Moog Pedal with Spinal Tap modification

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this knob goes to 11

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Percussa Cubes basics

Percussa Cubes basics from Livid Instruments on Vimeo.
"Impressions and demonstration of using the Percussa Audio cubes with the tutorial Ableton Live set. The center cube detects the faces of the other cubes to send MIDI notes to Live to change loops. This video was originally made for an article for createdigitalmusic"


Percussa Cubes with Resonant Synth from Livid Instruments on Vimeo.
"Using the distance sensors on the audio cubes, I'm controlling synth parameters with one cube to "shape" the sound with my hands, then using another as an "exciter" to make the sound happen by waving my hands in front. Much as a violin needs a bow to excite the string to vibrate, and a flute needs air to make its sound, this synth I programmed in Cycling '74's Max/MSP (based on CNMAT's "resonators" object), relies on a virtual breeze from my hands to make sound."


Scratching with Percussa Cubes from Livid Instruments on Vimeo.
"I set up four loops in an audio looper program I've been working on for future release by Livid Instruments. I'm using the speed of my hand gestures as detected by the four distance sensors on the audio cube to change the playback speed and direction of the loops, similar to scratching a record."

Teenage Engineering OP-1

Teenage Engineering
"OP-1 stands for Operator 1.
The OP-1 is a pocket size controller for your favorite software sequencer. Connect it to your laptop and it lets you control your sequencers transport with the common play, stop, rec, forward and rewind. Use it to control your software synthesizers with the 4 rotary encoders and 16 dedicated quick keys for fast selections.

When you disconnect the OP-1 from your computer you suddenly have a stand-alone portable wonder-machine with 8 synthesizer models, 8 samplers and effects like Delay, Flutter, Filters and EQ all built in. Use all that synthesizer power to record your work with the truly unique (at present time, secret) sequencer. We promise you a really cool and creative way to record your sounds and tweak them in a completely new way.

Use the magic step sequencer/arpegiator to get the notes right. If that is not enough use the built in motionsensor that sense every shake or move you make and turn it into really cool sounds.
Then relax and sample a beat from the built-in FM radio or memorize a tune by whistle it into the built-in microphone. Play your piece to your friends through the built-in speaker. Or...convert it right away to mp3 and mail it to them."

More info on site.

OP-1 Display test

YouTube via teenageengineering
'This is how the display will look like on the OP. It's got extremely high PPI, the contrast is crazy, and according to myself, the gfx is bananas!"

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KORG MS10

A Working SID Synth

via synth-diy where you'll find more shots.

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a.digital.moment.

flickr by no Cane Rosso in my blue sky

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Waldorf Micro Q Keyboard
Yamaha DX21
KORG Electribe ESX
Roland MC-303

Moog Taurus Synthesizer Bass Pedals

via this auction

Some shots of the inside and underside. Note the filter pedal / switch.

Yamaha PSS-100

via this auction

"find out more here"
excerpt:
"This multipulse squarewave synth keyboard from 1989 has wonderful C64 homecomputer sounds, including some of the famous arpeggiator timbres those are missing on most other squarewave keyboards. Although this is not a SID Station and has no filter, it is one of the most versatile and interesting sounding squarewave instruments and (like MC-3) basically a 'must have' for a real squarewave lover."

Sequential Circuits 610 Six-Trak

via this auction

DIAMOND - Uranus

via Suno Elettronico, an Italian synth site. via Francis in the comments of this post. Check out Suno Elettronico for more.

"Tipo: sintetizzatore
Tastiera: 73 note (Do-Do).
Oscillatori: 4 VCO indipendenti (32', 16', 8', 4', 2'); generatore di rumore bianco e rosa.
Forme d'onda: 3.
Filtri: 4 VCF indipendenti.
Effetti: glide; batteria elettronica con 12 ritmi
Accessori: 2 pedali di espressione."