MATRIXSYNTH

M__Krusher & timeFrog on virus @ IC

M__Krusher from Undead Instruments on Vimeo.

"XG synth sysex control by the timeFrog."

timeFrog on virus @ IC 2011/05/17 from Undead Instruments on Vimeo.

"timeFrog on Access Virus. short session demonstrating asynchroneous use of 4 step sequencer & note automation into the synth. Mik Mak & primateElectriq"

See the Undead Instruments label below for more.

Minimoog Aquatarkus tuning

YouTube Uploaded by Kurtsamps on May 19, 2011

"Minimoog Oscillator Tuning for Aquatarkus"

Roland Jupiter 8 Vintage Synth (JP-8)

via this auction

Synare Tympani Vintage Drum Pad Synthesizer

via this auction

"Used frequently throughout many genres of music, the Synare Tympani provides the look and feel of a real drum, with the fully customizable sounds that simply can't be had with a plain old MIDI-control pad."

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ARP OMNI 2 MODEL 2473 SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

"Serial # 24730829"

One more shot of the inside below.

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casio CTK-500 - reverse bend

YouTube Uploaded by cv11223344 on May 19, 2011

"found a bend that reverses any sound the keyboard plays. cool!"

Casio CTK-500s on eBay

Commodore 64 KX-64R Custom Modified C64! SID Chip Synth

via this auction

"designed especially to run the prophet64 / MSSIAH TB-303 emulator, monosynth, Drum machine & sequencer...

+ 5" LCD screen + External sound
+ internally mounted and powered SD2IEC drive - load & save better than a 1541!
+ 4 analogue controllers with on/off switch for each port
+ Contains 1 x 8580 SID chip
(modular upgradable to Stereo SID2SID, if you have an assembled SID2SID with SIL headers)
+ Audio out by 1 x 1/4" mono jack - using this jack port disables the external sound!
+ Self contained - you can run this with no peripherals!
+ Also has standard A/V out - for use with a normal C64 DIN A/V cable.
+ Custom screen and underside labels (Serial # 001)
+ days of work put into it!"

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Capturing the Ionosphere: Ground Station Calliope - DIY Satellite

A project by Sandy Antunes on Kickstarter. See the link for additional details and to pledge. If you pledge enough you can get your name engraved in the Calliope! It does burn up on re-entry though. :)

"The short version: buy mission patches and flight pins and you are supporting a home-built orbiting satellite for converting the ionosphere to music for you and everyone to listen to!...

Ever wonder how active space is? Soon, you'll be able to hear it. In 2011, one of the most novel musical instruments will be launched into space: Project Calliope. 'Capturing the Ionosphere' is the effort to capture and record what Calliope 'hears' for its brief 6-12 week life, and bring that to musicians. Called sonification, it lets you hear the activity of the ionosphere, that layer of space where low-earth satellites fly and where the auroras occur."

Some addition info from http://projectcalliope.com/ for the archives:
"Project Calliope is a home-built satellite, launcing in 2011 to convert the ionosphere (where auroras occur) into sound so we can hear on Earth just how active space is. The data will be sent down as MIDI data via amateur ham radio for anyone to hear, and we'll make it available to musicians as royalty-free MIDI tracks to use, reuse and remix into cool music. I like the idea of flying something in space whose purpose is to make music until it dies-- music from science."