MATRIXSYNTH: Monday, June 29, 2009


Monday, June 29, 2009

Proto Squelch


YouTube via wonkythomas
"Very quick demo of my new 4093 based 'filter'

More of an oscillator & wave shaper than a filter, but, with lots of CV it does squelch in a nice VCF + Fuzzbox kinda way :-D

Using a 4066 Quad switch I am 'sequencing' capacitors via some crude AND/OR gates.

The finished module will have 'Gate' inputs & switches to control the logic, for experimentation I have a 40106 (bottom left) outputting 2 clocks, the middle LEDs (Green & Red) show the state of the Logic outs.

I basic Voltage to Resistance cct. built around a homemade vactrol provides CV input.

The modulation source is a CGS Psyco LFO, Banalogue/Serge VCS & 3P mixer, not seen."

RasTafari Prophesied (full)


YouTube via rudeog
"Two electribes. This is a repost because the 'tube cut off the other one. Enjoy."

MOOG Little Phatty Stage Edition

via this auction

Worm Sammich






Stickers on Synths

flickr by workethic

"MS-20" and "Mkorg"

untitled

flickr by Vincent X

Lights the band

"Experimenting with new textures and printing techniques in my laboratory."

http://www.myspace.com/lights

lights the band

ESX

flickr by workethic
(click for more)

OTTO ~ demo.01

OTTO ~ demo.01 from Luca De Rosso on Vimeo.


"OTTO is a new musical instrument for beat-slicing, the technique that allows to create complex and variegated rhythm sections by using just one rhythmic audio sample, cutting it into little pieces and rearranging them in time. OTTO provides a hardware solution with a strong visual feedback, to allow the musician to control the audio sample as if it was in his hands.

OTTO's website: lucaderosso.com"

OTTO ~ demo.02 from Luca De Rosso on Vimeo.



OTTO ~ demo.03 from Luca De Rosso on Vimeo.



OTTO ~ Getting Started from Luca De Rosso on Vimeo.


Aurora Blorealis


"yet another blofeld track, all sounds are from blofeld except the drums which are from a korg emx. sequenced using and MPC (no audio comes from the mpc) and delay courtesy of a kaoss pad 3.
Another audio burp at 1:26 :( idk whats up with those
Im abusing the hell out of C minor lol"

SoundFrame interactive sound installation by ::vtol::


YouTube via Vtolus
"read about - http://samoletuvvp.narod.ru..."

AELITA


via this auction

"AELITA is a monophonic synthesizer, it has 3 independent OSC's + 3 sub OSC's, 1 LFO, 1VCA with ADSR, VCF with ADSR, chorus and 6-voice unison mode, good modulation functions. Full description and my review here.

Aelita provides impressive analog sound; it is convenient for modeling of fat basses, classic rock leads, hard razor waves, old space synths, noises/FX, etc. Click here for english panel translation."

VERMONA - 2-osc analog synthesizer

via this auction
"VERMONA SYNTHESIZER IS AN 2-OSC MONOSYNTH WITH 1LFO, 1VCF + 5 PRESET ADSR AND ENV MOD, 1VCA WITH ADSR + 5 PRESETS, GLIDE, VIBRATO, WHEELS AND MORE... IT NOT LIKE THE MODERN VERMONA DEVICES, IT IS A RETRO VINTAGE PURE ANALOG SYNTHESIZER, NOT MODIFIED IN ORIGINAL CONDITION! VERY FAT AND WARM SOUND!

CONTROL PARAMETERS:
- OSC 1-2 WAVEFORMS: PULSE, SQUARE, SAW, NOISE
- OSC 1-2 OCTAVES: 32', 16', 8', 4', 2'
- AMPLIFIER: 5 PRESET ENVELOPES, MANUAL - ADSR, MAIN VOLUME, PHONES LEVEL
- FILTER: 24dB/OCT, 5 PRESET ENV, MANUAL - CUTOFF, RESONANCE, CONTOUR (FILT ENV), BRILLIANCE

- PITCH: GLOBAL TUNE, OSC COARSE/FINE TUNE, GLIDE ON/TIME LEVEL, DELAY VIBRATO ON
- LFO: SPEED, MOD VCF
- WHEELS CONTROL: LFO LEVEL, PITCH SHIFT

CONNECTIONS: 1/4 JACK LINE OUT, PEDAL IN, PHONES (5 DIN), POWER PLUG (110-230V) NO MIDI, NO CV/GATE!

SET INCLUDE: VERMONA SYNTHESIZER, POWER CORD, WOOD HARD CASE

LINK TO FULL DESCRIPTION AND SOUNDS"

Oberheim OB-8 analog synth used in The Time

via this auction

"This unit was used by St Paul Peterson in The Time and can be heard on one of their hits 'The Bird'."

As always, buyer beware. I have no idea if this is accurate or not. Interesting bit of synth history if so.



ANALOG SYNTH LM4250 VCF FILTER


LM4250 VCF from BLCLONES on Vimeo. via this auction

"This demonstrates a line Level audio signal going throught the filter. When the Burble switch is activated it produces fuzzlike tone.

The audio sync is a bit off from the video, but you get the idea."


LM4250 VCF DEMO 2 from BLCLONES on Vimeo.
"This demo shows you what the new found "burble" hack switch does and how it drops Acid in your signal."


via this auction

"These are the inputs:
(1) CV
(1) FM bipolar CV
(2) Audio In (Ain)

These are the Outputs.
(1) FIlter out BP
(1) Filter out LP
(1) White Noise
(1) Pink Noise

Switches:
(2) Rez Hacks: one switch lowers the Rez Notch, the other boosts the rez Notch.
(1) Burble switch: this switch drops Acid on your signal. All of a sudden it is bright and bubbles when you sweep into lower frequencies. But it is not like you think. Circles become Squares..
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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.
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These notes are for Modular synth owners and DIY'ers:
If you are brainstorming about ditching the Red wood box and possibly Modular Panel racking, Yes it is possible. The Lexan panel happens to be a MOTM 2U dimension. There is a location to solder a Motm style power connector also. There is an onboard power supply with a detachable AC power jack. That is removable (the jack). No other de-soldering of the power supply is required. There is an onboard trimmer to fix the Cutoff range to your liking. This is a hybrid designed pcb. It can be self powered or externally powered."

Roland PG-1000 Linear synthesizer Programmer D-50 D-550

via this auction




Roland System 700

A few images sent in via an anonymous reader.








Cat Stevens ~ Was Dog a Doughnut 1977 Disco Purrfection Version


video upload by DJDiscoCat

Cat Stevens goes electro. 1977

via Wikipedia: "# Cat Stevens - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, classical guitar, lead guitar, ovation guitar, epiphone casino, guitar synthesizer, bouzouki, keyboards, acoustic piano, piano, celesta, harpsichord, wurlitzer electric piano, fender rhodes, polymoog, moog synthesizer, minimoog, arp string synthesizer, electric harpsichord, yahama cs-80, sequencer, drums, percussion, harmonica, strings, brass, arrangements, vocals"

Update via Micke in the comments: "*CS-80* is a typo I think, it should read GX-1. The album was recorded in March '77 and that's a bit too early for the CS-80 unless they had access to the prototype or a pre-production unit."

Monorocket

Monorocket

custom modular cases

iPhone Music Apps


YouTube via thehighams. via Palm Sounds
"This new video again explores the idea of composing music inside the timeline of Final Cut Pro, it features the following nine iPhone music apps - Melodica, Easy Guitar, NLog Synth Free, iRockGuitar Lite, Mobilesynth, Drum Kit Lite, Kalimba Free, Junglist Lite and the mighty Bebot.

It was shot on mini DV (canon XL1s) and was sliced up in FCP, there's a detailed walkthrough of the entire process up at the blog. The blog is at http://www.foilface.com and my twitter username is at the end of the video. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or suggestions for the next one!

There's a better quality version over at v i m e o where you can also download a HD 60fps Quicktime version.

Be sure to swing by www.foilface.com for more random creative wibblings, we've got a lot going on over there currently!

Thanks for reading and watching

Paul"

Computer Controlled Small Modular System

more info via Computer Controlled on the forum.

Folktek Time Scape Sequencer by Arius Blaze


YouTube via benpumpkin
"First, thank you for the support of FOLKTEK and be sure to check our blog where you can keep up with our doings if you feel: folktek.blogspot.com...New work by Arius Blaze. This piece allows for thousands of methods of automated sample fuqwithing. Everything from sample stutters, granulation, modulation and bursts of noise etc. Of course it also doubles as a very sweet dub style echo. The range is insane and could not be captured proper in our short videos. In the videos, for the most part, the patches are set according to what I had been playing with prior. The keys are patchable and each part of the sequence is patchable. Time range is from .005 to about 5.5 sec with a noticably lower quality toward about the 3.5 sec mark. This work is expensive but it is also available. More photos and more info on the bloog and the site"

via the Folktek blog where you will find more info.

Music Kitty (Bothering Me)

flickr by Lara May

via catsynth

Clavia Nord Lead 2x

Origin Round 2 on cl516

"Arturia Origin again. Just wanted to continue from the previous post, and put up some cleaner sounding demos. Less analog emulation here - reduced the voice detune, and reduced the TAE engine parameter. The point of these two posts is just to hear the basic tone of the machine. Here are a few unrelated points I'd like to add."

click here for more info and the sound samples.
follow-up to this post.

Admin: Winning Bids

Just a heads up, selectivepressure is posting the winning bids for old auction posts in the comments as he has time. If you search for "this auction" on the top left and scroll down to older posts, you will see some. He's been a bit more active on MATRIXSYNTH-B, so be sure to check there as well. The B site is auction only, so obviously you don't need to search on "this auction" however you can search on specific gear if you are curious. Also, if the winning bid is not in the comments, you can try clicking on the auction link to see if it is still up. When you click on an auction link and it states it has ended, just scroll down on that page to see the winning bid. Unfortunately Ebay does remove listings all together in time. BTW, feel free to send in your auction listings if you like. The best pics and rare items go up here, everything else goes up on MATRIXSYNTH-B.

Big City Music Folktech Circuit Bent Instruments: Art And Technology Collide


YouTube via gearwire
"We see some Folktech products courtesy of Big City Music at the Winter NAMM Show. These circuit bent beauties combine futuristic functionality with antique box aesthetics."

Cynthia Photon


YouTube via hexenduction
"This is the Photon Interface module by Cynthia. The positive CV output from the Photon is controlling the filter frequency of the Serge Creature and later the tempo of the Cynthia VC Tabla. The lower half of the module features a highly sensitive photocell with its own dedicated voltage processor which makes for a great performance controller when your hand passes between photocell and lamp. The gate out from the VC Tabla is triggering the Pulse Divider on the Serge Gator. These divisions are doing various tone changes in the Creature. 2 of the Malekko Echo Bright 600 pedals are being used for delay."

Metasonix KV100 Assblaster (Ahem) Tears It Up At Winter NAMM 2008


YouTube via gearwire
"Whether you are into multi-effects systems or proctology, the Metasonix KV100, might be right up your alley, as it were. The unit was designed by Metasonix owner, Eric Barber, about whom [scatophile] we have absolutely nothing derogatory to say."
http://metasonix.com/
http://umop.com/

CASIO SA-5 by S-CAT


YouTube via PHONICPOTION. S-CAT/spacecataudiotechnologies on Ebay
"CIRCUIT BENT WITH 2 MODIFICATIONS"

ARIA SHORT DELAY by S-CAT

"CIRCUIT BENT WITH 3 MODIFICATIONS"

CASIO SA-2 by S-CAT

Sunsyn OS 2 Now Available

via the SunSyn site
"The SunSyn has to be sent to Jomox in order to perform the V 2.0 Update. Before doing so, we ask you to schedule the updating with Jomox by phone call or email and purchase this article in the Jomox webshop and pay the amount in advance as advised in the cash desk process.
Then please send the SunSyn to our home adress in Berlin.

The update includes all modifications, the firmware, recalibration and testing. Little repairs might be included if not too timeconsuming.



What's new?
BIOS
1. The SunSyn 2.0 contains a firmware based boot BIOS, which is executing under any circumstances. Most problems with SunSyns in the past came up by wrong OS midi sysex dumpings which, in some cases, led to non-booting and dead devices. This is not possible any more.


RCOs
1. Own waves or short samples can be transferred to the SunSyn by sysex midi dump.
2. We provide an editor (PC/MAC) that can convert any WAV or AIFF files on the computer and transfer them to the SunSyn. Each RCO bank can be transferred separately.
3. The RCO loops now always restart syncronous to a note trigger.
4. You can define a start point and a loop length, to which the RCO jumps back after reaching the end of the bank. Thus you are able to play back short samples of about 1.5 sec length if both old binary loop parameters (Course and Fine Loop) are set to 16.
5. RCO 1 can FM modulate RCO 2 now. However, the processing power of the old DSP is limited so that only one way is possible at an acceptable aliasing and tuning range.
6. The background noise of the RCOs is much improved by a hardware modification in order to let samples being played back much more clean.
More importantly, that improves the whole noise situation of the SunSyn in general.


VCOs
1. The tuning algorithm has been reworked, The VCOs are tuned much cleaner now.
2. The envelopes have got an automatic tuning algorithm, too. The tricky manual envelope tuning is history now.
3. The Pitch Bend Range now is adjustable in semitones across +/- one octave. Also the over- and underrange pitch playing when the VCOs are crossing the borders of the 6 octave keyboard CV range is well performed now.
4. Glide has been completely reworked. Now it works logarithmic as known from old analog synthesizers and has a much more musical knob range.

Multimode
1. The voice card allocation in multimode is cyclic now in order to let releasing voices decay properly even though another voice is triggered.
2. Latency of notes has been much improved and the pipelining has been completely new structured so that hanging and missing notes should be history now.
3. The multimode bugs like wrong output switching, wrong release, routing assignment interdependence, attack and RCO switching have been fixed. However, still there are some limitations for multimode as there are some parameters global and may affect other voices during context switching. These are: Glide, RCO Bank, RCO FM, RCO Start Point and Loop Length. If one of these parameters are different on two multis, changing of sound may occur between sounding voices."
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