Skitz & Ruby

Ruby

Skitz


via Wirehead.

"Equipment pictured is a Prophet 600, Roland D-110, Korg EX-8000, Moog Liberation power supply (in rack), Ibanez DM-1000, Micromoog and Roland SP-808."

Severed Heads on YouTube

via sequencer.de. Roland, Korg and I beleive a Moog spotted.

http://sevcom.com

Doris Norton

Found this shot on VSE, and the following blurb and shot below on Discogs. If you know anything more about her, feel free to comment.
"She is the wife of Antonio Bartoccetti (Antonius Rex and Jacula) and the mother of Anthony Bartoccetti,best known as Rexanthony.
During the 80's she was sponsored by Apple Computer,and made a music program for IBM USA."

Marching MOTM - New Flickr Shot

flickr by GeschnittenBrot.

Dark - New Flickr Shot

flickr by stereodee. Moog Voyager Electric Blue.

Steiner Parker Synthacon - New Flickr Shot

flickr by moog55.

Sam Ecoff's Modular

Remember Sam Ecoff's Electronic Music Book's? Check out his modular. Title link takes you to more.

"The modular synthesizer kept at the studio is made up of modules from several different manufacturers. Blacet, Paia, Modcan, Cynthia, Metalbox, Wiard, ARP, and Doepfer are all represented. The modular is mounted in a custom oak case which rests on a desk, but is also bolted to the wall via L brackets."

Japan - Ghosts on YouTube

Two versions. via sequencer.de.

Seal - EMS Putney Demo

Title link takes you to a 2.4M mp3 featuring the EMS Putney by PSouper.

Shout

Anyone know what this is? Looks like an EMS of some sort. Title link takes you to some other shots inlcuding a Synthi matrix panel. Shots also saved here for posterity.

via Zimwasi in this VSE thread.

Update via the comments: "Thats and EMS Synthi 256 Sequencer.. they are super rare. its a stand alone version of the Synthi 100 sequencer."

Update via ThorDHG in the comments: "It's from "The Shout", a Jerzy Skolimowski movie (1978). The guy with the EMS equipment is John Hurt. It's a great movie, rent it if you can." The Shout on Amazon

Modcan Banana Jack Sequencer

via Doktor Future in the comments of this post.

MoogerFooger 101 - New Flickr Shot

flickr by GeschnittenBrot.

Fad Gadget - For Whom The Bells Toll (Live 1983) on YouTube

Some Pro One action for you. Almost annoyingly addicting. via sequencer.de. Check out sequencer.de for more. Funny, I completely missed Fad Gadget in the 80s. Odd how that happens.

ARP Quadra dual phasor - New Flickr Shot

flickr by unrest. Title link takes you to more.

Analogic ACS

7 TM-116 Analog Sequencers and 6 Voltage Quantizers pictured.

Title link takes you there.

Synth Ollie's Custom Stand

Yowsa! via synth ollie.
"This modularsynth stand was made of IKEA TRYGGVE shelf and IKEA VIKA CURRY legs."

PPG Modular on the Bay

Creamware ASB Minimax and Pro-12

Title link takes you to more on Failed Muso.

Creamware.

Klaus Schulze on YouTube

Embedded video is disabled on this one so title link takes you there. Klaus Schulze on the Yamaha CS80.

Boehm Sound Lab

Nice shot of the Boehm Soundlab send my way via Nick. Title link takes you to a bigger shot.

More on Boehm on sequencer.de.

Update: make sure to check out the comments.

Thomas Seelig

Title link takes you Thomas Seelig's site with Max, Cecilia and SuperCollider resources.

via ps in the comments of this post.

Rude 66 and Sugar Experimental Station

Via Gerry:
"First up is dutch electro artist Rude 66. This is a video of his live set from Monox in Glasgow last November. The kit list as far as I remember is as follows:
Roland TR-909
Boss DR-220E
Clavia Nord Micro Modular (used as a vocoder on Shaunna's vocals)
Waldorf Pulse
Alesis MMT8
A Windows laptop running a couple of softsynths
There's also a couple of other things in his rack that I can't identify at the moment.

Rude is a real synth head, a stalwart of the dutch techno and electro scene since the early '90s. As far as I know, his day job is running the CEM studios in Amsterdam, home to a large Serge Modular.

You can see the video at: link
Rude 66's site is at: link

Also shot at Monox is a video of Sugar Experiment Station, aka Neil Landstrumm and Tobias Schmidt.

The boxes getting banged in this video might or might not include:

Elektron Machinedrum
Korg Electribe ESX-1
Korg Electribe ES-1
Zoom FX
Yamaha QY-something sequencer
Clavia Nord Rack
Plus some more hardware that maybe the sharp-eyed will be able to identify.

This video in SVCD mpeg quality is at: link
A smaller Quicktime version resides at: link

Enjoy!

Gerry."

Percussa Audio Cubes

"AudioCubes is a tangible interface for sound design and exploration, under development at PERCUSSA. The interface consists of an arbitrary number of plastic cubes. Each of the cubes is capable of sound processing.

The cubes can be connected to a computer and can be programmed to process sound signals. By positioning and moving the cubes relative to each other, sound processing can be changed and a variety of sounds can be quickly designed and explored."

Title link takes you there. Make sure to check out the videos while there.

Minimoog Shots

Title link takes you to shots pulled from this auction. Check out the wood.

via Failed Muso.

Bleeps and Bloops Gets a Second Oscillator

Remember Bleeps and Bloops? Well, a second oscillator is in. Title link takes you to the latest post with some samples and descriptions of different uses of two oscillators. It's fun to walk through.

RCA MKII

via sequencer.de. More on the RCA Mark II.

Poseidon Rises

The eyes!

Yes, there is synth content. Water MIDI. Title link takes you to the post on CDM.

Inside a Korg Trident - New Flickr Shot

flickr by jimincov. Title link takes you to a couple more.

Yamaha CS80 on YouTube

Introduction


And previously posted

PSP Ryhthm 6.0 is Out

Remember PSPRyhthm? Version 6.0 is out and there is a contest for a 1G Sandisk Pro Duo memory stick. Details below.

Features:
- New user interface with programming grid, graphical knobs for parameters, oscilloscope.
- Sample Loading from Pattern Mode with up to 1000 sample folders with 1000 samples each.
- New skin format and support for up to 1000 skins.
- Mute/Solo function.
- Export Pattern and load it back as a sample.
- Bass Line synth reprogrammed.
- Time Stretch Effect.
- High Pass Filter Effect.
- Lots of bug fixes and performance enhancements.

PSP Rhythm is having a song contest and the top 3 song entries will win a 1gb SanDisk Pro Duo memory stick.

Contest Rules:

1. Your song must be created with PSP Rhythm 6.0.
2. You can submit as many songs as you like but can only win one prize.
3. You must include your samples and bank file.

Bonus Points:

1. Using Effects
2. Using the Bass Line Synthesizer
3. Using Extended Mode

Submit your song to rconlives[]yahoo.com before August 31st.

In our effort to give back to the PSP homebrew community we are using all the donations received for our project to sponsor this contest.

Good Luck!!!

Louie and Billy Iturzaeta

http://www.psprhythm.com/

Fairlight CMI 2X

Title link takes you to shots pulled from this auction. via Retro Thing and Failed Muso.

I love the retro look of these images.

EMS Putney

Imagine seeing this on the counter of your local pawn shop.

Update via the comments: "it's pauls boutique... they always have something interesting (if a little pricey). This never made it on their site for sale but was in the shop. I guess they figured a prettier penny was to be had at auction (the legitimate one)."

via this auction.  Note the auction claims this one is Brian Eno's. All for just 650 GBP! : ) You be the judge. I'm just putting this up because I like the thought of seeing a Putney sitting on a counter. Like one heck of a synth dream to me.

via Carlo

Update: BTW, readers, if any of you are too dumb to fall for this auction please post in the comments and let me know. Someone in the comments apparently thinks you are.

Korg Electribe EMX on YouTube

HarriL - Kepseli (Live)


control75 - Video Korg Electribe EMX (1)


control75 - Video Korg Electribe EMX (2)


HarriL - Kiiltopiste (Live)


HarriL - Global Illumination (Live)


That's a Quasimidi Rave-o-lution on the bottom. HarriL's leads remind me of Clan of Xymox. Good stuff.

Moogulator Starts a Flickr Set

Moogulator of sequencer.de just started a Flickr set. This is his first shot. Title link takes you to the set; only two so far, but it will be cool to see what comes up over time. BTW, this shot has mouse overs with descriptions after the hop.

lead dust and pools of oil - New Flickr Shot

flickr by devowski. Title link takes you to more.

Update: I was curious as to how many shots by devowski I have put up so far. Turns out it's 10. Here they are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Post your favorite in the comments. So far mine is 3 with 5 a very close second.

Sneak-Thief's Crazy Nord Micro Modular Experiment

What's happens when a Yamaha RS7000 consumes a Nord Micro Modular? You're looking at it. Title link takes you there.

via ben shannon illustrator.

Ladyada on Wired News

Looks like Ladyada of x0xb0x fame made Wired News. Title link takes you to the article. Make sure to also check out her other gadgets.

Gil Mellé

Title link takes you to a post on Gil Mellé on Music Thing.


The orange device to the left is the Bubble Osscilator and the Luminot.

The device below is the Sound Gun.

Unfortunately there isn't much info on these devices on Gil Mellé's site.

Roland JL1?

Anyone know what this is? Title link takes you to more shots on Failed Muso.


Consensus is this is a DIY project in a Roland CSQ-100 box.

Using the Korg Kaoss as a Synth

Shepitology has a post up on how he used his Korg Kaoss KP2 as a synth. Apparently you cannot play the synth part directly via a standard MIDI keyboard. He had to use Fruity Loops as the interface between his MIDI keyboard and the KP2. The post covers how he did this and includes a link to a track with the KP2 used for the lead. Title link takes you there.

Moog55 - New Flickr Set

flickr by moog55. Title link takes you to the set including Roland Jupiter 8, Oberheim TVS, Moog System 55 and more. There's also a private picture of Bob Moog.

To the left is a custom Roland SH-101. You can mouse over the mods for more detail after the hop.

Update via the comments: "that custom 101 is a Philip Pilgrim "NovaMod 2.0" 101, complete with the sticker set. The docs for this mod set are still floating around the net, and many "circuitbending" folks have ripped it off and called it their own idea."

More info on the Novamod: link

Mods pulled from the post:
-VCF FM: Amazing new sounds are now added through this feature. Six FM sources are available.
-LFO Clock Input: Syncing the Arpeggiator and LFO to external drum modules and sequencers is now possible. As well, interesting feedback loops can be created.
-PW Modulation Source Selection: Now you can choose a pulse width source. it is independent from the LFO's waveform setting. OSC sources are included.
-Pulse width to near 0%: Pulse width effects are now made more extreme and powerful.
-External Audio Input: The ability to do FM of the VCF by an external audio source or to simply route a signal into the audio path is now provided. Don't forget -feedback loops!
-VCF CV Input: Just plug in a foot pedal or a CV from a midi converter and your SH-101 will sing!
-LFO Rate Scalar: Ever hear a bell sound out of a 101? Try this on Hi!! Want a really slow sweep...you got it too!
-1/4" CV/Gate In/Out Jacks

VICMOD

Via Ross Healy:

"Here are the Melbourne Australia Modular Synth Builders, called VICMOD...We plan to each build a full modular synth using Ken Stones boards. Only 2 of us knew how to solder before this day. In the photos we are building up a Bandpass Filter...I must say how great it feels to make a synth from parts."

A DIY gathering where you get to build something. Now that's a great idea. Title link takes you there.

A Lollipop for Papa

7 inch by Dr. Peter Zinovieff, founder of EMS. Shot and details pulled from this auction.

"Rare 7 inch one-sided long-play 33 rpm disc (originally supplied with Computer Products Magazine in the early 1970s) featuring an extended electronic/Moogy piece by electronics innovator (and founder of Electronic Music Studios [London] Ltd) Dr Peter Zinovieff titled Lollipop For Papa. The record is in excellent condition (surface mark but plays okay)."

via ross healy.

PDP-1 Samples

Remember the PDP-1? Title link takes you to some samples.

"These are a set of recordings from 1964 of music generated on a PDP-1 computer at MIT's building 26."

Sealed's New Roland JV-80 Page

Sealed put up a new Roland JV-80 Series page on his Deep Synthesis site. The page includes info and samples of the JV-80, JV-880, JV-90, JV-1000, SC-55, JV-30, SC-55mkII, JV-35, JV-50, JD-800, and JV-1080. Title link takes you there.