MATRIXSYNTH

NAMM: Snazzy FX Ardcore Programmable Eurorack Module

YouTube Uploaded by snazelle on Jan 24, 2012

Saw these at NAMM. They are open source and fully programmable. These modules can basically turn into whatever you want. Very impressive. I should have a NAMM floor vid coming up in a few days.

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"Jupiter Blues" Roland Jupiter 4 + Boss DR3

YouTube Uploaded by synthartist69 on Jan 24, 2012

"Synth Trombone" Roland Jupiter 4 Analog Synth

Uploaded by synthartist69 on Jan 24, 2012

NAMM Pics via Noisebug

More pics on Noisebug here.

Picutred here:
Moon Modular & Vemona
Arturia MinBrute
Studiologic Sledge

Absolute Extremes Ninstrument

via Absolute Extremes

"Custom built with any number of vintage game systems built in. This prototype contains two original Gameboys and the original NES. Video coming soon in a few weeks."

"A Ninstrument is a custom built rack mountable sound module that can accommodate any number of vintage gaming systems to produce unique era centric sounds. We us only ORIGINAL HARDWARE in our systems. We don’t use emulators or knock-off type products."

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NAMM: ProAudioStar NAMM 2012: Electrix Tweaker

YouTube Uploaded by proaudiostar on Jan 24, 2012

"The Tweaker is a performance controller for Abelton users, Traktor users, and music producers and performers of all genres.

At the heart of Tweaker lies a grid of 32 rubber pads backlit by RGB LEDs, and 8 velocity sensitive drum pads. There is a channel strip on each side of the grid, and a crossfader centered underneath. Each channel trips is comprised of a fader, three backlit rubber pads, an analog knob, and three push encoders with red LED rings. The navigation section at the top of the unit has a large browsing encoder and a four-way selection push grid (left, right, up, down).

Tweaker is fully USB bus powered and also has MIDI In and Out ports."

NAMM: Waldorf Music NAMM 2012 Impressions

YouTube Uploaded by WaldorfMusicVideos on Jan 21, 2012

"Impressions of Waldorf Music @ Winter NAMM 2012. Come visit us at Booth A6624! Thank you to the musicians who played the Zarenbourg and let us use their footage. All music made using Waldorf keys, synths and plugins. Background music and video by Erik Heirman. Shot using a GoPro HD Hero 2"

etasonix TM-3 Gas-Tube Dual Voltage-Controled Oscillator

via this auction
"(taken from Modular Square)

The METASONIX TM-3 is the only voltage-controlled oscillator on the market with an all-tube signal path. It consists of two thyratron tube sawtooth oscillators, which are wired in parallel but may be offset with their individual front-panel tuning controls. Furthermore, soft sync is available, to force oscillator 2 to track with oscillator 1.The waveform produced by the 2D21/5727 thyratrons is unique and distinctive--a very imperfect sawtooth. It's the kind of sound that screams VINTAGE, because the only other instruments that produce it are vintage ones--the Mixtur-Trautonium, the Univox, and some 1950s electronic organs. Furthermore, there is a suboctave circuit, which adds a square wave one octave below oscillator 2. It includes short pulses an octave above, for a distinctive sound. And you can mess with the STABILITY control to get unique effects--because the suboctave divider is made of two neon lamps, and NOT a transistor flip-flop. Except for the CV driver, the TM-3 is all tubes. And unlike most other synthesizer VCOs, the TM-3 is so sensitive that it is easily used for FM sound effects--simply by driving either CV input with a line-level audio signal. Both inputs are DC coupled and highly sensitive. The result is a unique and very extreme form of signal distortion. The TM-3 is a Hz/V VCO, meaning it follows a linear characteristic. Each successive octave requires doubling the control voltage. As shipped, the first octave is swept from 0 volts to 0.25 volts, the next from 0.25 to 0.75 volts, etc. Although not standard to the present modular-synth industry, this scheme simplifies the TM-3's use as a signal processor and avoids the use of an exponential converter circuit, which can drift with temperature or cause other problems. TM-3's CV control is compatible with vintage Korg MS series and Yamaha CS series synthesizers.

tech specs
Output signal max approx 10 v p-p. Capable of approximately three octave range with CV control, 66 Hz to 526 Hz. Center pitch setting with tuning knobs and 0.0v input gives approx. low C (66 Hz). Actual range obtained depends upon individual thyratron tubes installed--about 2 1/2 octaves is typical. May be controlled from any MIDI-CV converter having Hz/V capability, including the Synhouse MIDIJACK II, Philip Rees Little MCV, Kenton Pro-Solo and Pro-2000, and Encore Expressionist. Inputs: two 1/4"" phone jacks for CV or audio (they mix linearly). Output: 1/4"" phone jack, audio, mono, 50k ohm impedance. Power input 10v AC to 12v AC, 50/60 Hz, 1 amp max at idle"

The Genuinely Humble Nature Of My Genius

The Genuinely Humble Nature Of My Genius by Michael Dykehouse
via the Rhodes Chroma list: "Used only the Rhodes Chroma and Set/Split 38 for endless patch randomization, edited it down into this in Ableton Live (used some spring reverb and Max 4 Live panning weirdness as well). The Chroma RULES:) Sometimes feel like I should sell my euro set up and just use the Chroma."

Stylophone MIDI Conversion (with tilt sensor)

YouTube Uploaded by hotchk155 on Jan 24, 2012

"This is a MIDI conversion of the "reissue" stylophone. The stylophone still works and plays as normal, but it also sends MIDI... in the case is an Arduino Nano board, KXPS5 accelerometer chip, and three 74hc165 shift registers to scan the Stylophone keypad. A row of 4 tactile switches on the back is used to control it. The accelerometer sends pitch bend and mod wheel messages.
More info on construction and Arduino code to follow at http://hotchk155.blogspot.com/"