CS-15 :: Sonic Death Machine by Fafhrd
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Pendulum 272e Transmissions
Pendulum 272e Transmissions from todd barton on Vimeo.
he Eardrill Pendulum/Ratchet driving the Buchla 292e which is being feed random radio stations from the Buchla 272e Polyphonic Tuner. A better audio is here:
http://soundcloud.com/user7621213/pendulum-272e-transmissions
Reminder: Todd Barton currently has a Buchla 249e for Sale.
Grendel Formant Filter
YouTube Published on Sep 13, 2012 by EA78751
"oo-yeaaaaah"
http://ericarcher.net/2012/09/13/introducing-the-grendel-formant-filter/
New from Rare Waves / Eric Archer"
emw 200 doing what it does best... going haywire
Youtube Published on Sep 13, 2012 by FuckingSynthesizer
"this is a patch I made using nothing but the EMW 200 synthesizer it's not a conventionally musical instrument but its fun to make sound effects with."
DX5 Playing Gary Numan & Tubeway Army "Are Friends Electric"
YouTube Published on Sep 13, 2012 by DX5
"First cover using the Roland Promars analog synthesizer. Tubeway Army used to use Minimoog for the lead part. The Promars has two VCO's (and a sub oscillator) even thought it is more limited than the Moog.
This is a cover based on the live version.
Gear used.
Upper: Roland Promars MRS-2
Mid: Roland JP8000
Lower (Midied to the JP): Kurzweil PC1x
Backtrack recorded on Pro Tools.
Original song composed by Gary Numan"
Flame Light House 2
YouTube Published on Sep 13, 2012 by Ebotronix
Flame Chord Machine 2x for Unkle's & AO's
chords by Brains 2x Pressure Points via A133 (10v) to CM 1 arp out to CM 2 unisono
4ms Peg RCD
Analogue Systems 2x RS 110
Doepfer A 134 pan by Moog MP 201
Make Noise Brains PP 2x Maths 2x Moddemix ( Ringmod Unkle's & Aunti's) QMMG
Malekko 4x AO 4x Unkle
Toppobrillo Sportmodulator
SSL Orgy
Logic Master Clock Kenton Pro 2000 II
Drums Logic Ultrabeat
FX Boss VF1 Lexicon PCM 80 Line 6 Echopro TC M3000
ELEKTRONIKA EM-26 VINTAGE SOVIET USSR ANALOG VOCODER SYNTHESIZER
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SN 03255
"Electronika EM-26 portable vocoder is intended for synthesis the voice or external signals, has internal strings ton-generator, analyzer-synthesizer, modulations and vocoder effects. Control panel include 4 sections: VIBRATO, VOCODER, STRINGS and LEVEL, also it has a panel real time transpose and other controls.
VIBRATO section has sliders - accent, depth and rate
VOCODER - chorus knobs (on, mode), mic/vocoder level
STRINGS - on/off, level, violin/cello, sustain
LEVEL - mic, line A, line C
Keyboard PANEL: main level, pitch, interval, octave, pitch bend
CONNECTION (1/4 jack): mic in, line A,C, phones, output, pedal, power."
Translation sheet below.
via this auction
SN 03255
"Electronika EM-26 portable vocoder is intended for synthesis the voice or external signals, has internal strings ton-generator, analyzer-synthesizer, modulations and vocoder effects. Control panel include 4 sections: VIBRATO, VOCODER, STRINGS and LEVEL, also it has a panel real time transpose and other controls.
VIBRATO section has sliders - accent, depth and rate
VOCODER - chorus knobs (on, mode), mic/vocoder level
STRINGS - on/off, level, violin/cello, sustain
LEVEL - mic, line A, line C
Keyboard PANEL: main level, pitch, interval, octave, pitch bend
CONNECTION (1/4 jack): mic in, line A,C, phones, output, pedal, power."
Translation sheet below.
Hackme ROCKIT digital and analog hybrid synthesizer
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"Rockit is a monophonic, digital and analog hybrid synthesizer. Rockit can make one sound at a time, but it has the capacity to make very simple sounds to very complex and dynamic sounds. Sound generation begins with digital synthesis, moves through analog amplification, analog filtering, and comes out a product of both the digital birth and the analog processing. The digital synthesis is comprised of two oscillators with independent waveform selection.
These oscillators can be mixed or played independently and the second oscillator can be detuned from the first in note steps. The analog amplification stage has independent envelope controls for a complete ADSR envelope generator. Rockit’s filter section is an entirely digitally controllable analog filter, meaning all filter parameters are explicitly accessible internally, via knobs and switches, and externally, via MIDI. 
In addition, Rockit has two Low-Frequency Oscillators for modulating various synthesizer parameters at controllable rates and amounts.
Rockit offers 18 knobs and 8 switches for controlling both the digital synthesis and shaping the analog processing. Rockit is enabled to store and recall 16 patches, storing all knob, switch, and LED settings. Rockit also has a Drone and Loop feature that allows for independent play. For inputs and outputs, Rockit has an audio output and an audio input which routes into the analog filter.
Rockit has MIDI In and Out capabilities with all settings accessible via MIDI controller channel numbers. All knob movements are transmitted to the MIDI output on the appropriate MIDI channel number.
MIDI Control Channel Numbers
Every parameter of Rockit is accessible via MIDI. The control channel numbers for Rockit software version 1.01 are listed below. If you find that these are off by 2 numbers, you may have software versino 1.00. The behavior of the knobs regarding MIDI is that if a parameter is set by MIDI, the software will ignore the position of the affected knob until that knob position is changed.
PARAMETER MIDI CONTROL CHANNEL# RANGE
PITCH WHEEL 0 0-127
MOD WHEEL 1 0-127
LFO_SHAPE 2 0-127
FILTER_ATTACK 3 0-127
ADSR_SUSTAIN 4 0-127
OSC_1_WAVESHAPE 5 0-127
FILTER_RELEASE 6 0-127
FILTER_Q 7 0-127
ADSR_ATTACK 8 0-127
OSC_DETUNE 9 0-127
FILTER_SUSTAIN 10 0-127
FILTER_ENV_AMT 11 0-127
ADSR_DECAY 12 0-127
OSC_MIX 13 0-127
FILTER_FREQUENCY 14 0-127
FILTER_DECAY 15 0-127
ADSR_RELEASE 16 0-127
OSC_2_WAVESHAPE 17 0-127
LFO_RATE 18 0-127
LFO_AMOUNT 19 0-127
LFO_1_RATE 20 0-127
LFO_2_RATE 21 0-127
LFO_1_AMOUNT 22 0-127
LFO_2_AMOUNT 23 0-127
PITCH_SHIFT 24 0-127
AMPLITUDE 25 0-127
LFO_1_DEST 26 0-127
LFO_2_DEST 27 0-127
FILTER_TYPE 28 0-2
LFO_1_WAVESHAPE 29 0-127
LFO_2_WAVESHAPE 30 0-127
LFO_SEL 31 0 OR 1
LFO_SYNC 32 0 OR 1
PORTAMENTO 33 0-127
OSC_PITCH_SHIFT 34 0-127"
See the Hackme at the bottom of this post to see what one looks like in a case.
via this auction"Rockit is a monophonic, digital and analog hybrid synthesizer. Rockit can make one sound at a time, but it has the capacity to make very simple sounds to very complex and dynamic sounds. Sound generation begins with digital synthesis, moves through analog amplification, analog filtering, and comes out a product of both the digital birth and the analog processing. The digital synthesis is comprised of two oscillators with independent waveform selection.
These oscillators can be mixed or played independently and the second oscillator can be detuned from the first in note steps. The analog amplification stage has independent envelope controls for a complete ADSR envelope generator. Rockit’s filter section is an entirely digitally controllable analog filter, meaning all filter parameters are explicitly accessible internally, via knobs and switches, and externally, via MIDI. 
In addition, Rockit has two Low-Frequency Oscillators for modulating various synthesizer parameters at controllable rates and amounts.Rockit offers 18 knobs and 8 switches for controlling both the digital synthesis and shaping the analog processing. Rockit is enabled to store and recall 16 patches, storing all knob, switch, and LED settings. Rockit also has a Drone and Loop feature that allows for independent play. For inputs and outputs, Rockit has an audio output and an audio input which routes into the analog filter.
Rockit has MIDI In and Out capabilities with all settings accessible via MIDI controller channel numbers. All knob movements are transmitted to the MIDI output on the appropriate MIDI channel number.MIDI Control Channel Numbers
Every parameter of Rockit is accessible via MIDI. The control channel numbers for Rockit software version 1.01 are listed below. If you find that these are off by 2 numbers, you may have software versino 1.00. The behavior of the knobs regarding MIDI is that if a parameter is set by MIDI, the software will ignore the position of the affected knob until that knob position is changed.
PARAMETER MIDI CONTROL CHANNEL# RANGE
PITCH WHEEL 0 0-127
MOD WHEEL 1 0-127
LFO_SHAPE 2 0-127
FILTER_ATTACK 3 0-127
ADSR_SUSTAIN 4 0-127
OSC_1_WAVESHAPE 5 0-127
FILTER_RELEASE 6 0-127
FILTER_Q 7 0-127
ADSR_ATTACK 8 0-127
OSC_DETUNE 9 0-127
FILTER_SUSTAIN 10 0-127
FILTER_ENV_AMT 11 0-127
ADSR_DECAY 12 0-127
OSC_MIX 13 0-127
FILTER_FREQUENCY 14 0-127
FILTER_DECAY 15 0-127
ADSR_RELEASE 16 0-127
OSC_2_WAVESHAPE 17 0-127
LFO_RATE 18 0-127
LFO_AMOUNT 19 0-127
LFO_1_RATE 20 0-127
LFO_2_RATE 21 0-127
LFO_1_AMOUNT 22 0-127
LFO_2_AMOUNT 23 0-127
PITCH_SHIFT 24 0-127
AMPLITUDE 25 0-127
LFO_1_DEST 26 0-127
LFO_2_DEST 27 0-127
FILTER_TYPE 28 0-2
LFO_1_WAVESHAPE 29 0-127
LFO_2_WAVESHAPE 30 0-127
LFO_SEL 31 0 OR 1
LFO_SYNC 32 0 OR 1
PORTAMENTO 33 0-127
OSC_PITCH_SHIFT 34 0-127"
See the Hackme at the bottom of this post to see what one looks like in a case.
Vintage Analog Univox Drum Machine SR-55 SN 701692
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"This drum machine is from the 1970's. It is all analog and uses preset drum patterns; rock, samba etc. Bands like Suicide, Wall of Voodoo, Throbbing Gristle, Blondie etc. all used these kind of preset drum machines..."
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"This drum machine is from the 1970's. It is all analog and uses preset drum patterns; rock, samba etc. Bands like Suicide, Wall of Voodoo, Throbbing Gristle, Blondie etc. all used these kind of preset drum machines..."
Original EMS Synthi A modular synthesizer
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Some history from the listing:
"This is one of the last 40 EMS Synthi's ever to be produced. I've spent more than a decade on the waiting list for it.
New orders are no longer being accepted as the Spartanite briefcases essential to the Synthi design are no longer available.
In other words, according to the manufacturer, this unit is among the last handful of Synthi A's ever.
This instrument was meticulously hand-built and precision-calibrated earlier this year by Robin Wood of EMS himself.
It's in absolutely perfect operational and cosmetic condition. It's also the only truly new Synthi I've ever seen on eBay.
I placed my order for this Synthi with EMS in the UK in 2001. It was finally delivered in early 2012. A few years after placing my order I got impatient and had the chance to buy an older Synthi A, so at the moment I actually have two units. The two are almost identical but the older one has more sentimental value to me, having owned & played it for almost 10 years. After long deliberation I've decided to sell this new one.
In terms of design, compared to the 70's units, the only differences I've spotted are a squarish attack button instead of a round one (the new design is an improvement over the older one, which was much harder to push down), and the fact that the label on the briefcase now reads "EMS Cornwall" instead of "EMS London" (the company moved).
The operating voltage is still switchable between 110v and 220v via a switch inside the briefcase.
In terms of sound, comparing this to my 1970's Synthi I hear no differences in sound character or response: It has all the unique sonic character that Synthi's are legendary for, while at the same time being perfectly calibrated and sounding exactly as its designer intended.
I've had the chance to try out several Synthi's over the past 15 years, and this sounds exactly like the older units, but without the inevitable scratchiness of used instruments.
This is a "MkII" Synthi A, with a matte aluminium front panel, and output rows on the pin matrix.
It also has a Prestopatch connector, the only original feature that EMS decided not to fit as standard to this last run of Synthi's, but which I had added by special request. This makes it identical to the majority of the 70's instruments. The Prestopatch connector can be used with the 3rd party expansion modules from Digitana, for example.
For those of you interested in expanding the range of the instrument further, a number of modifications (voltage controlled waveshape, sync, inverter, oscillator range switches, etc.) can be added by EMS later on. I had this done to my other Synthi a few years ago.
The Synthi comes with all the original accessories: a full set of 18 patch pins (white, red and green), the power cord, and the 90-page "Synthi Educational Handbook" manual. Comes in original, incredibly sturdy, packaging as well..."
via this auctionSome history from the listing:
"This is one of the last 40 EMS Synthi's ever to be produced. I've spent more than a decade on the waiting list for it.
New orders are no longer being accepted as the Spartanite briefcases essential to the Synthi design are no longer available.
In other words, according to the manufacturer, this unit is among the last handful of Synthi A's ever.
This instrument was meticulously hand-built and precision-calibrated earlier this year by Robin Wood of EMS himself.
It's in absolutely perfect operational and cosmetic condition. It's also the only truly new Synthi I've ever seen on eBay.
I placed my order for this Synthi with EMS in the UK in 2001. It was finally delivered in early 2012. A few years after placing my order I got impatient and had the chance to buy an older Synthi A, so at the moment I actually have two units. The two are almost identical but the older one has more sentimental value to me, having owned & played it for almost 10 years. After long deliberation I've decided to sell this new one.
In terms of design, compared to the 70's units, the only differences I've spotted are a squarish attack button instead of a round one (the new design is an improvement over the older one, which was much harder to push down), and the fact that the label on the briefcase now reads "EMS Cornwall" instead of "EMS London" (the company moved).
The operating voltage is still switchable between 110v and 220v via a switch inside the briefcase.
In terms of sound, comparing this to my 1970's Synthi I hear no differences in sound character or response: It has all the unique sonic character that Synthi's are legendary for, while at the same time being perfectly calibrated and sounding exactly as its designer intended.
I've had the chance to try out several Synthi's over the past 15 years, and this sounds exactly like the older units, but without the inevitable scratchiness of used instruments.
This is a "MkII" Synthi A, with a matte aluminium front panel, and output rows on the pin matrix.
It also has a Prestopatch connector, the only original feature that EMS decided not to fit as standard to this last run of Synthi's, but which I had added by special request. This makes it identical to the majority of the 70's instruments. The Prestopatch connector can be used with the 3rd party expansion modules from Digitana, for example.
For those of you interested in expanding the range of the instrument further, a number of modifications (voltage controlled waveshape, sync, inverter, oscillator range switches, etc.) can be added by EMS later on. I had this done to my other Synthi a few years ago.
The Synthi comes with all the original accessories: a full set of 18 patch pins (white, red and green), the power cord, and the 90-page "Synthi Educational Handbook" manual. Comes in original, incredibly sturdy, packaging as well..."
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