MATRIXSYNTH

MAKE presents: The Capacitor

YouTube via makemagazine. A look inside one of the parts used to make our synths and sound devices.
The video includes how to make a capacitor.
"Simple yet effective, they come in a dizzying array of forms and materials. Vital to so many circuits for storage, timing, and filtration - the mighty capacitor!

audio and video by Collin Cunningham
makezine.com"

My Very Used Kawai R-50 (Presets)

YouTube via sebasstian33
"One of my all time favorite drum machines. I own two nicknamed Oskar & Felix. One is an R-50 the other an R-50e. I had purchased a sound chip and installed it in Oskar so he sounds a little different than a regular R-50. These machines were a major part of the early Kill Switch...Klick sound. These are the preset rhythms from the machine."

Clavia Nord Electro 3 73

YouTube via MusikSchmidt. The different piano sounds of the Clavia Nord Electro 3.
"http://www.musik-schmidt.de/Clavia-Nord-Electro-3-73.html
Facts des Clavia Nord Electro 3 73: * Klaviatur mit 73-Tasten (6 Octaven) * anschlagdynamische Waterfall-Tastatur * 40 - 60 stimmige Polyphonie * 9 digitale Drawbars (Zugriegel) * 4 Tonewheel Modes * 5 Piano-Typen: Grand, Upright, EPiano, Wurl & Clav/Harpsichord * 185 MB Flash Memory * Unterstützung der Nord Sample Library (basierend auf dem gleichen Sampleformat wie beim Nordstage) * 126 Programme * Orgel Simulation der zweiten Generation * neue Effektsektion * neue Verstärkeremulationen * Compressor und EQ * verbesserte Rotary Speaker Emulation * Monitor Eingang * 2 Audioausgänge * 1 Köpfhörerausgang * 1 Control Pedal Eingang * 1 Sustainpedal Eingang * 1 Rotary-Speaker Pedal Anschluß * MIDI In / Out * USB Inteface zum Laden neuer Sounds * Abmessungen (B x T x H): 112 x 30 x 10 cm * "

Tiny Electric Arc Making The Worst Synthesizer Noises Ever Made TOO LOUD!

YouTube via Photonicinduction
"I need to learn to play that keyboard and get a life. A line output transformer is better to do that with as it can handle a wider frequency, For normal people - ( the dirty bit in the old style telly that makes the HT voltage on the tube )"
See the Tesla Coil label below for more.

circuit bent alesis hr-16 drum machine

via this auction
"circuit bent alesis hr-16 by spunkytoofers
here are the modifications:

1. 2- rotary pad select banks on vintage chicken head knobs

2. 2- trigger rate knobs

3. trigger rate indicator lights via vintage dialco led lenses (lights always on for continuity)

4. 2- trigger lock switches

5. 2 momentary red trigger buttons

6. overall sample rate (pitch) of drum sounds on knob (does not effect midi or tempo)

7. power indicator blue vintage jewel lens with bright led lighting

8. 19 bending switch array (various effects, drum mangles, bit crushers, digital aliasing, filters, etc)

9. new lithium memory battery installed with battery clip mod for easy replacement (battery should last 10-15 years)

10. ac adapter included (north american countries only, if you will be using a convertor and want me to include the adapter for shipping to your country or need more info about the kind of adapter please contact me prior to bidding. you will need a proper adapter as this is a ac power supply and has a smaller barrel type connector then most adapters.

all original functionality retained with all modifications deactivated

all buttons, sliders, menus, menu and jacks has been tested to make sure everything on the unit is fully operational. just a few menu buttons require a little more pressure to operate then the others but everything checks out and is fully operational.

pdf and bend diagram jpeg emailed to winning bidder

this interface is a design to optimize the live playability of the original user interface as well as making the most use of the onboard sequencers as well. the switch array was chosen over a patch system as patching is a bit cumbersome with a rhythmic device.seems like patching is great for set and forget patches but not rhythmic sound manipulation in real time as there are quite alot of variants that can be used at once. the switches were selected to be stable, to provide the most array of sound manipulations, and to avoid redundancy.

the triggering system can be used alone or in conjunction with the onboard pads or with use of the onboard step sequencer. the triggering offers machine gun speed control of drum rolls to a continous control of speed to several seconds via the rate knobs. this allows some interesting drum patterns to be played or recorded on the sequencer in real time as well as some strange polyrhythms to occure. if you are using midi tap tempo you can slave the sequencer and your recorded or live beat creations to tap tempo.

drum pad sounds are selected via chicken head knobs and triggered either momentary with the push of the buttons or locked with the switches. the rate knobs are always flashing so you know where the drum beat lands the moment you activate the drum sounds.

this interface is meant for control and manipulation in real time but is also designed to play chaotically both tonally and rhythmically as well.

midi implementation is well done by alesis as well as customizing pans, sound setups and patterns. this makes it good to integrate in your midi studio or as a stand alone unit."

circuit bent alesis hr 16 drum machine

YouTube via spunkytoofers
"next thing to do is send it midi tap tempo"

circuit bent alesis hr-16 dsi evolver + akai ewi4000s

"circuit bent alesis hr-16 by spunkytoofers has a circuit bending switch array, a triggering interface along with overall pitch control by a getlofi ltc1799 precision oscillator. the bent alesis hr-16 synchs with the evolver on tap tempo. on the dsi breath controls lfos based on breath and pitch ping pong modulates the other lfos along with the foot controllers to effect the sounds from it's onboard sequencer.."

Folktek Arts New Time Machine Collaboration

via the Folktek Arts blog where you will find more images.

"Fresh out of the lab a new co-mission collaboration by Ben Houston and Arius Blaze."

Glamour Box : Pattern processing (by Franck Smith)

YouTube via znshn
"Processing a 7/4 pattern w/ dual analog oscillator Glamour Box (by King Capitol Punishment) used w/ Sleepdrone 5 & Tenori-On. Contents: pattern processing, minimal pulses, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, noise manufacturing, phonocrafting...

N.B.-Routing :
- Sleepdrone 5 into Glamour Box mix input — on 1 channel.
- Tenori-On sequencing sounds from the Glamour Box (prepared before) — on a 2nd channel.
- 2 channels into Korg Kaoss Pad KP3.

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

Material in this video:
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol Punishment)
- Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol Punishment)
- Tenori-On (Toshio Iwai & Yamaha)
- Kaoss Pad KP3 (by Korg)

http://www.odiolorgnette.com
http://www.myspace.com/sthintosmither...
http://francksmith.blogspot.com
http://znshn.blogspot.com

Complete video selection on http://www.youtube.com/znshn
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"Franck Smith" alternative digital techniques Live Electronics Odiolorgnette "Glamour Box" Tenori-On "Sleepdrone 5" "King Capitol Punishment" Korg Kaoss Pad KP3 Analog Filters dual oscillator phonocrafting noise manufacturing"