Peanuts Ping

YouTube via finsprings
"Really simple Arduino sketch using a Parallax Ping sensor to turn on a Charlie Brown 'Peanuts' sound board out of a birthday card when it sees something within 5 inches."

Waldorf Microwave XT SN 010730231

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
via this auction

"The famous Microwave XT.... It's basically a Microwave-2, plus the addition of some 44 dedicated controller knobs & dials transmitting midi data... The unit is also upgraded from the MW2 to have a 5U rack surface area which is also table mounting dj-mixer/plinth style, and as you can see it comes in black & orange colours... The extra rack-space compared to the Microwave-2 is required to facilitate all the extra controllers which upgrades & makes the XT a very powerful instrument with fast editing and hands on control throughout..."
All editable parameters of the Waldorf Microwave XT:

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360 Systems 20/20 Frequency Shifter (BODE)

via this auction

"This is a very rare item, probably the first I've seen one on ebay. It is a Frequency Shifter, model 20/20 by 360 Systems.

360 Systems was (and still is) an innovative company that developed this pitch changer (as used by Synergy/Larry Fast, John McLaughlin), one of the first guitar synths (John McLaughlin) the first sample-playback keyboard and many audio post devices since. They also developed the first LINN Drum for Roger Linn. Bob Easton was/is their clever designer."
360 based their design on Harold Bode's rare "Klangumwandler" that was made and sold for Moog in the late 1960s and early '70s.

The Moog/Bode 6552 Klangumwandler ('sound-changer', in German) was an interesting concept, to modify pitch (frequency) without changing the overtone structure. Bode's invention was first created for Ussachevsky's electronic music studio at Columbia University (Bob was quite familiar with the composer and studio, as well as his various students like Wendy Carlos. Wendy and Tomita used this module on their classic albums. Club of the Knobs synthesizers now make a very accurate replica of the original Bode/Moog module and you can see it (and the similarity to this 360 design) on their website. The 360 has the same "series of 5" settings (5,50,500) as the Bode - and mixed vs. independent outputs, although the squelch is internal on the 360 via trimpot. There is CV (Voltage Control) of the frequency - great with a sequencer, CV pedal (McLaughlin) or random. These are similar to a ring modulator, but have a VERY unusual effect at the lowest settings. This is the effect I love (and why anyone should own this) - a deep phasing in stereo, without "messing up" the sonic quality of the original signal - all bass a treble frequencies remain solid, and the harmonics shift around in stereo beautifully. It's weird but not ugly - very HiFi and cool-sounding.

BODE

some text from the web):
'... the EWE, which stands for Electro Wagnerian Emancipator. There's only one of them; it was designed for me by Bob Easton at 360 Systems… That is now gathering dust in the warehouse. I tried to use it on "Big Swifty" from Waka/Jawaka - Hot Rats, but it didn't end up on the final track." (BTW synth geeks - this is mystery item was basically just an EML Polybox, same idea!)

'We also have some neat little 360 Systems model 2800 programmable equalizers, which are four-band parametric with memory storage for saving any particular settings that you may like. Those were designed by Bob Easton and are no longer available, but we have a few of them.'"

via Brian Kehew of Moog Cookbook

Update via eben in the comments: "check out the comment in that ebay auction in the questions section - none other than Tom Rhea, author of the minimoog owners manual"

via the auction:
Q: Hey neighbor, interesting that you have a frequency shifter for sale, but your description that a klangumwandler shifts without changing the overtone structure is incorrect. Pitch shifting a la the Eventide Harmonizer does this; Harald Bode built frequency shifter(s) that provide a LINEAR shift in frequency (Hz) for all partials in the input signal. This will, of course drastically change the "overtone structure," not preserve it. Sorry to be a drudge about this, but I knew Harald well, teach this stuff at a well known music College," This message purely in the interest of sharing information. Hope you get a good penny. PS, I have several Bode 1630 FS (lucky me, but just knowing Harald was the real treat!) Tom Rhea (author Minimoog Owner's Manual, etc.) Good luck in the sale! Apr-14-09
A: Hey Tom - you are likely QUITE right. I only said it was based upon the Bode - which seems quite true given the controls and front panel, steps of "5's" etc. Obviously, the audio track given shows what this very unit does exactly, so no deception is implied.

HOW TO - Wireless MIDI using 2 Xbees

"Overview video on using 2 Xbee modules, Adafruit adapter kits and FTDI cable to transmit MIDI wirelessly." x0xb0x
You can find more info on ladyada's Adafruit Industries Xbee here.

"Adafruit Industries looked at all the XBee adapter boards available and decided to design something better...

* Onboard 3.3V regulator to cleanly power your XBee, up to 250mA
* Level shifting circuitry means that its trivial to connect it to 5V circuitry such as an Arduino without risk of damage
* Two LEDs, one for activity (RSSI), the other for power (Associate)
* 10-pin 2mm sockets included to protect the modem and allow easy swapping, upgrading or recycling
* All the commonly used pins are brought out along the edge, making it easy to breadboard or wire up
* Specifically created for use with an FTDI cable to connect to a computer via USB. This means that you can use or upgrade the adapter with a computer simply by plugging in a cable
* For use with any XBee/Pro pin-compatible module

The kit includes a PCB and all components necessary to build the adapter, unassembled."

Make Noise Interview on VICMOD

"Make Noise are not just another euro rack modular company. With just a few modules to their name they have made quite a racket.Amazing modules, great designs and great sounds! I just had to interview Tony Make Noise Rolando."

You can find the full interview here.

Be sure to check out VICMOD for more interviews.

Swarm Of Wogglebugs

YouTube via MAKEN0ISE
"Ever wonder what 12 wogglebugs sound like..."

two black beauties

via Cikira
"I had two of the prettiest items in my studio side by side while I was getting them settled in--both musical interfaces with plenty of black lacquer woodwork. You can tell they want to be together! The genoQs Octopus is familiar, of course. The other is a burl-top four-octave Array Mbira; no MIDI, just organic goodness and a pair of pickups beggin' for delays. They're such an elegant pair, I thought I'd share. :-)"

Update via Chef Barry in the comments: "Search for youtube vids of the Array Mbira. It sounds friggin gorgeous! Like this: [video below]"



Close up of the Array Mbira
YouTube via puppetpatti
"I keep getting messages about folks wanting to see this beautiful instrument close up so just put this together to show you :0) If you google Array Mbira, the website to this GLORIOUS instrument will come up and you can read all about it. Thanks to all of you who come to see my stuff. I really enjoy playing this mbira and it just fills my soul and heart."

BeatKangz Beat Thangz

YouTube via BeatKangz. "Choke Hold"

Quig 303

YouTube via Quiggers1981
"I was asked about the step sequencer and if it could be used to create 303esq sounds."

DIY Modular......House?

YouTube via neandrewthal
"I was trying to make more drones, but things got groovin' The polysix and x0x were an afterthought, so they aren't in sync with anything."

machinedrum

YouTube via 909techno

machine drum techno

4 nord lead demos

YouTube via 909techno

Update:
Part 5: nord lead (clavia)

EFM Micro Modular 1.0 Free Synth

available at VST Cafe

"EFM (Electronic For Music) Micro Modular 1.0 is free synth capable of creating some nice analogue type sounds. There are 4 Oscillators, 3 Envelopes, 1 Filter, Arp, Pan control, Chorus and Delay. If you have problems with understanding (in other synths) the whole Modulation Matrix concept then EFM Micro Modular is for you. It's main feature is well designed, easy to learn, modulation matrix."

Eurorack Modular

flickr by Analogue Haven

full size

"Great shot of Doepfer and The Harvestman modules. Photo credit: Aaron Gum. LINK: www.analoguehaven.com/doepfer/modules/ and LINK: www.analoguehaven.com/theharvestman/."

Latinsizer - Celofán from the album "110" (HD) / (nortec Collective, Fussible)

YouTube via pepemogt.

HD version. Non HD version Previously posted here.
"Latinsizer : "Celoán"
Album : "110"
Label: "Staticdiscos"

Music by Pepe Mogt
Latinsizer:
atinsizer basically is a bunch of sincroniced drum machines and synths controlled by pepe mogt.
Started around 1999 and with one Album and 12 inch records(ritmo 55 CD and NOMADA EP 12 inch), a combination of the melodic work of early synth Pop classics and the grit of urban Tijuana.

110 is the second latinsizer Album( August 2008) an electronic disco pop digitalized with analog machines. first debut for Static Discos.

Pepe Mogt has released material with his diferent alias on Because Music(france), Nacional Records(US), Palm pictures label (Tijuana Sessions vol 1), Mil records, Sonic 360 and Nettwerk labels, and has also done remixes and colaborations for Ennio Morricone for a Compost Records, Experimental music pioner Pauline Oliveros, Beck, Toby Dammit, Jessie Evans, Lucrecia(Colombia), Lenny kravitz, Rigo Tovar, 1 Giant Leap, Alan Parsons, David J (Love and Rockets) and Mambotur among others.

Static Discos:
Static Discos is a Mexican independent label based in Tijuana. They are a small group of people bent on bringing forward Mexico's electronic music and their releases focus on minimal techno, dub, electro and IDM. (Murcof, Fax, Carre, Terrestre, Antiguo Automata Mexicano and others)"

ROBOTIC SINGING VOICE & KARAOKE KODE on Parallax Propeller

YouTube via VironCybernet
"This is nothing new, except for me. My voice synthesizer experiments are mostly unique and ignorant of the way other people do it. I am interested in using voice synthesizers to make songs. My music technology is unique but it could use more work in the parts involving lyrics. I didn't make THIS speech synthesizer, but I just gave it some words to sing and display them with my "Karaoke Code" because the voice isn't very clear. I wasn't sure if "99 bottles of beer" was copyrighted, but although it would be easy to make it sing the whole thing, it also seems to me that a lot of people think that would be very annoying... SO I DID SOMETHING ELSE.

I'm still annoyed at the music police and inventing lots of cheap easy ways to make new music.
I could have easily added instruments to this, I guess, but I didn't.

Vocal tract emulator by Chip Gracey of Parallax
Speech phoneme synthesizer by Phil Pilgrim
Karaoke code and demo song by me"

Play him off, keyboard cat

YouTube via BrotatoChip.

"Keyboard cat haunts his dreams"

You can thank CatSynth for this one.

MATRIXSYNTH T-SHIRTS - Update

Just a note. If you ordered a T the last round it will be shipped this Wednesday. I plan on shipping them every Wed moving forward. If you want one this round, order now.

Digital Storage Oscilloscope (with Panels)

$49.00 at Speed Studio Depot.
"Features:
# Max sample rate - 2M/s，8 bits
# Sample memory depth - 256 bytes
# Analog bandwidth - 1MHz
# Vertical sensitivity - 100mV/Div - 5V/Div
# Vertical position adjustable with indicator
# Input impedance - 1MΩ
# Max input voltage - 50Vpp
# DC/AC coupling
# Horizontal - 5μs/Div - 10m(minute)/Div
# Auto, normal and single trig modes
# Rising/falling edge trigger
# Trig level adjustable with indicator
# Hold/run feature
# Built-in 500Hz/5Vpp test signal
# Frequency counter features with independant F and T read-outs (only for TTL level input signal)
# 9 - 12V DC or AC power supply
# Dimension: 110mm X 65mm X 25mm (no case)
# Weight: 70 gram
# With Panels"

Be sure to see the rest of the Speed Studio Depot website for more open source hardware.

4ms Pedals Stereo Panneur

via Edward. Note this is for sale.
"This is a very special version of the 4ms Stero Panneur, which has been specially customized so that, in addition to its ordinary functioning, it can also be used as an external triple-LFO module for use with analog modular synthesizers or any other devices that accept LFO inputs for modulation.

Info on the Stereo Panneur can be found here (blue panner image src)

As an effect, this box is an analog stereo panner and tremolo effect, with independently controlled left and right channels, and stereo inputs and outputs. The full description of its controls is below. Its effect components can be used to produce 2 independent mono tremolos, a stereo panner bouncing a mono signal from left to right, or a true stereo tremolo or pan effect.

And now here's the SPECIAL part. It is also a triple LFO, with three special outputs that send out modified versions of the internal LFO signals used to control the effects. These special outputs, located on the side of the box (visible in image 4 below), emit signals that work within the range required modular synthesizer oscillators for modulation. They can thus be plugged directly into any of the modulation inputs on a synth, and controlled via both the synth's Level controls and the various controls on the 4ms box. This is a great way of expanding your modulation options, and the fact that the same box controls both modulation and external effects processing provides for multiple possibilities for interesting effects and sounds.

The box is in perfect functional order. Cosmetically, its red-and-black paintjob has some dings at the corners but otherwise this looks and sounds great, and works perfectly.

Here are images of the device. My apologies for the lousy quality of my camera:
4ms001.jpg
4ms002.jpg
4ms003.jpg
4ms004.jpg
4ms005.jpg

The two rows of knobs on the left side of the box are to control the two main LFOs. Each LFO also gets a blinking indicator light. The knobs across, from left to right, are:

Speed
Smoothness (blends the waveshape between square and triangle)
Depth
Spacing (which sets the center of the stereo panning to provide unique
assymetrical effects)

The set of three knobs at the top right of the box are used to control the depth of the independent LFO outputs for output to synthesizer modules. These work separately from the Depth knobs that are used to control the application of the LFOs to the effect outputs, so that you can have a really intense panning or tremolo effect while
simultaneously using the LFOs to control a synth's oscillators in more subtle ways (or vice versa of course).

The row of four switches below that are:
Rate 2x (multiply the settings of the Speed knobs by 2)
Ramp-Up (change the wave shape to a ramp-up sawtooth)
Trem/Pan (changes the output effect between tremolo and panning)
Sync (the right LFO can be synced to the settings of the left one)

Below this are the controls for the auxiliary third LFO, which can be used to modulate the speed of the left LFO. It has Speed and Depth knobs, and an On/Off switch to stop it from modulating the left LFO. However, even when it is set off, it can still be used as a third LFO with simple settings, with a raw output for synth use.

Finally, there's a stomp switch which turns the effect on and off, but does not affect the synth LFO outputs -- those can effectively be turned "off" by setting the output depths to 0.

I am selling this one-of-a-kind box for $720, which includes postage if you live in the US. I will ship abroad but will have to calculate what the postage will be before giving a final price. Please contact me with any questions or if you are interested: sevenarts gmail.com"

Roland DR-DS5 Handsfree Microphone for Vocoder

YouTube via jetdaisuke
"Roland DR-DS5 Dynamic Microphone (optimized for vocoder)
I tried it with my microKORG XL vocoder."

Dwarfcraft Bon Iver Nicebox

YouTube via theonetrueaen
"A quick run through of a ring mod/synth I put together for Justin Vernon from Bon Iver."

Deluxe Memory Man Gets New Case

via EHX.com where you will find more info.
"In roughly one month the Deluxe Memory Man will start shipping in our diecast chassis, and the classic 'trapezoid' design will be discontinued. The new Deluxe Memory Man will feature the exact same warm analog circuit, but now in a more pedalboard-friendly enclosure." Note if you like the current case, now is the time to get one.

Electro Harmonix Memory Man Deluxe Analog Delay + Minimoog

YouTube via retrosound72. previously posted here.

Ligeti - Artikulation

YouTube via d21d34c55
"In the 70's, Rainer Wehinger created a visual listening score to accompany Gyorgy Ligeti's Artikulation. I scanned the pages and synchronized them with the music. Enjoy!"
via vgermuse
"I just stumbled across this little piece of electronic music history: a 1970's visualization by Rainer Wehinger of Ligeti's electronic music piece Artikulation composed at the Studio of Electronic Music of the West German Radio in Cologne in 1958 just using tape and oscillators."

According to Wikipedia Rainer Wehinger explored Musical Analysis:
"Musical analysis can be defined as an attempt to answer the question how does this music work?. The method employed to answer this question, and indeed exactly what is meant by the question, differs from analyst to analyst, and according to the purpose of the analysis. According to Ian Bent (Bent, 1987), analysis is "an approach and method [that] can be traced back to the 1750s ... [though] it existed as a scholarly tool, albeit an auxiliary one, from the Middle Ages onwards."

The principle of analysis has been variously criticized, especially by composers, such as Edgard Varèse's claim that, “to explain by means of [analysis] is to decompose, to mutilate the spirit of a work” (quoted in Bernard 1981, 1)."

followed by
"The process of analysis often involves breaking the piece down into relatively simpler and smaller parts. Often, the way these parts fit together and interact with each other is then examined. This process of discretization or segmentation is often considered, as by Jean-Jacques Nattiez (1990), necessary for music to become accessible to analysis. Fred Lerdahl argues that discretization is necessary even for lay perception, thus making it a basis of his analyses, and finds pieces such as Artikulation by György Ligeti unaccessible, while Rainer Wehinger (1970) created a "Hörpartitur" or "score for listening" for the piece, representing different sonorous effects with specific graphic symbols much like a transcription."

The Moogseum Project

The Moogseum Project from Steve White on Vimeo.
"Michelle Moog-Koussa of The Bob Moog Foundation discusses the first Bob Moog museum or MOOGSEUM."
http://moogseum.com/
http://www.moogfoundation.org/

MakeNoise ModDemod

MakeNoise ModDemod from Brandon Daniel on Vimeo.
"This is a quick demo of the sound of a MakeNoise ModDemod ring modulator being fed by two PlanB model 15 oscillators.

bleep.fdiskc.com/2009/04/12/moddemod-video-demo/"

Weird Sound Generator

flickr by Unearthed Circuits
(click for more)

full size

Analogue Organic Eel Power!

via Soy Sos, who contributes a bit to the Muff Wiggler and Modularsynth forums.

"Hey folks,
tired of imperfect sine waves? Lifeless waveforms? Annoying ground hum?
Less then stunning frequency modulation and inaccurate pitch tracking?
Say goodbye to all of that and enter into a new era of synthesis!
All of the hottest analogue trend setters are relying on the ultimate
analogue power source: Electric Eels!
See what a difference it will make in your sound today, here's how:
http://store.cottonfactory.com/cf-982.html"

Oberheim OB-Mx UPGRADE version 2

oberheimx2.blogspot.com

French blog on the Oberheim OB-Mx. Googlish translation here.
"If the Operating System of your OB-Mx is still version 1.01 (04/18/94) or 1.04 (06/20/94), you can switch to version 2.00, simply by replacing the original EPROM. You can customize the greeting of the OB-Mx eg replacing "version 2.00 11/27/95" with "I am your father Luke"... "

Korg MS2000B on Ebay

YouTube via zachberry. via this auction
"I'm selling this Korg MS2000B on EBay (Item # 220395049080). This is a very boring video of me going through all the features I can think of showing you that everything works. The keyboard has a damaged key as you can clearly see in the video, but besides that everything is completely functional. The sound in the video is taken from the MS2000 directly. No external effects have been applied - what you hear is the synth and nothing else."
click the images for the full size shots.

Moog Vocoder

via this auction

"original 1979 moog analog vocoder"

spotted and sent in via Gordan

the squarewave parade TeaspoonCAS

"the teaspoonCAS [ cream and sugar ] is a handheld voltage controlled degenerative looping granular lofi sampling engine, or something like that. i've taken a few liberties with it in an attempt to make it as universally applicable as i could manage. knobs cover gain, volume, storage size, granular window and feedback. toggles allow real time speed / pitch modulation, self triggering window, and window hold. then there is larger set of controls inside the case featuring touch pads, circuit bends, range extensions, input conversion and feedback loops. the input / pre will accept anything from direct guitar input to synth level. the window input will take just about any active voltage you can feed it and together with the length and threshold knobs it allows control over the window with enough detail to respond to higher audio frequencies which can allow for options like voltage controlled wave shaping, etc... the SLF switch sends the main audio to the window input and uses it as the control source allowing you to walk away from rhythmically synced sample playback. this input can also be used with a simple sustain pedal to allow remote use. the CV input gives remote control over the currently available size of the sampler which can reach nearly one second though at the enjoyable cost of fidelity. like the window input it will accept both AC and DC sources [ 6vdc ~ +/-3v ] which means that you can use anything from standard modular sources to DAW based audio editors to draw out shapes. CV input sensitivity together with the huge size range allows for an effect not unlike ring modulation when in pitch mode, the modulation source needs to be rather loud though. you can also insert a passive expression pedal with no other changes needed allowing the CAS to operate hands free, but you can now just shake the CAS to trigger the window so it might spend more time in your hand"

you can find more info at the squarewave parade.

Spectral audoi cyclus 3

YouTube via enapa1apa
"? ? ? First ever cyclus 3 video??? ?

Cyclus sequensing waldorf blofeld. drums are machinedrum and monomachine....

One channel on cyclus, composing some patterns and goes thru menys and stuff,"

Percussa AudioCubes - An Introduction

YouTube via Percussa
"An introduction to the Percussa AudioCubes. This is the first in a series of teaching aid videos designed to give you and insight into the AudioCubes modular interface performance instrument.

This video deals with the cubes from a beginners perspective and covers setup of the hardware and basic cube uses. The video also looks at the Percussa Midibridge application which allows users to connect the cubes to their favourite DAW or sequencing software."

this creepy thing its got tubes, lamps got some danger - gon ice u in the valley

YouTube via horchacha
"variable 0-12v regulated power supply for the motor w/ direction speed
6v power supply for tube heaters
150v high voltage supply
two neon lamp oscs
rf pentode tube mixer/vcf/vca
beam modulator tube trouble maker
tubes filled with photocells control
pitch of oscs, vcas and vcf
spin that disc bro
yo

wild

www.notbreathing.com"

Micromoog pitch control problem

YouTube via fuckingharpsichord. "Someone can help ?"

I made my excuses and left

YouTube via alienorbiter
"Just a simple recreation of "I made my excuses and left" by the pet shop boys. It can be found in their Fundamentalism album. This version was made using only the Korg Radias."

Korg Radias Synthesizer Demo by Nemmo

"A demo made using one of the patterns of the Korg Radias synthesizer showcasing wavesequencing."

Sofia & Radias

"Here's my daughter Sofia playing the Korg Radias. She's six months old and has Down's syndrome (which means she has already had two surgeries, one digestive and one open heart surgery). This hasn't stopped her from enjoying the lights and the sounds."

magination's End

YouTube via WilyEPeyote

"Another P3 noodle, a different performance of Imagination's End."
"Sequentix P3 analogue sequencer Korg electribe Radias Access Virus smokyfrog Oberheim 2-Voice Roland V-Synth Nord Wave"

Doepfer A-100 Rythmic Patch

YouTube via READYdot
"Here is a rythmic patch. The center-piece is the complex envelope generator, that drives the OSCs and some selfoscillating filters. A-160 is used to create some change. Also used one of the End Of Attack (EOA) of the CEG."

Card by Morpheus2027

YouTube via morpheus2027
"Card by Morpheus2027

Korg MSC - MPC / Korg WSC - WPC
Korg MCR-03 / Korg MCR-03 Custom by Morpheus
Roland M-256D / Roland M-256E
Roland PN-D50 / Sound Source D50 Dance Mix
Roland SN-R8 / Waldorf Card
Metra Sound Xrc128 / Yamaha ADP1
Yamaha RAM4 / Yamaha MCD64
PCMCIA Z1

http://nonsolosynth.blogspot.com/
http://digilander.libero.it/solurghho..."

Sylenth1 VSTi

YouTube via a7soundlab
"All sounds are generated by Lennar Digital Sylenth1."

Fax to Charles Mingus [w/ Sherman Filterbank 2 & TENORI-ON] (by Smith)

Warning: there's brief seizure inducing flashing at the beginning.
YouTube via znshn
"Electronic letter to Charles w/ TENORI-ON & Sherman Filterbank + digital manipulations via Korg Kaoss Pad KP3. Contents : analog filtering, micro-pulses, modem transmit mode,... IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

Material in this video:
- TENORI-ON
- Sherman Filterbank 2
- Jomox M-Resnator
- Korg Kaoss Pad KP3
- Space Echo (Boss RC-20)

http://znshn.blogspot.com
http://www.odiolorgnette.com
http://www.myspace.com/sthintosmither...
http://www.myspace.com/znshn

See also http://www.youtube.com/odiolorgnette"

Fax to John Coltrane [w/ Sherman Filterbank 2 & TENORI-ON] (by Smith)