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Oberheim Matrix 1000 demo # 2

YouTube Published on May 30, 2012 by SyntheticMachines

"It's time for a second short demo from the Oberheim Matrix 1000. Maybe a good alternative for a cheap and good sounding polyphonic rack synth.
As always a multitrack recording with some FX."

Demo 1 posted back in 2010 here.

"lacrima di Rei" soundtrack from "AGUIRRE" - FARFISA POLYCHROME

"lacrima di Rei" soundtrack from "AGUIRRE" - made with FARFISA POLYCHROME

YouTube Published on May 30, 2012 by Polynominaldotcom

"for more demo, info or pictures about FARFISA POLYCHROME, visit my dedicated webpage:
http://www.polynominal.com/site/studio/gear/synth/farfisa_polychrome/index.html"

Yamaha FB-01 Demo

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YouTube Published on May 30, 2012 by anode8

"Released in All but one of the sounds used in the video are factory presets. I only used sounds recorded in mono from the FB-01 into Pro Tools. I have not applied any additional effects, only adjusted levels and panning.

Patches Used:
-ElectDr
-SnareD2
-SolBass
-Timpani
-Racing
-SynClav4
-COrgan2
-NewEP4
-Custom patch based on modified Harp"

Yamaha FB-01s on eBay

Alesis Andromeda Analog Drums & Techno

Alesis Andromeda Analog Drums by CoolColJ

Alesis Andromeda Techno by CoolColJ

Description for both: "An old A6 demo track I did 10 years ago.

All the sounds and drums were from the Andromeda, fired in real time over midi in multi mode. No external processing and effects added"

I Dream of Wires 5: Richard Devine - The Analog Voodoo Effect

I Dream of Wires 5: Richard Devine - The Analog Voodoo Effect from MUTEK on Vimeo.
Richard Devine is an Atlanta-based electronic musician and sound designer. He is recognized for producing a layered and heavily processed sound, combining influences from hip-hop, to old and modern electronic music. Richard Devine has released records through such esteemed labels as Schematic and Warp Records, and is the creative force behind his own sound design company, Devine Sound. Though he has contributed sound design to a number of hardware and software manufacturers, he recently released his first official sample library through Sony Creative Software. Devine has also scored commercials for the likes of Nike and Touchstone Pictures.

Since the late-90s, Richard Devine's sound has been synonymous with taking cutting-edge computer-based DSP (digital signal processing) to its limits. In recent years, however, Devine has also become a convert to the unlimited sonic capabilities and hands-on "analog voodoo effect" of the Eurorack modular format. I Dream of Wires spoke to Devine at NAMM 2012, which he attends annually. Judging by the studio footage on his Vimeo channel, and his wild enthusiasm on the subject, Devine is a bonafide Eurorack obsessive!

All music and sound in this video is by Richard Devine. Additional studio footage supplied by Richard Devine.

For more info on Richard Devine
http://richard-devine.com
http://devinesound.net
http://soundcloud.com/richarddevine
https://vimeo.com/channels/richarddevine

I DREAM OF WIRES is a forthcoming documentary film about the history and resurgence of modular synthesizers. The film is currently in production. This is the 6th in a series of extended interviews, which will be produced and released in various formats throughout the production, and following the release, of the film. I DREAM OF WIRES extended interview segments are sponsored by MATRIXSYNTH (m.matrixsynth.com).

Catch I DREAM OF WIRES' showcase at Mutek Montreal 2012: Saturday June 2 @ Satosphere, with live performances, all incorporating modular synthesizers, by Sealey/Greenspan/Lanza (Orphx/Junior Boys), Keith Fullerton Whitman (Kranky/Editions Mego), Clark (Warp Records), and Container (Spectrum Spools).

For info on the film:
http://facebook.com/idreamofwiresdocumentary

Motherboard TV: Morton Subotnick, Father of Electronic Music

via Motherboard.TV via Scott Sharon on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
"What kind of music would robots make? Blips and bloops, most likely, with a whole lot of abstract tones and soundwave manipulation. You know, droning stuff that sounds like auditory binary. I mean, come on. How musical could a robot be?

Such were the early days of electronic music, whose early proponents put much more emphasis on the “electronic” than the “music.” That’s not to denigrate the incredible complexity of wave generators or tiny bits of tape spliced together on splicing blocks. It’s just to point out that what we see as electronic music today was once well and truly the sound of electronics themselves.

So who’s responsible for turning the electro tide towards real music? Why, Morton Subotnick of course.

As is often the case in music, it was a bicoastal thing: Subotnick, Ramon Sender, and Don Buchla spent the 60s in San Francisco developing what may be the world’s first analog synthesizer, the ‘electronic music easel’ BUCHLA 100, while Robert Moog was putting together his incredible keyboard on the East Coast.

BUCHLA 100 was brilliant because, instead of a keyboard, it relied on pressure sensitive touch-plates. Those controlled keys that could be individually tuned, allowing for an unlimited number of sound-producing possibilities. It freed musicians from the sine, sawtooth, and square bonds of the past, and allowed electronic music to flourish.

Subotnick himself was the first to put his creation through its creative paces. Recorded over the span of a year in New York, his album Silver Apples of the Moon stands as the first all-electronic LP, and effectively declared the era of computer music dead. The album has since been inducted into the Library of Congress.

As part of our Electric Independence series, in 2011 we paid a visit to Subotnick at his Lower East Side studio to chat about the past and future of electronic music. Remember one thing the next time you’re in a club with some cyborg DJ poking away at a booth full of weird gadgets: If it wasn’t for Subotnick, you’d be stuck listening to robot chatter."

Eurorack L-1 AC/DC Mixer

via L-1: "Mixer has 4 inputs which can be mixed in pairs and all together. Inputs are AC or DC coupled in pairs by switches. Potentiometers attenuate gain, unity gain at the center their range, max gain = 2. So it is amplifying mixer. PCB made for 15mm Alpha pots with clear shaft, so funny 3mm LEDs can be mounted. Several options are for opamps. I've choose OP270 because of their great DC precision and sound quality. TL072 is cheap budget variant. OPA2604 has sound quality a bit better than OP270 but DC precision as in TL072. The device can work from 12V and 15V..."

via Aleksei Laman on
The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

pucktronix tabulaRasa test 040412

tabulaRasa test 040412 by greg davis
"first test with greg surges / pucktronix tabulaRasa DIY wavetable oscillator for eurorack. i made a wave table set of various sine tones using different combinations of the overtone series. there is some filtering by my cwejman MMF-1 & also a lot of the synthtech e580 mini-delay."

Whatever Will Be • Argon's Animoog

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YouTube Published on May 30, 2012 by ArgonVancouver

"Animoog performance of "Que Sera Sera" by Argon Vancouver. Video directed by Lorax Vancouver. Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. If you like it, there's more at http://cosmicjoke.com/"

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