Thighpaulsandra sent the following to the Plan B list regarding his performance. I asked him if I could put it up here, and he was kind enough to give me the ok. Enjoy.
"Here's my take on my piece for Analog Live. As with much of my material truly live performance is very difficult. I have no problem with that. Some things sound better sequenced (ask T Dream) and if I can get a computer to do all my patch changes too then I can concentrate on playing. On this occasion I opted for some written material, some improvised and some sequenced. Like Peter, I too recreated some of the more module intensive events from samples of the original work. One particular three second event would have involved the use of 24 modules and some very precise tuning. As this was clearly impractical for the purposes of this show I opted to replay a sample of that event. Another sample was the use of four VCOs and four Serge Waveform Multipliers for the opening drone. As Virgin Atlantic have pretty tight baggage restrictions these days I was unable to bring my whole Serge system from the UK for this show. I played as much of the score as was possible and practical and if you noticed I always had my hands full.
As Peter mentioned [on the Plan B list] the piano was a Steinway. The piano was micd with two AKG 414s. The original score had the piano ring modulated by two Synton Fenix ring mods. In rehearsal we tried to recreate this but the ring modulators seemed to add to the monitor feedback problems from the piano so I opted to leave the piano untreated. The rest of the gear for the show was as follows:
-Waldorf Microwave - used for bass sequences, and the long chords in sections 2 and 8. This also provided the filtered chords in the improvised middle section.
EMS Synthi AKS - used for effects in sections 2 and 8
Custom EH 16 sec delay - used to reverse and pitch change the EMS in the above sections
Nord Modular - Added sharp attacks to Moog bass notes in section 4
Aries Modular - (kindly lent by Roger Cordell at Big City Music) used to recreate the two
ARP 2600s from the original score. I was seriously impressed with this synth. I checked the tuning on my strobe tuner the day before the show and it seemed very stable. Five minutes before the show I checked it again and was pleasantly surprised to find that all four VCOs were rock solid.
Moog Voyager - (thanks again to Roger Cordell) used for fast intro sequences in section 1, bass in section 4 and the nasal solo I played in section 6.
Serge Modular - (thanks to Chris Pitman) used for Peter's SLOS
Kenton Pro4 - Midi - CV convertor used to run the Aries
Doepfer and Fatar midi controllers - (kindly lent by Analogue Haven) used to control the
Waldorf and Nord in both my piece and Alessandro's.
Apple Macbook with MOTU midi and audio interfaces - played samples via NI Kontakt,
sequenced the onstage synths and provided large visual cues (because I'm almost blind) via MOTU Digital Performer for sections 2 and 8.
During my piece Gary added various Roland textures throughout but particularly amazing bell-like textures in sections 2 and 8. Peter added more to the chordal sections and descending tones on my Moog solo.
Alessandro added some great French Connection/EAR to the chordal sections and evolving Buchla to the improvised section 5.
Chas played steel on the chordal sections and bowed his waterphone device in section 5.
Thighp"
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Commodore Sound Sampler (with SX64)
via stamba on the Matrixsynth Forum:
"Here is the Commodore Sound Sampler (1985) used on a Commodore SX64 executive computer !
Yes ! This little (BIG) cartridge is a sampler for Commodore64/128 computers.Just received this one after MONTHS looking for one… and it works !
Here is the 1st sample i’ve been able to record: link
And for those who had the interface but no floppy or tape for this unit,
here is the .d64 file: link
And finally.. you can find the whole documentation (few pages) there: link
Question : How can I get my saved samples on a C64 floppy to my modern PC and sequencer ?
You’ll need a 1541(-II) or 1570/1571 floppy unit attached to the // port of your PC and run StarCommander under DOS (works great under Freedos, with both EPP/ECP // port allowed).
Once you got the file (the sample is a .prg file) back on your PC… Just rename the file as .raw and open it with Soundforge, it will ask you preferences to open the .raw file, set this : 8 bits / unsigned / 22khz
Last few things to do… cut the beginning and the end of the sample which are relative to the c64 software, your audio data is in the middle, resample at 16khz.. and you’re done.
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Techno.Elektro.EBM - DJ / Live Act / Producer - http://www.stamba.fr"
Yamaha cs-10 Synthesizer
YouTube via bookm97. via Nusonica.
"I'm no musician (obviously)!! I picked up this synth at the local auction a couple years ago, for $50. I'm just getting around to playing with it now. I love the strange analog sounds you can get out of it.
On key doesn't work. I would appreciate some advice on how to fix it... perhaps someone has a repair manual or something for it. Thanks in advance :)"
Logan String Melody MK2
Logan String Melody Mk2 by RetroSound
"Some presets from the Logan / Hohner String Melody Mk2 (1977-1980). For me, one of the best vintage string machines ever. Sorry Solina ;-)
Sorry for the bad sound quality of my little camera." Logan String Melody Mk2 + NM phase shifter by RetroSound "The presets of the Logan / Hohner String Melody Mk2 and the Clavia Nord Modular phase shifter(the small stone is better, but is ok)." Logan String Melody 2 + Korg Mini Pops Junior by RetroSound "The presets from the Logan String Melody Mk2 (1977-1980). For me, one of the best vintage string machines ever.
the drums: Keio (Korg) MiniPops Junior"
Sorry for the bad sound quality of my little camera." Logan String Melody Mk2 + NM phase shifter by RetroSound "The presets of the Logan / Hohner String Melody Mk2 and the Clavia Nord Modular phase shifter(the small stone is better, but is ok)." Logan String Melody 2 + Korg Mini Pops Junior by RetroSound "The presets from the Logan String Melody Mk2 (1977-1980). For me, one of the best vintage string machines ever.
the drums: Keio (Korg) MiniPops Junior"
Novation Supernova 2 II Power
YouTube via Gtechture.
"Hi, this is a video of the Novation Supernova 2. I am going through the presets. The third patch in the video was created by me."
Alesis Micron Control Knob Encoder Replacement
"On the left is a replacement encoder which I obtained from Alesis for $4.00 USD. You'll have to email their support, who after several days will forward your email to someone who can help you, who will then ask that you send your credit card details via unencrypted emails. I suggest inquiring about paying with a money order.
On the right is an encoder I obtained from Newark for $1.09 USD. (I ordered ten, so I got the price break.) Newark will request unnecessary personal information and send you several pieces of spam even before your parts arrive. I suggest that you use a disposable email address.
In the center is one U.S. penny, for size comparison."
click here for more info.
On the right is an encoder I obtained from Newark for $1.09 USD. (I ordered ten, so I got the price break.) Newark will request unnecessary personal information and send you several pieces of spam even before your parts arrive. I suggest that you use a disposable email address.
In the center is one U.S. penny, for size comparison."
click here for more info.
Kurzweil VA-1 Finally Arrives... in the PC3X
Anyone remember the Kurzweil VA-1? Well, it looks like it is finally here, but instead of the knob laden stand alone synth, it is an upgrade for the Kurzweil PC3X.
"In another huge development, we've resurrected the ** VA-1 Virtual Analog Synthesizer, having built it's synthesis engine right into the new system. Hear the VA-1's power-shaped, anti-aliasing oscillators combined with a newer, larger set of V.A.S.T. filters and non-linear processors and you'll understand why the internet is buzzing about this feature."
"** VA1 Inside: anti-aliasing, power-shaped oscillators and DSP processing from Kurzweil's VA1 prototype synth, capable of delivering authentic analog emulations as well as incredibly complex new sounds. (** VA-1 Synthesis Engine - included FREE for a limited time! A $599.00 value - offer ends 12/31/07.)"
Click here for more.
Thanks goes to aves for sending this one in.
243 Programmable Pulser new panel version
flicrk by verbos (click for more including the inside).
"Here's a shot of the new version of the Programmable Pulser. The panel has also been redone. It is now silk screened, rather than etched by Front Panel Express. It's a bit more hassle, but it looks better I think."
You might recognize this from way back.
"Here's a shot of the new version of the Programmable Pulser. The panel has also been redone. It is now silk screened, rather than etched by Front Panel Express. It's a bit more hassle, but it looks better I think."
You might recognize this from way back.
Minimoog Adriano demo solo
Roland JP-8080 video demo by Velvet Acid Christ.
YouTube via hexfix93.
"Showing off the strings, some patches i made for it. I love this synth, not analog, but still, it works for me well in the string dept.. For the full review of this synth check out http://www.velvetacidchrist.com. For Pro Audio, Synths, Video Games, Movies, Anime, Gear, and Music Reviews."
SCI Pro-One + Roland Juno-60 + Roland TR-707 by RetroSound
YouTube via retrosound72.
"audio test with the Roland Juno-60, SCI Pro-One and Roland TR-707, hand-played. more info: www.retrosound.de"
Roland SH-1000
images via this auction
"Roland SH-1000 Vintage Analog Synthesizer synth RARE
Up for Auction is a amazing Rare Roland SH-1000 Analog Synthesizer (1973). Retail price was 165,000 (yen)!!!
If you have been waiting for one of these gems, you have finally found it. Very clean and in seemingly great Aesthetic condition. Just looking at it, you can tell it has mad analog skills. There is a good chance that it had been modified by "Dayton" back in the day. (It has a Dayton Badge above the "SH-1000".) This might have very well been one of the fist tweeked synths out there.
Quick Info: The Roland SH-1000, introduced in 1973, was the first compact synthesizer produced by Roland in Japan. It features colorful sliders and simple functions, yet it produced decent bass and lead sounds that many professional musicians sought after."
Formanta ROKTON UDS
images via this auction
"One of the rarest and most unique instruments from Soviet Union, produced in Katchkanar factory (of Polivoks fame) - ANALOGUE DRUM SYNTH WITH BUILT-IN BEATBOX AND 7 TRIGGER INPUTS (FOR PADS OR OTHER TRIGGERING DEVICE). MADE IN 1986! ALL PARTS ARE ORIGINAL!
ROKTON UDS (OTHER NAME FORMANTA UDS) - RARE SOCIALIST VERSION OF ROLAND TR-909! IT SOUNDS BETTER THAN TR-909 AND THIS MACHINE IS ALSO MUCH MORE RARE. Seven editable generators: kickbass, three tomtoms, snare, hihat and cymbal. All inputs / outputs are 1/4" jack. Editable parameters: sensitivity to the triggering signal, tone, decay time, octave (range), balance, lowpass filter, accent and volume. Built-in beatbox with 16 patterns. The beatbox and the synthesizer are independent modules so they can work at the same time freely. And you can tweak the generators of the beatbox patterns. Full freedom. This is an armoured antitank piece of gear and the sounds it produces is very unique. I've heard many rhythmic tracks in about 15 years of hearing music... including detroit techno, chicago house, drum n bass.. etc.. and i didn't heard tracks in which a drum synth like this was used.It's fat, original freq response are very authentic and pleasing to an ear, including Bass drum, cymbal, hihats, etc. It sounds like a flawest drum synth i ever heard.Again, every piece of that hardware i used, sounded different, i think it's a common thing to soviet synths. So every piece of hardware has it's own face.You CAN tune it to sound like famous Roland drumboxes but you cannot tune a Roland drumbox to sound like this device. THE DRUM SYNTH WAS MANUFACTURED BY FORMANTA, A SOVIET MILLITARY RADIO PLANT AT KACHKANAR CITY, NEAR SVERDLOVSK CITY. The same one which manufactured now legendary POLIVOKS synth. It is built like a rock, pure military technology. The body is solid and the knobs feel nice. There is an original soviet factory structure - i.e. method of synthesis, knob resistors, parts, connections, voltage etc. It runs on 220V AC (US customers will need an adaptor). NO MIDI OR SYNC."
MP3, 256 KBPS, mono: low kick.mp3(108kb)
MP3, 128 KBPS, stereo: formanta_beatbox_factory_preset_rythms_in_sythesis_mode.zip (2,1 mb)
MP3, 192 KBPS, mono: formanta_beatbox_factory_presets_rythms_factory_sounds_settings.zip (1,92 mb)
FORMANTA TRIGGERED FROM INDIVIDUAL OUTPUTS OF EXTERNAL CV-GATE SEQUENCER. ALL SAMPLES IN MP3, 192 KBPS: formanta_and_external_cv-gate_sequencer.zip(6,9 mb)"
POKMOH
"One of the rarest and most unique instruments from Soviet Union, produced in Katchkanar factory (of Polivoks fame) - ANALOGUE DRUM SYNTH WITH BUILT-IN BEATBOX AND 7 TRIGGER INPUTS (FOR PADS OR OTHER TRIGGERING DEVICE). MADE IN 1986! ALL PARTS ARE ORIGINAL!
ROKTON UDS (OTHER NAME FORMANTA UDS) - RARE SOCIALIST VERSION OF ROLAND TR-909! IT SOUNDS BETTER THAN TR-909 AND THIS MACHINE IS ALSO MUCH MORE RARE. Seven editable generators: kickbass, three tomtoms, snare, hihat and cymbal. All inputs / outputs are 1/4" jack. Editable parameters: sensitivity to the triggering signal, tone, decay time, octave (range), balance, lowpass filter, accent and volume. Built-in beatbox with 16 patterns. The beatbox and the synthesizer are independent modules so they can work at the same time freely. And you can tweak the generators of the beatbox patterns. Full freedom. This is an armoured antitank piece of gear and the sounds it produces is very unique. I've heard many rhythmic tracks in about 15 years of hearing music... including detroit techno, chicago house, drum n bass.. etc.. and i didn't heard tracks in which a drum synth like this was used.It's fat, original freq response are very authentic and pleasing to an ear, including Bass drum, cymbal, hihats, etc. It sounds like a flawest drum synth i ever heard.Again, every piece of that hardware i used, sounded different, i think it's a common thing to soviet synths. So every piece of hardware has it's own face.You CAN tune it to sound like famous Roland drumboxes but you cannot tune a Roland drumbox to sound like this device. THE DRUM SYNTH WAS MANUFACTURED BY FORMANTA, A SOVIET MILLITARY RADIO PLANT AT KACHKANAR CITY, NEAR SVERDLOVSK CITY. The same one which manufactured now legendary POLIVOKS synth. It is built like a rock, pure military technology. The body is solid and the knobs feel nice. There is an original soviet factory structure - i.e. method of synthesis, knob resistors, parts, connections, voltage etc. It runs on 220V AC (US customers will need an adaptor). NO MIDI OR SYNC."
MP3, 256 KBPS, mono: low kick.mp3(108kb)
MP3, 128 KBPS, stereo: formanta_beatbox_factory_preset_rythms_in_sythesis_mode.zip (2,1 mb)
MP3, 192 KBPS, mono: formanta_beatbox_factory_presets_rythms_factory_sounds_settings.zip (1,92 mb)
FORMANTA TRIGGERED FROM INDIVIDUAL OUTPUTS OF EXTERNAL CV-GATE SEQUENCER. ALL SAMPLES IN MP3, 192 KBPS: formanta_and_external_cv-gate_sequencer.zip(6,9 mb)"
POKMOH
AXON AX100 MKII
via this auction
"The improved and extra precise Guitar to MIDI controller: AXON AX 100 MKII
MIDI and guitar - two different worlds until now. With the AXON AX 100 MKII, the technical problems involved in connecting electric or acoustic guitars and basses to the MIDIfied studio world are finally a thing of the past.
The ultra-fast guitar-to-MIDI controller in a single-unit rack mount has an early-recognition system which evaluates the impulses from the strings as soon as they are picked and converts them into values for pitch, dynamics and length. A 32-bit RISC processor makes it possible, opening up a whole new world of music to the guitarist.
Never again will you have to change guitars to produce a different sound - just switch the MIDI channel. On the AXON AX100 MKII, you can either choose from over 500 internal sounds, 10 drum kits and an SFX kit or trigger external sound devices such as samplers and synthesizers. Then, depending on the sound generator you are using, a guitar can become a synthesizer, an electric piano or a saxophone. Everything is possible - even at the same time. With the 12 play area zones, the AXON AX 100 MKII even makes your guitar multitimbral - you can play different instruments by splitting the fretboard, strings or pick position!
Optional connecting pedals and buttons add effects and even more variety to your playing - as does the built-in arpeggiator. Listen for yourself: the AXON AX 100 MKII marks the beginning of a whole new era for guitarists and bassists.
* Extremely fast guitar-to-MIDI controller with impulse early-recognition system
* Compatible with electric and acoustic guitars and electric basses
* Automatic pick position recognition
* 12 play area zones
* 128 programmable presets
* 32-bit RISC processor
* Built-in tuner
* Arpeggiator
* Over 500 high-quality sounds (GM and XG-sound compatible)
* 10 drum kits and one SFX kit
Technical Data
* Guitar to MIDI converter
* Extremely fast tracking
* Pick position recognition
* Works with steel, nylon or bass strings
* 256 memory positions
* 128 programmable presets
* More than 500 high-quality sounds
* 10 drum kits and 1 SFX kit
* 12 play area zones (segments)
* Programmable foot switch connections (hold and preset)
* Arpeggiator with programmable rhythm sequences
* Built-in tuner
* 32-bit RISC processor
* Pickup systems for electric and acoustic guitar (6-string) and bass (4-string)"
"The improved and extra precise Guitar to MIDI controller: AXON AX 100 MKII
MIDI and guitar - two different worlds until now. With the AXON AX 100 MKII, the technical problems involved in connecting electric or acoustic guitars and basses to the MIDIfied studio world are finally a thing of the past.
The ultra-fast guitar-to-MIDI controller in a single-unit rack mount has an early-recognition system which evaluates the impulses from the strings as soon as they are picked and converts them into values for pitch, dynamics and length. A 32-bit RISC processor makes it possible, opening up a whole new world of music to the guitarist.
Never again will you have to change guitars to produce a different sound - just switch the MIDI channel. On the AXON AX100 MKII, you can either choose from over 500 internal sounds, 10 drum kits and an SFX kit or trigger external sound devices such as samplers and synthesizers. Then, depending on the sound generator you are using, a guitar can become a synthesizer, an electric piano or a saxophone. Everything is possible - even at the same time. With the 12 play area zones, the AXON AX 100 MKII even makes your guitar multitimbral - you can play different instruments by splitting the fretboard, strings or pick position!
Optional connecting pedals and buttons add effects and even more variety to your playing - as does the built-in arpeggiator. Listen for yourself: the AXON AX 100 MKII marks the beginning of a whole new era for guitarists and bassists.
* Extremely fast guitar-to-MIDI controller with impulse early-recognition system
* Compatible with electric and acoustic guitars and electric basses
* Automatic pick position recognition
* 12 play area zones
* 128 programmable presets
* 32-bit RISC processor
* Built-in tuner
* Arpeggiator
* Over 500 high-quality sounds (GM and XG-sound compatible)
* 10 drum kits and one SFX kit
Technical Data
* Guitar to MIDI converter
* Extremely fast tracking
* Pick position recognition
* Works with steel, nylon or bass strings
* 256 memory positions
* 128 programmable presets
* More than 500 high-quality sounds
* 10 drum kits and 1 SFX kit
* 12 play area zones (segments)
* Programmable foot switch connections (hold and preset)
* Arpeggiator with programmable rhythm sequences
* Built-in tuner
* 32-bit RISC processor
* Pickup systems for electric and acoustic guitar (6-string) and bass (4-string)"
Yamaha VL1-m
images via this auction
Some useful links from the auction:
Sound On Sound magazine's original 1994 review of the VL1 (the keyboard version)
Ken Barry's web page devoted to the VL1-m, including sounds generated by his Yamaha WX7
International Wind Synthesis Association
A couple of Harmony Central user reviews
Patchman Music patch samples for the VL1
Some useful links from the auction:
Sound On Sound magazine's original 1994 review of the VL1 (the keyboard version)
Ken Barry's web page devoted to the VL1-m, including sounds generated by his Yamaha WX7
International Wind Synthesis Association
A couple of Harmony Central user reviews
Patchman Music patch samples for the VL1
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