MATRIXSYNTH

PPG Waveterm LowPass Simmulation

YouTube via intercorni — April 17, 2010 — PPG Waveterm A LowPass Simmulation

ItsFullOfStars2.mov

YouTube via richardbates1 — April 16, 2010 — "Music composition created using Access virus C"

DIGITAL DELAY by S-CAT

YouTube via PHONICPOTION — April 17, 2010 — CIRCUIT BENT WITH 3 MODIFICATIONS
S-CAT on Ebay

ANALOGUE DELAY by S-CAT

PHONICPOTION — April 17, 2010 — CIRCUIT BENT WITH 5 MODIFICATIONS

A quick jam on the Roland TB-303, TR-606, TR-808 and TR-909

YouTube via phono1337 — April 17, 2010 — more info at http://www.dinsync.info

keybdwizrd - Korg M3 Combi Demo #2

YouTube via keybdwizrd — April 17, 2010 —

"Some fun combi patches from the Korg M3 workstation synthesizer. Additional sounds from Virus Polar TI synthesizer. NOTE: The lights on the M3 don't flash - they only appear to do so in the video."

keybdwizrd - Access Virus TI Demo #8 (patch duets)

YouTube via keybdwizrd — June 02, 2007 —

"Playing duets using only patches from the Virus TI Polar synth; most patches from extra sound sets available via download from the Access site."

Quartz Composer, AudioCubes and OSC

YouTube via Percussa — August 18, 2008 — "A short demo of Apple Quartz Composer, graphics software, sending colour information to Percussa AudioCubes over Open Sound Control (OSC).

To send the Open Sound Control messages to the cubes, we built a patch in Max/MSP using the AudioCubes configuration panel which is open source and included in all software releases.

More info is available from our blog at http://blog.percussa.com/ and the Percussa website at http://www.percussa.com/"

Buchla Beat III

YouTube via boobtube356 — April 16, 2010 — "Similar patch to the others. Bass line is using the 266e to S&H the 250e."

Therevox

spotted on craiglist by Shawn J. Note the logo placement on this one is different. See the Therevox label at the bottom of this post.

"Do You Want the REAL "Good Vibrations" Instrument?

NOW YOU CAN HAVE AN EXTREMELY RARE ELECTRO-THEREMIN!
Easier to Play Than a Theremin--------Sounds Identical to a Theremin--------More Features.

Theremins produce an amazing tone, something between a human voice and a violin. They are played by waving your hands in the air near them. Because they have no strings, no keys, no keyboard, no valves, no fretboard, etc., theremins are considered one of the most difficult instruments to play. As a result, it is usually relegated to making science fiction swoops and sweep nosies. The Electro-Theremin, often called the Tannerin, is an electronic musical instrument developed by trombonist Paul Tanner and amateur inventor Bob Whitsell in the late 1950s to produce a sound that mimics the theremin. Tanner appreciated the theremin's sound, but wanted greater control of pitch and attack. The Electro-Theremin uses mechanical controls, a long slide bar for the pitch and a knob to adjust volume. The result was an instrument that sounded just like a theremin but, for the first time, was easy to play.

Perhaps the most famous piece of music using an electro-theremin was the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations." Most people think a theremin was used, but actually it was Tanner playing his custom instrument. He also played it on the theme for the 1960s TV series, "My Favorite Martian."

No big company has ever made an electro-theremin.
A few have been hand made, including this one by Mike Beauchamp.
He is no longer making them and only made about 20 of them total.
He called his design the "Therevox."

The original electro-theremin only used a sine wave for the output. This Therevox uses either the traditional sine wave or a tonally richer triangle wave. It also has the ability to adjust the "slope" of the waveform, giving you the ability to modify the sound even more, thus making this the most advanced electro-theremin ever built.It has a standard audio out on the back, and on the top it has something no other electro-theremin has ever had, a CV out, making this a powerful controller for analog synthesizer modules.

As you can see in the photo, attached to the bar is a white puck. This puck slides along the bar and an indicator points to a printed keyboard. By sliding the pointer along the bar you can hit precise notes every time. There are dials on the top for coarse and fine tuning so you can quickly adjust this to any key or pitch range.

Only used in the studio. Was used by the band RiceRokit for their version of "Bela Lugosi's Dead."

Dimensions:
Width: 27.5 inches
Depth: 11 inches
Height: 3 inches
This unit is the size of a small keyboard. Very light weight.

Comes with a custom fit, padded carry bag and power supply."