Custom circuit bent machine with Casio SK-5 etc.

YouTube via thenervoussquirrel
"This project was commissioned by Joe Henson, who specified that it should make as many strange noises as possible. After a few of meetings involving beer and a sketchbook, the plans were made for a machine that eventually included the following:

Modified Neurosmith Musini
Modified Casio SA-2
Casio SK-5 with 24 patch points, separate instrument/drum pitch control and assignable joystick
Modified talking toy educational computer
Patchable modulation section
1950s panel meter connected to audio out (funkyness indicator)
More details at www.nervoussquirrel.com, and please get in touch if you'd like to discuss a new project!"

I MOTM

YouTube via JohnLRice
"I started playing around with the left over patch from my recent MOTM-485 exploration video and came up with a self running patch that sounded interesting to me, especially since there is really only one oscillator being used. (the MOTM-650 arpegiation, COTK C1680 delay and MOTM-485 weirdness really fill things out!)"

LA ROCK ELECTRO

YouTube via bluelantern320
"East LA ROCKS ELECTRO, MONTEREY PARK, ROCKS ELECTRO, THE EASTSIDE ROCKS THE BEST.
IT RAINED TODAY AND THIS IS WHAT I DID."

Massive - Tutorial - Experimental Bassline

YouTube via wwwJoJoGocom
"Heres a Tutorial how to create a strange Bassline Sequenz, think for electro or progressive Productions."

ARP AXXE

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Monomachines SFX6 & Neuron

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Buchla Ken Kesey

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According to the description this is at the Cantos Foundation museum in Calgary Alberta and is still working. It was designed for Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. Note the Ken Kesey's signature.

Update via rick in the comments: "This is the "Sound System" from the bus "Further"..it is made up for 3 stock buchla modules - 190 Dual Reverb, 170 Dual Mic preamp and the 106 6 channel mixer.. the last panel appears to be custom. it was connected to the amps in the bus and allowed the occupants to broadcast their acoustic performances of music, poetry etc. there are no tubes. I assume the transformers on the 170 are what are being referred to... don used transistor based technology on the 100... some ICs were incorporated later on but not on these particular modules."

skankulator demonstration

YouTube via horchacha. via Deviant Synth.
"6 oscs(cmos), 4 ring mods(cmos), passive vca(diodes), passive vcf(vactrol), decay generator, additional passive low pass filter (via rotary), 2 watt amp - some knobs n crap - a lunetta? the vca modulation is skankulation - i have a lil fet s&h between the 6th osc and the vca - no buffer not so good
dave wright
www.notbreathing.com"

Siftables Music Sequencer

Update: Ted Talks video. via Create Digital Music




Siftables Music Sequencer from Jeevan Kalanithi on Vimeo.
"This music sequencer allows you to drop samples into a looping track, add gesture-controlled effects and alter the sequence of samples in real time."

You can find more info and videos on David Merrill's Siftables page. Below is the set from Vimeo. The videos pretty much show what these can do. The following is a brief excerpt from the site. There's no mention if these will ever become available.

"Siftables are independent, compact devices with sensing, graphical display, and wireless communication capabilities. They can be physically manipulated as a group to interact with digital information and media. Siftables can be used to implement any number of gestural interaction languages and HCI applications."

Siftables word game

Siftables word game from Jeevan Kalanithi on Vimeo.
"The Scraboggle application is really straightforward - the siftables display letters. Arrange them into words!"

Siftables Equation Editor

Siftables Equation Editor from Jeevan Kalanithi on Vimeo.
"This siftables application shows a tangible way to learn about arithmetic and solve equations. It even supports subtraction! (Wow! - not shown here)."

Siftables pouring example

Siftables pouring example from Jeevan Kalanithi on Vimeo.
"This video showcases a siftables interaction in which the user can "pour" a color from a bucket siftable to another to tint the image. You can pour the color out of an image back into a bucket as well."

A Saint Valentine's Day theme

YouTube via attorks

"Happy Valentine's Day to you all. For this occasion a somewhat romantic theme. Row 1 of the Doepfer MAQ16/3 drives the Synthesizers.com Modular, row 2 the self built Modular and row 3 the Creamware MiniMax ASB. The solo's are performed by the AKAI AX80 with the P1 piano preset and the Korg 900PS wih the Voice and Clarinet presets. The cello like bass is performed by the Clavia Nord Lead 1."

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!