MATRIXSYNTH

Friday, May 29, 2009

Gakken SX-150 Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

"Originally included in an issue of Otonanokagaku (Science for Adults), the compact synth offers up a variety of basic sound adjustments including attack, LFO, pitch, attack, decay and cutoff. A metal stylus provides you with a decent range of expressive control over the sounds produced."

Roland TB-303 Analog Acid Bassline Synth

via this auction

Steiner Parker SYNTHACON vintage analog synthesizer

via this auction
"All-transistor synthesizer in absolut top, rarely used all original condition from 1975 with polyphonic oscillator CV-ins.

- The machine is in excellent condition and works perfect, reliable, non-drifting nor detuning, seemingly never serviced but I can exchange capacitors on your request.
- No scratches, dents, broken parts, missing pieces.

- Rare duophonic keyboard version. Not all S&P Synthacon has this feature!
- It has one of the silkiest sound I've ever heard from a synth.
- 3 Oscillator each with different waveforms.
- Polyphonic CV-ins for each oscillator. Seems to be a factory upgrade ! ! !
- External signal processing input.
- Multimode self-oscillating filter: low, band, high-pass.
- TOP modulation possibilities: each oscillator can modulate each-other and so too the 2nd. envelope. So very complex FM sounds can be created.

- Extremely versatile gear. Much MORE than say a Minimoog. I'd compare it to the EMS VCS-3, AKS from this aspect.
- 220/110V selectable.
- Seems all original.

- My Synthacon has something extra feature which I haven't seen on any other Synthacons yet according the photos. I will test what it does and will keep you informed. Please take a look at the left-hand side front panel!

The Synthacon is one of the most expensive analog monosyth, so please bid accordingly! The machine will be sent very well packed. I profeesionally restore and sell houndreds of vintage synthesizers since 1993.

See my other synths and drummachines!"

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ROLAND SH-09 Vintage Analog Synth

via this auction

Roland SH 1000

via this auction

some shots of the inside

Son of Cyclosity - modular synth + Numerology

YouTube via doctorvague

"Previously improvised Numerology session played back in 3 voices fed to a MOTM 650 MIDI interface to 2 synthesizer dotcom oscillators and a Modcan VCDO into MOTM 440 filter (to the right of the white Modcan - kickass filter) and below that the dotcom State variable filter, 2 dotcom EG's and all that geeky stuff baby! Much use is made of the dotcom oscillators' soft sync in, with musical intervals driving the aforermentioned. This is an overdub for a bigger piece with loops and like, 'real' music."

Ellatron 1.4 is in review

flickr by Omenie

full size

"Exciting, eh?

EllaCello - we heard that people just couldn't make our MelloStrings play notes that were low enough. A problem we understand round here, as we have bass guitars in Ellatron central. So EllaCello now becomes the proudest, bassest member of our tape frame family.

So StellaPhone - what's that all about? Well - have you ever thought "If only I had a Mellotron?" - what about - "If only I had a Stylophone AND a Mellotron - then I could play Space Oddity all on my own!". Madam, your wish is our command - say a big hi to StellaPhone!!!"

Not yet on iTunes. previous posts

DIY MIDI Program Changer with Note Filter

via the audioMIDIblog where you'll find the full post. Pretty cool...

"For our live setup, one of the keyboard players in my band plays my MIDI’d Prophet-5 along with an Alesis Ion. One really annoying detail of the Ion is that it’s really a bitch to change patches quickly on it (before you write and tell us how incompetent we are, try doing it in the roughly one second time period between a verse and a chorus, while continuing to play something with your other hand). You can either hit one of the tiny, poorly located, poorly labled up/down buttons, or you can take your chances with the inc/dec knob and hope you don’t overshoot it by turning it too far. Now, the humble Prophet-5 has eight BIG, LED-lit program select buttons right by the keyboard that you CAN’T miss- much better."

Record micro tutorial 2 - Reason & Record integration

YouTube via PropellerheadSW
"This micro tutorial shows you how Propellerhead Software's Reason and Record work together, seamlessly integrated into one application."

max+ableton

YouTube via alkopop79
"Tracking red in video signal from my webcam. The values are sent to Ableton as CC. So much fun:)"

Casio SK-1: The Everyman's Sampling Keyboard

YouTube via gearwire
"Even for those of us not long enough in the tooth to remember when the Casio SK-1 came out, the legend of this handy device looms large, even though the thing itself is not that big. One man band Willis P. Jenkins demos the SK-1 for us, and continues to amaze us with his penchant for instruments that make multitasking seem easy."

FRAME - I - (Ripple Counter) - Solar powered Art by Phillip Stearns (Pixel Form)

YouTube via pixelform
"Ripple Counter is a solar powered electronics sculpture that charges in the presence of light and turns on when it is dark. The ideal location for the installation of this piece is a sunny window. During the daylight hours, the circuit will be in a stand-by mode, charging the battery pack integrated in its design. When night falls, the circuitry activates and any sounds that make it through the glass will be visualized as a stream of trickling blue LEDs. It can be calibrated to function in a standard gallery exhibition space where it can charge off the standard incandescent lights and become activated as guests shadows pass over the surface.

Please pardon my whistling..."

Vanderson - Electronic Impressions Part 3

YouTube via grooveproject
"Its a my next electronic improvisations, there are a some mistakes (like transpose changings) but i have only two hands... and really play "on the fly" without computer :)
All sequencer lines coming from MC-505 & MC-808
Pads - Alesis Fusion
Solo Lead and effects - Yamaha AN1x"

Sonic LAB: M-Audio Axiom Pro vs Novation SL MKII

see the write-up on Sonic State

yr3wk48 moog & tonematrix

yr3wk48 moog & tonematrix from longcat on Vimeo.

"with the ever wonderful moog opus 3, and the insanely addictive tone matrix from andre michelle...

it's freely usable so long as you have the most recent flash update, it reminds me of early software drum machines like hammerhead...

it seems he is creating a whole reason-ish music creation world online all run with flash, it's quite heavy on the CPU but very interesting x

lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix

the moog is still missing it's string sound, but one of it's faults allows me to just have the filter with no sound underneath which you hear at the beginning... i love this synth x"

Moog Liberation

flickr by Zatorski
(click for more)

full size

"Jean Michel Jarre playing portable Moog during Oxygene 5. Photo drastically altered."

Question on GMedia and Ohm Force

Anyone know which GMedia products if any were not done in conjunction with Ohm Force? I just added an Ohm Force label and want to remove it from any Gmedia products/posts they were not involved in to prevent any confusion.

Shellys and Ohm Force - Murderous Sounds

YouTube via nplevey
"In this vid I use the Ohm Force plugins Ohmicide, Predatohm and Ohmygod to create violently distorted textures suitable for ambient music and soundscapes

www.myspace.com/shellys000"
via the ohmforce blog

New "Moonraker" patches f/ Waldorf Blofeld Synth

via this auction

""Moonraker"

The James Bond soundset for your Wladorf blofeld synth!

An exclusive soundset for your Waldorf blofeld with a James Bond theme behind it. These patches are all original, NO FACTORY patches OR other USER patches here. All patch names were chosen from a number of characters past and present from the James Bond movies. Each patch reflects the characters role in the movie.

As for the sounds? Well... the sounds are incredible! A lot of edgy type material with lots of energy, thanks to the Wavetables and Overdrive curve section. All patches are "up to date" modern electronic sounds that are extremely useful, none of this cheesy stuff for sure!

The Moonraker soundset is especially great for Electro House/ Prog. House, Nu style Trance, Pop, Soulful/Funky Future Jack House and Hip Hop.

This is Vol. #1 with 65 patches in all (Vol. #2 is coming soon with the new License SL Sample option for the blofeld with even greater sound possibilities, also Buyers of this one will get a discount on "Moonraker" Vol.#2). The patches are extremely useful and will not disappoint. The soundset includes: Bass, Mono, Lead's, Arp's, Pad's, Poly and FX's. The patches are saved on bank "C" on the Blofeld, 1-65.

Moonraker Content:

01. Quantum Solace--Pad 23. Thumper--Poly 45. Sharkey--Bass
02. Ms. Money Penny--Arp 24 . Falco--Poly 46. Necros--Bass
03. Paris Carver--Arp 25. Honey Ryder--Arp 47. Dario--Bass
04. Mr. White--Lead 26. Dr. No--Lead 48. Mr. Kil--Bass
05. Jinx Jordan--Pad 27. Maximillian--Bass 49. Kara Milovy--Mono
06. Agent 004--Arp 28. Plenty O'Toole--Poly 50. Jaws--Fx
07. Agent 007--Arp 29. Fiona Volpe--Mono 51. Chang--Fx
08. Dr. Alvarez--Arp 30. Holly Goodhead--Pad 52. Vijay-Mono
09. Agent Fields--Lead 31. Bambi--Bass 53. Agent Ava--Bass
10. Hugo Drax--Arp 32. "Q"--Arp 54. Agent Liz--Fx
11. Dr. Kaufman--Bass 33. Penelope S Bone--Bass 55. Chuck Lee--Poly
12. Professor Joe B.--Bass 34. Stavro Blofeld--Bass 56. Agent Triple X--Bass
13. Mary Goodnight--Arp 35. Lt. Hip--Bass 57. Dr. Warmflash--Fx
14. Bianca--Arp 36. Ocotopussy--Atmo 58. Sir Godfrey--Poly
15. "M"--Lead 37. May Day--Fx 59. Mr. Bullion--Bass
16. Pola Ivanova--Pad 38. General Gogol--Poly 60. Kronsteen--Bass
17. Max Zorin--Bass 39. Vesper Lynd--Pad 61. Ms. Rosa Kleb--Bass
18. Dr, Mortner--Fx 40. Le Chiffre--Bass 62. Mr. Wint--Bass
19. Jenny Flex--Bass 41. Dominic Green--Fx 63. Saida--Pad
20. General Moon--Arp 42. Hector Lopez--Bass 64. Victor Sokas--Bass
21. Hawkins--Bass 43. Miranda Frost--Bass 65. Tee Hee--Bass
22. Solitaire--Bass 44. Felicca--Pad

About the sound designer: 9 plus years of experience programming a number of synth's. The Programmer has made patches for the, Access virus b,c and TI synth's, Roland sh 32, Nord Lead 2 and 3, Roland JP8000, Waldorf Q+, Q, micro Q and now the Blofeld ,the Hartmann Neuron synth, Yamaha AN200 and countless of software synth's."

Tellun Corp Doomsday Machine

"this was built using the 5U X 5U Bridechamber panel.

18 Vishay/Spectrol Pots 24 Switchcraft 112APCX jacks"

via Krisp1 where it is listed for sale.

Jean Michel Jarre in Koblenz

via the official Jean Michel Jarre blog

see the site for details and be sure to see the rest of the site for more.

Theremin
Clavia Nord Lead
Roland JD-800
Moog Memorymoog
Two EMS Synthis

Roland SH-1000

via audioTROK

Oakley Classic Voltage Controlled Amplifier Module

"One new module released this month. This is our first module designed
specifically with 3U sized modulars in mind. Its a simple VCA module
inspired around the ARP2600's.

http://www.oakleysound.com/vinvca.htm

We hope to make a lot more 3U stuff in the future.

Cheers,

Tony

http://www.oakleysound.com"

doepfer a100 demo

YouTube via sternklint
"Doepfer a100 demo, sound tapped from mixer. visit http://sternklint.com for more information"

Solo Synthetic Woodbox Percussionist

YouTube via modularland
"Solo Synthetic Woodbox Percussionist banging on a Modcan. Turn louder for full effect."

Waves

YouTube via Stagehandspace
Waves 1 Doubler
Waves 2 9S1
Waves 3 MondoMod
Waves 4 SuperTap
Waves 6 C4

31.05.09 Happy Knobbing Modular Synthesizer Meeting

via Aliens Project

Native Instruments Maschine Demo Part Three: Now We're Getting Somewhere

YouTube via gearwire
"Now at Part Three of our epic demo of Native Instruments Maschine, we are finally getting into the hardware / software bundle's whole raison d'etre: making beats. Owen O'Malley further proves his prowess outside of Guitar City, scrolling through those menus and adjusting parameters like a real pro. You can be a pro too, if you just watch this demo. So let's get started with Part Three!"

An Fun Application of Wavelet Processing

YouTube via emh203. Voice sampling on a playground synth. Think about it...
"'Kid' powered 'Drum Panel/Synthesizer' for Playgrounds. 'Buttons' are simple regions of plastic shaped in circles with vibration sensors. A wavelet analysis bank is used to separate "hits" in a specific location from random structural vibrations and hits that may have happened elsewhere. It also has a cool voice/rhythm record mode.

After the first demo of the voice record/ playback the unit runs out of juice. One gets anywhere from 45-seconds to 3 minutes depending on how the unit is used.

Sorry for the shaky video. I was trying to hold the camera while operating the unit. The is some background noise from someone running power equipment in the background."

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Roland 100m M185 MKII Sequencer

flickr set by ryktnk
(click for more)

"A new sequencer for the Roland 100m modular synthesizer.

Each stage has gate mode and count switches to set the type of note [mute, single, repeat, long], and the length or repeat of the note [1-8].

This MKII version also features programmable portamento, step subdivision, and a "fixed-length" sequence mode."

follow-up to previous post back in April of last year.
Update: video here.

Omnisphere Vids

YouTube via Stagehandspace
Omnisphere 1 Overview pt1
Omnisphere 1 Overview pt2
Omnisphere 1 Overview pt3
Omnisphere 2 Browser pt1
Omnisphere 2 Browser pt2
Omnisphere 3 Live mode
Omnisphere 3 Stack mode
Omnisphere 5 Edit page
Omnisphere 6 Modulation
Omnisphere 7 Oscillator pt1
Omnisphere 7 Oscillator pt2
Omnisphere 8 LFOs pt1
Omnisphere 8 LFOs pt2
Omnisphere 9 Envelopes

FabFilter Vids

YouTube via Stagehandspace
FabFilter Knobs amp switches tutorial
FabFilter Timeless
FabFilter Twin 2
Fabfilter Twin Demo
FabFilter Volcano 2 0

D16 Drumazon and Devastor

YouTube via Stagehandspace

D16 Drumazon

D16 Drumazon and Devastor

D16 Devastorin Abelton

NI Absynth4 tourpt1

YouTube via Stagehandspace

Ohmboyz Arpeggiator

YouTube via Stagehandspace

Ohmicide Feedback Fun

Ohmforce FrOHMage

YouTube via Stagehandspace

Ohmforce Hematohm

Ohm Force Symptohm Melohman programming

NI FM8 tour pt1

YouTube via Stagehandspace

NI FM8 tour pt2

Diego Stocco - LCO Light Controlled Oscillator

Diego Stocco - LCO Light Controlled Oscillator from Diego Stocco on Vimeo.

follow-up to the One Knob to Rule Them All post.
"The LCO is an instrument I assembled when I was creating the score for "The Conduit". I used it as a starting point to create a variety of bass sounds, ambiences and strange noises.

The pitch of an optical theremin responds to the intensity of external light, which makes playing specific notes difficult. I wanted to find a better way to control not just the pitch but also the trigger of the sound in order to create rhythmic patterns. I used the chassis of an old device to host the circuit, connected a dimmer to control the intensity of a light bulb and a push-button switch to break the circuit, so I could control the note on/off. To fatten up the sound I connected it to a spring reverb, an hi-fi amp and two old speakers, recorded with a stereo microphone. The instrument needs to be be played in semi obscurity.

In this particular session I was also post-processing the sound of the LCO with modulated chains of comb-filtered delays and reverbs.

P.S. Careful with the volume, the sound gets pretty intense in the second half of the video."

Malekko / Wiard Boogie Filter Episode 1 - Boogie Basics

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Made by Malekko and designed by Wiard, the Boogie is a great sounding filter module. A resonant low pass, the Boogie has two audio ins, two cv inputs(one key in and one with attenuator). and outputs for 6dB, 12dB, 18dB and 24dB. There are two user-friendly jumpers on the back of the module that control the phase of the 12 and 24dB outputs. The Boogie ships with the jumpers in the out of phase position. If you mix all the outputs together you can get some great variations happening. We're using the Analogue Systems rs165 Signal Mixer, the Cwejman VCO-2RM saw wave and the Analogue Solutions Vostok sequencer."

CASIO SK-1 by S-CAT

YouTube via PHONICPOTION. S-CAT/spacecataudiotechnologies on Ebay
"CIRCUIT BENT WITH 24 MODIFICATIONS"

RibbonControllers.com

http://ribboncontrollers.com

on Ebay

Fonitronik and Buchla PCBs

flickr by Andreas Wetterberg
(click for more)

5 buchla 281 clone pcbs
4 Fonitronik Attenuverting Mixer PCBs and
4 Fonitronik Sequential Switch pcbs

PolyPhonic SQ

flickr by Spikenzie
"The PolyPhonic SQ is a 64 button, wireless - Bluetooth, MIDI input device based on the Project 64 Button board hardware, an Arduino and a serial to MIDI software from SpikenzieLabs. It is fully PolyPhonic, any number of keys may be pressed at the same time and notes are sustained as long as the keys are pressed.

It uses a new version of the SpikenzieLabs Serial - MIDI Converter software which also allows you to select the baud rate of your serial port. (The new version will be available for download next week.)

Note:
1. Works equally well with a USB cable but the bluetooth is sort of fun."

Gristleizer Units and PCB For Sale

The ordering pages are up at Smashing Guitars. $47 for the PCB and $375 for The Gristleizer as of this post.

via twitter.com/chris_carter_

The Stethosphone - Stethoscope Synthesis

"The Stethosphone is an "alternative" miking tool built using a couple of electret mic capsules mounted inside a cheap stethoscope. This instrument is very useful in order to experiment with surface recording from any object and it is good even as new way to record instruments such as guitars, drums and so on."

click through for samples including Ableton Live resonators, reverb and delay.

via www.lucacapozzi.com