FIRST PRODUCTION MATTSON MINI MODULAR FIVE - SWITCHED ON ANONYMOUS

YouTube via redmartian

"This is a renaissance dance by Cesar "Il Trombone" Negri [1535-1605] (Chilesotti's transcription) performed on the Mattson Mini Modular. The video features stills of the VCO-J and the JP-VCF which I did not have in the video 'Mattson Mini Modular Inside and Out".

I am hoping to do more of Chilesotti's lute transcriptions as well as a few of Luis Milan's Pavanas."

DSI still Sequential Circuits

This one spotted by prophei. He downloaded the sysex for the three individual OSes for the DSI Poly Evolver Keyboard off of the DSI website. When he looked at the manufacture in the Mac OS X SysEx Librarian this is what he saw. Anyone confirm?

Update: another screen shot sent in and confirmations in the comments.

Update via wavedeforum via the comments: "The manufacturer ID is not IP that would get sold with Sequential Circuits. It is an ID issued by the MIDI Manufacturers Association. Usually a number is retired or recycled when a company ceases doing business.

Because of Dave Smith's role in getting MIDI going, he gets to keep his ID, which is 1.

It's the programs that interpret Sysex that lookup the ID and display an appropriate string that are at fault for still displaying Sequential Circuits. I would think that they should be revised to display DSI/Sequential or something similar."

also sent my way privately via Stephen via Synthwood. Pretty cool when you think of it. Dave Smith was THE man behind MIDI. SCI was first with the Prophet-600 followed by Roland with the JX-3P. I'm guessing Roland has ID #2, but I have yet to confirm this. Be sure to see the comments of this post for more.

Update via Dave Cornutt in the comments:
"Roland is not ID #2 because the IDs are divided into three groups, American, European, and Japanese. The American group starts with 1; the European group starts with 20 hex, and the Japanese group starts with 40 hex. Roland is assigned ID 41H; for reasons unknown to me Kawai was given 40H. Here's the whole original list, from "The Complete SCI MIDI", January 1984 edition (all numbers in hex):

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Buchla 200

Two shots via the comments of this post.

Top is a flickr by fastheadache
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Bottom is via Christian here where you'll find other synth shots as well.

05-25-2008 Buchla Perdita

YouTube via jaqkuraj. Anyone know more about this? You can hear the synth come in around 2:34.

Update: it's a Buchla.

"Drums and keyboard: Jacqui Kuraj
Buchla: Bill Lefferts Brown
Saxophone: Steve Buchanan
Bass Guitar: Rick Iannacone"

"Ghost Whisker" - Rupert Chappelle, Theremin

YouTube via saintrupert. "Rupert Chappelle, Theremin, 12-15-08."

Korg M50 - Shine On You Crazy Diamond

YouTube via tehfujicory
"This is my custom combi and program set for the Korg M50 that attempts to pay homage to the Floyd classic. Apologies for the slightly desynced audio."

Thing-a-ma-kit

YouTube via sduck409
"I just finished this Thing-a-ma-kit, and after a short period of it not working and some debugging, here is my first experience with it. It's built into an old printer sharing box that's about 15 years old."

reedBoxDemoVideo.mov

YouTube via kuiphoff
"The ReedBox is a device that allows users to interact with a computer using magnets. It utilizes an Arduino micro controller and the open source programming language, Processing.

Note: Due to a bad VGA cable, the colors on the monitor aren't quite right."
Read more about it on John Kuiphoff's Projects.

ROLAND BUTTON

via this auction

"25MM ROLAND BUTTON BADGE"

Based on the seller's other items, I'm guessing this is a reproduction and not an original.

SUIKO-100

via this auction

"UIKO-100 is extremely rare and most strange japanese electronic musical instruments
it was originally made for japanese traditinal music circa. 1980. SUIKO-100 was a most expensive and top of the line product of SUIKO series

it built in cool brown custom suitcase like EMS synth, one side of the suitcase is a speaker so you can play without external amp or mixer but don't worry it has audio output too. keyboard itself is built in beautiful plastic case and design look little bit like Roland TB-303 BASSLINE keyboard is separatable from it's case

these keyboards were very expensive and made very limited quantities those days made for the very small circle of the people who seriously studying japanese traditional music so i'ts very hard to find even in Japan nowadays... this is your first and last chance to get this vintage bizarre gem!

it has 2 rows of button keyboard this keyboard specially designed for playing glissando easily like koto(japanese harp) front row of the keyboard is japanese scale,so just playing randomly you can easily get exotic japanese melody!

there are various switchs and dial for special japanese tuning, sustain, octave, vibrate, bend, mono/poly switchs are avaliable and it also has auto play/rec function,you can record and play your performance and play another instruments over your recording sound

many sounds are selectable,mainly japanese traditional instruments like shyakuhachi(japanese bamboo flute),koto(japanese harp) and to oboe, strings, chorus etc.. in drums mode it become exotic rhythm section full of japanese traditional drums and percussion and you can play all these percussion by keyboard

sounds are very real and warm and strange!,very unique original sounds even chorus or strings sound has dark vintage sound color like mellotron

I recommends SUIKO-100 for the artist who tired of western electronic instruments and seeking for new and bizzare sounds also recommends those who seriously studying japanese traditional music

Item is used but very good condition and working. some scratch on box using 6 batteries or DC9V adaptor(not included)"