Synthesizer and Drum Trigger Jam LIVE at ANTJE ØKLESUND Berlin

YouTube via batzberlin — June 19, 2010 — "I try to play at least one improvised song on every show. That was an awesome synth jam now called "Low Flight" on my final Antje Øklesund solo concert (there were three of them in April 2010) in Berlin Friedrichshain. It won't be on the upcoming album, but if you like it, you can become a friend on facebook and I can keep you updated! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sebasti...
Recorded Live by Antje Öklesund / Till Kreische / Echoschall
Gear: Clavia Nord Modular G2, Nord Lead 2X, Korg Kaoss Pad Mini, Drums!"

close up der Woche #25/10 -PPG-300 Modularsystem

via Aliens Project where you'll find links to more.

Apollo Studio

Synth.nl's Apollo Studio

doepfern....

YouTube via elektronischesschaf — June 19, 2010 —
Anyone ID the device with the Orange switches?

Update via elektronischesschaf:
"it is a rythem part of an old wersi or farsifa organ.... here's an close up "

ROLAND JAM 1/3

YouTube via PHONICPOTION — June 19, 2010 — SH-101/MC-202/TB-303/TR-606/TR-707/TR-909

ROLAND JAM 2/3


ROLAND JAM 3/3


S-CAT on Ebay

Mellotronics M3000 HD - Chord Programming

YouTube via OmenieSoftware — June 19, 2010 — "A short guide, excerpted from our '3 minute guide', showing how chords are erased and programmed, and how a chordbank can be renamed."

Akai SynthStation Now Available - Based on MINIAK

"Transform your iPhone into a music production studio.

SynthStation transforms iPhone or iPod touch into a portable music production studio for mobile music creation. SynthStation gives you three powerful synthesizers for creating and modifying sonic textures used for melodies, chords, and bass lines. Built around Akai Professional’s history in synthesis and drawing on the newest MINIAK synth, SynthStation sounds great and offers wide-ranging sonic flexibility with its virtual analog synthesis.

From the moment you start SynthStation, you'll know your way around. It is jam-packed with tools to help you create music with the convenience of your touch screen and each section works the way you work. With SynthStation, you can create and save sequences and complete songs. The app contains three different three-oscillator synths and a range of drum kits you can sequence and mix right in the SynthStation. For creating melodic and accompaniment parts, the SynthStation contains an arpeggiator with preset patterns, built-in effects and filters, and an XY touch control interface for expressive control of key parameters.

PERFORM
Play with keys, XY and arpeggiator controls. This is perfect place to make magic happen because it gives you access to all the common controls you’ll need in a performance or creation setting.

SYNTH
Complete synthesis controls from oscillators to LFOs, envelopes, and more. You can control a wide range of filters to dial in exactly the sound you need. Choose from Sine, Triangle, Square or Sawtooth on your VCO and start creating your own signature sounds from scratch. Filter Cutoff and Resonance are just two taps away.

DRUMS
In addition to SynthStation's three synthesizers, we've included drum kits and a visual representation of the most iconic beat making tool in the world - MPC pads. Just pick your kit and start tapping beats anywhere, anytime. Includes:
Drum Kit – select the drum kit and play it with onscreen pads.
Drum Edit – tune, mix, and customize your drums.

SEQUENCER
Keyboard grid – see your keyboard sequencing and edit notes easily.
Drum grid – build and modify drum tracks with a visible sequencer grid.

SONG/SEQUENCE
Select and save your Song/Sequence projects. You can recall your Songs and work on them later, and even export them for further editing in your desktop audio applications.

CONTROL
XY – two axes of control for hands-on, real-time control. Just like a joystick, the XY controller can snap back to the zero point.
Tempo – control tempo and even tap in the tempo you want.

MIXER
The Mixer in SynthStation includes touch-controlled faders for each of the three synthesizers and the drum section as well as FX send for each.
Mixer – mix all the levels of the parts and effects. Just like a hardware mixer, there are faders, mutes, and effect routing.
Effects – select and control FX type and parameters.

SynthStation Studio enables you to create and produce music anywhere on your iPhone or iPod touch. Embrace the future."


iPads on Ebay

Keytar Platypus

Nuff said.

Via tenso Graphics

Ujino's Love Arm

The keytar to end all keytars?
"In the hands of a batter, the baseball bat assumes the status of a tool for winning games, for homeruns. Unlike the game of cricket in England, the baseball bat is held high and aloft, the maximum position for exerting maximum energy with a swing action. It has thus also been adopted as a weapon by gangsters and street gangs throughout the twentieth century in America.
Like the bat, the guitar also symbolises other forms of violence. One of the 'fathers' of electric guitars in America is Fender Company. Its guitars were played by guitar heroes such as Jimi Hendirx and bands such as The Who (who were British) in the 1960s also began to destroy their guitars and instruments on stage as part of their performance, often swinging them around their heads like baseball bats.

Both of these tools are iconic American inventions, symbols of the dominance of American popular culture in the modern age. They have entered the popular Japanese culture too, almost to the point where they have lost their American-ness. Baseball in particular enjoys a popularity in Japan only second to America, and the Major League is often referred to my commentators and players with envy as the pinnacle of their destinies.

Love Arm 4 is a simple wooden baseball bat that has been adapted to become a cross-over guitar feedback tool. Over a wooden bat, Ujino Muneteru has attached a black metal frame which contains pick-ups and electrics. When plugged in and swung in different directions, the bat becomes a feedback machine. Ujino performs this Love Arm with Gorgerous. On stage, surrounded by a cacophany of noise, Ujino swings the bat around in a simultaneous homage to the bat and the guitar and its various images of violence."

via the-rotators.com where you'll find more info and other creative works.

A look at Filter Research 2 part 1

YouTube via resonantfilterblog — June 18, 2010 — "Lewis.72 from Resonant Filter Blog checks out his own patches from Nucleus SoundLab's new effects refill for Reason, Filter Research 2. Available from www.nucleus-soundlab.com or the Props shop for 59.00 USD."