MATRIXSYNTH

ems 256 universal sequencer

via this auction

"this is a very rare ems event sequencer. its similar to the ks sequencer found on the ems synthi aks but with more options including trigger, audio in, clock and has an internal power supply so you can use it with synthi a and vcs3 mark one. the unit is fully working 100% and cosmetically is in very good condition as you can see."

via SYNTHORAMA

Moog Prodigy + Roland VP-330 + TR-808

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo track by RetroSound

bassline: Moog Prodigy, sequenced by the SCI Pro-One internal sequencer;
vocoder, analog strings and human voice sounds: Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus
drums: Roland TR-808
FX: reverb and delay"

Sidsonic Circus Circuit Bending Library

http://www.sidsonic-libraries.com/en/index.html

Click the images above to read and be sure to check out the link above for samples and more.
Note sidsonic is also working on a sound set made from Metasonix gear.

Now this post makes more sense.

From the first page:
"Hereby we, sidsonic libraries, would like to intro- duce ourselves and our first product, the Circus Circuit Bending Library.

The Circus Circuit Bending Libraryis an innovative Virtual Instrument based on Native Instruments KontaktPlayer3 software, charged with 179 cut-ting edge multisample sets respectively 5GB sampling material (more than 18.000 samples in total), made with 14 instruments modified according to the type of Circuit Bending.

All samplesets are fully playable with three velocity zones. Common problems for Circuit Bending like pitch and tone fluctuations got eliminated, without curbing the typical sound and the unique experience only Circuit Bending can deliver.

Furthermore hassles like hung up or burnt-out gear and the lack of reproducibility is avoided by the concept of a Virtual Instrument, so that the Circus Circuit Bending Librarymakes it possible to comfortably use the one-of-a-kind sound of Circuit Bending within professional productions for the first time.

Both the included Kontakt instruments, one specialized for Drum- and one for Synthsounds, offer a wide variety of editing possibilities including a multiplicity of filters, effects, e.g...

Easy installation and integration in every imaginable setup is assured by offering not only a stand-alone version but also AudioUnit-, VST-, and RTAS-Plug-In formats.

For further education in the area of Circuit Bending a booklet containing 36 pages is included, not only giving general and historical informations about Circuit Bending but also comprising an article of every piece of gear used."

Synth Britannia Airs This Friday

via Electronic Battle. For those of you in the UK, Synth Britannia airs this Friday night at nine o'clock, on BBC Four. Mark your calendars as unless something new comes up between now and then, this will be the only post. For the rest of us, here's a trailer [previously posted].

YouTube via Synthasy2000
" In the late Seventies small pockets of electronic artists such as The Human League, Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle were inspired by Kraftwerk and J G Ballard to dream of the sound of the future against the backdrop of bleak, high-rise Britain.

Gary Numan's 1979 appearance on Top Of The Pops heralded the invention of synthpop, which would provide the soundtrack as Britain entered a new, ruthless era in the Eighties.

Depeche Mode, four lads from Basildon, came to embody the new sound, while post-punk bands such as Ultravox, Soft Cell, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and Yazoo took the synth from the pages of the NME and onto the front cover of Smash Hits.

By 1983 the Pet Shop Boys and New Order were pointing to where the future of electronic music lay in dance.

Contributors to Synth Britannia include Philip Oakey, Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan and Neil Tennant."

noises from my diy nand synth

noises from my diy nand synth from Jan van Nuenen on Vimeo.

"Some noises from my patchable diy synthesizer made with a cmos 4093 quad NAND gate. Circuit inspired by the book 'handmade electronic music' by Nicolas Collins."
via Resonant Filter

ILAB Report: Eric Archer Light Powered Analogue Drum Machines (5aaasp)

YouTube via iloveanalogue
"ILAB were intrigued at these little circuit board based items, that have photocells and sync together
not with MIDI, DIN, or control voltage or even audio, but light. Eric Archer demonstrates and plugs
his upcoming class where you can build (for free) a dedicated analogue bassdrum module.
More info at http://www.ericarcher.net http://iloveanalogue.blogspot.com"