MATRIXSYNTH

see the write-up on Sonic State.

MIDI Triwave Picogenerator (Introduction)

YouTube via 4mspedals. remember, you can search on 4mspedals on the top left search box for more.
"MIDI Triwave Picogenerator driven by a standard MIDI keyboard. Audio is from Triwave's analogue oscillators. The MIDI Triwave can run as a standalone noise-maker, with 3 LFOs driving the oscillators, and at the same time MIDI Note signals control the pitches. The oscillators can be triggered by MIDI (beginning of video) or free-running (rest of the video).

From 4ms Pedals

http://www.4mspedals.com"

Carriage Return – the final DIY release from Snatch Tapes

"To mark the 30th anniversary of the release of first Snatch Tape in 1979 we are pleased to announce the issuing of a final DIY cassette. Entitled Carriage Return the work consists of two twenty minute sound collages assembled from the thirty years of accumulated reel-to-reel tapes, cassettes, mini disks, CDRs in the Snatch Tapes archive.

Focussing on music and voice-overs originally recorded for various film and video projects Carriage Return weaves a fragmented narration concerning ghost sightings, car crashes, ley lines and hidden bends in and around Bluebell Hill in Kent, England. Mixed with the spoken words is prepared piano, VCS3 synth, circuit bent Casio, shortwave radio, pots and pans and the usual melodic cacophony we have come to expect from Snatch Tapes.

Snatch Tapes is well know for its DIY approach and this final tape is a true Do It Yourself release in that listeners are supplied with all the files needed to make up their own cassette. Provided are two 20 minute mp3 files (one for each side of the tape) and full sleeve and label artwork ready to print off at home. All you need is a cassette deck, a blank C46 tape and a pair of scissors (or scalpel for a cleaner cut).

As the cost of distribution has been reduced to zero the release is provided absolutely free of charge. Listeners may of course use the mp3 files on their iPods on the understanding that after a thirty-day trial period they should either transfer the files to cassette or erase them

Collectors wishing to archive their copies of Carriage Return may send their completed tapes to the Snatch Tapes HQ where for a small fee they will be authenticated, signed, numbered and returned.

All the necessary files for your Carriage Return can be found at
http://www.psouper.co.uk/snatch/index.html

Happy Taping
Philip Sanderson"

Landscape & Roland System 100M / MC-4

flickr by Neil Vance

full size

BTW, if you haven't check out Neil Vance's Electronic Music Stuff photostream, do it. There's an amazing collection of synth oriented scans - ads, interviews, etc.

Monome / Arduinome running Polygome

YouTube via blogdesorden
"Polygome improvisation with my recently built Arduinome. Polygome is a monome app made by stretta (thanks man!!!). The drum sounds are coming from Ableton Live. Sorry about the poor video and audio quality.

Check out my arduinome build log: http://blog-desorden.blogspot.com/sea...
Other Music and DIY stuff here: http://blog-desorden.blogspot.com/"

Mira and Hayden demo my arduinome using 64step

YouTube via ItsJustDave
"My kids are fascinated with the monome clone I'm building. It will have full color support when it's done, but for now I can swap cables for red, green, or blue. This composition was wholly the work of my 5 year old daughter and 1 year old son. Samples grabbed from the echoplex drum simulator's sound packs."

Arduinome 128 (80h)

YouTube via StarfireMX
"Finnaly got my button pads so here it is, it's alive!!!

An Arduinome 128 using 2 seeeduinos, 2 unsped shields, and 2 monome 40h button kits. It works great! Was just messing with the max patch boing, love this thing!"