Steampunk WSG by Vitaly Doronin

Published on May 24, 2014 Vitaly Doronin

Playlist (first three are the WSG):

1. WSG synth filter test

Тест фильтра на предмет резкости смены частоты на регуляторе coarse(грубая настройка частоты)при максимальных значениях резонатора и fine cutoff(тонкая настройка частоты).
для форума soundmechanics.ru

Filter test for sharpness of frequency change on the coarse control (coarse frequency setting) at maximum resonator values and fine cutoff (fine frequency setting).
for the forum soundmechanics.ru

2. WSG synth in steampunk style

Weird Sound Generator (WSG) from MFOS (http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/) and made by me in the design of Steampunk
FX: Cathedral stereo reverb-ELECTRO-HARMONIX,
T-Resonator II-JOMOX
real time video live in Resolume avenue.

3. Steampunk synth WSG

Импровизированный перфоманс на
синтезаторе собранным из радиодеталей набора Weird Sound Generator (WSG) от компании MFOS(http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/) и вооплощенным мною в дизайне стимпанк.
Обработка:
Cathedral stereo reverb - ELECTRO-HARMONIX
T-Resonator II - JOMOX
Видео монтаж в реальном времени в программе Resolume
Приятного просмотра!)
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An impromptu performance on the synthesizer by electronic components of the set of Weird Sound Generator (WSG) from MFOS (http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/) and made by me in the design of Steampunk
FX: Cathedral stereo reverb-ELECTRO-HARMONIX,
T-Resonator II-JOMOX
real time video live in Resolume avenue.
Pleasant viewing!)

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Cymatic Form Introduces Acousmatic Engine

Cymatic From

"Moulding conceptual sampling and synthesis into rich thematic instruments, embracing Sci-Fi Noir, Lovecraftian Horror and Steampunk. With its unique sonic lusters and synesthetic character, Acousmatic Engine offers an imaginative and inspiring pallet of color, tone and texture across music and film genres."

via Cymatic Form

"Introducing Acousmatic Engine from the creator of Kinetic Metal and Kinetic Toys.

Probing the uncharted realms of Sci-Fi Noir, Lovecraftian Horror and Steampunk sound worlds with 500 surreal and thematic Kontakt Instruments. Acousmatic Engine is a distinct library of sample instruments with unique sonic lusters, articulations and textures that shape concept and sound design into playable instruments and soundscapes across music and film genres.

Within the 3 stylistic themes (Sci-Fi Noir, Lovecraftian Horror and Steampunk), Acousmatic Engine offers 5 instrument types:

Aerophones: Wind instruments and anything that vibrates with air pressure.
Friction: Anything that acts as resistance of one object or instrument moving over another to produce sound. Bowing, scraping, even pad-like sounds, etc.
Struck: Instruments that are percussive such as bells, pianos or anything that is struck to produce sound or noise.
Soundscapes: Sounds that may or may not be tonal and give a sense of environment or mood.
Machines/Movements: Arpeggiator and sequenced driven patterns or other movements.

Expert Mode:

Explore deeper into the interface to manipulate sounds and create your own imaginative presets. Each instrument offers 8 channels of unconventionally sourced, dynamically layered samples plus 8 channels of multi-dimensional sampled synthesis. There are 3 pages of effects including Shape, Color and Ambience. Quickly and easily sweep through combined effects such as Spectral Filters, Distortion, Modulation and Spatial parameters using the visual XY Effector display.

Interface:

6 Macros allow you to assign any parameter for individual preference for finely tuned performance control. The Warp Wheel (the heart of Acousmatic Engine), allows you to store 3 variations of each instrument and record automation of movements transitioning effortlessly into new sonic dimensions. These variations greatly expanding the sonic depths of each sound, allowing them to breathe and come alive."

https://www.cymaticform.com/acousmatic-engine

New Voodoo Customs Steampunk Guitar 1/3 Theremin,Ring, Phase, LED

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via this auction

"This is a custom-made, fully functional, utterly unique, guitar. It's by New Voodoo Customs and is 1 of 3 steampunk models made in the series (all 3 have the typical New Voodoo skull on the headstock, only these have a copper plate, monocle and chain on them to denote they are part of the steampunk series) . The guitar itself is neck-thru not bolt on, and is otherwise real quality guitar. There are 6 switches-all work: phase for both pickups (coil tap), kill for Optical Theremin-type (aka Dr. Blankenstein Illumiringer) ring modulator (sensor is IN POCKETWATCH -when closed and open it is protected by glass and metal watch body),wet/dry for FX, bass boost (+3db) on/off (aka "Nitro Boost"), and standard 3-way pickup selector. FX control, tone, and gain knobs all there and working as well. Red LED indicates when Theremin sensor is triggered, Green light is functional but is a light only. Guitar looks INCREDIBLE, and is truly a work of art..."

This spotted and sent in via Dr. Blankenstein.

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STEAMPUNK Axiom 25 Controller and Stand

This one is via Criagslist Chicago

Some details from the listing:

"Custom steampunk 25 key midi controller.

Pictures don't do this justice. 80+ hours of labor, about $900 in parts. This was built for a steampunk band I was in last year.

The stand has a weighted base, main shaft rotates fully. Collapses, and is easy to transport.

The "chassis" that the keyboard attaches to was custom welded from copper pipes, and a WWII ammo case. Easily detaches from base by four large lug nuts. 1950's Triumph motorcycle headlights are also detachable from chassis, and plug in to power supply.

The power supply on the chassis contains two headlight power inverters, specific to the Triumph headlights power requirements. A 1920's brass on off switch, powers the headlights off and on. A great effect on stage, as you can literally "start up" your keyboard before playing, and shine the lights at the crowd and across stage.

The keyboard itself latches in to the chassis via a hinge and latch system from the same WWII ammo case. If you've ever opened one of these, the mechanics are the same. It pops out easily and quickly, but will stay secure throughout any stage antics.

Keyboard is/was a axiom 25. The wonderful thing about them is that if they ever break, their replacement parts are completely modular. I've had several, and they come apart like tinker toys.

Last but not least, included is a vintage 30' fire hose. Whether you need a usb controller, or a midi cable going to a racked synth, you can feed all cables through the hose. This has proven very effective on stage as far as protecting the cables, plus it screws into the back of the chassis, so nothing can ever possibly come undone.

All of the detailing on the keyboard was hand painted/welded/soldered/bolted. The gauges on the keyboard are from vintage german fighter planes, and several of the rivets and metal sides are reclaimed from Russian aircraft."

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Yew Tree Magic's Steampunk Shruthi Sound Designer Edition

This one in via Martin Walker of Sound on Sound and Yew Tree Magic. In addition to the Steampunk style case, there are a number of mods available. If you already own a Shruthi SMR4-mkII, step-by-step guides for the mods are also available on site.

"Housed in a polished wood and brass steampunk-styled casing, the SDE (Sound Designer Edition) is an extensive mod by Martin Walker, giving a host of extra features to the Shruthi-1 with the SMR-4 MkII analogue filter, including:

SHAPES: six filter shapes (LP2, LP4, BP2, BP4, HP2 and Notch).

FLAVOUR: six resonant types from extra IR3109 acid squelch, soft resonance, germanium limiting, to evil half-wave rectification.

FMOD: allows the audio signal to directly modulate the filter cutoff frequency - cue rubbery, wobbly sounds and FM mayhem!

DRIVE: for adding overdrive and distortion effects.

FEED: variable filter feedback for extra tonal changes and circuit-bent mayhem.

RESCMP: three different resonance compensation treatments mimicking Roland, Moog and Korg filter types.

Extensive audio demos and step-by-step circuit mod guides are provided at www.yewtreemagic.co.uk/soundworlds2.php, so you can add any or all of the mods to your own Shruthi SMR4-mkII synth."

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Hilltree - "Steampunk" Equinoxe Device

YouTube via hilltree | November 27, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"This is a Impression of my steampunk project with wood and brass, based on the 70" electro harmonix small stone phaser. With decent steampunk influences , not overloaded with brass gear and wires that doesn't work !!!. The small stone phaser was a broken second hand pcb with no case . Repaired and modded. And ofcource ...everything works fine now. On the top of the case there is a on /off pulse switch [with my normal relay to puls relay circuit] for the thru bypass and a status led.Inside the device there ar six potentiometers and a toggle switch and 2 color led. Controls from top left , Dawn, Cloud, Hue, Wave, Axial, Fog, Sun, Moon, Eclipse. Bending and mods from the original pcb are a wet/dry control , feedback/resonance , depth of the effect, speed , gain, and the Q from the filter.More at http://www.groenewoudnet.nl"

Doug Slocum's Beautiful "Steampunk" Modular System

You can find more images of this amazingly beautiful system here and on the SSL website here.

via Grant Richter of Wiard on the Wiard list.

Update via ark in the comments: "There is a picture on the front page of donslepian.com of Don Slepian playing this same synth. (I know because I took it)"

Update via dugernaut in the comments: "I'm a bit late to the party, but I thank you for all your comments.

For those that disliked my synth efforts, I can only say that the amount energy that went into creating that SteamPunk look is what TOTALLY inspired me to make this crazy machine in the first place. It was a complete labour of Love.

Since meeting Dr. Moog at his office in the late '60s / early '70s in Trumansburg, I've felt a special something for modular / analog synths.

You can take a Synth out of Modular, but you'll never take "modular" of of synth!

Rest in peace, Bob. I love you. I hope you're having a great time chatting with my father over a couple beers, watching a football game at that pub!"

Steampunk Mutable Instruments Shruthi Synth Digital/Analogue Hybrid

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via this auction

"Shruthi synthesizer (electronics designed by Mutable Instruments) in a steampunk vintage style box with brass panel. It is a digital/analogue hybrid monophonic synthesizer with digital oscillators but analogue filter and VCA. This one is fitted with the "4-pole mission" variable state filter with several flavours of resonance. Four extra knobs have been added to control the Shruthi's CV inputs and their function can be programmed uniquely for each patch using the routing matrix. (Note: by default they do nothing unless allocated in the routing matrix).

The operation manual can be found here.

Just for clarity, Shruthi is an open source design and the "official" Mutable PCB's have not been used in this build. However the electronics are 100% as per the Mutable Instruments design. I am a Mutable "Trusted Builder".

The "light bulbs" are actually LED's cunningly designed to look like light bulbs. There is a battery compartment (6 x AA) on the underside for portable use, but it can also be powered externally via the socket on the back. The brass is beginning to show a "patina" which adds to the vintage feel."

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Steampunk Doomsday Machine

YouTube via hilltree — June 16, 2010 — "This is a first test with the Steampunk Doomsday Machine electronic effect.It can used as an effect after a guitar -synthesizer or drummachine.
The audio signal goes after some transformers through the burning lightbulbs and controlled by two l.d.r's.The whole thing gives a fuzz /compressor like effect.More at http://www.groenewoudnet.nl"

Steampunk Synthesizers.com Cabinet

YouTube Uploaded by Voltor07 on Mar 1, 2012

"A brief tour of Phase I of my latest and greatest steampunk project. After Phase II is completed, I will make another video. In short, lots of video updates to come! I will also do a new video of each module I get."

STEAMPUNK HIPHOP? - "A MOMENT OF CLARITY" - VJ Franz K at Night of The Machines 8 at McWorld LA

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by VJFranzK

"Mechanical Chimes, Gongs, Metallic Drums. This is "Steampunk Meets Cyberpunk" - using Electribe ESX and Tenori-On W, with matching VJ Projections ( Thanks to VJ Circuit5 for assistance on this set. )"

Tenori-Ons on eBay

Schaltzentale - Incredible Steampunk Modular

via sequencer.de where you'll find details in German. Googlish here.

The modular is from Moritz Wolpert.

"All parts such as buttons + handles were on the lathe by hand. Gleiches gilt für die Front Platte. The same goes for the front panel. "

see the steampunk label below for more

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SynTesla II DIY Steampunk Synthesizer

Published on Jul 1, 2019 Pj Tardiveau

"DIY Steampunk Synthesizer doped with tesla vacuum tubes by Pierre-Jean Tardiveau."

Radioactivity.

Steampunk Dieselpunk styled Shruthi-1 with Door Handle

via this auction

"Unique handmade steampunk/dieselpunk styled synthesizer module. Inside the case is a Shruthi-1 monosynth/sequencer with SMR-4 filter from Mutable instruments. This is a hybrid design with extremely flexible digital oscillators fed into an analogue filter and VCA. See http://mutable-instruments.net/ for full details of functionality. The case is wooden with a solid brass sheet front panel. The panel is not perfect and has a few “dings” on it but they add to the atmosphere of the case. The pressure gauge and handle are there purely for aesthetic purposes and serve no function (although the handle does move and I did consider hooking up to a pot for filter sweeps etc.). The unit can be battery powered (6 x AA rechargeable or alkaline) or can be supplied with 9v via the socket on the rear (centre +ve). What looks like old fashioned bulbs are in fact LED's cunningly disguised to look like bulbs! They respond to the button pushes to assist in identifying which menu is active.

Unlike a mass produced plastic gadget, the case of this synth is not perfect. But that's not the point...it is quirky and you won't find another like it. It is 'new' in the sense that I haven't taken it out of the house or used it other than for testing. But it does have a “handled” feel because it is...er... handmade :-)"

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Udarniy zeH _ Steampunk Synth Live 09072022

video upload by Vitaly Doronin

"Synthesizers jam live and VJ with art color geometric deformation of Vitaly Doronin's watercolors
Steampunk Synth WSG , Doepfer dark energy 2, Jomox T resonator 2, Roland mc 101"

Steampunk synth J jam #jamuary2022

video upload by Vitaly Doronin

See this post for more.

#jamuary2022 #jamuary
synthesizer Steampunk jam
Roland TR-6S
loopy pro ios app
Korg NanoKontrol2

NAMM: SSL Modulation Orgy

YouTube Uploaded by iammodman on Jan 13, 2012

"Quick vid of some orgy action"

via Synthetic Sound Labs (SSL) aka teamsynth.com

"The SSL 2260 Modulation Orgy LFO is the illegitimate Euro cousin to our 1260 Tap Tempo LFO, and is a special module indeed. You can set the LFO frequency by tapping the TAP button, supplying a periodic gate to the SYNC input, or by changing the Tempo CV. You can build tap tempo effects vibratos and tremolos, tap tempo controlled drum machines or tap tempo sequencer clocks. Or use it the other way around - control the 2260 tempo with a sequencer! You can even use multiple 2260s to create polyrhythmic LFOs using the built-in Multiplier ratios. Awesome possibilities!

The 2260 can produce 8 waveforms, including a random (sample & hold) wave..."

Giving this one the NAMM label as I believe it is new. The only other post I have featuring the steampunk Orgy was back on Dec 31 here. Mmm... a Steampunk Orgy.

Steampunk Analog Modular Synth

Jules Vernian Analog Synthesizer
"Peter wrote me a while back with some pictures of his latest project, a Jules Verne inspired analog synthesizer with etched brass control panels. Now, I cut my teeth on a vinyl copy of Switched-On Bach and I've been a fan of analog synth heroes Tangerine Dream since High School. So I was very excited to see this.

Peter used the electrolytic etching process that I've previously worked with to etch the control panels for his synthesizer. The synth is designed to be modular and re-configurable so Peter was looking for a process that could be repeated in-house at any time in the future should he wish to add or change modules."

You can find the full post with interview and more pics on The Steampunk Workshop. via JackAstro


YouTube via flowerseven
"I'm using the drum machine as a trigger for the filter envelope."

Steampunk Synthesizer SynTesla

Published on Mar 5, 2019 Pj Tardiveau

"The SynTesla is a Steampunk Synthesizer build around a serie of Tesla Vacuum tubes. The sound generator is based on a Waldorf Streichfett Expander."

Logos presents: The PsybOrg

Published on Oct 27, 2013

www.logosmusic.net

"The PsybOrg is a steampunk 'pipe organ' and interdimensional traveling machine, which incorporates analog synthesizers, digital controllers, Theremin, and sound reactive light displays in an elegant walnut housing that blends future and past.

It was designed by Logos and crafted by a team of builders, programmers, mad scientists, and solder monkeys. Luthier John Mulholland built the wooden housing with help from Phil Hubert, and multimedia artist Joel Horne designed the PsybOrg's visual components."

The Psyborg: A Technical Demonstration

Published on Jan 18, 2014 Logos Music·2 videos

"Composer/producer Logos demonstrating the PsybOrg in action."

This one in via Chris Stack of experimentalsynth.com