MATRIXSYNTH

Roland Juno-106

via this auction

"Well I thought I would try a Synth but I'll think i'll go back to guitars or try a keyboard with less knobs." Hmm...

MidiDuino - Midi Command + Arduino

"demonstrating the integration of the midi command into the arduino environment"
More info on Ruin & Wesen and CDM.

MS10 & Yamaha

flickr by i.genius
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KORG MS10
Novation Basstation
Alesis Micron
Yamaha DX11

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pics in order:
Tenori-on
OLD SOUNDS 2008 @ NMS Photo by Yuan Zhiying
Doepfer A100 Modular System
My studio gears 2006
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If-Morebass 20-12-08

YouTube via enclavevision
"If Records 13th birthday compilation launch,20 December 2008,at More Bass,Melbourne."
Beginning features bits of a 4 way korg ds-10 live jam. You can find 28 minutes of the jam here.

Expert Sleepers Minky Starshine

via Seth on AH:

"I'm surprised that in all of this discussion nobody's mentioned additive synthesis (or at least if they have I don't recall it). I have an interesting soft synth called Minky Starshine, from Expert Sleepers, which lets you adjust the harmonics, control any of them with any of three envelope generators and modulate them with LFOs. On top of that, it shows you what the resulting wave will look like. If someone could send the desired levels of the harmonics in decimal format (i.e., fundamental at full volume is 1.0, next harmonic is 0.75, third is 0.5, etc.) for what the various waves are supposed to be I can plug them in and post some screenshots of the resulting waveforms. Maybe I'll even dig out my scope as well.

It's darn cool and it's only $29. You can play with it all you want in demo mode as well.

I'm not usually a fan of soft synths, but this is one of the ones I like, mostly because it's so unique."

Official description:
"Minky Starshine is at heart an additive synthesiser, augmented with possibilities for subtractive synthesis (i.e. filtering) and pulse width modulation.

A waveform is created by summing 16 independently controllable 'partials'. By setting the relative levels of the partials appropriately you can create familiar waveforms such as sawtooth and squarewave, but you can also create an infinite range of timbres in between.

As well as simply setting the levels of the partials, you can flexibly assign them to three 'groups'. Each group has a very flexible envelope generator and an LFO, so you can change the balance of the partials (and therefore the timbre of the sound) over time.

The LFOs have a wide frequency range and can also be used as ring modulators.

The waveform as a whole can have its pulsewidth controlled. An envelope and LFO is provided, as well as control by note velocity.

A resonant filter is available, capable of lowpass, bandpass and highpass and a continuous range in between. Again, control by envelope, LFO and note velocity are possible.

A flexible modulation section is provided, capable of chorus, flange and delay effects.

The factory presets showcase some of the range of sounds that can be produced.

If you'd like to read more about the plug-in before downloading it, the user manual is online here."

Oberheim OB-Mx CEM3374

images for this auction

CEM3374 and empty case

Note the auction is for a 2-voice expansion board only, not the case.

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etwas Modulargedudel…

via Aliens Project:
"An einem Sonntag findet man auch mal wieder etwas Zeit, um ein völlig sinnloses “Irgendwas” am Modularsystem zu patchen. Viel Spaß beim Anhören:"

Googlish:
"On a Sunday you can find a little time once again to a completely senseless "Something" on the modular system to patch. Have fun listening to:" [Original link / Googlish link]

Synths:
"For my Sunday Modular Gedudel were the dotcom and the PPG-300 modular synthesizer used. The analog strings came from Solina string ensemble and the beats of an old Roland CR-78, including the master clock (trigger) gifts.

As the effects came Jomox T-Resonator for the CR-78 Drums and a Monacor REV-25 for the PPG-300 is used. The strings were stopped by PPG Voltage Controlled modifier and a DC-50 Roland chorus skillfully. "

Raymond Scott Centennial Vinyl Figurine & CD Set

Available at raymondscott.com

via Boing Boing, via Jeff of http://raymondscott.blogspot.com/ in the comments of this post.

Note Press Pop also make the Bob Moog doll.

The small keyboard is Raymond Scott's Clavixox. The larger instrument is Raymond Scott's Electronium, video of it directly below (previously here).

Raymond Scott's Electronium

YouTube via DrRek

"As it remains in non working order in the Basement of Mark Motherbaugh's Mutato Music Offices in Hollywood, CA courtesy of http://absurdity.biz's circuit bending documentary"
Be sure to click on the labels at the bottom of this post for more. There are a lot of nuggets in there.