CP 1919

CP 1919 from strange agency on Vimeo.

"A fluid simulation drives a stack of detuned oscillators, brings pleasure to initiated and otherwise, facilitates the making of musick. New synth coming ASAP from The Strange Agency to your local App Store."

The Strange Agency LLC - iTunes link - They brought us the Curtis Granular Synthesizer amongst other apps.
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Arturia Moog Modular V Sounds - Mushroom Moog

YouTube via KidNepro | Mar 1, 2011 |

"Kid Nepro Arturia Moog Modular V Collection. A cool mix of 100 new virtual analog patches that will spice up your Arturia Moog Modular V.

More info at: www.kidnepro.com"

Fun trivia: I remember Kid Nepro from the back pages of Keyboard Magazine before the Internet as we know existed. If you go to their site you will see they've been around since 1984.

monome arc orders begin friday

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Hollow Sun Hohner Organa and Oscillosine Product Pages Now Live

The product page for Oscillosine, first posted here, is now live. You'll find an additional sample and more info. Regarding the image immediately to the left: "The samples for Oscillosine are taken from a vintage tube Hewlett Packard sine wave test oscillator estimated to date back to the 50s or 60s, maybe earlier."

On Organa:
"Little is known about the Hohner Organa other than it was an electric reed organ from the 50s/early 60s with a fan that blew air through reeds that were opened and closed with the keys. In many ways, it's like an electric harmonium where a motor rather than manually pumped pedals pushes the air around.

It has a distinctive sound which is harmonically rich and somewhat 'wheezy'. It certainly has 'character'. It is only capable of a few basic tones but Hollow Sun's 'Organa' takes this a stage further by making them available simultaneously and mixable using drawbars which allow a far greater range of sounds to be created than the original is capable of. The phase innacuracies of the layers add to the overall richness of the sound when the various 'ranks' are combined."

Organa is available on the Hollow Sun website here.

via Atomic Shadow

Oskar Sala - Mixtur-Trautonium Videos

Unfortunately no embedding on these so you'll have to watch them on YouTube:

Oskar Sala spielt auf seinem Mixtur-Trautonium
Oskar Sala - Mixtur-Trautonium - Klang und Verwendung
Oskar Sala - Portrait 1993

These in via rustyanalog. See the Trautonium and Oskar Sala labels at the bottom of this post for more.




Update via elgauchoandres in the comments:
"love all those old videos from the Trautonist Youtube channel
featuring Oskar Sala.

I think the oldest video on Youtube featuring Oskar Sala is:"

Electrische piano: Trautonium (1941)

YouTube via BeeldenGeluid | Oct 16, 2010 |

"In Den Haag wordt door Oskar Sala een demonstratie gegeven van de klanken van een nieuw elektronisch muziekinstrument, de Trautonium. De speeltafel van dit instrument is vergelijkbaar met die van een pijporgel. Het heeft twee 'manualen' die met de vingers worden bespeeld. De normale configuratie van zwarte en witte toetsen ontbreekt echter. De Duitser Zaun geeft een toelichting. Sala speelt op het instrument een stukje muziek en wordt daarbij begeleid door een pianist.
Deze video of jouw TV-favoriet op DVD bestellen?
Ga naar: http://www.beeldengeluid.nl/tvfavoriet"

Googlish:
"In The Hague by Oskar Sala, a demonstration of the sounds of a new electronic musical instrument, Trautonium. The console of this instrument is similar to that of a pipe organ. It has two 'manuals' that the fingers are played. The normal configuration of black and white keys missing. The German Zaun explains. Sala plays the instrument a piece of music and is being accompanied by a pianist.
This video or your favorite TV on DVD order?
Jump to: http://www.beeldengeluid.nl/tvfavoriet"

NEW APPS AND ADDED FEATURES KEEP LINE 6 MIDI MOBILIZER AHEAD OF THE CURVE

"— New software development kit helps over 90 developers produce a wide variety of apps for MIDI Mobilizer™, the only MIDI interface for all Apple® iOS devices—

CALABASAS, Calif.—February 18, 2011—Line 6, Inc. (line6.com), the industry leader in digital modeling technology for music-creation products, has added new features and an updated SDK (software development kit) enabling key new features for the growing MIDI Mobilizer™ third party app developer community. MIDI Mobilizer is the only MIDI interface that can turn all models of iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod touch® into complete music production studios with the help of a parade of exciting third party software applications continually debuting on the App StoreSM.

“The SDK and firmware updates have inspired more than 90 software developers worldwide whose inventive apps are really demonstrating the full potential of MIDI Mobilizer,” remarked Chris Grigg, mobile products manager at Line 6. “Musicians of all kinds are now taking advantage of its enormous creative and practical uses.”

The SDK supports MIDI System Real Time messages such as MIDI Clock, which allows an app to sync to an external hardware drum machine or a sequencer running on a computer -- or vice versa, the drumbox or sequencer can sync to the app.

Available apps include MIDI control surfaces, synths, sequencers and complete music production software as well as DMX lighting control software and more. Recent additions include NLogSynth Pro with 126 synth sounds, StepPolyArp which is a step MIDI arpeggiator, NanoStudio which is a virtual recording studio and many more. All of these apps are available today on the App Store with more arriving all the time.

MIDI Mobilizer remains the best way for working musicians to leave the computer at home. It's powered by the iPod touch, iPhone or iPad, so no bulky "wall wart" power supply is needed. Great apps allow users to manage all sounds, sequences and other MIDI data right on the iPod touch, iPhone or iPad.

In addition to being first to the market and easiest to use, MIDI Mobilizer also has the distinction of being the least expensive. Consumers will be able to find the $99.99 suggested retail unit hitting the streets and web for around $69.99*.

For more information and complete spec listings, please visit http://line6.com/midimobilizer/

MIDI Mobilizer - $99.99 MSRP

* Estimated street price as of Feb. 16, 2011

Apple, iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc, registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.

Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

About Line 6, Inc.

Based in Calabasas, California, Line 6 is a leading manufacturer of guitars, amplifiers, effects, effect processors, and recording interfaces. Line 6 is world renowned for its studio- and stage-standard gear featuring its patented amp and effect modeling and digital wireless technologies. Line 6 invented digital guitar amp modeling technology in 1996, and is currently the #1 maker of guitar amplifiers. Its award-winning products are used by musicians worldwide and have been featured on countless platinum and Grammy® award-winning titles. Line 6 is distributed in over 60 countries, with operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and Japan. For more information, visit www.line6.com."

Open Labs MiKo Synthesizer / Keyboard

via this auction

"500GB harddrive. Dressed in an all-new Arctic White Chassis color scheme, the Timbaland Special Edition MiKo will stand out in any crowd.

The Timbaland Special Edition MiKo features E-MU™'s new Proteus™ X2 Streaming Sound Module V2.5 with over 7,000 instruments, including the new Ensoniq™ Urban Legends™ Sound Library that contains the sounds from Ensoniq's ASR™/EPS™/MR™/ASR-X™/ZR™ instruments.

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About Fairlight CMI Legacy II+

YouTube via bitleyTM | Mar 1, 2011 |

"Just a short reminder to let you know. The refill is not just about old, 8 bit sampler sounds. It's a very comprehensive 2011 refill filled with new sounds. It's got old sounds too but most of the patches are fresh, new, excellent sounds not available anywhere else. Old instruments have been used to build new sonic atmospheres. The 2 400 patches in the refill makes it a tough match for Omnisphere and this is 'just' a refill for Reason 4, Record and Reason 5."

Theremin(Android APP) and IDEOS and Stylus

YouTube via perfumepod | Mar 1, 2011 |

"It is an application of the theremin. It played with IDEOS (small, smart phone) and the stylus pen.

It is simple oppositely and it is interesting there though cheap software there.

The stylus pen is very good for the performance that uses a small, smart phone."

Squidfanny - ALIEN DRUM MACHINE HR-16 (Final Vid Feb 2011)

YouTubeVia squidfanny | Mar 1, 2011 |

"Beloved Alien HR-16 Glitch Machine.
Instant Chemical Electro and Busted Beats.

Sadly I need some cash so she's getting passed on..........

Too many Mods to list, check out the ebay auction for all the details.

Also Check out Response vid to see the bolt-bay in action."

Update: the new video above. The following was posted earlier with the older video now moved below. Instead of having two posts I opted for consolidation into one new post.

via this auction
"High Resolution 16 Bit Digital Drum Machine with Assignable Outputs and MIDI. Circuit Bent with powerful Modifications and Stunning Sounds... This machine can be used 'As Stock' and functions perfectly as such...

The Mods are -
Pitch / Tempo Modulation - Thanks to new 'Precision Oscillator' Circuit. Excellent Sonic Modulation Features in the form of 2 x Silver PITCH/TEMPO Knobs on the Side of the Machine. Small Knob is Fine tune, Large knob is for DJ Effects and Bit-Stretched Digital Noise. A metal Toggle Switch is used to Dis-engage the Pitch Knobs for use with MIDI functions, and a RED and GREEN LED Light indicate Status.
* 24 x Powerful Glitch Mods - Controlled by 3 x Black/Silver Rotary Knobs and Activated by 3 x (on/off/on) Toggle Switches. A bank of LED Lights indicate which Mods are active and the Glitch Activity within the machine. All manner of Amazing Sounds to be found and played by Flicking Switches and Turning Knobs.......
* 5 x Big Round Black 'Arcade machine' style buttons - Provide momantary Glitch for Minimal and Expressive Glitching.
* Big Red Button Provides Decimated Digital Distortion for Hard-As-Nails Damage Beats.
* Syncopated Bleeps and Squarewave Synth Tones ranging from Ultra Pure Sub Bass to Barely Audiable Birdsong. Modulation is Provided by a 9 x Position Rotary Knob on the Right side of the Machine, and an On/Off/On Toggle Switch to Activate for a total of 18 x Settings.
* Comprehensive and Cool Looking Metal BOLT-BAY (Patch-Bay) with 25 x Points. Allows Access to 1000's of weird and worderful Glitch sounds, Bit-busted Beats and General Havok.... Use Included Patch Leads (or any metal object) to connect the bolts together. Bolt-Bay can be used to interface the HR-16's Digital Circuitry with other suitable Squidfanny gear such as THIS or THIS........
* Flashing Lights-O-Plenty with 41 x Old School GREEN & RED LED Lights and Cool Pulsing Light Array.
* Glitch Switches each have a Bi-Colour LED light to indicate On/Off Status.
* Rotary Switches each have 4 x Red & Green LED lights which indicate their position and allow operation in the dark.
* Pulsing Light array advances each time a drum is played.""

Previous video:

Squidfanny - ALIEN DRUM MACHINE - Alesis HR-16

YouTube via squidfanny | Mar 18, 2009 |

"46 PCM Scrambling mods, housed on 4 toggles, 4 nice rotary switches and 6 big round push buttons.....

Precision oscillator (from www.getlofi.com) allows massive pitch sweeps and fabulous digital audio sickness. Big knob for the sweeps, little knob next to it sets the maximum pitch.......

26 x BOLTBAY, allows access to all the safe sounds (this machine does NOT crash). Also useful for cross-modulating other 'bent gear (see my other HR-16 vid - cross-modulating a casio sk-5).

Oh yea - also 41 GREEN and RED LED's, which flash in time with the drum beat, and indicate which bends are active..... Flashing light circuit can also be used for external sequencing of other 'triggered' gear."