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October 2013 the Packrat

via The Packrat on Facebook

"The comic for Keyboard Mag's October edition digs deep into the Packrat's psyche. Maybe a little bit too deep."

Some sweet spots after the 1:30 minute mark on.

"test: running drums through the external input of the Piston Honda for processing (noise)"

via Dam Hanilton on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
"make noise shared system, and a Piston Honda processing the output of a [Delptronics] LDB -1..."

Permeation; a film by Arius Blaze Kickstarter Campaign

Arius Blaze is the man behind Folktek.

Via the Kickstarter campaign.

"a film by Arius Blaze about the creative body and the beauty, obsession and ugliness of it

The film you see here is not a trailer but a teaser and a test film created by some of the crew of Permeation with actor Hank Logan. The space shown is is the actual raw space rented for a major portion of the film and will be essentially rebuilt.

We appreciate your help in making this film a reality. If you can help, there are some great things to be offered in return. If you can't donate to the cause, perhaps you know someone who would like to so please pass it on and that will be help enough. Many thanks in advance!

About the film (concept and premise)

Permeation is a film enveloped by the creative body, and by that, is itself a manifestation of the very idea; that the creative body is something alive, which, like us, seeks to not only exist but to thrive. Sometimes through painting, through sound, through film...

An artist creates a "body of work", Is permeated by the work itself. Becomes the body.

And with that we, the artists, consider ourselves the creators, naturally.

But consider the creative body; a living thing in itself, seeking to create...a body...of work.

And the artist; an outlet for something which needs an outlet to thrive.

Permeation proposes that an artist is not necessarily only himself. That an artist in solitude can create a "body of work" but not without he, himself, becoming an expression of the "creative body", thereby becoming a part of a "body of work" in his own right and at his own origin. The artist becomes the paint brush of a living organism we call the "creative body".

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That said, either at it's root or superficially, the film is a love story about an artist living in solitude who falls in love with a woman who becomes obsessed with the body of work he creates. In the end, she becomes absorbed by the creative body and literally becomes the artist's work. A love story which is inherently dark.

This is a feature length film with a professional cast and crew, co-written, directed and scored by artist Arius Blaze with a story based on an unpublished novel written by Arius.

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Who is Arius Blaze?

Arius is a 34 year old artist known mostly for his work over the past 13 years in the instrumental sound arts (under the current name folktek; see folktek.com). Though he's also an inventor, painter, writer and composer who's now venturing deeper into film making.

His art has a certain aesthetic that is evident in his instruments but also extends into the rest of his work. That being something naturally old and dark, verging on colorless, somewhat experimental and yet often rather strange and beautiful..."

See Kickstarter here for additional details.

ANI - Live performance at SF-EMM monthly meetup (2013.09.11)

Published on Sep 12, 2013 Amy Lee·29 videos

"Yay! I did a live 7-minute demo of my live-looping setup for the San Francisco Electronic Music Meetup (SF-EMM). I ran into a slight problem with my audio interface for the iPad Mini, so I stuck to the main iPad only. This was held at the SAE Institute San Francisco. Check them out at: http://sanfrancisco.sae.edu

My upcoming shows schedule: (Oct 11 Seattle, Oct 12 Portland, Oct 19-20 Santa Cruz):
http://www.ani-web.com/shows/

Audio only:
https://soundcloud.com/animusicsf/ani..."

iTunes: NanoStudio - Blip Interactive Ltd

FULL SET ROKTON FORMANTA UDS VINTAGE ANALOG SOVIET DRUM SYNTH

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mechanical animals

"ROKTON is powerfull 7 channel analog drum synthesizer, produced by the same FORMANTA factory in Kachkanar city where mades famous Polivoks synths in eighties. It has 5 identical channels (which can be used freely) for BASS DRUM, HIGH TOM, MIDDLE TOM, LOW TOM, SNARE and two channels for Hi-hats and Cymbals.

The synth has also built-in beatbox with 16 patterns. The beatbox and the synthesizer are independent modules so they can work at the same time freely and you can tweak the generators of the beatbox patterns. Full freedom.

Each channel has trigger Input on a standart 1/4 mono Jack and two additional Inputs for pedals. It can be triggered from drum pads like Simmons or any audio source - Line Outs of the drum machine or soundcard etc. The synth has two parallel mono Outs (1/4 Jack and 5Din) and two parallel stereo Outs (left-right on 1/4 Jacks and 5Din). It also has 5Din socket for Rhythm-Stick hand controller.

This is an armored antitank piece of gear and the sound it produces is very unique!"

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Mutable Instruments Anushri Analog Synthesizer with Custom Case

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via the seller: "This auction is for a Mutable Instruments Anushri analog synthesizer in a custom plexiglass case. In addition to the synthesizer it's got a great SH-101 style sequencer and a super fun digital drum machine built in along with a 1/8" patch matrix for interfacing with modular synthesizers and other analog gear. You can find out more on the manufacturer's page here:

http://mutable-instruments.net/anushri

The only thing I didn't like about the Anushri was the case. The bottom 2 rows of knobs perform multiple functions and I found it hard to remember what was what with the original case which just numbered the knobs. So I had a new case laser cut following the design of the original but with text for all of the parameters and a cheat sheet on the back with the settings and midi cc#'s I always found myself digging out the manual for. The cheat sheet is printed upside down so you can peek at it without having to un-cable anything or stand on your head. For me the new case was a big improvement and made the Anushri loads more fun..."

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Vintage Eko Pony Synth

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"m" & "7th" buttons under the keys on the left.

"EKO Pony synth. keyboard / synthesizer
Analogue synthesizer made in Italy in the early 1980's.
Features:
5 Orchestral presets
(Flute 16'/ Flute 8'/ Flute 4'/ Reed/ Strings.)
+ Master Volume slider.
4 Synth presets
(Brass 1/ Brass 2/ Piccolo/ Poly.)
Vibrato Effect.
+ Glide Slider & Synth Volume Slider.
(Orchestral & Synth presets can be combined in any configuration, vibrato effect works on all presets.)

Automatic presets (Memory/ Key/ Accomp./ AMC.)
+ Accomp Volume Slider.
Rhythm presets (Waltz/ Tango/ March/ Rock'n'Roll/ Slow Rock/ Disco/ BossaNova/ Samba.)
+ Rhythm Volume Slider & Tempo Slider.
Jack Output.
Headphone Output.
Din Pedal Input.
Mains Powered."
Good working order. And near mint condition."

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Dave Smith Instruments: TETRA -- Sweet Sync Sound

Published on Sep 12, 2013 LESINDES·97 videos

Analogue Solutions Launches Polymath Site - Pre-Orders Open

It's currently under construction, but live with some info and pics.

"The b e a s t has been officially released… Available NOW for pre-order!

A Mind-blowing Mega-Modular Synthesiser Featuring: 4x VCO, 2x LFO, Multimode Filter, 2x ADSR, S+H, RM, Noise, Multiples, Spring reverb, Analogue Sequencer, Arpeggiator, 4 chan. MIDI-CV, Mixer, Goose neck lamps, Handle, Wooden sides by Lamond designs + more..."

http://www.analoguesolutions.org.uk/polymath-synth/

TouellSkouarn Releases Source Code and Schematic for Hirlostek Cable

The Hirlostek Cable "can bring noise at the audio input of any synth that lack noise osc. (Moog© Little phatty, Minitaur, moogerfoogers). Can bring extra modulation to Voyager, Cp251, etc..."