MATRIXSYNTH: Saturday, November 21, 2009

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Hinton Instruments SwitchMix

via Hinton Instruments where you will find more info.

"A compact switched routing matrix for both audio and dc coupled control voltages. All the advantages of pin matrices without the problems.

SwitchMix may have balanced or unbalanced compatible inputs and outputs, extending its use beyond synthesizer patching to other audio routing applications including multitrack and effects routing and headphone mixes. The balanced inputs make it suitable for interfacing DAW sound cards into a synthesizer for Silent Way and Volta users.

Two Eurorack versions of the SMX8 are available, with or without front panel jacks. Rear connections are via DB25 sockets conforming to the Tascam balanced analogue pinout. The SMX8EJ (shown) has front panel 3.5mm unbalanced jacks for synthesizer connections and occupies 42HP of Eurorack space. The SMX8EB has balanced Bantam/TT jacks. Other combinations and custom normalling are possible.

We can custom build different sized SwitchMix systems with different features, but have engineered an 8×8 matrix to fit within the popular Eurorack format. Larger systems can be made in Eurocard Rack format, incorporating our Eurocard interfacing modules, or on custom 19″ or other sized panels. Prices start from £399, EC orders received before 1st January 2010 will be charged with 15% VAT (don’t forget it increases to 17.5% after that).

For further information or to discuss custom orders please contact us."

Synth Cake

via Gustavo:

"I wanted to send over a cake a friend of mine made for her husband, inspired by a SH-101 I gave him a couple years ago... Her name is Jan De La Isla, her husband is Raf Zevallos, a DJ and producer who runs the blog gold-code.net."

Roland User Manuals

ftp://ftp.roland.co.uk/productsupport/Manuals/

ship of fools

ship of fools from 11hzRobot on Vimeo.

"alesis micron recorded in one take.

Video shot with a psp camera (1.3 megapixel).

more music: myspace.com/11hzrobot"

5U for the weekend - Mighty Modulebuilders Multi Step Envelope

via VoltWord where you will find one more shot.

Thriller (Saitone 8bit tribute)

YouTube via vorcrecords. via Sam Rhee
"Saitone takes Michael Jackson back to 8bit

26th-29th November 2009 / DreamHack Winter 2009 (Stockholm, Sweden)
http://www.dreamhack.se

Saitone (VORC Records)
Opening Ceremony Concert: Thursday 26th / from 16:00
Concert: Friday 27th from 00:30

Thriller (Saitone 8bit tribute) video by Raquel Meyers (lightrhythm visuals)

http://www.myspace.com/vorcrecords
http://lightrhythmvisuals.com/
http://www.raquelmeyers.com/

This track is available on HearJapan
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_..."

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus - Basic Sequencer Functions

YouTube via TheDaydreamSound
"Basic sequencer functions of the Ensoniq EPS 16+ sampler. In this video I essentially play a sequence while soloing, muting and adjusting the volume of some tracks within the song."

Ensoniq EPS 16 + Sampler - Basic Sample Reversing

"This is a short video demonstrating the ability to reverse, loop, and alter samples on the fly with an Ensoniq EPS 16+."

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus - Sampled Drums

" For those who ever wondered what a vintage Ensoniq sampler suonds like. This will give you an idea of the sample quality of the EPS 16+. This track created in my Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Sampler. Not the most popular of the Ensoniq samplers but it's my favorite none the less."

MetallicModular

YouTube via davidryle
"Synthesizers.com portable modular in auto-run. The Q960 Sequential Controller triggers five oscillators, three filters, four envelope generators, four amplifiers, one ring modulator, two mixers, one noise generator, one sample & hold and various timing and routing modules. The Yves Usson Gate Delay (STG Soundlabs) is used to bring in late triggers. The Pan/Fade module is fading between sounds with a sine wave from the sixth oscillator.
The recording quality is poor due to a straight microphone from the video camera. A Lexicon reverb and compressor are used to add depth."

4ms Atoner Module Sounds

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"The 4ms Atoner module is part processor, part generator. As a processor you can add a pseudo pulse width modulation effect to any source. It can also act as an analog pitch shifter, giving you one, two, sometimes three octaves down and some interesting partials in between . There's a simple filter (middle-left knob) that allows you to shape the tone even further.

The Atoner also has a cool sounding full-frequency range digital oscillator built in. It doesn't track 1volt per octave but it does sound interesting. There are two CV inputs, both with attenuators. They're bipolar, just like your mom.

The Atoner can be used as an interesting clock source, spitting out crazy rhythmic variations to your other modules. We're using the Analogue Systems rs200 sequencer to control our first source, the Malekko / Wiard AntiOscillator. Later we use the rs200 to control the Atoner's oscillator. We're using the super-awesome, must-have Borg Filter as a VCA / Low Pass Gate."

grafity

flickr by klazki
(click for more)

Looks like a Russian Maestro synth mixed with an MPC controller.

Korg KR-55 Rhythm Machine

flickr by oliverchesler

"Testing out my new Ebay win. It's a beautiful sounding machine."

Roland Tr-505 with mods and bends

YouTube via wotatwaat
"Individaul pitch and volume control added to each voice. Pitch is bypassable. Sequencer glitches which also trigger midi notes (very cool, cheers to squidfanny for info on that one!) 16 point patchbay + 2 3 way mults and four switchable patches. Global pitch bend. Just built, still learning how to use this baby!"

korg ds-10 track 30

YouTube via korgds10
"Mini tune made exclusively with the Korg DS-10."

DSI TETR4 (part 4)

YouTube via Dogboy73. more
"Another video with some more sounds from the Tetra factory sound bank. Some many inspirational sounds. It really makes me wish I could acyually play!! Time for some more keyboard lessons.

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/..."

Roland TR-505 + Audiorealism ADM2 Acid

YouTube via twelvebits
"Basic acid house.
A real 505 and a software 303. Chords are Tal U-No 60, a free Roland Juno 60 plug in. The ADM2 is a very nice 303 emulation but cannot escape from sounding software IMO."

circuit bent yamaha pss790 vector synthesizer

YouTube via spunkytoofers
"besides the waveforms getting bent within a synth or tone module a synth or tone module's workstation logic can be bent. usually have onboard sequencers, auto accompainments, and other forms of self control that the control logic of them also gets bent in random ways. usually uncommon that a workstation like this will allow glitch control that allows a user to interact with the ongoing data. the player can take over, the self logic of the short circuit can take over, or there can be a mix of the fuzzy logic inbetween the user's and the keyboard's logic. the logic can reconfigure the voice it self and playing responses as well as control the event of sounds in an ongoing dialogue with itself or a user of the instrument."

PROJECT PRESET - Native Instruments Massive

YouTube via Torley
"GET MY MUSIC @ http://torley.com/music"

TENORI-ON（テノリオン）の第一印象は「癒し」

YouTube via jetdaisuke

SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS DRUMTRAKS

YouTube via mopipi2.

Hot Chocolate - No doubt about it

YouTube via quantumcatboy

"Collection:Greatest Hits of the 80's
CD:1
Track:1"
This one popped on the Analog Heaven mailing list. The intro synth is most likely the Yamaha GX1, precursor to the CS80. According to Peter Forest, author of the A-Z of Analogue Synthesizers, "Hot Chocolate were recorded in Mickie Most's studio, which boasted a very nice GX-1." It definitely has the CS80 sound.

....the Beast is sleeping

modular shot via SPES s.c.p.a.

Nord Lead / Rack 2 Drones & Noises

YouTube via a501xul
"Noodling with my new synth. No external FX. Sorry for the bad sound quality..."

Future Retro 777 FR-777

via this auction

This is the one in this video.

Oberheim Matrix-12

via this auction

Maid Of The Moon (Dick Hyman and Mary Mayo) from the LP MOON GAS

YouTube via cosmocorps2000
"Maid Of The Moon from the 1963 record MOON GAS by Dick Hyman and Mary Mayo on vocals.

Scenes from Mario Bava's PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES / Planet der Vampire / Terrore nello spazio (Italy/Spain 1965)"
I'm guessing this is Moog, if anyone knows otherwise, feel free to comment.

Univox Mini-Korg Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

not a single control on top

"70's era Univox Mini-Korg"

Moog Realistic MG-1 Synthesizer

via this auction

"near mint MG-1.
Great moog bass and leads.
Basically it is a Rogue with added string/organ section, and internal power supply."

MAM MAP1 Midi Synth Arpeggiator

via this auction

"The very small, rare, and flexible arp by those clever guys at MAM. You can get all kinds of arpeggiations with this little box.
- 64 Presets with all 'Classic' Arpeggios and many groovy patterns.
- Selectable Split points
- Hold and Legato Modes, controllable via MIDI messages
- control via MIDI Keyboard
- Chord function allows a mixture of single notes, chords
- Built-in Tempo generator can be sync'd to an external clock, or act as a MIDI clock source."

circuit bent speak and spell - Free Samples

YouTube via 0illuminatedsounds0
"download these samples www.illuminatedsounds.com!
Circuit bent speak and spell. with 2 momentary push buttons"
more vids

Korg Wavedrum WD-X solo

YouTube via midistickist

"A test of how the WD-X picks up rod textures
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Extensi...
http://www.extensionchords.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/extension...
http://www.myspace.com/extensionchords"

KORG WAVEDRUM WD-X

"A short test of adding the new toy, the Korg WD-X , into the mix as well as testing the camera audio.
This is the start of the documentation of the next Extension Chords record. This time w will have video of it in action.
In this clip- KORG WD-X, Roland HPD-15 and SPD-S, Synesthesia Corp Mandala V1.
Oh and a looper on the floor."

KORG WAVEDRUM WD-X Test

"This thing has so much to toy with. So here is a bit of me tinkering with about 6 sounds in a row after building a bed to play with. Some sounds stick out due to the fact I had no idea what I was switching to. Just a test and a learning process.
n this vid- Michael Powell (Scratch N Sniff S&S) on Wavedrum, SPD-S, Mandala, kaoss pad and looper"

New Moog Taurus Bass Pedals Pics

flickr set by Sweetwater Sound
(click for more)

Be sure to click on the images for the larger sized shots.

Tom Oberheim SEM Manual

flickr set by brotherloco

"Some quick and dirty pics of the new SEM manual for the curious."

Inside a Prophet '08

via khoral's Cafe 80 where you'll find more.

"And first, you got to remove all encoders. Just pull them straight up, not too hard, and don't let the cat play with them. Trust me. You don't want that to happen."

PPG 300 Modular

via Aliens Project's close up der Woche #48/09 -PPG 300 Modular

click here and scroll for more.

Ghostradioshow "Spangles"

YouTube via ghostradioshow. "Electribe ESX-1 + Kaoss Pad2"

Stochastic Drum Machine

YouTube via akihikotube
"Stochastic Drum Machine
http://homepage.mac.com/sin..."

Ambient Blofeld

via Boele of SCD on the Waldorf list:
http://www.synthmusic.info/mpdries/ModMemMan.mp3
"Here's a test sound with my Blofeld going through a modified Electro Harmonix Memoryman de Luxe analog delay.

The 4 MN3008 (2048 stage BBD) chips are exchanged with MN3005s 4096 stage BBD). This doubles the delaytime, gives a little bit more analog (= nice) distortion when feedback is opened up. Also the opamps are exchanged with better ones.

It's just a simple pad patch going through the MM with maximum delaytime, feedback on 2 o'clock and a little pitch modulation from the MM added.

This brings me back to old Pink Floyd records."

"Jam session old school techno, acidhouse."

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