MATRIXSYNTH

at 8/31/2006 03:58:00 PM

Frederic sent me some rare shots of Kraftwerk he took at the "Pavillon de Paris", in Paris, in concert 4th october 1976. Title link takes you to more. Amazing. Thanks Frederic!

at 8/31/2006 03:57:00 PM

Tangerine Dream - Ossiach Lake (1971)

Tangerine Dream - Kiew Mission

via Frederic.

at 8/31/2006 01:58:00 PM

"Soundbombs are New-Media-Accessories. Each one a lowtech object for interactive transmission. An integrated soundmodul makes it possible to record any given sound and then activate it through a motiondetector. As a Non-Visual Graffiti, with its origin in streetart, Soundbombs give the possibility to tag a place in an accoustic form: a welcoming greeting at the entrance or a warning of a bad restaurant. Each owner can leave a personal message anywhere and at any time. Soundbombs can whistle, laugh, belch or recite a poem."

Yep, I could have some fun with this.

via Brian Comnes.

at 8/31/2006 11:48:00 AM

YouTube by kokoon.

at 8/31/2006 10:10:00 AM

flickr by fantismo

at 8/31/2006 10:09:00 AM

Title link takes you to more on Harmony Central.

at 8/31/2006 10:07:00 AM

Title link takes you to a 3.59M mp3 (right click and save if you want to check it out), by REwire, posted here on VSE.

at 8/31/2006 10:05:00 AM

Note this is not a commercial from Moog Music but a project from an enthusiast. YouTube via themedusas: "This is a project I did for my Motion Design 2 class. The concept behind this was to magnify the culture and kinship of owning a Moog Synthesizer. Since the 70's, musicians have been building and customizing their own Moogs. So I wanted to reflect that sort of attachment that owners have with them, and in the process, bring the history and culture of owning a Moog into the new millenium as well."

at 8/31/2006 10:00:00 AM

Title link takes you to some nice Crackle Box shots on Sendling. This one reminds of the Peruvian made Zebranologic.

at 8/31/2006 08:50:00 AM

Title link takes you to Boele Gerkes' homepage where you will find a wealth of synth shots, info and some incredible music.

A bit of trivia: Boele is one of the first people I met online back in 1996 or shortly after. Realize this was right after Windows 95 came out and the Internet was just beginning to boom. Sonic State, registered in 1995, was the place to hang out (VSE came in 1999). As a side note, my old Matrixsynth.com was registered in 1997. I beat VSE! I also remember Boele from the Waldorf list back then. I liked his music so much I bought a number of his CDs. SCD was the first completely independent music I have purchased online. And believe me, it had to be really, really good for me to take that first step, at that point in time.

at 8/31/2006 01:21:00 AM

"dynamic MIDI-oriented music editing and realtime manipulation"

Title link takes you there.

at 8/31/2006 12:03:00 AM

A few links cropped up on AH today regarding the Korg MS20 filter:

MS20study.pdf (2.25M) by Tim Stinchcombe. Tim actually spent quite a bit of time studying the Korg MS10/MS20 filters and just made this 46 page pdf available on the list today.

RMC posted a link to his contribution - pdfs and gifs of the schematic and trace. I noticed that RMC referred to the filter as the KORG35. I never realized this is what it was called, so I did a quick search on KORG35 and found this site which has more info, links and a DIY clone with details and images.

My favorite Korg MS20 Clone? The Frostwave Resonator (pictured). I picked it up years ago and will never get rid of it. It just shreds for lack of a better description. It's the aural equivalent of finding that sweet spot in your ear with a good q-tip. It will shred paint off your walls. Super aggressive with a bit of resonance. Highly, highly recommended.

I should also mention the MOTM-420 and the Doepfer A-106 Xtreme Filter. I'm sure there are others. If you know them, feel free to post them.

Update: Make sure to check out the comments for others. The following was sent to me via email from Tim: "I compiled a list of known clones a while back, and this has been on it for some time. Mind you I only recently discovered that a discrete version of the Korg35 is to be seen in the Korg X-911 guitar synth (which I've not checked in any detail yet), and someone from synth DIY has just pointed out that it was probably originally developed for use in the 'PS' range of polysynths, so it looks like there is yet another avenue for me to tap into!"

Udpate via Noiseconformist in the comments:
"Hi, this is just to inform you that Tim got his new site up and running.
So the MS-20 document can be found here: http://www.timstinchcombe.co.uk/synth/MS20_study.pdf HTH, Michael (a.k.a Noiseconformist)"

at 8/31/2006 12:02:00 AM

Paul Sop sent me some links to knew shots of his studio. Title link takes you to the complete set. When you get there, click the images for super size shots. Paul tells me the Buchla ML Lumina is being shipped today, so he is officially Buchla-less. Well, you could always get the MalletKat. : )

at 8/31/2006 12:02:00 AM

MIDI mallet. This one in via ben shannon illustrator. Title link takes you to more including videos.

at 8/31/2006 12:00:00 AM

flickr by k0re.

Shot of Dana Countryman from the

A little trivia: Note Dana's keyboards changed. When I saw them in Seattle, he had a Yamaha DX7 as the main synth. In San Francisco you can see the Yamaha DX7 was replaced with a Roland Jupiter (I'm guessing the 6) and a Nord G2 as the synthesizers.com modular controller (not sure what he had in Seattle, but I didn't see red). In this shot he also has the G2. BTW, I'm not sure if this shot is from the San Francisco or LA shows.

Update via Brian in the comments:
"I went to the LA show. Jean Jacques had his Ondioline, but there was no Moog Modular. The keyboards I saw were:

* Moog Voyager Blue
* DSI Poly Evolver
* Nord Electro 2
* Korg MS2000"

at 8/30/2006 05:21:00 PM

Dan Agosto of Gearwire sent me the following on a podcast series called Crosstalk. In Crosstalk #16 they compare a 1974 Minimoog with an Electric Blue Voyager as well coverage of the NI Kontrol. The MINI comparison starts at 19:17 into the Quicktime video.

"I wanted to let you know about a podcast some co-workers of mine and I have been working on. It is called Gearwire Crosstalk and is basically a panel conversation about music gear and news. In the latest episode (GW Crosstalk 016) we were able to borrow a 1974 Mini from a friend and compare it with an Electric Blue Voyager. I thought it might interest you and your other readers."

Definitely. Title link takes you there, where you can find a synopsis of episode #16 and various media links to the show. Make sure to check out the rest of the site while there.

at 8/30/2006 01:30:00 PM

Title link takes you to the post on Sendling.

at 8/30/2006 01:10:00 PM

Title link takes you there. Note there is not internal sequencer.

"Main spec:
Basically the analogue voice circuit with MIDI and some extra features like noise, LFO etc.

Extra tone controls:
VCO level
External Audio level
Noise level
Squelch - to add more resonance
Cross mod (VCO to Cut-off)
MIDI Mod (MIDI control of Cut-off from Velocity or a Controller)
LFO Mod / LFO Speed (Square and Triangle)
VCA Decay
Overdrive

Other features:
Minikeyboard to audition the sound
Manual Accent and Slide buttons to overide the MIDI sequence
Squelch button - to add instant squelch
Audio input - through filter
Headphone socket
Uses the original 303 voice circuit, and analogue components (where possible - many are discontinued). We tried to get the sound original, and in our opinion it sounds just like a 303 - but of course there will always be to very few who disagree!

NOTE: there is no internal sequencer. Please don't debate with us whether that was the right or wrong thing to do. We did our best with the time and resources we have."

via Joao

at 8/30/2006 10:22:00 AM

In Captain Kirk style: I.... Must.... Torture..... My..... Read....ers...
Thanks to Tim on this one. Annoying at first, hillarious in the end. Enjoy. Or not.

at 8/30/2006 10:18:00 AM

Title link takes you to more. Tim sent in the theremin video and I spotted the dual manual organ while checking it out. Enjoy. Or not. : )

at 8/30/2006 09:22:00 AM

I wasn't going to put this up as I've already posted on Wavemakers several times in the past, but the day is actually starting out slow and why not. This is a spectacular shot, and if it's good enough to post on sequencer.de and sendling, then it's good enough to post here. If you haven't been to the Wavemakers site, do check it out. Wavemakers was an amazing range of modular synths that not too many people know about. "The pages you see here are a tribute to the work of Dr. Terry Kincaid and Dr. David S. Bates. This site is dedicated to chronicling and preserving the history of Wavemakers, also known as kb electronic music instrumentation. This line of synthesizers was produced from 1970 to the early 1980s." Title link takes you there.

at 8/30/2006 08:58:00 AM

Click here for shots of the show on Laughing Squid.

Also check out their flickr set for more. Photos via Scott Beale / Laughing Squid

at 8/30/2006 01:15:00 AM

Via CMS:

"The information on this massive integrated 2600 style synth is limited. A former ARP engineer told me that this was a side project of a ARP/Aries engineer for the Boston School of Electronic Music. It has 8 VCOs with PWM and sync jacks, 8 multimode VCFs with voltage controlled resonance, 16 VCAs with linear and exp modulation, 4 balanced modulators, 4 preamps, 4 envelope followers, 4 voltage mixers. All the circuitry is precision made on plug in vector cards with gold plated connectors. CTS pots. Spun aluminum knobs, 1/8 inch switchcraft jacks, large lambda power supply, many multiples. Custom silk screened front panel. This machine is presently being restored at CMS and will be for sale soon. Only one in existence."

This is currently on the upcoming auctions page of CMS, along with a Synthi AKS. This one in via Dave.

Update: be sure to check out the comments of this post below.

Update2: You can find the Boston School of Electronic Music website here. Based on the copyright date of 2015 - 2016, I'm guessing it launched in 2015. If anyone knows otherwise, feel free to leave a comment.

Update3: You'll find some additional info on this system and who created it here.

at 8/30/2006 12:14:00 AM

"Pianoteq is the result of an academic research and results in what we call the fourth piano generation. This is the very first, and only, piano available that belongs to this generation.

First generation: acoustic piano (1698)
Second generation: electro acoustic piano (1929)
Third generation: sampled piano (1984)
Fourth generation: modelled piano (2006)

The first generation of pianos began with Cristofori's pianoforte in 1698 which came to maturity at the end of the 19th century with the acoustic grand pianos. It was followed in the 20th century by the second generation electro-acoustic pianos and the third generation sampled pianos where each note is a recording of how it sounded during a specific moment in time, not taking into account the complexity of the instrument.

Pianoteq is the first and only piano belonging to the fourth generation, developed in order to go beyond the limitations of the third generation and to become a versatile and innovating tool. It is in fact the first virtual piano factory — it can produce new brands as well as copies of historical instruments."

Title link takes you there, including samples.

at 8/30/2006 12:10:00 AM

So I get a zZounds newsletter and in it I see the Korg X5D listed. Scratching my head, I'm thinking, "how old is this friggin synth?" I head over to Sonic State and I find the X5D review page. According to Sonic State, it's been around since 1996. 10 Years! That's crazy! I'm thinking maybe they just have a bunch of old stock to get rid of and I head over to Korg. Sure enough it's listed as a current product. Think of how many synths the X5D has outlived. Bizarre. So... My question to you is, are there any longer running synths out there aside from the Minimoog? Is the X5D actually set to beat the Minimoog's record of 12 years? It's bizarre that out of all synths in the last decade, it's the Korg X5D still out there. I wonder how many were produced.

Update: Make sure to check out the comments for more, but so far we have:

GRONDO 2001: "Yamaha is still making its VL70m- which I think is even older!" Looks like it matches it - also released in 1996 according to Sonic State.

Anonymous: "Alesis is still making the SR-16 drum machine and that is like 15 years!" According to wikipedia (sorry reed : ) ) it was released in 1991.

cornutt: "If memory serves, the EML 101 had a production run of about 12 years. I'll check that tonight."

the world of next tuesday: "I'm surprised no one says EMS VCS-3. Though apparently there were a few years when the company might have been out of business and the waiting time to get one has been several years for years, nothing touches it within a decade or 2 (1969 - beat that Korg!) with the runner up being the EMS Synthi A."

at 8/30/2006 12:02:00 AM

flickr by leSiege. Title link takes you to more.

at 8/30/2006 12:00:00 AM

I saw this on Sonic State and thought the image was kind of funny. Title link takes you to more info and some samples, also linked below.

Glitter_Fluid.wav [2.46 MB]
Shiny_Rings.wav [0.77 MB]
Unreal_Explosion.wav [1.65 MB]

at 8/29/2006 07:18:00 PM

Via the Analogue Haven mailing list:
"Join Jean and Dana tomorrow night at AH as they show why they're such legends in the electronic music field. They'll be spotlighting their brand new release, entitled The Happy Electropop Music Machine as well as saying hello to all of you who stop by.

Jean-Jacques Perrey is a legend, and a pioneer in the popular electronic music field. He was the second musician to ever own a Moog Synthesizer, and one of the first to record with it, way back in 1966. Over the past five decades, Perrey has released many classic MOOG albums, featuring his trademark crazy tape loops and his catchy original melodies. His theme 'Baroque Hoedown' (co- composed with Gershon Kingsley) has been featured as part of Disneyland's much-loved 'Main Street Electrical Parade' for over 30 years. Even today, Perrey's music has been sampled by countless popular Hip-Hop and Rap artists, including Ice T, DJ Premier, Gangstarr, and many others. At age 77, Perrey is still very much active, and still creating 'Music for Smiles and Laughs.'

A concert review from this tour and more photos available at the wonderful MATRIXSYNTH site. All the fun starts at 5:00pm, so don't be late!!"

The San Francisco show starts tonight at 8:00 PM at Recombant Media Labs. For those of you in LA, as stated above, they will be at Analogue Haven tomorrow, 8/30 5:30 PM, and they will end their tour at the Knitting Factory at 7:30 PM. More details here.

at 8/29/2006 04:54:00 PM

No title link. Shot sent in by an anonymous reader. Make sure to click the shot for the full effect. Absolutely gorgeous. Man I'd love one of these as my christmas tree.

Thanks anonymous reader! ; )

BTW, don't miss this post for one heck of a sample of the 200e.

Update: Also check this post for some new samples that have recently been put up.

at 8/29/2006 04:52:00 PM

Title link takes you to the latest update on bleepsandbloops with a sample.

"Another little jam, this one built solely with the Moog CP-251, TR-606, and the DotCom, live to tape improv style. I was kind of going for a "what if Morton Subotnick did a dub track?" or something along those lines, kind of in the tradition of what Excepter is trying to do with their latest "noise dub" stuff."

at 8/29/2006 01:21:00 PM

Remember this drawing from this post? Turns out the drawing was actually by Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk for Dirk, not the other way around. Pretty cool. Make sure to check out the previous post for a stitch by Herrn Schneider's daughter with a bald Florian. Funny.

Update via Moogulator in the comments: "Dirk sold Florian the ARP as a SHOP, so it was "an ARP of others", not really Dirks but a Synthesizerstudio Bonn [the name of the synth shop] one.. Hope that makes it clearer.. ;) "

at 8/29/2006 12:29:00 PM

Remember the 200e By Night? Title link takes you to a video by Todd. Wow. You have to see and hear this. "Everything but the lead was done in one pass on the 200e, the lead is a JP-8."

Thanks Todd!

at 8/29/2006 12:26:00 PM

This one sent my way via Pete. Thanks Pete!

at 8/29/2006 12:17:00 PM

via Nick

"please find in a attachment a picture, which is part of a research I do for the 80's modular rack equipment of Tangerine Dream's Christopher Franke. The most elements about the rack's contents I found in an 1981 article of UK magazine 'Electronics & Music Maker'. Part of it, as you will see in the picture -upper corner, was a compination of two revolutinary drum modules (using EPROM samples, were custom made for Franke) and an sequencer module (the "rhythm robot") This drum amchine can be heard in "Exit" (1981) and mostly in "White eagle"(1982)albums. Would be helpful if readers and viewers could help intentifying the unknown parts of this thing, which is essentially the 1980 hardware equal of "Reason"!
Thank you very much - Nick"

Thank you! If you can help, feel free to post in the comments.

Update: Make sure to check out the comments. Some fascinating stuff coming in.

at 8/29/2006 11:07:00 AM

YMO in 2004. The caption reads:
"HUMAN AUDIO SPONGE LIVE
sonarsoundtokyo2004
Yukihiro Takahashi,Haruomi Hosono,Keigo Oyamada and Ryuichi Sakamoto visual: Ryoichi Kurokawa 10th October,2004 at Yebisu Garden Hall,Tokyo"

Via wikipedia: "The principal members were Haruomi Hosono (bass), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards)."

at 8/29/2006 11:04:00 AM

flickr by cray5656, who gave us this wonderful set.

Funny. : ) Thanks cray5656! Now I just need one of those mirror effects where you see the site within the site, within the site,...

Wonder what Matrixsynth1 was. Hmm....

Update: here's the post where this was taken from.

at 8/29/2006 10:55:00 AM

via Ken MacBeth

"I am currently prototyping the moroco stereo synthesizer- it is the moroco and more- twice the height in rackspace too…"

Sequencer.de found the the above on his forum. The image to the left is the old Moroco taken from MacBeth Studio Systems.

Title link takes you to the post on sequencer.de.

I'm starting to visualize walls of MacBeth - M5s, Morocos, M3Xs...

at 8/29/2006 10:40:00 AM

Nice shot. Note that's all new Moog - Voyager, Moogerfoogers and control expanders. And a Future Retro Mobius thrown in for good measure. Not sure what that is sitting on top of the speaker on the lower left. It looks like a Roland MC-202 at first glance but it can't be with two rows of keys. Also not sure what sitting in the middle of the right rack beneath the control expanders. If you know feel free to comment.

Shot pulled from this sequencer.de post.

at 8/29/2006 10:29:00 AM

flickr by gentle bakemono

Moog Source

at 8/29/2006 04:59:00 AM

"On August 21, 2005 my father died. He was a great and gentle man who left his mark on the world forever. During the past year my family and I have discussed many ways in which we could carry on his work and his legacy.

We have decided to establish the Bob Moog Memorial Foundation for Electronic Music, with a few carefully chosen objectives, each tied to his life and work.

Today, we invite you to join us. Please visit our new website www.moogfoundation.org

Sincerely,

Michelle Moog-Koussa
Director, The Bob Moog Foundation

Our Goals

The Foundation has set forth the following as its initial objectives:

Endowed Scholarships
The Bob Moog Memorial Museum
Outreach Programs for Disadvantaged Students
Special Events for Electronic Music
Read more...

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We're developing a documentary series that features artists playing Moog Music instruments.

This first episode features Perpetual Groove, a rock n' roll band, with every member playing at least one Moog.

What's a podcast? That's on the site, too.

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We have vision. We have determination. To carry out our intentions to honor Bob’s legacy, we need money.

Please consider making a contribution to our Foundation. You may choose to give now, or make a pledge to give over time. Every contribution counts.

We also need you to spread the word--forward this email to friends, colleagues, and anyone interested in the work and legacy of Dr. Bob Moog.

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at 8/29/2006 02:44:00 AM

Remember the MOS-LAB Moog Modular Clone?
Here's a video sent my way via Yves of Yusynth. Audio begins at :38. "My good friend Seb Mooumon who DIYed a clone of a Moog modular has just put a demo video on youtube of its system with the COTK sequencers." MOS-LAB

at 8/29/2006 02:06:00 AM

Sent my way via cray5656. Title link takes you there. These are some nice shots.

at 8/29/2006 01:16:00 AM

YMO Technopolis Live on YouTube

YMO - 1000 Knives (Live) via hardy2006us.

Two Live YMO videos. I previously posted Technopolis and Rydeen here. I managed to upload Technopolis to YouTube, but for Rydeen I imediately got the vilation of terms message after upload. Guessing it's on a blacklist? Anyway, here's Technopolis and 1000 Knives. I have one more coming sent my way via Pete; I'm waiting for his permission to put it up on YouTube. As soon as I do, I'll put up a post.

at 8/28/2006 07:33:00 PM

I missed this one when putting up this post - it comes from the same flickr set by ruk777. I just saw it on Sendling. The caption reads:
"to my knowledge, this is the first ring Modulator ever created. It was part of the 'Analog synthesizer' module that Bob Moog, Tom Oberheim and the folks at ARP worked on in the 70s. That is basically where all the early Maestro "pedals" came from. This piece is super rare,and though it is missing its foot pedal, it would command a lot of dough on Ebay"

If you know the truth behind this either way, feel free to comment.

Via Pinkus in the comments: "this is true. late moog worked for maestro...making the big mtal tank looking pedals with the contols on the side (phaser, distortion filter...ect)"

Via Tommy Dog in the comments: "Tom Oberheim was building these during the late 60's, he had done the first Phaser pedal for Maestro which was owned by Gibson / Norlin.

Norlin bought Moog later in the 70's and there were some product devolopment shared by Moog and Maestro (who farmed out many pedal designs to others)."

Via David in the comments:
"I doubt it's the first ring modulator. Harald Bode developed a ring modulator for Moog (the Bode Ring Modulator Model 6401 and Bode Dual Ring Modulator Model 6402) in 1963. Check out the Bode page on Obsolete.com.

According to the Moog Archives there's a Bode Dual about 1000' from me right now."

Update via dmxkrew: "If you're interested in those early maestro pedals, oberheim effect pedals etc, I read this interesting book by tom hughes: link"

at 8/28/2006 02:53:00 PM

via Frederic. YouTube by dftdsr.

at 8/28/2006 02:40:00 PM

Update: Looks like I put this up in may already. My first double post. Oh well...
Not bad with 3585 posts to date.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

YouTube via cores303

at 8/28/2006 11:51:00 AM

Moogulator of sequencer.de sent me the following drawing by Florian Schneirder of Kraftwerk. Florian drew it for Dirk as a thank you gesture for selling Florian his ARP Odyssey. Title link takes you to the post on sequencer.de which also includes a Kraftwerk stitch by Herrn Schneider's daughter. Cool stuff.

Update, Moogulator gave me the ok to post the stitch shot as well, so here it is. Thanks Moogulator!

Update via Moogulator in the comments:

"ps: note, that on that stitch florian has no hair, so his daugther knows her father ;)"

Too funny.

at 8/28/2006 11:51:00 AM

Title link takes you to Georg Mahr's website, home to a number of gear shots and general synth info.

via Yves.

Update via sendling in the comments:

"see also here ;-)

MSQ51 Sequencer by Georg Mahr"