MATRIXSYNTH

ELECTRONDE (Theremin) of Martin Taubman

YouTube via copperleaves — April 16, 2010 — "This is an archival news film from 1938, showing Martin Taubman and his "Electronde". If you look carefully, you can catch an occasional glimpse of the audio cutoff cable that runs from Taubman's left hand (which he keeps at his side) to the Electronde cabinet. The volume for this device is controlled by a pedal placed under Taubman's right foot. The pad under his left foot is there only for balance so that one leg is not higher than the other.

According to the 1939 CYCLOPEDIA OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANS (which was edited by, among others, Nicolas Slonimsky, a personal friend of Lev Termen, the inventor of the theremin), the absence of "attack" on the "space control" instruments was considered a serious limitation by many musicians of the 1930's. While a fast "dipping" motion of the volume hand of a thereminist can create the impression of attack, it is not instantaneous and cannot produce the true staccato of Taubman's ELECTRONDE.

You will notice that Taubman has placed his Electronde on top of his speaker, and turned the speaker so that it points to Taubman's right. This way, when he plays, his audience sees him only in profile and his left hand (which controls his audio cutoff switch) is hidden on the upstage side."

Coop and the Buchla 227

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"Cooper cautiously inspecting the wiring."

Below: "Buchla 227 progress photo"

"Front panel. I did get a little crazy making sure each nut was aligned symmetrically again."

NIKE MUSIC SHOE

YouTube via nikefreemusicshoe — April 14, 2010 — "これは、東京某所で行われた、秘密のライブパフォーマンスです。フレキシビリティあふれるランニングシューズ　NIKE FREE RUN+をHIFANAが演奏しています。
http://nikerunning.nike.com/nikeos/p/...
* 映像の中で実際に演奏に使用されているNIKE FREE RUN+は特別に制作されたものです。販売している実際の商品では、曲げても音はでません。

This is a secret live performance that was held in Tokyo.
Hifana is playing music with Nikes flexible running shoes, Nike Free Run+.
http://nikerunning.nike.com/nikeos/p/...
*The NIKE FREE RUN+ is absolutely a running shoe.
Shoes sold at retail will NOT make music when bent or twisted."

::vtol:: buttonboard + corvax

::vtol:: buttonboard + corvax from ::vtol:: on Vimeo.

buttonboard - http://samoletuvvp.narod.ru/vto/diy/button.html

corvax - http://samoletuvvp.narod.ru/vto/diy/corvax.html

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KORG monotron × KAOSSILATOR PRO（まるわかりムービー番外編）

YouTube via KORGINC — April 16, 2010 — "好評の「KORG KAOSSILATOR PRO まるわかりムービー」の番外編。今回は、発売が間近に迫るアナログ・リボン・シンセサイザー monotronも登場！その強力なフィルターなどを用いて二台でセッションします！"

MFOS Ultimate + Expander - Overview

YouTube via Thalassa77 — April 16, 2010 — "http://www.facebook.com/switchedonsyn...
http://switchedonsynthesizer.blogspot...

This is part of a personal project that I've been working over last few weeks.The MFOS Ultimate is a DIY project. It's a semi-modular analog synthesizer with 3 VCOs, 2LFOS , one AR envelope , one VCA , Sample and Hold and one Low Pass filter ( 12db/oct ) and more...

The synth has a pre-wired signal and audio path but also has a lot of patch points that allow the user to create very complex sounds.

To expand de synth , MFOS has designed the Ultimate Expander, that adds new features not presented on the Ultimate synth : * ADSR envelope * Multimode filter with Low pass, Band Pass and High Pass response * Ring Modulator * CV interter * Envelope Follower * 4 channel mixer * Another VCA

This video shows only the main characteristics of this powerful synth, I will make more videos showing more complex and interesting sounds.

More info about this project here :

Ultimate

http://musicfromouterspace.com/analog...

Expander

http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/an..."

O-GAWA for iPad -The Future Beat Machine- DEMO

YouTube via yudoinc — April 16, 2010 — "O-Gawa (Ou-Gawa) is Yudo inc.'s first iPad musical application and fully makes use of the screen.

●What is O-Gawa?
It consists on touching objects synchronized with rhythm loops. Loops play back can also be designated.
The manipulation is really simple and is the best suited for real time performance.
You can also enjoy the visual effects made by the synchronized lines and shapes drawn with your finger on the top of the screen.
This "rhythm machine" using the iPad's environment has evolved into the best performance tool.
It is really helpful to make tracks using electronic and techno sounds."

iPads on Ebay

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