Tuesday, November 18, 2008
PNW2008: Lorne Demos the Sequential Circuits Model 700
YouTube via matrixsynth.
Remember to click on the pnw2008 label below for more.
"Lorne Demos the Sequential Circuits Model 700 Sequencer programmer at the Pacific Northwest Synth Gathering 2008" Note his comment on how this may be the first voltage controlled memory. You save your settings for each step which the sequencer then runs through. You can find some good images of the Model 700 here.
PNW2008: David Skinner Demos his Modular
YouTube via matrixsynth
"David Skinner demos his Modcan, Cynthia, Blacet Modular at the Pacific Northwest Synth Gathering 2008"
Klee Sequencer Demo 2
YouTube via ScottStites
"Controlling 3 voices of my modular synth. External step of range control is offset audio rate modulation. www.electro-music.com"
Appendage Touch Ribbon Fifth Video: HyperTrigger
YouTube via ScottStites. As always, click on any label below for more.
"This is a demo of the HyperTrigger mode of the Appendage Touch Ribbon"
DIY Analog Synth Demo #3
YouTube via rodriemi. follow-up to these videos.
"On http://arsamus-lineal-tml01.blogspot.... you can see details
This is another a demo of an do-it-yourself analog synth I designed and build. In this video I show different sounds."
POLIVOKS VCF MODULAR VCO DEMO
YouTube via bluelantern320
"This is a demo with a an Analog VCO and Polivoks AIO VCF kit."
POLIVOKS VCF Bass Guitar Pass Through
"I had my Neighbor Play Bass while I fiddle with the VCF. It was also FM Modulated by an Analog VCO"
Korg Poly-800 Custom Case
via this auction"This is not a digital synth as some might say, its a true analouge unit with DCOs which are digital controlled to keep in tune and locked
Serious mod done as you can see to convert it to a stand alone desktop MIDI contolled synth module and finished in a shocking bright orange. 2 extra pots on the front for the "moog slayer" filter cut and resonance speaker blowing ear bleeding mod. Thi is a serious mod and should be used with extreme caution when uping the resonace setting in the presets... 2 osc 8 note poly synth, very simple to program and store sounds, connect to you pc laptop and send sysex info with ease for changing patches and sounds... customised unit made from a full size Poly 800 mk2 Midi in/out - Stereo outputs - Digital delay built in"
ANALOG SYNTH RUSSIAN VCF FILTER
images at this auction"Up for sale is one of the best Russian based VCF filters with a really sour Rezonance Character. It is an External All In One unit that is self powered with a 12v AC wall adapter. It has an onboard LFO section and Pre Amp to amplify lower sound signals. This was intended for the Modualar Synthesizer People, but it can be used with Line level signals also. It can also handle a guitar/bass directly connected. It can easily Self Resonate.
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The actual unit is Green with red Knobs. Demos will be up soon, come back later to hear it in action.
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These are the inputs:
(1) CV
(1) FM bipolar CV
(2) Audio In (Ain)
These are the Outputs.
(1) FIlter out BP/LP (selected by swtich)
(1) LFO out
(1) LFO SQUARE OUT
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Now for the hard Facts: The pre-amp section was intended for VCO analog synth Signals, It sounds very clean with these signals because these levels are usually Beefy and Big.
It can however amplify Line level by x100. But by cranking it up all the way you will hear slight distortion and a little Noise. This also applies to Guitars/bass. In other words this is not a crystal clear Pre-amp when cranked up x100 gain. This is how I wanted it to be, distorted and sour mainly for Analog Signals. I made some demos passing various signals through the filter so you can hear it in action."
Roland Juno-106 with Blue Bender
images at this auction"it has had the pitch bender replaced with the lit up one from japan. its backlit blue. second wohever owned it in the 80's had a scsi port professionally installed on it."
ARP EMINENT SOLINA STRING SYNTHESIZER
images at this auction"EXTREMELY RARE ARP EMINENT SOLINA STRING SYNTHESIZER (serial number 52!) !!! It's in very good condition and is fully working. This is the wellknown SOLINA string ensemble w/ build in a ARP EXPLORER. Only about 200 of these on the planet! VERY HEAVY (almost 30kilo!). CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY EBAYSTORE"
Oberheim Two Voice
images at this auction"The 2 voice is one of our favorite vintage synths. A single voice (called an SEM = Synthesizer Expander Module) is surprisingly powerful, offering 2 oscillators, 2 envelopes (1 for filter, 1 for volume), an LFO, pulse width modulation and a SWEET multimode filter with sweepable mode (which few synths offered). This 2 voice has..... 2 voices, so you can play 4 oscillators per key for a nice fat sound.
The 2 voice can play up to 2 separate pitches at once. Back in the day, this was impressive... Please click here to view our other auctions!"
ARP Axxe Model 2313
images at this auction"If you download the manual, available at http://soundprogramming.net/manuals/Arp_Axxe_Manual.pdf, all of the functions work fine up through page 20. After that there seem to be dirty slider issues. In addition, a small circuit, a pot with a chicken head knob and 2 - 1/4" jacks were added to the output. It looks like a small buffer/possible gain amplifier is connected to the low output. A ground wire and what appears to be a wire from the power supply have both broken off leading to the additional circuit, rendering this circuit inoperable. This does not seem to affect the original output. This circuit and the jacks can be seen in the accompanying pictures. The power takes a few moments to come on after flipping the power switch, but after it is on there is no problem."
Simon plays the Moog
flickr by maxcady808"Simon played and made some sounds at the launch for Ken Hollings book "Welcome to Mars" at the Horse Hospital."
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JayB Productions - Trance Live Performance #2
YouTube via Hanni13579
"Anther song I composed just for playing live for YouTube. I's got no title and there's no MP3 available.
The rhythm section comes from Yamaha QY100 and Quasimidi Sirius (recieving MIDI data from QY100). No computer was used for this - except for recording the audio. :D
Other synths used here:
Yamaha AN1x (Plucked Sound, FM Synth in main part)
Korg X5D (Choir Pad and Explosion)
Yamaha S80 (Gated Pad, FX-Sounds, Main Lead)"
Roland V-synth Demostration part 2, S4K performed by Gill
YouTube via Space4Keys. follow-up to this post.
Arbitrary Blues Digression in C
YouTube via RadiPho
"The Electric Harmonic Phase Angle And Frequency Arbitrator playing an old Diracistani traditional melody."
Kawai K5000 Rack *Advanced Additive Synthesizer*
YouTube via retrosound72
"vintage synth demo by RetroSound
Kawai K5000 = Additive Synthesis + special PCM samples;
the demo shows some typical K5000 sounds...the perfect digital ambient machine"
ROLAND SH-09 VINTAGE SYNTH NEW HOME / THIERRY IN SWITZERLAND
YouTube via stickmanband3
"This is a neat old synthesizer that I've had for a while. I did use it in one song I wrote for my Great Nephew Taylor. The song is "Poopie in the Pot" and this Roland SH-09 was used for the lead section and riff in the song. Maybe I'll add that song at some point, but this is just goofing around to remember what it sounded like and the such. Peace - frazier - small town music"
"Equinoxe part 1" - on ELKA EP-8
YouTube via organfairy
"This is the proof that you can do something fantastic with just a computer - or a tape recorder - and a home organ bought for next to nothing at a charity sale. Purists will probably say that I should play this piece on an Eminent organ like J.M.Jarres. But I think the ELKA does a good job and they are easier to find. I also wanted to somehow illustrate the seven separate tracks without some fancy video tricks. But you can see for yourself how I solved that...."
Drawdio: MacGyver Everyday Things into Musical Instruments
Drawdio: Turn Almost Anything Into a Theramin
YouTube via wakeupsilver. Be sure to click on the drawdio label below for more.
"Imagine you could draw musical instruments on normal paper with any pencil (cheap circuit thumb-tacked on) and then play them with your finger. The Drawdio circuit-craft lets you MacGuyver your everyday objects into musical instruments: paintbrushes, macaroni, trees, grandpa, even the kitchen sink...
One day I bought a "harmonium" kit at the street market in Bangalore. I hacksawed the keyboard off to make the first ever Drawdio circuit. We played with it at a local school in the slums using plants, water, our foreheads, etc. My friend told me graphite would work too. Meditating on it, I realized the Drawdio circuit should be literally attached to a pencil to "draw audio," and that's where the name came from: Draw + Audio.
DIY: Make it. Remix it. Play it."
YouTube via wakeupsilver. Be sure to click on the drawdio label below for more.
"Imagine you could draw musical instruments on normal paper with any pencil (cheap circuit thumb-tacked on) and then play them with your finger. The Drawdio circuit-craft lets you MacGuyver your everyday objects into musical instruments: paintbrushes, macaroni, trees, grandpa, even the kitchen sink...
One day I bought a "harmonium" kit at the street market in Bangalore. I hacksawed the keyboard off to make the first ever Drawdio circuit. We played with it at a local school in the slums using plants, water, our foreheads, etc. My friend told me graphite would work too. Meditating on it, I realized the Drawdio circuit should be literally attached to a pencil to "draw audio," and that's where the name came from: Draw + Audio.
DIY: Make it. Remix it. Play it."
Roland JX-3P
YouTube via vinyljunkie07
"Some sounds I programed on the roland jx-3p to give some idea of what this synth sounds like...added some dellay, reverb and phasor on various sounds in Logic but all played either live or from the JX's in built sequencer.
The last song only the bass is the JX-3P other sounds are from the juno 1"
Tutorial: Creating a Harpsichord (Alesis Andromeda)
YouTube via Qiwolf. via fischek.
"Yet another video of me giving insight on patch making. In this episode, learn to create a harpsichord. WOW!"
Tutorial: Making a Face Melting Lead (Alesis Andromeda)
"This is an amateur tutorial on how to make a guitar like sync lead. I hope that I provide a nice demonstration of the A6 and let a few people gain some wisdom on making cool patches.
*NOTE* I made a mistake in this video. Please change the frequency of Oscillator 1 down 12 semitones. The sync wasn't working cause I never changed the masters frequency V_V"
BLIP 2007 DVD Details Announced . . .
Blip Festival 2007: Video Collection Teaser from 2 Player Productions on Vimeo.
"Live performance video compilation featuring one track from each of the 32 performers at the second annual Blip Festival, held in New York NY in 2007, and curated and organized by 8bitpeoples and The Tank.
The Blip Festival showcases artists adopting and repurposing familiar but forgotten hardware - such as the Commodore 64, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Atari game console and home computer line, and the Nintendo Game Boy - exploring their untapped potential and unique aesthetic character as musical instruments and motion graphics workstations.
In addition to the 32 videos, this collection features a bonus disc packed with interviews, music videos, photos, and more.
The DVD will be available for purchase at this year's Blip Festival (Dec 4 - Dec 7) and online following the conclusion of the event.
blipfestival.org
Produced, filmed, and edited by 2 Player Productions 2playerproductions.com
Music: "Retro Attivo (Jonkie Screw)" - The Hardliner"
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OPEN CALL FOR PERSONAL BLIP DOCUMENTARIES . . .
Over the past two years, 2 Player Productions has served as the official videography crew for the Blip Festival. Each year, they release a comprehensive DVD package featuring one song from each of the festival's 32 musical performances as well as bonus materials related to New York's chip music scene.
In the interest of broadening the scope of their coverage of Blip '08 as a whole, 2PP is putting out an open call to audience members for footage documenting their personal experience of this year's festival. Film yourself getting ready for the show, traveling to New York, hanging out in the city, meeting other fans, freaking out during your favorite performances, going out afterwards, etc. The more you shoot, the better.
Pictures are also welcome and highly encouraged. The final product will be edited into a short documentary for the official Blip Festival 2008 DVD.
To confirm your participation and receive details (or ask questions) please email
siddiky at 2playerproductions dot com
Thanks for taking an interest. We look forward to seeing the festival through your eyes this year.
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Event DetailS . . .
The Blip Festival 2008
Thursday December 4 - Sunday December 7 The Bell House | www.thebellhouseny.com
149 7th Street
Brooklyn NY 11215 US"
Mini Korg DS10 Review
via Horton on the AH list:"I finally got a copy of the Korg DS-10, and it's outstanding. I'm actually surprised at what a great job they did across the board with every last element of design and execution. First off, the thing is INSANELY ergonomic - there's an almost magical logic and intuitive workflow that comes with holding the DS in your hand and using the shoulder buttons to toggle between the different modules while interacting with them using the pen and touchscreen. It's simply something that has not yet been accomplished using any sort of mouse-driven software synthesizer or sequencer, and it is truly inspiring - I made three COMPLETE songs in the first hour or so, including building all sounds from scratch. I was most impressed by the drum section - each of the four individual drum voices (programmed xox-style on a 16-step grid) is COMPLETELY editable using the same entire MS-10 synth engine that's used for the two melodic synthesizers, patch cables and all. So the end result is basically like having 6 ms-10's sitting on a table, with a mixer, effects, two KAOSS pads, and six 16-step sequencers to control them. For every element that I thought the designer would (justifiably) skimp on, like effects routing, I discover that they actually went one step further.
I could go on about it all day, but for $40, it's an insane deal. I've actually made a google group for discussion if anyone wants to join - Outstanding!"
KORG DS-10 on Ebay
KORG DS-10 on Amazon
Tapion's Theme on iPhone Ocarina
YouTube via docjazz4
iPhone Smule Ocarina (Joy to the World)
YouTube via smuleocarina
You can get Ocarina here:
"Smule, a premiere developer of interactive sonic applications for the iPhone, announced today that its Ocarina application has jumped to #1 rank in 16 Apple App Stores internationally, including the United States, Canada, France, Sweden, Holland, and Spain among others.
Ocarina users are able to hear and see the origin of live performances and share their melodies with others around the world. In less than two weeks since the Ocarina launch, Ocarina users have listened to more than three million melodies, have generated over two hundred musical scores and have shared their creations here: http://ocarina.smule.com/forum/."
Midibox IV: core + dinx4
YouTube via substanceg
"Testing the Midibox Core and DINX4 modules, connected to Ableton Live. Left-hand buttons are mapped to midi notes, right-hand buttons trigger clips."
Midibox III: Building a DINx4 Module
"Assembling the DINx4 module for the midibox hardware platform from ucapps.de"
You can find the rest of the videos here.
Synthesizer Programming - Episode 1
YouTube via Thalassa77. via fischek.
"This is the first of a series of videos where I will show how to program different kind of sounds on a synthesizer. I'm going to work with Synth1, a free VST synthesizer. This first episode is about how to program a simple bass line. The parameters values are approx. Values are expressed in %.
http://switchedonsynthesizer.blogspot..."
Custom Designed VCS3(mkII)+DK1/2 CV Interface
via SYNTHI A CLONE where you will find more info.
"new custom made VCS3 mkII module that I plan to make available in small quantities.
Custom designed with hand made afrormosia hardwood case as in the original VCS3 and original synthi knobs/sockets/styling and custom engraved panels. Different knob colour options will be available.The Synthi VCS3-DK2 CV interface unit combines my 4 channel sequencer/CV cable with the ability to keep the DK12 keyboard connected to the VCS3. It also works equally well with a DK1 keyboard.
It allows individual switching of the 4 channels (Input ch1, Input ch2, matrix row 16 (joystick vertical control) and gate) between either external CV1-CV3, gate (via 6.35mm jacks) or DK1/2 function.
Another nice feature is it also allows the on board Oscillator in the DK1/2 to be routed in and out to external effects/filters etc before re-entering the matrix via input channel 1. This means that you can apply external effects (echo, reverb, filtering etc) of this Osc independently of the main synthi Osc1-3."
via the EMS SYNTHI blog
MoeSqncr iPhone App
YouTube via tjkdougaman
"Moe Sequencer.
Make Music with Moe Voice."
You can get MoeSequencer here:
RealPiano the Grand Piano for the iPhone
YouTube via ArminSZ
"This is a short demo of the best Piano app for the iPhone and iPod touch"
You can get RealPiano here:
Angular Momentum MIDI Controller for the Jomox AiR Base 99
"MIDI Controller for the Jomox AiR Base 99.Stand Alone and VSTi version
All controls neatly on 1 panel
99 Preset slots
Channel select
MIDI Learn
MIDI Learn Reset
MIDI Learn: Move slider or knob simultaniously with your hardware controller.
MIDI Unlearn: Double click control or press Reset all MIDI Learn
Use 2 MIDI Tracks...
MIDI Track 1...MIDI In = from Hardware Controller....MIDI out = AMVST AiR Base 99 Control
MIDI Track 2...MIDI In = AMVST AiR Base 99 Control....MIDI Out = Output to Jomox AiR Base 99 Hardware"
[Angular Momentum - be sure to check out their other software]
customized Oberheim SEM Module
via Aliens Project where you will find one more image and samples.Custom Oberheim SEM with break-out patch points. Also note the Moog 993.
SX-150 modded
flickr by mesak(click through for the mouseovers)
"'output' has switch for inverting pitch->filter tracking
output changed to big jack (to the side)
below resonance is a switch for 'resonance reshuffle'
thanks to masa"
Update via tm: "working link to the instructions"
Sound Design with AudioCubes
YouTube via Percussa
"A demo by http://alloyelectric.com/
(Chris Warren, UCSD)
Chris is controlling a soft synth developed especially for AudioCubes by Percussa, to be released in the next months.
No setup or configuration necessary to make the cubes talk to the software, since the software was designed specifically for the cubes.
No drivers necessary, and runs on Mac OSX 10.4 or Windows XP SP2 and later."
Oscillators on navs.modular.lab
"What a week it's been. First I get my AFG back from Livewire, then I finally get my hands on a Cwejman VCO-6 and yesterday Tiptop Audio's Z3000 arrives at Schneidersbuero. Oscillators. They're like buses..."You can hear the samples on navs.modular.lab.
calculator music
YouTube via ajturley
"This is a demo of a project I built so that I could use my HP 48 to play a MIDI keyboard. The calculator is running a program that sends data to a Parallax Stamp Basic microcontroller over the built-in serial port whenever I press a button. The microcontroller is running software that converts the message from the calculator into a MIDI noteon or noteoff message that is then sent to the keyboard. This is a response to a createdigitalmusic.com poll in which a (small) number of users said they wanted the site to cover more calculator music."
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