$5 Synth Art From the Creator of The Packrat

David Lovelace of umop.com and creator of The Packrat is doing something really cool.  He came up with the idea of creating one off pieces of art on a bar napkin for 5 bucks!   The way it works is you Paypal $5 to dave at fark dot com with a description of what you want, and he comes up with the drawing.  That's right, you can have him create you your own personal, one of a kind bit of art for $5 on a napkin.  You can find some of what has come in so far on his Facebook page here.  BTW, it doesn't have to be a synth as you'll see in his other creations, but if you do get one with a synth, send it in!  I'll post it!

Pictured here:
"George C Mattson [Mattson Mini Modular] doubled down on his investment to get a more involved Bar Napkin Drawing of my Packrat character standing near his prized modular synthesizer. Would you like me to draw something for you? Paypal $5 to dave at fark dot com!"

BTW, people that have been following MATRIXSYNTH should immediately recognize the giant Mattson EML. See the label below if you haven't seen it in the flesh.

Modular Synth Patch 12 : Glacial Dub by XidZeta

Published on Mar 21, 2013 broembach·27 videos

"downtempo modular synth patch. www.xidzeta.com for free music.

All sounds are coming from the modular system in real time!"

Rebuilt Yamaha SK-15 Synthesizer/Organ/String Machine Demo

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Published on Mar 21, 2013 BrassTeacher·3 videos

"Just a quick-and-dirty demo of the Yamaha SK-15 Synthesizer. Please excuse my poor playing skills, I was just making stuff up to show off the various sounds the machine is capable of making. This particular machine I stripped down and nearly completely rebuilt, making more than a few changes in the audio pathway."


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Pics of the inside below.

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Casio CZ-101 Synthesizer "The Easy CZ Book"

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CZ-101 patches.

ARDUINO POCKET PIANO Open Souce Synth - Critter & Guitari

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Uploaded on Aug 16, 2011 Mark Kleeb·39 videos

"Using a synthesizer Arduino shield from Critter and Guitari (http://www.critterandguitari.com/), I constructed this enclosure so I could use this unique keyboard on my upcoming tour."

PocketPiano shield for the arduino and NastyBass sketch

Uploaded on May 28, 2008 Johan Larsby·85 videos

"A PocketPiano from http://www.critterandguitari.com/
and one Arduino. The first one soldered together from the kit I got it in then it's connected to the Arduino which is loaded with a small program I wrote. The program is creates a square pulse whose pulsewidth can be modulated by one of the knobs. Another of the knobs are controlling the very simple glide algorithm.

Much fun to be had!
http://www.larsby.com/johan/?p=542 to download the sketch"

Note the following auction does not mention Critter & Guitari, but the Pocket Piano kit below takes you to a page with the second video above.  I discovered the top video searching for more info.  I'm curious how this compares to the final released and enclosed Critter & Guitari Pocket Piano we are all familiar with.  Note the number of button keys are different.


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The Arduino Pocket Piano got a mention back in May of 2008.

"This is the original Pocket Piano Kit fully assembled. This is an open source stand alone synthesizer, that you program with the Arduino software That can be obtained here..."

Here is more info:
Pocket Piano kit – This is a board for making the Arduino into a portable stand alone music synthesizer. It plugs directly into the Arduino board and provides 25 multiplexed keys (2 full octaves), 4 pots, status LED, reset switch, digital to analog converter IC, and a RCA audio jack. The Arduino board with its powerful AVR processor is more than adequate for a wide range of sound synthesis techniques. We have experimented with simple additive / wave-table synthesis, frequency modulation, ring modulation, sampling, polyphony, various arpeggiators. The whole thing can be powered over the Arduino’s USB port for convenient experimenting. Arduino Diecimila is included. The board is designed to mount easily to 1/8″ panel material, and 1/2″ round keys can be made out of wood or plastic. Features include -

· 25 keys and multiplexer circuitry
· 4 potentiometers, 1 controls output level
· Microchip MCP4921 12 bit SPI DAC
· Passive low pass output filter"

Vintage PAiA Lap ORGAN / SYNTHESIZER keyboard

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via the seller/listing: "vintage lap organ / synthesizer / keyboard. This is from an estate clean out so little is know about it's history. There is no brand name I can find on it anywhere, but from fellow ebayers...most likely this is made by PAiA. It is in very good condition cosmetically, there is some yellowing of the keys but the case is in good shape, all latches work, the top folds up or can also be taken off. The inside looks very clean, I plugged it in but there is no speaker built into it so I have no idea if it works. There is no bulb in the "Power On" light so Im not sure if it is getting power or not. Im not sure what type of amp or speaker you plug it into because I dont see any input jacks, only the 3 small ones on the control panel. I do some some calculations written in pencil on the inside. This is being sold as-is."

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Roland MC-202 MicroComposer

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KORG iPolysix Tutorial Mission 3 Creative Mixing Mee Zanook Style

Published on Mar 21, 2013 Mee Zanook·22 videos

"In this Video we go over utilizing 1 track as 2 sounds,the first sound is a Reverb Clap which is also used as a Snare Effect,this involves automating Fader in the Mixer,we look into Drum Track to see where Reverb Effect and Clap sound is found and how Drum Tracks can be used as Synth's."

iTunes:
KORG iPolysix - KORG INC.
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'80s style Raggamuffin with Roland TR-505

Published on Mar 21, 2013 SynthManiaDotCom·242 videos

"A quick demo of the punchy sound of the Roland TR-505, a budget but cool drum machine from 1986. The Korg M1 plays "Jamaica", a combi from the M1 series "Synth 2" card set. A Fender Jazz bass rounds up the RIDDIM :-) (sorry for the bad focus)."

inti-fari : Under Mi synthi mt-40 . wicked digital and analog dub session

inti-fari : Under Mi synthi mt-40 . wicked digital and analog dub session . rmx Distilerz
Published on Mar 21, 2013 inti fari·46 videos

"Dub-plate Digital rub-a-dub steppa
Distilerz Production 2013
Free download mp3 :

soundcloud.com/distilerz-selecta
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soundcloud.com/computer-dub
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soundcloud.com/naturaljah"

Custom moded Casio MT-41, EMS SYNTHI, Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555, Publison DHM 89 B2 & some Egyptian synth art.

Also see: inti-fari EMS Synthi Reggae Dub

Update:

inti-fari : Clandestino dub " cool and deadly remix " manu chao inna Digital Distilerz style
Published on Mar 21, 2013
Distilerz Production 2013
Free download mp3 :

soundcloud.com/distilerz-selecta
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soundcloud.com/computer-dub
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soundcloud.com/naturaljah