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Hinton Instruments SwitchMix

via Hinton Instruments where you will find more info.

"A compact switched routing matrix for both audio and dc coupled control voltages. All the advantages of pin matrices without the problems.

SwitchMix may have balanced or unbalanced compatible inputs and outputs, extending its use beyond synthesizer patching to other audio routing applications including multitrack and effects routing and headphone mixes. The balanced inputs make it suitable for interfacing DAW sound cards into a synthesizer for Silent Way and Volta users.

Two Eurorack versions of the SMX8 are available, with or without front panel jacks. Rear connections are via DB25 sockets conforming to the Tascam balanced analogue pinout. The SMX8EJ (shown) has front panel 3.5mm unbalanced jacks for synthesizer connections and occupies 42HP of Eurorack space. The SMX8EB has balanced Bantam/TT jacks. Other combinations and custom normalling are possible.

We can custom build different sized SwitchMix systems with different features, but have engineered an 8×8 matrix to fit within the popular Eurorack format. Larger systems can be made in Eurocard Rack format, incorporating our Eurocard interfacing modules, or on custom 19″ or other sized panels. Prices start from £399, EC orders received before 1st January 2010 will be charged with 15% VAT (don’t forget it increases to 17.5% after that).

For further information or to discuss custom orders please contact us."

Synth Cake

via Gustavo:

"I wanted to send over a cake a friend of mine made for her husband, inspired by a SH-101 I gave him a couple years ago... Her name is Jan De La Isla, her husband is Raf Zevallos, a DJ and producer who runs the blog gold-code.net."

Roland User Manuals

ftp://ftp.roland.co.uk/productsupport/Manuals/

ship of fools

ship of fools from 11hzRobot on Vimeo.

"alesis micron recorded in one take.

Video shot with a psp camera (1.3 megapixel).

more music: myspace.com/11hzrobot"

5U for the weekend - Mighty Modulebuilders Multi Step Envelope

via VoltWord where you will find one more shot.

Thriller (Saitone 8bit tribute)

YouTube via vorcrecords. via Sam Rhee
"Saitone takes Michael Jackson back to 8bit

26th-29th November 2009 / DreamHack Winter 2009 (Stockholm, Sweden)
http://www.dreamhack.se

Saitone (VORC Records)
Opening Ceremony Concert: Thursday 26th / from 16:00
Concert: Friday 27th from 00:30

Thriller (Saitone 8bit tribute) video by Raquel Meyers (lightrhythm visuals)

http://www.myspace.com/vorcrecords
http://lightrhythmvisuals.com/
http://www.raquelmeyers.com/

This track is available on HearJapan
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_..."

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus - Basic Sequencer Functions

YouTube via TheDaydreamSound
"Basic sequencer functions of the Ensoniq EPS 16+ sampler. In this video I essentially play a sequence while soloing, muting and adjusting the volume of some tracks within the song."

Ensoniq EPS 16 + Sampler - Basic Sample Reversing

"This is a short video demonstrating the ability to reverse, loop, and alter samples on the fly with an Ensoniq EPS 16+."

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus - Sampled Drums

" For those who ever wondered what a vintage Ensoniq sampler suonds like. This will give you an idea of the sample quality of the EPS 16+. This track created in my Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Sampler. Not the most popular of the Ensoniq samplers but it's my favorite none the less."

MetallicModular

YouTube via davidryle
"Synthesizers.com portable modular in auto-run. The Q960 Sequential Controller triggers five oscillators, three filters, four envelope generators, four amplifiers, one ring modulator, two mixers, one noise generator, one sample & hold and various timing and routing modules. The Yves Usson Gate Delay (STG Soundlabs) is used to bring in late triggers. The Pan/Fade module is fading between sounds with a sine wave from the sixth oscillator.
The recording quality is poor due to a straight microphone from the video camera. A Lexicon reverb and compressor are used to add depth."

4ms Atoner Module Sounds

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"The 4ms Atoner module is part processor, part generator. As a processor you can add a pseudo pulse width modulation effect to any source. It can also act as an analog pitch shifter, giving you one, two, sometimes three octaves down and some interesting partials in between . There's a simple filter (middle-left knob) that allows you to shape the tone even further.

The Atoner also has a cool sounding full-frequency range digital oscillator built in. It doesn't track 1volt per octave but it does sound interesting. There are two CV inputs, both with attenuators. They're bipolar, just like your mom.

The Atoner can be used as an interesting clock source, spitting out crazy rhythmic variations to your other modules. We're using the Analogue Systems rs200 sequencer to control our first source, the Malekko / Wiard AntiOscillator. Later we use the rs200 to control the Atoner's oscillator. We're using the super-awesome, must-have Borg Filter as a VCA / Low Pass Gate."