Synth Buddha Says...

"Every human being is the LFO modulating his own health or disease."



I think mine is set to random. Title link takes you to more shots by The Genie Photos.

Dance Buddha Dance!

Ok, had to put up another. I just picture this little Buddha rocking out.



Make sure to read the captions when you get there.

Three Decades of Buchla

You are looking at three decades of Buchla in one gorgeous Buchla modular consisting of modules from the 100, 200 and new 200e series (who said you couldn't mix the 200e with older Buchla modules?). Title link takes you to a larger shot and one additional shot. Absolutly breathtaking. Note there is one non Buchla module in the system, a Milton Sequencer by Peter Grenader. Thanks Reed!

Update: Notes from Reed: "I decided it was time to put the greatest hits of all my Buchla systems into one easy-to-use configuration. It is basically all my personal favorites of the 100, 200 and 200e world, culled from systems that have come in & out of my hands over the past 12 years.

After I figured out the module configuration, I had the guy who did the metal ducting in my studio fabricate 7 "boats," in Buchla parlance, out of galvanized steel. Then my business partner Phil & I bought a router & some maple: plywood for the sides & solid pieces for the front. Learning how to use the router to cut curvy pieces of wood was fun. Phil did nearly all of the routing while I did nearly all of the sawdust-sweeping. We both did a lot of sawing. In the meantime, my long time technical guru Takeshi Kawana of Kawanatron built a beautiful power supply which weighs in at 46 pounds & sits separately from the maple cabinet. All 3 of us ran the various power wires & terminals throughout the boats, and I spent many nights installing the modules, replacing their power wires & terminals, and overcoming my 20-year fear of soldering.

I will not sell this. Most of the modules (except the 200e and some of the late-70's 200 stuff) have been an integral part of my music-making life for years, and ever since we first threw the power switch the instrument has been used every day in our television music business and almost every night after work when I stay & get wrapped up in the banana cords."

New Gear from EAR

"Electro-Acoustic Research is pleased to formally announce four
Livewire modules premiered at the Winter Namm show:

The Sub-Divider

A modern day re-issue of Nyle Steiner's classic Synthasystem
Frequency Divider. The Sub Divider is everything The S-P
Frequency Divider was...and a little more.

The Chaos Computer Series

The Chaos Computer, Random Gates and Analogue
Computation modules are the first three in a series of modular
analog computing functions which will be coming in the next few
months.

For details, images and descriptions of these and other Livewire
products, click on the link below and hit the Livewire tab for the
product summary menu.

http://www.ear-group.com/"

BamBam Studio

Title link takes you to BamBam Studio sent my way via Marc van den Hurk. Links to some gear p*rn below.

Mmmm... Hartmann


"A studio from om of the three Gearjunkies ;))))

http://www.bambamstudio.nl/plaatjes/studio/HighRes_photos/
I also have pics from my stydio in the 80/90ies:
http://www.bambamstudio.nl/plaatjes/studio/Jaren-80-studio/

more info on www.bambamstudio.com

Marc van den Hurk
music producer | sound engineer"

Full gear list on site.

The Honky Tonk Music Klone Dual Percussion Synthesizer

This one came up on AH with no info. If you know more about it, please share. Title link takes you to more shots [2/1/10: looks like the link is down].

Update 2/1/10: Some additional info via Alex: "The Klone Dual Percussion Synthesiser features -- as the name suggests -- two individual synthesis channels. Each channel comprises a VCO and noise generator, a multimode filter (HP, LP, BP, BS) which can self oscillate, and a simple D envelope (with variable polarity) for filter and pitch modulation. The envelope's decay time (which can be considered as release time) also affects the VCA. Channel 2 features also an LFO and the ability for FM -- which can produce some interesing results. Klone is either triggert by pads (e.g. Simmons Hugger Slave) or by a drum machine with separate (trigger) outputs.

I bought mine for 230€ (or was it DM?!) some years ago and it is in a rather poor optical condition, despite of that it's still fully operational." Click the KLONE link below for more.

Q R Ghazala's Tape Canvas

The brown stripes are tape. See the tape head at the end of that cable? Well you can pass it along all that tape in any direction you want. Interesting. Title link takes you to the post on GetLoFi. I'm digging GetLoFi's new looks as well - very sharp.

Stooge Industries

Title link takes you there. "Stooge Industries began by accident in 2000 when Dave Bradley decided to add modules to his Synthesis Technology MOTM synthesizer from different manufacturers, but with custom matching front panels. After a long period of trial and error, he found he was able to exactly match the original look of his system. Word got out and other folks wanted panels for their own systems. Six months later Dave and Larry Hendry joined forces. These "wise guys" shared a love for the Three Stooges, as well as synthesizers. Guessing correctly that there was a demand for synthesizer accessories, they became partners even though they had never met face to face."

Monosynth Lead War on HC

Remember the Mono Bass Synth Samples on HC? Well unfed started a Monosynth Lead War thread on HC. Feel free to submit your own or see what others are submitting. I'll post back when the results are in.

Update: Looks like there will be a Pad War as well. I'll put up a post on the results.