Baltimore SDIY Group

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"The Balitmore SDIY Group playing at Robot Fest.

You can read more about the event in my blog."

Barry Ptolemy's Transcendent Man

"a portrait of inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil" see the write-up on comingsoon.net and Tribeca Film.
via https://twitter.com/noisesource

Program Notes via Tribeca Film:
"Ray Kurzweil is one of the world's foremost inventors. At age 15 he was designing programs that were adapted by IBM and soon after machines that allowed the blind to read. Today he is hailed by some as a modern-day Nostradamus and dismissed by others as a crackpot. The "futurist" and best-selling author is a leading theorist on the "technological singularity"—a time when humans and machines will fuse in the next phase of bio-technological evolution, creating superintelligent, godlike beings that could conceivably live forever. The kicker is, Kurzweil claims that this monumental change is destined to happen in just 30 years.

This mind-bending documentary probes the searing questions that have previously only been teased out in science fiction. Kurzweil is as convincing as he is entertaining even when he claims he is drastically extending his own life span and will bring his late father back to life with new technology in the future. First-timer Barry Ptolemy finds a wide range of interview subjects, from evangelists and "brain builders" to William Shatner and Stevie Wonder. Matching the pace of the world it describes, the film moves at breakneck speed, saturating us with ideas and locations and images and theories. Engrossing and at times seemingly absurd, Transcendent Man makes it hard not to wonder if Kurzweil may be splitting a bull's-eye too far away for us to see.
--Genna Terranova"

Depeche Mode: WRONG Cover - GATTOBUS Live Remix -

YouTube via gattobus
"Cover of Depeche Mode single "Wrong"

Played with:

Elektron Monomachine
Elektron Machinedrum
Minimoog Model D
Clavia Nord Modular G2

I included a short "making of" at the beginning of the video...

As you can hear I'm not a singer...
I used distortion to disguise my voice a little...

Please have mercy ;-P"

ableton live electro

YouTube via hoobster5
"pretty much harder to cope with real synths!
its a clavia nordrack2 recorded in mono via
tascam us122L and later processed with some effects
some sounds are shitty some a dem good
improvement coming up"

Automated Matrix Mixer Vid 1 (Improvisation)

YouTube via yakthekyle
"This is a short improvisation demonstrating my hand made automated matrix mixer. It is run by a micro controller I built based on the AT Mega-168 chip. The micro controller communicates with Max/MSP via serial communication. Max/MSP automates the levels of each channel based on a controlled probability random generator. The mixer can also communicate back to Max and change values in the patch."

Automated Matrix Mixer Vid 2 (Running Autonomously)

The Pragmatic - Circles

some live synth shots of The Pragmatic

They have a free release "Circles" available here on Optimus Discos.

"Live we use a Moog MG-1, Moog Little Phatty Tribute Edition, Korg MS-10, Korg Polysix, Microkorg, Roland Juno-60."

Rhodes Chroma Product Brochure

You can find the full scanned brochure here on the Rhodes Chroma site.

Mike Oldfield's Fairlight CMI-I and CMI-IIx

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via this auction

"Original Fairlight CMI-I and Fairlight CMI-IIx, two units, status report and parts list - see below. These are the original machines from Mike Oldfield's live setup in the mid-80's. Both machines are NOT working, issues and parts are listed below. All parts have been in the laboratory of Virtual Music, Vienna - Worlds best service center for Fairlight CMI's, most of the parts have a clear diagnose from the test CMI system here in Vienna, although some of the parts could not be tested due to hardware failure."

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Jomox Xbase 888 Analogue drum synthesizer

via this auction

Type-N37 Synthesizer: Sequencer Analog VCO Noise FM PWM

via this auction
"The Type-N37 Synthesizer is a unique device for increasing the sonic dimensionality of your musical project. The simple, yet effective combination of a four step sequencer with the Type-U73 voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) produces amazing results. The operation of the device goes as follows: the sequencer counts from 1 to 4, sending a user defined voltage to the VCO on each count (or step), which is in turn converted to musical tone. The output is high impedance designed for a guitar amp for easy integration into your existing setup. The operation is simple and straight forward requiring no complicated patches or prior knowledge of analog synthesizer architecture. Yet it is capable of creating lush sonic textures comparable to esoteric synthesizers that cost many times more. It is a complete musical instrument with a compact foot print that can literally fit in your pocket.
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