MATRIXSYNTH: Friday, August 19, 2005


Friday, August 19, 2005

EMS Synthi-E on the Bay

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via this auction

This one was sent to me by someone that goes by Ground Films. Man, what a beauty. Don't think I've seen one this nice before.

"Here is the EMS SYNTHI E (educational) synth! There were only 230 EVER MADE, many of which were DESTROYED. This one is MINT AND LOOKS LIKE IT WAS NEVER USED! EVERYTHING works perfect!"

More Synth Podcasting - Creot Radio


This one in via Vintage Synth Explorer. V22.0 Synthetic Creot features Spitznagel/SMX, pictured below. Good stuff.

Make Synths, Not War!


Via GetLoFi. This ought to make the DIY crowd happy. : )

Radio NoizGodz

Some really interesting work from David Messenge of Noizgodz soon to be podcast. Just when you think it's going to fall into a given niche it evolves into something else. Really nice. Well worth the listen. As the note says below, download first then play locally.

> >> >> > Download only from site... don't stream..I don't have a read me file
> >> >> > up
> >> >> > yet but as soon as I get an RSS program this series will go up on
> >> >> > podcast alley at least..WARNING 4 hours of audio so
> >> >> > beware...
> >> >> > Luv..
> >> >> >
> >> >> > D. (T.G.S.)

Some synths from the studio:
BANK B: Synthesizers/Samplers/Sample Playback Modules

1 Korg T3
2 Kawai K5000S
3 360 Systems Midi Bass 1
4 360 Systems Midi Bass 2
5 Ensoniq ESQ-1
6 Korg DSS-1
7 Yamaha TG-33
8 Roland JX-10
9 Korg Poly-800 w Moogslayer mod
10 Korg EX-800 w Moogslayer mod
11 Kawai K5m
12
13
14
15 Roland GR-50
16 Roland GP-8

Besides the studio
setup listed in the attached document the Korg Prophecy and MS-2000r are used
on the tracks under the vocals. I had to sell them and the Evolver and my MAM
MB33 mk ii earlier this year-the intro is the beginning of "Breath Of Life which
is on " Frictional Reaction" which you will find here...

http://noizgodz.com/David%20Messenger/
http://noizgodz.com/David%20Messenger/Frictional%20Reaction/
http://noizgodz.com/David%20Messenger/Road%20To%20Nowhere/

the rain sounds are captured with the condenser mic hung at the window...most of
the FX are stock
from Audition...

Synth Pics - PME Records


http://www.pmerecords.com/Keyboards.cfm

In via AH. A good set of synth pics. Including this Crumar Trilogy. Such a pretty synth.

More on the Trilogy here. Also worth noting from the comments on this post (always do your research before buying a synth):

"Although the trilogy looks nice, prospective buyers should be aware of two things...the Trilogy uses a divide-down oscillator scheme and the machine is "paraphonic" - only *one filter, even on chords, similar to the Korg Poly800.

These things hamstring a synth that *looks* like its a lot more powerful than it really is :/

Best Regards, James"

Buchla on the Bay


Some nice Buchla on the bay. Now if only this site made enough to support my synth habit... : )

Update.
I hate when pictures on the bay dissapear forever, especially the rare ones. I copied these up so we have em as long as this site is up.

Buchla 270 Quad Preamplifier


Music Thing


Wow! I got a post on Music Thing. Very cool. : )

x0xb0x updates


Check out Music Thing for more on some x0xb0x updates including a great Flickr set of one getting built. The x0xb0x is a clone of the Roland TB-303 using the same circuitry.

Moog - a night for the nerds


One more on Bob Moog before I start adding other content today. Click here for a page on a gathering of 300 people in Queens Hall in Edinburgh to hear Robert Moog and Jen-Jacques Perrey. There are two videos on the site well worth watching. I love the Moog demonstrates Moog video. It's just Bob playing with OSCillators - just listening to sound. It's funny I can't really play music that well. There were times when I thought who am I kidding. I then realized who cares and more importantly I realized my real passion for synths. It's not to play music, but rather to play sound. I'll sit there and play stuff just to hear and manipulate sound. This video reminds me of that.

Update: Try saving the video locally and then playing it. Otherwise it takes a bit of time to load.

Moog Movie


Click here for the main site. Trailer for more on Bob Moog's unique perspective on connecting to your instrument.

Moog video presentation from SETEM

Click here for a great video from SETEM.

Moog Archives

http://www.moogarchives.com/

Bob Moog Interview - Bob the Tool Maker


You'll find it on RL Music here.

I wasn't planning on posting for the rest of the day to reflect on Bob. I spent the day outside with my wife and almost 2 year old daughter, in a way celebrating my daughter's hope in her life ahead of her. We all have a life to live and only so much time. This sort of news always makes this more real. I miss the early years when you either had no concept of it or it was soooo far out you never worried about yourself or those you cared about - you had plenty of time. I thought Bob had plenty of time and I thought I'd be fortunate to one day meet him in person. Life can be too short. I'm back home and my daughter is sleeping. I'm online and watching an interview of Bob Moog on the RLMusic site. I wasn't going to post, but I figure if it's about Bob, why not share it.

Update:
There is a transcript on the site as well. The following is "the connection" that makes Bob the master toolmaker for musisions:

"With so many of my customers buy vintage analogue equipment, why do you think in your opinion has this interest in vintage equipment come back to today’s home & professional studios – why is there such a resurgence of interest?

Bob:
It’s a question that’s asked so frequently, I could be flippant and say “oh it’s just fashion” I have a sense it’s a lot more than that. I have a sense that now that musicians have a lot of experience of digital instruments, in particular, have bumped up against the limitations of digital instruments when it comes to getting really great sound or getting there heads in there and shaping the sound. These very basic evangelist of analogue stuff are becoming clear. In the early years they were enamoured with all the novelty of all this digital stuff like the DX7 being a polyphonic synthesizer with new sound for $2000 dollars. That was a very distracting thing. Then the sample playing instruments- the EMU stuff and the Kurzweil Stuff and all the long string of digital stuff from Roland Korg and Yamaha came out with. There was a certain amount of excitement because it was so new but that’s died down now & musicians are missing really this sense of being able to connect with the sound. I think it’s much more difficult to do that with digital instruments. There is a tactile nature that’s a part of it but it’s also a uniquely human thing that goes on that has to do with more than just how it feels or the harmonics."
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