MATRIXSYNTH

Electro-Harmonix Effectology, Vol.12 The Uilleann Pipes

YouTube via Effectology
"Electro-Harmonix Effectology, Vol.12 The Uilleann Pipes
By Bill Ruppert
Welcome to Electro-Harmonix's "Effectology" series, in which we create a remarkable collection of impossible sounds using just a regular guitar and EHX effect pedals!
No keyboards, samplers or midi pickups were used.

In this episode of Effectology I explore how to produce sounds like the haunting Irish Uilleann Pipes, Harmonic Drones and Giant Field Drums, and Backing Strings all using just a guitar and effect pedals.
Uilleann Pipes are an early form of Bagpipes that date back over 300 years.
They are one of the most expressive and beautiful instruments heard in Irish music.
Now guitar players can capture some of that magic.

Settings and info on the pedals can be found here:
http://www.ehx.com/forums/viewthread/..."

Short demo of Yamaha TX16w sampler using Typhoon 2000 OS

YouTube via Mamiya645. Audio comes in at :47.
"Decided to immortalize this piece of art since there's not much coverage of it online except for nearly mythical stories of how horrible it was before the Typhoon OS was created. For the record I'm not behind it's redesign, I just handed the front plate away and said "Surprise me!", and I was not disappointed.

I show sampling, saving, renaming, trimming, manually trimming, downsampling, saving, renaming, creating and editing voices, creating and editing performances and ranges. Just what I wanted to make, a simple demonstration of it's capabilities.

The 12 bit quality no longer speaks to me much so I'm getting rid of this one (Sweden, no paypal, so swedes only because screw wrapping up this heavyset bastard) and I do have much better samplers at hand for what I do. I consider it like a pet cat, only this one doesn't die from a bad liver after 15-16 years like my cat did. I'm just sending it away.. to the next owner.

To become a conversational piece."

Aenemon (original mix)

Aenemon (original mix) by alienrobotdance
"aenemon-original-mix

Bass sound: Juno 60. I've sent a very low sinus osc through it's filter and that is what's modulating the filter.
Higher sharper sound: Korg Poly 800.
Other sounds: JX3P

Drums are various samples. Snare is a layered 707. Kick is 808 + 707. Hihats and perc are 707 and 727, other sounds are sampled from various loops (mostly from vinyl)."

"This track was made last week: 'Go!'
http://soundcloud.com/alienrobotdance/go

Everyhting I make is with analog synths. No vst's are used at all.

I also put up some old tracks collected in the album 'Give Me Your Analog' for download here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NAJJ8NBD

My blog is still updated regularly. You can find it here: http://alienrobotdance.wordpress.com"

DSI Prophet 08 rackmount synthesizer

via this auction

ROLAND JUPITER-6

via this auction

Testing the new Marf

via Reed

"My son, Henry, adjusts the timing row of a 1970's Buchla Multiple Arbitrary Function Generator 248-1602 prototype recently brought to life by Mark Verbos."

Trademark perform "Colder" Live at Dreamtrak

YouTube via Trademarkonline

"Trademark performing new song 'Colder' live at Dreamtrak. New EP 'At Loch Shiel' is out on the 8th February.

This song was written with DJ's Blank and Jones. Their own interpretation of the song "So Cold" appears on their album 'The Logic of Pleasure'"

via Oli:

"Trademark performing "Colder" from their new EP "At Loch Shiel" - live in the studio, all synths, no computer!

The timing is controlled by the Machine Drum, which also takes care of the drums. The Matrix 6 pad is being run through the Yamaha CS-5 envelopes to gate it, we use the internal sequencer on the JX3P for the main bassline, and the Pro One arpeggiator at the end.

Full kit list for this track:

Elektron Machine Drum
Jen SX1000
Oberheim Matrix 6
Casio CZ1000
Roland JX3P
Roland Juno 60
Yamaha DX7
Yamaha CS5
Multivox MX-880
Sequential Circuits Pro One
Ensoniq ESQ1
Rom Chip Sample Box (homemade by someone...)
Lexicon Prime Time (Delay)
Roland DEP-5 (FX)

also in shot and used on other live tracks:
Moog Prodigy
Studio Electronics ATC1
Roland RS09
Yamaha CX5M
Korg MS2000
Piano!

See youtube.com/trademarkonline for more tracks!

Our EP "At Loch Shiel" is out this week from online digital outlets, and on CD from our website www.trademark-online.co.uk."

Synth Art by MCV

ARP 2500 and Minimoog

via marcel

Update: Prophet-5 and Robert Moog added below.

Speak and Spell pitch via CV

YouTube via sparkey1
"This is a total hack CV control circuit I was testing for a modded Speak and Spell. A photocell shrinkwrapped agaist an LED provide a way to convert 0-9v to a resistance. Luckily CV is DC so that works out pretty nicely. The voltage ranges and resistance need to be tweaked to give more accurate control, and there are plenty of places for this to go wrong, but this is just a really basic proof of concept."