Blue Lantern 12U Elite System with Free Mother 32

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"This is a complete 12U Blue lantern Module's elite modular synthesizer system. A big chunk of the product line up is installed on this system. There is an additional Free Moog Mother 32 installed to complement it.
The system has some room for future module purchases on the top left. I installed some blank white panels. This was assembled by me Feb 20 2016.

Serious inquiries only. If you have zero feedback, please contact me.

The sale includes the Modular System, the moog mother 32 installed, the 24v power adapter for the synth, the 12v power adapter for the LED RGB portion, and 50 patch cables.

Here are the Specs for the case itself. The case is made of solid 6061 Aerospace aluminum. The backboards are thick black HDPE plastic.

12U metal case specs:
Dimensions: 19.5" Height, 16.5" Depth, 17.5" Wide
Power ratings: 2.4A +12v,2.4A -12v, 1.5A 5V
Power Supply Type: DC-DC converters. There are 3 total. Two of them are each rated 1.2A. 5v voltage is using a modern LDO part.

HP WIDTH: 84hp
12U height.
10 spaces per power buss. 4 Power Buss Strips.
The case complies to Doepfer and Roland Euro Format spec. You can install third party, other manufacturer modules.

Threaded Strip Provided, M2.5 type screw for mounting your modules is used.
This has an on board RGB LED Strip with special BLM 4hp Controller Module. This uses a separate 12v DC wall adapter and not part of the Module Power System.
The RGB Controller has a rgb fading mode, strobe mode, and fade selected color mode. You can control the speed of the fade.
When you push the 'Color" button the lighting is static and you choose your color of choice. The Speed/Brite button will toggle briteness of the color.
The RGB Controller has memory so on power down it will remember your last used settings. For example if you leave it on CYAN color, it will remain CYAN on powering off and turning it on again.

Here is the product module list that is installed:

Top Row:
*Sub harmonic Generator Modules
*Hot Rails Pro
*Passive Attenuators
*Buffer Multiple
*LED Color Controller Module
Next Row:
*Simple ADSR
*Simple ADSR
*Mix Em Up 8Ch Mixer
*Cmos Party Module
*Duo Q Barton Quantizer
*Cmos CLock Divider
*Sour VCF (Polivoks)
*Tadpole Exapnsion
*Mini Note Computer 16 Step Seq
*FM Mini Joystick
Next Row:
*Asteroid Mini Synth Percussive Module
*Sir Mix Alot 6 Channel Mixer
*LMC VCO (Buchla)
*NJM13700 Dual OTA VCA/Panner
*Steiner Diode VCF
*TW Tap Tempo Digital LFO
*Pyramid Twin VCLFO (Buchla)
Next Row Bottom:
*Millipede Varible Pole VCF
*CMOS Ring Mod (Arp Odyssey)
*Moog Mother 32 Module
*HPA FX Sends Module"

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Bolsa Bass - A Quick Demo/Review

Published on Feb 21, 2016 Anonymous Animal 2

"Finally picked up a Critter & Guitari piece and it's this little hot pink number. It's very straightforward and not too deep for the tweaking, but I love the low-end it can put out, along with the small but very effective selection of sounds. I thought I'd just make a quick video cycling through all 6 different voices and offering some info/opinions on them.

Thanks for watching!"

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The gray skies of yesterday

Published on Feb 21, 2016 MIDERA

"A song I composed back in March of 2012. Back then, I never uploaded anything I wrote for fear of either my tracks being stolen or ridicule and I wasn't sure which I feared more. I wish I would have just put up my tracks and gotten good feedback. I likely would have grown faster, musically. So, I am finding these old songs and just uploading them so I can move on.

This track is made entirely using the Radikal Technologies Spectralis 2 (drums, pads, mono lead part, sequencing) and the Korg Radias (initial sound heard). Shot using a Canon 5D mark ii and Canon 60D (timelapses)."

TrapKat with Novation LAUNCHPAD & KORG EX 800

Published on Feb 21, 2016 Ritchie DeCarlo

1974 MOOG SONIC 6

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via the seller: "Up for auction is this very clean Moog Sonic 6 polyphonic synthesizer. This unit lived a simple life for the most part since it was used at the Carnegie Mellon school of music for most of its life. The outer case shows normal use for a synth of its age.- one of the locking clasps that keep the case shut is missing however. This unit was serviced a out 6 years ago by one of the professors from CMU that teaches electrical engineering. He replaced a few capacitors and cleaned the pots. I will include some extra parts that he did the need along with this unit. This unit was purchases in the 90s by a private owner who died in 2007. I purchased it from his sister later that year. The date on this Sonic 6 is 11/14/74. I won't post the SN but I will say it's under 2000. I am a musician not certified Moog tech. I have done my best to test everything I can in this unit and it seems to be 100% in order. The internal speaker is a bit scratchy but it's in the volume pot not the speaker itself. I also believe 2 caps are missing off of the glide and volume sliders."

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Roland Juno 106 Synthesizer

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"Service performed:
- Voice chip restoration: All 6 voices have been serviced and are fully functional.
- Battery replaced: The original internal battery has been replaced with a new removable one.
- Calibration: The module board was calibrated to factory specs."

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joystick chord trigger

Published on Feb 21, 2016 Ebotronix

choices ~ Jag ~ Tame Machine ~ Chord Machine ~ A185-2²²
4 Vox , Freqboxes²², Unkles²²
- ~ +

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cellF - Video Documentation

Published on Feb 18, 2016 Guy Ben-Ary

The cellF has been featured numerous times here on MATRIXSYNTH. This video gives the most extensive overview yet.

"cellF is the world’s first neural synthesizer. It is a real 'wet-alogue' Synthesizer. cellF’s “brain” is made of a biological neural network that grows in a Petri dish and controls in real time an array of analogue modular synthesizers that were custom made to work in synergy with the neural network. It is a completely autonomous, wet and analogue instrument.

In 2012, Guy Ben-Ary received a fellowship to develop a biological self-portrait, and decided to portray one of his juvenile dreams: to become a rock star.

Guy Ben-Ary had a biopsy taken from his arm, then he cultivated his skin cells in vitro in the labs of SymbioticA at UWA, and using Induced Pluripotent Stem cell technology, he transformed his skin cells into stem cells. When these stem cells began to differentiate they were pushed down the neuronal lineage until they became neural stem cells, which were then fully differentiated into neural networks over a Multi-Electrode Array (MEA) dish to become - “Ben-Ary’s external brain”.

The MEA dishes that host Ben-Ary’s neural networks consist of a grid of 8×8 electrodes. These electrodes can record the electric signals (action potentials) that the neurons produce and at the same time send stimulations to the neurons – essentially a read-and-write interface to the “brain”.

Human musicians are invited to play with cellF in special one-off shows. The human-made music is fed to the neurons as stimulation, and the neurons respond by controlling the analogue synthesizers, and together they perform live, reflexive and improvised sound pieces or “jam sessions” that are not entirely human.

The sound is specialized in the space to 16 speakers. The specialization is controlled by the neural network and reflects the special pockets of activity within the petri dish. Walking around the performance space offers the sensation of walking through Ben-Ary’s external brain in real time

In its world premiere (On October 4th) cellF jammed live with Darren Moore, Tokyo-based experimental jazz drummer, in a unique improvisation. His music was fed into the neurons as electrical stimulations and the neurons responded by controlling the synthesizer, creating an improvised posthuman sound piece.

cellF is a collaboration between artists Guy Ben-Ary, Darren Moore, Nathan Thompson and Andrew Fitch, and scientists Stuart Hodgetts, Mike Edel and Douglas Bakkum.

For more info – http://guybenary.com/cellf"

Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds Live Cover

Published on Feb 21, 2016 fedemanfredi

"Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds Live Cover
Gear:
Korg Monotribe
Korg MS20 Mini
Korg Volca Keys
Ipad Mini w/GarageBand Hard Rock Guitar
Line 6 PODXT Multi-effects Processor"

Novation Circuit Unboxing Pics

Look what arrived in the mail. :) I'll be doing an upcoming review on the new Novation Circuit. Until then, here are some unboxing shots for those interested. Click on any to get to the full size shot. I will say, this one is easy to get lost in (in a good way of course!), especially when you have a bad case of the flu. Lost in synth syncopations in synth la la land. :)

https://us.novationmusic.com/circuit/circuit
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