Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - Carbon111

YouTube via matrixsynth

http://carbon111.com/
http://mattsonminimodular.com/

Carbon 111 goes over the rare Sequential Circuits Pro-8 which later became the Split-Eight with a new color scheme similar to the Multi-Track.

Part 2

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Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - John L Rice

YouTube via matrixsynth

http://www.youtube.com/johnlrice
http://moonmodular.com/
http://synthesizers.com/
http://www.cluboftheknobs.com/
Don Martin Moog
http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/
http://synthtech.com/ - MOTM
http://flightofharmony.com - plague bearer
Walking Stick DIY Ribbon Controller
http://www.oakleysound.co.uk - Oakley Phaser
http://tellun.com Neural Agonizer
Thomas White Buchla LPG Low Pass Gate gets a mention

Part 2


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Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - George Mattson

YouTube via matrixsynth.

http://mattsonminimodular.com

George discusses the Syntar (the first keytar ever), Division-6's Midify, Synthwood Cable Racks, Ad Infinitum colored cables and of course the Mattson Mini Modular and some of his new projects including the Handicon. The Handicon will be a CV hand controller that you can interface with your modular. It is based on the neck controller of the Syntar mentioned in Stephen's post below. Image of the MMM handicon prototype below.

Part 2


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Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - Computer Controlled Gear Test

YouTube via matrixsynth

http://www.elektron.se machinedrum with custom skin
http://rolandus.com TR-707, TB-303, Alpha Juno, SH-101 Some eurorack modular towards the end. See this post for more on that.

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Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - Stephen aka Red Martian

YouTube via matrixsynth.

see this performance for reference.

http://redmartian.com
http://mattsonminimodular.com - MMM and PMS Syntar
http://synthwood.com
http://acidlab.de

Don't miss the Syntar neck controller.
Some more info on a modern update will be coming up in George Mattson's talk.
Note, during the reference to the track Cowboy, I mistakenly stated the original cowboy videos were from Vocoderman, it's actually VoiceEncoder. You can see more of his videos previously posted here. Apologies to VoiceEncoder.

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Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - Red Martian Performance

SYNTAR MMM and MIAMI LIVE SYNTHESIZER PERFORMANCE PNW SYNTH DIY 2009

YouTube via redmartian http://redmartian.com/.

Watch the skulls in the background.
"Here is a live performance of the MMM demo number four featuring the stack of MMMs behind, the Syntar (the father of the MMM) and the new AcidLab MIAMI in MIDI mode. The bass line, arpeggio and drums were sequenced in Logic. The Skulls were triggered via Logic (the percussion tracks) using Division-6's MIDIFY."

COWBOY (RIP) AND THE ROLAND VOCODER LIVE AT PNW SYNTH DIY 2009 FEATURING THE SYNTAR, MIAMI AND MMM

"This is dedicated to that old dog COWBOY who used to listen to his master's vocoder. The bass and some melody are handled by the MMMs behind. The Syntar is the carrier wave for the Roland SVC-350 vocoder. The Syntar also plays a sort of melody. The MIAMI is sequenced in MIDI mode from Logic. At the Pacific Northwest Synth DIY 2009"

Be sure to see this prior post for reference and lyrics. The third video is the studio recording of this track.
See demo number four in this post for the first track.

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Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - Russ aka Idiotboy

YouTube via matrixsynth

http://www.studioelectronic... - ATC-X http://www.ibanez.com - 8202 click here for all PNW 2009 coverage.

Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - David Skinner

YouTube via matrixsynth

http://www.moogmusic.com/ - MurF
http://alesis.com - Micron

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Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - Computer Controlled

YouTube via matrixsynth

http://www.theharvestman.org - polivoks vcf
http://tiptopaudio.com - Z3000
http://www.livewire-synthesizers.com - Dual Bissel Generator
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Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - Madrona Labs

YouTube via matrixsynth.

http://madronalabs.com/
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Macbeth M5N synthetic percussion

YouTube via simonsound1
"Using Ableton Live arpeggiator to trigger the Macbeth's envelopes with all kind of pitch modulation coming from the LFO's and random source. Towards the end I route the oscillators through Filter one which for me is the best filter. It is much more dirty than the transistor ladder filter 2.

Tour de Mars - The Simonsound - released 2nd Nov 2009"

KORG DS-10 Plus Demo6

YouTube via karenevil
"What you are listen to here is ...pure analog synth sound on the digital game machine...never mind..."

Hohner Electronium Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

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Stylophone and Casio CT-647 Track via Dan303

via Dan303 via Twitter.com/dan303

Casio stylophone by synthersizer-sounds

"The drum sounds are all from a rhythm preset on the Casio CT-647. the organ/bass sound and the choir sounds are also from the Casio. All the rest of the sounds are ether setting 1 or 3 of the Stylophone. The extra effects [reverb and vibrato] Were added from the zoom G1 effects pedal."

Synth Britannia Part 1 - 11

Update: re-posted here

Ableton Live Touch OSC OSCulator . setup/ Minimal Techno

YouTube via SebastianBoldt
"sorry for the bad mix ..but i just want to explane how i mapped everything ..
running abeton live .
control via OSCulator
Touch OSC and
IPOD TOUCH .
http://www.myspace.com/aver...
enjoy"

monome grayscale

via monome

"introducing our next edition, grayscale. bright white lighting. black silicone over a strong steel enclosure. same adaptable minimalist functionality as the original sixty four."

Pocket Organ C3B3 - Hammond in your pocket by the aurthor of Pocket Guitar

YouTube via koyamatsuo. Not seeing this one on iTunes yet.
"Programmed by Shinya Kasatani who made best selling iPhone musical instruments ever. Pocket Guitar. His next project is about Organ, namely Hammond B-3 and C-3. It simulates draw bars control and Lislie speaker system.

「Pocket Guitar」の笠谷真也さんが開発した（原案はメロトロンアプリ「マネトロン」の山崎潤一郎氏）、「ポケットオルガンC3B3」（仮称）のβ版を試してみました。ハモンドのトーンホイールを忠実に再現したドローバー、ハモンドに欠かせないレズリー・スピーカーもシミュレート。スプリング・リバーブを組み込んでいて、横方向にガシーンと揺らすと出る、あのジョン・ロードの得意技も再現できます。年内発売予定。ブログで紹介 してます[http://blogs.itmedia.co.jp/closebox /2009/10/pocket-guitarc3.html]。"

TonesynthDS ,alpha test version

YouTube via hotelsinus
"This is a first playable version of our NintenodDS Homebrew music app.

TonesynthDS (alpha.version)

The video sound is not so good. sorry. Next video is better. i promise hehehe
This is just a quick record , that i want to share........
some info:
2 OSC (basic waveforms) and soon custom like piano, bell etc....
Crossmodulation
Filter
Effects: reverb delay distortion
16x16 Step seq
16 Pattern
preset and pattern
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Hardware limitations:
We create 16 note poly synth, but DS has limitations about the sound generating. No realtime ADSR or Filter on DS!
In the final release you can edit OSC parameters in any way you need, but this is take some time to generate to the 16 chanel. dont forget the Korg DS10 has 2 channel in realtime!
So you cant edit your osc sound realtime! but we think this composer is Rocks on DS!!
We do the fastest way we can 1-5 sec if finishing in OSC editing section.

soon:
Multiplayer over wifi , send pattern or preset
Patterns can be load to VST version of "TonesynthDS VSTi" and you can use your VST compatible music app!!!

official blog
http://ndscomposer.blogspot.com/
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http://www.sounddesign.co.hu
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Credits
Base Idea: Hotelsinus
CODE: PG
GUI: Fanta / Hotelsinus
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Reise ins Nirvana /// A-100 Analog Modular System

YouTube via beckhusen
"'Reise ins Nirvana' (Journey to Nirvana) is my latest patch created at my new A-100 (mini) Analog Modular System. Ouuh, i'm happy that i've ordered enough cables ;)
The pro of my mini system is that i can note all settings very easy to rebuild it later. Don't mind to try this with a monster system."

monomachine miding a g2

YouTube via drumfish78

GRP A8

YouTube via Ema996Roma

"Enrico Cosimi alle prese con il "Mostro" di casa nostra GRP A8"

DCAM Synth Squad Quicktip 12 - Animator & the transport

YouTube via FXpansion. click here for all videos in the series.
"A quick reminder on how Animator and the transport (play/stop) are linked.

For more information on DCAM Synth Squad, please visit:
http://www.fxpansion.com/sy..."

Silver Mercury Box

YouTube via RothMobot
"Circuit bent ring toss toy re-housed in a box with a gravity-sensitive mercury switch"

Driving Toy


Merlin


Fire Engine


Pray


more videos

Voice of Saturn with Effects

YouTube via thebarkpetition
"Voice of Saturn + EHX Big Muff Pi + DigiTech Screamin' Blues + DOD FX25B + Subdecay Noisebox + EHX Stereo Memory Man w/ Hazarai + EHX Flanger Hoax + EHX Small Clone"

ectoplasm

YouTube via kaizokuhousou
"This is the song called "ectoplasm", evoke the spirits and ask something about spiritual world with moog and nord."

Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - The Harvestman

YouTube via matrixsynth.

http://www.theharvestman.org
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Update: transcription via redmartian on muff's:

"Hi I'm Scott from the harvestman I've got a few new modules to show this year.

The first is the Hertz Donut digital oscillator, its a dual digital oscillator with an internal modulation buss, which is sort of inspired by the Buchla 259e in arrangement and interface .. it does its own thing .. take a listen to it.

You know you can do a nice clean sine wave .. there is also a waveform discontinuity parameter which is kind of a simple wave shaper .. here is what it sounds on sine. But its a bit more interesting on a triangle wave. Its pretty simple on the sawtooth. You know you can .. there is also a completely separate modulation oscillator both halves of the module track 1 volt per octave but you can assign the modulator to frequency modulate the primary which is through zero or you can also modulate the waveform discontinuity and there is also a simple amplitude modulation and combinations of the three. There is also a pitch tracking mode where you can have frequency and modulator track the primary there are different settings and lagging in different .. and going on all .. that accurate which gets interesting when you start frequency modulating it will jump all over the place.

There is also .. There is also a clean tracking mode with no lag which is useful for having a set interval for the frequency modulation and double start loops or whatever. So yeah, just last night I complete the 2.0 firmware with an algorithm which adds a few new features first of all the maximum sampling rate is doubled. The maximum bit depth is now up to 10 bits from 8. The bit depth is also disabled when the internal wave shaper is on because some of the feedback modes it can cause it to walk up without producing audio so instead of having the bit depth control in that mode do other interesting modifications .. here is the sweep of the bit depth .. and the sampling rate. lets run through the wave shape .. this is just a sine wave. So yeah thats how the module sounds now.

I also added a feedback input jack on the Time Safari delay which makes the expansion a lot more interesting. can now be feedback into the module without having to use an external mixer. Also my feedback console is now complete adding to the quad pedal preamp is a 4x4 matrix mixer which allows you to make a feedback network out of four guitar peddle chains. So this this pedal board over here just has delays, pitch shifters and ... no input signal at all its just feedback. "

Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - flight of harmony

YouTube via matrixsynth.

Gas mask steels the show. http://flightofharmony.com
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Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - SYNTHWERKS

YouTube via matrixsynth

James Husted of SYNTHWERKS

Note this was the first talk of the meeting. Unfortunately, I got off to a slow start and missed capturing the beginning and end of this talk. To those that attended, you will notice bits missing here and there. Unfortunately I did run out of memory on both my digital and video camera, so I missed the last few talks.
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Syntar T-Shirts

Available at MODD3D

See it in this post

This is a very cool shirt.

Tiptop Z-DSP

Tiptop Z-DSP by midiwall
Demo files of the Tiptop Audio Z-DSP module via Mark Pulver.

DW1 synced to HSS2c

YouTube via ggijs
"The trigger out of the DW1 is connected to the trigger in of the HSS2c. The sound output of the HSS2c is connected to the sound input of the DW1, triggering a binary counter via the comparator. The counter influences the filter and sends out trigger pulses."

RC CIRCUIT BENT 'MANTRA MACHINE' AMBIENT DRONE SYNTH

YouTube via djwidow420. "MODIFIED TIBETAN PRAYER LOOP MACHINE"

Buchla 200e acid

YouTube via jannemanne81

Alchemy- User Tutorial: One LFO Fun

YouTube via rishabhrajan
"Learn how to create a complex rhythmic patch in Alchemy using just one LFO modulating a variety of parameters.
Also see a short demo of the patch played with the Monome."

like a sunday

YouTube via drumfish78

Vaccine

via Matia

"It's with great pleasure that I have opened Vaccine. This is a blog that I will be using to post patches, samples, and all sorts of files that are designed for public consumption by musicians working with electronic instruments, wether hardware or software. I feel that I should introduce myself and give a little bit of background about my involvement with music and electronic instruments."

The Club of the Knobs - Return of the Mammoth

http://www.cluboftheknobs.com

KORG DS-10 : Lady GaGa-Paparazzi

YouTube via brianmgksi
"So i got this synthesizer yesterday and i could not stop playing with it. I highly reccommend it. This is my first legit creation. Tell me what you think. Constructive Criticism is welcomed."

SoftToHardSynchWithEnvSweep

YouTube via davidryle
"Q106 Oscillators by Synthesizers.com. A demo switching back & forth between soft synch and hard synch. The exponential input on each carrier oscillator is modified with an envelope generator to add a waveform sweep.
The Q960 sequential controller and a Q962 sequential switch switches between osc synch modes every 8 notes.
The blue tape designates the oscillator with the soft synch modification."

Prophet 08 - Fom the otherside of the grave (Halloween special)

YouTube via prophetate
"A Halloween ghost story told by my Prophet '08 who wanted to celebrate Halloween :[''''
A short little story about a dead and lonely synthesizer..."

8bit CPU Synth

YouTube via akiramatsui.
"C8051F330 8bit CPU Synth
VCO, VCF, VCA, ADSR, LFO, StepSEQ"
Oscilloscope

SoftToHardSynchWithEnvSweep

YouTube via davidryle
"Q106 Oscillators by Synthesizers.com. A demo switching back & forth between soft synch and hard synch. The exponential input on each carrier oscillator is modified with an envelope generator to add a waveform sweep.
The Q960 sequential controller and a Q962 sequential switch switches between osc synch modes every 8 notes.
The blue tape designates the oscillator with the soft synch modification."

KORG 770 vintage analog synth

via this auction
"The sound is similar to the 700s and 800dv, with the 770 sitting somewhere in between the two in terms of flexibility. It has a rich 70's tone that is more refined than a Moog or an ARP. The 770's controls are unusual; its oscillators have distinct personalities--one has a "chorus" setting controlled by LFO1, the other has two ring mod settings and "pitched noise". There is also a second LFO for the first oscillator only, and an auto-bend feature. The filter section is amazing, using Korg's own resonant high-pass/low-pass combination. The filters on the 770 have a more organic and rich tone than the filters on the MS-20. The envelope section has switches to multiply the envelope length, making very fast and very slow envelopes possible. And last, but not least, is the external input which allows you to route audio through the filters and the ring modulator. Even as a ring modulator alone this synth is worth the price--it has a glassier tone than the legendary Maestro Ring Mod."



YouTube via Zolophile. "Korg 770 demo/test"

manikin electronik SCHRITTMACHER

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Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - photos via MATRIXSYNTH

flickr set by MATRIXSYNTH
Pictured here: MMM Cable Case with Ad Infinitum color cables. Ad Infinitum was kind enough to provide free cable handouts for the event. Division 6 skull (video here).

The Performance Music Systems (PMS :) Syntar - the first keytar ever. The Syntar predated the Moog Liberation. The Syntar was made by George Mattson of Mattson Mini Modular.

Syntar T-Shirt scanned from original Syntar promotional material. Scott from Division 6 scanned the artwork and made the T.

Flight of flight of harmony and Scott of The Harvestman.

Euro rack modular, acidlab miami, OLPC running Tam Tam. It was need to see and hear this in person. OLPC stands for one laptop per child. It is a program in which you buy one of these laptops and one goes to a third world country for a child to use. It comes with an actual synth engine including a software modular. Think about that. One of the few programs children get exposed to with their first computer experience is a software modular synthesizer. event comments

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Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - photos via Computer Controlled

PNW Synth Meeting 2009 flickr set here or on Facebook here.

Pictured: Stephen of Synthwood and red martian on Syntar and MMM, and Scott of Division 6 maker of Midify. Bottom: Midified skull and MMM.

event comments in this post

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Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - photos via George Mattson

click here for the set.

Pictured here:
James Husted of SYNTHWERKS showing an ipod doc for a euro rac modular [more details and website to come], and our gracious host, John L Marshall taking a shot of a DSI MEK.

event comments in this post

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Pacific Northwest Synth 2009 - photos via David Skinner

The first pics are in. This set via David Skinner. Too many great pics to post so be sure to see them. It was an awesome event this year.

Pictured:
fight going over his new modules
Harvestman is in that case as well

Randy Jones (Madrona Labs) showing his multitouch continuous controler. I have video of this talk that I will post. Impressive piece of gear that will be available to purchase.

A kid toy that plays music and lets you sample. I posted this once before but forget what it's called. If anyone knows, let me know. I want one. Frostwave Alienator next to it. Update: it's a Zizzle Zoundz (click for video). Thanks to PaulR in the comments.

The group listening to on of the talks. We typically go around the room and discuss what we have.

Lorne with the best Synth T in the world. :) Thanks Lorne!

Mattson Mini Modular - not so mini here. Midified skulls. I have some excellent video of that coming up as well.

DIY synth kit from the either the 70s or 80s. I forget what it's called. If you know comments.

Atomo Synth Mochika from Peru

Rare Sequential Circuits Pro-8 and MMM

Pink Thingamagoop, graciously given to me by Bleep Labs a couple of years ago. It was my first gift actually.

The retro, groovy and spooky Optigan. Great Halloween kit.

Computer Controlled skinned Elektron Machinedrum

John L Rice modular featuring Moonmodular, synthesizers.com, Club of the Knobs and more.

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The Tangent Project Live Rig

via Jeff of The Tangent Project. The image is from 2008, however they will be playing live with most of the gear pictured this December. Details further below.

"Here's a summary of the kit:
The Tangent Project LIVE at The Gatherings from May 17, 2008
Jeff Coulter's live gear rig:

on the keyboard stand:
M-Audio O2
Quasimidi Polymorph
Novation Remote 61LE
Dave Smith Intruments Evolver Desktop
Mutron Phasor II
[and a sustain pedal underneath the stand]

on top of left rack:
EMS Synthi-A

in left rack:
Juice Goose power/light module
Mackie LM-3204 Line Mixer
Digitech Studio Quad V2
Digitech TSR-12

on top of right rack, top to bottom:
Korg MS2000R
Roland JP-8080
Novation A-Station
JL Cooper Nexus Plus MIDI Merger/Patch Bay

in right rack, top to bottom:
Doepfer MAQ 16/3 MIDI/Analog Sequencer
Waldorf Micro Q
JL Cooper PPS-100 Synchronizer [MIDI clock source]
Lexicon LXP-1
Lexicon MPX-100
E-MU ESI-4000 Turbo Sampler
CDROM/Hard Disk for E-MU Sampler

FYI: I'll be using almost the same rig, minus the Digitech Studio Quad and with the addition of a Roland JV-2080 that has 7 expansion board in it, when we play live at WXPN on December 5th for a small donor concert, then we'll be doing a live set during Star's End later - around 2:00 am. The real key to the setup is the MAQ 16/3 and the ability to control each row's parameters from the Novation Remote 61LE and to switch between controlling all the different synths as a track develops. Too bad the Novation Remote does not do splits - that would be even better. The M-Audio O2 is for controlling subsequences, transpositions, and a few specific parameters on the Polymorph.

[Details on ther performances:]
At around 8:30 pm we play for a small audience of special donors to the Star's End radio programme on WXPN FM in Philadelphia - about 20-25 people in total will be there. see:
http://www.starsend.org/premiums100409.html

Then at about 2:00 am we will play a live on-air set that can be streamed from XPN.org or heard in the station's listening area - Philadelphia and a couple other areas - see:
http://www.starsend.org/broadcast.html

This rig fits in the back of a pretty small station wagon and is capable of a HUGE amount of sound, plus it's quite versatile to go from one track to the next without missing a beat - I need to add a new device for MIDI clock generation, as the PPS-100 is not able to shift tempo on the fly - it does have 2 MIDI outs so I can keep the Doepfer and the Polymorph synced together for the entire show - neither has the best clock sync inside them - just try syncing them from a computer DAW and starting someplace other than measure 1 beat 1 - it's awful.

At some point I'll find just the right device for keyboard splits and MIDI clock. The CME VX series look quite capable, but I hear the build quality and documentation is rather dodgy."