. The next release scheduled for Summer 08 will include a timeline to enable precise arrangement and composition as well as a save function for files and set-ups. We will add more instruments along the way and hope to make multiuser-production a reality soon."

Spooky Polysix MIDI demo

YouTube via SSM2044. "MIDI out from Ableton Live 7 to Korg Polysix"

Dorkbot's Beat-Bike Makes Beats While You Ride

YouTube via gearwire
"There's a level in the new Wii game, Mario Galaxy, where Mario rides on a ball and the music changes tempo depending on how fast Mario is riding. The real life equivalent to this is Michael Una's Beat-Bike, which he shows off through Dorkbot. The Beat-Bike is connected to a drum machine and Casio keyboard and can be tweaked to make sound that changes tempo depending on your riding speed. If you're coordinated enough to operate it while not getting hit by a car, this would be a fun ride. See more on gearwire.com."

Cicalone - Short groove

YouTube via lasercicalone
"short groove done with Monomachine and Machinedrum, Genelec 8040 pumping the sound"

02 part II in stereo

YouTube via rfoshaug
"This is another attempt at uploading my cover of Jean Michel Jarre's 0xygene part II.

Jarre has kindly given permission to upload cover versions of his music (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BhO7ZFxME N8) so I hope that this video will stay up this time.

:-)"