MATRIXSYNTH: Sunday, September 17, 2006

Different Skies Gear Video

Here's a link to a 232M video of the gear at Different Skies this year, including Mike Metlay showing off the only Korg KAOSS Pad 3 in the US. Right click and save the video considering it's size. Title link takes you to the Different Skies site.

Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co.

YouTube via tmcc. Synths coming in at :53. Primarily Moog Modular and Minimoog.
via frederic.

Update via swissdoc in the comments:
"The have their own homepage at mothermallard.cornell.edu and you can get a CD with cool music from http://www.cdemusic.org search for "Like A Duck To Water". Good stuff."

Korg KAOSS Pad Set for November

Looks like the Korg KAOSS Pad is set to be released in November. Although it looks like somone got there hands on one early.

Triple EMU VCF

image removed upon request.

via an anonymous reader:

"This unit was used by Cornell University's Psychology department for perceptual studies. Also used by its previous owner to generate vector waveforms for laser light shows.

Inside are all Emu sub-modules. It has 3 Emu Universal Audio Filters, 4 VCAs, a VCO and a noise / random signal generator.

The unit wasn't built very well and arrived complete broken. A lot of work, but it's all happening again. Ugly, but lots of sizzling filters :)"

Update via dougt in the comments:
"Yes the UAF is an amazing unique filter - incredibe resonance without oscillation. I have one in a home-made standalone box - link."

Analogue Miniature 1

flickr by danmcp.

EFM

flickr by javanavolt

Title link takes you to EFM (Electronics For Music) where you will find a numbe of PC boards for various music based projects.

Mixed Modular

I see Doepfer. Anyone know what the rest is? Click image for full shot.

via sequencer.de

Update via anonymous in the comments:
"There's more details on www.tonyblack.org on the "Machinery page". Scroll down and click on the "Formant" link for more photos. The orange synth is made from Formant modules, and the synth with the black panels is a mix of Formant and DIY Arp modules."

Microcosm Aleatory Synthesizer

Title link takes you to the Google translated page (French to English) of the Microcosm Aleatory Synthesizer. You will find some samples there. The site encourages you to downlad the samples for your own compositions which you can then send back to them to be posted. Via Chroniques de la Mao.