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Don't miss the hidden synths.

No Resistance (Good Vibrations)

YouTube via angelometz
"Synth Track. Recorded on prootols. Features Synthesizers.com, ARP 2600, Minimoog D, Roland SH-7, Korg VC 10 and a Gibson 335."

Zn'shñ : Dual electronics (Trailer)

YouTube via znshn
"Trailer of recording session by Zn'shñ (Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith), March 2009 in Paris. Minimal electronics w/ 2 TENORI-ON(s), Sherman Filterbank 2, Benfox Dual tone generator, Benfox BEN HF, Moog Bass Murf + digital manipulations via Korg Kaoss Pad KP3. IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

N.B.- According to a fictitious etymology, the term Zn'shñ signifies: the gleam of dark colours. Deliberately antithetic and intentionally enigmatic, Zn'shñ is enthused by Butoh iconography, Japanese Gagaku aesthetic and Tibetan rituals codification. Operating as a dual electronic unit (Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith), Zn'shñ deepens some very specific works around electronic phonocrafting and noise manufacturing.

Material in this video:
- 2 TENORI-ON(s)
- Sherman Filterbank 2
- Jomox M-Resnator
- Moog Analog Delay (MF-104SD)
- Benfox Dual Tone Generator
- Benfox BEN HF
- Korg Kaoss Pad KP3
- Moog Bass Murf (MF-105b)
- Electro Harmonix Pulsar

http://www.odiolorgnette.com
http://www.myspace.com/znshn
http://www.myspace.com/sthintosmither...
http://www.myspace.com/elvirebastendorff

See also http://www.youtube.com/odiolorgnette"

Ambiance & Strings - Casio CZ

YouTube via benanderson88
"A selection of Ambient and String patches I've programmed for my Casio CZ3000 synthesizer. These are some of the best sounding patches I have ever made taking many hours to develop. With sounds like this the CZ line of synthesizers has become my all time favourite.

If you're thinking of buying a CZ then hopefully this video will convince you to part with your money. The CZs are insanely versatile and insanely powerful! Almost like a hybrid of the Yamaha DX7 and SCI Prophet5.

Enjoy!

~BenAnderson

No external effects were used, the internal chorus unit is set to full.

P.S. I do not give out patches. Learn to do it yourself like I did, you'll be better for it. I know I am! :)"

Museum Technicians Sherry Sessions: Down to Work

YouTube via museumoftechno
"If we're going to get this trance love song written, we'd better get down to brass tacks and start work. Step 1 - checking our haul of cables to make sure we've got enough cables to set up our equipment so we can test it before configuring it in live studio configuration allowing us to begin the recording and arrangement of the tune."

SOS Guide to Choosing a Modular

It looks like this month's Sound on Sound has a feature article on choosing a modular. You can find an excerpt online. Tiny tiny pic courtesy of the site as well. They really need to have larger images. I'd probably post every one. :)

Note there is a new Cynthia Filterlab mentioned though no details. See the excerpt for more.




Update the filter image sent my way via Chris Muir

Musikmesse: NEW AudioCubes software at Musikmesse

"PERCUSSA TO INTRODUCE 4 NEW SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FOR AUDIOCUBES PLATFORM

MARCH 24, 2009 - MERE, BELGIUM — Percussa, a Belgium based electronic musical instruments company, will debut new software for its AudioCubes hardware platform at the upcoming Musikmesse.

AudioCubes are a modular live performance instrument. They let you shape sound, create music and perform live through hands-on interaction with wireless intelligent objects. "AudioCubes offer new ways to interact with your existing audio software, beyond what is possible with classic knob boxes and trigger pads", says AudioCubes designer and company founder Bert Schiettecatte.

Percussa is showing a demo of the new MIDIBridge, the main software to use AudioCubes with your existing MIDI compatible instruments and software. The new version boasts over 50 improvements and bug fixes collected over the past year from AudioCubes users.

Besides presenting an update to the MIDI Bridge application, Percussa will demo a new VST plugin for AudioCubes called VSTWrapper, which lets AudioCubes interface seamlessly with your existing DAW software without complicated setup. The VST plugin itself works with your existing VST plugins and AudioUnits. Templates are included to get you started quickly.

To let AudioCubes work with your existing DJ software, DJBridge will be presented, a customized MIDIBridge application which works with popular DJ Software such as Image-Line's Deckadance. The application lets you easily control transport, EQs, effects and looping functions, by object location and orientation, and hand gestures. Colours can be set statically or controlled
by MIDI clock where available.

Last but not least, a loop-creation and sound design tool called LoopShaper will be available for demo, which is a standalone mini-VST host, made specifically to support professionals needing to design loops and sounds through hands-on interaction with AudioCubes, letting them do their job without running a full blown DAW software during their creative moments. High-speed, high-resolution, better-than- MIDI sensor technology makes sure even the most subtle performance gestures are captured.

All applications are to be released as free downloads for all AudioCubes users after the Musikmesse. "We are committed to providing support and new applications to our users, to unlock the endless possibilities of AudioCubes at each point in the workflow of music producers, live performers and sound designers", says Bert Schiettecatte.

AudioCubes are available in sets of 1, 2, 4 or 8 cubes, and come with first class technical support by the designer himself and 2 years of warranty. Manuals in 6 languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese) can be browsed and downloaded on the Percussa website. AudioCubes work with computers running Mac OSX 10.4 or later, or Windows XP SP2 or later. Works with Vista and Leopard. No drivers necessary.

Learn more about the Percussa Audio- Cubes at http://www.percussa.com/.
View videos from our users on our YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/percussa.
Availability :
Software available as a free download from http://www.percussa.com/
AudioCubes available through your local dealer and from PERCUSSA.
See the PERCUSSA website for a list of dealers.
See http://www.flickr.com/photos/percussa/ for AudioCubes photos."

Update: image added from the Percussa AudioCubes blog

Florian Anwander's Roland JX-3P Resource Site

Click here for arguably the best resource site on the Roland JX-3P. You'll find pictures, tips and tricks, Modifications, Schematics, Manual, Wishlist, and Links to more.

Note this is a follow-up to the previous post.

New Scan of the Roland SH-101 Service Manual / Service Notes

via Florian

"I recently got hands on a original service manual for the Roland SH-101. Since the scan, which can be found in the web on several sites is only black/white, some details of the schematics were not readable and the pcb-layout was close to unusable. So I decided to scan my original with 300dpi and grayscale. The file is available here."

Note Florian also hosts high quality scans of the full Roland System 100 Manual collection, and he hosts probably the best central resource for the Roland JX3P. I'll put a separate post up on the JX-3P Resource site next for the archives.