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Customized micoKORG: The MK-101

YouTube via PolaroidsPyramids
"This is my customized microKORG. It was largely inspired by the Roland SH-101 and other vintage synths. It's a blast to play. You can hear it used in some songs and find pictures of it at the Polaroids of the Pyramids MySpace page: www.myspace.com/polaroidsofthepyramids
The work was performed by Custom Synth."

Live From Waves of Inspiration. The Legacy of Moog

via the Museum of Making Music:

"Live at the Museum of Making Music plus your chance to get an autographed Bob Moog Foundation 2010 Calendar

We're here in Carlsbad, CA enjoying the opening weekend of our first full exhibit of Bob Moog's Archives, Waves of Inspiration. The Legacy of Moog., at the Museum of Making Music. Last night the museum opened its doors for a private opening for its members. The response was enthusiastic and everyone was impressed with the depth and breadth of materials displayed. Tonight we're thrilled to attend a musical celebration of the public opening of the exhibit with synth legends Keith Emerson and Erik Norlander.

You can join us tomorrow by streaming the discussion Conversations in the Key of Moog with Brian Kehew (The Moog Cookbook, The Who) and Larry Fast (Synergy, Peter Gabriel). Just visit the www.MuseumOfMakingMusic.org at 1:00PM PST (4:00PM EST) to see the live video.

To celebrate the occasion, we're giving away two of our brand new 2010 Bob Moog Foundation calendars that have been signed by several of our "rockstar" guests this weekend. To get one of these calendars for free, all you have to do is spread the word about the live talk tomorrow on your Twitter or Facebook pages and send us an email letting us know.

Enter now:
Comment on our Facebook page
Tweet us on Twitter

Then email us at info moogfoundation.org with a link to you post.

That's it!

Winners will be selected at random from all participants and notified via Facebook or Twitter."

follow-up to this post.

Bart and an F.A.T. FB383

via Dan303 where you'll find more synth shots.

How to Play Kraftwerk The Telephone Call Tutorial

YouTube via PolaroidsPyramids
"Hopefully this will be useful for someone learning Kraftwerk's The Telephone Call. It's not intended to be an exact replication of the original recording, but a simple version that captures the essence of the song.

Tempo is 125 bpm
These are the notes:

Main part:
Left hand chords: [GG] [GBbD] [CC] [EbGC] (Gmin and Cmin - hitting octaves of the roots then the chords)
Right hand melody: DEbBb DEbG DEbDBbDBbG DEbBb DEbG DEbDCCBb

Other part:
Left hand: [BbBb] FGD [EbEb] FGD
Right hand: DFGDFFGD - the melody above is also incorporated at the end."

How to Play Kraftwerk Trans Europe Express Tutorial

"This is a quick tutorial for Kraftwerk's Trans Europe Express. It's not intended to be an exact replication of the original recording, but a simple version that captures the essence of the song.

I don't recommend using the fingering shown in the video. I was trying to most clearly show the keys I'm hitting.

I didn't spend a whole lot of time making this video - thanks to everyone who has provided such positive feedback so far!

Tempo is 105 bpm.
These are the notes:

Chords (Bass is Eb when playing): BbEb EbAb AbDb DbGb GbB BE BbEb

Doppler Chord: BbEbGb that bends down 3 half steps

1st Melody (Bass is C): G Ab Db C G Ab C Bb G Ab Db C Bb C

Percussive note: Eb

2nd Melody (Bass is Eb): Bb B E Eb Bb B Eb Db Bb B E Eb Db Eb"

Euro Modular Delayed Some

YouTube via opsysbug
"Swing and Swish Modular with well made dirty Herscheltronics delay. A match made in heaven !"

More euro modular Sawing and tapping.

"all the good stuff zorlon cannon wogglebug tipyop z3000"

Some weird Sawing and Tapping. Euro Modular

"Euro-Zorlon Cannon,Wogglebug,Toptop Z3000 and others. This one has a nice life of it's own !"

Sounds of the Moog Minimoog

YouTube via AutomaticGainsay.

"Here is a demonstration of a number of sounds generated by the Moog Minimoog. The Minimoog was recorded direct without any effects or equalization."

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YouTube via MAYWADENKI. stylophone meets theremin meets nightmare before christmas.
"えー、それではみなさん、おやすみなさい。"

Diabolical Modified TR-707 circuit-bent.com

Diabolical Modified TR-707 circuit-bent.com from Meadows Ling on Vimeo.

via this auction
"Roland TR-707 with added pitch controls for ALL drum sounds/groups.
Each pitch control has a bypass switch and a bi-color (red/blue) LED to indicate pitch status. There is also a 12 point circuit-bending patch bay (stackable banana jacks, when these are activated you can generate a variety of ring-mod, distorted and bit reduced, and delayed effects. Blue LED color change and improved layout give this 707 a cool new look. Also check out the audio samples on our web site. Audio Samples are at: www.circuit-bent.com"