The Tubbiedrone - Circuit Bent Contraption

YouTube via carpeteria
"And yet another Teletubbie is subjected to the horrors of circuit bending. This poor fellow has been gutted and halved, and his skull has been de-fluffed so that his electronic guts could be relocated behind his face (a major improvement, I dare say). He is now rebuilt and can happily jabber on, speaking the eloquent language of circuit bent toys, like a power tool being tossed about in a blender that is tumbling down several flights of metal stairs. Poetry. Enjoy!"

ThereMax V2

YouTube via djfeedback84
"The Theremin is considered the first fully electronic musical instrument. Unlike conventional instruments, it allows performance without physical contact. The movements of the performer's hands, detected by two antennas, control the pitch and volume of the generated sound. Through the use of digital signal processing (DSP), the ThereMax builds on this concept and introduces a number of innovations. The antennas for hand position detection are replaced by ultrasonic distance sensing. All the signals involved are processed digitally, a distinct advantage in terms of versatility. Not only can different sound synthesis algorithms be programmed directly on the instrument but also it can be easily connected to other digital sound synthesis or multimedia devices; a MIDI interface was included for this purpose. The ThereMax also features translucent panels lit by controllable RGB LED devices. This makes it possible to specify sound-colour mappings and create multimedia effects in the spirit of the legendary Ocular Harpsichord by Louis Castel. This is the second version of the ThereMax"

Theremax, an upgrade to Theremin

"This ThereMax was developed by André Gomes during his final year project of his degree in Electronics Engineering at the Departamento de Engenharia Electrónica, Telecomunicações e Informática da Universidade de Aveiro. The ThereMax recreates the concept of the original Theremin but using ultrasound signals to measure the distance to each hand. Using two pairs of sensors the ThereMax sends ultrasonic pulses to measure the time of flight. The two measured distances are then used to modulate the frequency and the amplitude of the generated sound. It also as a MIDI interface to control any MIDI system.

The video shows two modes of operation. First we see the ThereMax generating its own sound has the original Theremin does. Then he can see the ThereMax controlling a PC with the MAX/MSP software using the MIDI interface.

A new version of the ThereMax is being developed and will be presented soon." [above]

Update via devetron in the comments: "Theremax? That name has already been taken.
http://www.paia.com/theremax.asp"

LIGHTS on Warped Tour

flickr by lightsnoise

The image has the following note over the keytar:

"I hope Russell gets fixed soon! And of course, LIGHTS you rock! - Tyler A. P. Moody"

Russell? Did she name the keytar Russell?

buchla 200e module move-in day

flickr by Yotsuba&!

"crap iphone pic of new additions i picked up at Buchla's place. my original 281e is (finally) getting the first stage repaired, but i bought a second already."

CD Release by Monsieur Plague

flickr set by Retribution Body
(click for more)

You might remember Retribution Body from this Featured video.

"Thanks to the many folks who came and celebrated the album with me, it was amazing to see so many people excited about my music.

For those of you that missed it (and those who'd like to relive the evening), I've posted the live set and lots of photos. (And there should be a video up soon.) You can hear the performance here: http://music.retributionbody.com/album/live-performances"

Gary Numan - Cars

YouTube via HighFlyer186. Gary Numan and the Polymoog Synthesizer.

And more recently with NIN (note the Polymoog):

Cars (Live 02 Arena) - Gary Numan & NIN

YouTube via petey1978.
"Gary Numan performing 'Cars' live with the NIN at the O2 Arena London, 15th July 2009."

It gets a little play time in this vid:

Metal (Live 02 Arena) - Gary Numan & NIN

YouTube via petey1978

via Marc


Update: one more vid sent in via J. Access Virus and Novation Remote 25 at 1:44.

GARY NUMAN Haunted

Ellen Godena duo with Max Lord (on Buchla Electric Music Box)

YouTube via egodena. follow-up to this post. Buchla performance art.
"Ellen Godena (butoh movement) with Max Lord (on Buchla electric music box and Eowave Persephone) at the Studio Series at Studio 34 in Philadelphia. July 25, 2009."

STUDIO ELECTRONICS 6 Voice OMEGA 8 Poly Analog Synth

via this auction

Moog Satellite Synthesizer

via this auction

Metasonix S-1000 Wretch Machine Tube Synthesizer

via this Big City Music listing

click the image for the full size shot

"Pitch sources:
* 2 independent VCOs
* Made entirely of vacuum and gas-filled tubes
* Range >2 octaves using CV, octave switching allows range from 33 Hz (low C) to more than 2 kHz.
* 3 waveforms: thyratron sawtooth, square, and square with suboctave
* VCO2 may free-run or be soft-synced to VCO 1
* Numerous patch points allow enormous flexibility

Waveshaper:
* Unique circuit with soft clipper and pulse adder (shapes waveforms from VCOs by adding small pulses to top of waveform at discontinuity)
* Made entirely of vacuum tubes
* Settings: disable, soft-clip only, and soft-clip with pulses added to signal. Latter circuit allows simulation of noise source.

Filter:
* Unique multimode circuit allows it to be used as a lowpass, treble/midrange bandpass or bass bandpass filter.
* Continuously variable control allows mixing of filter forms in any proportion.
* Made entirely of vacuum tubes.
* Range of treble resonance switchable, 400-1700 Hz. Bass resonance tunes from ~100-350 Hz

VCA:
* Unique circuit using a pentode tube
* Made entirely of a vacuum tube
* May be modulated with the AR generator only, or with the control voltage generated on modulation bus 2

Modulation:
* 2 envelope generators, A(S)R and AD, both triggered with input gate signal. Both may be combined on either modulation bus to create ADSR.
* 2 independent LFOs, triangle waveform, range <0.3 Hz to more than 5 Hz.
* 2 modulation buses allow combining the A(S)R, AD, and two LFOs as needed to affect any CV input in the audio circuit (VCO pitch, VCO squarer waveshape, waveshaper pulser, filter tuning).

Main CV input controls pitch of both VCOs (Hz/V response).
Gate input triggers envelope generators, accepts 0-5v or 0-10v gate voltage.
6AL7 "eye" tube displays status of LFOs and A(S)R control voltages on three separate glowing green bar graphs.

Miniature joystick performs multiple jobs: vertical motion affects pitch of both VCOs, horizontal motion affects tuning of filter.
Press joystick in to trigger envelopes.

Features
Size: 6U high standard EIA rack mount, 3" depth below rack panel. 11 vacuum/gas tubes. Weight about 20 pounds with AC adapter. Draws 12 volts (AC ONLY) at 3 amps."

PPG Firmware

flickr by krunkwerke
(click for more)

"The original V6.0 firmware EPROM set has been removed from the I/O board."

"The new V8.3 firmware EPROM set has been installed on the I/O board. "

Silent Way and TouchOSC demo

YouTube via expertsleepers
"The forthcoming v1.1 of Expert Sleepers Silent Way has an enhanced OSC implementation that makes it possible to use with the popular TouchOSC iPhone app. This video shows this in action."

shiner hex oscillator + light box in photo feedback loop

YouTube via danielfiction
"here we have two wooden box circuits interacting with each other. the hex oscillator is made in the style of nic collins: six photocells mixed to diodes and competing for voltage dominance. it's housed in a 9.99 gram weight box with a sliding lid so user can control how much light is getting in. let it all hang out.

the light box is an original circuit made with a solid state relay. it pumps out AC in beat frequencies between an audio input and 60 hz. so the lights flicker in response to what you plug into it. in this case, the hex oscillator is the input, which in turn is modulated by the flickering light, and ta daaa! a light-based feedback loop.

autofocus can't handle the intense flickering, so go on and get blurry!"

808 CPU Wanted

images via D' Naab 136 who is looking for a working CPU. If you know where to find one contact him at info[at]analoguerenaissance[dot]com.

::Robo Synth:: rack version

YouTube via Vtolus
"custom version of my Robo Synth

http://samoletuvvp.narod.ru..."

YAMAHA DX7 II + ROLAND JD-800 + TR-707

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

'Digital Vibes'

bassline: Yamaha DX7 II FD, sequenced by the MFB Step64 step sequencer and sync with the TR-707
digital pad sounds: Roland JD-800, played with the Waldorf Gecko chord memorizer (the yellow tool)
drums: Roland TR-707
FX: reverb and delay"

Doepfer Drums Analog Modular

YouTube via Analogger
"Doepfer / Livewire modules
I just stuck a bunch of patch cables together to see what would happen. The bass drum sound came from the A105 24db lowpass filter (very fat)

Osillators and noise was used as perccussion sounds and were processed thu the Livewire 105 ssm VFC - I used the hp ouput - very gnarley sounding"
Some KORG KAOSS Pad in there as well.