Analog Universe (NightBirds Electronic Music / Live in studio) 2012

YouTube Uploaded by NightBirds31 on Feb 28, 2012

"Recorded live & direct in the studio with 3 cameras.
Instruments used :
RSF Kobol & Blackbox, ARP Odyssey, KORG MS-20, ROLAND System 101 & 102 (x2), ROLAND Jupiter 6.
Race against time to get everything done in one take :)

Video by NightBirds.
Publication & Copyright by NightBirds Electronic Music - 2012"

DoubleDeka Demo1

YouTube Uploaded by MedusalObligation on Feb 28, 2012

"Simple demo of the Ian Fritz, Doug Slocum DDVCO. No filter, No EG. Just the DDVCO driven by an 8 note sequence and 2 LFO's"

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New I Dream of Wires Documentary Pics - Cynthia, cEvin Key, Charlie Clouser & More

New pics via IDOW on Facebook
You can find IDOW on IndieGoGo
here (note although they reached their goal, you can still donate and order items).

Left: "Cynthia Webster, of Cynthia/Cyndustries (producing modules in multiple formats including Modcan A, Euro, Dotcom, MOTM, and Frac).
cyndustries.com/"


"cEvin Key (Skinny Puppy, Download, Subconscious Communications, etc) at Subconscious Studios.
skinnypuppy.com/
subconsciousrecords.com/
scaremeister.com/
— with cevin Key at Subconscious Studios, Hollywood CA."



"Charlie Clouser - film/tv composer, ex-NIN member, and industrial-rock remixer/collaborator.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Clouser"



"Cyrus Rex - electronic music producer and ohGr/SP collaborator.
www.cyrusrex.com/
— at Los Angeles, CA."



"David Kronemeyer - record and film producer, psychologist, and modular synthesizer aficionado.
kronemyer.com/
— at Beverly Hills, CA."



"Surachai - modular-based black metal artist, and Trash Audio member.
surachai.org/
trashaudio.com/
— at Cyrus Rex's studio, Los Angeles CA."



"Techno artist and DJ Drumcell, also of Droid Behaviour (LA techno party promoters) & Droid Recordings label.
droidbehavior.com/
soundcloud.com/drumcell
— at near Los Angeles, CA."



"John Tejada - techno/house/electronica producer and DJ, and owner of Palette Recordings.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tejada
www.paletterecordings.com/
— at Los Angeles CA."



"Drew Neumann - television composer and sound designer.
www.drewneumann.com/
— at near Los Angeles, CA."

See IDOW on Facebook for previous pics.

A couple I missed posting from the last round:


"Roger Cordell of Big City Music, the day after NAMM."



"Stephi of Big City Music, the day after NAMM."

Do check out the full Facebook Gallery and IDOW on IndieGoGo.

Blofeld Public Beta Firmware V1.16B2 Released

"Blofeld Public Beta Firmware V1.16B2

- Fix for some units that exhibited occasional clicks with Reverb and/or Modwheel
- Less sensible encoder scanning for improved accuracy
- Possible fix for spurious 'Init' sound program deadlock situation
- Category search improved

Since the most annoying bugs are those that only occur on some units under
very specific circumstances, we would be happy about any feedback, positive
or negative, about this public beta firmware.

Please send you findings to blofeld@waldorfmusic.de

Your Waldorf Team"

ftp://www.waldorfmusic.de/blofeld/system/BlofeldV1_16B2.zip

Win a Moog Voyager. HURRY, you don't have much TIME!

YouTube Uploaded by AutomaticGainsay on Feb 28, 2012

"It is the last few days of the Bob Moog Foundation's Indiegogo campaign! At the $25 donation level, you're entered into a raffle to win a Moog Voyager which was signed by some amazingly musicians like Brian Eno, Moby, Amon Tobin, Edgar Froese of Tangerine Dream, and legendary Dick Hyman.
Go and donate IMMEDIATELY for your chance to win this Voyager, as well as your chance to help support an education campaign based on Bob Moog's legacy which teaches the science of sound through the magic of music. I mean, come on... wouldn't YOU have liked it if someone had brought a Moog theremin to YOUR grade school class and taught you about how sound works?
Stop reading and go donate!
http://bit.ly/IndiegogoDBSS
GOOOOO!"

Tom Oberheim Discusses his two-voice synth

YouTube Uploaded by TheAdampardee on Nov 4, 2011

"Tom Oberheim's lecture at Cal State Monterey Bay about synthesizers, particularly a little demo on his Two-Voice Synth"

Tom Oberheim Discusses his two-voice synth part 2

Uploaded by TheAdampardee on Nov 4, 2011

"The video comes in with him discussing a synth sound from a popular song"

New Corsynth C102 VC-LFO

"Corsynth has officially released its new module the C102 VC-LFO

Corsynth is a company from the Northwest of Spain dedicated to manufacture modules in MU format for analogue modular synthesizers.

The C102 VC LFO is a voltage controlled low frequency oscillator with five waveforms available simultaneously.

With three frequency ranges ( L, M, H ) the VC LFO can oscillate from 7 minutes per cycle up to 800 Hz. Using the FM MOD input this range can be extended from 12 minutes per cycle up to 1,3 KHz. With this wide frequency range, the LFO can be used to produce really slow and subtle modulations and audio frequency modulation (FM sounds).

Another important feature is that the oscillation frequency can be voltage controlled using the FM input. You can modulate the frequency with an envelope, other LFO , sequencer etc. Using the FM input, it’s also possible to create new waveforms like hyperbolic sine wave, hyperbolic cosine wave and more.

Also the C102 VC LFO has a Sync / Reset input. Every time a trigger signal is detected, the LFO will restart the waveform to the beginning of its cycle.
The Corsynth C102 is now available and its price is 145 € + VAT ( where applicable)

More info : http://corsynth.com/home/

Sounds : http://soundcloud.com/corsynth/sets/c102/"

Corsynth C102 VC LFO by Corsynth

9 Box AudioCube Drone Jam at Skyline High School in Longmont, CO

YouTube Uploaded by newechoproductions on Feb 25, 2012

"http://9box.modulatethis.com

I was invited to the newly remodeled Skyline High School in Longmont yesterday to discuss doing a performance at the school.

When I showed up the tabletop gaming club was in session. I broke out the 9 box with 6 AudioCubes (it all fits in one backpack) and the teachers and students jumped right and played a jam session with the system. The students were into all sorts of cool stuff by the way, like arduino projects and DIY hacks on hardware. They were very psyched to learn the details of the AudioCubes and we had a great discussion on the how AudioCubes IR sensors are optimized for expressive music performance."

The Yamaha TX81ZT - DIY Hardware TX81Z

via TX81ZT

"The Second Life Of A Legendary Synth

As interest in such kind of devices is increasing we have developed the first in the world DIY version of TX81Z with a much smaller PCB than that of the original device.

In order to preserve the “spirit of the past” and to simplify the assembling of our version, besides the original NOS HD63B03XP CPU, YM2414 OPZ and YM3012 DAC we have used up-to-date high quality DIP components and a bit modified the original schematics to improve sound characteristics and decrease the number of components used. Power supply is carried out from any 9-12V adapter; pinout switch and LCD connectors are completely compatible with the prototype.

Audio and MIDI jacks used in the device are produced by Jalco company of Japan; capacitors Nissei, Nichicon and Rubycon. Switches on switch board, which is included along with a free of charge 2*16 LCD are produced by Bourns. All IC sockets are Nextron Gold.

As program ROM we used rewritable EEPROM W27C512 with a modified but compatible with all TX81Z version firmware. Our version of TX81ZT has 100% the same functions as the prototype, but has better sound characteristics, smaller size and power supply from any 9-12V power supply available along with an option of connecting a MIDI USB module in future. Accessory set includes all necessary wire straps.

Some time later we are planning to produce an enclosure for our version of TX81ZT. We are also working on an up-to-date version of FB-01, which will be done soon, and some other famous devices in our vision."

See TX81ZT for more.

Brap! - Skinny Puppy's Subcounscious Studios

A couple of pics via Jason Solvent via The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"The name "Solvent" comes from a song on Skinny Puppy's first commercial release, the "Remission" EP. Here be the "Wall of Skinny Puppy" - something that I was lucky enough to see in person at Subconscious Studios, where I interviewed cEvin Key for the "I Dream of Wires" documentary (http://vimeo.com/idreamofwires/idow). This is the actual gear: *the* Pro-One, *the* 909, and *the* 808s, etc, heard on so many of my favorite Skinny Puppy tracks. Brap!"

Note the modded TB-303