CF Moog gear

flickr by Daniel Holter
(click for more)

Black and white shots of Moog gear.

musique concrete: chimera bC8 synth

musique concrete: chimera bC8 synth from todd barton on Vimeo.

"A very short musique concrete piece made entirely from sounds from the Chimera bC8 micro synth/sequencer.
Only a little virtual spring reverb added accompanied by a slideshow of photos of the bC8. enjoy!

For more on the Chimera bC8 go to:
chimerasynthesis.com/"

Inside a DSI Evolver

via Claudio

"check out the yee-hah in the upper right corner." Bottom shot. Click on each for the super-sized pics.

Yamaha Motif Leads by Space4Keys

YouTube via Space4Keys
"Acid Rain Liquid Tension Experiment Lead on YAMAHA MOTIF series - Es XS Rack patched by Space4keys ( PREVIEW )

Performed by Sion Aries
www.space4keys.com
www.keyboardsolo.com"

Clavia Nord Lead 2X Synthesizer Keyboard

via this auction

"20-voice Analog Modeling Synthesizer with Expanded Program Memory"

Sold For: US $900.00

via selectivepressure in the comments

ARP Odyssey: LFO and (modified) ADSR

ARP Odyssey: LFO and (modified) ADSR from Jochen Bohnes on Vimeo.

"This clip is intendet to show the benefits of a modded ADSR on the Odyssey."
follow-up to this post

VAZ modular soft synth version 253

YouTube via kennykeyboard
"Running step sequencer on a few setti"
http://www.software-technology.com/
Update via bachmaninoff in the comments: "The new Vaz website is on www.vaz-synths.com."

Tracer City Demo #2

YouTube via snazelle
"Here's another demonstration of The Tracer City by Dan Snazelle of SNAZZY FX. For more information, go to http://snazzyfx.com."

4ms Shuffling Clock Multiplier demo (beta version)

YouTube via 4mspedals
"The Shuffling Clock Multiplier from 4ms is the speedy cousin of the Rotating Clock Divider. The SCM has inputs for CV Rotate and CV Shuffle, which are connected in this video to the X and Y outputs of a joystick controller. In normal mode, the SCM outputs 8 clock signals that are exactly 1-8 times faster than the clock input (which is coming from a tap tempo module in this video).

The CV Shuffle drops beats out, dropping more pulses as more CV is applied. So at 0V there are no beats dropped, e.g. on the x8 jack there's a steady 1/8 note pulse. At 1V some notes drop out, e.g. we may get three 1/8 notes followed by two rests and then three more 1/8 notes, and this pattern repeats each measure. At maximum CV input we get only the down beat (first note of the measure)

The CV Rotate works like it does on the RCD (applying a CV routes the clock outputs to different jacks).

The sounds are created by an Andromeda mk 2 snare module (www.ericarcher.net), an EH Space Drum, and two little bass drum modules (by Jeannot Q)
More to come!!"

Mattson Mini Modular Meets Tom Oberheim SEMs

GEKIGANGER - THE TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY OF THE FIRST PRODUCTION MATTSON MINI MODULAR PART II from RED MARTIAN on Vimeo.

"Here is the first tier without the wing cabinets right after I set it up. Below it are 3 new Tom Oberheim SEMs and I am using a CS-30 (modified) below that all four being triggered from the MMM Utility 1 module. The wings are basically the original production 1 case modified for external power. Once the MMM sequencer is in production I plan to put the 3 I have on order in the left wing cabinet."
Part 1 here
http://mattsonminimodular.com/
http://tomoberheim.com/
http://gekiganger.org/

Electro-Harmonix Effectology, Vol.12 The Uilleann Pipes

YouTube via Effectology
"Electro-Harmonix Effectology, Vol.12 The Uilleann Pipes
By Bill Ruppert
Welcome to Electro-Harmonix's "Effectology" series, in which we create a remarkable collection of impossible sounds using just a regular guitar and EHX effect pedals!
No keyboards, samplers or midi pickups were used.

In this episode of Effectology I explore how to produce sounds like the haunting Irish Uilleann Pipes, Harmonic Drones and Giant Field Drums, and Backing Strings all using just a guitar and effect pedals.
Uilleann Pipes are an early form of Bagpipes that date back over 300 years.
They are one of the most expressive and beautiful instruments heard in Irish music.
Now guitar players can capture some of that magic.

Settings and info on the pedals can be found here:
http://www.ehx.com/forums/viewthread/..."

Short demo of Yamaha TX16w sampler using Typhoon 2000 OS

YouTube via Mamiya645. Audio comes in at :47.
"Decided to immortalize this piece of art since there's not much coverage of it online except for nearly mythical stories of how horrible it was before the Typhoon OS was created. For the record I'm not behind it's redesign, I just handed the front plate away and said "Surprise me!", and I was not disappointed.

I show sampling, saving, renaming, trimming, manually trimming, downsampling, saving, renaming, creating and editing voices, creating and editing performances and ranges. Just what I wanted to make, a simple demonstration of it's capabilities.

The 12 bit quality no longer speaks to me much so I'm getting rid of this one (Sweden, no paypal, so swedes only because screw wrapping up this heavyset bastard) and I do have much better samplers at hand for what I do. I consider it like a pet cat, only this one doesn't die from a bad liver after 15-16 years like my cat did. I'm just sending it away.. to the next owner.

To become a conversational piece."

Aenemon (original mix)

Aenemon (original mix) by alienrobotdance
"aenemon-original-mix

Bass sound: Juno 60. I've sent a very low sinus osc through it's filter and that is what's modulating the filter.
Higher sharper sound: Korg Poly 800.
Other sounds: JX3P

Drums are various samples. Snare is a layered 707. Kick is 808 + 707. Hihats and perc are 707 and 727, other sounds are sampled from various loops (mostly from vinyl)."

"This track was made last week: 'Go!'
http://soundcloud.com/alienrobotdance/go

Everyhting I make is with analog synths. No vst's are used at all.

I also put up some old tracks collected in the album 'Give Me Your Analog' for download here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NAJJ8NBD

My blog is still updated regularly. You can find it here: http://alienrobotdance.wordpress.com"

DSI Prophet 08 rackmount synthesizer

via this auction

ROLAND JUPITER-6

via this auction

Testing the new Marf

via Reed

"My son, Henry, adjusts the timing row of a 1970's Buchla Multiple Arbitrary Function Generator 248-1602 prototype recently brought to life by Mark Verbos."

Trademark perform "Colder" Live at Dreamtrak

YouTube via Trademarkonline

"Trademark performing new song 'Colder' live at Dreamtrak. New EP 'At Loch Shiel' is out on the 8th February.

This song was written with DJ's Blank and Jones. Their own interpretation of the song "So Cold" appears on their album 'The Logic of Pleasure'"

via Oli:

"Trademark performing "Colder" from their new EP "At Loch Shiel" - live in the studio, all synths, no computer!

The timing is controlled by the Machine Drum, which also takes care of the drums. The Matrix 6 pad is being run through the Yamaha CS-5 envelopes to gate it, we use the internal sequencer on the JX3P for the main bassline, and the Pro One arpeggiator at the end.

Full kit list for this track:

Elektron Machine Drum
Jen SX1000
Oberheim Matrix 6
Casio CZ1000
Roland JX3P
Roland Juno 60
Yamaha DX7
Yamaha CS5
Multivox MX-880
Sequential Circuits Pro One
Ensoniq ESQ1
Rom Chip Sample Box (homemade by someone...)
Lexicon Prime Time (Delay)
Roland DEP-5 (FX)

also in shot and used on other live tracks:
Moog Prodigy
Studio Electronics ATC1
Roland RS09
Yamaha CX5M
Korg MS2000
Piano!

See youtube.com/trademarkonline for more tracks!

Our EP "At Loch Shiel" is out this week from online digital outlets, and on CD from our website www.trademark-online.co.uk."

Synth Art by MCV

ARP 2500 and Minimoog


via marcel

Update: Prophet-5 and Robert Moog added below.

Speak and Spell pitch via CV

YouTube via sparkey1
"This is a total hack CV control circuit I was testing for a modded Speak and Spell. A photocell shrinkwrapped agaist an LED provide a way to convert 0-9v to a resistance. Luckily CV is DC so that works out pretty nicely. The voltage ranges and resistance need to be tweaked to give more accurate control, and there are plenty of places for this to go wrong, but this is just a really basic proof of concept."

Untitled

Untitled from Fjb on Vimeo.

Brian Eno interview. Some synth spotting.

Dest. A

flickr by thumbuki

"Ableton Live's Operator Synth

Day 8 of Thing-a-day 2010.
thing-a-day.com/"

Dope fer jam

YouTube via theDarkMechanics
"Here's another track going into the live rig. No change to the setup"

Noodle Cooking

YouTube via waveshaper
"Patching up a noodle/drone in 10 minutes (max videosize youtube)"

1979 KORG Sigma Pre-launch Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

Inside a Future Retro Revolution

flickr by Stefan Beckhusen
(click for more)

"Had to change the battery of my Future Retro Revolution today.

At first the good news:
It's a quite normal battery like you find it in your household or every supermarket.

At last the bad news:
You've to take care with the american screws, don't loose it. If they are driven to hard you'll have stress to open them without demolition of the housings surface."

Chime Game Trailer 1

YouTube via zoemode
"Chime pits gamers against the melody in this all-new puzzle experience:

Players place blocks against the clock, remix famous artists music tracks and contribute to childrens charities around the world. More than 60 percent of the purchase price of Chime will be donated to charities around the world, helping those who need it the most."

Chime Tutorial Video

"Chime explained in this tutorial video with Philip Glass Brazil."

Chime versus Markus Schulz

"Chime versus Markus Schulz in this new video for the musical puzzle game released on the 3rd Feb 2010 for XBLA."

via CDM where you'll find a write-up on the game.

ARP Odyssey: weird RM, S/H and LFO sounds.

ARP Odyssey: weird RM, S/H and LFO sounds. from Jochen Bohnes on Vimeo.

"Some weird sounds of the ARP Odyssey. These sounds are possible when the Odyssey has Mods on ADSR and LFO speed."

4ms Tap Tempo module demo ALPHA version

YouTube via 4mspedals. http://4mspedals.com/
"An alpha version of a 4HP Tap Tempo Eurorack module triggering a drum module. At the end of the video a 4ms Shuffling Clock Multiplier beta version (which has a tap tempo clock, too) is running between the tap tempo module and the drum module. These two tap tempo clocks in series create a roll effect that resolves on the downbeat...

The Tap Tempo module has a tap button that can set the tempo and/or output direct pulses. A 3-position switch selects the mode:
-Down position: tap button directly outputs pulses (no internal clock)
-Middle position: tap button sets tempo of internal clock
-Up position: internal clock is locked in tempo, tap button outputs additional pulses"

Les Rockets: "Astral World"

YouTube via VoiceEncoder.

Sennheiser vocoder.

"Les Rockets: "Astral World".
http://PurpleSpaceMonkeys.com"

synsonics drums

YouTube via mutepg58
"Simple demonstration of Mattel's 1983 Synsonics Drums. A perfectly capable and cheap (10-20$'s) analogue drum machine. Record a drum loop. Purposefully make the Cymbal/Memory key for that recording stuck under the casing lip. Break away."

Jen SX-1000 Video

My Jen SX-1000 before giving it away...

YouTube via zioguido. "I'll miss this nice little synth :)"

KORG Trident Video

My Korg Trident before giving it away

YouTube via zioguido
"And I'll miss this synth more than any other one I've sold so far. This is a really beautiful instrument, with a warm and rich sound, it's something halfway between a Polysix and a MS-20, because it uses SSM 2044 filters and has custom Korg oscillators and envelopes."

Roland TR-606 and Korg Poly 800 for sale

YouTube via AnalogSweden
"A couple of items that we are selling ahead of our webshop launch. Visit http://www.analogsweden.com... for more info"

Ayreon - Ayreon , played on a 8bit SID 6581

YouTube via Jimmy333x2
"testing MIDI to SID conversion algorithms
i'm stressing SID module with a multivoice track and some fast solos
it can handle midi events pretty good i suppose,
anyway more improvements are still needed for playing multivoices tracks better.

a 18f452 is running @20Mhz, it's programmed using CCS C compiler

watch other "8bit covers" played by SID on my channel"

Marsynth Holiday Synth Unit 3

YouTube via marsynth

"Here's a few shots and sounds from the newest Marsynth Holiday Synth. The last marsynth demo was a totally dry mix (aside from some milk...), so I decided to throw in some reverb on this one for a change.

All sounds are from the Holiday Synth. Other equipment used: mixing board with dsp reverb and an led bike light.

Currently, Marsynth products are only being sold locally here in Lawrence KS, although I hope to have some up on ebay soon!

For more info, please check out the following:
Marsynth on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marsynth
Contact Marsynth: marsynth@gmail.com

Thanks for watching!"

ELF BASICS 1

YouTube via elfferichfour
"some dance sounds and grooves with an old ( YAMAHA CS 10) and newer ( YAMAHA CS 2X) synthesizer. Great combination."

I'm not seeing Part 2. Here are 3 and 4.

ELF BASICS 3


ELF BASICS 4