ROB HUBBARD - COMPOSING FOR C64

Published on Oct 10, 2014 FROM BEDROOMS TO BILLIONS

"'From Bedrooms to Billions' is a feature film documentary telling the story of the British Video Games Industry. Commodore 64 composer legend Rob Hubbard talks here about why he bought a Commodore 64 and his early attempts at making it sing!. (Excerpt from the Special Features).

FULL FILM IS AVAILABLE HERE - www.frombedroomstobillions.com"

via wikipedia on Rob Hubbard: "Rob Hubbard (born 1955[1][2] in Kingston upon Hull,[3] England) is a British composer best known for his composition of computer game theme music, especially for microcomputers of the 1980s such as the Commodore 64. His work showcased the potential of the Commodore 64's sound hardware and provided many examples of how appropriate music can improve the gaming experience."

Steve & Ollilab - 17 Sleep / Berlin School TAKE1 (with abrupt ending)

Published on Aug 5, 2015 ollilaboratories

"Alright everyone, here is the first take of our second jam session? Confused ? have a look at this video for comparisons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anbdj... [posted here]

As mentioned in the previous video I messed this one up, did not check the SD card on my audio recorder which ran out of space.. so this is what you get. :) Even though it is the same original idea and track.. they are significantly different, we would like to hear your thoughts on which one you like the best.

Enjoy!

Steve & Jouni"

From the previous post:

Ollilab Gear list: ms-20, TR-8, System-1, elektron analog four, KORG volca bass x 2, volca keys, arturia microbrute and the KORG SQ-1 sequencer.

FX used on the track: Jomox T-resonator mkII, SolidGoldFX electroman + SurfRider III, Kaoss Pad, Strymon Timeline, mooer reecho, zoom G3

dyLAB Live Acid Set Featuring the Roland TR-8 and Cyclone Analogic BassBot TT-303

Hit the red play button above for a live set by dyLAB featuring only a Roland TR-8 and Cyclone TT-303 with effects. This one in via Dylan aka dyLAB on Acidboxblues where you'll find a couple more pics.

"I had the pleasure of doing a live set at Loop for for Acid Chicken and #normal. Its good fun to get out and give the machines a work out outside of the studio.

This live set uses the Roland TR-8 and BassBot TT-303, reverb from Boss RRV-10 and Delay from Boss RPS-10, and mixed on the Yamaha MG12/4.

Thanks for Ben (acidchicken) for inviting me down and taking pictures of set, and Leigh for the video."

Original 1976 PolyMoog Synthesizer Brochure

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via this auction

"Polymoog Synthesizer Catalog Brochure. Original 1976 vintage Moog literature. This is the Polymoog Synthesizer catalog, not the Polymoog Keyboard. Has 14 pages cover to cover with a big 2 page fold out pic of the Polymoog synthesizer. Black and white. Very Good Condition. No Punch Holes, No writing, no stains, no highlights."

Toxic Green Moog Minitaur Controlled by Moog Little Phatty Analog Synthesizer

Published on Aug 5, 2015

"Limited edition 'Toxic' Green Moog Minitaur Controlled by
'Toxic' Green Moog Little Phatty by Rik Marston
**Watch in HD** 100% No Talking! Just pure MOOG POWER!!!
PLEASE WATCH YOUR VOLUME! THE LOW END CAN BE HEAVY!

Go figure, this is a demo of the powerful MOOG MINITAUR Analog
BASS Synthesizer!! This is the Limited Edition "Toxic" Green MOOG
Minitaur controlled by the Limited Edition "Toxic" Green Little Phatty
via MIDI. I used the Little Phatty to control & alter the MINITAUR sound,
they work together like one unit. But the sound you are hearing is just
from the MINITAUR. Next video of this pair I will layer the synthesizers
together. These two together are just so powerful! The low end is
earthshaking!!!

Not showing off any playing skills, just a demo of what to expect right
out of the box!! Thank you for watching!
Rik"

Testbed Snippets by BugBrand

"A mess of snippets captured while testing..
A single frame of modules, recorded simply (no effects, a tiny touch of compression).
Driven (CV/Gate) by Korg SQ1 and/or Arturia Minibrute Seq. + one piece using Sonic Potions Penrose quantizer."

Kawai Macro Controller

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via this auction

"This is an incredibly rare unit made for the Kawai K5000 series, and is essential for having some hands on knob control to edit parameters on the K5000R. It's in MINT condition and fully functional."

I believe this works with the K5000W keyboard synth as well. The K5000S has the knob section on board but lacks the workstation aspect of the K5000W.

Pics of all sides below. Note the connections are on the right rather than the back of the unit and appear to be standard MIDI vs. a proprietary system. Some details on the MIDI here.

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Live jam with Volca Bass, Volca Sample, Microbrute, Mopho & MFB 522

Published on Aug 5, 2015 Shimanski Beats

"Here's another live jam with my baseline setup Korg Volca Bass, Korg Volca Sample and Arturia Microbrute. This time, they get accompanied by the MFB 522 drumcomputer and David Smith Instruments Mopho.

As with all my other jams, I only used the internal sequencers which are synchronized with the Master Midi clock from the Electribe ER-1. Some reverb and delay is added on most of the sounds (Alesis Quadraverb 2, Alesis Midiverb 3 and Lexicon MX200)."

The Last Slim Phatty Has Left the Building

via Moog Music

"Thanks For Everything Slim.

For the past five years the Slim Phatty analog synthesizer has been handcrafted at the Moog Music Factory in downtown Asheville, NC. On July 17th, the last Slim Phatty was built with love and sent out into the world.

The Slim Phatty was Moog's first tabletop synthesizer, a compact poly-chainable ideation of the classic Little Phatty analog synthesizer. Over the last 5 years, the Slim Phatty has found a home on countless stages and in studios around the globe.

We have truly enjoyed putting love and care into each and every Slim Phatty we have built. Thank you to all the Slim Phatty owners for supporting our company and making music with our tools.

Your work inspires our work.

Best Of Slim Phatty Preset Pack
As a thank you to all Slim Phatty owners, we have compiled a Best Of Slim Phatty Presets pack, which includes 99 of our favorite Phatty presets from over the years. Download the Best Of Slim Phatty Presets pack here.

The Slim Phatty Analog Synthesizer is available in highly limited quantities at authorized Moog dealers while supplies last."

New Moog Clone Coming From New Synth Maker, frobesynth

Moog Clone Keyboard Test Published on Aug 1, 2015 glkibler

We have a new maker coming. This is the first frobesynth post on the site.

"Test of my 'Frobe' hand-wired (no printed circuits) prototype Moog modular clone. What better way to test if a Moog is sounding like a Moog than with a little taste of Aquatarkus?

FROBE SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS:

100% Hand-wired analog modular synthesizer. No printed circuit boards.

3x Voltage Controlled Oscillators
1x Low Pass Filter (24db/Oct 4-pole)
2x Low Frequency VCO (LFOs)
4x ADSR Envelope Generators:
4x Voltage Controlled Amplifiers
1x Sample and Hold
1x Noise Generator (Pink, White, Random)
1x CV Recorder/Dual Channel Sequencer
1x 4-Channel Mixer
2x Multiples Panel
1x Ring Modulator
1x Gated Slew (Portamento)
1x MIDI-to-CV Conversion
1x +/-15V 1.5A Power Supply"

I asked gkibler if his clone was based on original Moog schematics and if the modules would be available in completed, kit form, or via DIY instructions.

"Yes, it's heavily based around the original and updated Moog schematics but in order for the space savings I had to make some decisions how to strip what I viewed as extraneous knobs and parameters. I originally envisioned building these as complete units with a limited run of around 12 to 15 per year, yet keeping the cost down to somewhere under the $5K price point. Which is a great deal, considering this inhabits 80-90% of the capabilities and features somewhere between a Moog System 35 ($22K) and System 55 ($35K). Hope to have a detailed website available soon with more info."