Thursday, December 13, 2012
First look at WerkBench for iPhone/Touch (ft. Korg Monotron)
Published on Dec 13, 2012
"Here is a new jam showing off our latest release: WerkBench for iPhone/Touch!
It's a streamlined version of WerkBench, redesigned for a simple workflow on a small screen. We think it's really fun.
Some cool new features include: sample overdubbing, mix/replace option during copy, and s-s-stutter.
iPhone 3GS and up.
Available now."
on iTunes:
WerkBench for iPhone - Bolasol, Inc.
More info:
http://www.bolasol.com/werkbench
iOS Devices on eBay - Don't miss the Daily Tech Deals
12 Days of Modular 2012-Day 12-Sequencing
Published on Dec 12, 2012 by raulsworldofsynths
"Day 12: A look at a Sequencing.Video series of 12 different scenes from the Modular World of Raul's World of Synths.Sound and Video by Raul Pena. ©Raul Pena 2012"
All parts here.
"Day 12: A look at a Sequencing.Video series of 12 different scenes from the Modular World of Raul's World of Synths.Sound and Video by Raul Pena. ©Raul Pena 2012"
All parts here.
A LinnDrum Brought Back to Life
November Group "Put Your Back To It"
Uploaded on Jan 7, 2009 by tuneup89 - The track is from 1984.
Along the lines of the recent post in via Pea Hicks on the story of a Roland MC-8, we have a story of the actual LinnDrum used in the track for the video above by November Group. That's the LinnDrum pictured to the left. This one comes in via XBS where you'll find the full post.
"The Linndrum we have has a long and illustrious lineage! It was originally owned by a good friend of mine who is now a great painter ( Alvan Long )! He is also a drummer and was in several boston bands long before my time! Here’s a Pure No Wave Gem from one of those bands called The November Group"
The bad news is it sat unused for 15 years with leaking battery and blown caps. The good news is it was brought back to life by Forat. Click through above for more pics and the full post.
Uploaded on Jan 7, 2009 by tuneup89 - The track is from 1984.
"The Linndrum we have has a long and illustrious lineage! It was originally owned by a good friend of mine who is now a great painter ( Alvan Long )! He is also a drummer and was in several boston bands long before my time! Here’s a Pure No Wave Gem from one of those bands called The November Group"The bad news is it sat unused for 15 years with leaking battery and blown caps. The good news is it was brought back to life by Forat. Click through above for more pics and the full post.
Doepfer A106 Xtreme Lowpass/Highpass Filter Modulation and Resonance - 2
Doepfer A106 Xtreme Lowpass/Highpass Filter Modulation and Resonance Part Two
Published on Dec 13, 2012 by raulsworldofsynths
"Part Two of an Audio Demonstration of Modulation and using the resonance insert of the Doepfer A106-1 Xtreme Lowpass/Highpass Filter.Sound and Video by Raul Pena."
All parts here.
Published on Dec 13, 2012 by raulsworldofsynths
"Part Two of an Audio Demonstration of Modulation and using the resonance insert of the Doepfer A106-1 Xtreme Lowpass/Highpass Filter.Sound and Video by Raul Pena."
All parts here.
Switched On Walk-Through feat. Slugbug
Published on Dec 13, 2012 by Switched On
"A walk through of our store front in Austin, TX to allow you (the viewer) to quickly glance at some of our inventory.
If you see anything and have questions please contact us at:
switchedonaustin@gmail.com
or call
(512) 782-8806 (12-6pm Central)
This week's walk through features the musical stylings of none other than Slugbug!
First song: Shirtman (I am working)
Second Song: Layer of Abstraction
Both songs are off the upcoming LP entitled "Truck Month".Follow Slugbug here: http://www.facebook.com/SlugbugATX
Online Store:
www.switchedonaustin.com
Updates on events and new inventory:
www.facebook.com/switchedonaustin
Twitter Handle: @SwitchedOnTX"
"A walk through of our store front in Austin, TX to allow you (the viewer) to quickly glance at some of our inventory.
If you see anything and have questions please contact us at:
switchedonaustin@gmail.com
or call
(512) 782-8806 (12-6pm Central)
This week's walk through features the musical stylings of none other than Slugbug!
First song: Shirtman (I am working)
Second Song: Layer of Abstraction
Both songs are off the upcoming LP entitled "Truck Month".Follow Slugbug here: http://www.facebook.com/SlugbugATX
Online Store:
www.switchedonaustin.com
Updates on events and new inventory:
www.facebook.com/switchedonaustin
Twitter Handle: @SwitchedOnTX"
KrassesZeug - Tweaking the knobs of my DIY Synthesizer
Published on Dec 13, 2012 by KrassesZeug
"The knobs of a home-made synth are tweaked while it plays a sequence of notes (Syncuino DIY 16-step sequencer, see link below)."
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https://sites.google.com/site/synthaquarium/
http://chemiker1981.blogspot.de/
Eurorack Modular with Oberheim Voice Board & Moog 24 dB Ladder Filter
Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
via this auction
"This synth is pretty rare, sounds great and contains Oberheim technology. It uses the same chip set found in early Oberheim synths like the OB-Xa. The Oberheim logo is printed on the voicecards inside the synth. It also sounds like a 'real Oberheim'. If you like using modular gear, and like the sound of classic vintage synths like OB-1, OB-Xa, OB-8 etc, you won´t be dissapointed.
2 x VCO
Coarse & fine Tune, range from ultra-low to ultra-high-(non-audible)frequency
PW & PWM knobs
Output: Saw, Triangle, Pulse
Input: CV, FM, SYNC, PWM
- Curtis CEM 3340, from Oberheim OB-Xa
1 x MOOG VCF
Cutoff, Emphasis, CV, Contour knobs
Output: Signal
Input: Signal, CV, Modulation, Envelope
- Great sounding 24db MOOG Clone, self-oscillating
1 x OBERHEIM VCF
Cutoff, Resonance, CV, Env. knobs
Output: Signal
Input: CV, Res. CV, Modulation, Envelope
- I´m not a fan of this filter, it doesn`t fully cutoff the signal, doesn´t quite reach self-oscillation. Does have voltage controlled resonance, though.
2x LFO
Frequency & level knobs
Output: Saw, Triangle, Square
2 x ADSR
- very fast, snappy attack, great for percussive sounds
2 x VCA
- Curtis CEM 3310, from OB-Xa
1 x RINGMODULATOR
Level knob
X & Y Inputs, Signal output
1 X SPEECH-MOD
Frequency & Intensity knobs
Range, Chop-on, Mod-on, triangle/sine and FM-Source Switches
2 Signal In, 1 Output
- great for extreme, weird, screaming, metallic sounds
2 X MIXER (3 in 1)
1 x BINARY DIVIDER
= Sub-oscillator, 4-way switch
1 x NOISE (white noise only)
4 x MULTIPLE/INTERFACE
- two of these are hardwired to the CV and GATE-channel of the MIDI Interface
- the other two allow interfacing with standard 6,3mm cables.
1 X SLEW LIMITER
= Glide
1 X MIDI INTERFACE
= Doepfer A-191, modified with banana-jack output for CV 2. CV1 and Gate are internally hardwired to multiples 1 and 2.
Things that don´t work as they should:
1. the level knob on LFO 2 only levels the triangle output
2. the Y-input of the ringmodulator doesn´t work. Not a big problem since I will include a spare RINGMODULATOR Module. Identical to the one installed in the System. It used to sit where the MIDI-Interface is now. It comes untested, and you have to install it yourself
optical condition: a few scratches are visible, on sides and top.
One more thing, not a problem but something you should know:
both oscillators offer SYNC. When syncing VCO 2 to VCO 1 you get the "classic" hardsync sounds you might remember from synths like Prophet 5, Jupiter 8, OB-8 etc. When syncing VCO 1 to VCO 2 you get a different sound - more like cross-modulation. So both inputs are labeled "sync", but seem to offer different kinds of sync - maybe one offers hard-sync, the other soft-sync.
This System uses the 1/Volt Octave standard, so interfacing with most other modular gear is no problem. However this system uses banana jacks. Cables are included (as seen in the pictures). Connection with 6,3 mm standard cables is possible when using one of the four interface/multiple modules..."
"This synth is pretty rare, sounds great and contains Oberheim technology. It uses the same chip set found in early Oberheim synths like the OB-Xa. The Oberheim logo is printed on the voicecards inside the synth. It also sounds like a 'real Oberheim'. If you like using modular gear, and like the sound of classic vintage synths like OB-1, OB-Xa, OB-8 etc, you won´t be dissapointed.
2 x VCOCoarse & fine Tune, range from ultra-low to ultra-high-(non-audible)frequency
PW & PWM knobs
Output: Saw, Triangle, Pulse
Input: CV, FM, SYNC, PWM
- Curtis CEM 3340, from Oberheim OB-Xa
1 x MOOG VCF
Cutoff, Emphasis, CV, Contour knobs
Output: Signal
Input: Signal, CV, Modulation, Envelope
- Great sounding 24db MOOG Clone, self-oscillating
1 x OBERHEIM VCFCutoff, Resonance, CV, Env. knobs
Output: Signal
Input: CV, Res. CV, Modulation, Envelope
- I´m not a fan of this filter, it doesn`t fully cutoff the signal, doesn´t quite reach self-oscillation. Does have voltage controlled resonance, though.
2x LFO
Frequency & level knobs
Output: Saw, Triangle, Square
2 x ADSR
- very fast, snappy attack, great for percussive sounds
2 x VCA- Curtis CEM 3310, from OB-Xa
1 x RINGMODULATOR
Level knob
X & Y Inputs, Signal output
1 X SPEECH-MOD
Frequency & Intensity knobs
Range, Chop-on, Mod-on, triangle/sine and FM-Source Switches
2 Signal In, 1 Output
- great for extreme, weird, screaming, metallic sounds
2 X MIXER (3 in 1)
1 x BINARY DIVIDER= Sub-oscillator, 4-way switch
1 x NOISE (white noise only)
4 x MULTIPLE/INTERFACE
- two of these are hardwired to the CV and GATE-channel of the MIDI Interface
- the other two allow interfacing with standard 6,3mm cables.
1 X SLEW LIMITER
= Glide
1 X MIDI INTERFACE
= Doepfer A-191, modified with banana-jack output for CV 2. CV1 and Gate are internally hardwired to multiples 1 and 2.
Things that don´t work as they should:
1. the level knob on LFO 2 only levels the triangle output
2. the Y-input of the ringmodulator doesn´t work. Not a big problem since I will include a spare RINGMODULATOR Module. Identical to the one installed in the System. It used to sit where the MIDI-Interface is now. It comes untested, and you have to install it yourself
optical condition: a few scratches are visible, on sides and top.
One more thing, not a problem but something you should know:
both oscillators offer SYNC. When syncing VCO 2 to VCO 1 you get the "classic" hardsync sounds you might remember from synths like Prophet 5, Jupiter 8, OB-8 etc. When syncing VCO 1 to VCO 2 you get a different sound - more like cross-modulation. So both inputs are labeled "sync", but seem to offer different kinds of sync - maybe one offers hard-sync, the other soft-sync.
This System uses the 1/Volt Octave standard, so interfacing with most other modular gear is no problem. However this system uses banana jacks. Cables are included (as seen in the pictures). Connection with 6,3 mm standard cables is possible when using one of the four interface/multiple modules..."
Lionstracs Groove X-R Rackmount Sampler Synthesizer
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via this auction
"Small package, full set
The Groove X-R 19 inch rack modules provide the full set of features as the Groove keyboards. Optimized for the work space in your rack, the integrated LCD touchscreen of the X-R gives you the same intuitive control as the TFT touchscreen of the Groove keyboard models.
The front panel include the all realtime buttons recall engines and intuitive navigation.
INSTRUMENTS: 4 dedicated buttons for the realtime recall: Giga Sampler, Synth, ASIO Host ( 8 sentence), VSTi Host ( 1270 VSTi)
COMPOSITION: 4 dedicated buttons for the realtime recall: COMBI ( 8 layered sounds), ARRANGER ( Energy XT transport&markers) PLAYER ( dual Midi-audio player), PERFORMANCE ( for recall complete shoot system of sounds, players, Effects and so on..)
SCREEN NAVIGATION: 8 dedicated buttons for simple navigation OS, Page changes and Confirmation/Cancel functions.
CONTROL E1 to E4: Realtime encoder pages function with relative BAR LED Value status for each Interface recalled in realtime.
VOLUMES: 3 dedicated master Volume control encooders, with push to Mute/Unmute mode.
POWER: push button for startup and booting the PC system, used also for turn OFF and RED led for Hard Disk data status.
RESET: fast push for Midi CC reset and Press+Hold for 4 seconds for the complete Restart Groove OS application.
LCD 240X64 pixel multicolor display, with precise TouchScreen features."
"Small package, full setThe Groove X-R 19 inch rack modules provide the full set of features as the Groove keyboards. Optimized for the work space in your rack, the integrated LCD touchscreen of the X-R gives you the same intuitive control as the TFT touchscreen of the Groove keyboard models.
The front panel include the all realtime buttons recall engines and intuitive navigation.
INSTRUMENTS: 4 dedicated buttons for the realtime recall: Giga Sampler, Synth, ASIO Host ( 8 sentence), VSTi Host ( 1270 VSTi)
COMPOSITION: 4 dedicated buttons for the realtime recall: COMBI ( 8 layered sounds), ARRANGER ( Energy XT transport&markers) PLAYER ( dual Midi-audio player), PERFORMANCE ( for recall complete shoot system of sounds, players, Effects and so on..)
SCREEN NAVIGATION: 8 dedicated buttons for simple navigation OS, Page changes and Confirmation/Cancel functions.
CONTROL E1 to E4: Realtime encoder pages function with relative BAR LED Value status for each Interface recalled in realtime.VOLUMES: 3 dedicated master Volume control encooders, with push to Mute/Unmute mode.
POWER: push button for startup and booting the PC system, used also for turn OFF and RED led for Hard Disk data status.
RESET: fast push for Midi CC reset and Press+Hold for 4 seconds for the complete Restart Groove OS application.
LCD 240X64 pixel multicolor display, with precise TouchScreen features."
Russian Vintage Analog Synthesizer ALTAIR 231
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via this auction
"ALTAIR 231 SOVIET SYNTH RUSSIAN MINIMOOG Vintage 3VCO.
RARE SOVIET ANALOG SYNTHESIZER, MADE IN CCCP BY "ESTRADIN" MILITARY PLANT AT 1985 YEAR Synthesizer is based on 3 VCO (any can work as the modulator), 1 VCF (lowpass 24dB/oct) with ADSR, 1 VCA, 3 LFO, noise generator (white/pink), portamento. Consist of 5 main sections - MODULATION, OSC'S, MIXER, FILTER and AMP (called Contour)..."
Additional pics at the auction. Pics of the inside below.
via this auction
"ALTAIR 231 SOVIET SYNTH RUSSIAN MINIMOOG Vintage 3VCO.RARE SOVIET ANALOG SYNTHESIZER, MADE IN CCCP BY "ESTRADIN" MILITARY PLANT AT 1985 YEAR Synthesizer is based on 3 VCO (any can work as the modulator), 1 VCF (lowpass 24dB/oct) with ADSR, 1 VCA, 3 LFO, noise generator (white/pink), portamento. Consist of 5 main sections - MODULATION, OSC'S, MIXER, FILTER and AMP (called Contour)..."
Additional pics at the auction. Pics of the inside below.
1977 Univox Maxikorg Korg K-3 800 DV Analog Synthesizer SN 770024
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