Noodlebox Serendipity Seeks Funding on Indiegogo

Published on Apr 2, 2020 Jason Hotchkiss

"We have today launched an Indiegogo campaign to take pre-orders for our Noodlebox Serendipity Sequencer https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/no...

Noodlebox is a four part analog and MIDI sequencer stuffed with features for live jamming and improvisation. It has been a long time in the making - perhaps you saw the prototype at Superbooth 2019 or one of the other shows it visited early last year... well now we are finally at a point where we can start take pre-orders and move forward with production of the first batch.

The production units are finished to a higher standard than the prototype, with wood and extruded aluminium construction, but they share the same clear LED matrix display and fun workflow. Take a look at our Indiegogo campaign and see what you think.

Thank you for your interest in our products. We hope that you are all staying safe in these odd times."

MIKE303 'The Toy' Prophet 5 synthesizer

Published on Apr 2, 2020 SuperfunkOfficial

MIKE303 CS80 Tributes

Published on Feb 17, 2020 SuperfunkOfficial

"The magic sound of the Yamaha CS80."

Playlist:

MIKE303 'Cs80 Blade Runner Tribute'
MIKE303 'Tribute to Vangelis Cs80'
MIKE303 'Cs80 FromSpace'

$6,879.78 Buchla 266 Source of Uncertainty

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This appears to be the front panel of an original 1976 Buchla 266 Source of Uncertainty with the guts and parts of a clone by Mark Verbos. The seller is Mark and you can find one featured on his website here. From the listing:

"Around 2001 Don Buchla had a 'garage sale' to get rid of the left overs from back in the day. The Audities Foundation synth museum in Canada walked out with a box full of unassembled and partial modules. In 2006 they hired me to build those up. This 266 is from that lot. It is built exactly to the original spec, but with the schematic errors in the design corrected and nice quality Alpha pots (not the plastic CTS garbage that the vintage ones used).

I have heard a rumor that the original product run was 10 units, so this is likely the only chance of getting one. Please do not contact me to tell me about how this is not original enough for you, just don't buy it. The last one from this lot that sold, sold for this price. Local pick up in Berlin is very much preferred."

Update: I'm hearing the number was closer to 30 units.

Sequential Circuits Prophet 600 Vintage Analog Synthesizer SN 4553

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"It has a couple of small 'issues' (I hesitate to even call them issues because they are intermittent and easily fixed). First, I've noticed some odd tuning issues when the synth is plugged into a power strip with other equipment that require a lot of power. I've only ever noticed it when playing out (it's been lightly gigged, less than 15 shows in the last 8 years). When this happens, I simply plug it into its own power strip and that solves the issue.

The second issue is with the cutoff filter knob. On a few occasions, it sometimes lags or gets stuck on a particular setting. This first happened to me about 5 years ago. I took the synth in to get serviced and repaired by Patchwork repairs located in Brooklyn, NY. The issue was fixed and I had no issues for several years. Within the last year, it started to happen again - but VERY intermittently (twice in the last year, and this synth gets played probably 14+ hours a week). I took it in to get repaired but the issue is so intermittent that the technician was not able to re-create the issue. These issues are so mild and intermittent, especially with a synth this age, but I want to be completely transparent to anyone interested in buying this synth. I've never had any issues with the membrane or voice chips, and both times I've had a technician service it, everything else was in excellent condition."

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AKAI VX 90

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Happy Birthday Dave Smith! :)

Dave's 70th Birthday Card Published on Apr 1, 2020

Dave Smith turned 70 today! The man is an inspiration to us all for so many reasons. Have a great day Dave! You are well loved. Thank you so much for everything you do.

"Please join us in celebrating a major Sequential milestone - Dave's 70th birthday! As you probably know, Dave has spent over 40 of those years creating some truly world-changing music technology and instruments. To spread the good vibes, we put the word out to our global family of musical friends and they came through with a virtual birthday card. So, happy birthday, Dave, and thank you for helping build a more musical and creative world!"

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Novation // Synth Snackables: Legowelt - Peak: as a drum machine

Published on Apr 2, 2020 NovationTV

"Our Synth Snackables series invites you into the studios of talented and knowledgeable artists, and shows you staple tips, elaborate techniques and imaginative approaches for synth patch design.

For our first Synth Snackable session, we spent a day with Dutch artist Legowelt whose vast musical style spans many different worlds – some real, some imagined – and is designed in a unique and captivating way that keeps his listeners enthralled. His wealth of production knowledge and experience have been turned into five quick tips to help you push the boundaries of Peak.

In this video, starting by maxing out filtering resonance, negating depth and assigning his SL MkIII keyboard as the destination, Legowelt shows how you can quickly build a staple drum kit with Peak. With the lower octaves acting as his bass, Legowelt creates snares and high hats with the higher octaves using the noise level.

“So now we have this drum kit but there’re a lot of fun things we can do.” Using the arpeggiator to start the rhythm, Legowelt uses the Peak like a drum-machine. By adding distortion, reverb and changing the filter envelope he easily creates a “unique drum sound.” Bringing groove to the loop with delay, adding a “hypnotic techno” melody by detuning oscillators and showing off filter overdrive - Legowelt creates an advanced drum loop that morphs organically, demonstrating how this tip can become fundamental to any live setup.

Watch all five tips:
- https://bit.ly/SynthSnackablesLegowelt

Discover Peak:
- https://novationmusic.com/en/synths/peak

Learn more about Legowelt:
- https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/le...

#WeAreNovation #NovationPeak"

Making Vaporwave on the Novation Circuit

Published on Apr 2, 2020 Gabe Miller Music

"In which I make vaporwave beats from scratch on the Novation Circuit, using the new Vapor Dream pack by Yves Big City: https://isotonikstudios.com/product/v..."

junklight Live Stream

Published on Apr 1, 2020 junklight

"At least no dogs joining in today! been a busy day so just setup something simple. Been listening to lots of Andrew Chalk over the last few days because he's started uploading his stuff to bandcamp (check it out!) and also Bulbils - both are likely an influence."