MATRIXSYNTH

Omnichord Modified On!

YouTube via ONhardwarehacking
"On! Hardware Hacking & Circuit Bending Inc.
Omnichord www.mercadolibre.com.mx"

ZynAddSubFX with BOSS DD7 Looper Synthesizer Noise Ambient Jam

YouTube via sung00ku
"ZynAddSubFX is a open source software synthesizer capable of making a countless number of instruments, from some common heard from expensive hardware to interesting sounds that you'll boost to an amazing universe of sounds.

The project was started in March 2002 by Nasca Octavian Paul. He began to write ZynAddSubFX in order to create a synthesizer which could produce beautiful sounds, while being freely available to anybody who needs it.

The output of the computer goes into the BOSS DD7 Looper and then into my hifi-system.
Just a spontaneous jam! Enjoy
PS: recorded with my cellphone, sry"

http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/

"Features of ZynAddSubFX:

* Realtime synth
* Polyphonic synth (allows playing more than one note at once)
* Mutlitimbral synth (allows playing more than one instrument at once)
* Microtonal capabilities with any scale, up to 128 notes per octave, and key mapping
* Three synthesizer engines:
1. "ADsynth" or "ADnote" is a complex engine which makes sounds by adding a number of voices. Each one has filters, envelopes, LFOs, morphing, modulation (Ring Modulation, Phase Modulation... the modulators can have any shape), resonance, etc. Each voice includes a very powerful waveform generator with up to 128 sine/non-sine harmonics. You can use Fourier synthesis or if you don't like it you can wave-shaping/filtering of functions. This engine includes anti-aliasing.
2. "SUBsynth" or "SUBnote" is a simple engine which makes sounds through subtraction of harmonics from white noise
3. "PADsynth" or "PADnote" is engine that makes very beautiful pads and other instruments. (these instruments can be exported for use with other programs too)
* Legato, Poly, and Mono modes
* Instruments can be organized in kits, which allows you to make drum kits or layered(mixed) instruments; this makes possible to use more than one instrument for a single part. It is possible to choose what items from the kit should be processed by the Part's effects.
* Effects:
o Reverb, Echo, Chorus/Flange, Phaser, AlienWah (it's a kind of vocal morpher), Distortion(Wave-shaping), EQ, DynamicFilter
o The effects can behave as System Effects or as Insertion Effects; this allows to use many effects at the same time. You can put any insertion effect on any part(or more insertion effects to same parts, if you like so) or you can put the insertion effect to Master output (very useful if you use the EQ effect). Also, you can have instrument's effect (which save with the instrument).
* Filters up to 60dB/octave (or more..); filters can be analogic (LPF,HPF, BPF,etc.), formant(advanced formant filters) and state variable (SVF)
* Envelopes can have ADSR (or ASR, etc..) modes or can be free modes (with any shape)
* Many settings have a "randomness" option, which you can make instruments that every time produces a subtle different sound; this produces a very pleasant effect (like analogue synths or natural instruments that can't produces exactly same sound twice). Because of this, even if it is digital synthesis, it sounds "warm". Listen the ogg vorbis demos from this page to hear this effect.
* The specifications can be easily changed, so (for example) if you want to change the number of voices or parts to a higher value or to allow a higher number of effects at the same time, there is necessary to change only a single value from the source file (globals.h) and to recompile the program
* Intuitive and easy to use User Interface with Clipboard and many objects has user presets
* Midi support (supports many controllers) and (if you want) JACK support
* A built-in Virtual Keyboard which let you to use it even if you don't have a real midi keyboard
* The graphical user interface can be completely disabled if the user need so
* It is a free program, licensed under version 2 of the GNU General Public License
* LASH support
* DSSI audio output
* Over 300 high quality instruments included
* Many other features... It is is impossible to describe all this program's features in just a page"

electric druid Tap Tempo LFO

"This simple Tap Tempo LFO is based on the PIC 16F684. You can set the LFO frequency by tapping a tempo on a button connected to the chip, or by changing the Tempo CV. With this chip you can build tap tempo effects units or stompboxes, tap tempo controlled drum machines or tap tempo sequencer clocks. All of these are described in the datasheet below." details at electric druid

Uppsala Analogue Synthesizer Symphonic Orchestra (UASSO) live at Volt Festival, part 1 of 2

YouTube via raidersofthelostarp

"More info:

http://last.fm/music/Uppsala+Analogsy...
http://myspace.com/uasso

Abbreviated as UASSO, this unique orchestra emerged sometime during winter/spring 2009. The idea was to gather analogue syntheseizer enthusiasts under the same roof, to practice for a live performance as the opening act of the new and exciting electronic music festival VOLT (www.voltfestivalen.se).

The arrangement and music was written by Erik Möller, Kristofer Ulfves and Mario Pierro.

The VOLT festival took place at 6th of June 2009 in the city of Uppsala, Sweden. For information of the line up, here is the last.fm event: last.fm/event/935709+Volt

Members of UASSO and their other music projects:

Unai - myspace.com/unaimusik
0-Visionen - myspace.com/0visionen
Raiders of the Lost Arp - myspace.com/raidersofthelostarp
Jollymusic - myspace.com/431395926
Maja - myspace.com/majasongs
Håkan Lidbo - hakanlidbo.com
Andreas Tilliander - myspace.com/andreastilliander
Mokira - myspace.com/mokirafan
Differnet - myspace.com/internationalbyzantinemachin es
Le Singe Monotone - myspace.com/lesingemonotone
Signal - myspace.com/fullkornig
Glejs - last.fm/music/Glejs
Glenn Liljestrand - last.fm/music/Glenn+Liljestrand
Marcus Mohall - myspace.com/theflickeringlightmusic
Daniel Araya - myspace.com/danielaraya
Pan Am - myspace.com/panamericanunderground
Cahnopy - myspace.com/cahnopy
Liminals - friendlynoise.se/label/liminals/
The Human Comparator - thehumancomparator.net/
Kallback~ - trig.com/kallback"

via /kroffe: "Featured synths in the video is among others EMS Synthi, ARP Odyssey, Jupiter-6, Polysix, SH-101, Prodigy, Rogue and many more..."

ANimALOGICA 2 Bologna Synth Meeting slideshow.m4v

YouTube via ASnoctivagus
"ANimALOGICA 2 Bologna Synth Meeting slideshow
31/10 & 01/11 - 2009

Workshop by Corso di Musica Elettronica Conservatorio di Musica di Bologna
Live by Nò, Plaster, Delia
Synth Meeting with GRP Synthesizer, Newgroove.it

www.noctivagamusica.altervista.org"

Clara Rockmore - Vocalise

YouTube via OptirocCX44
"Clara Rockmore beautifully plays Vocalise by Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff. The quintessential theremin performance."

Korg Mono-Poly + Logan String Melody 2 + Arp Odyssey + Korg ms20 + System 100.avi

YouTube via djessay101. "just for fun:-)"

New Features in NI Kontakt 4 Sampler, Part 1 of 2 - Sweetwater

YouTube via SweetwaterSound
"Check out the new features in Kontakt 4 sampler in this 2-part video with Native Instruments' Josh Fielstra. In this first video, you'll get an in-depth look at the new Performance View."

New Features in NI Kontakt 4 Sampler, Part 2 of 2 - Sweetwater