Daniel Hansson RIP

Title link takes you to the sad news on the Elektron website.

Update: when I first heard the news I was speechless. What do you say when something this tragic happens. He was too young. I put the post up with just the words above. I've received a couple of emails from readers stating I should put up a post. I'm guessing they missed the original post. Because of this I'm updating this post to make it a bit more visible, so others do not miss this terrible news. I decided to make this the last post of the day. I've lost people extremely close to me in the last few years and it is a painful, personal, and traumatic experience. Words cannot express how sorry I am for those that were close to Daniel Hansson and all who are saddened by this loss.

Yamaha TG-33 Demo by smackos

Title link takes you to the mp3. Via smackos in the comments of this post.

THeff's Model 2 Klee

Via Scott:
"THeff has built the only Model 2 Klee I've ever seen other than what I have on breadboard. The guy built the thing on perfboard - one board! It's a Model 2, which differs a bit from the electro-music Klee Sequencer PCB project, but the difference is pretty minor. His thread is here.

A couple of pics of the sequencer here and here [pictured].

And some samples he's posted in the thread (he's picked up on it pretty quickly - programming a Klee is definitely a different process than programming a standard step sequencer):

1st_klee_demo_210
happy_klee_718
leave_it_to_kleever_330"

Update: I asked Scott for a little more info on the Klee. Here is what he had to say about it:

"the Klee is something I pretty much cooked up in this thread:

http://electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12940

It's a lot of reading, though =0). Earlier this summer, Andy Sharp, Tom Fenn and I cooked up a scheme to produce PCBs of the project and sell them at a small profit, which we're donating to the electro-music forum for operating expenses, and to go towards a new server (a bit late on that one, judging from the recent crash there).

I've got a fairly complete (but not totally complete) draft of the Klee theory here:

http://electro-music.com/forum/download.php?id=8646

It's from this thread:

http://electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19278

The doc explains what the Klee is and does and how it differs from a "normal" sequencer. It's a draft with a couple of minor typos, and I haven't yet gotten into the last part of the functionality - the interval switch."

Cyborg System 100 in da House

Roland System 100s racked like a modular.

via Aliens Project. BTW, it looks like the Aliens Project now has a blog. Excellent. via sequencer.de.

Rendez Vous 2 Jean Michel Jarre Cover

YouTube via fischek.
"I've used the sampled Elka Synthex patch (SF2 format) and FL Studio for creating and looping the rhythm."

MemPot v1.0, potentiometer with a memory

"Introduction
MemPot was developed by Dan Blackburn and me as a control interface for circuit bent instruments and sound generators. MemPot is a built around PIC 16F819 microcontroller that reads analog resistances, records them to memory and plays them back via digital potentiometer DS1267 chip. The memory buffer size and the playback speed can be adjusted."

Title link takes you there. Previous posts.

SuperVirus

"Software editor for Access Music synthesizer Virus A, B, C, Classic, Rack XL
Solar3D software proudly presents SuperVirus Version 2.0! There are a lot of new features available in this version...

* Browse for categories of Single programs
* Jump to bank- buttons with DirectSelect menu
* Background dependency check for Multi programs
* 999 clipboards for Single programs
* complete support for A, B, C, Classic, RackXL
* complete Multi program support
* unlimited Undo/Redo for incomming Sysex messages if you edit directly at the Virus hardware controls
* Big face lifting"

Title link takes you there. There is a 30 day trial download. via sequencer.de.

Hints of New Things from Zebranalogic

There are a couple of posts up on the Zebranalogic blog discussing some of what they are working on. First is Digital Audio Techniques. "In our research of audio development, we are working with some digital techniques for digital systems. Like the Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) technique. With this one we can simulate analog waveform with a dsp processor. The result is pretty good and depends of the number of digital samples. The output is ploted in a GLCD (Graphic LCD ). The frequency of the wavform is variable by software with a knob..."

The second post is New MIDI design which mentions, "In order to complete our blocks for a new audio machine we are designing a more complete MIDI circuit. Part of the process is the system simulation. In the picture we can see the capture of the values of Status byte, note, velocity and note off, all are the same in this test because we are entering the values with a PC keyboard ...we are working a lot to design a bigger machine with more details and best options..."

Electro-Harmonix HOG Demo

YouTube via ehpedals.
"Electro-Harmonix Hog Demo NAMM 2006"

Electro Harmonix HOG

Title link takes you to shots via this auction. I know these aren't knew, just never took the time to check one out. Anyone know how these sound? Off to check the Tube...

"The Electro-Harmonix HOG is a totally polyphonic guitar synthesizer, giving the user complete control of up to 10 interval pitches. Musicians can unveil an entirely new tone potential with anything from extreme sub bass to powerful multi-octave chords, including fifth and third intervals. Dedicated Filtering and envelope control, with numerous setup options, make the HOG a must-have performance instrument. And NO special pickup is required and NO glitches are created.

Features include:

#10 intervals of pitch can be mixed by using 10 surface faders, which may then be played polyphonically with perfect tracking:

· 1 octaves down · 1 octave + a perfect fifth
· 2 octaves down · 2 octaves up
· Original pitch · 2 octaves up + a major third
· One Fifth up · 3 octaves up
· 1 octave up · 4 octaves up

#Six unique expression modes are accessible via the Exp button, expression pedal*and MIDI. Octave bends, step bends, volume control, user defined Wah-Wah, Filter control, plus two unique freeze modes: With Freeze Gliss, an expression pedal freezes a chord while letting you play over it having your frozen notes gliss to meet your new notes. The Freeze Volume freezes a chord allowing you to control its volume, with an expression pedal, as you play on top of it.

#An external “whammy” pedal and a momentary surface mounted Exp button, allow for real-time access and manipulation of all of the above expression modes. A new level of performance interaction.

#Dual Envelope generators that work with both the higher and lower frequency ranges. Allows unique contours of attack and release in two different harmonic regions.

#12 dB per octave 2-pole low pass filter and resonance controls manipulate the tone while also being a critical element within the expression modes.

#Surface Foot access for True Bypass, expression control and envelope engagement.

#Store performance presets when you use the optional external Electro-Harmonix foot controller. 9LDC-500 power supply included"

Serge Modular in Custom Case

This was for sale in 2007 by hhelms.

Shots mirrored here with permission.

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