Big Briar Cove - Bob Moog's View

via Brian Kehew:
"A photo of the area called Big Briar Cove, taken from the porch deck of the home where Bob and Shirleigh Moog raised their kids. It's where Bob took the name Big Briar when he started his new company, long before they regained the rights to Moog Music Inc. Such a beautiful location, far from the main roads and even neighbors! There's a stream on the property and woods all around.

I had always head about this area and the house where they lived, but thought it would be good to share this wonderful place, a common sight in Bob's 'normal' life."

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/bobmoog
http://bobmoogfoundation.com/
http://bigbriar.com/ / http://www.moogmusic.com/

Five New Modules Due July from Synthwerks

click the image for a larger shot.
http://synthwerks.com/
"- The FSR-4C/B combo unit based on our recently redesigned FSR-4 controller core (the "C" part - now shallower module depth and SMD parts) offering a separate panel with 4 bigger FSR sensors (the "B" part). They are connected internally via a ribbon cable so the sensor pads can be located next to or above or below the controller module. The sensors with a larger playing surface will make it easier to control and will open up a wider playing style to the user.

- The FSR-1N Single Channel Force Sensing Resistor Module. A smaller and low cost (~$90) FSR module that is one channel of the FSR-4 which uses less panel space. The 4HP panel size will allow placement is almost any part of your rig and its shallow depth allows use in desktop control surfaces.

- Th PC5V Patch Cord Checker and +5V supply. This module is a +5V power supply that converts the +12V from the bus and puts +5V to the bus. It also has a handy patch cord checker that independently checks both the signal and shield parts of the patch cord. The module also provide a variable DC voltage for use as a bias voltage for the rest of your system.

- The LAMP-1 and LAMP-2 USB Lamp modules. These module contain a current regulated power source to drive USB gooseneck lamps to illuminate your system easily. They come supplied with the standard white-LED laptop LED lamp but can be used with any LED USB lamp. The lamp's brightness is controlled with a front panel dimmer control. The current limited circuitry allows the use of may USB lamps including multi led lamp bars etc. LAMP-1 has a 4-way multiple (can't have enough Mults!) and the LAMP-2 offers two separate LAMPS with their own dimmer controls."

::vtol:: Apparel B/N drone machine demo1

::vtol:: Apparel B/N drone machine demo1 from ::vtol:: on Vimeo.

more info - samoletuvvp.narod.ru/vto/diy/apparel.html

::vtol:: Apparel B/N drone machine demo2 from ::vtol:: on Vimeo.

Nicks World of Synthesis - 6 OSC Mini Synth

via this auction

"Hand made 6 oscillator mini synthesizer

I have been making synthesizers for over 10 years but this is the first time I have made anything to sell. To see all my work go to nicksworldofsynthesizers.com

The 6 knobs tune the oscillators and the keys switch them on. In normal mode it can make simple melodies and harmonies.

There is a switch that makes all the oscillators sync to the first oscillator. This has the effect of making the oscillators lock to the nearest harmonics of the first oscillator and makes some very strange harmonies.

The chaos depth knob makes all the oscillators attempt to sync to each other. The result is quite extreme unpredictable noise and sonic convolsions.

The circuit is descrete transistor which give the sound a rich analogue quality. The case has a nice vintage industrial design with engraved lettering and phenolic moog style knobs."

Update via Billy in the comments:

"Dude used to be in Pink Grease... played one of the most insane looking diy synths ever..."

Pink Grease on MySpace

Also see this video.

Update via Jimmersound in the comments: "More here [Nick's World of Synthesizers]" Originally posted back in 2007 when it lived on a different site. And we come full circle. I thought I recognized it.

Rare Moog

YouTube via bobbybot2000 — May 22, 2010 — Moog Cordovox white elephant organ

Hillwood Ultra Rare Keyboard Called The Blue Comet 73

YouTube via bobbybot2000 — May 22, 2010 — via this auction

Univox Multi Man Keyboard

YouTube via bobbybot2000 — May 22, 2010 — via this auction

Rare Oberheim DS-2 Digital Sequencer

via this auction

Vintage Arp Axxe Analog Synthesizer

YouTube via bobbybot2000 — May 22, 2010 — via this auction

via this auction

S-CAT (0439) CIRCUIT BENT CASIO VL-1 (10 MOD) MONSTER

via this auction
"T E N V E R Y N A S T Y M O D I F I C A T I O N S LCD SCREEN HAS BEEN REMOVED F O R A N I N D U S T R I A L L O O K AND LED HAS BEEN FITTED IN THE SCREEN - PLEASE NOTE THIS COMES ON WHEN A PSU IS INSERTED WHETHER THE MACHINE IS SWITCHED ON OR NOT
1. RHYTHM FILTER CUTOFF
2-3. SWITCHABLE ROTARY RHYTHM SQUANKER USE THE CENTRE TOGGLE SWITCH FOR HIGH OR LOW FEEDBACK
4. VOICE FILTER I CUT OFF
5. NOTE HOLD WILL REPEAT WHEN HOLDING DOWN A NOTE ON THE KEYBOARD WHILE A RHYTHM IS PLAYING
6. VOICE FILTER II TONE/ATTACK
7. VOICE DRIVE DISTORTED OVERDRIVE
8-9. RHYTHM/VOICE DRIVE I / II ADD A TOUCH OF BOOST OR BANG IT UP!
10. EXTREME PITCH MODULATOR TAKE IT DOWN LOW FOR SUPERB BASS
+ BONUS FEATURE USE THE MAIN VOLUME SLIDER IN CONJUCTION WITH THE RHYTHM SQUANKER TO CREATE MORE VARIATION TO THE MODIFIED SOUND"

videos previously posted
S-CAT on Ebay

circuit bent kawai k1m vector synth by spunkytoofers

via this auction

details and video captured in this previous post and this video.

Crumer Trilogy Analogue Synth

via this auction

"The name Trilogy of course (in the same vein were, for example, the Korg Trident, the ARP Omni 1/2, and the Moog Opus 3) comes from the fact that this instrument features three sections: Organ, Strings, and Synthesizer."

SCI Drumtraks vintage analog drum machine

via this auction

My trusty Korg

flickr by Kneel Mason

Knobs made famous by Moog.

Flower Age-Alnitak

YouTube via Kobolnova — May 23, 2010 — "The Korg Radias is NOT sounding the Radias is MIDI connected with the Minimax and is doing the lead voice,the Radias can do these leads to,but i really wanted to use the Minimax this time,i hope you like this piece of music i made today,enjoy! Flower Age-Alnitak c2010"

myblogitsfullofstars dotcom movie.mov

YouTube via zackdagoba — May 23, 2010 — "testing my new dotcom modules. see myblogitsfullofstars for more" Details on the video here.

ramuf

YouTube via comemelinhos — May 23, 2010 — stylophonik vs bent pedals - voice sp808

Rush and Dr Moog!

This one in via Aaron.

"Hey Matrix,

Since it's Dr Moog's Bday I was thinking about what got me into Moog (not necessarily synthesizers) and it was in fact this video:


YouTube via AirbrushRocks — April 14, 2008

and in particular the spot at 3:59 in the video literally. This is what inspired me to get into college to work for my EE degree back in 1998. Of course I finished and moved on.

Funny enough when I was working at Moog in 2008 two LPs came across my station for repair and when I began to muck around with them I noticed the presets were named after Rush songs. As it turned out they were the LPs Geddy Lee was using on stage during that tour!:)

It's pretty funny how life works isn't it!

Cheers,
Aaron"

Awesome.

BP-Polis

Listen on Modular Electroworks

"A mixture of serge, modcan, Fonik, CEM's & SSM.s based modulles, MOTM, and own circuits."

SCI Prophet-5 rev 3.2

via this auction

prophet 5 rev3.2 (S/N 4902)

Roland SH3a Synthesizer

via this auction

"This is a vintage Monophonic analog synth with lots of unusual features. This synth has an old school Roland sound which is completly different from later SH series synths. This synth was serviced by Oakleysound a couple of years ago and is in full working order. It also has CV/Gate/VCF freq sockets fitted (by analog solutions) so can by intergrated into a MIDI setup. The synth is built into a flight case and includes the music stand but no manual."

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drunken-ninja.mov

YouTube via pixelform — May 23, 2010 —

animals circuit bending animals

YouTube via drmoonstien — August 23, 2009 —

circuit bent synth box with key pad

YouTube via drmoonstien — May 18, 2010 —

circuit bent casio rodes circuit bent synth and glitched out cheap casio

via this auction
YouTube via drmoonstien — May 21, 2010 — "looks like a freaked out fender rodes casio rodes."

via this auction
"This is a circuit bent synth noise machine with lots of knobs and buttons and switches. with a glitched out caisio cheapy keyboard that is prity dang rad. the synth runs on 9v battery the keyboard runs on 6 aa there is a dummy cell in an extra space in the batery pack. the synth has 8 momentary buttons that are ajusted buy the pot above them there is a toggle for each one so you can leave them on to preset your sound four pots and keys are relative to eachouther so to tune from low to high or whatever the outher for are seperate and more for modulation basicaly turn knobs and push buttons untill someone tells you to stop. the keyboard has an added crush switch and pot to controll it 2 body contacts for sizzle noise and 2 body contacts for glitching there is a reset button for when it crashes and a green glitch button that makes it faser and somtimes glitches great random sound generating machine. ther is one 1/4 out for the synth and volume knob also a sustain switch there is 2 1/4 out for the keyboard and 2 volume knobs"