Roland MC 909, MB 33

YouTube Uploaded by basoundproduction on Jun 25, 2011

"kleine session ;-)"

Beethoven: "Moonlight" Sonata mov. 3 (synthesized)

YouTube Uploaded by ScrollingMusic on Jun 25, 2011

"Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor ("quasi una fantasia"), mov. 3

Composed in 1801, the "Moonlight" sonata is one of Beethoven's most famous works for piano. Beethoven included the "quasi una fantasia" ("almost a fantasy") phrase in the sonata's title because it does not follow the traditional fast-slow-fast structure of 3-movement sonatas. While the style of this third movement is typical of Beethoven's sonatas, the first movement is quiet and pensive. Fast arpeggios and chromatic runs make this movement one of Beethoven's most technically demanding piano compositions. It is also thought that this movement inspired Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu.

This synthesized rendition was created by mixing together two instruments from our Matlab synthesizer: guitar and a subtractive synthesis-based keyboard voice. Like an acoustic piano, the timbre of this mix changes with dynamic levels, along with the volume. The dynamics are also reflected in the "piano-roll" visualization, with blue notes being piano or pianissimo, green representing mezzo-piano and mezzo-forte, and red corresponding to forte/fortissimo. Both the audio and scrolling visualization were generated by our Matlab synthesizer from a MIDI file."

How to totally ruin out the beautiful sound of Plogue Bidule

YouTube Uploaded by GruithuisenCityMan on Jun 25, 2011

"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. Yes, i totally ruined out the beautiful sound of Plogue Bidule with a chaotic use of the matrixsequencer and an awful lot of awful noises. It's an awful shame ! Don't you ever do that !
http://www.myspace.com/fredericgerchambeau"

JOMOX JAM.mp4

YouTube Uploaded by HOX808 on Jun 25, 2011

"JOMOX M_BRANE, JOMOX X-BASE 09 DR WALKER, JOMOX T- RESONATOR, TB 303, Dark Energy, Machinedrum, TR 808,
AKAI S900 , AKAI S 2800i, MFB STEP 64, METASONIX R 52 TUBEFILTER,
MOOGERFOOGER MIDI MURF, MOOGERFOOGER ANALOG DELAY,
FUTURERETRO FR 777, FUTURERETRO ORB , ELEKTRON SID STATION, SHERMAN FILTERBANK 1, MOOG, ACID,
CURRENT IMPACT, HOX 808, JOMOX JAM"

Yamaha SY77 Demo Song: "Synthia" [w/ iDrum]

YouTube Uploaded by derekaggs11 on Jun 25, 2011

"A song I made using nothing but sawtooth sounds... and for anyone perhaps doubting how '80s this synth can sound. Used iDrum for the percussion with samples from Simmons, Oberheim, Linn, and more."

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Modular Sk-1 Session

YouTube Uploaded by BrianWilliamGreen on Jun 25, 2011

"Looking around for new sounds is interesting while in a sling."

EMS Synthi Sequencer 256

via this auction. This appears to be the same one recently listed on VEMIA, and posted here. Not sure if this one is legit. The seller has some other interesting items as well. Keep an eye out in the comments of this post to see if anyone chimes in.

"EMS SYNTHI Sequencer 256.
One of the rarest pieces of equipment from EMS or any other manufacturer: the massive Sequencer 256. Not just a very important part of electronic music history (probably the first commercially available digital sequencer, and unrivalled for a decade or more). It is also a thoroughly viable piece of equipment in today's electronic studio, with some elements which would be very difficult to re-create with a state-of-the-art computer system. This particular machine was throughout its life by Dartington College in Devon, the arts college. It was loaned out by Dartington in the late 70s for the cult film 'The Shout' - see one of the pics which has a still from the DVD behind this actual machine. It has been thoroughly serviced by EMS experts Lucid Sound, as usual with the kind help of Robin Wood at EMS. Lucid's service notes tell the story of the thoroughness of this work:- Replaced Nestra PSU capacitors ­12V supply has ripple, swapped +/­12V cards, now OK, possible diode blown in 12V rectifier, checked, re­swapped, no fault found. Cleaned Nestra edge connectors, now OK. Tested sequencer, functions basically work but control voltages are unstable. Traced to bad trimmer resistors. Replaced all trimmers on C card, +2.5V reference out of range of adjuster, traced to faulty 741 op­amp, replaced. +/­2.5V now calibrated correctly. Replaced trimmers on B card, recalibrated internal clock. Slew rate processor calibrated – note slew rate CV in is hard­wired to Channel B dynamic out. Set Channel B vernier to 5 if you want to disable this facility. Replaced trimmers on A card, keyboard output voltage still unstable. Traced to noisy resistors in output circuit and FET’s loose in sockets. Soldered FET’s in place, added 10k multi­turn trimmer in place of existing 1k pot and 4k7 padding resistors, octaves now stable and calibrated. Adjusted so that middle ‘F’ is reference note at zero volts. Adjusted trimmer so that Zero Store = full scale on meter when indicating free memory. Some keyboard contacts intermittent, cleaned Calibrated verniers so that 5 = zero volts out. Scaling adjustable on verniers to +/­1.2V/Octave. Layer 1 key circuit has been previously modified for +/­10V output, layers 2 – 4 are standard at +/­5V, but can be modified on request. Clock rate vernier sometimes slips, replaced vernier (retained original knob and cap) and calibrated for zero volt on meter and 4Hz clock frequency when vernier set to 5. Cleaned panels, tolex top and keyboard. EMS Keyboard lead included, tested and cleaned pins. Mains lead missing, manufactured new one. Sourced manual. Final test of all functions with Synthi A and SH­09. Cosmetically the end cheeks are not good - they have lost quite a lot of veneer on the corners and edges; but the important bits - the control panel, etc - are very good indeed."

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NYLE STEINER & DEAN DE BENEDICTIS ON SUNDAY SYNTH, MAY 22

NYLE STEINER & DEAN DE BENEDICTIS ON SUNDAY SYNTH, MAY 22 by Dean De Benedictis
"This is a track from Dean De Benedictis's project, Travels Rendered, that was aired on British radio program Sunday Synth. The track/song is an improvised ambient piece that was performed and recorded live, in an alpine canyon near Provo, Utah, by Dean De Benedictis and Nyle Steiner (inventor of the EWI). To create this piece, both men hiked up into the mountains with their gear, and then Nyle plugged his EWI and synth module into an audio card for Dean's laptop studio (which runs Ableton Live and Reactor). Both men then preceded to improvise live ambient music, successfully. The canyon was elevated in the mountains east of Provo, and it was a gray day. (The accompanying video is not from this performance, but rather a separate TV interview that introduces Nyle and what he does.)"

Modifying the A-124 Wasp Filter for self-oscillation

via PatchPierre.Net

"Out of the box the A-124 Wasp filter can not go into self oscillation, in contrast to most of the other filters in the A-100 system.

Lucky for us modifying the module for self-oscillation is quite easy; Doepfer's DIY page tells us that; "Soldering a 10k resistor in parallel to R13 (27k) leads to self-oscillation of the filter at the max. resonance setting of the resonance control." Be sure to see PatchPierre.Net for more.

Apple II Concert - Saturday, June 25th, 2011 6PM

via Machine Project via Boing Boing where you'll find the stream once it starts. Not sure what timezone though.

snip from Machine Project:
"The Apple II’s sound system, unlike contemporaries such as the Atari 800 or Commodore 64, did not use a discreet sound chip, but rather a simple timer circuit that could be coaxed into creating square-wave tones. Most chiptune musicians tend to use sound-chip based systems, but there is a certain charm to square-wave tones. Some may define this charm as “annoyance.”

So, as a grand “musical” experiment, noted loon Jason Torchinsky has written a crude 16-step sequencer for the Apple II, and is seeking to gather up as many Apple IIs as possible to construct an orchestra which will then perform a live, dynamic concert/musical event. Machine’s resident music guru, Chris Kallmyer, will be on hand to discuss the nature of music, why some of the Apple’s 256 tones are notes and some are not, and generally help make things somewhat listenable."

That's one impressive keytar.