MATRIXSYNTH

NAMM: John Bowen Solaris Videos

YouTube via jzbowen

Videos:
Solaris-Rotors
Solaris-Vector Mixers
Solaris-VCAs, EGs, & LFOs
Solaris-Oscillator Types
Solaris-Global pages
Solaris-Global pages
Solaris-Mixers & Insert FX
Solaris-Looping Envelope
Solaris-graphics display & AM sections
Solaris-FX
Solaris-The Filters
Solaris-Arpeggiator & Step Sequencer
Solaris-Oscillator extras and Modulation pages

NAMM: SNAZZY FX TRACER CITY DEMO AT NAMM 2010

YouTube via snazelle
"Dan from SNAZZY FX gives a quick rundown of THE TRACER CITY from their booth at NAMM 2010. You can find this and other SNAZZY FX products at http://snazzyfx.com .

GET READY TO FREAK OUT "

Buchla 259e with EG Modulation

YouTube via boobtube356
"Long video. The 259e bank is being morphed with envelope modulation. Plucked sounds result. Other sounds possible as shown. Adjustments are very slight and demonstrate the range available. It's an amazing sound source. Headphones recommended."

SimSam sample-rate-cruncher toy

YouTube via 4mspedals
"Unveiled at the beginner's class at Handmade Music Austin #4 (Jan 2010), the SimSam is a "sample-rate cruncher" that's glitchy as all get-out, but only costs about $8 in parts (including pcb and battery snap). It's an effect with an input and output jack; and it's a noise-maker since a jumper shorts the output back into the input when nothing is plugged into the input jack. We built 28 SimSam's in a couple hours at the workshop... heh heh.. thats a lot of messed up sounds...

The SimSam was designed by Dann Green of 4ms Pedals, and its part of the whole Andromeda thing, even though it doesnt have infrared."

Kegel - Folktek Micro-Feedback Wave: Looped & Live

YouTube via arthurpainter. Folktek on Ebay
"This is essentially a record of a first encounter with my latest Folktek instrument: the Micro-Feedback Wave. I started by looping a phrase on my Korg Kaoss Pad. The resulting sound was then manipulated on the MFW, as you can see and hear. Again, thanks Arius and Ben."

XHALE - IN2 YOUR MIND ''HD''

YouTube via XHALE303. "synth art" begins at 2:03 with the TB-303. Various synths featured: Roland TB-303, KORG Poly-61, KORG Polysix, Moog Voyager, KORG Triton, Akai MPC?, etc... Access Virus C, Roland MC-303, Yamaha AN1x and more come in later.
"ARTIST: XHALE
SONG: IN2 YOUR MIND
GEAR: MPC4000, JP8080, KAWAI K4R
MADE IN 2009
3D ANIMATIONS: SKETCHUP7 & MOVIEMAKER"

Richard Devine's Newly Modded Acid Rig

modified 303 and 606

http://www.richard-devine.com/

NAMM: Winter NAMM 2010 Pictures via Big City Music

You can find a link to the set on the Big City Music blog here.

Pictured:
Analogue Systems modular with The French Connection Ondes Martenot style controller.
Metasonix D-1000 Vacuum-Tube Drum Machine

NAMM: Final Pics via fdiskc

The final pics from Brandon Daniel of fdiskc are up here.

Pictured:
Waldorf Zarenbourg
ZVex Effects Invento box

NOT NAMM: AtomoSynth Medussa

via AtomoSynth
AtomoSynth on Ebay

"The Medussa synth features:
one analog square and saw waveform VCO (voltage controled oscillator) with a huge pitch range, from subsonic to ultrasonic sound.

Glide module to add a portamento effect to the VCO.

One Low-pass vactrol based VCF (voltage controled filter)with cutoff and resonance controls and whith a decay knob which controls the cutoff parameter.

The Medussa features a 16 step analog-style sequencer.

Non-volatile internal memory to storage 3 sessions of 4 patterns each (while playing you can swith between the patterns in real time).

LCD blue back-ligthed display (very useful on dark stages).

5 buttons and pitch knob to control the sequencer (play/stop, cursor + and -, Ok and back buttons for intuitive control)

1/4 inch audio output, and a MIDI input to sync the Medussa with any midi device that sends midi clock signals, the Medussa can be synchronized at 1/4, 1/2, 1 and 2 times the tempo of the master clock midi device.

The instrument is ligthed with one ultra bright led that illuminates the panel layout and one ultra bright led to indicate the step that is being played, also very usefull (and nice) in dark stages.