Sonic Clamp for Guitar

YouTube Published on Jul 17, 2012 by HarmonyCentral

"The Sonic Clamp attaches an iPhone or iPod touch to your guitar...which may not sound all that useful, but this video shows the potential of this coupling."

http://sonicclamp.com/ - works with 4th gen iPod Touch as well.

iTunes:
FunkBox Drum Machine - Synthetic Bits, LLC
Bebot - Robot Synth - Normalware
IK Multimedia - Amplitube

iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Tiptop Audio 808 Module Box Shots

http://tiptopaudio.com/

The 808 modules in their packaging; little aliens ready to be released out of their test tubes.

Atomic Shadow Studio Pics & New Website

"Last month the lab experienced upheaval in the form of a major remodel. The ergonomics of the space had left much to be desired. As work began on the Twelve Full Moons album in January of 2011, I needed somewhere to mount the two Hewlett Packard sine wave generators that I planned to use on the album. I had a large metal rack that was sitting in a shed and it was pressed in to service and placed to the left of the desk in the room. Things got out of hand from there and over the next year it grew to four 45 U rack units. More is more!..."

You'll find the full post including more pics at Atomic Shadow's new website. Note the EMW-200 and the Synthesizers.com modular. If you missed it, be sure to check out the EMW-200 review & the EMW-300.

Dude plays Sidrassi & CocoQuantus

video upload by sduck409 on Jul 16, 2012

"On a recent visit to Dude's (Liam Cloyd) domicile, I filmed this brief performance/improv. Sound production is with a Ciat-Lombarde Sidrassi and a Cocoquantus, with some additional enhancements from a 4ms Bend Matrix, Moogerfooger LPF, and a Strymon Blue Sky and El Capistan. Sorry, only crappy mono camera mike audio. Copyright ®2012 Stephen Drake and Liam Cloyd."

I haven't had a post featuring the 4ms Bend Matrix in ages. I'm showing the last one on Aug 3, 2010. Click here and scroll for some posts.

Electro-Music Klee Sequencer - Pronounced "Clay"

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"Electro-Music Klee Sequencer

Designed by Scott Stites and Assoc.

Assembled by Free State FX

Brand new. Highest quality parts available - no compromises. Artfully hand wired in the 5U MOTM / MOOG Format.

scratches the surface of what the Klee is capable of

Modifications:

Custom LED Colors: This Klee been modified with Bi-Color LEDs so Stage LEDs 9-6 are green when the sequencer is in 2X8 mode. Blue LEDs on Random and Bus 2 Status. Yellow LEDs on Rate and Bus 1 Status. Green LED on Bus 3 Status. Red LED on Main Bus Status.

The Klee is the most feature packed, crazy, beautifully insane sequencer out there. Every option is implemented in this layout. Once you get one the Klee in your rack, you'll wonder how you managed without it. It can function like any other 16 step sequencer out there, or it can function like it has a brain of it's own. Easily programmed with your own ideas, or flip the Random Switch and find out what "it" has in mind. An endless source of inspiration.

This is one BIG build. Save yourself the time, hassle, and inevitable troubleshooting by purchasing this Klee fully and professionally assembled by Free State FX.

The Klee, pronounced Clay, is a shift register based sequencer. What makes the Klee different from most sequencers is that more than one Stage/Step can be active at any given time. Most sequencers have one active Stage, the CV for that Stage is programmed via the pot, and the CV is then sent to the CV Out. With the Klee, one or more stages can be active at one time, the CV programmed by the active Stages is added together, and is then sent to the CV Out.

I could not possibly list all the functions of the Klee here. More inormation about how to use the Klee can be found here:

Know the Klee

Klee Operating Tips

Assembled with:

42 Toggle Switches with Black Rubber Switch Covers
22 Alpha Pots
23 Mini Alco Clone Knobs
Rotary Switch
21 LEDs with Bi-Color LED Mod
2 Large Red Pushbutton Switches
Large Bridechamber Panel - 7 units wide
19 Switchcraft Jacks
Polyester Film Capacitors
Metal Film Resistors
Double Plated PCBs with Soldermask
MOTM Power Connector
Runs on +/- 15 Volts

THIS MODULE IS FOR EXPERIENCED SYNTHESIZER ENTHUSIASTS ONLY! If you don't know how to use this module, please don't bid."

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Chimp playing modular synth

YouTube Published on Jul 16, 2012 by MongoSynth

"So I heard some weird noise in the garage last night. I went in to investigate and found a small chimpanzee playing with my synth. He seemed so happy that I let him continue for a while. Later on I asked him to play some dubstep. He said he was too evolved for that. He was very camera shy so I was unable to a good picture of him."

Speakin' spooky

YouTube Published on Jul 16, 2012 by Ebotronix

Bicycle Spokes
Neumann U 87 via SPL Channel One
Arp Odyssey 2811 and 2821
Logic Audio to Midi
Kenton Pro 2000 II
Boss FV 300 L Odyssey's Pedal in
FX Lexicon PCM 80 & TC M 3000
i

Buchla and Associates 360 Panel

flickr By fastheadache

"Octal signal paperweight"

Programmable Octal Signal Source Model 360

BAY AREA SYNTH MEET 2012 Pics by Ivo Ivanov

You'll find the full gallery on Facebook here.

Some of the makers in the order pictured here:

1. Josh Thomas of Toppobrillo
2. Dan Green of 4ms
3. Paul Schreiber of SynthTech/MOTM
4. Eric Barbour of Metasonix
5. Tom Oberheim, Scott Rise of Division 6 and George Mattson of Mattson Mini Modular
6. James Husted of Synthwerks
7. Scott Jaeger of The Harvestman with Chris Muir and his Eardrill-heavy Buchla.
8. Zerosum Inertia

If I missed anyone, let me know!

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