The Playroom - Massive Synthesizer Museum in Switzerland Seeks Funding on Kickstarter

The Playroom - an interactive synthesizer space Published on Sep 3, 2018 smem

"Support us on Kickstarter : http://bit.ly/playroom_smem

Play, record, and discover the beautiful history of vintage and contemporary synthesizers in our space.

The Playroom will be a beautiful open space created for people to take advantage of the huge SMEM (Swiss Museum & Center for Electronic Music Instruments) collection. Here we’ll also host lectures, workshops, classes, and more. And for a hands-on experience, The Playroom can be rented for private recordings, events, and parties.

We believe that the best way to share such an unparalleled collection is through experiencing it firsthand.

smem website : https://www.smemmusic.ch"

And the official press release:

"ENJOYING THE HISTORY OF MUSIC WITH A CREATIVE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE—INTRODUCING THE PLAYROOM, AN INTERACTIVE SPACE FEATURING VINTAGE AND CONTEMPORARY ELECTRONIC MUSIC INSTRUMENTS

September 4, 2018—Fribourg, Switzerland—From their first emergence in pop music in the 60s, to their expansion to rock and disco in the 70s, and widespread usage in the 80s, electronic music instruments – especially synthesizers - have changed the way we make and experience music today. However, their influence and use hasn’t been extensively documented and there aren’t many places to learn how to use them—until now.

Today, the Swiss Museum & Center for Electronic Music Instruments (SMEM) launches a Kickstarter cam- paign to create the first ever space dedicated to recording and learning about electronic music instru- ments: The Playroom.

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''Control''

Published on Sep 3, 2018 SynthMania

"This is a composition of mine called 'Control' that I created a while ago - I made a version with these three portable instruments and I plan to play this one at the "KnobCon" synthesizer conference this weekend as part of my live set

Novation Circuit: drums, bass, strings
Korg Monologue: synth sequence
Korg microSTATION: string pad
and my voice

Lyrics:
You keep hanging on
In my dreams and in my soul
and it cuts inside
in my heart and mind

And consider now
All the hurt and all that glows
Sign of present lost
What are dreams if not thoughts

And now I've lost control
And now you've lost control
And now I'm in control
And now you're in control"

OSC1Nation Performs "Rust" @ ALL THE WIRES July 2018

Published on Sep 3, 2018 damon ramirez

"This is from a live performance I did at the 'All The Wires' electronic music event. This was a improvised performance using a Doepfer Beauty Box with Noise Engineering- Loquelic Iteritas, Intelijel- Polaris, Xaoc- Batumi, 2hp- Verb racked, and a Moog DFAM for rhythm."

Vintage Moog Liberation Keytar Synthesizer SN 3350

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Dave Smith Instruments Mono Evolver Keyboard PE MEK

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"This is the PE (pot edition) version. Meaning, most of the knobs are actual pots - not encoders, which are (in my opinion) a better option for a few reasons. They're better quality than the encoders, and have a more natural feeling as far as user experience is concerned. The PE version also includes the Prophet 5 style knobs which you can see are installed on this MEK. Originally the PE upgrade was around $200."

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Dave Smith Instruments Oberheim OB-6 Desktop Module Synthesizer

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OB6: 'Starsong #3' ("Orion's Belt")

Published on Sep 3, 2018 Kris Lennox

"The two uploads prior to the Liszt post from the other day I've added to Soundcloud under the title 'Starsongs'. Hence the title of this one as #3. I'm going for a really soft, gentle sound. Distant, like the stars in the night sky. The three LH notes/ascending arpeggio represent the three stars of Orion's Belt (Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka). Last night the belt was slanting upwards, hence ascending arpeggios. The first three melody notes represent Betelgeuse, Meissa, and Bellatrix, with the 5-note sequence representing 5 of the stars from the bow (there are 6, but last night I could only see 5).

I spend a lot of time under the stars i.e. overnighters up mountains/in valleys. If it is dry, I often don't bother with a tent i.e. just bivvy on the ground with a sleeping bag, looking up at the stars until I fall asleep. There's nothing better.

If you live in a city, it is definitely worth getting out into the wilderness - just for the sake of looking up. Awe-inspiring.

pS here's a link to the included piece on Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/user-736798162...

All best
Kris"

SynthMania: My favorite Joy Division song.

Published on Sep 3, 2018 SynthMania

"When I was a teenager in the '80s I was a huge Joy Division fan (still am), it was my favorite band during my 'dark' period. 'Decades' is the song of theirs that I've always loved the most. I used to put Closer on the turntable in my room at night, and fall asleep lullabied by this beautiful, gorgeous song. I'm prepping some songs for a gig at 'Knob Con' this weekend and I'm definitely gonna play this one. Played all live in one take following an inspiration, I programmed the drums on the Circuit, added the minimal bass in the Monologue, played the strings on the microSTATION and sang into a microphone live as the inspiration strikes, feedback and all."

06-The Landscape Stereo Field- Part 6: Sound Processing (Drums)

Published on Sep 3, 2018 AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of the Landscape Stereo Field where a beat I programmed is processed by the Stereo Field and re-performed by me."

AutomaticGainsay Landscape videos.

One Small Synth, Ep. 2: Bastl Kastle

Published on Sep 3, 2018 Aidan Burns-Fulkerson

"This is the second installment in a micro-series diving deep into my collection of minuscule synthesizers. Each episode will shine the spotlight on one little synth. There will be no talking, just music or noise, depending on the synth in question and your personal taste in sound.

This episode will listen to the always awesome and weird Bastl Kastle. This mini-modular synth can be screechy when angry, but harmonic and beautiful when calm. All the warm organic tones and patterns are rewarding to find and surprising in depth.

The next episode will feature one of the Pocket Operators."

Aidan Burns-Fulkerson One Small Synth