MATRIXSYNTH: Friday, July 31, 2009

Friday, July 31, 2009

* Guitar Synthesizer Music * NEIL NAPPE - "July" (1st half) - 1986 Audion CD

* Guitar Synthesizer Music * NEIL NAPPE - "July" (1st half) - 1986 Audion CD from ThisGuy Fr-ritz on Vimeo.

Anyone know what synths were used on this?
"The front cover image didn't scan right. It's not supposed to be that "spotty". Although it did scanned the "taped" part right. :-] You might barely make out the "correct" image shown in front of the CD player.

"July" is the only album I know that was done by Neil Nappe. No keyboards used in making music. According to the back of the album, it was done with "Guitar Synthesizer, M.I.D.I. and more M.I.D.I." Released on a short-lived label and not re-issued to this day.

Here's a little quote from him:
"July" was performed entirely on synthesizers of one sort or another (except for a bit of my trusty '74 Les Paul) and recorded in my home on 4-track cassette format.

1: Valley of Indecision
2: The Alternative
3: The Morning Song
4: Pickupstix

Played on my 2003 Fisher SLIM 1400

Audio recorded using the Line In of my Dell Optiplex GX260

Edited with Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9"

* gUITAR sYNTHESIZER mUSIC * NEIL NAPPE - "July" (2nd half) - 1986 Audion CD from ThisGuy Fr-ritz on Vimeo.

Children of Micron

YouTube via rincewind801. via Jared.
"Alesis Micron in action. Original song by Robert Miles.
Arp Odyssey / Roland Jupiter / TB 808 - like sounds."

Atari Game Music

"Performed on Alesis Micron only. 3 parts x 3 arpeggios x 3 beats.
I liked the sound of my old 65xe

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Gattobus Thing-a-ma-groove

YouTube via gattobus
"Just a little experiment...
...running my Thingamakit through the Elektron Monomachine and then through the Sherman Filterbank 2..."

Cwejman S1

flickr by making_sound

"More soon at makingsound.free.fr"

Tron Legacy Trailer(Sound Redux)

YouTube via analogmad
"Video Is property of Walt Disney Pictures 2009. Sound Design/Music by Chris Kowalski. HUGE fan of the original movie. Stripped the original audio and redid all of the sound from scratch using Reason/NI Reakto/Ableton Live 8. An M-Audio Axiom 49 was used to perform the Lightcycle Engine Oscillations. I'm sorry for the lack of dialog at the end.. there was no way to cut around it with the score over the top. I hope you enjoy it as much I did recreating the scene. I will post additional videos to show exactly how I created some of the sounds heard in the video. Email: o7thwonder@hotmail.com "

Mujik teaser...

Mujik teaser... from The Amazing Rolo on Vimeo.

"Do you want an iPhone app to make beats? And produce like totally awesome tracks with a zillion channels and plugins and automation and 808 simulators and stuff yeah? Oh. Well, this is not for you. Mujik is more than a music app - get away from fake sliders and buttons and enter the world of Mujik, with charming graphics, lovely music, and a wonderfully tactile interface. It’s not rocket science, it’s just fun.

Available very soon on the iTunes store!"

Float away with Mujik... from The Amazing Rolo on Vimeo.

"Explore sounds in a new and fun way with Mujik for iPhone! Pick the books off the shelf, flip them open, and chase the dust mites across the page to make the music your own...or just float away on a sonic balloon..."

follow-up to this post (click for a demo)

Synth Apache

via Dropular via Adrian Johnson

MF-104Z Analog Delay Spillover Modification

YouTube via MoogMusicInc
"With this "must-have" modification for the MF-104Z Analog Delay you can bypass the delay without killing existing echoes. Includes a switch for enabling and disabling Spillover Mode.

Imagine playing an echo-filled chorus, then switching back to playing a dry sound for the verse, all while your echoes naturally decay or create infinitely repeating echo soundscapes then solo over them with echo-free."

WTPA!

YouTube via lazenbleep
"fast and stylish demo of the 'where's the party at' 8 bit DIY sampler. all sounds triggered live from the WTPA
check
http://www.narrat1ve.com/
http://haha-fresh.blogspot.com"

Blacet Export Shipping Special: $12.95

For the Month of August only: any one kit shipped via Air for $12.95 anywhere in the world.

Normally shipping on one module is in the $25 to $27 range, so be sure to take advantage if you just need one kit.

Fine Print
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LibLab

Two new vids on MATRIXSYNTH-C. Don't miss them.

ARP Factory From a Short Lived Magazine Called Synthesis

via Brian Kehew of Moog Cookbook

"I'm just doing some scans from the synth catalog collection I have. One SEEMS to be the ARP Factory; it's from 1971, a short-lived magazine called Synthesis."

Modded Korg MS20

via this auction
"Here are the mods from left to right, described to the best of my ability.
- Touch sensor 1/8 inch jack.
- Midi jack. I haven't quite figured out how to use this, I believe you can trigger with midi, the little figure below the input shows it working for modulation wheel and momentary trigger
- Keyboard 1/4 jack
Touch sensor section:
- Attack release knob, positive or negative waveshape
- Decay amount

- Velocity level
- Touch press level knob, + or +/- SYM switch
Reverb section
- input balance between 1 or 2
- defeat switch
- dry out mix wet
LFO 2 section
- waveform
- frequency (w/ led indicating freq length)
1/4 inch jack modular section on the right:
- Osc1/Osc2 total out
- Osc1 triangle
- Osc1 saw

- Osc1 square/pulse
- Touch A/R
- Touch Press
- Touch Velocity
- EG2 Pos. Out
- LFO2 Triangle/Square
- Reverb 1/2
- Out
Mixer section
- 4 inputs, 1 output
- 4 inputs, 1 output
- 3 inputs, 1 output, with a switch between mix and multi function"

Roland Promars MRS2 Analog Synth Vintage & CSQ-600 Seq

via this auction

inside a Roland Promars

"The advantage of MRS2 over JP4 is the CV/gate and ability to sequence --yes the CSQ 600 is part of the magic!!! Also the MRS2/Promars has a thicker lead or bass sound because of the second VCO. The Promars/MRS2 is also the first programable Roland Synth circa 1979"

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Luminous

flickr by Amine Benboubker

Buchla Model 259e TWISTED WAVEFORM GENERATOR

From the Buchla 259e page
"Popular demand does work occasionally - we’ve resurrected and renamed the original 259e Complex Waveform Generator. The new 259e is practically identical to the original, and is replete with all of the original digital waveshaping, aliasing noise, and foldover frequencies. However, we’ve added new self-modifying, screeching, snarling responses that reflect weird internal origins. Hence the name “twisted”.

Otherwise similar to the 261e Complex Waveform Generator, with voltage-controlled modulation of pitch, amplitude, and timbre, both hard and soft synchronization, and pitch tracking.

In conjunction with the model 225e MIDI Manager, the 259e's pitches respond to internally routed MIDI messages. Up to four 259's can peacefully co-exist in a single system, each with its private MIDI channel.

As in all 200e series modules, the settings of the 259e's pots and switches can be memorized as a part of a preset configuration. Provided you have a 225e or a 206e in your system.

The accompanying picture is actually a photo of a previous 259e. The new one is not quite identical, but has yet to be photographed. The new twisted version is completely software and hardware compatible with the earlier (complex) version. (Suitable for ages 10 – 28)"

Smule's Songbook Featuring Folk Sounds from Around the World

"On Monday, Smule, creator of the popular iPhone Ocarina application, will release its Ocarina songbook featuring Folk Songs from around the World, written by Debbie Cavalier, the Dean of Continuing Education at Berklee College of Music and award-winning children’s musician with “Debbie and Friends”.

The Ocarina is one of the oldest instruments known to man, dating back 12,000 years. Ocarinas have been made of different materials over the years including wood, clay, bones, metal, plastic, and well, yes….iPhones! Perfect for children or adults with little or no musical background, Smule’s songbook will teach you to play eight different folk songs like Kumbayah or Amazing Grace in no time. You can quickly become an Ocarina master and begin to develop a solid foundation in basic music theory along the way.

The Ocarina literally transforms the iPhone into a real instrument where sound is generated by the notes, gestures and nuance of the individual performer. It allows users to hear live performances from around the world, see exactly where they come from. Because of this, over a million users of all ages, ability and musical background, have practiced and performed their Ocarinas, shared their melodies and been brought one step closer to each other with this worldwide musical network.

On Monday, you can download a free version of the songbook on Smule’s website at www.smule.com"

iPhone App by Smule: Ocarina [Zeldarian]

YouTube via smuleage

You can find Ocarina on iTunes here:

Buchla & Associates

flickr set by Yotsuba&!
(click for more)

Top: Buchla 227e back panel module for 200e
"boat power."

Middle: Buchla 200e Vactrols
"non-isolated vactrols, a couple of many used in the 227e System Interface module."

Bottom: Buchla 200e with new modules freshly installed
"july 2009"