On a REV 1 Prophet 5via Stephen of synthwood.
Monday, July 09, 2007
Progsounds Program Switcher Beta 1
"This program let's you assign a Midi CC# (that will be filtered out) to send Program Change messages sequentally, giving a threshold value. It is recommended to use it with some kind of virtual midi ports such as Midi Yoke. Comes as stand-alone exectuable and VSTi.How it works:
- Select a Midi CC# to use as program change. Example: your sustain
pedal (midi cc# 64)
- Choose the Threshold level. When the value will be greater or equal
the Threshold, a Program Change message will be sent.
- Tune Start and End value to your needs. This is the range you will
cycle during the patch change. When the last value will be reached,
the next will be the first one.
- Use the Reset button to reset the counter."
Title link takes you there. Via Luca.
Optically Controlled Synth / Theremin
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Details:
"This is an optically controlled noise maker (Sound Synthesizer). It comprises of three LDR's that control the sounds produced and the microprocessor controlled effects. There are three control knobs the forst is for LDR switching speed where the sound synthesis chip alternates between two LDR's measuring their values producing two different tones depending on the level of light falling on each. This effect creates strange sixties sci-fi sounds. The second knob controls the sine wave intensity which is handy when you apply effects like distortion and fuzz to the signal before amplification. The third knob controls the output volume.
There are several toggle switches on the unit. On the left hand side the first sets the device either for high or low pitch sounds ranging from low rumbling drones to high pitch chirps and whines. There is a power switch in the centre to turn the synth on and off. And a switch to select the LDR switching effect. The knobs on the right engage the microprocessor which measures values on the first LDR and does one of two things. The first thing it does is only allow the device to produce sound when a certain level of light has been reached which is useful when you don't want the unit to play itself (Be silent until you interact with it). The second microprocessor controlled effect toggle again sets a threshold which keeps the device silent until a certain level of light has been reached but this time it pulses the sound on and off increasing the speed of the pulses when the level of light on the LDR increases sort of like a built in tremolo effect.
There are three LED's the centre LED indicates power on and the other two the state of the two microprocessor controlled effects.
The unit is housed in an antique (19th century) handmade French jewelery box stamped with the mark of Pierre Dujardin Paris. I restored the box to make it as robust as possible and left the weird repairs and different layers of paint that had been applied by the many previous owners that give this device an authentic aged vintage look sort of like an old piece of lab equipment or a prop from a mad scientists lab.
Various other visual garnishes have been added such as the leather straps that hold the lid open and the foam that lines the inside of the lid.
(the inside is coated in a latex based plastic like preservative and pine sections have been added to the interior corners using epoxy)
This synth/noise maker theremin thingy runs off a 9V power supply, I'm including a brand new Boss PSA-230P (Still in box) with the unit.
The output is loud as its at about line level when the sine wave intensity is at max and the volume fully on.
The unit can be played with your hands or with light sources. Bike light produce the best effects, techno like beats can be created by selecting the flashing settings on the light and by placing them directly over the LDR's. I've recently discovered that by running the unit into an Electro Harmonix Guitar micro-synth a whole range of other sonic possibilities were presented.
If you require other sound samples I will be more than happy to supply them just email me at johncavanagh(at)gmail.com just replace the (at) with @
Ill actually ship to Europe and the US I if you contact me first so I can figure out postage, just email me and we can discuss postage etc...
Ill be including a sort of guarantee of my work with the unit where I will agree to fix any problems with the device for free for a period of 18 months within reason. Like for example if you reverse your car over it it may be beyond my abilities to fix it other than that give me a call."
Daft Punk
Music Thing found this shot of the inside of Daft Punks pyramid. "It looks like: 4 x Moog Voyager racks, 2 x Behringer BCR2000 controllers, and possibly 2 x Lemur controllers in the middle (presumably there's also some computers involved). There don't seem to be any keyboards involved at all." There are some more links and info after the hop. Tom of Music Thing also put the following video together.Where Daft Punk got their samples from
YouTube via tombola2004.
"Here's where the samples on some of my favourite Daft Punk tracks came from. It's all legit, paid in full, above board. Still strange to hear, though.
The samples were spotted by http://www.ishkur.com/samples/ and the music was collected by http://palmsout.blogspot.com/2007/02/...
I just did the video editing. http://www.musicthing.co.uk"
retro Godzilla drum N bass music video
YouTube via timbo80. Music by DJ TOBI-WAN.
"we used Absynth 1.0, Battery 1.0, a few samples"
via Toho Monster
Recuerdos de la Alhambra played on a French Connection
YouTube via stretta.
"After watching the Jean Laurendeau Ondes Martenot video on youtube, I was inspired to seek out an Analogue Systems French Connection controller. It so happens that I came across a used unit, so I jumped on it. I received it two days ago and I was eager (perhaps too eager) to contribute a demo of my new toy to youtube. Yes, my intonation is questionable. My apologies.
All the music was generated exclusively with a (primarily Doepfer) modular synthesizer, one monophonic line at a time. This exercise is somewhat of a test balloon for a long form modular project I'm currently sketching out."
More Sonica Pics
Remember the Sonica? Title link takes you to more pics sent my way via BirdFlu. "Attached are some pics I took of my Sonica when I had it apart to fix it. You can see it really is a Serge board inside.
Note what also looks like a date of 6-79. The pics also includes documentation.
Update: Some more comments via BirdFLU in the previous post. Also I disabled comments here to keep them all in the other post.
"I forwarded some photos of the Sonica innards and the Sonica manual to matrix. I'll try to forward some sound samples too. It's just a simple buzzy kind of triangle wave. A very pleasing mellow tone. Pressing on the Tone pad sort of opens the filter a tiny bit more. It's not some amazing synth, but it wasn't meant to be. It's easy
and fun to play and that was the intent. Also, when I got mine, I was surprised how small it is, it's only 18" It doesn't need to be any bigger, I just thought it would be for some reason. Somebody somewhere has got ot have video of Donna Summer's band playing 24 of them. I've really got to see that!!"If anyone finds it post a comment.
Atomo Labs
Title link takes you to a new blog by Atomo Labs, makers of some interesting gear including the Medusa Analog Sequencer previously posted here, and the Eclipse Synth pictured. Like Zebranalogic, they are based out of Peru.
EA-1 + HoneyTone Mini Amp
YouTube via Denkitribe.
"Danelectro HoneyTone Mini Amp [link]. It looks like a toy gadget. But its sounds are plenty dirty and radio-ish."
1969 RA MOOG Modular System 901
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Details:
"A vintage R.A. Moog modular synthesizer system. Components are dated 1969 and 1970. Included are: 904-C Filter Coupler serial #886-2-70, 1169. 904-A Voltage Controlled Low Pass Filter serial #720-12-69, 1252. 904-B Voltage Controlled High Pass Filter serial #873-2-70, 1183. Two 911 Envelope Generators serial # (765-1-70,1614) and (765-1-70, 1615). 901-A Oscillator Controller serial #222-6-70, 1327 C. Two 901-B Oscillators serial # (082-4-70-S, 2203 B) and (082-4-70-S, 2201 B). 901 Voltage Controlled Oscillator serial #051-4-70, 1237. 903-A Random Signal Generator serial #021-4-70, 1076. 912 Envelope Follower serial #702-1-70, 1148. 910 power supply serial #1162. Also included are several cables. Size of the unit is 18" x 25" x 9 1/2"."
1969 RA MOOG Modular System 960
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Details:
"A vintage R.A. Moog modular synthesizer system. Components are dated 1969 and 1970. Included is a 960 sequential controller serial #1035, Jan 20, 1969. A 961 Interface serial #628-1-70, 1206 S. Three Model 902 Voltage Controlled Amplifiers including serial #'s (973-3-70, 1577), (973-3-70, 1558) and (973-3-70, 1579 D). Size of the unit is 18 1/4" x 24 3/4" x 9 1/2"."
Siel DK-70
Title link takes you to shots via this auction.Details:
"This keyboard can run on batteries or power adapter, and has carrying strap hardware on the sides for a great 'keytar' setup. Keyboard features pitch/modulation wheel, cartridge expansion slot, sequencer, parameter controls for VCA/VCF/LFO 1 & 2, and chorus effect. Has midi in, thru & out, pedal and sequencer clock input jacks, stage set socket (looks like a serial port), 2 outputs and stereo headphone jack."
Poll on Negative Anonymous Comments
So I've been thinking about where to draw the line with negative Anonymous comments. Note that I will not be removing Anonymous comments in general, and note this does not apply to negative comments from registered users. This ONLY applies to negative comments from people that do not sign in. Also note you can remain anonymous signing in with an alias. The reason Anonymous comments are questionable is because there is no way to tell if it's from the same or different people. That said, should I remove them or leave them up? Let me know your thoughts via the poll below. If you do not care either way, obviously do not take the poll. I'm curious what you all think. Feel free to comment as well.
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