NAMM Picks via attacksustain.com

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Tiptop Audio Modular & Z-Burn
Elektron Octatrack
Mode Machines SL1 & Asid Sixty Four
Livewire Chaos Machine
Waldorf Blofeld Black (& orange)

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Mattson Mini Modular Synthesizer Filter demo

YouTube via MrRitchieDrums | January 24, 2011 |

"Just going through some different applications for this COOL FILTER!!"
http://mattsonminimodular.com/

40 Buchla 259e Complex Waveforms

YouTube via 7thDanSound | January 24, 2011 |

"This is a newbies early journey into the world of Buchla and the sonic landscapes of the 259e Complex Waveform Generator. That is the previously sold module, the current 259e is called Twisted Waveform generator and has a few differences. I try a few different things and try to show a few cool settings I've found. Hope you like it!"

Brian Kehew demonstrates the Mellotron at the Museum of Making Music

YouTube via MellotronMovie | January 24, 2011 |

"Brian Kehew demonstrates the Mellotron at the Museum of Making Music screening of "Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie" in September 2010
www.mellotronmovie.com"

Analogue Systems to Doepfer Reverse Adaptor

via Tone's Analog Synthesizer Projects and Products

"Here is the prototype of the variant Analogue Systems to Doepfer Adaptor that I promised a few days back. The production version will be a few days away - still waiting on PCB mount header sockets. The prototype uses a 16 way DIL IC socket on one side and a cut-down version of a PCB mount header socket on the other side; it's a bit rough but demonstrates the principle - which is it allows you to use Analogue Systems modules in a Doepfer rack but using the Analogue Systems ribbon cable - so just the adapter is needed."

Seaborne (Yamaha CS40m sequenced by modular)

YouTube via chromeeumm |

"I made this using my Yamaha CS-40m synth, and sequenced it via the modular."

NAMM: Robert Rich Demos The Cloud Oscillator and Morphing Terrarium

YouTube via musicianews | January 24, 2011 |

"Robert Rich from Synthesis Technology, gives a detailed synthesis demo from his Euro Rack, which has Six VCO's and Wavetables on the Cloud Oscillator and Morphing Terrarium.
More info at:
http://musicianews.com"

μBlast

YouTube via crudface | January 24, 2011 |

"Sonic 2 sounds take up residence in your Piston Honda, courtesy of special stage."

Yamaha FM Sound Synthesizer Expander Unit II SFG-05U

via this auction

"Yamaha FM Sound Synthesizer Expander Unit II SFG-05U. In original packaging.

Features:
* An FM sound generator is used as the sound generator, allowing for reproduction of quality sound.
* 8 sounds can be reproduced simultaneously
* Equipped with 48 different types of tone data
* MIDI equipped"

ANALOG SYNTHESIZER THEREMIN-DeMenTia laBs

via this auction

"DeMenTia laBs-"THE MIND CONTROL DEVICE" Fantasy art synthesizer theremin..has an amazing sounding theremin thanks to the "mind control tube"technology used this synth has 2 oscilators,a digital sampler that can capture a split second up to 5 full seconds then be looped and then be pitch bent creating amazing soundscapes.This one is just fully loaded and really sweet sounding"

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Local Cambridge UK Synth Meets

via Neil posted on the SDIY list (posted here with permission):

"After some thoughts over Christmas and some local prodding I'm having a go at starting up a local synth society here in Cambridge. Aim is to have regular monthly meets in a local pub to chat about synths.

Who: Cambridge Electronic Music Society
Where: Castle Inn, Castle Street, Cambridge
When: 7:30pm, Tuesday 8th February (and 2nd Tuesday every month after that)

We have a group on google for online chat, announcements, etc:

http://groups.google.com/group/cemsoc

Anyone in/around Cambridge is very welcome to join and to come along (although at the moment there's nothing to do to join other than turn up).
Not sure how the first meeting will go - I have some ideas, but I guess we could discuss them over a pint!
And we'll be joined by the local SuperCollider user group for added synthiness.

Cheers,
Neil"

mini finger beat circuit bent synth.avi

YouTube via drmoonstien | January 24, 2011
drmoonstein on eBay

Herbie Hancock (1984 Grammy Awards)

Originally posted this one in 2006 but the old video was pulled. The post has been updated.

Dingsaller for iPad

via tim bolstad

"Dinsgsaller is pending Apple App store approval. Check back soon!

Dingsaller is a workspace for creating algorithmic compositions on the iPad. Patch together a complex graph of music generating nodes, synths, and effects and Control them with a touch.

Key Features:
* Synths and Sampler Instruments
* Digital Effects
* Pattern Sequencer
* Random Note Generators
* Touch and Tilt Controllers
* Recording"

iPad prices on eBay

Electro-Harmonix Micro Synth Vintage 1970s

via this auction

"1970’s Vintage Electro-Harmonix Micro Synth not a reissue replica or clone, this the real deal from the 1970’s. This unit is in good shape for it’s age, functions flawlessly, no issues, no scratchy or broken sliders, 2 sliders are missing the rubber tips, This thing sounds amazing! Original box!"

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ROLAND SVC-350 VOCODER

via this auction

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Roland VP-330 MKII Vocoder Plus

YouTube via futility1981 | January 24, 2011 |

"Demo of working VP-330 features. No Processing FX or processing. Note that my gain staging to the video capture device was not perfect so there is some amplified whine during quiet passages. The whine originates in the video gear and is not present in the audio output of the VP-330."
Roland VP-330 on eBay

Midnight raga (Clavia Nord Modular G2)

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan | January 24, 2011 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"My first album is now available at Ruralfaune
( ruralfaune@gmail.com or http://www.myspace.com/disquesruralfaune ) SYNTH018 FREDERIC GERCHAMBEAU "3 Suites" CDR - limited 90 - file under : french avant-garde electronic, GRM music for theoretical minds
////////////////////////////////////////­/////
Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie. The music has been made in one take using a Clavia Nord Modular G2. Enjoy !"

LoopJ Presentation at MIDEM 2011

YouTube via AmidioInc | January 24, 2011 |
follow-up to this post
"http://amidio.com .loopj is the new stadard we propose for interactive dance music, and LoopJ is the first application to work with that standard. This project is one of the finalists of MIDEMNet Lab 2011."

Korg Nanopad

YouTube via danmusicstoke | January 24, 2011 |

"My first jam session with my new Korg Nanopad.
The audio is recorded using reason and synced back with the video.
Video Record using iPhone 4"

04 - Bicycle

via James Maier, aka Carbon111 on Facebook:

"Often maligned and despite its simplicity, there's just *something* about the SCI Six-Trak that keeps me from ever getting rid of it. Stack mode is lush and there's just something wonderful about the musical non-linearity of the Curtis CEM3394 filter! The incessant looping bassline in my song "Bicycle" from my album "Shadow" is testament to my love for this weird beastie"

04 - Bicycle by Carbon111
"04-bicycle

Shadow is a "chill" album released by Carbon111 in 2009. Downloads and CDs are available at CD Baby.
Release date: Jan 1, 2009"

Moog Slim Phatty & Little Phatty Performance Example

YouTube via experimentalsynth | January 24, 2011 |

"Some of the many ways the Moog Slim Phatty & Little Phatty can be used in performance. Of course, this all works in the studio as well. These CV and MIDI tricks can be applied to other Moog (and non-Moog) gear as well.

Visit www.experimentalsynth.com to learn more."

1980 Sequential Circuits Theatre Ad

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

Bugbrand PRC5 Wavefolder - a quick demo

YouTube via BugBrand | January 24, 2011 |

"Here's an overview of the new PRC5 Wavefolder module.

We use here a simple Triangle wave input - ie something with low harmonics.
This is the upper trace on the oscilloscope - the lower trace is the output waveform from the Positive Output (there is also an inverted output)

There is an internal VCA which drives the Fold section - this can go from fully closed and as we adjust the Folds control you can see the waveform reach a peak of +/-5V and then it starts to fold in on itself - this gives the rich effect of adding harmonics.

The input wave can be offset - both by a manual Offset control, or by a 2nd input with level control.

Folds level is, of course, CV controlled. Four bi-coloured LEDs give an indication of the folding intensity and show the polarity of the waveform when running an LFO into the input."

Malekko Ts

via Scott Sebastian Jaeger's Photos

http://www.malekkoheavyindustry.com/

Hood Octament (Live Elektron Hardware Detroit Sidewalk Jam)

Hood Octament (Live Elektron Hardware Detroit Sidewalk Jam) by highsage
"Produced on the fly live with the Elektron Octatrack and Machinedrum. Live, straight out of the OctaTrack main outs, driven into the A&H Zed, no edits. Readying for DEMF some day."

Monorocket & Harvestman - Orange in Orange

via Scott Sebastian Jaeger's Photos

http://www.theharvestman.org/
http://monorocket.com/

YAMAHA CS-40M '79 SERVICE MANUAL

via this auction

"This is a totally original copy produced way back in 1979, it is not a reproduction or a photocopy."

JenaMu6 Modular Jam with Eurorack and Macbet M5

YouTube via jenamu6 | January 24, 2011 |

"Another jam by JenaMu6.
The Harvestman Hertz Donut is controlled by the Klee Sequencer.......through the Doepfer PLL and MakeNoise QMMG.
Malekko Wiard Oscillator is going through the Flight of Harmony...Sound of Shadows.
Beats by Korg EMX1"

Intro to Control: Free MIDI / OSC software for iOS

Intro to Control: Free MIDI / OSC software for iOS from charlie roberts on Vimeo.

"An introduction to using Control for iOS. Control allows users to build custom interfaces that send both wireless MIDI and OSC signals.

To learn more please visit charlie-roberts.com/​Control"


iPad prices on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay
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Sonic Core Scope Modular Madness

YouTube via insanic4 | December 29, 2010 |

"Some modular experiments with the Sonic Core Modular 4 synthesizer which runs on the Scope DSP card. See http://www.sonic-core.net for more information about the Scope Platform."

Scope Modular Glitch Drum Loop

insanic4 | December 31, 2010 |

'Another Scope Modular experiment with some glitch drum beats."

The Scope Glitch Machine :)

insanic4 | January 04, 2011 |

Suitcase Music Studio

YouTube via insanic4 | January 21, 2011 |

"Here is a little experiment with my suitcase music studio. It has the following devices:

Korg Kaoss Pad Mini
Korg Kaossilator
Korg Monotron
Korg SR1 Sound on Sound
MFB Nanozwerg
FM3 Buddha Machine
Rolls MX41b
Art PowerMix III
Nintendo DSI XL with Korg DS10
Apple iPod Touch with Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer
MAM Map1

The audio was recorded with the Korg MR-2000S."

BIT99 and COFFEE

via Davide

"Coffe break during the substitution of the dead battery in my Crumar Bit99."

MeeBlip and the Little MIDI Machine - Future of Music NYC Event

Cool pic via Create Digital Music where you'll find more details.

"Music making requires going beyond novelty or shiny gear lust and getting into how to make a technology expressive. Whether a camera or a synthesizer, you have to find a way to make a tool your own, and how to make it live with the other objects with which you create.

Working with Tekserve, the landmark independent Apple sales and service shop in Manhattan, CDM is co-hosting an event to dive into just that question. It’s called the “Future of Music,” because Tekserve has been running that series for a while. But it’s really about the present of music – perhaps your own musical future. It’s not about the iPad as the solution to everything; on the contrary, it’s about figuring out what an iPad really is, and how you can combine it with other music tools."

The Little MIDI Machine analog style step sequencer is free:

iPads on eBay
iPads on Amazon
Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer on eBay

The amazing thing is the price of this sequencer in hardware would probably be equivalent to the price of an iPad if not more. See this post for a video of it driving a Novation Nova.

Aliens Project EMS Putney

Cool custom back via Aliens Project where you'll find it doing some Buchla-esque sounds.

Black Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard Now Available

via Noisebug on eBay
"Not only on the outside did he gain weight, also his inner qualities have seen a remarkable step-up: besides the virtual-analog synthesis and the classic wavetables it now sports a whopping 60 megabytes of sample memory. Just imagine to add a vocal-like noise spectrum to a typical Wavetable pad, spice-up a virtual-analog solo sound with a strong attack sample or just process any other sample with the countless oscillator and filter modulations.

Play your sound creations on the high-quality keyboard with velocity and aftertouch. Pitchbend and modulation wheel are at your disposal and, as a matter of course, you can connect a sustain pedal. All this is packaged in a sleek metal enclosure with a big graphic display, endless stainless steel rotaries and an internal power supply.

Features
60 MB Sample memory
Virtual analog, Wavetable and sample-based Oscillators
High-quality semi-weighted keyboard with 49 keys, velocity and aftertouch
Internal power supply (100-240V, 50-60Hz)
Pitchbend wheel
Modulation wheel
Sustain pedal connector
Octave Up / Down buttons
Freely programmable button
Sturdy metal enclosure
7 endless stainless steel dials
Graphic display 128 x 64 pixels, b/w, white background LED
More than 1000 Sounds
3 Oscillators per voice
Frequency Modulation between Oscillators
All Q Oscillator models
All Microwave II/XT/XTk Wavetables
2 independent multi mode Filters per voice
Filter FM
2 Drive stages per voice with selectable Drive Curves
3 fast LFOs per voice
4 fast Envelopes per voice
Powerful Arpeggiator
Freely programmable Arpeggiator Pattern with up to 16 Steps per Sound"

via shad

Buchla 200e improvisation with Max for Live

YouTube via danp212 | January 24, 2011 |

"A short performance with some of my Max for Live software playing the Buchla 200e."

Just be... i don't care

YouTube via NetPierreTV | January 24, 2011 |

"NetPierre after-work Livejam. Unrehearsed and unedited as always.
Contains (randomly picked...not the best idea) samples from Dub International's 'Just be Good to Me' acapella version.

More on my Doepfer A-100 System at:
http://PatchPierre.blogspot.com

- Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/NetPierre"

Old School instruments, Sequencer and Moogs at work

YouTube via Synthiefrau | January 24, 2011 |

"Hi lovely Synthfolk, this is a new song. I work with the sequence of the GRP A8, Minimoog and Moog Prodigy Solo, the effects comes from the Doepfer Dark Energy and Roland Juno 60. The chorus comes from the Roland V-Synth"

GrooveMaker Cool & Dre for iPad

- Cut Hard-Hitting Records For The Clubs On Your iPad / iPhone

YouTube via groovemakerik | January 24, 2011 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"GrooveMaker Cool & Dre is now available in the iTunes App Store!

More information on GrooveMaker Cool & Dre at http://www.groovemaker.com/coolanddre


iPad prices on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

GrooveMaker Cool & Dre provides the elements for making 'West Coast' and 'Dirty South' style hip-hop beats for today's radio and dance floor hit anthems and club-shakers. If you love the music from major hit record labels like Cash Money, Interscope and Def Jam, or the beats behind today's super stars like Lil' Wayne, Trey Songs, The Game, Mary J. Blige, and Nicki Minaj then you are going to love making beats with GrooveMaker Cool & Dre."

Fairlight CMI 30A unveiled by inventor Peter Vogel

YouTube via musicradartv | January 24, 2011

CASIO VL-TONE VL-1 with Original Box, Case and Manuals

via this auction

"Boxed and includes the following
1x VL-1.......Is in excellent condition
1x Operation manual.......Excellent condition
1x Assorted melodies.....Excellent condition
1x Case ......Like new
1x How to play music book 2 VL-tone.....Has been folden in half so it fits in the box
1x Outer box with poly inserts......Showing signes of wear"

Moog Taurus Pedals

via this auction

video at the auction and below.

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MINIMOOG Model D with Kenton MIDI

via this auction

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FORMANTA P-432 Vintage Synthesizer with presets

Update via Dmitry in the comments: "it's not ANALOG"

via this auction
"This instrument is analog polyphonic synthesizer with preset patches and midi. Midi in this machine is early 80s soviet standard midi protocol and it produce some latency if You cinnect to it to western machines. Please notice thius is not issue, but Russian-Western system incompatibility.

• It has a 3-octave keyboard, 32 timbres and 4-voice polyphony.

• HAS 32 VERY UNIQUE AND POWERFUL PRESET SOUNDS,4 VOICES POLYPHONY, UNISON MODE, MODULATION CONTROL AND OTHER FUNCTIONS.

• It features a unique set of electronic parts, reliable keyboard (41 notes C–E) made in magnetically controlled contacts; synthesis modules consist of independent boards, which is convenient for maintenance.

The synthesizer has a two-digit display for representing a preset number and some other system parameters.
• Connection on the rear panel : on/off switch, OUTPUT on standard 1/4''jack, Pedal inputs on standard 1/4 jacks ( cables included)r, power wire connection (220/240V)."

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KORG MP-100 Music Programmer MP100

via this auction

"Korg MP-100 Music Programmer is a professional compact sequencer with the installed(settled) loudspeaker and quite a lot of functions(offices) of edition(publishing).

MP-100 has a) MIDI/ Sync out, line out with adjustable volume.
Supply with piles (4xAA not included) or adapter DC 9 V (not included)

Dimension: hour 30 millimeters x L 190 millimeters x l 80 millimeters"

SN 002696

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CASIO FZ-1

via this auction

"Far beyond a powerful, high fidelity sound sampler, with unusually extensive editing capability, this synth/sampler has relatively unknown and undiscovered layers of multiple capabilities that others synths have become famous for, for just having one.
Hybrid Analog / Digital Synthesizer
Combines and Vectors Synthesized and Sampled voices simultaneously
6 Analog waveforms + Additive Synthesis of controllable 48 Harmonics
Samples can be used as source for synthesis
Hand-Drawing possible on Display for waveshape modification
DCFilters, Envelopes and LFOs.
WaveTable Synthesis - up to 64 different waveshapes addressable with Velocity.
Aftertouch (pressure sensitivity) & Velocity control of multiple parameters
Accepts Foot Controller
Cross-Mix + Resampling + Lots MORE!"

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2000 Roland VP-9000 Variphrase Demo Video

YouTube via jafafah0ts | January 23, 2011 |

"A promo video from 2000 for Roland's VP-9000 Variphrase sampler."

Synthesizers.com Q127 Fixed Filter Bank Demo

YouTube via FOCtv | January 23, 2011 |

"Demonstration of synthesizers.com Q127 Fixed Filter Bank module. Specifically this demo shows how in conjunction with a DAW, such as Logic, one can expand the uses of a fixed filter bank using multi-tracking techniques.

Here are the order of audio samples:

1 - Dry Piano from Logic's EXS24 sampler
2 - Output of all bands simultaneously of Q127 FFB module
3 - One band at a time of FFB module
4 - Addition of low to high bands of FFB module until all are heard simultaneously as in sample number 2
5 - Each band has an additional delay of a 32nd notes ( at 85 BPM ) from the lowest to highest frequency band, with various panoramic settings.
6 - Each band has an additional delay of a 16th notes ( at 85 BPM ) from the lowest to highest frequency band, with various panoramic settings."