MATRIXSYNTH

Custom keytar

YouTube via vladimirajruloski. sent my way via fischek.
"My home-built custom keytar!
Still missing battery and electronics cover in the back, and pitch and mod wheels in front; some sort of mask for springs; another paint-job; new din connector... etc.
Pitch and mod wheels, on/off switch, 49 velocity-sensitive keys, button for midi channel selection.
Background music is a simple jam i did..."

Update: You can find some images here.

Update: new images of the finish below from this thread.

Richard Lainhart on Cables, and his Buchla 200e Master Performance Patch

via Richard Lainhart on the Plan b list regarding Markertek cables:

"I use those cables with my 200e system, and I love them, although I don't think they're for everyone. Markertek makes them themselves to order, and I've never had a problem with the build quality (bad jacks, loose solder joints, etc.), and I've purchased over 50 of them. I'd purchased many cables from them in the past for my former job, and found the Switchcraft jacks and double-shield, double-lead format to be really reliable and clean. I got them for my system primarily for the color variety, because I've found that it makes it easier to trace the signal paths in complex patches, but I do appreciate the quality standards Markertek adheres to. Do those standards really make a difference in the signal quality in a modular synth? I don't know; I'm not sure I could hear the difference between these and other decent-quality cables, but I'm happy with them.

There is one drawback with these, though, and that's the size of the jacks and the thickness of the cables. Both are much greater than the original cables that shipped with the 200e, and as a result, the front panel tends to get more obscured in a complex patch. Here's the state of my current master performance patch:

http://www.otownmedia.com/Current_Master_Patch.jpg

It's gotten pretty dense over time, and you'll notice that in some places, particularly the lower left, the cable density is such that it's getting hard to get at the knobs. Thinner cables and smaller jacks would make that easier. But for me at least, the build quality and color selection make them worth it."

Sequential Circuits Pro-One Custom Wood Case

Another synthwood Pro-One born

I've seen these in person.
They are very, very nice.

Note the Moog/DSI style clear mod wheels. Synthwood.com offers a mod to add RGB leds.

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Badalamenti Twin Peaks Love Theme

YouTube via Popcasting. sent my way via fischek.

Not a synth, but this one goes up.
"Badalamenti explains how he wrote the Twin Peaks Love Theme on an old Fender Rhodes sitting alongside David Lynch"

Update: a little trivia via bunnyman in the comments: "What's also cool about Angelo is that in the Sixties, he went by the name of Andy Badale - and worked with Jean-Jacques Perrey!"

acidlab miami + anyware semtex demo

YouTube via pac209. "808 clone and SEM clone"

Red Martian MMM Demo MP3s

You can find the MP3s for the Mattson Mini Modular demos by Red Martian here.
Comments disabled in this post to keep them with the video demo post.

Parallel Worlds "Shade"

see this post

New Clock, and 8-step Squencer Voltage Contrrol

YouTube via nathanielscott
"In this vidie you see me repurposing a small plastic box that was originally made to hold .22 caliber bullets. I think is looks great a module for making electronic music. You will notice that I do not use a drill press or anything fancy to cut holes in the plastic for the various componants.

The last bit of the video show a new method I am using for voltage control over an ocsillator. I am emplying an LED and a photo resistor. I works pretty good when te LED is relatively bright, but when the voltage drops below a certain threshold the led lags in attinuation so there is a sort of glide in pitch to the low notes. I will work it out latter."