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Monday, November 30, 2009

Sequential Circuits Split Eight 8 Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

"8-voice polyphonic, bi-timbral analogue synthesizer. Rare synth , this was a step up from the six trak. Please see... http://www.synthmuseum.com/sequ/seqsplit801.htm"

Roland JSQ-60 DCB Sequencer / Recorder with Original Box


via this auction

"-Roland JSQ-60 digital sequencer
-Original OEM Roland Power adapter
-Owners manual on DVD
-Original box

The JSQ-60 is a polyphonic sequencer connectible with DCB synthesizers such as the JUNO-60 or JUPITER-8. Due to its large memory capacity of approximately 2,000 notes, the JSQ-60 can memorize a complete musical composition . The JSQ-60 can also memorize changes in the patch memory of the JUNO-60 or changes in the patch preset pairs of the JUPITER-8. The JSQ-60 is capable of both real-time and single-step loading. In the real-time mode, all performances played by the keyboard are loaded. And in the single step mode, the pitch of each note is loaded in each step. While listening to previously loaded performances, you can overdub up to three times in real time. Shifting the JUNO-60's patch memory and the JUPlTER-8's patch preset pairs and starting/stopping the JSQ-60 can be controlled by the DP-2 pedal switch. A cassette interface is provided for limit less data storage. Two Sync out jacks are provided to sync with devices such as the TR-606 DRUMATIX or TB-303 BASS LINE."

Roland MC-300 micro composer

via this auction

"The MC-300 is the same as the original MC-500 sequencer and still totally compatible with the MC-500 and mkII sequencers. There's 4-track recording in real or step time and 16 midi channel multitimbrality, a dedicated rhythm track, a built-in 3.5" disk drive with 100,000 note capacity and an LCD screen. Editing is intense and precise. The sequencer has 30,000 note capacity, track merging, microscopic editing, quantization and it's relatively simple to use."



1970 Crumar Roadracer

via this auction

Bass and Piano





Roland MC-303 Groovebox Synthesizer Drum Machine

via this auction
"The Roland MC-303 Groovebox® is a self-contained, retro-styled sequencer and integrated sound module with some very high-tech features. Techno, jungle, hip-hop, acid and other dance styles can now be approached easily and creatively by dance music producers and other groove enthusiasts with little or no musical training. * 448 dedicated dance sounds, 40 synth basses (TB-303, etc.), 35 synth leads, 33 synth pads * 12 rhythm kits, including TR-808, TR-909, techno, jungle and house sets * Built-in vintage synth sounds and arpeggios, Preset and User dance patterns with 300 variations * 16-part multitimbral with an 8-track sequencer containing multiple quantize functions: Grid, Shuffle and Groove * Resonant filter, LFO, envelope control and built-in effects: delay, reverb, flanger and chorus * Realtime Phrase Sequencer (RPS) for instant recall of musical phrases * Low Boost feature"




Oberheim OB-8 analog synth w/ MIDI and Page 2 graphics



via this auction

"This OB-8 is in pristine like-new condition and works perfectly without a flaw. This is the one you have been waiting for and it also has "page 2" graphics sikscreened on the front panel, and has MIDI version B5 software. Latest version, fully loaded OB-8. This is the most feature-packed CEM3340 VCO/cem3320 VCF synth you can buy, and it sounds incredible. All voices go through auto-tune without hang-up."

Voice of Saturn Giveaway for a Good Cause

via The Voice of Saturn blog

"this Thursday at the Star Bar in Atlanta, is a benefit for the Marcus Autism Center. Our good friends over at 4th Ward Heroes and Whynatte will be raffling off a ton of cool prizes including one of our very own Voice of Saturn Synths."

Arturia ARP 2600 V 2.0

"The ARP 2600 is one of the finest analog synthesizers ever made. Celebrated by the most respected musicians over the last thirty years, it is capable of creating amazing sounds, heard in numerous popular tunes from Herbie Hancock to Stevie Wonder. With its sound palette varying from heavy drum n’ bass stabs to angular arpeggiated electro bass lines, whatever your chosen genre, the 2600 is a truly versatile sound creation tool, which still finds a good place in today’s music.

2.0 FEATURES:
* New Syncrosoft copy protection
* A revolutionary preset navigation system called SoundMap ( V 2.0 )
* Lower CPU utilization on Mac OSX ( V 2.0 )
* Better Audio Unit compatibility (Digital Performer most notably) ( V 2.0 )
* Ability to use NRPN midi messages for automation ( V 2.0 )
* Better handling of control surfaces while changing preset ( V 2.0 )
* Fresh batch of presets made by a selection of top sound designers ( V 2.0 )
* MIDI RPN "pitch bend range" message is now recognized ( V 2.0 )
* Presets adapted to respond to modulation wheel ( V 2.0 )
* and numerous bug fixes." full specs

MsTD


flickr by katokia
(click for more)

KORG ER-1

Roland TR-606 The Beast


some pics via Leave Luck to Heaven, via Hermetech Studio where you'll find some audio here and info here.

See this post for images and info on the prototype that went up for auction in October of 2008.

Peter Vogel comparing Fairlights

Fairlight Instruments

via Nino: "Vogel already started testing CMI-30A next to CMI II and Series III to compare sound."


ROLAND SHIPS SP-404SX LINEAR WAVE SAMPLER

"Los Angeles, CA, November 30, 2009 — Roland Corporation U.S. is pleased to announce general availability of the SP-404SX Portable Sampler. This update to the popular SP-404 offers 44.1kHz/16-Bit sound quality, improved DSP effects, a more versatile pattern sequencer, and easier data management.

The SP-404SX includes 29 DSP effects — including filter, delay, unique voice effects, subsonic, and looper — that switch seamlessly for a smooth performance. Twelve trigger pads, three control knobs, and a Sub Pad for rapid triggering allow DJs, musicians, and sound engineers to trigger samples and jingles and apply effects on the fly at the club, gig, or theater.

The built-in microphone, simple user interface, and optional battery operation enable recording with the SP-404SX anywhere inspiration strikes. It is also easy to import samples and utilize the high quality effects onboard for sound design or unique live performance purposes. The more versatile pattern sequencer now includes an improved quantize mode with new shuffle feel for creating the latest in hip hop, R&B, and reggaeton grooves.

“Roland’s SP-Series samplers are popular worldwide among DJs, musicians, and sound engineers alike,” says Vince LaDuca, Product Marketing Manager. “This year Roland celebrates over 3,000,000 SP samplers sold across the world and we are excited to add the SP-404SX to this legacy.”

The SP-404SX is now available with an MSRP of $465.50.

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About Roland Corporation
Roland Corporation is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electronic musical instruments, including keyboards and synthesizers, guitar products, electronic percussion, digital recording equipment, amplifiers, audio processors, and multimedia products. With over 35 years of musical instrument development, Roland sets the standard in music technology for the world to follow. For more information, visit http://www.RolandUS.com."

SP-404SX Sampler Introductions

YouTube via RolandChannel
"http://www.rolandconnect.com/product....
Rolands acclaimed SP-404 performance sampler takes an exciting leap forward with the new SP-404SX. In addition to the fun, fast, hands-on features of the original, the new model offers enhanced sound quality with pure 16-bit linear sampling, improved DSP effects, smooth FX switching, a more versatile pattern sequencer (with a new shuffle feature), and easier data management with SD-card compatibility. Its a creatively stimulating, powerful tool for DJs, musicians, producers, and live-sound engineers who trigger jingles."

Imogen Heap @ QET, Toronto, 2009 - Hide and Seek


YouTube via ghostryderx
"After an amazing set, Imogen Heap returns for an encore with Hide and Seek.

Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto - 11/26/09"


via Ryder:
"Fantastic show last week. Lots of cool gear and help from Back Ted N-Ted & Tim Exile for live performance. Check out the Roland AX-Synth!"

Imogen Heap @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, 2009
flickr by Ryder Mackay

minimoog voyager OS vs korg monopoly featuring tr-626


YouTube via LF0
"TR-626 triggers arp of Korg monopoly which then triggers the LFO of the Voyager OS (when used for filter) drum beat put over top of recoding and also an extra minimoog lead"

Finally a modular euro rack rhythm in 4.mp4


YouTube via RothHandle
"Today was a productive day in two paralell ways...I have been making CDs with files for Jacob and White Willow.

So while Akai dps-24 #2 was working away on the discs...I could explore my new euro rack modular system. I have had some issues trying to figure out the doepfer a-155 trigger sequencer. But today I actually managed to make a useable beat in 4. Good times are guaranteed for all...While I was at it I also made a tonal sequence than ran beside it...There is of course nothing wrong with the gear...its all my fault. I have no idea what I am doing.

This film was recorded at Roth Händle studios in Stockholm. If you are curious to find out more...please visit www.roth-handle.nu"

SequencomatV2 and Ableton Impulse


YouTube via tonvibration
"Midisequencer on the Jazzmutant Lemur triggering Ableton Impulse for Drumsounds.
for more details see: www.music-interface.com"

Oberheim OB-X 8 Voice Analog Synth pt.2


YouTube via retrosound72.

Part 1 here

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

Oberheim OB-X 8 Voice Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer from the year 1979.

part2: demo of some features (not all) of the OB-X

part1: with some self made classic OB-X sounds here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah7ctu...

The Oberheim OB-X is one of the best analog poly-synths ever. The sound is stunning, organic and very powerful. The sound character (based of the discrete circuits and the SEM design VCF) is different to the later curtis chip based OB-Xa and OB-8."

Yamaha AN1X Easy Synthing 1: Making a Juno-type stringsound


YouTube via
"Check my space at www.myspace.com/alienrobotdance
I just got this AN1X. I traded it for my AN200. It's capable of the same wicked sounds, but with 10 voices of polyphony and more hands-on editting possibillities.

If you're short on cash, and you would buy one synth, and only one, this one might just be the one for you..."

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Serge Animal (Animoo)

flickr set by nilspils73
(click for more)

Serge and Elektron Mono Machine

space

flickr by darklorddisco

watch the video here

Oberheim OB-X 8 Voice Analog Synth pt.1


YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

Oberheim OB-X 8 Voice Analog Synthesizer from the year 1979. The OB-X was available with 4, 6 or 8 discrete voice cards.

part1: some self-made classic OB-X sounds (pads, brass, bass, sync- and crossmodulation sounds and more)

part2: the features of the OB-X (coming soon)

The Oberheim OB-X is one of the best analog poly-synths ever. A classic! The sound is stunning, organic and very powerful. The sound character (based of the discrete circuits and the SEM design VCF) is different to the later curtis chip based OB-Xa and OB-8.

Used by: Rush (Subdivisions, Tom Sawyer), Nena (99 Luftballons, Nur Geträumt), J.-M. Jarre (Magnetic Fields), Lilling Joke (Love Like Blood), Roxy Music (Avalon), Queen (Flash Gordon), Styx (Too much time on my hands), Japan, Supertramp, Suzanne Ciani, Tangerine Dream (Exit) ..."

A Difficult Embouchure



A Difficult Embouchure by Jason R. Butcher
via fastheadache where you'll find the write-up
One more Buchla 200e track at Hassler/Butcher

So... does the image capture the track?

DSC_0318

flickr by possan

KORG MS20

Curious what that is in front of the MS20. Also though the MS20 looked a bit flat/fluch in this shot aside from the knobs of course.

Update via thegoodbutcher in the comments: "atop the wurly looks to be a moog source..."

Dan Deacon with a Mind of His Own

flickr by Sarah Anne Lloyd

Hmm...

Previous posts featuring Dan Deacon

Do you see it?

Blue Alesis Micron

via Gord who spotted this on Sam Ash here. Note there is not mention of the blue in the listing. Does a blue version exist or is it a glitch in the image? Here's one that appears to be in pink also from Sam Ash.

Update via Gord: American Musical has it listed as limited blue on the top right here.

monolab


YouTube via comemelinhos. "vinil mix..."

DG-10 メジャー第2弾「GOLDEN SYNTHESIZER!」 PV


YouTube via 5pb
"今井麻美×長谷川明子×又吉愛によるシンセサイザーユニット「DG-10」メジャーC D第2弾!
ニンテンドーDS用ソフト「KORG DS-10」の開発者、佐野電磁プロデュース!
ミニアルバムCD「GOLDEN SYNTHESIZER!」12月23日発売!"
Googlish:
"Hasegawa Tomoko Imai Asami × × unit Matakiti Megumi synthesizer by "DG-10" CD The second major series!
Nintendo DS games "KORG DS-10" by developing, producing electromagnetic Sano!
Mini-album CD "GOLDEN SYNTHESIZER!" 12 月 23 on Sale!"

PatternMusic Creating a Song


YouTube via richardlawler
"PatternMusic Music Creation App for the iPhone. Tutorial on creating a simple song."
PatternMusic on iTunes:
PatternMusic

Ran Kirlian - Mutara Nebula


YouTube via RanKirlian
"Improvisation with Indigo Redback recorded around april 2008. Sunset scenes were filmed from my window."

iSample 2.0 Chicken Song


YouTube via wayoutware
"http://budurl.com/isamplevid

This is the iSample 2.0 Chicken Song. The Audio for this video was created completely on an iPhone using iSample 2.0 from Way Out Ware. The audio was recorded using the iPhone's built in mic and edited and sequenced completely using iSample 2.0.

iSample 2.0 is available at the Apple App Store by clicking the following link: http://budurl.com/isamplevid

For more information about iSample go to http://budurl.com/wowisample"
iSample on iTunes:
iSample - Sampler / Recorder / Looper

Leon Theremin playing his own instrument


YouTube via slonikyouth

Mokira - Dröndjävul #1


YouTube via repeatle
"Live recording in the studio. The only sound source is the Korg VC-10 vocoder. The rest is just delays and filters."

"Tags: Type Records Andreas Tilliander ambient drone dub Roland Space Echo RE-201 RE-301 RE-501 Korg MS-50 VC-10 Doepfer A-100"

More Info on the Beginning of Tape and Musique Concrete

See the update in this post. Also be sure to check out the comments.

"White Christmas" on the Theremin


YouTube via Pekkanini55
"Thereminist Pekkanini plays his own version of the Bing Crosby-hit 'White Christmas'."

and something a little different...

PEKKANINI - theremin version of Natubella's TDG

more vids here

Sequencomat V2 and Synth1


YouTube via tonvibration
"SequencomatV2 is a Midi-stepsequencer for the Jazzmutant Lemur driven by a Maxpatch. Here I use it on the Synth1-VST with a soundcontrol surface on a 2nd interface. The 3rd interface show a 4 track Ableton Live control (Pattern and FX)
For details see http://music-interface.com/"

oberheim ob-mx version 2.00...

flickr set by studio.bluewave
(click for more)

"full 6 cards for 12 voices"

inside an OB-Mx

via Analog Digital Music Concept


minimoog

flickr by studio.bluewave

minimoog manual
collectors sounds
sound charts

via Analog Digital Music Concept

More Stocking Stuffers - Elektro Plankton

Andrew wrote in to let us know the remaining Elektroplankton games are up on the Nintendo website here.


Note, you can find the original Elektro Plankton on Ebay and on Amazon


Click here for all posts mentioning Elektro Plankton for more general info on the game.

Click here for all posts currently with the Stocking Stuffers label.

Moog Synthesizer Scan

via Justin

click on the image for the full size shot.

Moog Sonic Six
Moog Minimoog
Moog Modular with Keith Emerson

Lainhart at Experimental Intermedia December 17


"Composer, performer, and filmmaker Richard Lainhart will be presenting an evening of films and electronic music, including selections from 'No Other Time', a full-length intermedia performance combining realtime analog electronics performance in four-channel playback with high definition computer animated film projection. Lainhart will be accompanying his films, whose abstract imagery is inspired by the organic processes of nature, with his Buchla 200e/Haken Continuum modular analog synthesizer system.
'No Other Time' was created with the support of the New York State Council on the Arts.

For more information: Experimental Intermedia
224 Centre Street New York NY 10013
212-431-5127"

Korg Trident vintage analog synthesizer


via this auction

"Korg Trident Mark I... The Synthesizer section totally works. The brass section totally works, flanger works, but the strings section has a distorted sound and one note drop-out, which is strange to me because all 8 of the synth's voices are working. The "write" function I was not able to successfully execute, and there is a black wire which has come loose inside near the strings VCF and "preset" board (and also near the "write enable" switch on the rear panel. It is definately a ground wire grounded to/from(?) the Strings VCF/preset board. Since I am not certain where it should go, I have left it alone. Most of the 16 presets are still stored and memory/battery itself must be okay. All keys work, all switches work if not finicky, (except the afore-mentioned write switch), all LEDs are working, etc. Internally sound, with no apparent "work" being done, but could use a cleaning. The Trident is a very warm sounding synth and is capable of many textures and soundscapes when individual outputs are sent to a mixer and panned, etc. The SSM filters inside sound great and with the Korg oscillators, have a similar "woody" quality to a rev.2 prophet-5."

Gravity ... Akihiko Matsumoto(2009)


YouTube via akihikotube

"graphic notation with max/msp/jitter http://homepage.mac.com/sin... (ver. 3.5)"

20091120 (RB-338)


YouTube via morimadoka. "my demo of RB-338"

TITAN and MONO/POLY


YouTube via PXE02321
"yellow tools TITAN,KORG MONO/POLY DEMO"

ether^ra TIDY CONTRAST


YouTube via potterpaint2000
"an improv featuring the ThinkGeek Bliptronic 5000, a Korg MS20, and my trusty Folktek Insectoid Bug along with various Kaoss Pads!"
Folktek on Ebay
More info on the $49 Bliptronic 5000 here.

Frederic Gerchambeau - No safety in life at all (live)


YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan
"Frederic Gerchambeau - No safety in life at all (live at the Blind Test - Lille, France - 28 nov 2009) Played with a Sony Vaio laptop computer and a M-Audio Ozonic keyboard. All sounds (Karplus-Strong synthesis), rythms and sequences have been made myself with Plogue Bidule."

Update:

Fred & Raph - Synthetic Rocky Beast (live)

"Synthetic Rocky Beast (live at the Blind Test - Lille, France - 28 nov 2009) Frederic Gerchambeau (synth) & Raphael Godin (guitar)"

stylophone.mov


YouTube via elisazoot Stylophones on Ebay Stylophones on Amazon
Giving this one the Stocking Stuffers label.

A100 Analog Modular System featuring A196 PLL


YouTube via beckhusen
"Soundvariation of my last uploaded clips. This time i've included the A196 PLL (phase locked loop) in my system. Don't break your mind about how to create such sounds, it's allways the best to try and listen what happens. The results won't be poor."

Hilltree - Neon lights and plasma disk diy test


YouTube via hilltree. You might remember this one from this post.
"Short test and demonstration of my next neon oscillator diy project. Notice the neon bulb lights... no wires !!! :)"

Tangible Groove Pad (TGP)


YouTube via Wancoco
"Yudo Music Toys - Tangible Groove Pad (TGP) DEMO"
Yudo Inc. on iTunes:
Yudo Inc.
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