Nebulophone by Bleep Labs

The Nebulophone by Bleep Labs is one of the many Andromeda Space Rockers. Addicted to Noise has a post up on the device including some demos.

On the Andromeda Space Rockers:
"These are a series of small, DIY synths and devices designed by some well-known, Texas-based electronics manufacturers (4ms Pedals, Bleep Labs, Eric Archer, Wooster Audio, Mickey Delp). Introduced to the public at large through Handmade Music Austin last year, they’ve been gaining a fair amount of steam in various electronic communities for their easy-to-build nature and wireless networking ability. Yes, that’s right, wireless networking ability."

After checking out the post on Addicted to Noise above, click here for all posts mentioning the Andromeda Space Rockers including videos.

LZX Visionary Video Synthesizer - Audio Colorizer Demo

YouTube via lzxindustries — June 12, 2010 —

"In this patch an external security camera is recolorized using the Triple Video Fader & Key Generator (TVF) and Video Blending Matrix (VBM) modules. Two Video Waveform Generators (VWG) and a low-frequency signal from Doepfer A-143-1 serve as additional signal and modulation sources, while an external audio signal modulates the Sine Shape of one of the VWGs. One of the TVF's key output also frequency modulates the VWG. Intermittent grainy textures are due to the inferior camera source and unsync'ed VWG modulating the keyers. Manual tweaking throughout. For more information please visit http://www.lzxindustries.net"
Front 242 - Don't Crash

LZX Visionary Demonstration - Hard Key Colorizer Patch


"lzxindustries — June 06, 2010 — This example demonstrates a classic colorizer patch with the LZX Visionary modular video synthesizer. Modules used include Video Sync Generator (VSG), Color Video Encoder (CVE), Triple Video Fader & Key Generator (TVF) and Video Blending Matrix (VBM). The TVF key inputs are fed external video from the Y output of the VSG, which is in turn locked to the output of a DVD player. The three key outputs of the TVF are then fed to the top inputs of the VBM columns A, B & C. The sum outputs of the VBM are then fed into the CVE Red, Green and Blue inputs. TVF bias knobs are adjusted to set the keying thresholds and VBM amount knobs are adjusted to select the color produced by each key output. No manual tweaking during the clip. The clip used is from Plague Dogs (1982)."

michelleowen.me: Plastikman rehearsing with iPad at Detroit Electronic Music Festival 2010

YouTube via michelleowen8 — June 09, 2010 — "Plastikman sound check at Detroit Electronic Music Festival 2010
Check out more on my blog - www.michelleowen.me"
Jazz Mutant Lemur, iPad, and Native Instruments Machine.

via Dennis: "Here is Richie Hawtin rehearsing his Plastikman set for the 2010 Detroit Electronic Movement Festival. (I was there btw and it was sick!)"

Roland TB-303 Analog Bass Synth

via this auction

AKAI S2000 sunshine beat

YouTube via michal23pl — June 12, 2010 — "whole tune = Akai S2000. samples = 100% vinyl. hope you'll enjoy."
Yamaha RM1x in custom black with custom knobs on top.

QuadBass++ drum trigger experiment

YouTube via bchris1776 — June 12, 2010 — "Proof of concept test #1...
Found this "Leapfrog Alphabet Drum" at a garage sale for $2...thought I might use it as a drum trigger for my Thomas Henry "Quad Bass++". This is the first experiment...
Wired a jack straight to the Piezo element under the drum head. Added a switch to mute the internal audio from the toy drum.
It powers down after not being used for about 30 seconds...does not affect the drum trigger I'm using, merely shuts off the internals (LED's and audio) which is a good thing. Might have to condition the triggering a little - as it is pretty sensitive to other vibrations.
Otherwise - It looks like it'll work."

playing with my clock

YouTube via cray56 — June 12, 2010 — New Project 2

Donald has a daytime job - Buchla 200e

YouTube via schokokontrol — June 12, 2010 — "Let it shhhwing: a 200e and a Monomachine played live. Percussion from the Monomachine."

Thai Circuit Bent Modular Synths

สลาวลี : Raw And Loud Circuit Bent Modular Synth Experiment

YouTube via slavleeexperiment — June 12, 2010 —

"experiment on my built from scratch and circuit bent stuff
SEQ -cv} VCO -mod} VCO {cv- SEQ -cv} VCO
three voltage controlled oscillators
(vintage buddha machine, drum toy and a 555 oscillator),
two 8 step analog sequencers
(synced to the same clock)
and a mini 3 input mono mixer

*step 7 LED is dead :'(

sorry for a bit delay and feedback
please leave a comment, i'd be very grateful

bent and made in thailand by hands
thanks for watching :) ขอบคุณครับ"

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Radias 2

flickr by AndyFord69
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Harald Bode Exhibit - Brattleboro Vermont

Full details at the Brattleboro Reformer here

Some excerpts for the archive:
"St., presents a new exhibit, "Harald Bode, A Lifetime for Sound," which opens to the public on Saturday, from 1 to 4 p.m., and runs through summer.

"A Lifetime for Sound" is a retrospective of physicist Harald Bode and his contributions to electronic music. This is a 50-year survey in image and sound recordings, documenting the contributions of Bode, one of the great pioneers of electronic sound.

Harald Bode (1909-1987) was an electronic musical instrument design pioneer. His career spanned 50 years of innovation. In 1937, he built his Warbo Formant electronic organ which had capabilities similar to those found in modern synthesizers....

In 1960, Bode presented his Modular Synthesizer and Sound Processor at the Convention of the Audio Engineering Society. With this landmark presentation, he ushered in the era of the analog modular synthesizer. Bob Moog was in attendance and inspired by Bode’s concept of the modular sound studio. This led to the development of the Moog Synthesizer...

The Bode (Moog) Vocoder (1977) was a particular success and is noted for its unique sound. It can be found on hit records of the era including the 1979 Lipps Inc., megahit, "Funkytown." Among the many artists who purchased the instrument were musician Michael Boddicker, who used it on Michael Jackson’s 1982 record-breaking album, 'Thriller.'"

If anyone out there goes to this, send in some pics!

via Brian Kehew

Update: two links to pics and articles via haraldbodenews in the comments:

one
two

Pictured: "Rebekkah Palov, Exhibition Designer, walking through the exhibition with Caspar Abocab via Skype."

Bass Seq 1 .mp4

video upload by TheAdambee7 — June 02, 2010 —

"A Triangle VCO in progress. I wanted a really dirty Triangle osc that would distort without much effort. Its going through an Attack Release generator come VCA for gating effects. Its recorded dry without effects i.e. no reverb and delay. I'll post more as this takes shape. Cheers." Bass Seq 2 Dub Step Bass.mp4

"Put it through an EQ this time to bring out more bass end. Good Dub Step, Drum'n'Bass sound. Again using the AR envelope to create gating effects. No reverb or delay used." Bass Seq 3 Dub Step Bass.mp4

"Using a cmos 4089 frequency multiplier here which is connected to the sequencers external clock input. I wired its input straight from the sequencers clock. Even though it multiplies its actually dividing the clock pulses which create cyclical musical phrases. This is done by using 4 cmos 40106 osc to turn the 4089 4 data inputs on or off. Adjust the rate of the osc and you get different phrases from the 16 variations of on and off.. Cool yeah."

Boresite

YouTube via ittaital — June 12, 2010 — "First track out of the "Opticks" series...

All synthesis work done on a "Waldorf Blofeld".
Drums, percussions and metronomic parts, done with "NI Maschine".
Sound and production on Cubase DAW.

If you like, please visit my www.soundcloud.com/ittai-barkai web site, for more..."

Teisco S-60p Analogue Mono Synth

via this auction

Sequential Circuits Pro-One Analog Synth w/CPU upgrade

via this auction

"SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS - PRO-ONE -- ANALOG SYNTHESIZER --- WITH MTG PRO-ONE REPLACEMENT CPU CHIP - (musictechnologiesgroup.com/)"

Circuit Bent Speak & Math Vintage Analog Glitch Synth

YouTube via radial77 — June 11, 2010

via this auction
"This is a carefully designed Circuit Bent instument. The unit functions as normal, but includes the following added modifications:
* LFO activation Toggle
* LFO shape knob
* LFO rate knob
* LFO depth knob
* Tone hold button
* Tone lock toggle
* Repeater loop toggle
* Three fixed glitch toggles which can be used individually or combined
* Pitch activation
* Pitch high/low adjustment knob
* Speaker on/off
* 1/4" mono output jack for routing to amp, mixer, DAW, etc.
* Master power/reset toggle"

Antonio Onorato-Breath guitar Yamaha G10(Solo)

via this auction
"These units were made in the early 1990's, and are among the most accurate midi tracking controllers ever made. Latency is essentially nil with these units. Far superior to any of the current pitch to midi conversion systems on the market today (Roland, Axon, etc.), the G10 uses pulse waves to determine pitch, and is extremely fast and expressive, as you can see in the video clips below."




YouTube via domrnico61 — October 28, 2007 — Tavagnacco Jazz '07

Yamaha G 10 guitar synth, City Blues (instr) by Dr. Ika

YouTube via pickmaster — March 16, 2007 — "Yamaha G 10 guitar synth in "left hand only" mode, G 10C controller, Audity 2000 synth module, stereo PA. Dr.Ika plays groovy contemporary blues with different patches."

LA synth gathering summer 2010

via Justin:

"When: July 10th, 2010 from Noon 'til ???

Where: See map here.
8535 Dice Road
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-2509

More info to come!"

PROPHET 5 REV 2

PROPHET 5 REV 2 from Logan Mannstrane on Vimeo.

"Prophet 5 REV 2 Improvisation with Video Montage

Created for my good friend Nap. Lines only buddy.

Signal flow is: PROPHET 5==>SRE-555 Tape Echo==> Siemens 295b EQ ==> Eventide 2016 Reverb==> Prism Orpheus AD/DA

Left Channel is SRE-555 Output A, Right channel is SRE-555 Output B. Chorus is output from A+B. Spring Reverb is output from B. Tape Delay is Output B. Direct Signal is output A.

All video shot with a Nikon D90 using a Nikkor 1.4 Aperture 50mm lens, along with 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G zoom."

Hammond L-143 - Audio-Technica PRO 24-CM Test

YouTube via Organgrinder010 — June 12, 2010 — "A little test of the Audio-Technica PRO 24-CM Test that I bought for my Canon 7D. The unfortunate fact is that the AGC in the camera is not yet bypass-able so the quieter the source the more hissss you are going to hear. The good thing about this mic is that it records XY stereo pattern vs. the internal mono mic, but there is also a noted increase in audio quality and frequency range. I would recommend this mic if you do lots of run n' gun concert recording or other venues which provide a nice loud sound. If you're a filmmaker looking for a mic for your DSLR to record high quality sound for most situations, then I would look elsewhere. A good preamp would then be needed.

The organ is my old trusty Hammond L-143. No leslie, just stock output through the internal speakers. I don't know my Santana as well as I should..."
inside a Hammond organ. Note I try to only post organ vids that are somewhat synth related, otherwise the number of posts going up would get even more out of control. I'm posting this as you can see the internals of the organ compared to synths.

Korg Radias demo (1 of 2) by syntezatory.prv.pl

YouTube via Jexus — June 12, 2010 — "Demo of 2006 Korg Radias (=R3). All sounds programmed by WC Olo Garb. Video editing by WC Olo Garb.

Syntezatory.prv.pl Videos: showing you not what a synthesizer can do, but what a man can do with a synthesizer."

Update:

Korg Radias demo (2 of 2) by syntezatory.prv.pl

YouTube via Jexus | July 01, 2010

"Demo of 2006 Korg Radias (=R3). All sounds programmed by WC Olo Garb. Video editing by WC Olo Garb.

Syntezatory.prv.pl Videos: showing you not what a synthesizer can do, but what a man can do with a synthesizer."

Elektronengehirn concert LAC 2010 soundnight SJU Utrecht

Elektronengehirn concert LAC 2010 soundnight SJU Utrecht from Malte Steiner on Vimeo.

"Full length video of the performance in SJU Utrecht at Linux Audio Conference 2010 on 3. May. Not much to see, more to hear. Algorhythmical composition processes been live controlled and augmented with some live playing. The piece is done in Pure Data and running on a Linux laptop (Arch Linux), all sounds are synthesized in realtime without samples or prepared tracks.
More about Elektronengehirn:
elektronengehirn.de
facebook.com/pages/Elektronengehirn/127902504097
myspace.com/elektronengehirn"

French SPEAK & SPELL Voice Synthesizer

via this auction

"What could be cooler than a Speak & Spell? That's correct. The French Speak & Spell.

La Dictée Magique by Texas Instruments.

Excellent condition for its age. A few tiny marks here and there but not that far off of perfect.

Would make a great circuit bending project or like me, you could use it to learn robotic French."

Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir - 'Lux Aurumque'

YouTube via EricWhitacresVrtlChr — March 21, 2010 —

Think additive synthesis.

"PRODUCED AND MANAGED BY:

Scott Haines

COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED BY:
Eric Whitacre

Representing 12 Countries:
Austria
Argentina
Canada
Germany
Ireland
New Zealand
The Philippines
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States of America"

Make Noise: Pressure Points and Skiff

flickr by Analogue Haven

"Here's a photo of the new [April] Skiff tabletop enclosure that Make Noise will soon ship to us. Also in the photo are a few Pressure Points controller modules, the new Points Expander prototype, the Make Noise blank panel which are now available, a couple Doepfer modules and connections provided via Tiptop Audio Stackcables. Photo by Josh Kay. LINK: www.makenoisemusic.com/."

http://analoguehaven.com/

Toppobrillo: Sport Modulator

flickr by Analogue Haven

http://analoguehaven.com/
http://toppobrillo.com/

Update via George P. Macklin in the comments: "For those interested you can find a current thread on the Muff Wiggler forum."

video added below.


YouTube via IMAG0011.ASF

"here's what is going on in the video-

using 1 section of the Sport Modulator to modulate a VCO. sorry about the awful audio smile

that section of the SM is VC'ed by the other section, which has been set to cycle. the external input is a random voltage source. an external LFO is patched into the S/H input jack (which either acts as a Hold input or the Sample input, according to what mode its in). the patch doesn't change throughout the video- the only thing being done is changing modes by pressing the buttons

first, the SM is in Lag mode, Hold is being initiated periodically by the external LFO. then it is switched to Hold mode, the LFO then functions as the sample control. next around :36, Cycle mode is selected, and the SM is cycling in Hold mode, with the rate still being externally modulated, finally, the mode is changed back to Lag mode while still cycling. the output is being made to hold periodically by the LFO.\

hope that is somewhat clear smile

working on getting this out asap, hopefully by the end of feb!"

Kebu - Sticky strut (Yamaha SY-1 demo)

YouTube via kebunator — June 12, 2010 — "This is a song demonstrating the sounds of the Yamaha SY-1 synthesizer. Since it is a monophonic analog synth, no chords can be played. The song was made by multitracking to a computer. No other effects were used than a Roland Space Echo and channel EQ. The drums are sampled. For mixdown, the tracks were subgrouped and transfered to a Tascam 38 8-track tape recorder. The song was mixed in realtime with an analog mixer to a stereo cassette deck. EQ and limiting was used for the final digital master."

Lunetta 1, first test

YouTube via JvGrieken — June 09, 2010 —

"This is the first run of my lunetta, a simple cmos modular synth. What you see left to right: 4040 divider, 4051 multiplexer and a 40106 quad squarewave oscilator.

interested? visit http://electro-music.com/forum/index...."

Lunetta 1: trying to play the machine

JvGrieken — June 09, 2010 —

"Attempt at playing the thing, although it feels more like it's playing itself :). What you see left to right: 4040 divider, 4051 multiplexer and a 40106 quad squarewave oscilator."

Lunetta 1, adding a shift register and DAC

JvGrieken — June 12, 2010 —

"I've added a 4015 dual shift register to the board and used a breadboarded r2r ladder and VCO to try making some melody. Not really happy with the results yet, but a better VCO might do the trick."

vegetable synth

YouTube via JvGrieken — April 05, 2010 — "HKU, Utrecht, Netherlands 27-03-2010
A short sequence of some people playing the vegetable synth. This is a project I made for experimental sculpture class in the first year fine arts at HKU. It's powered by an arduino and uses a max/msp patch for the sound. All the editing was done in final cut pro." via electro-music.com

vegetable synth 2

Spacedrum

via Aliens Project where you'll find more pics.

VINTAGE SIMMONS PORTAKIT MIDI DRUM SYNTH MACHINE

via this auction

"A pad to midi controller, the Portakit has 6 drum mic inputs as well as 7 built in dynamic pads. Up to 50 memories are on board, along with a pattern sequencer to memorize pad hits. The sequencer has a memory capacity of up to 10,000 events w/ auto quantize, programmable tempos, and overdub. Up to 12 sequences can be stored. Simmons is utilizing RForce sensing filmS technology to help eliminate crosstalk between pads, and there are ten dynamic curves to suit the players style. also included are inputs for bass drum and hi-hat pedals. The Simmons Portakit offers much more than a convenient way to trigger the sounds of MIDI Drum Machines and Samples in a compact kit format. Add bass drum and Hi-Hat pedals, and you can access a total of 14 playing surfaces in one portable package.

Force sensing film technology combined with a high-bounce rubber playing surface means no cross-talk between Pads and ensures a lively stick response. You can even choose a Dynamic Curve for each pad to suit your playing style. MIDI effects such as Pitch Bend, After Touch and Control Changes can also be generated by the Pads. The amount of the effect produced is proportional to the pressure you exert.

50 kit memories allow you to store MIDI notes, durations, dynamic curves and MIDI channels for each of the 14 pads. In addition, you can store Program Changes, a MIDI effect and Tempo for the kit.

Kits are recalled at the touch of a button, or external footswitch. For live use, you can pre-program the kits you want to use in one of 20 song memories and combine these with MIDI Start, Stop and Continue Commands along with MIDI Song Selects to reconfigure your entire MIDI set-up in seconds. An on-board polyphonic sequencer lets you record and overdub complex rhythm tracks. 12 sequences can be recorded.

The Simmons Portakit will read and generate MIDI clocks to sync to anything else. Six external inputs, coupled with Simmons unique LEARN facility enable you to cleanly trigger MIDI devices from Simmons pads, tape signals or even acoustic drum microphones.

This Portakit Pad-to-Midi Controller is in very good condition, fully functional, and includes a photocopy of the operation manual. The pad surfaces are in excellent condition, with excellent bounce and no cracking / drying out.

Krakken

via this auction
"Handmade Analog Synthesizer Module MIDI controled By AtomoSynth

VCO: This synth features one analog square and saw waveform VCO (voltage controled oscillator) with a huge pitch range, from subsonic to ultrasonic sound.

Glide: effect control with a wide range that allows radical effects.

White noise generator with 2 modes: Mode1 triggers the VCO affecting the frequency and can create percussion like sounds. Mode2 mix the noise with the VCO signal, adding texture to the waveform.

LFO: One square and triangle waveform LFO (low frequency oscillator), that modulates the VCO for the vibrato effect creating old school arcade Atari-like sounds. Also it modulates the VCF (voltage controled filter) creating a tremolo effect. It has a led that shows the LFO rate.

VCF: (vactrol based Low Pass Filter) with cut off and ressonance controls that can be modulated by the LFO and the VCO depth, It also features a decay control with 3 modes: positive, flat, and negative.

envelope generator with attack and release control.

The Krakken features a MIDI to control voltage converter with a range of 5 octaves, You can play it with any midi keyboard, controler or midi sequencer, also you can connect the Krakken to your computer (with a usb to midi adaptor) and sequence with any midi software.

It can be set to any midi channel from 1 to 16, it has a display that shows the actual midi channel.

You can control any external analog synthesizer with the CV and Gate Outputs (1Volt/octave), even at the same time you can control the Krakken with a analog sequencer via the CV and Gate imputs.

Also you can connect many Krakken synthesizers in chain with its midi thru output to a computer or midi sequencer and each one will play a different midi channel.

The instrument is is housed in a clear, laser cut, acrilic case that shows the analog circuitry.

It is powered directly from 110V or 220V AC.
Dimensions: 230mm(W), 170 mm(D), 80mm(H. incuded rubber feet and knobs)

More Sound Samples , Video and extra large Pictures

Visit my blog: www.atomolabs.blogspot.com"

MOOG CP-251 CONTROL PROCESSOR

via this auction
"The CP-251 Control Processor can be used in connection with one or more Moogerfooger analog effects modules, the Minimoog Voyager, or other voltage-controlled gear. The CP-251 adds the same kind of power and versatility of the classic MOOG modular synthesizers.

There are two kinds of signals in a modular analog synthesizer: audio and control. As audio signals go through a system of synthesizer modules, they get shaped into the sounds that you hear. Control signals, on the other hand, correspond to the variations in the sound that are imparted by the synthesizer modules, like invisible hands that turn the knobs of the modules.

The CP-251 provides a dual waveform LFO, Noise Generator, Sample-and-Hold circuit, as well as two attenuators, a lag processor, a CV mixer and a 4-way mult. This gives you ways to modify, mix, and distribute control voltages to produce the incredible variety of sounds and effects that analog synthesizers are famous for."

Chimera BC8 Synthesiser Sequencer

via this auction
"Amazing Chimera BC8 Synthesiser/Sequencer Complete with Brand New Batteries and Instructions.

Very Rare - Made in UK - Incredible sounds -Check out the web videos to see what this "Beast" can do

Check the following Link for Info

Grab a piece of Musical History -Great Condition -Latest Software Installed -Amazing Sounds -all in the palm of your hand -incredibly portable -use headphones on the train or whack it through an amp for really Dirty Gritty synthesised sounds."

CREAMWARE PRODYSSEY ASB

via this auction

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TB-303 FOR SALE, MINT CONDITION

YouTube via cores303 — June 12, 2010 — See the video description on YouTube for more info.

Concussor modular system demo #01

YouTube via ASUKLTD — June 11, 2010 — "Short demo. Simple patching of a Concussor modular system. Filter is SY02 (MS20 type).
(Audio recorded through Camera mic.)"

Concussor modular system demo #02



Concussor modular system demo #03


Concussor Modular Synth Demo #04

YouTube via ASUKLTD — June 11, 2010 — "Short demo. Simple patching of a Concussor modular system. Filter is SY02 (MS20 type). Sequencer with an Oberkorn. Some Concussor drum modules, SD88 and BD88.
Note; recorced through the camera's mic."

iPad / Chopin : Fantaisie-Impromptu Trance Arrange (1280x720)

YouTube via btpro — June 11, 2010 — "iPad, iPad, iPad!!!

Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu. All sounds are created by iPad's Keyboard Apps.

I used,
Live Piano by Katsuomi Kobayashi,
iELECTRIBE by Korg,
Synth by Retronyms,
miniSynthPro by Yonac inc.,
iSequence by Beep Street,
SunVox by Modular Music Creation Studio,
DigiDrummer HD by Magnick Software,
S1MidiTrigger by Miura Acoustic
Wind Chimes by Henry Lowengard
Eensy Harp by Jeff Mohl Design LLC
Celtic Harp by Jason Sommerlad
VoiceKeyboard HD by Terry Demco
Ellatron HD by Omenie"