Saturday, February 24, 2024
Impro #1 on Ernst Krenek's Buchla 100
video upload by JesterN
"These days I have the honour to play one of the earliest Buchla 100 synthesizer. Dating from 1967 (number 12 in the books) and owned by Austrian composer Ernst Krenek, this beautiful instrument is located in Krems an Donau, Austria. This is an excerpt of an impro working on gamelan repetitions that is going to be released on a future album. Thanks to the Ernst Krenek Institut / AIR Residency program.
Thanks to the Ernst Krenek Institute and AIR Residency.
more info: www.jestern.com"
Impro #2 on Ernst Krenek's Buchla 100
video upload by JesterN
"Alberto Novello playing one of the first produced Buchla Synthesizers (number 12), series 100 purchased by the Austrian composer Ernst Krenek in 1967.
Thanks to Ernst Krenek Institut / AIR residency."
Anabrid Analog Thing Analog Computer
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"Includes patch cables, USB power cable, rca to 1/8" cable, ribbon cable & original packaging."
This is a bit of an odd post. I spotted Anabrid's Analog Thing Analog Computer on Reverb and was curious what it was, as it has not been featured on the site before. Below you'll find some info from Anabrid along with a user video featuring some audio.
Explore THE ANALOG THING by anabrid
video upload by Anabrid Computing
Little Impro with THAT by Analog Thing
video upload by JesterN
"Playing THAT:: Bernd Ulmann's beautiful analog computer. This is Sprott SQM Model an example of a simple three-dimensional chaotic flow with a quadratic nonlinearity. The model consists of three coupled differential equations. Translating and solving equations through circuits is feels very organic. I was used to do this on paper, and had found it quite simplistic to approximate it digitally, just using brute force computer iterations."
via https://the-analog-thing.org
THE ANALOG THING (THAT) is a high-quality, low-cost, open-source, and not-for-profit cutting-edge analog computer.
THAT allows modeling dynamic systems with great speed, parallelism, and energy efficiency. Its use is intuitively interactive, experimental, and visual. It bridges the gap between hands-on practice and mathematical theory, integrating naturally with design and engineering practices such as speculative trial-and-error exploration and the use of scale models.
Dynamic system modeling on THAT can serve a variety of valuable purposes. It may help understand what is (models of), or it may help bring about what should be (models for). It may be used to explain in educational settings, to imitate in gaming, to predict in the natural sciences, to control in engineering, or it may be pursued for the pure joy of it!
A DIFFERENT PARADIGM
Analog computing is one of three major computational paradigms (analog, digital and quantum). As digital computing approaches the limit of Moore's Law, analog computing offers a strategy to diversify today's digital monoculture. Analog computing is:
ideally suited for dynamic systems modeling
ideally suited for neuromorphic AI applications
significantly more energy-efficient than digital computing
inherently safer than digital computing in the face of cyber threats
THE ANALOG THING is designed to allow an extensive range of analog computing applications with a small set of calculating elements.
5 INTEGRATORS
Circuits that perform integration over time.
4 SUMMERS
Circuits that add inputs continously.
2 COMPARATORS
Circuits that compare inputs to support conditional functions.
MASTER / MINION PORTS
Interfaces that allow daisy-chaining mutiple THATs to create arbitrarily large programs.
8 COEFFICIENT POTENTIOMETERS
Rotary knobs to provide user-defined inputs.
2 MULTIPLIERS
Circuits that multiply inputs continously.
PANEL METER
A digital panel meter for precision measurements of values and timing.
HYBRID PORT
An interface for controlling THAT digitally to develop analog-digital hybrid programs.
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MODELING
With THE ANALOG THING, you can model dynamic systems including:
market economies
the spread and control of diseases
population dynamics
chemical reactions
mechanical systems
a variety of mathematical attractors
COLLATERAL LEARNING
As collateral learning benefits, THAT offers introductions to:
CALCULUS
Inseparably linked with rates of change and the accumulation of quantities, analog computing offers a practical approach to differential and integral calculus.
ANALOG CIRCUITS
With computing elements built around operational amplifiers, analog computing enables users to gain a hands-on understanding of analog circuits.
CONTROL ENGINEERING
Applicable in adaptive control systems, analog computing offers a practical introduction to control engineering.
via this auction
"Includes patch cables, USB power cable, rca to 1/8" cable, ribbon cable & original packaging."
This is a bit of an odd post. I spotted Anabrid's Analog Thing Analog Computer on Reverb and was curious what it was, as it has not been featured on the site before. Below you'll find some info from Anabrid along with a user video featuring some audio.
Explore THE ANALOG THING by anabrid
video upload by Anabrid Computing
Little Impro with THAT by Analog Thing
video upload by JesterN
"Playing THAT:: Bernd Ulmann's beautiful analog computer. This is Sprott SQM Model an example of a simple three-dimensional chaotic flow with a quadratic nonlinearity. The model consists of three coupled differential equations. Translating and solving equations through circuits is feels very organic. I was used to do this on paper, and had found it quite simplistic to approximate it digitally, just using brute force computer iterations."
via https://the-analog-thing.org
THE ANALOG THING (THAT) is a high-quality, low-cost, open-source, and not-for-profit cutting-edge analog computer.
THAT allows modeling dynamic systems with great speed, parallelism, and energy efficiency. Its use is intuitively interactive, experimental, and visual. It bridges the gap between hands-on practice and mathematical theory, integrating naturally with design and engineering practices such as speculative trial-and-error exploration and the use of scale models.
Dynamic system modeling on THAT can serve a variety of valuable purposes. It may help understand what is (models of), or it may help bring about what should be (models for). It may be used to explain in educational settings, to imitate in gaming, to predict in the natural sciences, to control in engineering, or it may be pursued for the pure joy of it!
A DIFFERENT PARADIGM
Analog computing is one of three major computational paradigms (analog, digital and quantum). As digital computing approaches the limit of Moore's Law, analog computing offers a strategy to diversify today's digital monoculture. Analog computing is:
ideally suited for dynamic systems modeling
ideally suited for neuromorphic AI applications
significantly more energy-efficient than digital computing
inherently safer than digital computing in the face of cyber threats
THE ANALOG THING is designed to allow an extensive range of analog computing applications with a small set of calculating elements.
5 INTEGRATORS
Circuits that perform integration over time.
4 SUMMERS
Circuits that add inputs continously.
2 COMPARATORS
Circuits that compare inputs to support conditional functions.
MASTER / MINION PORTS
Interfaces that allow daisy-chaining mutiple THATs to create arbitrarily large programs.
8 COEFFICIENT POTENTIOMETERS
Rotary knobs to provide user-defined inputs.
2 MULTIPLIERS
Circuits that multiply inputs continously.
PANEL METER
A digital panel meter for precision measurements of values and timing.
HYBRID PORT
An interface for controlling THAT digitally to develop analog-digital hybrid programs.
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MODELING
With THE ANALOG THING, you can model dynamic systems including:
market economies
the spread and control of diseases
population dynamics
chemical reactions
mechanical systems
a variety of mathematical attractors
COLLATERAL LEARNING
As collateral learning benefits, THAT offers introductions to:
CALCULUS
Inseparably linked with rates of change and the accumulation of quantities, analog computing offers a practical approach to differential and integral calculus.
ANALOG CIRCUITS
With computing elements built around operational amplifiers, analog computing enables users to gain a hands-on understanding of analog circuits.
CONTROL ENGINEERING
Applicable in adaptive control systems, analog computing offers a practical introduction to control engineering.
Akai MPC1000 Compact Drum Sampler and Sequencer with JJOS and 2GB Compact Flash
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"Fully tested, perfect working condition. Pads have been serviced and replaced with mpcstuff.com Pad Set. JJOS Free version installed and a 2GB Compact Flash Card is included."
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Additional SYNTH CITY Listings
"Fully tested, perfect working condition. Pads have been serviced and replaced with mpcstuff.com Pad Set. JJOS Free version installed and a 2GB Compact Flash Card is included."
Alesis A6 Andromeda 61-Key Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer
Yamaha TX16W Sampler w/ Upgrades
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via this auction
"This is an especially cool unassuming black rectangle from the 80’s. There are tons of those, and I contend they’re all good in their own way, but this one is notable. Not just for being Yamaha’s first foray into the sampler game, but for offering a very wonderful niche possibility: what if you could run any sound you could think of through the grimy, grungy DX7 converters? If you’re like me, you love the sound of primitive digital & analog circuitry colliding. The TX16W is great because it’s one of the last 12-bit samplers before the sea change to 16-but. As such, it’s as lo-fi, crunchy, and gritty as you could hope, but with the Typhoon OS, it’s powerful & versatile enough to still be useful in a modern studio. Check it out! If it’s good enough for Aphex Twin…
This TX16W, in addition to the standard refurbish job I do, is tricked out as all heck. New blue display (which was hard to get a good picture of), Gotek floppy emulator running Flashfloppy, upgraded op-amp in the output… oh, and the new full memory upgrade retrofit to bring the total potential sample RAM up to the max 6Mb. The power supply was rebuilt, the gremlins were evicted, every nook & cranny cleaned, and retouched solder joints all over. This wonderful anachronism will keep rocking for another 40 yrs.
The sale comes with the sampler, a power cord, a Sandisk Fit with every TX16W sound library disk I could find, and my guarantee as a trained gear tech."
via this auction
"This is an especially cool unassuming black rectangle from the 80’s. There are tons of those, and I contend they’re all good in their own way, but this one is notable. Not just for being Yamaha’s first foray into the sampler game, but for offering a very wonderful niche possibility: what if you could run any sound you could think of through the grimy, grungy DX7 converters? If you’re like me, you love the sound of primitive digital & analog circuitry colliding. The TX16W is great because it’s one of the last 12-bit samplers before the sea change to 16-but. As such, it’s as lo-fi, crunchy, and gritty as you could hope, but with the Typhoon OS, it’s powerful & versatile enough to still be useful in a modern studio. Check it out! If it’s good enough for Aphex Twin…
This TX16W, in addition to the standard refurbish job I do, is tricked out as all heck. New blue display (which was hard to get a good picture of), Gotek floppy emulator running Flashfloppy, upgraded op-amp in the output… oh, and the new full memory upgrade retrofit to bring the total potential sample RAM up to the max 6Mb. The power supply was rebuilt, the gremlins were evicted, every nook & cranny cleaned, and retouched solder joints all over. This wonderful anachronism will keep rocking for another 40 yrs.
The sale comes with the sampler, a power cord, a Sandisk Fit with every TX16W sound library disk I could find, and my guarantee as a trained gear tech."
Gamechanger Audio Motor Synth Electro-Mechanical Synthesizer w/ Original Air Freshener
Moog Mavis Semi-Modular Analog Synthesizer SN 05988 w/ Patch Cards & Cover
32 VINTAGE DRUM KITS ON YOUR SOLTON PROGRAMMER 24
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"We were asked to beta test a new modification for the Solton Programmer 24 - expanding the drum section from a single kit to 32 vintage drum machines.
It adds the classics like the three Linn Drum machines, the Roland TR-808, TR-909, Roland CR78, Korg Mini Pops 7 as well as lesser known machines like the Elka Drummer One, Elka Drum Star 80, EKO Ritmo 20, Siel MDP40, Wersimatic 24, CRB Computer drums and many more 🤩
The additional 31 drum kits will perform just like the original Solton Programmer 24 drum section.
This is a total game changer for more than the obvious reasons - the Solton Programmer 24 has a sequencer, 8 separate drum volume sliders and 8 audio outputs as well as trigger capabilities for the individual drum sounds. It also sends clock and has Midi in/out/thru so it can be easily incorporated to whatever you got cooking with other machines.
It’s a non-invasive modification and fully reversible - no soldering - no drilling holes anywhere - it's installed by simply removing the four original drums eproms inside and hooking up a small additional board in place of two of them.
The modificationis divided in 4 memory banks of 4 drum kits each - you program the banks to your preference - this way you can quickly switch between the drum kits you use the most - or you can of course toggle through all the 32 drum kits sequentially.
Programming the memory banks is easy and sll the instructions you need are provided on Reverb :
https://reverb.com/item/79089448-spec...
The Solton Programmers drum section can accomodate 13 drum sounds per kit.
Some of the drum machines included featured have considerably less sounds and in those cases Andrea, the inventor and seller of the drum chip, has added more drum sounds in the same realm as the drum machine in question.
Due to the architecture of the Solton Programmer 24 the sample rate is 8 bit PCM 22500 Hz which sounds low but is definitely sufficient to maintain character and punchiness - I think it sounds damn good.
This video was made a few months ago and features a trial version that's now been upgraded - clips and smaller issues sometimes heard in the video have been ironed out and fixed on the version that's available for purchase.
Here's the complete list of featured drum machines
video upload by
"We were asked to beta test a new modification for the Solton Programmer 24 - expanding the drum section from a single kit to 32 vintage drum machines.
It adds the classics like the three Linn Drum machines, the Roland TR-808, TR-909, Roland CR78, Korg Mini Pops 7 as well as lesser known machines like the Elka Drummer One, Elka Drum Star 80, EKO Ritmo 20, Siel MDP40, Wersimatic 24, CRB Computer drums and many more 🤩
The additional 31 drum kits will perform just like the original Solton Programmer 24 drum section.
This is a total game changer for more than the obvious reasons - the Solton Programmer 24 has a sequencer, 8 separate drum volume sliders and 8 audio outputs as well as trigger capabilities for the individual drum sounds. It also sends clock and has Midi in/out/thru so it can be easily incorporated to whatever you got cooking with other machines.
It’s a non-invasive modification and fully reversible - no soldering - no drilling holes anywhere - it's installed by simply removing the four original drums eproms inside and hooking up a small additional board in place of two of them.
The modificationis divided in 4 memory banks of 4 drum kits each - you program the banks to your preference - this way you can quickly switch between the drum kits you use the most - or you can of course toggle through all the 32 drum kits sequentially.
Programming the memory banks is easy and sll the instructions you need are provided on Reverb :
https://reverb.com/item/79089448-spec...
The Solton Programmers drum section can accomodate 13 drum sounds per kit.
Some of the drum machines included featured have considerably less sounds and in those cases Andrea, the inventor and seller of the drum chip, has added more drum sounds in the same realm as the drum machine in question.
Due to the architecture of the Solton Programmer 24 the sample rate is 8 bit PCM 22500 Hz which sounds low but is definitely sufficient to maintain character and punchiness - I think it sounds damn good.
This video was made a few months ago and features a trial version that's now been upgraded - clips and smaller issues sometimes heard in the video have been ironed out and fixed on the version that's available for purchase.
Here's the complete list of featured drum machines
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