MATRIXSYNTH: Saturday, October 11, 2008

Saturday, October 11, 2008

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Chasing Cars played entirely on synths... with kittens.

YouTube via steveeor
"An instrumental version of Snow Patrol's song Chasing Cars, as featured on Grey's Anatomy, played entirely on synthesizer. I wanted to upload it to show it to someone, but needed to make it into a video. So I stuck a load of kitten pictures in there too. Enjoy." "It's all made using a Korg Micro, with a Radius keyboard and a Kaoss Pad."

Moonstone Beach

moonstone beach by shotgunlab

via voltage controlled
"hey matrix - here's my first track incorporating the amazing new iphone app bloom. enjoy."

Home On the Range

YouTube via richlarry
"Pseduo-synth, one knob controls pitch, and the other varies octave."

OZZY OSBOURNE & ARP 2600 Synthesizer MTV German Subtitles

YouTube via PlastikOD. "Ozzy plays with his ARP-2600 Synth."
When he finally gets a sound out of it, it sounds like it's laughing at him. :)

Rhythmic Variation w/ Analogue Systems rs340 Gate Delay

YouTube via bigcitymusic. http://bigcitymusic.com
"Recently someone asked about the rs340 Gate Delay. They wondered what some practical uses for it would be. How about some rhythmic variation? It sounds like an egg timer but with two of the rs340's you can swing your sequencer, create triplets, dotted 16ths, make short or longer delays for attack times on most patches. Mult your gate source, run both into a CV mixer(like the ASys rs160), run one trigger out of an rs340 into another's gate in, run that to the CV mixer too. Voila. Lots of crazy gates to send to whatever you want."

A-100 and FX

YouTube via grauoliv
"Just something that started by wanting to sound like the NON-works of Boyd Rice. The Doepfer A-100 sends noise with a slow volume envelope into the moogerfooger ringmodulator, then to the mam afb-8 filterbank and then into the alesis bitrman. One Doepfer LFO also sends some CV to the moogerfooger, which brings in the moving of the sound. The Alesis does the distortion. I think of a proper recording with a proper kind of video. Let me know what you think!"

Yamaha CS70m

images via this auction

KORG MS2000B

images via this auction

Polyfusion Modules

images via this auction

"Polyfusion modules, panels and parts. All being sold as is 4 channel mixers (3) Bi Polar Attenuators (1) Controller Output Panels (6) Power supply panel, power supply not included (1) knobs (8) Bag of Pots"

Polyfusion Dual Voltage Control Dual Envelope Generator

via this auction

"Polyfusion Dual Voltage Controlled Envelope Generator."

Polyfusion Variable Formant Filter

via this auction

"Rare Polyfusion Variable Formant Filter, Modular Synthesizer."

Polyfusion Analog Phase Shifter

via this auction

"Polyfusion Analog Voltage Controlled Phase Shifter"

Doepfer Livewire Modular

images via this auction

"Containing modules from leading manufacturer Doepfer and Livewire. Modules mounted in a Doepfer powered, portable case, model A-100P. Power supply is the rear-mounted version with no module space taken up on the front panel, or restrictions on module placement.

Module List:
Doepfer Modules
A-110 VCO (x2)
A-119 External Audio in and Envelope Follower
A-131 VCA (exponential scaled pots)
A-143-2 Quad ADSR envelope generators (variable speed)
A-146 LFO variable speed scales and Saw/triangle, positive gate Square/Pulse and standard Square/Pulse waveform outputs
Livewire Module
Frequensteiner Multi-Mode Filter (Lowpass, Bandpass, Highpass)"

New Pics in from Beermaster Take 2

images via beermaster

be sure to see these full size

First set here

A little bit of MATRIXSYNTH trivia: the first flickr set I put up EVER was that first set back on October of 2005.

Fat Bastard

Dzhem - Fireworks (akai mpc 1000 and s3000xl)

YouTube via Dzhem. via http://www.how2make.ru/. follow-up to this post.
"Demo cover version on Mujuice - Fireworks ( Superqueer LP)
(mpc 1000, akai s3000xl)
http://www.myspace.com/how2make
http://www.myspace.com/mujuice"

oberheim 4 voice

images via this auction

The Bear Is Back

YouTube via areyoudreaming. "what's behind the bear?"
I have no idea what this has to do with Oberheim but it has it as a label. Maybe the background synth? Note the end of the video actually states "... is bach" not back. Reference to the switched on bach records of the past?

CR-78 remote repair

YouTube via MusicMiK
"Today, Steen and i will show you a quite interesting small project. Steen has a broken Roland CR-78 and sits in Denmark, i have the knowledge to repair it and sit in Germany. He could send the unit to me to have me repair it, but we tried a different thing, as Steen thought that he could do the job if i guide him through the steps.
So i told him what material he needs to replace the potentially failed latches for the instrument triggers, he got the material, i told him a bit how to solder and desolder, created the desoldering video recently, and after those preparations, we started all this.
So enjoy this video and see, how everything worked out. From those 8 hours of work, i just have 25 minutes of video material which i had to cut down to 10 minutes for YouTube. So lots of fun is missing there, but we hope, you enjoy it anyway."

Rob Papen BLUE short USA demosong

YouTube via robpapen
"short demosong with use of new presets and new 'Quick Browser' system"

Paul's Farfisa keyboards and Vox organ project machines

YouTube via sounddoctorin
"We took a video of the Farfisa stuff that Paul Haugen and I loaded into storage from Tucson. The store down there had accumulated quite a bit of stuff over the years. Many of these machines have great parts and some will be restored probably. Let us know if you are interested and check http://sounddoctorin.com as always for information on repairing synthesizers and a host of great links."

Paul's Vox organ project machines

"And here we are on the same windy day laying out all the Vox organs that came from our Tucson trip. Some of these will be restored we hope by yours truly. Some are obviously not going to be more than parts machines but quite a layout of rare stuff in one place. http://sounddoctorin.com as always for a lot of help on repairing synthesizers in the global synth page but also a tour of my own studio and some songs of mine, as well as some items I have fixed up for new owners. Enjoy."

How to Stop the KORG DS-10 Song Sequence

YouTube via jetdaisuke
"http://webdog.be/archives/081011_1459...
Tips: Nintendo DS Synthesizer KORG DS-10.
In song mode, default specification is playing a loop sequence. If you want to stop the sequence, you must push a button.

But you can stop it automatically. Set the 1st measure empty and start playing from the 2nd measure.

The sequence keep on looping at the end point. But there is no sound at the 1st measure. So it looks stopped."

Roland TB-303 w/ Beast Modification

images via this auction

"Although there are a limited number of Beast units about, this unit got "left behind" in the serial numbering, and privilege to modification variants not seen before.

# All original components are cleaned and / or replaced
# All tact switches replaced using genuine alps parts (not cheap chinese imports)
# All original leds are changed to blue to match new function leds
# New parts chosen by track record for durability (eg new 'cliff' sockets, as per analogue systems modular etc.)
# New function knobs use genuine/original Roland parts (harvested from other machines)
# Gate in, CV in, Filter CV in, Accent in, and Slide in, along the back edge for ease of MIDI control (with appropriate unit, eg. kenton)
# Fifth unit produced (serial number continuity error)
# This machine has some minor cosmetic imperfections (scuffs) on the metal switch board insert.
# First unit to have VCF output pre-amp modification.

(note: there will be some overlap between this auction and a complimentary 606 auction - check the "view seller's other items" link to see what's still available)"

BLIP FESTIVAL 2008

Blip Festival 2008: The Promo from Richard Alexander Caraballo on Vimeo. Blip Fesitival Website
"Archaic game and home computer hardware is recast into the unlikely role of musical instrument and motion graphics workstation in the BLIP FESTIVAL 2008, a four-day event showcasing nearly 40 musicians and visual artists occupying the international low-res cutting edge. The Blip Festival takes place DECEMBER 4—7, 2008 at the Bell House, and is presented by Manhattan art organization THE TANK and NYC artist collective 8BITPEOPLES.

Highlighting the chipmusic phenomenon and its related disciplines, the festival aims to showcase emerging creative niches involving the use of legacy video game & home computer hardware as modern artistic instrumentation. Devices such as the Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Nintendo Game Boy and others are repurposed into the service of original, low-res, high-impact electronic music and visuals — sidestepping game culture and instead exploring the technology's untapped potential and distinctive intrinsic character.

The Blip Festival assembles nearly 40 practitioners selected from the chipmusic movement's expansive global underground, taking care to represent as many as possible of the genre's surprisingly diverse styles, geographical and technical scenes, communities, and traditions. The festival's concert program will be supplemented by daytime events to be announced, including workshops, presentations, and screenings. The Blip Festival's intended result is to provide a cross-section of a movement currently in explosive flux, teeming with artistic exploration, and poised at the cusp of global awareness.

Featured artists in previous editions of the Blip Festival have included Bodenständig 2000 [Rephlex], YMCK [Avex Trax], Herbert Weixelbaum [Morr Music], Jeroen Tel, Neil Voss, new media artist Cory Arcangel, and dozens of others." Blip Festival

The Sound Source: 'Cartoons and Weirdness' – A Tribute to Raymond Scott

"Date: Tuesday 14 October
Price: From £11.50

Curated by Society for the Promotion of New Music www.spnm.org.uk

The Sound Source is now based at Kings Place. It promises to be London’s premier experimental music series.

The first night celebrates the work and influence of Raymond Scott, a lost genius of the 20th Century. Bandleader, inventor and experimentalist – Scott’s career was diverse to say the least. He’s best known for inspiring the soundtracks for cartoons such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and The Simpsons, but in his time Scott also developed the first musical sequencer and even spent time as the head of electronic research and development at Motown Records. This spirit of adventure permeates the night, from the Stu Brown Sextet’s reinterpretation of Scott’s early work to Falco Subbuteo’s experimental electronica (featuring spnm shortlisted composer, Valerie Pearson). The Sound Source regulars no.w.here bring complementary films and The Open Source, curated by Music Orbit provides a unique platform for the best emerging composers and artists." more info