MATRIXSYNTH

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KORG MicroKORG

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"This is a MIDI-controllable filter, that gives all your plugins or synths that famous thick sound you all know well. It is true stereo. Put it as an insert into your audio track or behind your synth plugin. Use the frequency and resonance dial for a static sound, or feed it with MIDI-notes to use the integrated envelope generator!"

Audio demos and download at WOK

Korg NanoPad disassembly

flickr set by Machinecollective.org

inside a KORG NanoPad

James Brown on the Mood Sympathizer

flickr by John Pazdan
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"photo by Rachael"

Update: you can find the post that goes along with this shot on John Pazdan's Music, Art and Politics.

finger BassLine

"The finger BassLine is a musical instrument for the iPhone and the iPod Touch heavily inspired by the legendary Roland TB-303.
It provides a monophonic synthesizer with built-in pattern-based step sequencer.

Synth section features include:
* Oscillator with two waveforms (sawtooth or square)
* Stable low-pass filter allowing high resonance values not leading to self oscillation
* Graphical representation of the filter parameters

Sequencer section features include:
* Individual pattern lengths (up to 64 sixteenths)
* Emphasized notes and pauses
* Smooth transition between notes
* Functions to clear, transpose, shift, and clone patterns

Ideally suited for live performance:
* Realtime modulation of the filter parameters using the intuitive pad-controls
* Pattern switches take effect on downbeat
* Tap-tempo"
You can find the finger BassLine here:

303 Pocket Noise

"Amidio Inc. will release 303 Pocket Noise (name could change in future)

-pattern 303 Emulator
+ Based on Noise.io's Pro Engine
+ 2 waveforms - saw, square
+ 4 Patterns with realtime pattern sequence programming
+ Realtime pattern editing (on loop)
+ Auto-save on quit
+ Slides, 3 octaves
+ Very simple interface: just 2 screens.
+ Modulation surface like in Noise.io Pro
+ swingy BPM
+ effects: delay, distortion
+ .wav export via built-in server (no additional programs needed)
+ direct beatmaker export (hopefully).

We need this app to be a testing playground for new features and if the features prove itself, they will be expanded quickly into Noise.io Pro.

Noise.io Pro will always remain the flagship product and will contain all the features found in smaller products.

303 Pocket Noise will be priced at $0.99 or at $1.99.

Planned date of release: middle or late December 2008."
In the mean time, you can find Noise.io here:

Minimoog + Moog Taurus 1 bass pedals

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

'Moog Solo Mio' ;-)

Lintronics Minimoog (2 VCO`s pulse with pitch modulation) + Electro Harmonix Memory Man Deluxe analog delay;
Moog Taurus 1 bass pedals (self-made variable sound)"

Yamaha TX7 Music and Customized by Morpheus2027

YouTube via morpheus2027
"2° Tx7 versione white, con una soundtrack fatta usando il solo Tx7 ed alcuni suoni del groove agent, il tutto passato in audio e processato mediante qualche plug-in (delay, chorus e reverb)di Cubase SX

http://nonsolosynth.blogspot.com/
http://digilander.libero.it/solurghho..."

Last day with the Juno6

YouTube via benanderson88
"I sold my Juno6 on eBay, I'll be sad to see it go as it was my first hardware synthesizer. But hey! At least I have the funds to buy a 106 now :D"

Jomox XBase999 and M-Resonator

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Here's a simple beat from the monsterous analog Jomox Xbase999. We're processing it with the Jomox M-Resonator Analog Filter Machine. The M-Resonator has two analog resonant low pass filters interwoven into a feedback matrix that has an envelope section as well. This box is capable of a wide variety of tones. From subtle filter sweeps to extreme feedback, the M-Resonator is a unique piece."