Aj Gannon’s Toy Volcano

via GetLoFi where you'll find the download. "Toy Volcano is Gannon’s fifth official release. This album is a combination of ukulele, kazoo, handmade electronic instruments (pictured below), and various sampling and recording applications. The instruments have demo videos which can be found “here“.

Upon the official release of the album in December there will be a final demo video of the actual Toy Volcano which you can see pictured below in the center of the collage, plus an additional track produced for The Beatles Complete on Ukulele project found “here“.

Gannon is Aj Pyatak with special guests Jim Diotte, Bev Diotte, Bryan Tysinger, Beth Pyatak and Nova Pyatak.

songs 2,4,6,8,10,12, and 16 were created by Jim Diotte using sampled pieces of the Toy Volcano demos and other wonderful sound bites. Enjoy!"

It's like a crazy circuit bent Christmas! I gave this one the Stocking Stuffers label.

Doepfer Dark Time Sequencer

via sequencer.de

Xeno & Oaklander @ Wierd Fest in SF

flickr by goutroy

Tenori-Wrong

flickr by ArboriaAuralist

Three generations of Yamaha bleepers co-existing happily in the Research attic

flickr by ArboriaAuralist

Yamaha CS01
Yamaha AN1X
Yamaha Tenor-On

Maschine 1.1 Part 1/3: New MIDI Features

YouTube via NativeInstruments. Note the pronunciation is mashina.
"Find out more about the following features of the Maschine 1.1 update.

Scene switching via MIDI: Select scenes via MIDI notes and record changes into your sequencer for even tighter host integration.

MIDI In: Simply map single MASCHINE sounds or groups of sounds to external MIDI sources, such as your hosts piano roll.

MIDI Out: Send MASCHINE patterns as MIDI output to control other music software or hardware, such as your external synthesizer.

For more info visit http://www.native-instruments.com/mas..."

Maschine 1.1 Part 2/3: Hardware Control Features


Maschine 1.1 Part 3/3: Import & Export


via CDM where you'll find a good write-up on Machine.

Oakley Filtrex-II PCBs now available

via Tony of Oakley Sound on the SDIY list:

"Just a heads up to let you know Krisp1 is now selling PCBs for my upgraded version of my rack mountable filter module.

More details here: http://www.oakleysound.com/filtrex.htm

Tony"

Moog Little Phatty Stage II Arpeggiator Demo

YouTube via discotechwreck
"So as the sun sets here in the English countryside I thought I would play a little sequence and tweak some knobs using the updated Stage II arpeggiator function on my Moog Little Phatty. Audio recorded with Logic 8 straight into my MacBook soundcard and delay courtesy of my Korg Kaoss Pad 3. Hope you like it!"
A bit Pink Floyd On the Run

Sounds of the Korg MS-20

YouTube via discotechwreck
"Running through different patches on my recently acquired Korg MS-20.
This is the model with the earlier filter.

Video recorded using iSight and audio with Logic 8.
No EQ or compression!
Tape Delay emulation added on some parts."

Octave Cat SRM2 analogue synthesizer LFO

YouTube via DigitaleAnalogue
"No effect or any processor. All sounds are flat."

Octave Cat SRM2 analogue synth

"This is the Octave Cat SRM2. L.F.O. - BASS"

Octave Cat SRM2 and Doepfer MCV4 Analog

"This is Octave Cat srm2 analogue synthesizer, controled via Doepfer MCV4 cv/gate midi converter and
Korg ESX-1 sequencer.
All sounds is flat. No effects or any processor."