MATRIXSYNTH

"Saturday, April 25th, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
The Peter Jones Gallery
1806 W Cuyler Ave., 2nd Floor

~FREE~ & ~BYOB~

Tommy Stephenson and Patrick McCarthy from the circuit bent duo, Roth Mobot, will be hosting a special FREE Circuit Bending Workshop as part of their ongoing efforts to further educate the public about creatively recycling e-waste, and the other Acquired Technology Arts.

Learn how to recycle common, often discarded, battery-powered electronic devices into unique musical and video instruments.

Bring your current and past projects and meet Crème Dementia’s Austin Cliffe and GetLoFi.com’s Alex Deeba, as well as fellow Hardware Hackers, Circuit Benders, and Contraptionists from around the Midwest.

For more information see www.RothMobot.com."
via brian c

Yamaha YC 25-D

via Rumski forum. via fischek.

via Harmony Central user reviews:
"It's a loaded duo-manual combo organ, with 16,8,4,1,2,2-2\3,1-3\5, trombone, kinura (?),trumpet, and string for the top keys. 16,8,4,2-2\3 on the bottom. It's got a 19 not bass section,which can be turned on or off. This has 8, 16, and "bass guitar" which is suprisingly ahead of its time. (Think 1980 synth) There is also percussion, and vibrato, as well as optional bass pedals. The weirder features are the very unmusical "Attack Glide" stop which bends the note up to the desired pitch. Next to this a "Touch Mute" stop is located, which just changes the tone, and drops the volume a bit. I find the action noticably bad. There's no sensation of "click" when the key is pressed. It feels like playing on rubber pads. This is quite irritating."

Dontsu~Dontsu~

YouTube via unyo303. "Doepfer A100 & KORG ER-1"

waldorf blofeld and akai ewi 4000s

YouTube via spunkytoofers
"all sounds are from blofeld triggered by akai ewi midi setup with audio into a electro harmonix 2880. demonstrating a few sounds for a show tonight."

Musikmesse: Musikmesse 2009 - EOWave

YouTube via musotalk

Musikmesse: Musikmesse 2009 - Arturia

YouTube via musotalk

Light and Sound Devices

flickr set by AmazingRolo
(click for more)

top: Don't Talk Back prototype
"This will eventually be a series of synthesizers which respond to light, positioned together with a series of lights that respond to sound. Exterior sounds generate light, which in turn generates sound, creating a loop of flashing light and noise. Components are housed in clear glass containers and each element is different, making a family of organic self-perpetuating characters which respond to each other as well as audience interaction."

bottom: The Gelkie Family
"The Gelkies are small synthesizers and amps housed in clear glass or plastic containers. They are dependent on each other to make sound and light...go to www.theamazingrolo.net for more details."

Update: vids here.

Crumar Cordatron Organ Accordian

via this auction

If anyone knows more about the Cordatron feel free to comment. This is the first one to get posted.

via FakeBook

Robert Johnson and Punchdrunks - The Escape of New York

YouTube via thorjohnsson. via /kroffe "one of the best cover-versions I
ever heard on John Carpenters Escape from New York'"
Moog Minimoog. Not sure what's driving the sequence.
video description: "Swedish band doing the soundtrack by John Carpenter. Live in Stockholm 2002."