MATRIXSYNTH

Korg MS-20 & Alesis HR-16

YouTube via deused
"Here is a song i've made.
Everything Korg MS-20 except drums, Alesis HR-16.
I've controlled my MS-20 with a Midi to CV converter from Doepfer (mcv4).
Recorded in Logic Pro.
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note, this is not a live performance, everything is pre-recorded
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More info about the Korg MS-20 website soon! its coming! (really now!)"

MIDIbox SEQ V4 Teaser

YouTube via ucapps

"Demonstration of an early alpha version of the upcoming MIDIbox SEQ V4.
Stereo Version at Vimeo

Many planned features are not available yet. However, most functions of MBSEQ V3 have already been re-implemented in C for the new MBHP_CORE_STM32 module and for an accurate PC/Mac based emulation. I also started to add new functions which were too complex for the old PIC based core.

[0:00] new frontpanel designed by Wilba (but the firmware will also support the frontpanel of MBSEQ V2 and V3)
[0:02] a drum track can play up to 16 instruments
[0:10] patterns are stored on a SD card now, and can be loaded (and stored) w/o sequencer hickups
[0:18] zoomed step view (shows 64, 128, 256 steps on a single page)
[0:10] snare is triggered with the overworked (more flexible) roll function at 384ppqn resolution
[0:20] new pattern selection page with pattern labels and categories
[0:23] MIDIbox SID V2 in bassline mode
[0:30] Roll function used on the bassline
[0:38] a loopback track controls the transposer, it doesn't matter anymore at which position this track is located
[0:53] Piano controlled from a track in chord mode
[1:13] some randomly selected chords
[1:24] simple synth line
[1:45] now with MIDI echo in Force-to-Scale mode (synth is in mono mode, therefore only one sound will be played - it sounds like an arpeggio)
[2:14] a second MIDIbox SID bassline is played
[2:43] slowly muting the tracks
[3:00] thanks for listening! :-)

This track has been made in a 2 hours session on a sunday afternoon after the last blocking bugs have been fixed"

Roland SH-7 "Drone" (Sample/Hold)

YouTube via DeathByDinSync
"Analog bubbles & blurps. The Roland SH-7 up close and personal... with Sample/Hold & LFO madness. If you want more "musical" videos of the SH-7, check my other vids.

My Music
http://www.deathbydinsync.com
http://www.archive.org/details/Random..."

Sunday Night in the Cockpit

YouTube via kipptumor
"I thought I would show you how we have been making patterns and grooves lately for eventual use in our live laptop digital DJ rig. I have been experimenting with MIDI chaining the gadgets up different ways, and in this instance I am using my Electribe RMKII as the master clock device. Using a drum machine as a master tends to send some rather"dirty" sounding patterns to the other devices, but strange things can occur also doing this.
The Future Retro Revolution has a controlled voltage output for pitch and gate functions so I like to send those to my synthesizers.com Studio44 modular cabinet's oscillators. The Alesis Micron will play whatever patterns it has stored independently of the Electribe's "note" information, but it sill is in sync with the MIDI clock signal. Same with the MoPhatt. I record each part separately into the PC,line them up to the time grid, and then load them individually into the laptop and Ableton. That way we can re-mix these elements live in the DJ rig. I should be drawing this portrait job I have been working on for five weeks, but I have pissed away yet another weekend on music. This is why I got a 1.58 GPA at the Kansas City Art Institute - MUSIC! I'll post a video of my pencil drawings soon."

KORG MS-10

via this auction

Access Virus TI

via this auction

LZX Industries MONOLITH analog synth MFOS Soundlab

LZX Monolith Synthesizer Demo

'The LZX Industries Monolith is a performance monosynth based on the MFOS (Music From Outer Space) Soundlab Plus, featuring a 37 key 1V/Oct keyboard, as well as extensive modulation controls.

This video demonstrates control via an external sequencer. Our Midibox SEQ3 controls both oscillators and gates the envelope generator.

More information will be available soon. For now, find out more about the Soundlab at www.musicfromouterspace.com."

via this auction.

Note this is the one in this video as well.
"List of Features:
- 3 Octave Analog Keyboard with Glide Amount control. Switch controls for Glide On/Off, VCO1 Control On/Off, VCO2 Control On/Off and Envelope Gate Control On/Off.
- Low Frequency Oscillator with four selectable waveforms: Square, Saw, Triangle, and Ramp. High/Low Range Switch.
- Envelope Generator with Attack & Release time controls. Gate/Trigger mode switch. Cycle On/Off switch.
- Voltage Controlled Oscillator 1 with Coarse & Fine tune controls. Saw output. VCO2 Sync On/Off switch.
- Voltage Controlled Oscillator 2 with Coarse & Fine tune and Pulse Width controls. Square & Saw outputs
- Audio Source Mixer with level controls for VCO1 Saw, VCO2 Saw, VCO2 Square, White Noise, and the 1/4" Jack Auxiliary Input.
- State Variable Filter with Cutoff & Resonance controls. Lowpass/Bandpass switch.
- Voltage Controlled Amplifier with Gain Control.
- Master Output Level control.
- 11 Total Modulation Level Controls! LFO>VCO1, LFO>VCO2, LFO>VCO2 PWM, LFO>VCF, LFO>VCA, EG>VCO1, EG>VCO2, EG>VCO2 PWM, EG>VCF, EG>VCA, VCO2>VCO1 FM.
- 1/4" CV Outputs for 1V/Octave, 1V/Octave with Glide, Gate, and Trigger.
- 1/4" CV Inputs for VCO1, VCO2, VCF and EG.
- 1/4" Output & Auxillary Input
- 12VAC 300mA Power Adapter Included."

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Polaris Sysex

"The Polaris sysex is essentially a command-language, as noted in the MIDI Implementation Manual (see Polaris manuals).

To send program data you need to send a sysex message to 'open' an object, then 'write' to an object.

Ideally, a .syx file to place a patch would perform 3 steps:

1. send a 'create object' message to the Polaris (to create a new, program - if the section is currently empty);
2. send a 'open object in write mode' message; and,
3. send the program data to the object."

More info on the Rhodes Chroma site.

Blindoldfreak Halifax 1.31.2009 Part 1-6

YouTube via blassster
"Shot with an old digital camera. All I can say, heh.
If you find me shaking a lot... there's only so long someone can hold up a pose without getting tired.
Sorry for the darkness. The original video on my camera looks fine compared to this..."

Alessandro Cortini Montreal 30-01-09 Part I

YouTube via bloodofreptile. These are from the show mentioned in this post.
"The sound isn't great, and the picture is moving a lot, but I did what I could with what I had!"

Alessandro Cortini Montreal 30-01-09 Part III