MATRIXSYNTH: Saturday, June 13, 2009

RMI Harmonic Synthesizer

via this auction

"The RMI Harmonic Synthesizer. This is serial number 128. There were under 200 of these made, and this one is in amazing condition and fully functional. It was recently calibrated and this unit comes with built in stand, owner's and service manuals, and lots of hard to find spare chips incase you ever need them. I would almost want to call this mint, but I have a hard time calling any 35 year old synthesizer mint.

From Sonic State [link]:

Totally excellent,marvellous synthesizer. The very first digital, additive synthesizer on market.

Very rare (only about 200 ever made)

Notably user : Jean Michel Jarre on Oxygene,Equinoxe,Rendez-Vous,Oxygene 7-13

For more information about how it works, see here"

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Jupiter 6 Track Demo

YouTube via JMPSynth

"In the tradition of my other videos, this is a short demo track made entirely with the Roland Jupiter 6. Reverb and a bit of delay added to some sounds otherwise no other effects. Drums are from the EMU ESI 4000 sampler."

APC40 Hack 1: Monome Emulator for the APC40

APC40 Hack 1: Monome Emulator for the APC40 from !INCLUDE on Vimeo.

"This video shows a max msp patch I made for Akai's APC40. It basically allows you to use all of the Monome apps with an APC40. Download the app for free at: trackteamaudio.com"

A Janko Musical Keyboard Project

Click here for another Janko DIY project. The following is a short blurb from the site: "Have you ever thought about why the keys are arranged the way they are on a piano? The piano keyboard is extremely well established and few people question if its a good or bad keyboard layout. It has taken quite some time for me to realize that the piano keyboard really couldn't be an ingenious device. From a historical viewpoint the key arrangement on the piano is actually a remodification of some really old designs that were used in the renaissance period. The Janko keyboard is named after its inventor Paul von Janko which was a hungarian matematician. Indeed I could spend all day and night just talking about the theory and background of the piano keyboard versus the so called Janko keyboard and I believe this wikipedia article explains it pretty good."

The site mentions the only manufacturer of Janko keyboards is a Japanese company called Chromatone. Although similar to the C-Thru Axis controllers it is different. I did a little digging and according to this site: "C Thru Music's harmonic table and the Shape of Music's Melodic Table are both based on Tonnetz by Euler and Riemann(http://www.thummer.com/blog/2007/06/eulers-tonnetz.html , http://members.cox.net/dysartp/traditionalTonnetz.html)." Be sure to see this thread for more info on alternate keyboard controllers. Also see the labels below for prior posts here on MATRIXSYNTH.

Memorymoog Multisamples on a Waldorf Blofeld

via Boele of SCD:

"Well, here is a little example of the usage of a Memorymoog multisample in the Blofeld. Bare recording.

I combined the sample (sort of bellish bass) with a VA pulse waveshape from the Blofeld, added all kinds of modulation on that pulse waveshape, FM-ing one of the sample oscillators a little, added some noise, delay etc. etc.

http://www.synthmusic.info/mpdries/mm.mp3

Now one can argue if this sound isn't possible without the Moog's multisample which in fact is quite a basic one. I say no :-) At least not without a lot of extra programming. The characteristics of the Memorymoog's low end and overall EQ can't be simulated well on the Blofeld. Plus the randomness of pitch and other things of the Moog's samples.

Another important thing with multisamples from other instruments: the level-curve from a whole keyboard range is not easy (if not impossible) to simulate on the Blofeld.

Boele"

Reason 4.0 CV/Gate Controlling an Oberheim S.E.M.

YouTube via PeffTV. volta
"http://www.peff.com/journal/2009/06/1... Reason CV signals converted to audio signals via the THOR Polysonic Synthesizer, will send a DC voltage through the Mark of the Unicorn 896 HD audio interface. In this manner Reason 4.0 can be used to control a variety of analog synthesizers that comply to the traditional CV/Gate voltage protocols. I tested this configuration with the ARP2600, which also works very well."

The Emu Vintage Pro some sample sounds

YouTube via TheCosmos53
"Using an Axiom controller to play the Emu Vintage Pro modual."

Emu Vintage Pro Rhodes

"The Emu Vintage pro modual sounds great."

snappy bass.MPG

YouTube via TheCosmos53. "Yamaha CSX playing a Moog bass sound."

Wall mounted gear Jd-800 , Emu, Korg, and Roland moduals .

YouTube via TheCosmos53. "Just playing around with the gear ."

The Korg MS 2000 Clavinet Synth Solo

YouTube via TheCosmos53. Korg MS2000 in custom case.

Spacey Blonde Synthesizer

"A Mini Moog style wood case on the Korg MS-2000 . JD-800 and EMU vintage Keys sounds."

The Roland JD-800 filters .

YouTube via TheCosmos53. "The JD-800, a great sounding synthesizer ."

MPC 5000 SoundsForSamplers Patch Phrase Tutorial

YouTube via griffinavid

MPC 5000 SoundsForSamplers Tutorial DVD sample

NI Maschine Introduction

YouTube via griffinavid
Playlist:
NI Maschine Introduction
NI Maschine Step Sequencer
NI Maschine Browser Library
NI Maschine live recording
NI Maschine Sampling
NI Maschine Slicing samples
NI maschine Scenes Performing II
NI Maschine Overview

KORG MS10&MS4

YouTube via mopipi2. pedal

Synplant jam with Vangelis & Grandmaster Flash remix

YouTube via Torley

"VISIT http://torley.com for more useful fun!"

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modular / rack 2009

flickr by parasitk

analog ist eh am besten...!

flickr by TheMM
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Copicat Bandecho

flickr by TheMM

wem Watkins Copicat

Synthesis Tutorial

click here for a tutorial on audio including synthesis.

Control Ableton Live with your iPhone

YouTube via musicradartv
"Novation gives MusicRadar the lowdown on their Automap for iPhone app at LIMS 2009. CC control and learn, scene select and clip launch in live and more."