Oscillography - Fibonacci Generator (2)

YouTube via EA78751
"Here is an excerpt from my unreleased videotape "Thirteen Meditations on the Meaning of the Tao".

The patterns are synthesized with a Lagged Fibonacci Generator (LFG) circuit built with discrete logic chips (CD4000 CMOS). The LFG is an algorithm sometimes used in cryptography to generate encryption keys. I'm exploring it as a pattern generator for algorithmic art and music. Although cryptographers like the LFG because its output is similar to white noise, I find that through creative electronic filtering, the intricate details of its cyclic patterns become visible, and we can appreciate the details."

Update via Eric in the comments: "here is a photo of the circuit in a partially complete state"

Vangelis concert in Rotterdam, Netherlands

YouTube via yearofox. via fischek. Note the Roland JD-800
"On June 18, 1991, Vangelis played to a crowd of 275,000 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. His performace was considered the climax of the "Eureka Project", an event organized by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. Its purpose was to encourage international scientific cooperation among European nations."

Pressure Sensitive CV Ribbon Controller Demo

Sonicstate.TV via 12T0NE
"This video is a quick demo of a pressure-sensitivity option to my 20" Walking Stick ribbon controllers. There is no real "intelligence" in the controller - it simply offers a variable CV out for both the ribbon and the pressure - with attenuators for each. The pressure has a somewhat exponential response curve. It's nice on hardwired synths for enveloping notes using the filter, and would work great on a modular for a multitude of functions."

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flickr by Grudnick

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"WFFV production studio, including TEAC 4 track, and ARP Odyssey, an analog synthesizer."

VOS 1

flickr by dj_statikfire

"My Voice of Saturn on its birthday."

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The Mystery Circuits Mike-o-Wave

YouTube via mysterycircuits
"By Mike Walters, 2008. Modified Yamaha PSS 140, circuit bent and recased. Custom flat panel controls everything. Visit www.mysterycircuits.com for more technical details and photos."

Synth DIY UK weekend - July 17/19

"Another year, another Synth DIY UK event. 2009 marks the 10th anniversary of the UK synthtastic gathering.

The location, as last year, is Robinson College -

http://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/contact/directions.php

In an effort to streamline the process I've tweaked the online booking form, which you can find here:

http://www.njohnson.co.uk/SDIY/roombooking.html

Room rates are £32 for a single, £53 for a double, continental-style breakfast included. All rooms are en-suite. Prepayment is required, either Sterling cheque or via Paypal.

Info and photos from previous years can be found on Paul Maddox's site:

http://www.diy.synth.net/uk

I'll announce a closing date nearer the time. Suffice it to say there's some time to go before you need to make your mind up.

Further details will be announced in due course.

Cheers,
Neil
--
http://www.njohnson.co.uk"

I actually went to the last event. You can see posts of the event here.

Toto porcaro midirouting1.flv

YouTube via alainraes. via M G. Part 2 below Porcaro talks about MIDI and controlling his synths.
"From my collection of 80s studiosessions this is comes from a 1 hour vhs to dvd featuring Steve porcaro in his midistudio, he concentrates on midirouting in this first part, keyboards include yamaha kx88 master, oberheim dsx sequencer , roland mc500 mk1, linn 9000 forat(the product that sank linn, extremely buggy, actually the samples for the lm1 were made in conjuction with steve as advisor)oberheim expander, tx16 rack prophet vs, minimoog , emulator2,sycologic router"

Toto porcaro more routing2.flv

"In this part Steve shows more ways to use controllers and layering different midiparts using the tx816 fm rack how he organizes his mididata on the "yadasheets"."

Wersi Galaxy Organ - Opened Up

via Kenneth Elhard:
"Since I took some photos of my Wersi Organ opened up, I figured I'd post
them for those interested in seeing how the organ opens up like a book,
where all sections are hinged and can be swung up for easy access to all of
the internals.

Ouside
Wersi0716.jpg [pictured]

Insides
Wersi0722.jpg [pictured]
Wersi0725.jpg
Wersi0728.jpg
Wersi0731.jpg
Wersi0734.jpg
Wersi0737.jpg

Speakers
Wersi0709.jpg
Wersi0740.jpg"

Dailymotion - ROGER WATERS &SYNTHIS AKS, a video from el…

ROGER WATERS & SYNTHI'S AKS
by electro

via soren in the comments of this post.

CS80Strident - Yamaha CS80 Track

CS80strident by omegacode80

Show me a Sine

via this auction

see the sellers other synth Ts here.

analog synth song using Roland SH-101, JUNO-60 and JUNO-106

YouTube via sloocer106
"SH-101/JUNO-60/JUNO-106/SP-808 triggered via midi using Sonar software.
V-Drums played live."

Miniwave Melody

YouTube via boobtube356
"Blacet Miniwave audio output goes to Make Noise QMMG. The QMMG is modulated by Cwejman ADSR-VC2. The Miniwave bank and wave are being controlled by a pair of LFO S&H signals. The Miniwave input is a simple rising saw waveform from a Cwejman VCO-2RM. The VCO-2RM is fed a simple three note sequence using the Doepfer A-152. All adjustments are on-screen except for some fiddling with the QMMG resonance which is easily discerned."

Waltzing Matilda

YouTube via MMTAKEDA55

Voice Of Saturn and Dave Smith Evolver

YouTube via statikfire. "These kits are terrific."

KP3-001

YouTube via F8sequence

KAOSS PAD KP3 (p002)


KAOSS PAD KP3 (p001)

BLACET DIGITAL PATTERN GENERATOR

via this auction
"unique, one of a kind Blacet Digital Pattern Generator for a modular synthesizer system. A real piece of synthesizer history.

It was planned for production, but never made it: instead, John Blacet wrote an article about how to make the module as a kit in the then popular magazine Synapse. See
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The DPG is basically the predecessor of the Blacet Binary zone BZ2300 Complex Control Voltage Generator. See http://www.blacet.com/BZ.html

This particular module was built as a prototype by John Blacet himself in the 1970’s, and served as the original for the article in Synapse. I know John built it, as I bought it directly from him years ago. This is not a production model, it's a hand made module on stripboard with a hand made front panel. Some functions are etched in the metal (see pics). This would be a truly unique addition to any modular system. It interfaces with mini jacks, though conversion to something like banana plugs wouldn't be difficult as they will fit on the same holes."

Korg DS-10 Daft Punk - Da Funk

YouTube via DSacid. "Daft Punk - Da Funk on Korg DS-10"

Korg DS-10 Acid "Slag"

"A tune that is a collaboration between me and my new lover, the Korg DS-10"

Korg DS-10 Acid "Flux"

"'Flux' a progressive house sort of thing"

Korg DS-10 Acid "Quack"

YouTube via DSacid. "Hello, I wrote a tune. It's called 'Quack'..."

DR-550 2

YouTube via anode8
"Circuit bent Boss DR-550 mkII drum machine with 2 distortion and 2 glitch switches."

DR-220

"Circuit bent Boss DR-220 drum machine with 8 point patchbay."

zimmifryl

zimmifryl from Stephen Drake on Vimeo.
"Here's some noodling I did on my homemade synth on New Years day. It's not a real composition, as it's improvised throughout, and I can't/couldn't reproduce the settings I found along the way. Most of the sound is sourced from my klee sequencer.

And, so there's no mystery - there are no industry secrets here...

This patch was put together over several days of basically a few minutes here and there of fooling with it. I also didn't have enough patch cords to finish it, so had to make new ones during the process. And there are still some odd ones in there.

Clock is the blacet binary zone, picked because it's about the only clock source that'll run the mfos sequencer. Clock into the klee, and also into the cgs pulse divider - woops, first big problem - the mfos sequencer doesn't want to work after the clock has been through the pulse divider. Yikes. Through some strange experimental urge, I try plugging the pulse divider out into the motm 510 wavewarper, and for some reason the mfos sequencer works that way. Odd.

The original idea with the mfos sequencer was to have a fixed sequence of bass bell tones, which I had set up at one point, but was never really happy with it, and kept on devolving it so finally it was just popping the gate on a fixed pitch triangle wave every 16 clock ticks - doh... doh... doh... doh... doh...

Pitch setting on the klee are basically very simple - just 4 basic intervals - 2 seconds, 1 minor third, 2 fourths, and 1 fifth. Tuned precisely with a tuner so the intervals will add up to diatonic pitches (I know, how boring, but I'm a classically trained musician, what can I do...). The gate bus switches are mostly in the center position, with just one or two up or down, and I changed them on the fly during the noodle. Mostly the thing is in 16x1 mode, invert off, although there are times when I change things. I also flipped the merge switches on and off at various points.

The klee driven sounds are pretty straightforward - the fixed pitch outs (all three) are all going to motm 300 vco's 1v/oct ins, saw outs, and the vco's are all tuned to the same pitch, except one thats up an octave. All of these through standard motm vca's controlled by my modded motm eg's, driven by the 3 gate outs. The first entrance is going through a motm 480 filter, the second voice is through a mankato filter, and the third voice is through the tellun doomsday machine and then a motm 440 filter (which is a really delicious sounding combo). I finally have a real mixer (motm 830), so no wierdness there this time. Some little fiddling that occurred during the thing - I ran cables from the various glide outs from the klee to the freguency mod ins on the various filters - mixed them up, so filter freq is different than the vco freq, and the various knobs that control all this are turned on during the piece. I also turned on a bit of bleed on the vca's near the end - I like that effect, and meant to do it earlier, but forgot.

Video is an attempt to have 2 cameras going - a stationary one on a tripod, and a handheld, my little flip thing. The handheld one was mostly useless - I couldn't really run the synth and keep the camera focused on anything except for some brief moments. Edited in Final Cut Express, my first time using it, and there was a steep learning curve, hence no niceties such as cross-fades and titles. Maybe next time. Had to get some help from the apple support forums along the way - very handy resource! The audio was captured seperately in cubase (stereo this time!), and a little reverb was added, but that's all.

That's it!

[no LPG's or wogglebugs were used in the production of this video. Rats.]"

TheRainbow - KMS StringsOfLife

YouTube via BIM0X. monome-like
"TheRainbow plays Strings of Life by Kevin Saunderson through Ableton Live 6"

Update: more vids:

TheRainbow - Sweep

"Présentation of my new MIDI controller : the Rainbow.
Soft touch buttons Monome like, each one has a RGB Led inside.
64 buttons, 7 colours available. Based on midibox (www.ucapps.de)
Powered by PIC18F452. Completly indépendant, it doesn't need a computer to work.
Midi and output via MIDI messages"

TheRainbow - Tests functions


TheRainbow - MIDI Feedback

"Playing the Rainbow with Live 6 and Battery 3 as it was a midi keyboard."

TheRainbow - Demo with Ableton LIVE #1

"playing the Rainbow as a midi controller and a midi keyboard with Live, FM8 and battery.
Totally MIDI, using feedback midi functions of Live and a routing inside the midi tracks (no thrid part software like Max/MSP, ONLY ABLETON!)"
"Testing the Test functions of the Rainbow : A, B and C.
Various sweeping of colours and positions"

Whacking out a pattern on the ESX in less than 10 minutes - M4M

YouTube via muzik4machines
"just for fun i started the stopwatch and settled to make a whole "song" in exactly 10 minutes, what you see here is what i did from start to finish, no edits or trickery"

Acid take 2 - Roland TB-303, Jomox 999 & Analogue Systems

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"We love the Roland TB-303 (who doesn't?), so we went nuts with some Analogue Systems rs95 oscillators, triggering them with the CV and Gate outputs from the 303. The sound of the 303 is given additional balls by processing it through the Malekko B:Assmaster Germanium pedal...sacrilege. You can hear the TB-303 without extra balls at the very end between 6:12 - 6:18.

Along with the A.S. rs95 oscillators we're also using the rs110 Multimode Filter, the rs120 Comb Filter, and the rs100 Low Pass Filter.

The drums sounds are from the behemoth Jomox XBase 999 and we're using the Kenton Pro Solo MIDI-CV converter to sync the 303. One of the cymbals from the Jomox is running through the A.S. rs310 Reverb/Chorus module, which is being modulated by the rs80 LFO's triangle wave. The rs290 Sample/Delay module is providing the delay for that cymbal as well. All of these sounds are being mixed by the rs165 Signal Mixer."

Roland V-Synth Jupiter Roots

YouTube via Gtechture
"This is a video I made to demonstrate the rich and more classic sounds the v-synth can produce. The programs are original. All sounds coming from a Roland V-Synth 2.0 VA-Engine"

ULT-SOUND DS-4

YouTube via denha
"Movie of ULT-SOUND DS-4 Yuuki plays."

Mondo Modular Episode 7

YouTube via scootermccrae

x0xWASP 2 - Kompakt intro

YouTube via BIM0X. It pics up about a minute in.
"an intro made with the x0xWASP #2 :)
Bassdrum at the beginning is produced by the x0x
X0X+Korg EM1"

Gösta Berlings saga recording Mini Moog

YouTube via RothHandle
"For the first session of 2009 I was very lucky and happy to have swedish prog band Gösta Berlings saga come to the studio to do some overdubs for their second album which is due out in March. The band is a four piece.

During this first day of recording we did a lot of really fun classic prog stuff. Mellotron MK II Brass section, Male choirs and even a moog melody line for good measure. The Moog we used in this clip is the old Abba Mini Moog as used by Benny Andersson. That is why it is painted white. But we also recorded some pastoral Celeste stuff, pump organs as well electric guitar noise walls. Well if you are curious about this band please check out their myspace page. http://www.myspace.com/gostaberlingssaga They are a really solid good band and we had a lot of fun throughout the day.

These little snippets were recorded at the Roth Händle studios in Stockholm. This is where I spend my days recording and producing bands. The studio started 1998 in my apartment with a akai dps-12, an acoustic guitar, a Mellotron and some stomp boxes. Since then it has been steadily growing and the studio is now housing Orchestrons, Optigans, Pipe organs, modular synths, Stylophones et.c et.c The idea of sorts is to blend good songs with unusual sounds so both sound better. If you are curious about the studios or the recordings that are made there please stroll by www.roth-handle.nu or www.myspace.com/Molesome If you have any questions about the studio please dont hesitate to drop me a line.

Take care and have a wonderful 2009.

// Mattias"

Furmitt the Krog - Mister Right

YouTube via ionraygun

"Furmitt the Krog, a lovable green puppet made out of foam rubber and felt sings a song about all of the good girls and what they appear to be looking for in mister right... apparently it is not him.

Nice guys finish last.. but do Krogs even finish at all?

Shot on a Nikon D90 in my home studio with a backdrop of modular synthesizers and various toy keyboards and drum machines."

KORG DVP-1

via this auction

"This early-80's vocoder/harmonizer has a unique set of sounds and features. Most vocoders do only one thing, but the DVP works as a harmonizer, a pitch shifter, or a MIDI synth. The pitch shifter has a huge range and can be controlled by MIDI, so it works like an early pitch correcter. You can sequence the melody of your vocal tracks! The built-in programmable synth has a whole set of vocal and choral sounds that are useful for pads, leads, or weird bass lines with vocal qualities. The vocoder itself is unique because it is permanently chained to the internal synth, unlike other vocoders that allow a separate carrier input. This vocoder requires a MIDI signal to work. I used a keyboard MIDI controller, but the potential for controlling the vocoded signal with other MIDI devices is vast."

Some close-ups of the editable parameters:

KORG Radias

via this auction

Roland MKS-30 / PG-200 / M-64C

via this auction

"This is a link to the owners manual: http://www.synthdiy.com/files/2008/RolandMKS30-OwnersManual.pdf"

Korg M1

via this auction

"Apparently, the most popular synth ever (in terms of sales). Has been used on countless recordings, by basically anyone who played keyboards in the late 80's and early 90's. Essential in tejano, latin, and early house and techno music."

Anyone know if it was the most popular in terms or sales, or was it the Yamaha DX7, or other?

KORG VCF FK-1

via this auction

"Rare Filter from the 70's, Used in the MaxiKorg, MiniMorg 770 and the early MS Serie's. It has lowpass and highpass filtering and a footnctroller which works on some older Korg synthesizers to (PEDAL NOT INCLUDED)."

Casio CZ-101

via this auction

"They also had interchangeable cartridges which stored a variety of sounds, each of which could then be further modified and tweaked the the users liking. This auction includes one such cartridge. It is the "Mean Machine 2" cart and it has some pretty wicked sounds on it."

Note the connections are on the right side of the synth.