VINTAGE CLAVIA NORD RACK 1 VIRTUAL ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

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Incredible rare STRAMP PPG "SYNCHANGER" Synthesizer

via this auction

"This must be one of the rarest synths made "in series"

STRAMP "SYNCHANGER" designed by nobody else than Wolfgang Palm of PPG.

Originally a guitar synth, cv / gate modification is sure possible.

This is a really wild sounding synth, with a filter reminding me of the great PPG 1020.
deutsch electro wire sound

even for filtering your drums sounds or whatever, this is something really special that
(almost) nobody else has

there are some sound examples on a page but the SYNCHANGER can do a LOT more

and the best news is yet to come: THIS SYNCHANGER is absolutely NEW OLD STOCK from an older music shop. UNUSED. With original papers and original price plate: 1750 DM (old german currency but price in EURO would now be aequivalent)

Brought in a time capsule from the early 80's straight to be listed here.."

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Aliens Project Toy of the Month #85 - Micromoog

Samples at Aliens Project

Symphonix Evolution - Piano Roll

YouTube Uploaded by donf314 on Mar 31, 2011

"Symphonix Evolution is the exciting iPad app for composing, recording and playing MIDI music. This video shows how to use the new Piano Roll function added in version 1.65. Check it out at http://www.vinclaro.com.au/ios/symphonix/symphonix.htm or our blog at http://vinclaro.blogspot.com - Available on the App Store.'

Symphonix Evolution - Vinclaro
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Symphonix Evolution - iPad Sequencing and Notating


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BeatMakerTV - Prophet 64 Running on C64 Demo iPad iPhone App

YouTube Uploaded by BeatMakerTV on Apr 1, 2011

"Disclaimer: To all the Prophet 64 / C64 Messiah heads. I'm just learning the controls. Be easy. :)

This is just a Demo showing that all of the functions work. Its very useable to create some sounds. Decent sound output for sampling. No lag with the controls. Once I master the Sequencer and memorize the Keyboard functions i'll do a better vid.

I should be posting a How-to in a few days @ beatmakertv.blogspot.com"

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Kronos Music Workstation - SGX-1 Premium Piano - In The Studio with Korg

YouTube Uploaded by KorgUSAVideos on Apr 1, 2011

"A detailed walkthrough of the SGX-1 Premium Piano engine in Korg's Kronos Music Workstation. SGX-1, one of the nine synthesis engines within Kronos, uses large sample libraries to accurately recreate German and Japanese electric pianos."

SynthTronica for iPad

SynthTronica - unique multitouch music from Leisuresonic on Vimeo.

"The surface of your cherished tablet becomes a sensual and expressive musical instrument. This may be just the way to show iPad how much you care."

SynthTronica - Leisuresonic
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"SynthTronica is available now for an insanely low introductory price.

SynthTronica is the unique and revolutionary synthesizer for iPad. SynthTronica takes full advantage of iPad's multitouch capabilities and delivers a powerful, clever and flexible way to make music.

*PROGRAMMABLE POLYPHONIC SPECTRAL SYNTHESIZER*

*92 ARTISAN SOUND PRESETS*

- Exceptional virtual analog sounds
- Astonishing vocal sounds including vocoder effects
- Unique looped grooves providing a full ensemble sound

*CREATE YOUR OWN PRESETS*
- Share them using preset importing and exporting

*DYNAMIC MULTITOUCH FILTER*
- Control up to 11 independent filters by intuitive touch
- Unique and unprecedented live expressive control

*FORMANT SYNTHESIZER ARCHITECTURE*
- Filters use complex time-varying spectral formants

*FORMANT EDITOR*
- Organize, edit and view formants in spectral form

*CREATE NEW FORMANTS IN SEVERAL WAYS*
- by importing audio files (mp3, m4a, AIFF, WAV, et al)
- using the iPad's microphone
- through SynthTronica's unique Dynamic Multitouch Filter

*MULTIPLE KEYBOARDS*
-Two piano-style layouts and a unique grid keyboard

*RECORD AND MIX YOUR PERFORMANCES*
- Simultaneous recording and playback of mixes
- Overdub recording (Bouncing)

*SHARE YOUR MIXES*
- Audio copy/paste between compatible iOS apps
- Export SynthTronica recordings as 24-bit or 16-bit AIFF or WAV audio files

*EXPLORE MUSICAL SCALES*
- Display scale patterns on keyboards
- Over 70 scale choices, more than any other iOS app

*POWERFUL INTERACTIVE SYNTH CONTROLS*
- Virtual analog synth front-end
- Reverberation

SynthTronica - iPad Synth

YouTube Uploaded by SynthTronica on Mar 10, 2011

"This video demonstrates SynthTronica, the spectral synth for the iPad by Leisuresonic. This episode showcases the sonic breadth and diversity of SynthTronica's synth engine by exploring many of its factory presets. SynthTronica's Dynamic Multitouch Filter is also demonstrated. For more details: http://synthtronica.com/"

SynthTronica - synth for iPad - Dynamic Multitouch Filter

Uploaded by SynthTronica on Feb 21, 2011

"This video demonstrates SynthTronica, the spectral synth by Leisuresonic for the iPad. This episode showcases SynthTronica's Dynamic Multitouch Filter, an expressive and innovative musical controller, for use in live performance, and for touch sound synthesis."

*CONTEXTUAL HELP*
- Nearly all interface elements have documentation by touch"

SynthTronica - Leisuresonic
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Bugbrand PT delay + TB-303 + TR-606 acid demo

YouTube Uploaded by darenager on Apr 1, 2011

"The new Bugbrand PT delay unit jammin' with some acid, the PT delay is a hands on unit and a lot of fun to play, for more info on this cool box visit www.bugbrand.co.uk"

Also see this post.

RAZOR - Native Instruments' Low End Menace Exposed

YouTube Uploaded by bkallmer on Apr 1, 2011

"Get the scoop on RAZOR, Native Instruments' new additive synth. Those in search of serious low-end firepower—producers of dubstep, drum and bass, etc.—need look no further."

AlgoSynMusic-2 (Clavia Nord Modular G2)

YouTube Uploaded by GruithuisenCityMan on Apr 1, 2011

AD-X MK2

flickr By abstractjuz
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"My first sequenced synth. 2 x part sequencer and pattern generator. Circa: October '08"

Sonoma 2beJack - Physical Tube Audio for your iPhone and iPad

via Sonoma

"Weeks in development, 2beJack (pronounced "tubejack") is about to revolutionize audio recording on mobile devices. Using proprietary nano and micro-transformative tube technology, 2beJack is the most advanced audio interface ever designed using tried and true audio components of yesteryear. Small enough to fit in your pants' back pocket, the delicate glass 2beJack delivers classic tube warmth to your digital mobile recordings."

Don't put it in your pocket.

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circuit bent AKAI S2000 SAMPLE GRINDER + internal SCSI

via this auction
"Many people would suggest that the Aksi S2000 is a rack mounted version of the S20, but this is far from being the case. Its more like a stripped down version of the MPC2000XL without the pads or sequencer, or even a somewhat crippled S3000XLThere are still plenty of these machines still in service in studios all over the world due to the indestructible build quality and that fact they just work, and carry on working...

We have added 9 x 3 way switches to create an 18 way BEND BUS switching matrix that grinds, chops, distorts, bit crushes and splices the samples in memory in all manner of extreme and unlikely ways. More information on the switching matrix setup can be found HERE. Theres no space anywhere behind the front panel other than just above the floppy drive so the switch positioning was dictated by where it could possibly fit.

The switches can be activated at any time and in any playback mode to effect the samples. With more than one sample in memory the sounds tend to react differently depending on how much RAM is used and the numbering of samples, often splicing or chopping two samples together or, in the case of stereo samples, effecting each side of the sample differently. The switches can also be activated while sampling for different effects.

The only drawback to these mods is that the switches can be somewhat permanently destructive to the audio if you're not careful with them, Often the samples will return to normal when no switches are activated, but using the switches in certain combinations tends to slowly degrade the samples in memory and you change switch settings, until eventually everything has descended into a crushing wall of noise. This isn't really a problem if you are using the machine as a kind of standalone sample grinding tool as the fact that it has SCSI means that you can quickly load sounds back in off a Hard Drive or Zip Drive, or even transfer them from you computer based sample editing software.

Mysteriously the standard S2000 doesn't have internal SCSI, but it does have an empty space on the motherboard for the SCSI connector and power. As you can see from the photo below, this space is marked 'S3000XL only'!

We have added an internal SCSI connector to this space which allows you to either remove the internal floppy drive and replace it with an internal SCSI zip drive, or add an internal hard drive. Word has it that S2000 will only format a hard drive to 524MB, but thats plenty of space to save a sample bank to reload it if the mods destroy it in RAM. The S2000 also has external SCSI as standard so you can easily connect an external drive or computer.

Unlike every other Akai ever made, S2000's have a built in mains cable which can be incredibly annoying as its inevitably going to be the wrong length. We have removed this cable and added a standard IEC 'kettle lead' mains socket.

Listen to the demos below below to hear the kinds of sounds that this thing can now produce. The first is a stereo vocal sample, the second is a break loop and the third is a loop made from several different layers of samples.

There is no external effects processing on these demos. All effects are produced using the switches on the front panel"

Circuit Bent Akai S2000 demos by circuitbenders.co.uk

Roland Juno-60 T-Shirt by The Dole Shirt

These are available at The Dole Shirt. Be sure to see the rest of of their site for other synth Ts. I have a few and they are great quality Ts.

Ununseptium Warehouse Alternative oscillator #2

via Ununseptium Warehouse where you will find more.

"This time there are a couple of external circuit boards feeding different signals into a modular synth system. One is a home made theremin, which doesn't work very well (see photo for screwdriver potentiometer!) but produces an interesting waveform. The other is host to a Savage Innovations Soundgin speech synthesizer chip."

Circuit bored by ununseptiumwarehouse

Synovatron CV Tools Modules In Production

via Tone's
"CV Tools Specification
4-channel Polarizing Cascade Mixer
Channel 1
Input: 3.5mm jack IN1
Input impedance: 100kΩ (±1%)
Normalled input: VREF - jumper selectable to +5V, 0.5V-2.5V or none
Bandwidth: DC-16kHz (-3db)
Gain: LEVEL control variable 0 to ±2 (±3%)
Output: 3.5mm jack OUT1 - Normalled to Channel 2 output mixer
Output impedance: 1kΩ (±1%)
Output indication: ±LEDs
Channel 2
Input: 3.5mm jack IN2
Input impedance: 100kΩ (±1%)
Normalled input: VREF - jumper selectable to +5V, 0.5V-2.5V or none
Bandwidth: DC-16kHz (-3db)
Gain: LEVEL control variable 0 to ±2 (±3%)
Output: 3.5mm jack OUT2 - Normalled to Channel 3 output mixer
Output impedance: 1kΩ (±1%)
Output indication: ±LEDs
Channel 3
Input: 3.5mm jack IN3
Input impedance: 100kΩ (±1%)
Normalled input: VREF - jumper selectable to +5V, 0.5V-2.5V or none
Bandwidth: DC-16kHz (-3db)
Gain: LEVEL control variable 0 to ±2 (±3%)
Output: 3.5mm jack OUT3 - Normalled to Channel 4 output mixer
Output impedance: 1kΩ (±1%)
Output indication: ±LEDs

Channel 4
Input: 3.5mm jack IN4
Input impedance: 100kΩ (±1%)
Normalled input: VREF - jumper selectable to +5V, A-100 Bus CV or none
Bandwidth: DC-16kHz (-3db)
Gain: LEVEL control - jumper selectable to 2 (±3%) or 1 (set by RV7)
Output: 3.5mm jack OUT4 and Slew Limiter input
Output impedance: 1kΩ (±1%)
Output indication: ±LEDs
Slew Limiter
Input: 3.5mm jack IN
Input impedance: 1MΩ (±1%)
Normalled input: Channel 4 output OUT4
Slew range: TBD
Gain: 1
Output: 3.5mm jack OUT
Output impedance: 100Ω (±1%)
General
Dimensions
3U x 12HP (128.5mm x 60.6mm).
Power consumption
+12V @ 60mA max, -12V @ 50mA max, +5V is not used.
Reference voltage (VREF)
Jumper selectable at each mixer input. Channels 1-3: 5.00V (set by RV6), 0.5V-2.5V (set by RV8), Channel 4: 5.00V (set by RV6), CV from A-100 bus.
A-100 Bus utilisation
±12V, 0V, CV used; +5V and Gate are not used.
Contents
CV Tools Module, 200mm long 16-way ribbon cable, 4 sets of M3 cap head socket screws, nylon washers and a 2.5mm hex key."

Circuit Bent KORG KPR_77

YouTube Uploaded by magicmodulator on Apr 1, 2011

"Circuit bent KORG KPR-77 by mat the modulator England
bass drum pitch, zapp(p bend), decay
snare, pitch, decay, noise level
hi-hat and cymbal tone and decay controls
tom pitch
clap tone control"

SpectralWiz Revealed by Jordan Rudess

YouTube Uploaded by JCRUDESS on Apr 1, 2011

"SpectralWiz Revealed! Wizdom music enters the hardware business with a revolutionary product. Check it out..."

Jordan Rudess: Wizdom Music, LLC
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Yamaha CS01 II analogue synthesiser

via this auction

"includes the BC1 Breath Controller and original power supply... This mark 2 version features an improved 24db resonant filter (which self-oscillates) with adjustable slider control over resonance instead of switchable on/off resonance as found on the original."

Yamaha SK30 Symphonic Analogue Synth

via this auction

Siel Opera 6

via this auction

"It has 6 voices, each with two DCO's, which are detunable to give some fat sounds. Assign an LFO on the pulsewidth or DCO pitch and you have chorus.
It has 3 assignable LFO's
It has a resonant Voltage controlled filter on each voice.
It has a four stage envelope generator for the VCF and the VCA.
The MIDI responds to note on/off and velocity.
A good alternative to the Roland Juno 106 or Korg Poly 61M (neither of those were velocity sensitive)."



YouTube Uploaded by Orrsome1967 on Sep 3, 2008

"A quick demo of how to change sounds and save them on a Siel Opera 6 analogue polysynth"

KORG Mono/Poly vintage analogue synthesizer

via this auction

"Classic monophonic / polyphonic synthesizer. Play in poly mode for 4 voices, or else join all voices together in unison to make a nice FAT sound. Can also be triggered with cv and gate, and uses the 1v/octave system, so it is compatible with the Roland standard. Also has arpeggiator, can do cross modulation of voices, has a nice effects section, chord memory and heaps more."

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1974 Experimenting with Electronic Music, 1st ed.

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"Published the very same year electro-industrial pioneers Kraftwerk released their breakthrough album "Autobahn," here's a wonderful, rare book covering virtually everything you ever wanted to know about music synthesis and reproduction. Within its pages is an overview of the history of electronic music, from RCA's tube-based Mark I to modern solid-state synthesizers, with photos of the Minimoog and the Moog Sonic Six, as well as the Tonus ARP 2500, 2600, and Soloist consoles. For you tinkerers out there, the book also contains numerous construction projects, including two (2) separate transistorized theremins complete with detailed alignment instructions. All projects come ready-to-build with full schematics and parts lists.

Contents include:

Musical Electronics

History - Mechanical Tone Generation - Electronic Tone Generation - The Music Synthesizer

Sound and the Electronic Signal

Sound - Harmonic Motion - The Sine Wave - Additive Synthesis - Square Wave - Sawtooth Wave - Beat Notes - The Envelope - White Sound - Using the Complex Wave

The Instruments

Mechanical Tone Generators (string, wind, and percussive) - Experimenting

Microphone and Pickup Applications

Principles - Ceramic and Crystal Applications - Homemade Ceramic - Homemade Percussion - Dynamic Microphones - Magnetic Pickups - Homemade Magnetic Pickup - Condenser - Impedance

Building a Small Electric Organ

Tone Generation - General Construction - Tremolo Modulator - Mixer - Homemade Keyboards - Combining the Stages

The Electronic Modifiers

Tremolo Circuit - Envelope Control Circuit - Trigger Circuit - Attack Envelope Generator Circuit - Photoelectric Modulator - Reverberation - Chime Device - "Fuzz" Circuit - Sustain Circuit

Electronic Tone Generators

Multi-waveform Generator - Pink Noise Circuit - Two Theremin Projects - Automatic Percussion Circuit - The Almost Nightingale - Mini-Organ

Odds and Ends

Two-Channel Mixer - Three-Channel Mixer - Voice Selector - Variable Bandpass Amplifier - Active High-Pass Filter - Resonant Filter - Tube Filter - Tape and Echo

Apart from some moderate cover wear, the book is in very good condition. 180 pages. First edition, copyright 1974. This item ships WORLDWIDE."

Rare Dynacord EC 280 vintage desktop echo box

via this auction
"ow, this really is a unique specimen. It's pretty large, it's old, it crackles and sometimes pops, but everything works and when you get her tuned right, you will be in vintage audio reverbecho heaven. I'm sure Boards of Canada have one of these in their studio. It lets you route signals in all sorts of odd ways (I've used just this and a mixer to pretty amazing affect!) and create the most detuned, odd, dreamy and sometimes downright dreadful audio you ever heard. Because its some sort of weird hybrid, its pretty unpredictable, apart from that theres one knob that always delivers the detuned weirdness! you can feed anything into this and get amazing results, it sounds especially good after a preamp and before ableton live on a guitar signal. It's old, so there is some case damage, but she's 75% cosmetic. functionally its hard to say because its difficult to know what everything is supposed to do, but it all does what you'd expect, so it's 99% functionally perfect in my opinion. it's just got a lead coming out the back, no batteries, no PSU hassle. it works on UK voltage. not sure what else to say apart from that this is a close to unique opportunity to acquire a legendary and very rare desktop reverb unit."

Roland TR-606 drum computer with Analogue Solutions mods

via this auction

"The unit has been upgraded by the legendary Analogue Solutions with their tone mod upgrade. This upgrade box allows for huge tonal control over every single drum sound on this unit. This upgrade is £150 fitted.
The unit also has the full Analog Solutions MIDI upgrade. This mod is £150 fitted and it allows you to sync your analog beast with your ableton live for amazing sounds and fun."

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Sonigen Modular

"Sonigen Modular is a modular software synthesizer which offers you the freedom and flexibility of classic modular synthesis with high quality sound and efficient cpu usage.

At some point I will get a professional graphic designer to help with it, or if someone makes a decent skin for it I might switch to that. For the moment it's clear and functional, which is about as far as my artistic skills go.
Features:

Fully modular, you can add as many modules and patch cables as you want.

A fast and intuitive user interface. Layout is mostly automatic, cables indicate signal flow, and our (unique as far as I know) dynamic input handling reduces the need for extra mixer modules, and also reduces screen wastage from unused input terminals / knobs.

Modular voice and modular output effect processing both cleanly integrated in one window.

Everything is processed at full sample rate so there is no need to differentiate between audio signals and control signals. This makes it easier to use and also more flexible.

Just in time (JIT) assembly. Not only is the audio engine written entirely in assembler, but it is also dynamically assembled at runtime. This enables a whole class of optimizations that are otherwise impossible with pre-compiled binaries."

Windows demo version available at http://www.sonigen.com/.

Oberheim OB-X + PPG Wave 2.2 "Delusion"

YouTube Uploaded by retrosound72 on Mar 31, 2011

"vintage synth track by RetroSound

PPG Wave 2.2 Wavetable Synthesizer (1982)
Oberheim OB-X Analog Synthesizer (1979)
recording: multi-trak

the audio file and more:
http://soundcloud.com/retrosound/delusion"

Akai AX-60 demo2.wmv

YouTube Uploaded by ikworgek on Mar 31, 2011
part 1 here
"Akai AX-60 demo
All sounds (including drums) from the AX-60"

muron sniffer

YouTube Uploaded by horchacha on Mar 31, 2011

"new instrument
4 vcos, 2 lfos, vcf, vactrol vca, 8 step sequencer
for pitch, amp, low pass gate, 8 switches for vca/vcf emphasis all kinds
of crazy stupid crap 2 x 4011, 40106, 555, 324, lm386-4,
311, handfull of fets and transistors vactrols and wolves
chicken and fish

dave wright
www.notbreathing.com"

Virus TIOS 4.5 public beta has landed

"2011-April-01, Recklinghausen, Germany. Access Music released a public beta version of OS 4.5 for the entire Virus TI series including the Virus TI Snow. TIOS 4.5 brings several new types of chorus effect to the Virus TI series, ranging from faithful models of renowned vintage chorus and tremolo effects, to the brand new Hyper Chorus. It also adds a authentic rotary speaker simulation and several new mod matrix sources have been implemented.

Vintage Chorus
The Vintage Chorus is an emulation of the 70’s chorus technology based on a technique known as bucket brigades, which can be considered a predecessor of today’s digital sampling technology. The Vintage Chorus covers not only the exact sound of the famous Chorus Ensemble but also many other derivatives of that era which were based on the same basic circuitry, most notably that of the built-in chorus of the Juno 60.

Hyper Chorus
The Hyper Chorus is a six- voice chorus with up to three delay lines each for the left and right side. Despite this, it is staggeringly simple to use, as it is usually only necessary to adjust only the Depth parameter to achieve a huge and warm sound.

Air Chorus
The Air Chorus is a subtle kind of chorus, as it doesn’t mix the direct sound to the processed signal. Instead, it modulates the pitch of the left and right side of the signal independently from each other. The resulting chorus sound happens in the air between both speakers, where both signals add together.

Rotary Speaker
The Rotary Speaker chorus type is an faithful recreation of the sound made by the legendary Leslie speaker. Best known for the wonderful effect it has on the sound of the Hammond organ. The Leslie speaker modulates the sound by rotating both the bass speaker drum and the tweeter horn inside a cabinet - but, crucially, they are rotated at different speeds from each other. The result is a complex example of the Doppler effect, and the way it affects the sound is magical. It’s basically like a vibrato, tremolo and chorus in one. The Leslie speaker also works surprisingly well with both electric and acoustic pianos - the result is a very distinctive sound, instantly recognisable from many iconic recordings.

New Mod Source: Analog Key
Many of us have owned a vintage analog synth at some time or another, and most of those that have will be only too aware of their tendency to become increasingly unpredictable in their behaviour. Unstable tuning and inconsistent key-tracking are just two typical symptoms of this. The funny thing is, these characterful in- stabilities can be just as inspiring as they are infuriating - it is often these little quirks that help a sound stand out in the mix. In TIOS 4.5, Access Music have provided a way to introduce some of these quirks into the Virus TI, by way of the Analog Key modulation sources. The idea is to deliberately skew the key tracking in such a way as to create inconsistency across the keyboard, but in a repeatable way. So, by this method, you can make it so that certain keys are always off pitch by a certain amount, or are duller or brighter than the keys on either side, for instance.

A public beta version of OS4.5 is available for download as of today. The download is free for existing Virus TI users. Point your browser to: http://www.virus.info/start/"

IKEA launches 3-tier kbd/synth stand "SYNTO"

"Introduction price in Sweden : 303 SEK"

via Synth Ollie

Vermona Announce Retroverb Lancet & VSR-3

via Vermona
"CRASH! The Retroverb Lancet is a lot smaller than its predecessor but don’t judge it by its size. It got a lot of improvements like the multimode filter, the overdrive, the versatile LFO and the envelope follower … and a few things more.
The Retroverb Lancet will hit the market in June 2011."

"With the VSR-3 – vintage spring reverb and the Retroverb Lancet we will show two new spring reverb units at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt next week.

The VSR-3 is straightforward and solid and adds the beloved spring reverb sound to any input signal you feed it with. It’s available shortly after the Musikmesse."

BugBrand PT Delay - Overview Demo

YouTube Uploaded by BugBrand on Apr 1, 2011

"Running through the functionality of the new PT Delay Box.

For further details check the Sound Devices section of www.bugbrand.co.uk

[Sorry about the audio quality in the 2nd half - I had to use the direct camera sound so things are quite noisy - the are high quality audio samples on the website]"

BugBrand PT Delay Demo - with TR606 & Mono/Poly

Uploaded by BugBrand on Mar 31, 2011

"A little live demo of the new PT Delay box.

The first half is tweaking around with the inputs from Roland TR606 and Korg Mono/Poly.

In the 2nd half I remove the Korg and then turn the 606 up so that it drives into the soft-clipping on the input.

For further details of the PT Delay, check the Sound Devices section of www.bugbrand.co.uk

[I recorded the audio separately from the vid-cam and sync'd them together when editing]"

Update via the BugBrand newsletter:

BugBrand News - Business BDay / PTDelay Day / Toggle Time

"Morning All,

Firstly, this is 100% *not* an April Fool!
April 1st is the anniversary of when I officially launched BugBrand - today is the 6th birthday.
And to mark the occasion I am launching something new which I am pretty excited about!

Also at the end there is mention of a wonderful Radiophonic Workshop event happening this weekend in Bristol + some associated Bug-Modular sounds.

** NEW -> The PT Delay**
http://www.bugbrand.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=103
Introducing a supremely characterful and tactile new Delay Processor based around the infamous PT2399 chip.

This is the culmination of my ongoing works with the wonderful PT Digital Delay chip - yes, the core is digital, but all the surroundings are pure analogue and they've been carefully tweaked to open up a unique variety of sonic fun.

The main features:
- two independent Delay Time settings (65mS to 2.5 Sec) with unique Toggle Time button to switch between them
- Delay Input level control with Punch In button to allow dub-style processing bursts
- Hi/Lo EQ post-delay for extreme sound shaping
- two inputs, versatile output mixing and Send/Return feedback loop
- soft-clipping stages for satisfying overload saturation
- quite an eye catching design!

Lots of demo sounds and a couple of videos now online on the website.

This will be a regular production item with batches appearing every month or two.

**Radiophonic Workshop Weekend**
This weekend at the Cube Cinema, Bristol - http://www.cubecinema.com/cgi-bin/diary/programme.pl#5656
An amazing line-up of talks, films and live performances + a kids 'What is Sound?' workshop on the Sunday.

A couple of months ago I asked BugModular users around the world to come up with Radiophonic-inspired interlude pieces and the results will be playing over the weekend.
You can also check the pieces online via the MW-forum: http://muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28584

Daren Ager took the challenge to even higher levels, making a whole album of tracks that he's now released them for digital download to support the Japan Disaster Relief fund.
http://darenager.bandcamp.com/album/bug-phonic
13 tracks for only £1.25 (though you can also donate more if you'd like)"

Rhodes Chroma Expander Performance Manual

On the excellent Rhodes Chroma site.

"This is a fairly obscure piece of documentation that, for me (Chris [21030691]) at least, came to light only a dozen years after the site began. Many thanks to Eric W. Mattei [16330105+] who brought the manual to my attention, transcribed his copy, and helped put this section together. The original manual had no graphics, and those included in this section have been adapted from the (Chroma) Performance Manual."

Dave Smith Instruments Mopho

flickr By Matt Hunsberger
(click for more)

Mopho synth art

"Love this synth. I sold this in January and bought the keyboard version.

Buy as a print here: www.society6.com/studio/teleflux/Dave_Smith_Instruments_M..."

Altbengal.

flickr By tedjames
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follow-up to this post on Hector. I'm guessing Hector is the cat's name and Altbengal is the type. Cool pic regardless.

via CatSynth

New Korg Hardware Analog Coming to Musikmesse?

Update: pics posted here
via Ryan:
"So I just got an iPad and one of the first apps I bought was the korg ims20 app. This morning I started it up and there was a teaser message from Korg. I took a pic, it's attached."

I just checked iElectribe and it has the teaser screen as well. I wonder if this is the first product teaser ever announced in the synth world exclusively on the iPad.

KORG iMS-20 - KORG INC.
KORG iELECTRIBE - KORG INC.
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Update:

New Korg MONOTRIBE! "Multi-track rhythm and drum machine" Real Analog? or April Fools?

YouTube Uploaded by VJFranzK on Apr 1, 2011

"Mystery! There's a new teaser screen when you start up KORG iElectribe or iMS20 - "Ready to tweak some real analog hardware?" yes, always! "Check out KORG.com and KORG.co.jp on April 6!" Meanwhile, the name "MONOTRIBE" has been trademarked by KORG in NY for a "multi-track rhythm and drum machine"! It seems likely that these are related - that this is the machine that we see in the photo! The controls resemble those on the recent Monotron and Kaossilator pro. Based on all of this, I would guess (or hope!) that this is an Electribe style drum machine, with a sequencer, MIDI and 1 or more mono analog voices to control! More info TBA. We've been waiting for a completely new Electribe for YEARS! let's hope."

MULTIVOX / ROLAND MX 3000 analog Synthesizer

via this auction
"Super rare MULTIVOX / ROLAND MX 3000 analog Synthesizer,
designed and build in cooperation between the two companies
this is one you might not see so soon again for sale ;)
looks very cool like old Roland synths with the rocker switches
very good for italo, disco, house, afx style and more

3 ( or better 4 ) sections:
bass synth , preset poly synth WITH FX and WITHOUT FX, solo synth
each section has it own filter and envelope (bass very basic editing)
bass basic but fat
ensemble and rotor fx for poly section (incredible strings)
different poly sounds can be combined
very powerful and round sounding solo synth, like a jupiter 4 voice on stereoids
fast lfos for far out sounds
each section hast it's own output
cv/gate for bass and solo synth"

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Introducing the Moog Polyphonic Theremin

YouTube Uploaded by MoogMusicInc on Mar 31, 2011

"Introduced in 1928, the Theremin is one of the earliest and most widely known electronic instruments. Played artists that manipulate invisible energy fields around antennas which control the pitch and volume of the sound, Theremin music has distinguished hit records from such diverse artists as The Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, Clara Rockmore and Linkin Park.

Today (April 1st), Moog Music designers carrying on the legacy of visionary founder, Robert Moog have announced the first major technical Theremin design advance in over 40 years. The PolyTheremin™ incorporates bleeding edge IsoDirectional Inductive Oscillator Technology, to isolate space around five individual pitch antennas thus enabling each to be played simultaneously (finger-by-finger) without interference from its companion antennas. This revolutionary concept breaks the long held belief that the Theremin could only be monophonic instrument.

The PolyTheremin ships with Dorit Chrysler's instructional video "Playing the PolyTheremin is Even Easier Than Playing a Monophonic Theremin."

Purchase the Etherwave PolyTheremin here: http://www.moogmusic.com/theremin/?section=product&product_id=21416

Learn more about Moog Music here: http://www.moogmusic.com

If you like this video you'll love Moog's Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/moogmusicinc"

Update: and the official press release:

"THE FIVE-FINGERED GAME CHANGER.

Today Moog finally reveal the product we have all been waiting for. No longer must a Thereminist be constrained by the shackles of monophony – literally, the sky, and by ‘sky’ we mean the amount of fingers on your hands, is the limit.

Today (April 1st), Moog Music engineers carrying on the legacy of visionary founder, Robert Moog, have announced the first major technical Theremin design advance in over 40 years.

The PolyTheremin™ incorporates bleeding edge IsoDirectional Inductive Oscillator Technology, to isolate space around five individual pitch antennas thus enabling each to be played simultaneously (finger-by-finger) without interference from its companion antennas. This revolutionary concept breaks the long held belief that the Theremin could only be monophonic instrument.

The PolyTheremin ships with Dorit Chrysler’s instructional video “Playing the PolyTheremin is Even Easier Than Playing a Monophonic Theremin.”

For full details, images and video, please visit:
http://www.moogmusic.com/theremin/?section=product&product_id=21416

Dealers: This product will initially be available in the Vishu™ Performer Edition, and has, in fact, actually already shipped to you and been bought by your customers. We’re pretty sure you mentioned being extremely happy with how it went and mentioned something to us about purchasing more.

Thanks for your attention. For questions, please get in touch."

Update:

Dorit Chrysler plays the PolyTheremin

flickr By Moog Music Inc