Borderlands Granular - iPad -

Published on Oct 30, 2012 by nakanosyun

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"It is the very beautiful synthesizer. The technology of Granular is used.Very complicated acoustic processing can be done simply."

iTunes:
Borderlands Granular - Chris Carlson
iPads on eBay, on Amazon

Vermont State Parks

Published on Oct 30, 2012 by MUUDMusic

July 5th-August 5th 2012 Sun Boxes toured State Parks in Vermont:
July 5-7 Elmore State Park in Lake Elmore
July 13-15 Grand Isle State Park in Grand Isle
July 20-22 Knight Point State Park in North Hero
July 27-29 Silver Lake State Park in Barnard
Aug 2-5 Camp Plymouth State Park in Ludlow

http://www.sun-boxes.com

Also see:
Sun Boxes on Martha's Vineyard on Kickstarter
Sun Boxes

Synth Rorschach #15

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This one reminded me of three things:

1. Kid Kaseo's latest video for Telephone Line
2. The XAOC Trigger Wall
3. Synth DIY

Vince Clarke's Apex Ultimate Support Stand for Auction

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"VINCE CLARKE'S (ERASURE VCMG DEPECHE MODE YAZ) AUTOGRAPHED ULTIMATE SUPPORT AX48B APEX 2-TIER KEYBOARD STAND

ladies and gentleman...
here for your consideration is...
an ultra rare…
and highly sought after piece…
from vince clarke's personal studio…
perhaps** the most important part of erasures sound! ??…
a vince clarke…
signature edition….
Ultimate….
Support keyboard....
stand!!!!!

**but probably not

a founding member of depeche mode, yaz, erasure and VCMG (a recent techno collaboration with former depeche mode band mate martin gore), vince clarke has greatly influenced countless electronic musicians, including us. its a real pleasure to have him as a customer.

http://www.vinceclarkemusic.com
http://www.erasureinfo.com/
http://mute.com/artists/vcmg
www.yazooinfo.com/
http://www.depechemode.com/index.html
https://twitter.com/thecabinstudio/

having recently moved from a spacious log cabin studio in maine to a smaller basement studio in new york city (see pics at vinceclarkemusic.com), vince decided to replace his free-standing ultimate support keyboard stands with space-saving wall-mount units and asked us if we wanted them. we agreed to take one off his hands to offer it to you folks here on ebay. now, vince is quite a modest guy who doesn't normally go around autographing his stuff, but after several very long and painful negotiations, he finally agreed to autograph this stand for you!

so why should you want this lovely keyboard stand? well, some might argue that this piece is a crucial part of the erasure sound! others might not. whatever the case, this awesome 2 tier ultimate support ax-48b apex keyboard stand would be a great place to put 2 of your beloved keyboards. designed to be quickly and easily assembled and disassembled, its ideal for gigging musicians who are in a rush. the arms come off in a matter of seconds and can be stored in the compartment on top of the stand. the 3 legs slide out from the compartment on the bottom of the stand. its great for studio use as well. see our pics above for a photo we took of this or one of the other similar stands in vince's maine cabin studio where it was ultimately supporting a Moog Minimoog and Roland Juno-106. and if you dont play keyboards, well, this item would probably make a rather handsome coat rack as well!

this particular stand is in very nice shape, with some typical scratches and dings but nothing worth mentioning in detail. the autograph is in silver marker which seems to be coming off slightly. we will likely tape a piece of paper over it before packing and shipping it but once you get it, you might want to apply a clear coat over it if you wish to preserve it. want more general info on the ultimate support ax-48b? please search the web. keyboards not included.

if this auction goes well, we may ebay a couple of the spare synths and drum machines vince traded us a while ago. we may also pick up some extremely exciting new items from vince, such as an ultra-rare vince clarke signature series snare drum stand / roland mpu-101 holder! (yes, really.)"

Boss HC-2 Percussion Synthesizer Handclapper with Original Box

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"Classic Boss HC-2 Handclapper. It was released in 1984? It's an entirely analog module, and has control knobs for sensitivity, dry and hall. It can be triggered either with the integrated percussion pad, or by plugging another sound source into the 1/4" input jack or trigger from drum machine. It can be powered either with a 9V battery or a standard Boss PSA A/C adapter (not included). Instant 808 handclaps!"

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Boss PC-2 Percussion Synthesizer with Original Box

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"Classic Boss PC-2 Percussion Synthesizer. It was released in 1984? It's an entirely analog module, and has control knobs for sensitivity, pitch, decay, sweep, LFO rate, and LFO depth. It also has a sliding switch to select triangle or square wave for the LFO. It can be triggered either with the integrated percussion pad, or by plugging another sound source into the 1/4" input jack or trigger from drum machine. It can be powered either with a 9V battery or a standard Boss PSA A/C adapter (not included). Great fun!"

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FutureRetro Revolution Sequencer

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Alesis Andromeda A6

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"Andromeda’s fully analog signal path is controlled by a high-speed Motorola Coldfire microprocessor, offering 16-voice polyphony with 16-part multitimbral capability. Andromeda features two analog oscillators per voice, with standard waveforms (available simultaneously), suboscillators, hard and soft sync, and more. It provides two analog filters per voice: these 2-pole (multimode) and 4-pole (lowpass) resonating filters are classically-derived designs, and offer you an astounding range of sonic variability.

Andromeda also provides external audio inputs that allow you to route any signal through its filters. Andromeda has three LFOs, each with six waveforms and many powerful features. It also has three 7-stage, 3-level envelopes capable of functions never before found in any analog synthesizer. An extensive mod matrix offers you an enormous freedom in configuring Andromeda’s sonic firepower, adding to its monstrous capabilities.

Andromeda’s 61-note synth-weighted keypad features velocity and aftertouch sensitivity, and its ribbon controlled offers multiple, assignable functions. A distinctive, futuristic front panel features 72 knobs and 114 buttons (the majority are single function), optimally arranged for rapid-fire tweaking and in-depth experimentation. Andromeda’s large, backlit LCD display provides real-world values of parameters (time, frequency, BPM, etc.) and high-resolution graphics. No other synth has ever offered such a sophisticated, informative control panel for creating analog pyrotechnics."

JoMoX Sunsyn, Upgraded to Version 2 with Original Box

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Chimera Synthesis bC16 - Tiny modular synthesizer

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Patch and knob control sheet below.
"It's very compact (about the size of a CD) yet if features a wealth of modules which can be connected via patch cables. Astonishingly flexible: oscillator, LFO, ADSR envelope generator, VCA, VCF, noise source, ring modulation and MIDI interface all in this tiny package.

Key functions are controlled by sixteen color-coded potentiometers. Synthesizer sections are connected via thirty 2mm mini-banana sockets.Check the description below or the 3rd photo for more details about the controls and patch points.

The build quality is amazing. The thing feels totally solid, and all the knobs and jacks are firm yet smooth. It’s a modular synthesizer that you can hold in the palm of your hand. It’s incredible flexible, sounds good and can make all sorts of noises. You may even hook it up to a MIDI keyboard.

Unfortunately the one man company went belly up and ceased to exist quite some time ago. There are only very few of these synthesizers, rarely being offered for sale.

The device is in very good shape, without scratches, fully functional. It comes with a few patch cables to get you going.

The manufacturer says:

The bC16 miniature patch synthesizer packs a fully featured VCO, LFO, envelope generator, analog VCA, analog VCF, noise sources & ring modulator all in a CD sized case CNC machined from 10mm high-grade acrylic plastic.

Fifteen color coded potentiometers control key functions, connections between synthesizer sections are done using twenty-five 2mm mini-banana sockets.

Powered by either six AAA batteries or by an external (not supplied) 9 to 12v source, the bC16 can be used free standing (internal headphone amplifier), linked to an external keyboard/sequencer or MIDI-CV converters, combined with other bC16's, etc...

VCO: The complex VCO (actually two linked VCO's) waveshape can be adjusted through sine/triangle/sawtooth and square wave (with adjustable dutycycle). The VCO can be CV modulated (log response), FM modulated (linear response) or can be driven by MIDI NOTE values. The two linked VCO's can be offset using a control knob, CV or MIDI for rich complex tones.

LFO: Like the VCO the LFO is actually two linked low frequency oscillators with a host of modulation possibilties and waveshapes. Like the VCO the LFO can also be controlled via MIDI.

VCF: An all analog 24dB discrete ladder filter with variable cuttoff (knob and CV), adjustable resonance, specially designed to work from the low voltage busses in the bC16.

EG: The bC16 envelope generator is very easy to use, four knobs (or via MIDI) control the Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release parameters of the envelope. Set sustain to zero and the EG enters repeat mode for long VCS3 style modulation possibilites.

VCA & HEADPHONE AMP: An analog voltage controlled amplifier is provided along with an built-in headphone amplifier (volume control via grey knob)."