The Obama Board: Build Your Own Obama Speech

YouTube Uploaded by makemagazine on Jul 31, 2011

"Created by Ashley Lewis, The Obama Board is a new twist on a traditional musical keyboard. Instead of a musical note, each key, when pressed emits the sound of a word from Barack Obama's inauguration speech. Press the keys in the sequence of your choice to create you own speech!"

machine drum beats

YouTube via 909techno. It looks like we have the first McCain synth content. You can see the Obama ones here.
"making beats on the machine drum. 20 minute session but mac photobooth only recorded 2 minutes for some reason.

kids: never, ever, question barack "the one" obama. you are too dumb to be responsible for yourself. hand all over to the mighty obama and the "progressive" left."

#Obama & His @Kraftwkerk Cover Band Vote

via @mattjencik, via @moogmusicinc

"#obama & his @kraftwerk cover band voted did you? @KorgUSA @moogmusicinc @Roland_US @WhiteHouse @AEPaterra collab"

Circuit Bent President Barack Obama by freeform delusion

Published on Feb 16, 2014 freeform delusion·150 videos

freeform-delusion on eBay | Circuit Bent

"Circuit Bent President Barack Obama - Yes we can!

Switched mono mini jack output
Blue LED
Momentary button to hear some inspirational words
Pitch down control

.fd. online
Facebook - freeform delusion
Twitter - https://twitter.com/freeformd
eBay - Search for - Circuit Bent
My older Circuit Bending channel - http://youtube.com/eecouk"

Moogers for Obama

via Democratic Stuff.com

via Brenden

If anyone has any other political-synth content feel free to send it in.

Update via synthetic in the comments: Thereminists for Obama.

Sarah Palin - Save the Wolves

YouTube via PhotoAnimationGuy. That makes it Obama 3, McCain 0. Hmm... Synths and Cats... Synths and Dogs... Synths and Birds... Synths and Obama... We are starting to see another pattern here.
Again, it's always about the synths: "Hi, I made this anti Sarah Palin video using some analog synths. I used the cantus firmus patch on the alesis andromeda heavily, ms-20 saw wave for the gangsta lead on the chorus section, vintage jazz bass line, 808 samples from my old 808." You send it, I post it. Come on McCainies, send something in to make it even. Apologies to the politically adverse.

Processing the State of the Union

"Making sense of the state of the union can be difficult and the endless media banter can be overwhelming; adamon is here to help. With insight from correspondents Elektron Machinedrum, EHx Cathedral, and Empress Superdelay, adamon provides a simple breakdown of President Obama's state of the union address and helps bring clarity to the important, take-home messages.

[All processing was done live during the state of the union. The speech serves as the only source audio. This track is made up of excerpts from a full recording.]"

Elon Musk Tweets the Novation Peak

via @elonmusk

"Olde skoole analog synthesizer from ancient Britain"

Curious if it's Grimes'. Elon should build clones and take on Uli. That would be fun.

Previously:

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Knows Her Synths

Obama Follows MATRIXSYNTH

Synthesizers.com

YouTube via Synthiefrau
"Yes we can, the hymn of Obama´s victory. I played with Minimoog, V-Synth and Juno 60, the Sequence is from the Q 960 from my Synthesizers.com."

Barack Obama Follows MATRIXSYNTH!

Of course he does! This is real and not photoshopped BTW, I grabbed the screens off of Twitter. :)

Loomeer - Ambient Drone 1 (10-12-26) 环境雄蜂1 - 电子音乐器乐

YouTube via Loomeer305 | December 27, 2010 |

"Another sunday night impro. PF-11 (I sorry for Obama's face on screen. It was NASA TV). You can download as mp3 at http://www.last.fm/music/Loomeer/Live..."

JAM011_Thanks Obama!! The Pyramid is so unhappy, only sad music for today.

Published on Jan 22, 2017 Rickinger B.

"#JAM011_20170122

This year starts so terribly. I'm so sad. And I'm afraid. Sometimes you lose. And sometimes everyone loses.

Used equipment:
The sad Squarp Pyramid
Moog SubPhatty
Moog MF Delay
Nordlead A1R
Dreadbox murmux v2
Elektron Analog Four
Elektron Analog Rytm
Mutable Instruments Clouds
Doepfer A-118
Obamas Voice
MFB Nanozwerg"

yr3wk32 with john sinclair

yr3wk32 with john sinclair from longcat on Vimeo.
via longcat on the forum
"the return of john sinclair to the longcat weekly improvisation...

me on moog & hammond organ...

john on the poems, "fatboy" and "scuze me while i kiss the sky" for the 1940's atom bombs and for jimi hendrix respectively...

recorded the day after the inauguration of barack obama x"

"moog opus 3 and the creamware B4000 ASB Hammond Organ module.."

Update: moving this one up for the afternoon.
You can find more info on John Sinclair at his official website and of course Wikipedia.

Black Chimera Instruments Ltd bC16 mk5 modular synthesizer

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this auction

Chimeras were notorious for taking forever to be delivered if ever.

via the seller: "I ordered a Chimera bC16 synth sometime around the start of Obama's first term. It arrived in January. In the intervening time, I have acquired more than enough gear and frankly want this albatross out of my house.

Patchable with mini banana cables.

Used by Throbbing Gristle & a bunch of fancy brits with the clout to get their synths delivered on time.

Absolutely mint condition. Includes MIDI Din adapter, power supply, inverter, 1/4" jack to 2mm banana cable, 10 mini banana (2mm) patch cables"

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Obama & Voice Synth

Published on Apr 29, 2014

Joe Biden impressed at 1:40, approves at 1:45.

"Voice Synth is an innovative synthesizer controlled by voice and keyboard. Available for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch in the Apple AppStore"

iTunes: Voice Synth - Qneo

yammy happy

via Jon Adams on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"He's yammy happy"

BTW, the synth cat meme started way back in 2005. Here's the first one on the site.

There are 742 posts to date on the Synth Cats channel.

Update: Also check out CatSynth for a blog dedicated to cats and synths, and of course a couple of cats in an Obama "Yes we Cat" motiff ended up becoming the mascot for the Muff Wiggler modular forum.

Live Set - Clubing - Hardware only

Published on Apr 7, 2019 Kapuzal

"finally at the club again.. please enjoy :-)"

Elektron Digitakt & Digitone. Some Obama samples at 22:10.

WATCHMATRIX

Pictured is my Oberheim Matrix-6 and the Jorg Grey 6500 Series Chronograph - Barrack Obama's watch. I started a new blog on watches, WATCHMATRIX. I'll be posting watches I like, and watches I find to be uniquely interesting. Check it out.

The Oberheim Matrix-6 was my first synthesizer, hence matrix.

BOB MOOG INDUCTED INTO INVENTORS HALL OF FAME

via Moog Music & The Bob Moog Foundation

"It is with great honor that we announce that Bob Moog is one of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 2013 National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees. This is an honor that is bestowed to 'individuals who conceived, patented, and advanced so many of the great technological achievements that have changed our world.'

Bob is being recognized for Patent No. 3475623 more commonly known to Moog fans as the Moog Ladder Filter. Using the new properties provided by transistors, the Ladder Filter was the first voltage controlled filter. By using voltage control such as keyboards and envelopes to steer the harmonic content of music over time, the Ladder Filter allowed new ways of manipulating sound that became part of the basic grammar for a new vocabulary of musical expression.

This humble invention laid the foundation for the electric pulse that beats through all forms of modern music. Bob brought to life basic concepts of dynamic filters used in the mix in every genre of recorded music today. The Ladder Filter allows the organic movement of sound in such a way that people can not only hear its warmth, but also feel its sweep come to life.

Patent No. 3475623 is best known for its use in the Minimoog Synthesizer and its effect can be heard on genre defining albums by artist like Michael Jackson, Kraftwerk, Parliament Funkadelic, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Dr. Dre, Diana Ross, and Brian Eno.

Everyone at Moog Music is grateful to be a small part of continuing Bob's work and the enduring legacy of Patent No. 3475623. We would like thank the USPTO for recognizing Bob's great innovation. This year's induction ceremony will take place May 1st in Alexandria, VA at the USPTO headquarters."


via The Bob Moog Foundation:

"The National Inventors Hall of Fame, founded in 1973, annually honors 'the individuals who conceived, patented, and advanced the great technological achievements since the birth of our nation.' Bob Moog, was identified today on the Invent.org’s website as the man behind Patent Number. 3,475,623, (Electronic High-Pass and Low-Pass Filters Employing the Base to Emitter Diode Ristor for Bi-Polar Transistors).

The organization cites the following:

'In 1964, Moog introduced the first complete voltage controlled modular synthesizer, an instrument capable of producing a wide variety of electronic sounds. The Moog synthesizer helped revolutionize the face of music by giving artists and composers the capability to create a brand new palette of sounds. Composer Wendy Carlos was one of the first to usher the synthesizer into the spotlight with the 1968 Switched-On Bach album. Since then, countless performers and composers have utilized the original Moog synthesizer and the Minimoog®, a smaller, portable version of the original instrument.'

'On behalf of the White House, I add my congratulations to this year’s inductees,' said John P. Holdren, President Obama’s science and technology adviser and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. 'Your creativity, perseverance, and entrepreneurialism exemplify the American ‘can-do’ spirit.' Mr. Holdren’s quote was part of the press release issued by the organization.

The National Inventors Hall of Fame is the premier non-profit organization in America dedicated to honoring legendary inventors whose innovations and entrepreneurial endeavors have changed the world. Founded in 1973 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Association, the Hall of Fame will have 487 inductees with its 2013 induction.

This year’s induction ceremony will take place on May 1, 2013 at the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. The USPTO founded the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1973 and has been a long-standing partner since the organization’s incorporation as a separate, non-profit educational foundation."

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Congratulations to Moog Music, The Bob Moog Foundation,  Michelle Moog-Koussa (Bob Moog's daughter who runs the foundation), and of course the rest of his family and friends!  Heck, congratulations to us, the fans of synthesizers!  :)  This isn't something we see every day.

BTW, it's worth noting that supporting Moog Music & The Bob Moog Foundation not only supports the memory and lifelong work of Bob Moog, but they help introduce that world to new people every day.  I like to think of sites like MATRIXSYNTH as supporting the existing community as well as those that have discovered it, but The Bob Moog Foundation brings it to kids that may have never gotten the opportunity to discover our world.  If you can support them, please do.

On a side note, click here for a search on 1963 (a year prior, and the birth of it all) on MATRIXSYNTH. You'll find Korg was formed, Moog and Buchla came out with their modular systems, and other interesting bits happened in the world of electronic music and synthesizers during that time.

Sequential Artist Spotlight Interview with SULENE

You can find the interview on Sequential's website here.

"Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, Sulene moved to the U.S. at nineteen years old for music. Since 2015 she’s toured stages worldwide as the guitarist for Nate Ruess’ (of fun.) live band. Her singing and playing has been heard everywhere from Jimmy Kimmel Live! to the East Room of the White House, performing for President Obama. During this time, you’ve most-likely heard her voice during Halle Berry shower scenes or Al Pacino stage diving, as the multi-instrumentalist has written original music for and performed on the scores for several TV shows and films, such as Ray Donovan and The Affair. Her work is also regularly heard in TV commercials, being featured in spots for Nike, Verizon, Microsoft, Dior, and many more.

Though her experience is vast, her newest work speaks the loudest in terms of her unique voice. The forthcoming EP, he•don•ic features the singles, “whiskey.weed.sex.candy.”, “photo booth”, and “i still think you’re so fake”. Sulene delves deep into what addiction means, what purpose hedonic pleasures serve, and writes with vulnerability about her experiences with both. Exploring a darker side of her character and production, she’s labeled the newest record as gothic-disco-party music. As well as creating her own record from start to finish in her one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, she’s also delved into filming and editing her own music videos and artwork with this release, giving a full 360 view of her newest art.

Sulene’s previous EP’s Strange and Fire Escaping have been featured in Billboard, Buzzfeed Earmilk, as well as Spotify’s Indie Pop and New Music Friday playlists in several countries. Sulene was also feature in Rolling Stone for her contribution of the acoustic version of her song “Diamond” for the Rough Trade compilation album Talk – Action = Zero. And by the way, Sulene did the motion capture for the bassist/guitarist character in Rock Band VR.

We chatted with Sulene on how she uses the Prophet-6 in her music."

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