Sidbox, soundlab Jamout

YouTube via bluelantern320

"This was the last session i had with 4 Sidboxes, 1 Soundlab Plus, Korg EA-1, Novation Nova, and A&H mixer. Live messing around. The Sidboxes and SL plus was trying to be sold on ebay 2008"

Update via Psylux in the comments:
"YES IT IS , from YouTube (before it is erased).

MATRIX, please do the DIY community a solid and annotate that this loser shits on fair use and REPEATEDLY violates the terms that the IP owners have laid out.

If every greedy shit for brains did this, we'd have fewer resources in the DIY community.

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ucapps

I'm the author and copyright owner of MIDIbox SID. This design is licensed for personal use only. You never asked me for permission to sell MIDIboxes on EBay, and already earned thousands of dollars, although you have been informed by multiple people that this is illegal.
Knowing this, your lyrics are just too hilarious.

Wilba6582

You sell MIDIboxes on eBay against the expressed will of an entire non-profit DIY community. You suck at building them too. And you suck at using them. And you suck at singing"

Electro Comp 200 Monophonic Synthesizer Expander Module

images via this auction

"Electro Comp 2 Voc Monophonic Synthesizer Expander Module, model EML 200. Featured/spec., is: output for sine~~triangle~~pulse waves-forms~~noise…reverb~~high & low pass filters~~envelope generator~~mic amp~~ring modulator~~dual 3 channel stereo mixer~~and in a large removable cover case, approx: 25 x 14 ¾ x 15 ½."

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare for the common man

Uploaded by neelixs on Sep 5, 2007

"ELP playing "Fanfare for the common man" in the Works tour of 1977, Montreal.
Enjoy! ;-)

Keith Emerson - Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer
Greg Lake - Alebic electric bass
Carl Palmer - Drums and assorted percussions"

Baby Baphomet Moog Maestro

YouTube via biggaB. "dune molests the moog once again... brown note is achieved."

Alesis Ion easy synth-ing 2: making a piano sound.

YouTube via se7ense7
"I explain and show some synthesis options on the Alesis Ion synhtesizer trying to emulate a electric piano sound using hard-sync. Synthesizing pianos isn't something easy, and is explained very good in the article provided by this link: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Oct02...

I'm not saying I master piano synthesis in any way, I'm just showing how simple sync synthesis can be used to try and make that sound.

This movie also showes the easiness of programming the Ion synthesizer."

Sleazy's TG 2008 set-up

flickr by Chris_Carter_

"Sleazy's TG gear for 2008.
Flame Talking Synth, Persephone ribbon controller, FaderFox controller."

TG = Throbbing Gristle.

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Nord Lead 2X: 4 programs playing at the same time

YouTube via fischek
"Short description: this is just a quick demo of all 4 programs in a layer (performance) playing simultaneously to show Nord Lead 2X capabilities.

Long description: The Nord Lead 2X has 4 slots which you can use to load 4 different sounds/programs and thus create a layer i.e. a performance. This video demonstrates Nord Lead 2X when all 4 sounds/programs have been loaded and play simultaneously.

Furthermore, each slot can have a dedicated output (there are 4 audio outputs on the back) so you can manipulate each of the programs separately."

Triadex Muse

images via this auction

"RARE TRIADEX MUSE. What is it? The Net is full of resources. It is a very rare piece of Electronic music history. From Wikipedia: "The Triadex Muse is the first digital musical instrument and was produced in 1972. It was designed by Edward Fredkin and Marvin Minsky at MIT. It is an algorithmic music generator: it uses digital logic circuits to produce a sequence of notes based on the settings of various parameters. It has four small sliders in that control Volume, Tempo, Pitch, and Fine Pitch. It is not known how many were made, but they are considered extremely rare. The Muse is the subject of U. S. Patent 3610801"

HOT-SPRING-MUSIC-MAN 's photostream

Oberheim Matrix-12
"At all events a panel is laid out intelligibly. Unlike Jupiter-8. A glamourous white woman. She can speak only English, but talk intelligibly. As for this, Jupiter-8 is so, but the reason is because it goes along the flow of the signal of the analog synthesizer which the flow of the sound says from left to right. It does not get a hint I want to watch first DX7 and call a parameter to a small window, and to change numerical value. When I play this one, I remember the face whom the Uncle friendly Tom Oberheim smiled." click here for more.

Trocadero

flickr by dantekgeek

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Plan b Model 15 Oscillator

VAC has some words and samples of the Plan b Model 15 OSC up here. The samples of it sound really good.

"It is a good osc, it has a lot of inputs, The SAW and Sine are amazing. This thing is very cutting. I think it’s best suited for sound fx and buchla type sounds. But for me, I needed something that had a little better tracking stability. What else is good about this osc, well for sure, there are a lot of inputs, for fm, sync and cv, so much more than other eurorack vcos. So this is why I think for FX and weird stuff, this is a great VCO. The Fine Tuning knob was a big help as well, I wish more oscillators had this. I give it a 4 out of 5."

Derek Michael improv session

Derek Michael improv session pt1

YouTube via quantazelle. via liz revision via brian c.
"at Liz Revision's house in Chicago. http://www.derekmichael.com http://www.lizrevision.com http://www.rampchicago.com"

Derek Michael improv session pt2

n Chicago. http://www.derekmichael.com http://www.rampchicago.com

808-dagen (030426)

more images here

808 Day

Inside an 808

Obama Modular

via link

Mochika: bleeps und bloops

YouTube via TantacleEU. via AtomoSynth
"Playing with my new Atomosynth Mochika... I ran it through a lame reverb effect on my mixer, but that's pretty much it. I was going to add some drums and stuff, but it doesn't sync via midi, and I don't have a midi sync to gate adapter yet. :(

Richard Lainhart's LUX

LUX from Richard Lainhart on Vimeo.
"An abstract HD film animated in After Effects. The soundtrack, "The Beautiful Blue Sky", is a realtime electronic synthesizer improvisation for Buchla 200e and Haken Continuum."
http://www.otownmedia.com

FL Chan

more images here

Fruity Loops Studio 8

Be sure to click the image for the full size.

via Mark

Kawai R100

images via this auction

"1985 Kawai R100 drum machine. Forget about the Roland TR 707 or the Oberheim DMX, the Kawai dominates over these machines for several reasons. First and foremost, THE SOUND! This box has the absolute deepest digital 12 bit kicks, toms, and snares I have heard in a drum machine. The sound is very deep and ranges from chesty, impact hits to aggressive and biting high's in the hi hat and cymbal department. Aggressive is probably the best word to describe the overall sound and feel of this machine. And if you are a fan of industrial music look no further. This is the EXACT sound of Ministry, KMFDM, and pretty much the bulk of Wax Trax! Records. I have sat with my copy of Twitch, Land of Rape and Honey, and What Do You Know, Deutschland and have recreated the rhythms and sounds VERBATIM! This is the box that did it. Pretty much every sound was featured on those records and the inexplicable aggressive movement of the machine's sequencer is what makes that industrial feel!

This was recorded with no outboard straight into Ableton Live and using only the R100 internal sequencer to sequence everything including the melodic content. There are no fx added other than a delay on the orchestral hits and Beat Repeat to stutter and filter the beat. It's a quick and rough demonstration with no mixing (the levels are off I know :) ) but demonstrates but a fraction of the feel and the general sound of this box! I used maybe about 5 of the 48 different sounds and two patterns! When you process this box with some proper mic preamps and a slamming compressor see what happens :)"

via matia

Update via natefrogg in the comments:
"awesome little box! one of the most under rated 80s digital drum machines!

they're going for pretty decent prices on ebay, i just won one for about 50$, should get it in a few days and am excited =)

one of the coolest things about the kawai r 100 is that you can tune the drum hits on a step by step basis in your sequence, that can result in wackiness and oddities!

there seem to be tons of cool mods for them too, one of which allows you to switch between 4 different rom sound sets

here's the manual and sorry for replying to something so old hehe =)
www.kawaius-tsd.com/OM/MODULE~1/R100.PDF"

Korg Polysix MIDI demo

YouTube via SSM2044. "Korg Polysix with MIDI & Ableton Live"

MOOG Polymoog

images via this auction

"Polymoog Synthesizer 203a
Serial Number - 3965
Date written under the cover - 9/25/79"

Be sure to check these out full size.
Inside a Polymoog.

UNIVOX VALVE SYNTH/ORGAN

via this auction

"UNIVOX 1940'S VALVE SYNTH/ORGAN. A 6 WATT VALVE AMP WITH VARIOUS ORGAN STYLE SOUND TABS, CROCODILE SKIN STYLE CASE."

MOOG The Source

images via this auction

Roland SH-101 Red

via this auction

click the image for the full size shot.

MITS Audio Sweep Generator

via this auction
"This is a working vintage tone generator which can be used for testing oscilloscopes or for producing cool vintage synth sounding effects. It is marked "MITS Audio Sweep Generator". It big dials on the front, some switches and screw terminals for connecting to whatever you want.

From left to right the dials are: "SWEEP RATE (10MS to 1 SEC)", "FREQUENCY (1 to 10)", "FREQ. RANGE (switch between 10, 100, 1K, 10K, 100K)", "WAVEFORM (switch between sine, triangle, square)", "AMPLITUDE (0 - 5)" and "ATTENUATOR (switch between 0DB, 20DB, 40DB)".

Along the bottom row, left to right: on/off switch; power indicator lamp; SWP terminal; SYNC SWP and WAVE terminals; OUTPUT DIR, GND and ATTEN terminals; SWEEP mode switch (SWP or CW); SWEEP reset buttonl SWEEP RATE switch (x1 FAST, x100 SLOW).

Condition wise the front panel looks awesome. It has a brushed chrome panel. The top cover is powder coated black and has a few chips and flaws. There's a silver label on the back with serial number "E11063", Mits logo and the text "Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems Inc."

Dimensions of unit: 13" x 7" x 4"

Modified Roland SH-101

via this auction

"Roland SH-101 analog synthesizer professionally modified by Diabolical Devices. We have added an audio input for the VCF with a level adjustment. This allows you to input any line level signal and either mix it with synth VCOs or process just input signal (by adjusting source mixer). This is a great feature for this keyboard!! The VCA effects audio input too so you can adjust ADSR settings or pass signal straight using "HOLD" feature. The VCF can be modulated by sh-101s triangle, square, of random LFO, or by the envelope generator. Awsome effects for DJs or for processing drums or anything else. We have aslo added 1/8" outputs for Triangle, Square, and Random modulation which can be used to control external synths....Or trigger circuit-bent sounds in one of our modified Casio SK-1s. This would also go REALLY well with the modified x0xb0x (roland tb-303 clone) that we currently have listed."

Imogen Heap - Hide Seek (live)

YouTube via logamv. "para aquellos amantes del buen arte.." via brian c.

Science or Art?

YouTube via marthajheil.

 If you've been coming to this site for a while you might recognize this as the One Bit Synth, posted back in August of 2005.

"Musician Puts Love for Computer Science into Minimalist Synthesizer

Recycled CD cases become bare-bones music players with the addition of a simple microchip and handful of other components, in a creation by a New York University graduate student in interactive telecommunications. Tristan Perich composes electronic music that can be encoded with just one bit -- compared to the sixteen bits of a CD -- and stores it in the 8 Kilobyte chip at the heart of his low-tech iPods."

MIDIBOX SID Datassette BassLine 8bit Synth - the LFO 1

YouTube via BSTGVN
"MIDIBOX SID Datassette BassLine 8bit Synth.
This is a prototype equipped with 2 MOS 8580 SID and 1 MidiBox CORE.

Case it's not closed as you can see, buttons are not screwed, connection's cables are temporary.

Melody it's incomplete because the channel R make some other notes that complete the sequence. I've mute it to hear the LFO effect on the channel L.

-- LFO test on channel L --
LFO:
- Positive Sine Wave.
- Depth Pulse Width 80.
- Depth Filter 100.
- Sync Off.
- One Shot On.

ENV:
- EnvMod 5.
This parameter it's very low so you can hear only accented note. The LFO curve increasing the Cutoff will 'show' the non accented note.

FIL:
- Cutoff 0.
- Resonance 240.

In this video you can see also:
- Select Button 5 as Play/Seq.
- Select Button 4 as my Menu Page.
- Rotary Encoder 1 as Cutoff.
- Rotary encoder 2 as Resonance.

Switching off and on the One Shot you can start the LFO curve just one time.

Switching on the Sync flag you can afflict the glided note with the LFO curve. Than switching off the Sync flag you can start just one LFO curve if One flag it's On.

This is an 'illegal' way to use this functions LFO Sync & One shot flags.

Sorry for the poor sound but this come out from the lcd monitors and is recored by a digital photocamera.

This work born from the genius of Thorsten Klose.
You can find more info at http://www.ucapps.de i'm ganchan there."

SampleTron Video Walkthrough

YouTube via audiomidicom
"Derek Floyd of IK Multimedia walks you through the features and sounds of the IK Multimedia SampleTron."

INTERFUNK + FARLEY JACKMASTER FUNK + TB-303 + TR-707 acid

YouTube via interfunkDJ
"short take of a self LIVE vs. DJ battle - ROLAND TB-303 and TR-707 together with FARLEY "JACKMASTER" FUNK´s "love can´t turn around" CHICAGO-HOUSE anthem...."

NEW!! Play Piano Keyboard Like a Pro INSTANTLY!! No Lessons!

YouTube via promusicnow
"NEW!! Play INSTANTLY at www.ProMusicNow.com Play Like A Pro!! Total Creative Control!! No More Lessons...EVER!! PATENTED BREAKTHROUGH!!"

FUZZTRON "Touch Landingpad"

YouTube via RaoulDave
"Original music and video by Fuzztron. Thank you Arconauts and Arcosanti, and Paul Katan for camera at Arcosanti."

Stuff for Sale

see the flickr set here

"a) 2x8 / 1 x 16 sequencer with 3,5mm plugs. Originally auctioned from vemia as non-working, i fixed the power supply and the other issues.
since i got a klee, a 960, a 119 and a mobius, this has become obsolete. asking 300 EUR (price negotiable)

b) Peter Forrest's A-Z of Analogue Synthesizers. Both Books (A-M) and
(N-Z) from the limited edition. (#1 -- 1891/6000 and #2 -- 1065/6000)
asking 60 EUR per book (or 100 you take both).

c) Sharp MD-R2 (MD recorder) with about 30 medias. best offer price.
d) Moog Modular power supply (vintage) best offer price, please more than 20 EUR.
Items are located in germany."

via JanVanVolt.

NOTE to others: I put posts up for the shots and info, not because they are for sale, so if you want me to post something, send me good shots like this.

The Borg TB-303

YouTube via cram993
"a long audio+visual description of a Roland TB-303 with the Borg modifications by Analogue Solutions. also in the mix is a TR-808, acting as the master with a little verb, the 303 is 100% dry. this is for sale on Ebay." images here

Four sound effects that made TV history

You can find the full article from the BBC with video here. Remember to watch the video in full screen mode when you get there by clicking on the box in the bottom right of the player.

"The BBC's Radiophonic Workshop, a pioneering force in sound effects, would have been 50 this month. Ten years after it was disbanded, what remains of its former glory?

Deep in the bowels of BBC Maida Vale studios, behind a door marked B11, is all that's left of an institution in British television history.

A green lampshade, an immersion tank and half a guitar lie forlornly on a shelf, above a couple of old synthesisers in a room full of electrical bric-a-brac.

These are the sad remnants of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, set up 50 years ago to create innovative sound effects and incidental music for radio and television."
via metrosonus and Alex.

'Totally Wired'

Trailer for 'Totally Wired' from niamhahern on Vimeo.
"This is the trailer for the forthcoming documentary ‘Totally Wired’. Enjoy!"
"A documentary film about Andreas Schneider's infamous 'Schneider's Buero' [Schneidersbuero], the boutique electronic musical instrument shop in Berlin.

'Totally Wired' explores one man's electric evangelism, and the interface he has built to connect analogue instrument inventors with their end-users.

The film features an informed selection of inventors and artists alike, including Dieter Doepfer, Junior Boys, Ken MacBeth, Anthony Rother, Jessica Rylan, Daniel Miller, Wowa Cwejmann, Per Salzwedel, Ricardo Villalobos, Magda, Marc Houle and many more."
http://totallywired.tumblr.com/
via wire to the ear.

Roland Jupiter-4 + Juno-60 by RetroSound

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

bass: Roland Jupiter-4 triggered by the TR-707;
at 1:37 I switch on the JP4 arpeggiator
pad sounds: Roland Juno-60
drums: Roland TR-707

live played, no overdubbing, no sequencer software used"

klee-firstImpression2

klee-firstImpression2 from loopcycle on Vimeo.
"The CV output A is feeding the pitch of oscillator A. The CV output B is feeding the pitch of oscillator B. Gate busses 1, 2, 3 are triggering three envelopes, which are opening two filters and one VCA. The Klee is running in 16x1 mode."

Workspace and Environment: Michael Fakesch

You can find the full interview on trash_audio

"What is your current favorite piece of hardware?
My favourite toy is a brandnew Acidlab Bassline. It's a on-the-fly-programmable 303 clone, which was build by a old schoolfriend of mine (www.acidlab.de) it sounds like the original, looks cool, is cheap and the super intuitive programming is much better than on the original."

Wigerdal's World #3

The Roland TB-303. See the write up on Sonic State.

Lighthouse - The WebCast

Lighthouse - The WebCast

"Description: Tim Blake performs" Lighthouse", live for screening at Hawfest 2007. Tim's "Wedding Present" to Kris Tait and Dave Brock, who Married on Stage -17/06/07"
via MySpace, via hpsounds

CasioCZ3000+TR-707+GTG 44S by BenAnderson88

YouTube via benanderson88. What's GTG?
"A retrosound72 inspired song... kinda obviouse isn't it? XD
Drums: TR-707 (sampled)
Bass: GTG 44S synced to MIDI tempo
Pad: Casio CZ3000
CZ3000 also doubled as a midi keyboard for the GTG44S (using it's split keyboard feature and keyboard area selection in FLStudio8)
Hand played live, no software sequencer used except for drums and to sync the bass arpeggio.

Thanks for looking :)
~BenA."

960 Sequencer Fun !!!

YouTube via MarkkIIStudios. "Synthesizers.com 960 tinkering"

Oberheim Matrix 12 + TTE + Zvex Tremorama

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Here's this beautious vintage monster through the Fulltone Tube Tape Echo Unit then into the Zvex Tremorama pedal. The Tremorama's sequence is set by the volume knobs at the top as well as the speed and step length which can be 4, 6, or 8 steps. The TTE adds even more warmth to the Oberheim, if that's even possible!
http://www.bigcitymusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/bigcitymusicdo...
http://www.bigcitymusicblog.blogspot.com"

RIP Tristram Cary

Tristram Cary passed away this week at the age of 82.
Pictured: In Tristram's studio
http://www.tristramcary.com/
"While serving as a wartime naval radar officer in 1945, he independently conceived the idea of electronic and tape music, and is thus a world pioneer in this field. His contribution to concert and entertainment musical repertoire in every genre from pure electronic music to instrumental solos and orchestral and choral works covers the entire second half of the 20th century, and is now moving actively into the 21st."

via wikipedia:
"Cary was educated at Westminster School in London, England and is the son of a pianist and the novelist, Joyce Cary, author of Mister Johnson. While working as a radar engineer for the Royal Navy during World War II, he independently developed his own conception of electronic and tape music, and is regarded as amongst the earliest pioneers of these musical forms. Following the war he created one of the first electronic music studios, later travelling around Europe to meet the small numbers of other early pioneers of electronic music and composition.
His concert works of note include a Sonata for guitar (1959), Continuum for tape (1969), a cantata Peccata Mundi (1972), Contours and Densities at First Hill for orchestra (1972), a Nonet (1979), String Quartet No. 2 (1985) and The Dancing Girls for orchestra (1991).
Cary is also particularly well known for his film and television music. He has written music for the science fiction television series Doctor Who, as well as the score for the Ealing comedy The Ladykillers (1955). Later film scores included Quatermass and the Pit (1967) and Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971), both for Hammer.
Cary was one of the first British composers to work in musique concrète. In 1967 he created the first electronic music studio of the Royal College of Music.

He provided the visual design for the EMS VCS3 synthesizer, the first portable synthesizer, though not the first to be attached to a keyboard, designed by Bob Moog a year later in 1970.
Cary received the 2005 lifetime achievement award from the Adelaide Critics' Circle for his contribution to music in England and Australia."

WHAT THE FUTURE SOUNDED LIKE

YouTube via VCS3DOCO.


"Film teaser for the documentary What The Future Sounded Like - the story of the Electronic Music Studios and their impact on music history. www.myspace.com/whatthefuturesoundedlike"
"Tristram Cary (Director: 1969 - 1973) Pioneer of classical electronic music during 1960s and composer for film and broadcast with musical credits on the first Dr.Who & the Daleks series, later scored the Ealing comedy The Ladykillers as well as a few Hammer films. Pipe smoker, tune writer, gun-for-hire, classical composer, navy man. Role at EMS was as resident composer and artist and as the most musically experienced. Co-designed VCS3. Built wooden cabinet, wrote hand-book. Left to become Professor of Electronic Music at the Royal College of Music. Since became Professor of Music at the University of Adelade. Retirement is not an option." Alos see CDM and Califaudio. This post will remain on top for the rest of the day out of respect. New posts if any will be below.

Tiptop Audio Z5000 review by Stretta

You can find the full review on The Stretta Procedure.

The following are a couple of excerpts:
"I spent all of last night playing with it, giggling. Tons of fun. I love putting reverb before the amplifier so the lines you play are smeared, but still gated by the keyboard. A reverb module makes patching far more easy, and opens up creative opportunities you may not have considered before. The Z5000 also includes a handful of other programs like chorus, flanging, but the real focus is on various reverbs. Now I really want the Plan B Model 40 Elf-series headphone preamp - everything is contained in the modular case!"

"When you get a new module, your old instrument is entirely new again. This is the really cool thing about modulars, and a concept I'm dying to exploit in software. You want to try the module with everything else you already have. It makes the entire system more powerful. You're not just buying a single new module, you're gaining what that module can do, in interaction with everything else in the system."

It's also typically much cheaper to pick up a new module vs. a new synth if you need a quick GAS fix.

Mooged Out

"In case you missed it…

Here it is folks…pictures and a review from the Mooged Out: Asheville CD Release party, featuring Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band!

First, a big “hat’s off” to all the musicians and volunteers that made this incredible night possible. You all helped to raise thousands of dollars for the foundation–a big help in preserving Bob’s archives. Get your copy of Mooged Out: Asheville as a gift with a $25 donation."

More images and words on the event on the Bob Moog Foundation Blog.

Pictured: Playing a Voyager with Booty Band: Lisa Huang

klee2_01

flickr by fonik2000

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"my version of Scott Stites KLEE2 sequencer built from the electro-music.com PCB edition."

klee-firstImpression

klee-firstImpression from loopcycle on Vimeo.
"The CV output A is feeding the pitch of oscillator A.
The CV output B is feeding the pitch of oscillator B.
Gate busses 1, 2, 3 are triggering three envelopes, which are opening two filters and one VCA.
The Klee is running in 16x1 mode.
You can see the lights chase each other from stage 1 (upper left) to stage 16 (lower left)."

Buchla 227

flickr by verbos

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