Homemade Bass Synthesizer

YouTube via organfairy — May 07, 2010 — "This time I am building a small one-octave bass synthesizer in a box that I felt was suited for purpose.

The music is played on the Roland JX-8P synthesizer, Yamaha HE-8 and Technics SX-C600 organs, and Korg Rhythm 55 drum machine."

London Modular Meeting April 24th 2010

YouTube via Fitvideo — April 28, 2010 — "A group of like minded people gathered at Kingston College London to wiggle."



Fitvideo — April 28, 2010 — Mark Parsons' Modular

Blacet Mini Wave "board level" kits in stock

"For very experienced assemblers to customize to DIY or non Frac formats.

Less front panel, jacks, pots, knobs. One version has the pots and knobs.
All other parts, Manual included.

http://www.blacet.com/store2.html"

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flickr by Easy Skywalker

"I don't like shirts with stuff on it, but I might need this one..."

f*** ART LETS PLAY WITH SYNTHESIZERS T.

EDP WASP

audioscan MILANO Update

Post updated with better quality video here.

electro-music 2010 conference and music festival

via Greg Waltzer on Facebook

"3 mind-bending days of concerts, seminars, workshops, jam sessions and demonstrations, plus laptop battle and swap meet.
http://event.electro-music.com/

Musicians, video artists, and presenters can apply to participate in electro-music 2010 by going to the web site:
http://event.electro-music.com/HowToParticipate.php

Applications are due by May 31."

Trivia: that keytar would be a Syntar originally produced by George Mattson's Performance Music Systems in 1978. It was the first keytar. George of course is the man behind Mattson Mini Modular. See the Syntar label below for more.

206 - Two Juno-106s in Custom Case

flickr by alanmdicker

via Kerry

Update via Alan: "I had bought the second Juno for parts to fix the first but on closer inspection the second Juno was actually in better condition that the first. I had tried linking them up with midi as the Juno outputs sysex messages for all its parameters so you can control one from another and then I thought why not stick them together and have one awesome synth rather than one and a bit broken ones.
got the wood for the base from the local hardware store and placed all the PCBs inside and mounted them as they are mounted in the original only one behind the other. fix a foil grounding sheet to the wood also and then joined the digital earths from both machines together over the CPU board where I also hardwired the midi out to in from the master unit to the slave unit and looped back again for midi dumps from both machine I have diodes in that circuit so theres no data loops or messages going the wrong way thats then weird two one midi board on the rear on the new case in out through. I had to hardwire a couple of the mod wheel parameters over the two module boards and I also moved the tune pots from the rear to sit up on top along with a volume knob for the slave unit. so I can detune the two synths. the slave units chorus on the audio board has been deactivated and the dry mono signal now runs through the same audio board ans the master sharing the same chorus. I though two lots of chorus would sound far to messy. You can control the slave unit from the master units font panel together or program the slave unit separately. Or control just the master units controls by selecting from the three different program modes on the rear switch. each unit can still have its own midi channel and so can be used as a bi timbrel synth or a fatter twin osc machine on the same midi channel. You can load programs from the master to the slave unit but not back the other way but the tape input and outputs can load to your selected devices from the same jacks as all rear jacks are wired over each other from the two audio boards. The twin power supply share the same power switch and what else.... Oh yeah it sounds massive ;o) I like to create complementary patches for front and back for example I have one kick sound on the front and a bass patch on the slave units and for another I have the filter set up the same way only inverse on the Slave unit to make a vocal sounding patch.. Here is a recording I made a while back of it. Still a few tweaks need doing never finished and I intend to make a better looking case for it one day. Thanks for the interest guys. Not sequential but still very nice. Alan"

Update: video here.

Voice of Saturn Sequencing Moog Realistic MG-1

YouTube via defzeppardica — May 05, 2010 — "My curiousinventor.com sequencer sequencing the MG-1 and just running through the sounds. This is not any form of musical expressionism, just showing how the equipment works."

From Oct '09:

Voice Of Saturn Synthesizer and Sequencer

defzeppardica — October 14, 2009 — "Here is a quick demo of the VoS Synthesizer and Sequencer. Along with the two modules, I am using a Boss DD-6 and a Ross Flanger going into my Fender Champion 600. I purchased the kits from curiousinventor.com"

Synth & Sushi

via Keith. The good part is about a minute in. This is a Japanese ad for suchi delivery. If anyone knows Japanese, feel free to give a synopsis.

銀のさらＣＭ　会議

YouTube via 9raysca1e — April 29, 2010 — 宅配寿司の銀のさらの新ＣＭです。
Googlish: "The new CM is further silver sushi delivery."
Teisco Synthesizer - 100f

Generatiive Algorithmic System - Berklee Spring '10

YouTube via shechter80 — April 29, 2010 — "My Generative Algorithmic System.

Build in MaxMSP originally as a standalone. Later it wa re-done for Max 4 Live.
This is a short 4 min video showcasing the software. There are many
features that aren't discussed, or even shown.

It uses probability tables and calculates the "likelihood" of things happening.
There is a drum sequencer, and a melody/pitch sequencer.

This is part of the Electronic Production and Design major @ Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA

(Adam Shechter)"