MATRIXSYNTH: Tuesday, November 25, 2008


Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Digitana

"All Digitana products are handmade in the UK, using high quality components, all items are produced in very limited quantities. The design philosophy is to make the products easy to use with clear and carefully chosen musically useful controls, making them ideal for live use or in the studio.

The range of products is always changing so bookmark this page and check back regularly to avoid missing out."


You might remember Digitana from these posts.

Oakley and MacBeth Duet


Youtube via modularland. via Steve. http://www.modularland.com/
"Inspired by the recent USA election Modularland presents a performance of Oakley Modular and the MacBeth M5N. Modularland is a democracy- we do not care if you are Synthesizers.com black, Future Retro white, Oakley blue, Scottish Macbeth, American Blacet, Canadian Modcan, Japanese Roland, digital and sampled like the Miniwave, or thermionic and Chino like the Manley. We wouldn't even have hard feelings if Manley moved to Pomona. Everyone has an equal vote in the final sound.

This track is aleatoric, features no MIDI, and is driven by noise quantized and gated by the Modcan Dual Quantizer 55B synched by Modcan clock 55B driving the Blacet Hex Zone which sequences the MacBeth M5N.

The Oakley VCO is filtered by a Cynthia Synthacon filter to give that nice smooth percussive hit. All audio is run through the Manley Dual Mono Tube Direct Interface into an Alesis IO|26 A/D with some light EQ and reverb added in Cubase. No audio edits of any kind."

Macbeth M5


YouTube via jannemanne81. "Trippin on his own"

ems Synthi Vcs3 checking


YouTube via jannemanne81

AudioWeevil08 demoed by Prometheus Burning


YouTube via telladictorian

"VanEck of Prometheus Burning giving a quick and dirty glimpse of the rare AudioWeevil08 by BugBrand.

The AudioWeevil is an analog synth-sound generator and an audio processor full of chaotic potential.

We will try to post a few more in depth videos, as well as some MP3's on our site to better show off the Weevils capabilities in the near future.

www.prometheus-burning.com"

NOooooooo!!!!

via Tolaemon:
"I saw this beautiful vintage analog synthesizer in the van of a scrap merchant. I don't know which model it was... I tried to negotiate a price with him but I had no cash on my pocket. He offered it to me for 75Euros and I would have bought If I had the money! A lost oprotunity! Hope this synthesizer does not finish it's life in a garbage dump!"

Looks like an organ. Anyone know what it is?

Korg Polysix Custom Wood Install


YouTube via beamercola

"Cascara wood via SynthWood.com"

Update: one more video and a flickr set by BeamerCola. (click to check out the shots)

Korg Mono/Poly Custom Wood Install

Yoko Sum - with noise.io


YouTube via MissJori
"Yoko Sum by Jori Tokyo. A sound produced completely with noise.io on iPod using the fresh created yoko-sum synth-bank."
You can find Noise.io here:
Noise.io Pro

Roland SH1000 monophonic analog synthesizer demo


YouTube via sounddoctorin
"Bob Weigel of Sound Doctorin' ( http://www.sounddoctorin.com ) works through some of the circuit design and plays through the variable settings on the Roland SH1000 classic vintage monophonic synthesizer, the first unit shipped from Japan by the Roland Corporation in 1973. This one has the potted modules which were replaced at some point with non-potted circuitry it appears. We scrapped one unit because we had no front panel and many switches were broken etc. I think I'll use the guts to slap into maybe an EP10 of the same year though somehow :-)."

Korg karma & trinity demo By Covy, space4keys user


YouTube via Space4Keys
"Korg karma & trinity demo By Covy, space4keys user
www.space4keys.com "

Roland MC-202 MicroComposer


YouTube via djpelinn
"mc 202 = sh 101 + "filter accent" and "slide" like tb 303"

buchla261108.wmv


YouTube via cray56

Jupiter 6 Europa thru Ineko and Steiner masters touch


video upload by b3nsf

"My Europa'ed Jupiter thru the Alesis Ineko into the Steiner masters touch and finally the Boss Se-70 for delay. sounds cool. later, ben"

Triadex Muse


images via this auction

ROLAND GR-700

images at this auction



360 Systems Digital Synthesizer

images via this auction
"Up for auction is an extremely rare and vintage 360 Systems Digital Keyboard. It has recently been serviced. It has had all the keyboard bushing replaced with new properly lubricated bushings and the keyboard leveled. It has also had many of the capacitors in the analog signal path replaced. To my knowledge it functions 100%. It has factory installed MIDI, not retrofitted, and has been tested. It includes three PROM boards and 11 sounds. The sounds are as follows as best as I can describe them:

1. Piano - This sounds great. It has 48 PROM chips dedicated to just the piano so there is almost no "stretching" on the samples.
2. Mello Bass / Acoustic Guitar
3. Electric Guitar #1
4. Electric Guitar #2 (E to C)
5. Slap Bass 1 / Slap Bass 2
6. Rhodes
7. Oboe? / French Horn
8. Sax? / Trombone
9. Sax? (bottom octave is looped)
10. Alto Sax
11. Cello / Strings - When this sound is "doubled" it is very lush and very nice! Its best sound in my opinion.

The PROM chips are labled with the sound and chip number. They are described as follows:

1. PNO: 1-48
2. MSC2: 4-7
3. GIT7: 1-6
4. ?? (the labels came off): X4
5. FNK3: 1-8
6. RHO4: 1-4
7. HORN: 1-10
8. CEL: 1-20
9. VLN: 11-40
10. 12 Empty Slots + space for one additional PROM board for a total of 4.

The keyboard is 8 voice polyphonic and can be doubled or layered for 4 voice polyphony. The keyboard can be split and sounds can be swapped. It has pitch and mod wheels with variable LFO speed. I say that it functions like a Mellotron because it only plays the length of the sample and doesn't infinitely loop. ...Or I haven't figured that part out. The analog section of the synth's circuitry has many CEM chips for filtering and dynamics."

You can find more shots in this flickr set. via Jeremy.

Oberheim OB-12 Factory Patches

In case you are looking, you can find them on the friends of OB-12 Yahoo list under the files section.

Harmonic Table Keyboard


Playing synths in bed...

via synth-diy where you will find the full post.

snip:
"This is another project I just started working on. It is a keyboard/MIDI controler based on the harmonic table (like the c-thru music controler). This one is just switches which all connect to a midi core module (from ucapps.de) which translates the various keypresses to midi signals. There are 50 keys/notes and although I'm going to use letra-set rub-ons to write the notes onto the keys, you can make out which note is which from the blue keys."

Buddha Machine II times two

flickr by Chris_Carter_

The new Buddha Machines are out. You can find them here.


YouTube via fm3zhang
boxing 2

Dorit Chrysler

http://www.myspace.com/doritchrysler

via navs.modular.lab where you can find a post on a few electronic shows coming up.

punkdISCO on the Roland MKS-80 and Doepfer Drehbank

via punkdISCO on the AH mailing list: "I cant understand why a few people are unimpressed with the MKS80. Maybe it's the interface? Anyway, I have had mine for maybe 6 years and for 5 years it remained unused (interface). I also had a Doepfer Drehbank that was also unused (it was setup to control a few synths so subsequently controlled none). I have now decided to setup the MKS80/Drehbank permanently paired. This means that when I turn then on, they work! The Drehbank has 64 knobs - the MKS80 has 64 editable parameters!
drehbank1_mks80.jpg
drehbank2_mks80.jpg
drehbank3_mks80.jpg
drehbank4_mks80.jpg
drehbank5_mks80.jpg

The MKS80 is an incredible synth. It just sounds wonderful. Extremely powerful and with the unusual modulation options, you can get some very aggressive/unusual sounds out of it.

I don't know where the previous poster got the 6dB bass boost figure from (I don't ever recall hearing it quantified) and I don't even know if the well documented boost actually exists, although I have no reason to doubt it. With or without this boost, it has a bass to die for. So much so that nearly every patch I use tends to have the HPF turned all the way up (unless it's a bass patch).

Oh yeah, and the duo-phonic is very nice, as is the very flexible unison modes."

Note the custom face on the Drehbank which normally looks like this image. Also note the punkdISCO logo in the top shot.

Non-specific acid with a prototype Make Noise QMMG


Non-specific acid with a prototype Make Noise QMMG from jeswa on Vimeo.
http://makenoisemusic.com/
Be sure to check out http://devsnd.blogspot.com for more.
"Only the Doepfer monster case was used, everything is just blinking alluringly, attempting to distract you.
Doepfer A-155 randomly sequencing a Livewire AFG sine,
Doepfer A-147 square wave clocking Doepfer A-149-1/2,
Doepfer A-149-2 random gates triggering QMMG CV triggers and CV resonance in no particular order,
QMMG master out lightly treated with Doepfer A-199 spring rev & Doepfer A-188-1Y (256) (CV2 modded with A-149-1)

Actually the patch took less time to set up than it did to write this explanation.

Mind you, this is a prototype QMMG, and I'm only using 2 of the 4 modes (and of those 2 modes used I didn't properly demonstrate their respective ranges, nor did I intend to) this does not properly demonstrate all of the module's enormous potential, just a little jam.

Visit devsnd.com for free Battery kits made from unique analogue sound sources"

Numerology 2 Demo #1


YouTube via JimAtFive12.

Audio comes in at :32. Sent my way via Suit & Tie Guy
"A selection of sequencing techniques offered by the new version of Numerology, from Five12. For more information, demo downloads and more, visit five12.com and the Numerology forums at five12.net."

Minimoog Voyager Part I - IV


YouTube via samurailonewolf. via fischek.

Earth Gravity 3


YouTube via samurailonewolf. via fischek.
"Compo MoonSatellite.
Alesis Andromeda, premier essai."

Roland A-50 Ad

flickr by Volken-vls8
(click for more including the Micro Composer MC-500 mkII)

full size

Lego Kraftwerk


OK, this one is not a synth, but I'll make the rare exception. I just couldn't pass on posting it. I'll label this one under miniature.

via hajo

"Look the haircut of Florian on the upper stairs. [bottom shot]"

analog MIDI drum machine

via quiet_channel where you will find more shots and info.

"The 8 knobs on the top of the case control Master Volume, Kick, Clave, Snare, Conga, Low Tom, High Tom, and Hi-Hat levels. The two LEDs indicate power and midi activity... The drum sound circuitry was taken from a broken old Farfisa organ."

Be sure to check out the post for the more detail.

Korg EX-8000 (DW-8000 Rack) DWGS Hybrid Synthesizer


YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

some typical self-made and factory sounds from the Korg EX-8000 DWGS Hybrid Synthesizer (digital oscillators, analog filter and amp)"

MFOS Weird Sound Generator (simple version)


YouTube via BentElectronics
"This is a project I built from the info on musicfromouterspace.com ,,,This is a Custom Etched PCB,,More cool cases coming.."

The miniature SIMMONS pad


YouTube via denha. "2.5inch SIMMONS DRUM pad." Audio comes in at 1:12.

Sylenth1 DANCE 良い感じ☆


YouTube via PXE02321

InnovativeSynthesis Send Synth To Service.mpg


YouTube via InnovativeSynthesis
"Taking apart a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 before sending it in for service."

Waldorf Q

flickr by u_ran2008

full size

Racked Eurorack Modular

Nice shot of a Eurorack modular via the music of sound where you'll find the module listing under this shot.

Metasonix Eurorack Update

You might recall from this prior post that Metasonix was going Eurorack. Here is an image of one in the works via Deviant Synth. It's the prototype for a "combined tube distortion/VCA, using variable-mu pentodes (26A6s to be specific)" that will hopefully be shown at NAMM.
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