MATRIXSYNTH

Hybrid Hacked Vocaid Incantor

YouTube via RothMobot | September 10, 2010

"A rare hybrid device by both Tommy Stephenson and Patrick McCarthy. They don't usually collaborate on the circuitry of their various devices. Both artists inserted custom circuitry and Tommy painted the exterior."

Modular synth with vintage drum machine brain

YouTube via bubagoo | September 10, 2010

"This is a few pieces of modular synth gear all hooked together. All analog circuitry. The star of this video is the drum brain chip. I just found an awesome old chip used in 1970s era home organs that adds drum beats like ROCK and BOSSA NOVA. It's called the LM8972. I wired it up and used the different rhythm outputs to trigger drum sounds and various envelopes.
For more info go to casperelectronics.com"

Minimoog Voyager XL Product Page is Live

"Designed in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Minimoog, the Minimoog Voyager XL is a sonic powerhouse that pays homage to important milestones in the Moog synthesizer legacy. It starts with the heart of a Minimoog Model D. Fat oscillators and warm Moog filters give it that unmistakable Moog sound and the rugged construction and intuitive user interface design immediately tells you that you’re playing a high-quality musical instrument.

From the current Voyager lineage, the XL inherits a 100% analog signal path with stable oscillators, patch storage, touch surface, pot mapping and extensive MIDI control functionality. To all this, add a ribbon controller and 61 note keyboard and you have a monster analog monosynth built on a 40 year legacy of sonic exploration."

Official product page

Thanks goes to UniQue Werkx for the tip!

Update: Official Press Release:

"Modern Design, Modular Flexibility and the Heart of a Minimoog
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Minimoog with the Minimoog Voyager XL

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (September, 2010) – Designed in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Minimoog, the Minimoog Voyager XL is a sonic powerhouse that pays homage to important milestones in the Moog synthesizer legacy. It starts with the heart of a Minimoog Model D. Fat oscillators and warm Moog filters give it that unmistakable Moog sound and the rugged construction and intuitive user interface design immediately tells you that you’re playing a high-quality musical instrument.

From the current Voyager lineage, the XL inherits a 100% analog signal path with stable oscillators, patch storage, touch surface, pot mapping and extensive MIDI control functionality.

To all this, add a ribbon controller and 61 note keyboard and you have a monster analog monosynth built on a 40 year legacy of sonic exploration.

“To celebrate the 40th anniversary of a ground-breaking product like the Minimoog Model D, we knew we had to design something special” said Mike Adams, President of Moog Music. “The XL draws from the Model D and the entire history of our company to create an outstanding new instrument tailored for production, performance and sound design.”

Incorporating virtually all of the sound resources and functions of the original Minimoog Model D and Voyager, The Minimoog Voyager XL features extensive front-panel patchability that harkens back to the original ground-breaking Moog modular synthesizers. A host of features previously found only on massive modular synthesizers combined with state-of-the-art analog technology make it a sound design and control dream machine. Highlights include:

61-Note Velocity Sensitive Keyboard with After-Pressure
Ribbon Controller with Pitch and Gate CV Outputs
Touch Surface Controller with X, Y, A and Gate Outputs
External Audio Input
Effects Loop Insert
2 Active Attenuators
4-Input CV Mixer
Lag Processor
Additional MIDI-Syncable LFO
3 Four-Way Mults
20 Control Voltage Outputs
3 Gate Outputs
10 Control Voltage Inputs
4 Gate Inputs
2 Modulation Busses
Solid Oak Cabinet
Tilting Control Panel

Priced at $4995, the Minimoog Voyager XL will ship in the 4th quarter of 2010.

Visit moogmusic.com for more information.

About Moog Music: Moog Music and its customers carry on the legacy of Bob Moog, the inventor of the synthesizer. Moog designs and manufactures electronic musical instruments, including Little Phatty® and Minimoog® Voyager® synthesizers, Moogerfooger® effects modules, Etherwave® theremins, Taurus Bass Pedals and The Moog Guitar. Founded by Bob Moog, Moog Music designs and manufactures its products in Asheville, N.C."

Update: Novamusik has a special deal going on. Link for more info here.

Novamusik.com - Yamaha Motif XF!

YouTube via Novamusik | September 10, 2010
http://novamusik.com/

JH Pre-Orders for Trapezoid VCA PCBs Now Open

via JH

"Trapezoid VCA PCBs will be available about October 2010.
Taking pre-orders now.

(See http://www.jhaible.de/trapezoid/trapezoid.html for details about the project.)

Pricing is EUR 27.00 per board

plus a single EUR 6.00 shipping flat charge for worldwide shipping,

regardless how many boards you are ordering and where you live.

It does *not* include any customs fees or tax that you may (or may not) have

to pay in your county.

What you get is a double-sided printed circuit board with component overlay,

approx. size 160mm x 100mmm.

You have to buy the electronic components for this, and build the device,

yourself. (Check the above website regularly for updates and building hints,

bill of matrials etc.)

If you want to place an order, please send me an email

and use the FOLLOWING FORM (fill in your data instead of [],

for instance: "2 Boards" instead of "[quantity] Boards")

===== Start of Email Order Form ===============

Email Subject line: Trapezoid: [quantity] boards

Email text:

I'm ordering [quantity] pieces of the Trapezoid PCB

for EUR 27.00 per board + EUR 6.00 single shipping flat charge for any

number of boards.

I'm aware that I may have to pay additional amounts of customs and tax in my

country.

I'm also aware that I'm only buying blank PCBs that may help me building an

electonic module - I'm *not* buying a diy kit, not a "project" - just pieces

of FR4 with copper traces.

I know how to build electronic circuits and I am trained in electrical safety matters.

The seller of these PCBs will not be held responsible for any damage that results

from these PCBs, directly or indirectly.

My shipping adress is

[Your Name, your street, number, city, ZIP code, country, in exactly the form

that is generally used in your country, so I just copy and paste it for shipping your package]

My paypal adress is [your paypal adress].

I===== End of Email Order Form =========

Looking forward to hear fom you Smile

JH."

HellsBellsounds - When you fall

YouTube via Bellringerbeats | May 05, 2010
The audio is a bit low to start on this one but gets better.
"This is one of my songs that I adapted for live performance with my ipod. In this performance I am triggering the vocals using buttons within the OSCemote ipod app, then using the XYZ axis of the ipod to control reverb, delay and a filter on the frozen reverb. I am utilising OpenSoundControl data streaming technology to send the data from the ipod's accelerometer to my custom built PD patch.
All of the music is my own original music."
http://www.youtube.com/user/Bellringerbeats
http://audioadventurer.blogspot.com/