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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Octave Cat Non-SRM Vintage Analog Synthesizer
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"This is the earlier model and is capable of duophonic (the two oscillators can be played separately) and each oscillator has a separate S/H feature, but it is not an SRM version because it doesn't have SRM written on the back and also looks different from the SRM (i.e. no LFO delay in the ADSR section, different knobs, etc.)."
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helpshah (RSS)
"This is the earlier model and is capable of duophonic (the two oscillators can be played separately) and each oscillator has a separate S/H feature, but it is not an SRM version because it doesn't have SRM written on the back and also looks different from the SRM (i.e. no LFO delay in the ADSR section, different knobs, etc.)."
EBM Electribe
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YouTube Published on May 13, 2012 by ThingsToComeRecords
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YouTube Published on May 13, 2012 by ThingsToComeRecords
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Electronics Are Beatufil - Doepfer A-100 ONLY
YouTube Published on May 13, 2012 by grauoliv
"the track is completely made with a doepfer a-100 basic system 2, sound by sound patched and recorded. actually it's a cover version. the original is by my friend Michael aka NU FOLDA. I once compiled some good electronic music tracks together for him and called that compilation ELECTRONICS ARE BEAUTIFUL. that inspired him to make a tune and call it the same! it developped into some kind of ping pong, each of us made several variations from that tune. The pictures show my A-100 system and musical gear, otherwise stated.
here the full length version:
http://soundcloud.com/olivgrau/electronics-are-beautiful"
UVI String Machines Review
YouTube Published on May 13, 2012 by FailedMuso
"Here's a detailed review of the String Machines sample library from UVI for their UVI Workstation. For a full written review, please visit http://www.failedmuso.com/blog/?p=2580
Buy the DVD ► here: http://www.ultimatesoundbank.com/uvisc17.html
Download ► here: http://www.uvisoundsource.com/all-products/string-machines/product_info.php/cPath/1/products_id/69"
Four minutes for filtered white noise and shortwave radio
Four minutes for filtered white noise and shortwave radio from Giorgio Sancristoforo on Vimeo.
"A shortwave radio scans through North-African, Chinese, Russian, French, English and German channels, the output is then forwarded to the Buchla. Inside the synthesizer a white noise is processed with three narrow bandwidth band pass filters connected in serial configuration so to obtain quasi-sinusoids sounds. Both the sources are further processed with a balanced modulator and a frequency shifter and stochastically controlled by the Source of Uncertainty 266e module.
giorgiosancristoforo.net"
Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there! This post is dedicated to you.
Pictured is my wife's favorite synth, the Clavia Nord Lead, and a candle from our daughter. You'll also spot a Quasimidi Polymorph, OTO Biscuit and PAiA Fatman in the background.
My wife actually bought me the Nord Lead years ago. ;) She is a great wife, mother, and friend.
Click the pics for the super size shots.
Bad Brain Call by Frearson Howe
"Bad Brain Call is an album of pop songs written by Annabel Frearson using only words from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1831), set to music by Joe Howe.
For more information go to:
www.annabelfrearson.com
joe-howe.com
released 05 March 2012
Lyrics by Annabel Frearson, using only words from Frankenstein (Shelley, 1831).
All music composed and produced by Joe Howe. Vocals by Joe Howe, Julia Scott and Lachlann Rattray. Synthesisers recorded at WORM Studios, Rotterdam.
Produced in association with xero, kline & coma, London. © 2012 Frearson & Howe. All rights reserved."
Synths used in the recording from WORM Studio:
KORG MS20
PPG 1002
EMS Putney
ARP 2600
Synton Syrinx
Roland RS09
Electro Harmonix Iron Lung Vocoder w/Yamaha CS01
Crumar Roadrunner Piano
Optigan
Oberheim Echoplex Prime: EDP Prototype
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"This is a not-really-functional Echoplex I bought on ebay, thinking i could fix it and use it. I'm pretty sure this was the original test prototype due to the socketed resistors and other passives. if this had been built for software testing to be sent out the rework would have been soldered in place and most likely be neater.
I'm not sure if i could even trust this outside of the studio even if i did get it working, so i'm now the proud owner of a piece of looping history (which also serves as an elaborate paperweight.)"
via Suit & Tie Guy on Facebook(click for more)
"This is a not-really-functional Echoplex I bought on ebay, thinking i could fix it and use it. I'm pretty sure this was the original test prototype due to the socketed resistors and other passives. if this had been built for software testing to be sent out the rework would have been soldered in place and most likely be neater.
I'm not sure if i could even trust this outside of the studio even if i did get it working, so i'm now the proud owner of a piece of looping history (which also serves as an elaborate paperweight.)"
Roland GR-500 Vintage 1970s Analog Guitar Synthesizer
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YouTube Published on May 12, 2012 by WayneJoness
http://www.joness.com/gr300/GR-500.html
"The Roland GR/GS-500 paraphonic guitar synthesizer system was introduced in 1977, and it laid the foundation for the very successful Roland vintage 24-pin guitar synthesizers, like the GR-300 and GR-700, that would follow a few years later. The GR/GS-500 uses the same 24-pin cable as the later synths, and many of the control voltages, string outputs, etc. are the same across all the synths. The different systems are not 100% compatible, but can be engineered to work together with a few modifications. The GR-500 has five sections: guitar, polyensemble, bass, solo melody, and external synth."
Playlist:
Roland GR-500 Vintage 1970s Analog Guitar Synthesizer - Introduction and Review
Roland GR-500 Polyensemble Section - Infinite Sustain Engage! - "The first synth section of the GR-300 is the polyensemble. In the polyensemble section, each string is processed through proprietary Roland waveshaping chips to produce a variety of sounds. The GR-500 brochure describes the different polyensemble outputs with terms like "wood," "soft reed" "brass" and "strings." But to me, they sound like four different kinds of buzzy guitar. The Polyensemble has a three stage envelope, identical to the envelope generators in the bass and solo melody section. You have control over: attack, decay, and sustain. With it's polyphonic effects, and smooth envelope generator, the Polyensemble may be one of the most musical sections in the GR-500."
Roland GR-500 Solo Melody Section - True Monophonic Vintage Analog Synthesis - "The most ambitious section of the GR-500 is the Solo melody. The Solo Melody is built around a last-note played priority pitch to voltage monphonic synthesizer. There are two waveforms available, a 16' pulse width modulation wave, 8' pulse width modulation wave, and 8' sawtooth wave. The width, or duty cycle, of the pusle wave can be manuall set, or controller by either the LFO or envelope generator. The Solo Melody has the same attack, decay, and sustain envelope genetator as the bass and poly snsemble sections. In addition to processing the mono synth output, the -24 dB per octvae solo melody filter can also process the polysensemble output. This is a great addition, enabling use of the low-pass filter with polyphonic input."
Roland GR-500 Bass Section - Floor Rumbling Analog Bass - "The bass section represents the first real, pitch to control voltage synthesis in the GR-500. Like the polysensemble, there are multiple voices: Percussion, soft and hard. For me, this translate to percussive effects similar to the percussion simulation on a vintage Hammond organ, the soft sound, which is like an upright bass, and the hard sound, calling to mind a pick bass. Like the polysensemble, there is a three stage envelope generator."
Roland GS-500 Guitar Controller for GR-500 (Introduction) Features - "The GS-500 guitar synthesizer controller is a solid and hefty instrument. Even with substantial parts of the body cut away to accomodate the electronics, this guitar still weighs around 11 pounds. The retail price on the GS-500 was somewhere around $1,000 in 1977, which translates into around $4,300 in todays currency. So think of the GS-500 as being in the Paul Reed Smith category of guitars, or the high-end Moog guitars, and not a mass-produced instrument."
Roland GR-55 and GS-500 Performance Video - Vintage Analog Guitar Synthesis - "In this demo I use all four sections of the GR/GS-500 independently and together: Bass, Polyensemble, Solo Melody, and Guitar,"
Roland GS-500 - Demo Video with GR-55, VG-99 and BX-13-VX Guitar Synthesis - "I thought it would be cool to play the latest Roland guitar synthesizer, the GR-55, with the first Roland guitar synthesizer controller, the GS-500. I custom built a BX-13-VX for the GS-500, and did some quick demos. It works surprisingly well!"
Roland GR-500s on eBay
YouTube Published on May 12, 2012 by WayneJoness
http://www.joness.com/gr300/GR-500.html
"The Roland GR/GS-500 paraphonic guitar synthesizer system was introduced in 1977, and it laid the foundation for the very successful Roland vintage 24-pin guitar synthesizers, like the GR-300 and GR-700, that would follow a few years later. The GR/GS-500 uses the same 24-pin cable as the later synths, and many of the control voltages, string outputs, etc. are the same across all the synths. The different systems are not 100% compatible, but can be engineered to work together with a few modifications. The GR-500 has five sections: guitar, polyensemble, bass, solo melody, and external synth."
Playlist:
Roland GR-500 Vintage 1970s Analog Guitar Synthesizer - Introduction and Review
Roland GR-500 Polyensemble Section - Infinite Sustain Engage! - "The first synth section of the GR-300 is the polyensemble. In the polyensemble section, each string is processed through proprietary Roland waveshaping chips to produce a variety of sounds. The GR-500 brochure describes the different polyensemble outputs with terms like "wood," "soft reed" "brass" and "strings." But to me, they sound like four different kinds of buzzy guitar. The Polyensemble has a three stage envelope, identical to the envelope generators in the bass and solo melody section. You have control over: attack, decay, and sustain. With it's polyphonic effects, and smooth envelope generator, the Polyensemble may be one of the most musical sections in the GR-500."
Roland GR-500 Solo Melody Section - True Monophonic Vintage Analog Synthesis - "The most ambitious section of the GR-500 is the Solo melody. The Solo Melody is built around a last-note played priority pitch to voltage monphonic synthesizer. There are two waveforms available, a 16' pulse width modulation wave, 8' pulse width modulation wave, and 8' sawtooth wave. The width, or duty cycle, of the pusle wave can be manuall set, or controller by either the LFO or envelope generator. The Solo Melody has the same attack, decay, and sustain envelope genetator as the bass and poly snsemble sections. In addition to processing the mono synth output, the -24 dB per octvae solo melody filter can also process the polysensemble output. This is a great addition, enabling use of the low-pass filter with polyphonic input."
Roland GR-500 Bass Section - Floor Rumbling Analog Bass - "The bass section represents the first real, pitch to control voltage synthesis in the GR-500. Like the polysensemble, there are multiple voices: Percussion, soft and hard. For me, this translate to percussive effects similar to the percussion simulation on a vintage Hammond organ, the soft sound, which is like an upright bass, and the hard sound, calling to mind a pick bass. Like the polysensemble, there is a three stage envelope generator."
Roland GS-500 Guitar Controller for GR-500 (Introduction) Features - "The GS-500 guitar synthesizer controller is a solid and hefty instrument. Even with substantial parts of the body cut away to accomodate the electronics, this guitar still weighs around 11 pounds. The retail price on the GS-500 was somewhere around $1,000 in 1977, which translates into around $4,300 in todays currency. So think of the GS-500 as being in the Paul Reed Smith category of guitars, or the high-end Moog guitars, and not a mass-produced instrument."
Roland GR-55 and GS-500 Performance Video - Vintage Analog Guitar Synthesis - "In this demo I use all four sections of the GR/GS-500 independently and together: Bass, Polyensemble, Solo Melody, and Guitar,"
Roland GS-500 - Demo Video with GR-55, VG-99 and BX-13-VX Guitar Synthesis - "I thought it would be cool to play the latest Roland guitar synthesizer, the GR-55, with the first Roland guitar synthesizer controller, the GS-500. I custom built a BX-13-VX for the GS-500, and did some quick demos. It works surprisingly well!"
Roland GR-500s on eBay
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