MATRIXSYNTH

kitchen noise

YouTube via UnearthedCircuits

"circuit bent circuit bending, weird sound generator, music from outer space, MFOS, WSG, delay, looper, electronics, noise, IDM, jam" Unearthed Circuits

Just a heads up, the next round of Ts will be shipped this Wednesday. If you recently ordered one, I will let you know when it's been shipped. If you want a T to be shipped this weekend, please order no later than EOD Tuesday. You can find info on how to order here.

How to Make Nice Pad with Synapse Toxic

YouTube via VstCafe
"In this tutorial, I would like to show how to create some nice, warm, dreamy pad. Again, I use great Subtractive / FM Synth - Synapse Toxic II. No other external effects used (well, I used limiter to avoid clicks).

At first, I activated 6 Oscillators very slightly fined / detuned to get some movement (you can hear it nicely when I tweak Osc 4 frequency). Then I started to tweak most of Toxic's tools such as: 1x LFO, Filter + Envelope, Amp Envelope, Unison, Chorus, Delay, EQ and FM Matrix. Even without FM Matrix the sound seemed nice but with FM Matrix you can reach the exact sound you want.

Feel free to comment and don't forget to visit http://www.vstcafe.com ;)"

BIG MAN WITH A GUN DEMO COVER BY SABA7SOUNDS

YouTube via sabathehellborn

"A cover recorded with a crappy audio card without multitracks and technologic things...sounds maded with sony psp a 90' GEM keyboard a les paul guitar with fuzz distortions and a distorted yamaha kids mini keyboard . thats all"

Circuit Bent Flashing Tennis Racket Synth

Taking the keytar to the next level. The: Circuit Bent Photo Theremin Keytar Synth via this auction. Video and description below.

YouTube via strangepursuit
"home made case mod instrument made by me. it is a photo theremin mounted onto a tennis racquet . it has a strobe light mounted onto the racquet witch gives it a beat . this is the 2nd one of these i have built . the other was bought a few months back by the band DEVO. i was really excited about them buying it . these are very fun to play . this instrument has a warrantly just like anything i make. please see the youtube Demo video of the racquet in action. and ask any questions before bidding. winning bidder pays actual shipping . you can see more footage of my band using instruments i built on our myspace at www.myspace.com/thecoitus"

KORG MicroKORG

just a nice shot via this auction

currently set this one as my background for now. click on the image for the full size shot.

ARP Axxe

via this auction

interesting shot of the j-wires under the synth.

"Some of the wires connecting the keys to the unit are bent, as you can see in the photo, but ALL of them still make contact as they should."

timeLooper_build

YouTube via UnearthedCircuits. More info at Unearthed Circuits.
audio test drive comes in at 2:30.

Intelligent Gadgets Mandala Music

"Inspired by instruments like the Hang drum and other idiophones Mandala Music is a new kind of percussion instrument for the iPhone. The instrument consists of eight notes arranged in a circle or Mandala around a central note (called the ding on a Hang). The sound, which is generated by an FM synthesizer, is varied by four controls: 1) octave, frequency, modulation, and decay. The notes are based on the scale selected in the settings window. Thirty-three different scales from around the world used in first-generation Hang drums are provided. A tuning setting allows the player to change the key of the instrument."

Available on iTunes here:

VICMOD Modular Madness Event

via VICMOD

"5 MAY - MAKE IT UP CLUB, FITZROY,VIC, AUSTRALIA @ BAR OPEN
(Doors open 8pm)

A night of modular analog synths, computers and little boxes or tricks.

Cray (Ross Healy) will be making a rare live appearance featuring a computer music live set, then Ross and his Buchla 200e will join VICMOD ENSEMBLE for an all analog modular performance.

Abre Ojos (Scott Baker) will also be performing a solo set on his diy modular then joining VICMOD ENSEMBLE.

Also on the night
Steve Wiliams
Mathew Brown
Stephen Richards"