Circuit-Bent Radioshack Delay Demonstration

Published on Oct 24, 2015 nounandnumber

"Video made to accompany an eBay sale. The following modifications have been made:
- Replaced the line out phono sockets with standard jack sockets.
- Added a switch to allow delay feedback at full saturation (a connection between R20 and R25). This reduces the feedback level when the saturation is set low, however.
- Added a momentary switch to create a "punch in" feedback saturation button (connection between R20 and Jumper 4).
- Added a momentary cut to the inputs. As the mic and line inputs follow two routes, a switch has been added to select between the two.
- Created a touch point to slow the delay speed. This is a connection between C23 and ground and (I think) bleeds the resistor charge. It does come with a high-pitched whine when bled though.
- Replaced the original 4558 op amps with socketed 4580s (after reading about it here: http://zerotronics.com/rsrvb/). Looking at the before and after audio's spectral frequency seems to show a slight reduction in noise around 2kHz, but it is barely noticeable to be honest."

Farfisa DK250

Published on Oct 24, 2015 ikworgek

"Demotrack from the Farfisa DK-250
It is a home keyboard with some simple synthfunctions.
2 wavetable sounds can be combined with seperate envelopes for both sounds. There is a build in reverb/delay bij Alesis.

enjoy!"

Modular Demo 1

Published on Oct 23, 2015 Vlazhnye Fission

"First modular video demonstration. Dual VCO, Quad Serge Waveshaper, Dual Lowpass Gates, Quad VCA, Joystick voltage source. VCO1 as carrier oscillator, LPG1 self oscillating through VCA as modulator, self oscillating waveshaper through VCA as secondary modulator and voice, VCO2 as clock, with PWM and feedback to create rhythmic variation. Work in progress, more modules on the way."

Interesting front panel!

MIDIBox Sequencer V4 - Part 3 - Note Tracks & Transpose

Published on Oct 23, 2015 Andrew Scheidler

"More demo/tutorial on the MIDIBox sequencer I built.
Creating some tracks with multi-note 'Note' tracks and transposing them. Uses techniques covered in previous videos.
Huge thanks to Thorsten Klose for designing the greatest sequencer ever :-)"

All parts here.

Modular Wild visits Machines in Music-Modular Synthesizer Fair

Published on Oct 23, 2015 Modular Wild

"A short video of the crowd and sounds at the Machines in Music Modular Synthesizer Fair held on Oct. 17,2015 in Brooklyn,NY.Check out Vince Clarke at :28. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

Audulus Videos by Bimini Road

Published on Oct 18 - 22, 2015 Bimini Road

http://audulus.com
www.biminiroadelectronics.com/audulus

"Note: Glitching is not in Audulus - it's from how I had to route my audio to record the video."

Playlist:
1. Bimini Road - Audulus 3.0 Preview
2. Bimini Road - Audulus Dark Ambient Improv 10/18/15 3.0 Beta

3. Audulus Patch - Polyphon (Work in Progress) - "No sound - just a demonstration of the visualizer on a patch in progress with the new Audulus 3.0 RGB LED and front panel meters."

4. Bimini Road - Audulus Patch - The Warpeggiator - "The Warpeggiator works by using keyboard input to control step values in a sequencer. The Warpeggiated sound is panned a little more towards the left - an unaffected keyboard input is more in the right. The the button turns feedback on an off, which uses the output of the sequencer to control the key input routing to each step (the Pattern control). Using the Touched Clock with the Warpeggiator allows for infinitely unique and grooving patterns, from the melodic and ethereal to the nasty and growling.

6:56 - Design"

Introducing TZM Creative Lab's Motus – Creative Motion Enhancer

Motus – Creative Motion Enhancer from TZM Creative Lab on Vimeo.

"Motus allows users to literally play music in the air. No keys, buttons or knobs. While holding Motus in hand, you can play the note and at the same time change its timbre by using different motion gestures."

See https://motusmotus.com for additional details including their crowdfunding campaign for the Motus.

The following is pulled from their press release where you'll find additional pics:

"Bow without strings, play synths without pressing the keys. An exciting and simple, yet intelligent wireless musical instrument converts motion gestures to sounds

TZM Creative Lab introduces their first product, Motus – Creative Motion Enhancer. A wireless device converting motion to sound, a creative tool for professional musicians, dancers and artists, an intelligent toy for kids and grown-ups. Available on crowdfunding campaign now, for less than $100.

Motus is a mobile wireless device that turns motion to sound. In human’s language, it allows users to literally play music in the air. No keys, buttons or knobs. While holding Motus in hand, user can play the note and at the same time change it’s timbre by using different motion gestures. Instead of defining single way to play Motus, we simply offer different interaction rules. While loading a different Motus instrument, you’re redefining what it will be – shaker, air drums, violin or something else. Use each instrument just as you would in reality. Motus technology tracks user’s free movements, extracts the most important motion features (e.g. velocity, dynamics, displacement) and maps them to different sounds. It can be a real-time generated sounds, prerecorded material or even sound and light effects. The size of Motus is optimal for easy handling and excellent control.

Motus technology tracks user’s free movements, extracts the most important motion features and maps them to different sounds.

New possibilities in music
Music

“By developing Motus we are keen to engage more people to explore new possibilities of being creative. It started as a tool that expands musical performance, however later we saw it has very broad use cases, e.g. dance, performing arts, or just having fun for people that have no connection with music at all. Anyone who is willing to experiment with digital sound is hindered by the process. Therefore, we did reverse the whole thing and made it approachable in a simple and exciting way, by using motion as a natural input into digital sound synthesis. The space around you becomes a touchless surface, a canvas you can interact with and explore. Motion with Motus turns the air into a keyboard, fret board, djembe skin, drum pads, violin bow, etc. The movement is a key to play and experiment with sound in real-time whether during casual time outdoors or on stage.” – said Mindaugas Badokas founder of TZM Creative Lab. “Motus is also, in part, about community. We seek to empower motion to open up more possibilities of creativity in sound exploration and gather the whole community which keeps that alive. Where anyone can take part from professional musicians to dancers, from grown-ups to kids (even 30 years-old kids).”

Motion with Motus turns the air into a keyboard, fret board, djembe skin, drum pads, violin bow, etc. The movement is a key to play and experiment with sound in real-time.

Three different Motus versions

Motus Classic is out-of-the-box device and can be explored instantly by anyone. It provides full Motus experience, however it should not be used for professional applications.

Motus Pro is made for professional performers, it comes with an external Bridg receiver and precision sensors, its connectivity rage is up to 30 meters and possibility to connect up to 12 devices simultaneously. It is a perfect fit for using on stage and demanding tasks of any performance.

Motus Hacker is offered for the adventurous DIY enthusiasts seeking to make their own customized device, it comes without usual body and each part has to be soldered together by the user. Depending on added elements it may be used on stage, however this is highly variable, therefore it is not recommended for professional application but more for the experimentalists.

Connectivity
Motus comes together with its software, where users are able to select Motus instruments and play them instantly. It as well can be used as a controller with any DAW of choice—it is compatible with MIDI, OSC and ReWire. Ableton Live users will be provided with M4L device to make the set-up easier. Max users will be offered a pack of externals and abstractions.

In contemporary dance scene for 2 years
Usually dancer follows the music and technicians follows the dancer to implement the image and audible atmosphere of the show. Motus enables dancers to directly control and improvise with sound, live visuals or lighting. Dance troupe Aura has been using Motus prototype for the past three seasons in the play “Make a Switch from me”, which was premiered in Italy, Lithuania and Poland. Composer found Motus being a versatile tool. “Motus helps to communicate message faster and gives an opportunity to expand your fantasy but still keep the audience in it.”, explained Antanas Jasenka, Composer.

Motus not only provided an immersive experience for the audience but as well for the dancers. Francesco Dalmasso, dancer at Aura Dance Theatre said “You have really close connection that you’re actually creating the choreography yourself and at the same time creating the music, sounds, so you’re both – choreographer and composer and a dancer. It’s very rich.”

Dance troupe Aura has been using Motus prototype for the past three seasons in the play “Make a Switch from me”

Coolgarden – the app store for Motus
TZM Creative Lab will be opening a standardized platform, Coolgarden – app store for Motus. Coolgarden is a place where Motus users will be able to find all Motus instruments and creative applications. Therefore, developers are invited to develop Motus instruments and offer them for Motus users through Coolgarden. Developers can offer everything from synths, audio effects, visual generators or interactive games which can be monetized or free for users.

Embedding latest technologies
In the last years scientific approaches to human-computer interfaces and interactions for musical performance gained increasing attention from scholars. Some of the reasons for this are computational speed progress and microcontrollers price drop, which have opened new possibilities in the realm of real-time musical interactions. Motus is an outcome of many experiments and scientific endeavors. We’re bringing cutting edge technologies straight to the user. By doing this we can exit alpha stage faster and implement exciting features found only in scientific papers and research facilities.

Available on crowdfunding
Motus was launched on a self-starter crowdfunding campaign on 21th of October. The company seeks to reach its crowdfunding goal of $28,000 in 30-day period until the 20th of November. During a campaign Motus devices are offered for an introductory price starting from $80. First supporters will be able to purchase a limited number of devices for even more discounted price. The collected funds will be used for securing first batch of production: finalizing the product, setting up manufacturing and future development."

Chroma Polaris Analog Synthesizer Sounds Demo

Published on Oct 23, 2015 Morning People

Note this one is currently for sale here.

Chroma Polaris II Synthesizer by ARP / Rhodes / Fender

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Oberheim OB-8 with MIDI and Flight Case SN C41708

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"One of the classic OB series. This unit is the perfect look for anyone searching for a warm, rich sounding 8 voice polyphonic synthesizer.

This unit comes with MIDI IN, OUT and THRU allowing easier connection with your DAW and other gears. Not all OB-8 has MIDI so this is a great feature on this piece of unit.

The OB-8 is full of powerful analogue sounds with a lot of flexibility, making this unit very hands on. The detune function is great to thicken sounds. The VCF, LFO and ADSR allows you to control your sounds in detail, which makes possibilities endless!"

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