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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope it's a great one! 

Putting this post up between the cross over as I need to sign off for the festivities!

First of all, I'd like to say THANK YOU! for a great 2011! It was a busy one here in MATRIXSYNTH land.  The site had a record breaking 18755 posts (including this one) for the year.  That's an average of 51.38 posts every single day (not a single day missed, BTW).  I'm hoping to actually bring that number down a little. Before anyone freaks out, I'm not planning on changing much.  I plan on keeping MATRIXSYNTH exactly the same with the exception of raising the bar on what goes up just a little.   I think enough change happens in life and it's nice to have some constants you can fall back on.  I'm hoping MATRIXSYNTH continues to be one for you.   It's odd to think it's only been six and a half years!  I hope to keep the site going for many more to come.   As for bringing the number of posts down and a little history on the site...

exiting 2011


YouTube Uploaded by deadlover73 on Dec 31, 2011

"heres some messing around on the last day of 2011. I really liked how this patch came out. The 4ms PEG is such a great module, esp when paired with the phonogene. Piston Honda on bass, Dixie on melody, tiptop bd 808 and drum dokta on drums..."

red line


YouTube Uploaded by Ebotronix on Dec 31, 2011

"Modular Synth Clavia D Drum & Nord Modular (Vocoder)
4ms RCD
Alesis filtre
Analogue Systems RS 360
Boss RV 5 & SL20
Buchla System #1
Doepfer A133 A134 .......
Kenton Pro solo & 2000 II
Line 6 Filter Pro
Mackie Mixer
Make Noise Maths QMMG Wogglebug
Malekko AO & Uncle
Moog B Murf FreqBox MP201
Roland SP-S
Simmons Digital Clap Trap
Logic sequence by Korg micro X arp"

Auld Lang Syne


YouTube Uploaded by JCRUDESS on Dec 31, 2011

Arp Odyssey drone - demo in the end


YouTube Uploaded by equinoxoz on Dec 31, 2011

"A bit of echo and that s it, no need of a sequencer with the Odyssey"

Dec 31 2011 - Pittsburgh Modular Generator + Korg Monotribe


YouTube Uploaded by spacecabinet on Dec 31, 2011

"Pretty cool what you can do with a modular monosynth + reverb and delay. Uses only one envelope generator and one filter, Monotribe for drums.

Doepfer MAQ16/3 + A-111-5, Pittsburgh Modular Generator + VILFO + Audio Mixer/Attenuator, Livewire Vulcan Modulator, 4ms Rotating Clock Divider + Shuffling Clock Multiplier, Korg Monotribe, Boss RV-5, MXR Carbon Copy"

Mattson Mini Modular Quad AD/ASR

flickr By Adam-V
(click for more)

MMM DIY

http://mattsonminimodular.com/

Tiptop BD808 LEVEL

via @califaudio

http://www.tiptopaudio.com/

Vintage WERSI BASS / BAß synthesizer

via this auction

"Oscillator Wave Shapes: sine saw square noise
1 OSCs + 1 SubOSCs 1 Filter lpf reso 4 Pole
2 LFOs sine
1 Envelope Generators AR
37 Keys"

MOOG REALISTIC CONCERTMATE MG-1 SN 6314


via this auction

Roland GR-300, GR-100 guitar synth

via this auction

Some pics of the two side by side for size comparison.

Squidfanny - Circuit Bent YAMAHA PSS-270 (Dec 2011)


YouTube Uploaded by squidfanny on Dec 31, 2011
squidfanny

"Well Modified YAMAHA PSS-270 with Mean Green Metal Keys and some seriously weird new sounds & features.

Left panel has knobs for Analog Phazer, LFO Rate / Depth & LED with Pitch Knobs.

Right Panel's got mad glitch capabilities and a metal bolt-bay for twisting, mangling & scrambling the PSS-270's FM synthesizer Chip.

Beautifully Crafted PCB courtasy of Stickleback Manufacturing."

ANALOGKAZZEGGIO.mp4


YouTube Uploaded by ux256 on Dec 31, 2011

"momento ludico prima di cena il 31-12-2011
buon 2012"

Googlish:
"playful moment before dinner on 31/12/2011
good 2012 "

Synth-Project presents: The Little Shruthi-1 Keyboard - A closer look and function test


YouTube Uploaded by SynthProject on Dec 31, 2011

"Based on a DIY kit from Mutable Instruments. The Shruthi-1 as a keyboard version with Doepfer Midi Interface. This video shows a closer look of the handling and functions.

For more information visit the Mutable Instruments Homepage."

RIP Richard Lainhart & Mel Morley (midimel)


Duet in C - YouTube Uploaded by azimuthvisuals on May 20, 2010

"Music by Mel Morley and Richard Lainhart. Recorded at Pocono Skies electro-music festival, May 15, 2010. This improvised piece is part of a larger collaboration including Howard Moscovitz, Jeannie Allen, and Charles Shriner. Mel Morley plays keyboards and software synthesizers. Richard Lainhart plays Haken Continuum and Buchla modular synthesizer. Camera by Greg Waltzer and visuals by Hong Waltzer of Azimuth Visuals."

It is with tremendously sad news that I post the passing of both Richard Lainhart & Mel Morley this holiday season. My condolences go out to their families.

I recently met Richard Lainhart and his lovely wife in Bellingham for the Electronic Arts Festival. You can find a slideshow and video of his lecture with a performance of Oraisen on the Haken Continuum and Buchla 200e here. I believe my first post on Richard went up back in 2007. His work has been featured numerous times on the site. Just do a search on Lainhart on the right search box.  Google brings up 8900 results, but I'm guessing some are repeats.  Regardless, his presence on the site was massive.

Richard had a passion for not only music but for teaching as well. Many of his performances such as that at the Bellingham Electronic Arts Festival was a combination of performance and lecture. I only briefly communicated with him at Bellingham and via email, but felt akin to him.  He said he loved performing and travelling.  He was always grateful for his coverage on the site and once told me a story about how he ended up on a trip to Italy because of a post here on MATRIXSYNTH.  It was one of the biggest compliments I ever received on the site.  I will never forget that and I will never forget him.  Rest in peace Richard, you were one cool cat.  See his Facebook Page for messages. You can find his website at http://www.otownmedia.com/. Update: you can find a recent performance of Richard in New York on CatSynth here. I'm not sure if this was his last. via CatSynth in the comments below: "What a sad day! I knew Richard Lainhart from performing in New York over the past couple of years. It was only a couple of days ago that I posted the show we did where we did an improvised score to his film "History of the Future." His music and films were beautiful and he was a great person, and will be missed. :("

Update: I went up to Bellingham for the afternoon. It was a planned trip, but having briefly met Richard and his wife Caroline there gave it special meaning this time. A bit more reflective on the life of those I thought I'd eventually get to know better. In the Fairhaven district there is a little garden shop with artisan products. There is an outside section with a little rock gravel path that you can walk through. At one point in the walk something captured my attention. It took me a second and I realized it was a bunch of birds chirping away as if having a massive conversation. It made me think of Richard. On Twitter and Facebook he used to post about listening to birds outside his home. It always reminded me to slow down a little and just take the time to listen to the birds.    

Update: via I Dream of Wires: Extended Interview Series: Richard Lainhart

Richard Lainhart: IDOW Extended Interview #1 from I Dream Of Wires on Vimeo.

Mel Morley aka midimel was well known to many in the electronic music scene. You can find his website here: http://midimel.com. He once played keys for Flock of Seagulls, and was one of the few owners of the Performance Music Systems Syntar. George Mattson of Mattson Mini Modular and Performance Music Systems knew him well. Mel, actually dropped by the NAMM booth in the early 80s when the Syntar was shown. He dropped by George's booth and gave the Syntar a spin. According to George he was quite proficient at it and someone walking by came up to talk to him. That person ended up being the contact that led him to playing for Flock of Seagulls.  George said he is really going to miss him.  He had some great conversations with him. I have only briefly communicated with Mel myself, but he like Richard was one cool cat. I wish I could have gotten to know him better.  You can find his Facebook Page with condolences here.


EMW microModular - 3-Osc. Demo


YouTube Uploaded by psprojectbrazil on Dec 31, 2011

"EMW microModular System M1 & M2. This is a simple demonstration of the 3 VCOs working together on our microModular System."

http://www.electronicmusicworks.com/

Electronic setup by Zviij

via Zviij

"feat. Moog Slim Phatty analog synthesizer, Elektron Octatrack dynamic performance sampler & Oto Biscuit 8-bit effect processor "


Loomeer - Ambient Accordion 3 (11-12-31)


YouTube Uploaded by Loomeer305 on Dec 31, 2011

"Some ambient improvisation. V-Accordion Roland FR-3 is connected to Korg Z-1 (bass), Waldorf micro-Q (chords) and Roland V-Synth (treble keyboard). Drum pattern is from Yamaha RS-7000."

BD808 demo

BD808 demo by Computer Controlled
"Quick demo of the new TipTop Audio BD808 TR-808 Bass Drum Clone in Eurorack Format."

via Larry Kleinke aka Computer Controlled on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Befaco SDIY February Course in Advanced Synthesis

"Befaco SDIY collective based on Barcelona will hold during February a course in advanced sound synthesis, taught by Juan Bermudez Costa.

Bermudez Costa is one of the precursors of DIY sound electronics in Spain, renowned by his articles in “Musica y tecnologia” magazine (now disappeared) and his book “Nueva generacion de instrumentos musicales electronicos” (New generation of electronic musical instruments) published in 1977 and recently reviewed and freely republished trough the Web.(it is in Spanish Download it here)

This workshop will focus on sound synthesis through analogue synths, with special interest in sound physics and its electronic source.

The course will take place 5 pm to 9 pm every Tuesday and Thursday in February (45 taught hours) . All didactic materials, including vintage and contemporary synths for practical purposes, will be provided by the organization.

The collective will also organize other electronic workshops were you can build a modular synth, a Theremin, an electronic drum, and an analog chorus "Elkorus" based on the ARP solina string ensemble. No previous skills needed

Check for dates on Befaco.org

More info and bookings: befacosynth@gmail.com"

Moon Modular 569 Post Calibration Fun


YouTube Uploaded by JohnLRice on Dec 31, 2011

"After calibrating the quantizers on my Moon Modular 569 sequencer I had a little fun with it.

A separate MOTM-300 VCO controlled by each of the 4 rows of the 569 with the transposition controlled by row 1 of a Synthesizers.com Q960 sequencer and Modcan 55B quantizer combo. Rows 2 and 3 of the Q960 feed into a COTK switch to feed CV control a MOTM-440 VCF that is processing the VCO's output through the Roland mixer's effects loop. Also feed by the effects loops are a COTK C1660 Phase Processor + Grove Audio PM Resonator and a Modcan 59B digital delay. The Moon 569, Q960 and 59B are all clocked by a Modcan 53B clock with reset sync on the 569 provided by step one trigger out of the Q960.

Thanks for watching. Look for some exciting video technique upgrades coming to my videos in 2012! Happy new year, all!"

Pittsburgh Modular Fragments Generator Teaser


YouTube Uploaded by amphonic on Dec 30, 2011

"Short clip of the Fragments Generator prototype."

Could You Spell It (Korg KO1, Zoom MRT-3 & H4)


YouTube Uploaded by ratface1987 on Dec 31, 2011

"A spur of the moment jam. Dusted off the Zoom Micro Rhythm Track and was surprised at how pleased I was with everything. I bought it about 10 years ago and it still works perfectly despite some pretty heavy usage throughout the years.

Let me know what you think! :)

Free MP3 of track: http://soundcloud.com/ratface1987/could-you-spell-it"

Moog MG-1 Demo as Guitar Processor


YouTube Uploaded by fishjaco on Dec 23, 2009

Korg Polysix synthesizer demonstration


YouTube Uploaded by fishjaco on Jun 14, 2010

"This is a demo of a Korg Polysix synthesizer with Miditec MIDI kit installed. The video demonstrates the keyboard's basic capabilities as well as the use of the Ableton Live MIDI arpeggiator and chord memory, replacing the on-board arpeggiator and chord memory disabled by the Miditech kit. The Polysix was recorded dry / without effects through an E-MU 1212 PCIe sound card and KRK Rokit 8 monitors with the internal microphone of my Panasonic Mini DV video camera. Thanks for watching!"

Moog Multimoog Vintage Analog Synthesizer


YouTube Uploaded by fishjaco on Dec 18, 2011

"This is a video of a multimoog to demonstrate its functionality and promote it's sale. Shot with a Canon g12 audio capture through an E-MU 1616m into Sonar and edited in Adobe Premiere. Audio from the moog is dry and untouched. The camera mic feed is room ambience only; no synth in the mic. This is not intended to demonstrate my non-existant chops, and it does not. I know my voice is hard to hear, sorry. It's not intentional, but you're really not missing anything. Thanks for watching!"

via this auction

"The filter modification, found here, is installed. It increases the bass response when sweeping the filter."

Custom White KORG Poly 800 with Moog Slayer Mod

via this auction
Poly800 Moog Slayer Mod - Sub Bass Demo by DRIL
Poly800 ultra hi frequency Moog Slayer Mod by DRIL


Korg Rythm 55B Drum Machine SN 397413

via this auction

"Brand new unit old stock found in our warehouse. Brand new never used unit. It has no box or manual however..."


ROLAND SH-1 with Clear Plastic Protective Screen

via this auction

Curious how many synths had protective panel sheets.

"The amazing SH-1, a far superior sound to the 101 in my opinion.

This synth is cosmetically very clean, just a little grubby, with only very minor wear. The protective seals are still on all but one of the knobs and there is the original clear plastic protective cover over the synth.

This synth has a pitch problem, it's very unstable sometime shifting up or down an out of tune octave it seems. Sometimes just a slight pitch wobble sometimes a major one so needs repairing."

Yamaha CS-15 synthesizer

via this auction

Kurzweil K2600R Synthesizer

via this auction

"The instrument has been fitted with both the Orchestral ROM Option Card and the Contemporary ROM Option Card. There is no sampling option installed as the picture testifies. The sale includes all the original documentation plus 19 floppy disks (untested)."


Aliens Project Close-up of the Week Resonance Circuits Voodoo-Priest

via Aliens Project

Note this is pic #01/12, meaning the first shot of the new year for the Close-up of the Week pics.

DDRM "LiangZhiMao"

flickr By Meng Qi
(click for more)
"Passive dual diode ring modulator with internal connections that can be break by inserting audio plugs.

When only input 1 and 2 are used, output 1 is the ring modulation output, output 2 is the singal of output 1 being modulated again by input 2 (de-modulation output).

When input 1, 2, 4 are used, output 1 is the ring modulation output, output 2 is the singal of output 1 being modulated by input 4.

When all 4 inputs are used, it can be 2 totally indepented ring modulators.

Very versatile!"

Octatrack: Buchla polyrhythmic sequencing & resampling


YouTube Uploaded by dkimcg on Dec 30, 2011

"Octatrack has 4 channels of midi, all different lengths, out to the Buchla, the Buchla is resampled by 2 recording machines, which have LFOs controlling some parameters. Not meant to be a musical piece but a demonstration in using the Octatrack as a sequencer on the fly resampler."

Phonogene as time controller.MOV


YouTube Uploaded by miip999 on Dec 30, 2011

"sounds:
Drums: Analogue solutions 808 series (BD88, SD88, HH88)
Bass Doepfer A-110 to A-106-1 Extreme filter

other noises Make noise Phonogene

Time control make noise Phonogene and rene controling the doepfer A-155 sequencer."

Phonogene as time controller 2.MOV

eicheph ( Denshikaimen )ModularSynthsPerformance@AINOTE Vol.1


YouTube Uploaded by eicheph on Dec 30, 2011

"30sec short version of video of eicheph ( Hideyuki Fukasawa ) ,a member of Modular Synthesizer Performance Group 'DenshiKaimen' performed as a solo @ Ainote Vol.a 11.22.2011.
http://www.facebook.com/DENSHIKAIMEN
http://denshikaimen.tumblr.com/"

Happy new yearn (Plogue Bidule)


YouTube Uploaded by GruithuisenCityMan on Dec 31, 2011

"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie and this music. The music has been made with Plogue Bidule. Enjoy !
"

Elektron Octatrack sequencing Monomachine


YouTube Uploaded by maasstube on Dec 31, 2011

"Elektron Octatrack sequencing Monomachine. Tweaked the Delay on the Monomachine from a Knob of the Octatrack. Octatrack "Function+Reload" reloads the Octa and sends the saved Midi CC´s to the MnM, so it "reloads" too ;-) THX Elektron!"

This Second Sleep - Some Forms of the Unknown


YouTube Uploaded by arthurpainter on Dec 31, 2011

"Last video of 2011 and aptly titled. Only my Buchla 200e was used. Please listen with headphones."

[Swiss] Ambient Jamsession December 2011


YouTube Uploaded by SwissSynthMeeting on Dec 31, 2011

"Video of the Swiss Synthesizer Meeting/Ambient Jamsession in December 2011 at the Kultur & Kongresshaus/Aarau.

Audiotracks of the session:
http://www.metunar.ch/st/st2011_dez_jam/st2011_dez_jam1.mp3
http://www.metunar.ch/st/st2011_dez_jam/st2011_dez_jam2.mp3
http://www.metunar.ch/st/st2011_dez_jam/st2011_dez_jam3.mp3
http://www.metunar.ch/st/st2011_dez_jam/st2011_dez_jam4.mp3
http://www.metunar.ch/st/st2011_dez_jam/st2011_dez_jam5.mp3
http://www.metunar.ch/st/st2011_dez_jam/st2011_dez_jam6.mp3
http://www.metunar.ch/st/st2011_dez_jam/st2011_dez_jam7.mp3"

Azimuth sounds on Alchemy test


YouTube Uploaded by tronsonics on Dec 31, 2011

"Testing out some sounds from the azimuth generator on alchemy."


Azimuth on Alchemy test 2

YouTube Uploaded by tronsonics on Dec 31, 2011

"Some sounds from the azimuth generator tested with alchemy...samples from a Roland system 100m modular and Logan melody 2 string synth sampled to tape."

Modular Synth Vid [DIY Featuring EMS Type Pin Matrix]


YouTube Uploaded by babytog on Dec 31, 2011

System 100 goes gubbrock


YouTube Uploaded by tuddilu on Dec 31, 2011

"Roland System 100 (101, 102)"

Korg Monomania Sound Contest Monotribe Music UK - Acidwerks


YouTube Uploaded by darenager on Dec 31, 2011

"3 Monotribes live jam, my son (he is 11) did the video fx on the Kaoss Entrancer in realtime - Track is called Acidwerks. All sound from the 3 Monotribes only as in all my entries, one of the Monotribes has modded drums for longer decays."

Update: There are 7 parts total to darenager's series. You can find them here.

BUTTHOLE SURFERS - GIBBY MODULAR TEST

Friday, December 30, 2011

Percussa Releases EVOLVOR for AudioCubes

"Mere (Belgium). December 30, 2011 - Today Percussa released a new application for the AudioCubes: EVOLVOR. This lightweight MIDI Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) generator is specifically designed for sound designers to link AudioCubes to LFOs.

EVOLVOR generates 4 LFO signals based on breakpoint functions that can be designed in the software itself. Due to the topology detection of the cubes, each AudioCube is automatically linked to an LFO. LFO signals can be added and removed, by adding and removing AudioCubes, as well as mixed and matched, by mixing and matching AudioCubes.

Using this one-on-one hardware user interface, fantastic new sounds are discovered without having to look at a laptop screen, and there is no need for lots of clicking and pointing to experiment and play with LFOs.

Availability

EVOLVOR can now be requested at
http://land.percussa.com/audiocubes-evolvor"

Video previously posted here.

MFB MICROZWERG AND FLAME ECHOMETER.MP4


YouTube Uploaded by HOX808 on Dec 30, 2011

"Microzwerg- the acid contender?"

Minimoog & Memorymoog


YouTube Uploaded by SynthManiaDotCom on Dec 30, 2011

"A 'duel' between a Minimoog and a Memorymoog."

1970s style soundtrack with Minimoog and Prophet-5

Uploaded by SynthManiaDotCom on Dec 30, 2011

"1970s style soundtrack with Minimoog and Prophet-5. An Oberheim DMX drum machine provides the beat."

Rheyne - 12/30/11


YouTube Uploaded by RheyneMusic on Dec 30, 2011

"Live looping with a DSI MoPho, Fender Rhodes, Moog Prodigy, and USB controllers. The Novation Launchpad and Akai APC20 are controlling Ableton Live. All loops are recorded live, through a PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL into a Macbook Pro. Lights are made by Chauvet and American DJ. Video shot with a Zoom Q3HD."

ROLAND PG-300 SYNTHESIZER PROGRAMMER

via this auction

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