Fauxpocalypse

This one submitted in the spirit of Halloween via John Keston on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

A bit of a gear demo as well.

"This is the fifth in a series of mixes that I am creating by improvising on the DSI Tempest synched to the Korg Volca Keys, which is in turn synched to the Korg Monotribe. Minor editing for length and simple processing has been applied, but there's no extensive post-production or mastering. Produced in preparation for the event Pop-Up Northrop: Postfauxpocalypse on October 24, 2013"

Final week to see Tristan Perich's Microtonal Wall at MoMA

"Sunday is the last day of the Museum of Modern Art's Soundings: A Contemporary Score

Each of the 1,500 speakers in Tristan Perich's Microtonal Wall is tuned to play a specific tone, dividing four octaves into 1,500 microtonal pitches across its 25-foot length. The resulting cloud of frequencies resembles white noise from a distance, transitioning into individual tones as the viewer approaches the piece.

MoMA's first major exhibition of sound art presents work by Luke Fowler, Toshiya Tsunoda, Marco Fusinato, Richard Garet, Florian Hecker, Christine Sun Kim, Jacob Kirkegaard, Haroon Mirza, Carsten Nicolai, Camille Norment, Tristan Perich, Susan Philipsz, Sergei Tcherepnin, Hong-Kai Wang, Jana Winderen, and Stephen Vitiello. Organized by Barbara London, Associate Curator, with Leora Morinis, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Media and Performance Art.

Soundings: A Contemporary Score
On view: Aug 10 to Nov 3
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY (map)
More information:
http://tristanperich.com"

Some of you might remember Tristan Perich from his 1-bit synth and other projects.

Mister 1-2-3-4: "Talisman" & Other Spooky Tracks

Uploaded on Oct 6, 2011 Mister 1-2-3-4·9 videos

"Another spooky, animated music video adventure! Cookie Caboose and Busby Bulldog explore a haunted castle -- will the mysterious Talisman protect them from the malevolent spirits within? http://www.mr1234.com"

Halloween tracks by Mister 1-2-3-4. The second and third will play after the first, or you can use the controls at the bottom of the player to skip. Remember Halloween posts do not require synth spotting or synth demos. See the Halloween Channel below for more.

via Tim Durland on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

MOLDOVER's Four Track on KickStarter

via Kickstarter

"What's going on here!?!

Hi! My name is Moldover and I am ultra excited to announce the recording of my new album "Four Track"! It's inspired by a tape of songs I made when I was a kid. Back then, my music was simple and unpolished, but it came straight from the heart onto that tape. Now I'm bringing that soulful sincerity back into my music, and expanding it with new instruments, new sounds, and a whole new performance style. If you haven't already, please watch the video above to get the big picture!

What is that cassette-looking thing?

This album is my life's greatest work and I want it to be enjoyed by as many people as possible, but I can't release my new music as just a simple download. I needed to create something really special. For my last album I pioneered the idea of "instrument as packaging" with my Light Theremin CDs. I had a ton of fun making them and I learned so much that I decided to re-invent the idea for Four Track. The result is a cassette-sized instrument I call The Voice Crusher. Watch my Kickstarter video for a demonstration of how it works, and check out the rewards to your right if you think you might want one. Keep reading below for the full details of its design and production..."

via Rich Trapani on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

See the Moldover channel below for more posts featuring his creations.

Modular karrussell moozak 2013

Modular karrussell moozak 2013 from Andreas Schneider on Vimeo.

"September 2013 the modular installation by HerrSchneider called a karrussell has been seen in Vienna during the Moozak Festival in the "Wanne". Location was great, feeling was perfect and Jean-Marcel helped installing everything. There was many other interesting installations from france, poland and elsehwere, here is just a little impression on how people was playing the karrussell there."

A real life expression of Schneidersladen, autumn 2013 (german)

A real life expression of Schneidersladen, autumn 2013 (german) from HerrSchneider on Vimeo.

"HerrSchneider alias SchneidersBuero erzählt in seinem Schauraum alias SchneidersLaden von der Begestierung für elektronische Musikinstrumente, Modularsysteme und kleine Hersteller, von der Motivation seiner Kunden, von der Freude am einfachen Strom und dem Anspruch seines Handelns. Er erklärt seine Idee von der regelmäßigen Neuordnung des Ladens, der immer wieder anders zusammengebaut Kunden und Anwender auf immer wieder neue Ideen bringen soll und kann. Der Anspruch an Qualität und Motivation der Lieferanten wird mit den Gewohnheiten beim Kauf eines Bio-Apfels verglichen, was leider noch nicht der Realität des Marktes entspricht. Die derzeit ausgestellten Geräte in Ihrer Menge und die Athmosphäre des Ladens werden hervorragend echt dargestellt."

DJ - KoSMiX - Haunted Spaces - Spooky Places II - Halloween 2013 (original)

"Proudly presents a sequel to his exclusive Halloween treat of ghastly organs, dark horrifying, yet funky fx, bone-chilling arps & droning obscure pads, mysterious theremin-like tones and other grim oddities of the night, driven by a dancable evolving tech groove in the key of unsettling synthesis-to keep you moving! Features unique brew of original hand-crafted presets for Oatmeal, Dionysos-EX and Synth1 (inviting ghostly appearances to taunt you!) along with spooky & monsterous analog sounds of the AN1x & MS2000, for this haunted delightful evening of madness and mayhem! From creepy textures to gruesome fx, eerie atmospherics and more, there is bound to be something surprising and appetizing for everyone!

Wishing my family, friends & fans a happy & safe Halloween 2013!! =)
Enjoy this FREE download, and play it at your own Halloween party this year!!!"

via Roger Helfers on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Remember, Halloween all tracks are welcome. No synth spotting or synth demos required. See the Halloween channel below for more.

Halloween Pumpkins Sample Set

"Halloween Pumpkins features samples and unusual sound design experiments with traditional Halloween pumpkins. You will find spooky bowed textures, creepy hits, plucked rubber bands, a fake transistor organ and of course an experimental impulse response of the inside of a large pumpkin. The pumpkins were sampled with two mics, a large diaphragm condenser mic and a piezo attached directly to the skin, then mixed to match the perfect eerie sound.
Specifications

12 Kontakt Instruments (.nki)
5 Kontakt Multis (.nkm)
Up to 6 Round Robin samples
1 Custom Pumpkin IR
76 Samples (44.1kHz / 24Bit)
Formats: Kontakt and WAV
Sample sets including:
bowed textures, hits, plucked rubber bands, fake transistor organ"

CREAMWARE PRO 12 ASB SYNTHESIZER PROPHET 5 Emulator

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Moog Rogue - Vintage Analog Monophonic Synthesizer SN 7323

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"The Moog Rogue is a monophonic analog synthesizer produced by the original Moog Music in the early 1980s. The Rogue featured a 32-note keyboard and two VCOs. VCO number 2 is tunable between a half-step below to an octave above VCO number 1. This allows the Rogue to play atonal sounds like the Moog Prodigy..."

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