Synare Sensor Drum Synth Kit - Circuit bd/w Components

via this auction
"This is a direct clone of the Synare Sensor board.... Well...actually the original was single sided, where as this design is double sided with plated through holes....a much nicer design. In this kit I include the circuit board and all components needed to construct the module. The only thing missing is your trigger ( drum pad, microphone, piezo disk, etc.) plastic knobs for the pots, and a suitable enclosure. You may even want to get serious and use several of these kits to build a custom system. Also, the boards are small enough to install inside the shell of a small drum, just like the old Synare "UFO's" . Quality components are used throughout the design and assembly instructions are included.


The Synare Controls:

Tune - controls the pitch of the Oscillator
Freq - controls the speed/rate of the LFO wave that controls the pitch
Mod.- controls the depth of the LFO wave that controls the pitch
Decay - controls the length of the sound
Sweep - controls the range in which the oscillator sweeps
Vol. - controls the output volume

Included:
Double sided Circuit Board
Resistors
Capacitors
ICs
Simicondoctors
Pots
Battery connector
Power Switch
Output Jack
Assembly Instructions

NOT included:
Inclosure
Plastic knobs
Trigger (board is compatible with all drum triggers, pads, etc.)"

Arturia Origin Review and Samples on cl516

click here

There's a littl "Thriller" clip in the first demo.

The one thing interesting about the Origin is that it is the PPG Realizer re-incarnated - the first PPG Realizer to actually be realized. The PPG Realizer never made it to market like the Origin.

Swash Wall - 4ms Pedals Noise Swash Module

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"We decided since we had a couple we would hook them together and see what kind of mayhem ensued. The Noise Swash module can act as a CV source, noise source, audio processor and more. Talking with Dann from 4ms, it's not as much about where the knobs are set but how you got to the setting. Deep. More Swashing soon!"

Blacet MIDI Converter

"Compact, accurate MIDI to CV Gate and Sequencer control converter.
- CV (12 bit DAC)
- Gate
- Pitchbend (12 bit DAC)
- Velocity (12 bit DAC)
- Assignable CC (12 bit DAC)
- Clock out that gives 16ths (suitable for the HZ)
- Seq gate out (high when seq playing, low when seq stopped)
- Seq reset (momentary high when seq reset)
- 10 note buffer
- re-trigger on note release and new note played
- learn midi channel
- learn C0
- learn CC
- responds to sustain pedal (on CC64) when pedal is pressed all notes are held on
- responds to a received midi panic
- pushing more than 10 notes simultaneously on the controller keyboard triggers an internal midi panic
- PB range adjustable using CC119
- midi channel, C0, assigned CC and PB range stored in non-volatile memory

MIDI2910 Now Shipping"
via bbob of fluxmonky

Oberheim SEM Modular Synthesizer

via this auction

Lady Gaga

via Perez Hilton

keytar

KORG RK-100

flickr by x|k
(click for more including shots of the inside)

TONTO and Stevie Wonder

I made the TONTO and Steview Wonder post from 2006 Featured. Don't miss it.

First Stages of a TV Transmission Project

YouTube via yakthekyle
"Check out http://yaktronix.blogspot.com/ for stills of my Max patch and more info.

This is an ongoing performative work that involves video transmission and audio/video synchronization. The video above demonstrates the beginning of a piece that I will be working on throughout the remainder of this year. I will try to add updates as much as possible through the evolution of the project.
As of now it consists of a handmade tunable video transmitter and a micro controller based on the ATMega 168 chip. Detuning the transmitter creates a multitude of visualizations and colors. Photo resistors on the TV detect light levels and communicate with Max/MSP for audio control."

D16 Group Nithonat Now Available

You might remember the Nithonat from this post. It is now available at the D16 Group website. You'll find more info and some samples there.

For the archives:
"Nithonat is a fully synthesized drum machine based on the classic 606. The unique sound of this machine has been used by many artists over the years in the production of Electro, Hip-Hop and R n B.

The original 606 has been perfectly emulated. However, since Nithonat is software based, D16 were able to enhance the original with extra functionality.

Full Features
* fully synthesized drum sounds
* additional parameters to get yet more control over the sound
* many ways of controlling the device:
o external mode (notes triggering the sounds)
o internal sequencer (pattern mode)
* internal sequencer:
o 8 banks with 12 patterns per bank
o each pattern up to 16 steps of length
o each pattern defined with one of four available measures
o shuffle mode
o trigger out
o global accent track
o tap mode
o chain mode
o shuffle (swing) and tempo values defined per pattern
o built in randomizer
o patterns import/export via human readable xml files
* two modes of synchronization:
o precise synchronization to the host tempo
o synchronization to internal clock - tempo controlled in the range 30-300 BPM (+-0.1)
* mutes/solos for each instrument (affect triggerring not just the signal)
* dynamic signal routing from instruments to outputs
* drum kits organised into groups
* midi learn function
* 64bit internal processing"