MATRIXSYNTH

my modulars cabinets

flickr set by fonik2000

full size - note the module manufacturers. Black Doepfer.

more info to be found on my DIY pages:
www.modular.fonik.de

Roland GR-500 Guitar Synthesizer

more images and words in German on Aliens Project. In Googlish here.

YouTube via larsby
"My and my son builds a solar theremin from a kit that we bought at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kinetic-...
That case we found at a garage sale really called for something extra nice."

castromarcel41's photostream

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Pictured here is the RIM EMS ELA up for auction in this post.

Omnisphere Coming Soon

via Spectrasonics via Aleksandar

"We are very happy to announce that Omnisphere is at the manufacturing plant and will be shipping worldwide on September 15th!

Full Omnisphere product information will be posted on the Spectrasonics website on the 15th.

All Atmosphere customers will be offered special upgrade pricing to Omnisphere. The upgrade pricing and details will be announced on the 15th.

Atmosphere upgrades will be available exclusively from Spectrasonics via our online Techshop. Upgrade ordering will open on the 15th.

Until then, you can find out more about this highly-anticipated, Spectrasonics instrument at our special Omnisphere Teaser site. Check out the Omnisphere Preview video episodes. See you on the 15th!"

You can find two additional videos here. BTW, you can see exactly when I grabbed the screenshot by the time pictured. :)

The Nightly News With M. C. Escher

Buchla 200e track on Chris Muir's 200e B-Sides

"This one is pretty much a one-trick pony, but I think it's a pretty good trick. I plan on revisiting this idea soon. The title is a reference to this sort of sounding like a news theme of a certain era, and the fact that the progression seems to always be rising. It was almost called 'The Nightly News with Roger Shepard', but I think fewer people would have gotten the reference."

Electro Gypsy

YouTube via mrweebl, sent my way via Dirk. You can find a musch better quality video of it here.
"Tune available at http://www.piechoons.com Music video for Savlonic"

Korg RK-100 Custom via The Packrat

images via this auction
"With the exception of one of those $3000 Zen Riffers, this is about the most unique keytar you're ever going to lay your eyes on, period. The overall shape of the Korg RK-100 is widely considered to be the most unique & attractive, and here's a fully functioning one in black, with a custom paint job by David C. Lovelace, animator & cartoonist extraordinaire.

OK fine, so it's just me typing this now & I'm playing it up just a tad. Sure, I made an animated Weird Al video for his latest album, and yeah, I made the Packrat comic strip which appeared in Keyboard Magazine a couple years ago. And then there was all of those fairly offensive-yet-popular "Retarded Animal Babies" movies seen by millions, some of which even featuring rampant keytar usage. But really, does any of this add to the value of this item? Does it even make up for the fact that I plastered a rainbow of words & symbols all over this otherwise fine contraption, rendering it somehow collectible despite its non-stock condition? I'd be a horrible salesman if I admitted otherwise. I should simply acknowledge here that there is at least a distinct possibility that these past doodleworks I have done somehow make me a public enough figure to have "fans" that might enjoy this one-of-a-kind bit of gear/artwork in their studio, collection, or attic, or just slung around their shoulder as they rokk out some Night Ranger in their local cover band. Especially if their name is also "Dave" since this moniker prominently appears on the unit's trapezoidal head.

There are a few scuffs on the back & very top of that head, by the way, but 1) no one will see them but you, and 2) they're not as bad as my high-contrast gallery image would indicate. The even better news is that there are practically no scratches anywhere else on the back (or front, not that you can tell with all the craziness going on); still as shiny as when I got the thing 15 years ago. All LED lights work fine. The battery cover is intact... so many other keytars are missing these, but not this one! Everything works great on it and is 100% functional as designed. Included is a purple guitar strap & a 9V battery (installed). I wish I had a nice, long MIDI cable to throw in (you'll need one, or better yet, a MidiJet Wireless box), but I don't have a spare, sorry! The factory 9V wall wart is not included either, not that you'd really want to be saddled with a power cable anyway! A standard 9V battery lasts a LONG time on these things; trust me. You will make it through several gigs without worrying about the power dying on you.

FUNCTIONALITY: This is a MIDI controller only, NOT a synthesizer! It does not make its own sounds! Most of you already know this, but a beginner might not. Plug a MIDI cable into it & connect with any other sound module or keyboard, and you're ready to go. You can control patch changes with a numeric keypad or program up/down buttons. There's a L/M/H octave switch, and (of course!) volume, pitch and mod wheels on the neck!"

Puremagnetik Releases Blip - Atari 2600 Sound Set

September 11th, 2008 - Brooklyn, NY

Puremagnetik has released Blip - a unique collection of instruments, kits and looped beats sourced from the original Atari 2600 sound chip. Blip is now available for Ableton Live 7, Kontakt 3 and Logic 8. Blip instantly transforms the user's DAW into a lo-fi and gritty sound source containing the full sonic palette from classic video games such as Pong and Space Invaders. Each sample program contains raw waveforms from the Atari 2600 that have been layered and processed for use in modern software samplers. Additionally, Blip comes packed with a collection of hot and crispy loops in Ableton Live Clip, Apple Loops (for Logic) and Beat Machine (for Kontakt) formats.

Overview
Customized for Ableton Live
The Live version of Blip comes in Ableton's multisample mode so that any Live 7 user can take advantage of this collection. Blip for Live has been categorized into raw "Multisample Programs", extensively tailored "Performance Racks" and six "Atari Percussion Banks" that utilize Ableton Drum Racks. Blip for Ableton Live also contains a collection of percussive MIDI clips complete with Macro controls and extensive rack programming.

Customized for Kontakt & Logic
Blip's Kontakt instruments and loop programs come loaded with effects, modulation routings and custom KSP GUIs for instant tweaking. The Apple Logic version includes a collection of EXS channel strips and advanced SIAL lo-fi percussion loops.

Key Features Include:
• Integrated Ableton Live 7 effects chains and macro mappings
• Ableton Live MIDI clips can be timestretched without quality degradation
• Customized Kontakt KSP GUI for easy editing and instant parameter tweaking
• SIAL loops for Logic load instantly with integrated channel strips
• Includes raw Atari 2600 waveforms for user instrument creation and experimentation

System Requirements
• Requires Ableton Live 7, Kontakt 3, Logic 8 or GarageBand
• 500 MB of physical RAM

Please visit www.puremagnetik.com for more info.