Thursday, February 10, 2011
P600 revival (membrane keyboard substitution)
via Chok on the DSI / Prophet Forum
"7 segments display, the leds and the keyboard in matrix towards a grip(taking) behind P600. Inside, I recreated a connector which comes in the connector female of the original flexible keyboard and I also got back the lines of piloting of the displays and leds and the transistors of the columns of display.... P600 works nickel (I do not speak English, I used a translator, but I am going to realize a document explaining how to make)..."
Jurgen Haible FS1a Frequency Shifter
via this auction
"Read more about JH's Frequency Shifter here. Built with a Bridechamber front panel."
Emu Emulator III
via this auction"Emu Emulator III –
· Model 6803
· Serial Number: 0380149
· 8 MB Memory
· 40 MB Hard Drive
· Upgraded from Version 1 to Version 2 by Audio Electronics
· All the tolex ribbons and connectors have been replaced to prevent from coming loose
· Power Supply and Hard Drive were check by technician. This unit has the original 40 MB Hard Drive. Installing a 1GB Hard Drive, or event doing the CompactFlash Mod would be a worthy upgrade! (See this link: Compact Flash Mod)"
VP-550 Demo
VP-550 Demo from Gerard Howells on Vimeo.
"Demo of the Roland VP-550 vocal ensemble synth, truly amazing!"KK at Piano MacWorld - iConnectMIDI
YouTube via inspiredkk | February 10, 2011 |
"It's a new kind of Music for iPad and Grand Piano"
NLogSynth PRO - tempo rubato
iPads on eBay
Deluxe Lofi Synth
YouTube via mike19822058 | February 10, 2011 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
"This synthesizer is 5 independent square-wave oscillators, and a stepped tone generator that can be played several ways including a 5 step sequencer."
www.handmadeelectronicinstruments.com
www.etsy.com/shop/michaelrucci
flickr By MichaelRucci(click for more)
Wind Chimes
Wind Chimes from 7thDanSound on Vimeo.
"I've been thinking about a wind chime patch for quite a while. Thought the new .com quantizers might help me so I made my first try tonight. I'm not entirely happy but it's a start. I guess getting the proper randomness is the hardest part. Getting quite the right sound isn't easy either, best is the MiniMoog in this piece, then the SEM and last, unexpectedly the .com modular."
New Rhodes Chroma TouchOSC Templates Complete
Update: see this post for a port that does not require The Missing Link.-----
One for The Missing Link and two for OSCulator. Click the images for the full size screens. They will show you every editable parameter on the Chroma. The template interfaces for The Missing Link and OSCulator are exactly the same. The only difference is in the message format each sends. You can find a video of the previous template in this post. It's roughly the same but I switched out sliders for toggles where appropriate for finer control over the parameters.
I sent the following to the Rhodes Chroma List and wanted to capture it here in a post. If you have a Chroma and are not on the list, you owe it to yourself to join it. See http://rhodeschroma.com for everything Chroma. It's an amazing resource."Hi everyone. The Chroma TouchOSC editors are ready. Yes editors plural. I made two, one for The Missing Link, and one for OSCulator so those that don't have The Missing Link can try it out. If you have an iPad and a Mac with MIDI you can get going right now. If you don't you can still check out the templates in the TouchOSC editor which runs on Windows, Mac or Linux.
If all of this is new to you and a little confusing. It's not as complicated as you think. Once you get set up it's a breeze and running the editor is as simple as launching a stand alone app for the iPad.In short:
1. TouchOSC is an iOS and Android app that transmits OSC (Open Sound Control) Messages.
2. OSCulator and The Missing Link translates these messages into MIDI
TouchOSC
TouchOSC consists of two programs, an editor and the app that runs on the iPad, iPhone/iPod Touch, or Android. The editor runs on Windows, Mac or Linux and is where you design templates. The app runs your templates on an iOS or Android device.
OSCulator
OSCulator is an app that runs on a Mac only and acts as the translator for TouchOSC to MIDI. You connect from the iPad to your Mac over wireless.
The Missing Link is a little wireless TouchOSC MIDI device that does the same as OSCulator minus the need for a PC or Mac. It is also a class compliant USB MIDI merge device.
You can grab the templates here.
Setup Instructions for TouchOSC (only do this once):1. Install TouchOSC on your iPad via iTunes or http://hexler.net/ It is free. Follow the instructions on site.
2. Install the TouchOSC editor http://hexler.net/software/touchosc Follow the instructions on site.
Setup Instructions for OSCulator (only do this once):
1. Install OSCulator: http://www.osculator.net...
2. Follow the Quickstart Guide: http://www.osculator.net/doc/
Install Templates:1. Download the appropriate templates - two OSCulator files if you are going to use OSCulator or one ML file if you are going to use The Missing Link.
2. Copy the .touchosc file/s to the TouchOSC application folder.
3. Copy the .oscd file to the OSCulator application folder.
6. Double click/open the template you plan to use
7. Click on the Sync button
8. Open TouchOSC on your iPad
9. On the iPad, in TouchOSC's settings, click on the template name listed under Layout10. Click on Add
11. Click on your computer's name. It should add the Chroma template
12. Click the TouchOSC button on the top left of the screen to get out of the Layout screen
13. Click Done on the top right of the TouchOSC screen. With The Missing Link you are good to go. For OSCulator:
14. Launch the Chroma OSCulator template, click on Parameters and set MIDI for your MIDI device - MIDI out of your Mac to MIDI in of your Chroma. You should be good to go.
If things don't seem to be working, close out of TouchOSC completely. Get out of the program, double click on the iPad's "launch/start" button, hold your finger down on the OSC icon for a few seconds and then click on the minus to close it. Make sure your iPad is connected to the same network as your Mac and then open TouchOSC again. Follow the setup instructions on hexler.net and/or osculator.net to make sure everything is connected properly.Once setup is complete you can just launch whatever template you want to use and go.
A quick note: if you plan on using The Missing Link and OSCulator interchangeably, remember to switch the Network setting in the TouchOSC iPad app's settings. It does not auto discover like the iPad's wireless settings, so be sure to write them down."
TouchOSC - hexler
iPads on eBay
Update: Some troubleshooting tips via Ben on the Rhodes Chroma list:
---OSCulator was not sending midi out of my interface, even though I had it selected to do so. I had to go into Audio Midi setup on my Mac, enable IAC, and then select it as an input source within OSCulator. It then properly passed the information out of my interface, an old first gen USB MOTU Midi Express XT. Although this is listed in the OSCulator manual, I didn't see it in any of the general setup instructions on Matrix's site so if you have this problem turning IAC on may fix it.
---The Chroma must be set to Extended Program mode... set split 36, parameter 6 set to on
---The Chroma must be set to Custom MCM mode... set split 18 set to Cust
That was pretty much it, the rest was just basic missteps with me learning how to get the Ipad/TouchOsc/Osculator stuff working properly.
Now that I have it working, It should be pretty solid unless I go start changing parameters.
Thanks everyone, and especially to Matrix for making this available for free!
Touch - Black Star promo 1978.avi
YouTube via Healer1965 | October 16, 2010 |
Some custom synth spotting. Custom white Minimoog with detached remote keyboard. You can see it connected to the Minimoog under the white Solina. Not sure what the bigger system is.
"This is taken from the original promo that the band did that led to the contract with Ariola records.
Touch are...
Craig Brooks - Guitars, vocals
Mark Mangold - Keyboards, vocals
Doug Howard - Bass, vocals
Glen Kithcart - Drums, vocals"
via bauke
Update: the wind instrument is a very rare Hohner Electro Melodica. Via Mike on the AH list. You can find some info in German here, Googlish here.
Update via bauke van der wal in the comments: "
just as the lyrics said: so close, yet so far ... there was a post one year ago about the same thing :-)" [the melodica that is, not the video]
The Moog Guitar, Moogerfoogers & Multi-Pedal
YouTube via experimentalsynth | February 10, 2011 |
"The Moog Guitar, Moogerfooger Effects Processors and the MP-201 Multi-Pedal combine to make a powerful guitar-based production and performance system. This video shows just a few of the infinite possibilitie with this set-up.
www.experimentalsynth.com"
Orig Oberheim Synthesizer Literature OB-8 DMX DX DSX
via this auction"Original Oberheim Synthesizer System Literature - Features the OB-8, OB-SX, DMX, DX, DSX, Patches, Ober-Notes, Service Centers, ect.."
"Shadows in Color" - Dub Techno track on Octatrack and Machinedrum.
YouTube via jmyhrman | February 10, 2011 |
"Here's my new track called "Shadows in Color". It was arranged and improvised live on the Octatrack and Machinedrum. No real preparations, so there are some small mistakes here and there =)
Also available on soundcloud!
http://soundcloud.com/jmyhrman/shadow..."
Setting up Konkreet Labs Performer and Twisted Tools Scapes
YouTube via twistedtools | February 10, 2011 |
"We've made a quick little tutorial on setting up Konkreet Labs Performer and Twisted Tools Scapes. It is very easy and quick to setup and you can use this tutorial for any Reaktor device setup.
Where to download/buy:
Scapes | twistedtools.com
Konkreet Performer | konkreetlabs.com"
Konkreet Performer - Konkreet Labs
iPads on eBay
Serge Modular - Electric birds
YouTube via MechaSeb76 | February 10, 2011 |
"Electric birds ... with a little help of the captain"
expressionPad for iPad wireless MIDI demo with Reason.
YouTube via modeofx | February 10, 2011 |
"expressionPad is a new kind of midi/synth controller. This video demos expressionPad connecting to Reason.
Continuous multi-touch support means you can control pitch bend, dynamics, and modulation with each touch, even as you change notes.
Tune your expressionPad in fourths, fifths, or in guitar tunings such as standard or Open C.
expressionPad features a built-in polyphonic synthesizer so you can start making music right away. Experience the flexibility of polyphonic portamento -- an electronic music first!
Connect to your music studio via Wifi MIDI. With expressionPad and our free moxMidi tool enables you to control Reason, Ableton Live, Logic, Garage Band, and more!"
expressionPad - mode of expression, LLC
iPads on eBay
Scumearth at 'Modus Operandi 2'
www.scumearth.com
www.modusoperandi-noise.com
"I play with Crowphonics, DroneLab, various BugBrands, Card Swash limited, LastGaps filters, Tune in Tokyo and a lot of FX pedals! ...it was a evolutive and intense noise sesion!"
Awesome T-Shirt. Look closely.
Added to The Hall of Fame
LABELS/MORE:
BugBrand,
Casper Electronics,
Circuit Bending,
Crowphonics,
DIY,
Featured,
MATRIXSYNTH Bling,
Synth Ts
Boolean Call (Modcan 24B + MOTM-730 demo)
YouTube via JohnLRice | February 10, 2011 |
"Boolean logic modules can be very confusing, especially if you have never used one. Hopefully this video will give you some insight into boolean functionality and some ideas on practical usage in a modular synth patch.
Thanks for watching, commenting and rating!"
Continuum Jamming
Continuum Jamming from Rune Flobakk on Vimeo.
"My first recording attempt with my 2 days old Continuum. Obviously I need a lot of practice to master it. I use a slightly tweaked preset from the internal sound engine of the Continuum. It could probably be mixed a bit louder in some parts though.
The tune is Just Another Story, one of my favourite Jamiroquai songs."
The Folktek Collection for Kontakt 4 (Demo)
YouTube via TokenRecluse | February 10, 2011 |
"The Folktek Collection Vol. 1 For Kontakt.
Available Now from http://folktek.com/vst
Carson McWhirter (Hella, The Advantage) performing on an enormous MIDI keyboard keyed in to a variety of patches from the Folktek Collection Vol. 1 for Kontakt. The first patch is the "Classic Strum Velocity" instrument and it is a velocity sensitive multi-sample (5-9 different glitches on a key) glitch beast. Later demonstrated is the Achilles Tape Loop patch, a lo-fi time machine based instrument, and The Shrill Cops Eat Flowers preset based on a rare one-off instrument by Arius Blaze.
Hallucinogenic brain-feed visuals by Big Pauper. (http://djpz.com)
Original Patches also by Big Pauper.
Based on the instruments of Ben Houston and Arius Blaze.
(http://folktek.com)"
Folktek on eBay
Roland R8-SN-05 07 and 11 ROM Play Demo Songs
YouTube via zibbybone | February 10, 2011 |
"To complete the demo songs of the R-8M and all the seperate ROM cards, here are the final 3 cards: Jazz, Mallet & Metallic Percussion. Go to my YouTube Channel to find 2 other videos of the R-8m's internal demo song and the other 8 cards' demos. All songs Copyright Roland Corporation."
Studio Porn : Octatrack having fun with the oldies
YouTube via kidysputpikii | February 10, 2011 |
"the new kid finally have fun with the gang :
10 min of improvised jam playing with a very limited numbers of patterns
-Display of the whole studio at the end
-Octatrack is playing the kick drum, some drumloops, the bass line (juno in the first place) in flex machines and some very long sample of my juno 106 lead / chord in a static machine. main outs to xone vf1
-Tr808 and Tr909 are both filtered by the mutator (slaved to the octatrack)
-Linndrum is triggered by the apc 40
-The bitcrushed synth is the juno 106 trough ensoniq dp4 sequenced by Ableton live (slaved to the octatrack)
-Mixing and recording in ableton live with a motu 828 mk2
My camera stopped recording after 8 min that is why i had to add some other kind of footage :)"
dSeq + ADASYNTH
YouTube via LSDProgramming | February 10, 2011 |
"dSeq is a touch screen sequencer module with 2 voltage and one trigger output.
it was a project i did for a class at Wayne State using a project kit called inex itouch."
mungo enterprises dDS
"the mungo enterprises dds is a two channel synthesizer for the production of percussive sounds. both channels have independent outputs for further processing and they can be triggered independently or together. all the parameters are available as individual knobs on the front panel and can be automated over midi.
memory
the unit is equipped with 128 patch memories that store all the settings of the front panel. to retrieve a patch send a program change message to the device. to store a patch press and hold the save button while sending a program change message to the device.
link mode
the noise channel can be transposed to play together with the tone channel for combination drum sounds such as snares. to enable the link mode press and hold the button between the two channels. the activity light of the noise channel inverts to indicate the link mode is operating.
tone channel
a sine wave oscillator fed through a constant power limiter and an amplitude envelope with adjustable curve.
the controls, from left to right:
attack, initial phase of the signal when triggered.
pitch, base frequency of the oscillator.
pitch envelope gain, amount of pitch modulation.
pitch envelope decay, time constant.
drive, gain of signal before the limiter.
amplitude curve, blend from exponential to linear.
amplitude decay, time constant.
noise channel
this channel comprises a noise source fed through a constant power bandpass filter and an exponential amplitude envelope.
the controls, from left to right:
filter frequency, center frequency of passband.
filter width, total width of passband.
amplitude decay 1, time constant for the lower note.
amplitude decay 2, time constant for the higher note.
to hear the dds in action, listen to this sound clip. the entire demo was done in a single live pass with a pair of dds units run into a yamaha 02r for a touch of reverb and eq, with all the parameter tweaking done on the unit itself."
http://mungo.com.au/dDS.html - audio sample on site.
via Analogue Haven
Mungo Enterprises State Zero Synthesizer Available
This one in via Willy: "After Mungo State Zero synth presentation @ winter namm 2010, and an annouced price near 12 000$, I was not able to find any info on this product since then. But today as I was going to order tiptopaudio stuff @ schneidersbuero I finally found with surprise Mungo State Zero for sell and price is 6590€ VAT included ! (nearly 8900$ but with 19.6% VAT here in Europe)."
"State Zero, Modules
* Oscillator x4 Inputs: Reset
* Parameters: Frequency, Phase, Waveform Symmetry
* Mode: Sine/Square/Saw
* Low Frequency Oscillator x2 Inputs: Reset
* Parameters: Frequency, Phase
* Mode: Sine/Triangle/Saw
* Envelope x4 Inputs: Gate
* Parameters: Level 1/2/3/R, Rate 1/2/3/R
* Filter x4 Inputs: Signal
* Parameters: Frequency
* Mode: HP24/LP12/LP24
* Exponential Amplifier x2 Inputs: Signal
* Parameters: Level
* Comparator x2 Inputs: Signal
* Parameters: Level
* Sample and Hold x2 Inputs: Signal, Trigger
* Slew Rate Limiter x2 Inputs: Signal
* Parameters: up rate, down rate
* Curve and Quantize x2 Inputs: Signal
* Parameters: Curve, Quantize
* Mixer x4 Inputs: Signal 1/2/3/4
* Parameters: Level 1/2/3/4
stock
immediately available"
Analogue Heaven is the dealer for the US:
http://www.analoguehaven.com/mungoenterprises/ - not seeing it listed but you can contact them on availability.
Beatmaker 2 Chop Lab
YouTube via bridgealantee | February 08, 2011 |
"Chopping a break in Beatmaker 2"
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay
Cushion E.P.
YouTube via jonowise
"Tracks made on Ipod touch going thru jasuto patch on ipad, get the tracks http://soundcloud.com/jonowise/sets/cushion-e-p-raw-version"
"Main Apps were BleepBox on ipod touch going thru a Jasuto patch with digital feedback patch and also Ikmultimedia amplitude (free ver) on ipad in some cases"
White Noise Audio Software (bleep!Box)
Chris Wolfe (Jasuto)
IK Multimedia
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay
Hardware Girls
via Jaapan.com
"Hardware Girls is the new photo collection from the prolific artist / photographer / model / idol Julie Watai. At a crossroads of different influences, she takes the Akihabara otaku world and mixes it with video games, Japanese pop culture and pretty girls. Julie Watai photographs 25 models / idols, each armed with a cult accessory: old games console or other cyber-gadget. The result is a collection of portraits of beautiful, lascivious electro-nymphs."
via Davide
Synthi R demo 2
YouTube via raglani | February 06, 2011 |
"EMS Synthi A / VCS3 clone in Eurorack format."
computer chronicles - midimusic 1986 - 1992
Computer Chronicles midi music 01
"TheCyberbedouin | January 24, 2011 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
MIDI Music
Computers and music, MIDI machines and interfaces,
and music composition software.Guests: Chris French,
Music Software; Bob Moore,
Hybrid Arts; David Schwartz,
Compusonics; Chris Potter,
Mimetics; Curtis Sasaki,
Apple; Gary Kildall,
Digital Research; Gary Leuenberger,
Midi RevolutionProducts/Demos: Casio SK-1 Synthesizer,
Atari ST, Activision's Music Studio, ADAP Sampler, DSP-1000,
Apple II GS, Ensoniq Sound Chip, Soundscape,
Commodore AmigaEZ Track, Kidnotes
Episode year: 1986"
Computer Chronicles midi music 02
"TheCyberbedouin | January 24, 2011 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
MIDI Music
Computers and music, MIDI machines and interfaces,
and music composition software.Guests: Chris French,
Music Software; Bob Moore,
Hybrid Arts; David Schwartz,
Compusonics; Chris Potter,
Mimetics; Curtis Sasaki,
Apple; Gary Kildall,
Digital Research; Gary Leuenberger,
Midi RevolutionProducts/Demos: Casio SK-1 Synthesizer,
Atari ST, Activision's Music Studio, ADAP Sampler, DSP-1000,
Apple II GS, Ensoniq Sound Chip, Soundscape,
Commodore AmigaEZ Track, Kidnotes
Episode year: 1986"
Computer Chronicles midi music 02
LABELS/MORE:
Atari,
Ensoniq,
Featured,
Interviews,
Passport Designs,
Soft Synths,
Synth TV and Film,
Video,
Yamaha
YAMAHA SY 1
via this auction# 1 VCO, 1LFO
# Monaural
# High and Low pass filter with resonance
# Pulse width adjustable
# Simple envelope
# 28 presets
# Effects: Wah Wah, Portameno, Attack Bend, Vibrato
# Touch Control
Quad Nand Mood Cube Oscillator synth
via this auctionvideo at the auction and previously posted here.
"An ambient light source and square-wave nosie maker.
The synth is based around a 4093 quad nand gate CMOS chip.
Capable of hideously beautiful beepy noise.
The 4 cascaded oscillators interact with each other to create a relentless range of synth tones.
The power starve dial adds further modulation and manipulation of the oscillations.
The noise-making circuit is built into a Mood Cube I got from RED5.
The Mood Cube lights up using 3 LEDs. I hacked the circuit to affect the rate of the light cycle.
I also added a voltage starve for this circuit too. The reason being this; when the LEDs are on full power,
they drain power from the 4093. This in turn adds further lovely modulation to the tones.
The controls are as follows:
* 4 dials on top to control the rate and tone of the oscillations.
* 1 dial on the left side for the 4093 power starve.
* 2 dials on the right side. 1 for LED rate and 1 for LED intensity.
* 2 switches on the front. 1 momentary push button and 1 toggle switch.
* 1 output jack located on the back side.
* 1 on/off switch and 9v battery holder on the underside of the cube.
The cube fits well into the palm and can be enjoyed by anyone with a passion for harsh, grinding noise terrorism and pretty colours.
It's powered by a single 9v battery which is housed in the bottom of the cube.
There's a 6.35mm jack socket for hooking up to your amp/mixer/effects.
There's no internal speaker!"
Korg Poly-Ensemble
via this auction"Although it has several voices, in my opinion, the two best are "String 2" and "Organ 1" with the phase shifter fully engaged. In this mode, the effect achieved with the pitch shift dial is dramatic. Without the phase, String 1 sounds thinner to me, more like an ARP Solina."
Soviet analogue synth synthesizer ELEKTRONIKA EM-25
via this auctionvideo at the auction and posted here.
"This is Soviet legendary synth Elektronika EM-25. It was made in November of 1988."
_www_ audiovisualizer synth app + iPad
_www_ audiovisualizer synth app + iPad from iPad Punk on Vimeo.
"Playing around with _www_ on my iPad. Powerful and inspiring new audiovisualizer synth app for iOS by OKAHON."
OKAHON
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay
Generative Music - Singularities
YouTube via metabog | December 01, 2010 |
"I started programming this last night.
It's inspired shamelessly by Andre Michelle's "Pulsate", with a few modifications.
http://lab.andre-michelle.com/pulsate
The circles grow, and they lose health (via Hawking Radiation, duh) when they touch, playing a plucked string sound with pitch dependant on the size of the circles.
Straight up C++ and SDL, none of this Supercollider/Processing pretentiousness."
Generative Music - Singularities (Version 2)
metabog | December 01, 2010 |
"I worked on Singularities more today, and added this neat particle/star system. I know Black Holes generally tend to suck things in rather than blow them out, but initially I wanted to do some kind of 'gravity lensing', but this came out, and I like it. Particles are shifted towards red when they accelerate, and larger circles exert a higher force.
It's inspired shamelessly by Andre Michelle's "Pulsate", with a few modifications.
http://lab.andre-michelle.com/pulsate
The video is a bit choppy due to my capture software, the actual animation is smooth."
Singularities running on two laptops
metabog | December 29, 2010 |
"My Singularity generative music app running on two laptops at the same time, as I'm experimenting with making it interactive over the internet, so users can share the same space.
Inspired by Andre Michelle's "Pulsate".
http://lab.andre-michelle.com/pulsate"
Migrator - Virtual Analog Synth (prototype)
YouTube via metabog | November 08, 2010 |
"This is a synth I'm working on, specifically aimed at replicating the sounds of modern analog deities like Arjen Lucassen and Erik Norlander. It's pretty much your run of the mill subtractive 3-osc synthesizer... only it's MINE. And it's free. For me!
It has a couple of extra features that I wanted. The oscillators and filter have a real time, constant analog drift/dirtyness parameter, which means that you can play two oscillators at the exact same tuning and it will still phase around a bit, randomly, like a real analog synth. It makes it sound less stable, but you can turn it off. It also has couple other slight kinks would take too long to explain, but the main idea is to make it sound vintagey and "electrical" rather than precise and digital.
The interface is only a prototype.
This is a short bit of music I wrote using only Migrator."
Sympathy Networked Modular Synth
YouTube via metabog | February 06, 2011 |
"This is my Bachelor of Science final dissertation project, called Sympathy. It is a work in progress freeform modular VST Synthesizer, that will allow multiple users to interact with the same surface and make music together over the internet.
Some bugs and not fully featured yet, but the synthesis engine is almost completed!"
Phantom of the Floppera
YouTube via FunToTheHead | February 08, 2011 |
"Test run of my (d)iskette (O)rgan doing Toccata & Fugue.
People have made floppy drives sing before, but this is my personal take on it.
Features two 3 1/2" drives and two 5 1/4" drives connected to a PIC18f14k50 microcontroller. It interfaces to any MIDI source via MIDI over USB. Straight MIDI would also be possible with an additional small circuit and some minor firmware changes. This initial version can respond to all 128 MIDI notes, and pitch bends +/- 2 semitones.
As it can produce only four simultaneous notes, and each drive has a different range and tonal characteristics, best results are obtained by arranging compositions by hand. However, it features two modes of operation: in one mode, MIDI channels 1 through 4 are played directly on floppy drives 1 through 4. In the other mode, all 16 MIDI channels are read, and notes are "intelligently" divvied out on a first-come, first-serve basis. "Note stealing" ensures that melody lines sound, but chords are often cut short. One or the other produces acceptable results for many unmodified MIDI files straight out of your favorite media player.
I apologize for the poor video quality. :)"
Also see:
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Old School Computer Remix
Funkytown
Lunetta Workshop
YouTube via JvGrieken | February 09, 2011 |
"A workshop I gave as part of the seminar period at the HKU school for fine arts. 4 days of noise and experimenting with cmos chips, a great way to learn basic electronics and sound synthesis. The entire workshop is solder free with the use of electronic breadboards and simple basic components. We worked on a need to know basis so students would first make something and afterwards the underlying theory is explained.
Thanks to everyone involved and especially HKU for making it possible in the first place."
Soldering Primer on Make: Live ep02
YouTube via makemagazine | February 10, 2011 |
"Limor "Ladyada" Fried gives a primer on through hole soldering. This is an archived clip from the episode broadcast 2/9/11. Go to http://makezine.com/live/ for details on the next show."
Ms. x0xb0x herself
Drone 003 (Live in the Living Room)
Drone 003 (Live in the Living Room) from Rastko Lazic on Vimeo.
"This is a short recording of me playing in my living room.
The instruments I am using are made by Flower Electronics.
These are beautifully sounding small modular synths that work on batteries.
I have nice non complaining neighbors and I dedicate this recording to them.
rastko.info"
The Naked And Famous - All Of This
YouTube via tnafofficial | February 10, 2011 |
Akai APC-40 &
"Directed by Campbell Hooper and Joel Kefali for Special Problems, taken from the debut album 'Passive Me, Aggressive You' by The Naked And Famous.
NZ - Out Now: iTunes http://bit.ly/fqFeHm
Aus - Out Now: iTunes http://bit.ly/f1FHKr"
The next generation of Traktor software
YouTube via NativeInstruments | February 10, 2011 |
"See the new generation of Traktor DJ software in action in this video, now powered by "Traktor 2 Technology Inside" for absolutely intuitive ease of use and unlimited creative possibilities.
The brand-new user interface with enhanced TruWave colored waveforms with 4 different color schemes to choose from lets you differentiate kicks, hi-hats, snares as well as the track's energy level at a glance.
Used with Traktor Kontrol X1 controllers as you can see in this video, the power over using Traktor's hotcues, loops and effects is literally at your fingertips.
The new Sample Decks in Traktor Duo 2 and Traktor Pro 2 provide perfectly integrated control over loops and one-shots. With the additional Loop Recorder, 4 new tempo-syncable effects (more than 30 in total) and expanded customization options, Traktor Pro 2 is the new flagship software that also powers the Traktor Scratch Pro 2 digital vinyl system and the Traktor Kontrol S4 all-in-one DJ system by Native Instruments.
For more info on Traktor generation 2 with "Traktor 2 Technology Inside", check out http://www.native-instruments.com/traktor"
RC CIRCUIT BENT 'DE-STRUKTOR' VOICE CHANGER EFFECTS UNIT
YouTube via djwidow420 | February 10, 2011 |
Resonance Circuits on eBay
"CIRCUIT BENT VOICE CHANGER WITH ANALOGUE METER BY RESONANCE CIRCUITS."
The Ash Lovelies - Vernon Street Korg Kaossilator Track
MP3 via Washington City Paper.com where you'll find a write-up.
via Brian Bowen
"I kaossilated this song and did the drum machines and effects!"
micronaut - experiment three
YouTube via Cranda11 | February 09, 2011
"http://micronaut.bandcamp.com
Another experiment. This time, a whole raft of Audio Damage plugs (Axon, Phosphor, Tattoo, Replicant, and Discord3) plus two instances of Scape, the new Reaktor ensemble from Twisted Tools. The usual suspects, otherwise."
The Way (drum and bass / Lounge)
YouTube via djgalactic | February 10, 2011 |
"New pattern "The Way" with Korg Electribe MX + Kaoss pad 3. Made it in the train in January. Live electronic music mix (Lounge music and techno).
Don't hesitate to send your comments.
http://www.djgalactic.com
©2011 DJ GalacticAll Right Reserved"
subtractiveLAD - 02.09.11
YouTube via subtractivelad | February 09, 2011 |
Yamaha CS-10
"monosynth meets pedalboard in the middle of the night"
via fischek
Doepfer Dark Time Step Sequencer + ARP Odyssey
YouTube via retrosound72 | February 09, 2011 | 9 likes, 0 dislikes
"gear demo by RetroSound
Doepfer Dark Time Midi / CV Step Sequencer and ARP Odyssey
first short test over CV/Gate with the ARP.
The Dark Time is a nice step-sequencer with 2x8 steps or up to 16 steps - MIDI in/out and CV/Gate in/out
- shuffle settings and many more"
abstract binary sequencer made with pure data and touch osc
YouTube via NoizeHack | February 09, 2011 |
"made a 16 by 16 grid with touch osc that sends osc messages to pure data that turns the grid into 4 8 bit binary numbers, 2 horizontal, 2 vertical and then uses the 8 bit (0-255) numbers to control the parameters of a simple sine wave synth with amplitude and frequency modulation and also some cross modulation. I like the abstractness of the sequencer, you can't tell exactly what sound it will make by glancing at it so you just make patterns and see what they sound like. this is not for the control freak."
TouchOSC - hexler
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