Synth?

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"8bit? I used guitar effector.I did'nt use guitar."

Stillwell Audio Olga

"Olga is a virtual analog synthesizer unlike any other, designed from first principles to be distinctive. Imagine a handmade experiment from an unlikely place, a synthesizer so full of life and character that it earns the right to be called a musical instrument. Olga encourages risk, experimentation, and exploration, and rewards you with unexpected and exciting sounds, vibrant and human. This is the dusty gem you could spend your life searching for.

Bezier Antialiased Dynamic Analog Synthesis System: Olga uses a truly new approach to DSP waveform generation to emulate glorious analog imperfection. Olga’s free running oscillators are in a constant state of structured variability, a deeply musical instability, free of aliasing artifacts and light on your CPU.



Gaussian Reactive Oscillator Overdrive Virtual Engine: Throughout Olga’s signal path, levels can be pushed through saturation and into full overdrive, with a thickness that develops organically, breathing life and character into your music." More info and samples at Stillwell Audio.
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Steampunk Analog Modular Synth

Jules Vernian Analog Synthesizer
"Peter wrote me a while back with some pictures of his latest project, a Jules Verne inspired analog synthesizer with etched brass control panels. Now, I cut my teeth on a vinyl copy of Switched-On Bach and I've been a fan of analog synth heroes Tangerine Dream since High School. So I was very excited to see this.

Peter used the electrolytic etching process that I've previously worked with to etch the control panels for his synthesizer. The synth is designed to be modular and re-configurable so Peter was looking for a process that could be repeated in-house at any time in the future should he wish to add or change modules."

You can find the full post with interview and more pics on The Steampunk Workshop. via JackAstro


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"I'm using the drum machine as a trigger for the filter envelope."

'Oldest' computer music unveiled

"A scratchy recording of Baa Baa Black Sheep and a truncated version of In the Mood are thought to be the oldest known recordings of computer generated music.

The songs were captured by the BBC in the Autumn of 1951 during a visit to the University of Manchester.

The recording has been unveiled as part of the 60th Anniversary of 'Baby', the forerunner of all modern computers.

The tunes were played on a Ferranti Mark 1 computer, a commercial version of the Baby Machine." You can find the full article with audio and video on the BBC. via Larry Legend. First ever recording of digital music.

pr0n synth

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Red MacBeth M5N

genoQs Octopus MIDI Sequencer

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"The Octopus world consists of entities or objects, attributes that are associated with them, and functions that modify those objects or their attributes. The idea is to allow modifications of the objects in the most flexible manner and real time, which is done using an intuitive control model and the comprehensive Octopus user interface. The master Octopus object is the GRID, which contains PAGES, each of them containing TRACKS, which are made up of STEPS. Each object is associated with attributes and functions that can be operated upon.
Sequence grid: 160 pages Tracks per page: up to 10 Track resolution: 1/16, 1/32, 1/64 of a note User Interface
Elements: 258 pushbuttons, 21 endless encoders Front panel: 630 x 270 mm
Concurrent play: up to 16 pages Editing capabilities: full during play, seamless saving Track play: polyphonic, roll, shuffle
700 x 450 x 140 mm, 8 Kg" via mike

Stupid Modular Tricks - Duophonic Synth Patch and Overdrive

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"Using a duophonic patch on a Synthesizers.com modular synth. Also demonstrates a variation on the old minimoog overdrive trick."

Korg Polyphonic Ensemble P

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"This amazing vintage synth was the first polyphonic model introduced by Korg. This Univox "K-4" version adds sensuous hardwood veneers for a more upscale appearance.

This particular unit was used very carefully by a local church group.

Major Features (from the Owner's Manual):

--Refined 7 Preset Tones. String, Pipe Organ, Brass, Electric Piano, Piano, Harpsichord, Clavichord

--Controls with a wide range of freedom. Tones can be synthesized freely by means of control knobs. Almost an infinite range of tones can be synthesized. Example: Koto (Japanese harp), sitar, harp, horn, human chorus, etc.

--Chords can be produced. As the name indicates, the Polyphonic Ensemble--an embodiment of synthesizer technology--can produce perfect chords.

--Korg's exclusive Traveler mechanism.

--Octave Coupler for richer sound.

More details about this vintage gem (including service manuals and owner's manuals) can be found at http://www.korganalogue.net"

MFB Analog Drum Synth Modules

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Note this one is from NoiseBug.

"the drum-01 revives the kick- and snare sounds of the legendary seventies drum-machines mfb-301/302 as well as the model mfb-501. their unique sound is based on digital c-mos gates that produce less distortion than conventional opamp’s and therefore sound softer. bass- and snare can be triggered thru individual inputs. however, triggering does not need to take place with conventional analogue or digital signals only. you may as well use drum-pads or piezo- and dynamic microphones. separate sensitivity controls adjust the input gain. dynamic triggering will not only affect the volume but also attack and decay parameters.

drum-01 offers the following functions:
kick: attack produces a short impulse sound that is mixed with the kick drum signal to enhance its percussive character. decay defines the length of the kick – a parameter that was only adjustable inside the mfb-501.
snare: tune controls the tonal part of the snare sound while noise controls the atonal part. decay defines the length of the noise part after triggering.
noise out: this separate jack outputs the unfiltered signal of the digital noise generator. use it in combination with other modules to create hi-hats, claps or cymbals.

the module has a width of 40 mm (8 te).

delivering five different analogue generated percussion sounds, drum-02 is the best possible addition to mfb’s drum-01 bass- and snare-drum module. the sounds are tom, low bongo, hi bongo, low clave and hi clave. the sounds are vastly taken from the mfb-501 and offer individual decay controls.

accordingly to drum-01 module, drum-02 uses c-mos gates for a unique sound that is softer and less distorted than typical opamp’s circuit layouts. the c-mos gate are combined to work as a bandpass-filter with adjustable resonance. triggering of all five inputs can take place by digital and analogue signals. individual controls for input sensitivity also allow usage of drum-pads, piezo- and dynamic microphones. dynamic triggering will not only affect the volume but also its attack and decay level.

the matching step-sequencer for drum-01 and drum-02 will be forthcoming seq-1 module that will allow 12 trigger-tracks with individual outputs and accent function.

remark: the sounds h1 and h2 of mfb-501 have been renamed to low clave and hi clave in drum-02. tom and the two bongo instruments can also be used as three toms tuned differently. the module has a width of 60 mm (12 te).

the drum-03 module revives the cymbal, closed- and open hihat sounds that were originally found in mfb’s drum-machines mfb-301/302 and later on in model mfb-501. drum-03 complements drum-01 and drum-02 modules to a complete mfb old-school beatbox drum-set.

just like the other mfb drum modules, drum-03 has that specific mfb-sound that derives from analogue sounding digital c-mos gates. these units work with less distortion compared to typical op-amps and therefore sound softer. hihat and cymbal accept different trigger signals at their inputs. these don’t necessarily need to be analogue or digital trigger signals of a step-sequencer but can also derive from drum pads, piezo- or dynamic microphones. the two sens-controls will individually adjust the input sensitivity. dynamic triggering will not only affect the volume of the sound but slightly also attack and decay parameters.

drum-03 offers the following functions:
hihat: the sound source for the hihat is a digital noise generator that is sent into a bandpass filter. two parameters quality and filter offers different sound variations. decay controls the duration of the open hihat sound and also affects the closed hihat’s decay slightly. cymbal: the cymbal sound uses the same combination of digital noise generator and bandpass filer as the hihat section. here, only the bandpass frequency can be altered. decay sets the decay time of the cymbal with a range that is almost equal to the open hihat section. accordingly, the cymbal can also be used as a second hihat sound. with a shorter decay time it may complement the groove as a half open hihat.

the module has a width of 40 mm (8 te).

this item is a 'lightly used demo model.'"