TeDeum ... Akihiko Matsumoto (2010)

YouTube via akihikotube | July 30, 2010

"TeDeum ... Akihiko Matsumoto (2010)
Algorithmic Compositon from Latin text.
http://homepage.mac.com/sinx_music/"

Credo ... Akihiko Matsumoto (2010)

Make Noise Rene Prototype

YouTube via thedeepelement | July 29, 2010

"For more information, visit http://trashaudio.com/?p=3553"

fire up the mpc 60

via @youngandukraine

die nachbarn lieben esssssssss

YouTube via elektronischesschaf | July 30, 2010

New Moog Product

via @moogmusicinc

"New product introduction: Moog's newest Little Phatty, Huck Smith, born May 23 (Bob's Bday)!"

2010 Build Pictures on electro-music.com

I haven't put up a post on the 2010 Build Pictures thread on electro-music.com in a while. Check out the thread for more. Pictured here is davebr JH based system. Be sure to check out his site linked below.

"I've completed a number of Jurgen Haible, Thomas Henry, and other modules in 2010.

Top Row (left to right)
Haible Polymoog Resonator, Haible Scanner/Chorus Vibrato, Haible Frequency Shifter, and Haible Varislope Filter/Phaser

The holes in the center of the knobs on the Scanner/Chorus Vibrato are for the LED indicators. I used clear shaft potentiometers with the LEDs behind the potentiometers. I needed clear center knobs so I drilled holes and glued in an eyelet.

Bottom Row (left to right)
Buchla Lopass Gate, Henry VCLFO, Wogglebug, Henry VCO, Haible Living VCO

Information on all my modules is on my site.
http://modularsynthesis.com/"

Jimmy Edgar

YouTube via RjDjme | July 30, 2010

"Check out Jimmy Edgar's hot new scene for RjDj's Rj Voyager for the iPad. 'Hot Raw Sex' features all kinds of crazy synths you can really control and get inside the music. Check out the RjDj scene by Jimmy Edgar too !"

iPads on Ebay

ether^ra ARTEMYEV (FOR D.M)

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | July 30, 2010

"an improv featuring the usual pictured suspects from VTOL, Serge, and Doepfer. http://etherra.blogspot.com"

Flowers for an absent fish (Tassman 4)

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan | July 30, 2010

"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie and this music. The music has been made entirely with the Tassman 4 in one take. Enjoy !
http://www.myspace.com/fredericgercha..."

RARE YAMAHA DX5 SYNTH

via this auction

"ITS LIKE HAVING 2 DX7 IN ONE, YOU CAN LAYER SOUNDS, COMBINE THEM OR SPLIT THEM. EDITING IS EASER THAN A DX7 THE DX5 HAS ON BOARD EASY TO EDIT PARAMETERS. ALSO WORKS WITH REGULAR DX7 CARTRIDGES, SO YOU CAN STORE YOUR CREATIONS AND THEN COMBINE THEM, LAYER THEM OR SPLIT THEM, AND COME UP WITH AWSOME NEW FAT SOUNDS !!"

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WELSH'S SYNTHESIZER COOKBOOK Vol 2: Harmonic Catalog

via these auctions (You'll find Vol 1 as well).

"# Over 230 harmonic graphs
# Every major instrument
# Program with precision

Welsh's Synthesizer Cookbook, Volume 2 is intended for synthesizer players who have either read Volume 1 (black and yellow cover) or are familiar with using harmonic analysis to program synths.

It contains over 230 frequency analysis graphs showing the harmonics of all the instruments in the orchestra, 808 and 909 drum machines, world instruments, vocals, sound effects and more. Using these graphs and the included Fre(a)koscope analyzer it is possible to recreate these instruments with high precision.

CD includes Fre(a)koscope frequency analyzer VST plugin (Windows & Mac) as well as a full unlocked copy of the Lil’ Devil additive synthesizer VSTi (Windows only)

Download a sample here"

Waldorf Phoneix Q+ With Analog Filter Synth

via this auction

Eminent Solina String Ensemble

via this auction
"The String Ensemble is an example of excellent Dutch craftsmanship. The wooden casing certainly looks good and is very sturdy. The console with sliders and instrument selection buttons is made of metal. The four octave keyboard is fine and has this typical 'spring crack' when you depress the keys. The contact springs are located under the keys, so they don't get covered with dust easily. In fact, the contacts are built that well that I have not noticed any cracking or sound degradation due to corrosion.

The unit can be opened by taking out three screws at the back, lifting the lid some two centimetres and sliding it backwards.

The buttons and sliders on the panel are the following: power on/off, tuning up/down, contrabass, cello, volume bass, crescendo, sustain length, master volume, viola, violin, brass, horn and modulation.

The contrabass and cello selectors can be used to turn on a 16' or 8' monophonic bass, which is triggered by the lowest of the keys one presses. The bass runs from C0 to G1 and stops there. The bass volume can be adjusted to match the volume of the upper registers by the 'volume bass' slider.

The crescendo and sustain sliders can be used to alter the attack and decay rates of the viola and violin registers and also have some minor effect on the other registers.

The viola and violin are the core string sounds of the unit. Brass and horn are also very nice and soft sounds which may be blended with the viola and violin sounds to create subtle sound differences.

The modulation button can be used to turn off the built-in chorus effect. I think nobody will do this, for the chorus of the ensemble is what makes this machine sound so very wonderful!"

ROLAND JUPITER 6

via this auction

SERIAL NUMBER : 333041

Catsynth KORG

via CatSynth

Korg Monotron

flickr by jonas_l

cool stylus

Roland TR 909 and TB 303

flickr by hip808

Haken Continuum Version 4.08 OS Update

via STROMKULT

"Version 4.08 firmware is now available for
download for Continuum Fingerboards with
built-in sounds. 4.08 addresses several minor
issues related to our recent 4.07 release:

• A bug fix for playing internal sounds at polyphony 32.
• Corrections to the User Guides.
• A graphical fix in the Continuum Editor.

As well, there is a new naming convention for
firmware data files, making it easier to perform the firmware update.

The 4.08 firmware, Editor, and User Guides are available on the Download
page: http://www.hakenaudio.com/Continuum/html/resources/Downloads.html

We have also posted additional examples using internal sounds:
http://www.hakenaudio.com/Continuum/html/intsounds/isIntro.html

Thank you very much Dr.Haken!"

Korg Delta DL-50

via this auction

"highlights of this machine are ;
-solid keyboard action
-rugged professional build quality
-separate outs for the string and synth section.
-trigger in /out"

Supremacy 1.4 - major Fairlight CMI refill update

YouTube via bitleyTM | July 30, 2010

"Introducing the Supremacy refill version 1.4! Featuring 800 patches, a total of 1 Gb of samples (with the Fairlight refill) and an upgrade price of $14. A vast amount of new and fantastic Combinator sounds - the Fairlight refill is alive and kicking and better than ever. In fact it's probably one of the best refills ever made. Total price with the new update is $83 and it gets you the world of Fairlight into your Reason rack. Check the site for update info."
bitley.laconicsounds.net

Pd fm synth

YouTube via shaolinmonk01 | July 30, 2010

handheld arcade synth 76477 no frills bangin

YouTube via horchacha | July 30, 2010

"circuit bent/diy version of early dark star chaos w/ filter and 1watt amp.
76477 + lm386 + 4069 - real tight inside.
i'm real tight inside
knobs are vco pitch, lfo speed, noise filter, noise clock, attack, decay,
bandpass filter, volume - switches are power, trigger on constant, overdrive,
lfo on vco mode, envelope select - button is trigger - 1/8" output, 1/8" trigger input - some leds - runs on 9v battery

dave wright
www.notbreathing.com"

Circuit Bent Speak and Math Vintage Glitch Synth w/LFO PART III

YouTube via radial77 | July 30, 2010

"eBay: LINK
See listing for full features"

bent breakfast

YouTube via comemelinhos | July 30, 2010

"casio ct-395 circuit bent vs box"

Omaha - Free VST synth - vstplanet.com

YouTube via vstplanet | July 30, 2010

"Omaha - http://www.vstplanet.com/Instruments/...
Developer:homepage.ntlworld.com/lisa.millington"

Kanye West - New Song (RAC Mix) @ Facebook HQ

YouTube via andreanjos | July 29, 2010

Juno-60, Korg MS10, TR808, ARP2600.

"I decided to have a little fun with the song.
http://remixartistcollective.com"

Plague Rythm

YouTube via FoHSonja | July 29, 2010

"A beat modified with 2 Flight of Harmony Plague Bearers and a Flight of Harmony V'Amp, using an Intellijel Designs uStep to set the rythm and a Harvestman Hertz Donut to power the uStep.
http://www.flightofharmony.com/
http://www.intellijel.com/
http://www.theharvestman.org/"

More Info on the OLPC and synthLab

Follow-up to this previous post via Jeff Sandys:
"Sugar on a Stick is the bootable USB version for 'regular' computers: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick

tamtam SynthLab was the application I was showing:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/TamTam

You can see an older demo of SynthLab on YouTube: [below]

I plan to make a better video after I get a minor bug fix into the program. My plan is to create a training guide or lesson plan that uses SynthLab and the built in oscilloscope program to learn about wave forms and sounds.
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Measure"


YouTube via natcl | January 15, 2007

"This is a video demonstration of TamTam Synthlab on the OLPC XO computer"

D-50 Volume board replacement, result. PT.3

YouTube via TheSynthFreq | July 29, 2010
The volume is a bit low on this one. If you turn it up, don't forget to turn it back down. This one added to this post with parts 1 and 2 as well.
"Hi. :)
This is an informal short video on the results of the Roland D-50's new 100% working volume board. D-50 is one happy synth. :) I play a short song to test it and see if I can hear any crackling or distortion. After that, I choose another sound and give the volume slider a run through and make sure it functions correctly. Also, you might wonder what that strange looking device with the lights on it around my neck, its an Icom, a bluetooth device for my hearing aids so that I can hear D-50 in my hearing aids directly.

The volume switch, pitch bend, Chase, Port and Transpose switches also work as they should. Its like a new synth!

:) TSF"

KORG iELCETRIBE DEMONSTRATION LIVE

YouTube via KORGINC | July 29, 2010

"2010.7.15に南青山Veloursにて開催されたイベント「iPhone Lovers Night」。そこで披露されたDenkitribeによるiELECTRIBE for iPadのデモンストレーション・ライブの模様をご紹介。映像は最後までお見逃し無く。"

iPads on Ebay

Testdrive TAMA TECHSTAR TAM200

YouTube via moogkid | September 04, 2009

Yamaha SY-1

via this auction

"This is one of those "tabbed" synthesizers with non-adjustable, pre-set voices. There are two ranks of tabs with a switch to select between them. The voices are wonderful - full, rich and deep-bodied. I like the wind voices in particular (clarinet, oboe, bassoon), which are strong and powerful, and really cut through the mix. They even occasionally sound like the instrument they're attempting to emulate!"

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VINTAGE OBERHEIM XPANDER

via this auction

"1980's OBERHEIM XP1 XPANDER MADE IN LOS ANGELES CALIFORINA..."

Roland D-50 Synthesizer

via this auction

"ROLAND D-50 Linear Synthesizer + Flight Case + Factory Rom Card + Manual... The included ROM CARD is the one supplied with all D-50s from the factory, often missing with used D-50s and sometimes seen going for sale by itself on ebay for upto £50! This contains all the original bank of sounds so you always have them to hand. Of course you can also plug in RAM cards and use the slot to save your own patches, or save to the 64 user memories on board (8x8)..."

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Future Retro Revolution

via this auction

Admin: Slight UI Change

If the site looks slightly different and you can't quite tell what it is, the right column is now slightly wider resulting in the rest of the site being slightly wider as well - 50 pixels to be exact.

ARP Synthesizer Circuit Modules

via this auction

4027 VCO (2600, Soloist)
4031 Fixed Filter (Soloist complex filter for "Cello" preset voice)
4033 Fixed Filter (Soloist Complex filter bank for "Bassoon", "Elec. Bass", "Elec. Piano", preset voices)
4030 Fixed Filter (Soloist Complex filter for "Violin" preset voice)
4032 Fixed Filter (Soloist Complex filter bank for "English Horn", "Oboe", "Banjo", preset voices)

The above via ARPTech's Submodule listing page. Check it out for the complete list.

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Vintage 1980's Oberheim OB-Xa Analog Synth with Original Stand

via this auction

"Serial #: 813072
Includes the original Stand and service manual."

Anyone have more info on the stand? Was it made by or for Oberheim specifically for the OB-Xa?

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ARP QUADRA

via this auction

korg 800dv maxikorg unboxing

flickr set by chiasticon
(click for more)

"korg 800dv maxikorg unboxing. i REALLY hate the word "maxikorg." why'd they have to put "maxi" in there? anyway, i've longed for this synth and finally found one in great shape. nice!"

Gattobus studio 30-07-2010

flickr by gattobus
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Note the custom case for the Elektrons.

Sylo Synthesiser for the iPad

"Sylo Synthesiser allows you to play music (or create sound effects) using sounds you can design yourself. Sylo Synth includes a collection of pre-designed sounds which you can use as they are, tweak them to your heart's desire, or you can make new sounds from scratch.

Build sounds from basic waveforms, or capture them from the world around you using the iPad's built-in microphone. Then, tinker with Sylo Synthesiser's filters and other settings to make a sound all your own.


Sylo Synthesiser features live time-stretching technology based on granular synthesis, and a suite of filters:

* Speed up or slow down a recorded sound to use as an instrument
* With a regular wavetable synthesiser, higher-pitched notes are also faster, like chipmunks, and lower-pitched notes are also slower, as though they are moving through treacle
* But enable our "Sync Speed" feature, and lower or higher-pitched notes still play back at the same speed, keeping them in sync with each other
* Fiddle with the speed control even while you're playing notes: Slow, stop or even rewind the sound in the middle of notes — without changing the pitch
* Granular synthesis allows you to create instruments or effects from a recording, that do not sound like the original, yet retain its realistic, natural sound
* Frequency modulation, ring modulation, echo/delay, distortion, and a low-pass filter with resonance control are available

And: Sylo Synthesiser is free!


You can experiment, play music, and create sounds, with access to all the filters and other synthesis features, free of charge.

Upgrade to Sylo Synthesiser Pro and you gain these additional features:

* Use existing audio files as the building-blocks of your instrument: import audio from wave, aiff, mp3 and aac/m4a files
* Save recordings to your iPad or to Dropbox1 online storage
* Save your new instruments to the preset list for fast access

You can upgrade from inside Sylo Synth itself, and it's quick and easy."
iPads on Ebay

via Charlie

Handmade Music Austin #10

YouTube via drbleep | July 29, 2010

"For our tenth workshop we're going back to bending!

On August 8th at Salvage Vanguard Theater we'll be holding a workshop on bending the popular "Saw voice recorder"
It's only $10 and all parts and tools are provided! Beginners welcome

We'll also be hold a swap 'n show 'n tell so bring your own creations to show off or some electronic junk to sell or trade."
handmademusic.noisepages.com

Critter & Guitari Recording Machine w/ Roland TR-707

YouTube via bigcitymusic | July 29, 2010
Big City Music on Ebay
"Here's a little demo sampling the Diabolical modified 707 into the Recording Machine. The Recording Machine can instantly sample whatever you plug into it, including your own voice using the goose-neck electret-condenser mic that is included with it. The samples can then be manipulated, stretching them out, speeding the up, reversing too! There's a built-in speaker or a 1/4" output. Record, Mangle, Smile!"

monotron Analog Ribbon Synthesizer- Guided Tour- In The Studio with Korg

YouTube via KorgUSAVideos | July 29, 2010

"Korg USA's Rich Formidoni explores the monotron Analog Ribbon Synthesizer. In this first part of a three-part series, all the monotron's controls are explained and demonstrated."

monotron- Sound Programming Examples- In The Studio with Korg


monotron- Processing External Audio- In The Studio with Korg

Industrial Sound Controllers

YouTube via makemagazine | July 29, 2010

"Tristan Shone rolled out the 'big guns' for Maker Faire Bay Area 2010. His Industrial Sound Controllers are a musical force to be reckoned with and their sheer size and weight demand considerable attention upon seeing them firsthand.

Tristan took a few moments out from setting up to speak with Becky Stern before performing, and explained some of the functionality of his very custom gear. For more on his unique brand of 'heavy metal', be sure to check out the interview in MAKE, Volume 22 and the how-to on building your own 8-mic MIDI controller -
http://makezine.com/22/tristanshone/
http://www.make-digital.com/make/vol2..."

passive ring modulator, feisty little one prototype

YouTube via lacolumnadurruti | July 29, 2010

"prototype of a passive ring modulator pedal we are working on at feisty little one.

this is kinda the bare-bones version.

first part of the video shows ring mod with casio as the input and a korg ms2000r as the carrier. next part is a guitar (with signal boost) as input and casio as carrier (small amount of carrier bleed is present). third part is boosted guitar going through boss dd-6 and into both inputs (modulating itself). last portion is vocals as input and casio as carrier.

http://feistylittleone.wordpress.com"

Forced Feedback

YouTube via NetPierreTV | July 29, 2010

"Another NetPierre Live-jam, unrehearsed. at some point a bit full maybe ;) Yeah i know, it is far from perfect after re-listening... Sometimes it doesn't go the way you planned it, and having only two hands doesn't make it any easier too... Just having fun with some loops from my TB-303 plus 2 different loops from the Doepfer A-100 Modular system, Drums by the Elektron Machinedrum and Roland R8. Purely improvised, no FX, no editing - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/NetPierre"

NESduinome around town

YouTube via stphnmnslw | July 29, 2010

"NESduinome 4 sale on ebay now."

via this auction
"arduinome (monomer clone) enclosed in a NES Nintendo Entertainment System. shipped in a flight case. unique one off, lovingly hand built and fully tested with ableton live 8.1 (with 7up), max 5, pure data, logic pro, chuck etc... windows / mac compatible. fully extendable for adding controls, includes a sharp IR sensor. MIDI and OSC. Its basically a kick ass controller in an awesome retro enclosure being sold to get funds to finish my 256"

wiimote-12

YouTube via comemelinhos | July 29, 2010

"wiimote vs pure data bent patch"