Parker Steam Synthesizer - www.electricwestern.com

YouTube via sheepslinky — July 18, 2008 — "Steam powered synthesizer by Lorin http://www.electricwestern.... for more info"
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Phantastron All Vacuum Tube Synthesizer

YouTube via sheepslinky. Also see these videos.
"A demonstration of the assembled Phantastron Kit from WWW.ELECTRICWESTERN.COM.

This Phantastron was built for a customer from the same components & case parts in the kit. The phantastron has a great 30's all vacuum tube sound like an Ondes Martenot in the highs and a Trautonium in the low range.

Phantastron was recorded direct to camera. No effects used..."

Tube Theremin -- www.electricwestern.com

YouTube via sheepslinky
"All tube theremin. Playing an improvisation. www.electricwestern.com"

Phantastron Under Test

YouTube via sheepslinky. Audio comes in around :26.
"The phantastron is an Electric Western instrument available as a kit or complete instrument. It is all vacuum tube, and inspired by electronic music and cybernetic computer designs of the 1930s-1960s. www.electricwestern.com"

Drum Machine through the Phantastron!

YouTube via sheepslinky. via Zerosum Intertia where you'll find more vids.
"A LinnDrum drum machine is fed directly into the Phantastron Synth from www.electricwestern.com (cv control grids).

The "dry" and Phantasturized sound is mixed on a mixer.

Another Phantastron is played with the Electric Western ribbon controller. The ribbon sends a gate to a VCA which makes the second phantastron sound only when the ribbon is touched. So, the ribbon is touch sensitive -- very sensitive.

Visit www.electricwestern.com for your own phantastron and / or controller!!"

Drum Machine through the Phantastron!

YouTube via sheepslinky
"A LinnDrum drum machine is fed directly into the Phantastron Synth from www.electricwestern.com (cv control grids).

The "dry" and Phantasturized sound is mixed on a mixer.

Another Phantastron is played with the Electric Western ribbon controller. The ribbon sends a gate to a VCA which makes the second phantastron sound only when the ribbon is touched. So, the ribbon is touch sensitive -- very sensitive.

Visit www.electricwestern.com for your own phantastron and / or controller!!"

Phantastron Processing Voice

YouTube via sheepslinky. You are welcome. You can thank Music Thing and Deviant Synth for this one.
"The mic is being fed through the Phantastron pentode tube circuit. Thus, it controls pitch, sync or distortion depending on the settings."

The Thermatron Flame Controlled Synthesizer

YouTube via sheepslinky
"The proof of concept test for the THERMATRON, a vacuum tube synthesizer controlled by a flame. Created and built by Lorin Edwin Parker at Electric Western.

The right mixture of gas, air pressure, high voltage, chemical ions and heat vary the flow of current through a flame. This current feeds into the grid and / or plate of vacuum tubes controlling an Electric Western Phantastron Synthesizer.

More info and more prototypes will be coming -- www.electricwestern.com

(c)(p) Lorin Edwin Parker, Electric Western (tm)"

Zia Ribbon Controlling Phantastron

YouTube via sheepslinky
"Demonstrating the new Zia Ribbon Controller and the Phantastron from Electric Western.

This setup is played much like a Trautonium. A ribbon controls the pitch and volume is controlled with a foot pedal.

Technical Setup:

The ribbon CV is fed into a Solid State 1V/oct oscillator which is fed to the sync input of the Phantastron. Audio is taken from the Phantastron only and delay is added.
Volume is controlled by a Roland expression pedal that plugs into the Zia Ribbon's circuits (which are on the desk behind me) and controls a VCA.

The ribbon shown is a prototype, and the nice wooden case has not been built yet..."

NOT NAMM: RibbonBasicDemo.mov

YouTube via sheepslinky
"The finalized EW ribbon: CV, Expression Pedal, Gate, Trigger. Heaviest duty construction. Demo played with standard solid state VCO, ADSR, VCA. Ray Wilson's MFOS (http://www.musicfromouterspace.com) modules were used in this demo to show the universal compatibility with other analog synthesizers.

This model will be available soon from Electric Western. http://www.electricwestern.com/"

Guitar through the Phantastron

YouTube via sheepslinky | November 14, 2008

"www.electricwestern.com -- Processing and resynthesizing guitar with the Phantastron all tube synthesize. www.electricwestern.com"