Applied Acoustics Systems is currently selling their modular software synthesizer Tassman 4 with a huge discount – $99 instead of $350. I haven’t had much time with Tassman. Feel free to chime in if you do. More about Tassman 4
A video showing the late Bob Moog demonstrating the Minimoog. Serves as a very basic introduction to subtractive synthesis.
YouTube via phono1337 “A close up look at the SH-101 more info at http://www.dinsync.info ” A close up look at the Roland SH-101 part 2
via this auction “FORMANTA RHYTHM FRET NECK GUITAR — INCREDIBLY RARE VINTAGE SOVIET GEAR. LOOKS REALLY LIKE A CRAZY-SPACE-GUITAR ;] The unit has one connection plug – Soviet 5DIN. As far as I know it used as an addition to FORMANTA UDS and MARSH UDS drum sets. Unfortunately I don’t posess any of these so I cannot test the unit anyhow. It has 7 buttons on front side and 2 on the back. According to manual while tapping the “SPHERIC THING” the unit sends trigger commands to the control module. Probably it can trigger any drum machine or kinda. I cannot know that for sure, sorry…”
via this auction “For more information on the P3, Click Here . This one was professionally built (i.e., not by me) from a kit in April of 2008. Reference pics of the build are here: Click The latest 4.0 firmware is Build 28, which is available here: Click v4.5 is also available from that link, as well as the Sequentix P3 tool set for Windows, full documentation and demos.”
YouTube via waitforVBLANK “Output from my latest revision of the Chipsynth video board. This is live output performed with Animal Style’s “DMG Guitar” from his EP “Open Air” (8BP083)” Video ChipSynth Preview Video “Here’s a preview of video from my chip based video synth, I’ll be using at the 05.24.08 Pulsewave at the Tank,NYC. The tune is “Da Here’s a preview of video from my chip based video synth, I’ll be using at the 05.24.08 Pulsewave at the Tank,NYC. The tune is “Da Here’s a preview of video from my chip based video synth, I’ll be using at the 05.24.08 Pulsewave at the Tank,NYC. The tune is “Daisy” by Rugar on 8bitpeoples in 2003 [8bp030].”
YouTube via JORDANMERRITT. Crazy custom keytar with embedded MPC right after 2:27.
via this auction “This is a handmade Ham Heart analog synthesizer. It features 1 squarewave oscillator, which can either be free running in drone mode or triggered by the green pushbutton in trigger mode. The green toggle switch selects between ‘drone’ or ‘trigger’ mode. The green button allows you play the device rhythmically or in short bursts. The large knob sweeps the frequency of the oscillator. The yellow LED displays the rate of oscillation, and changes as you sweep the pitch. 6.35mm (1/4 inch) audio output 2.1mm 9v DC input (tip -) Rubber feet Metal faceplate painted caution yellow with high gloss clear coat. Hand painted wounded beast hamheart logo. hamdust at gmail or hamheart dot com for sounds.”
YouTube via sduck409 “Got snowed in, no-one else in the house, so spent some hours messing my the modular synth and the klee driving it all. Nothing serious here, just experimenting to see what patterns I might find by switching switches. This is a basic 3-voice patch – first voice is the Ian Fritz DoubleDekka VCO into the Mankato filter, with a bit of delay from the Blacet Time Machine. Second voice is the Ian Fritz Teezer VCO into the MOTM 440 filter. Third voice is a MOTM 300 into the Tellun Doomsday Machine and then into the MOTM 480 filter.
Part 2 added to this post . BTW, always check back on the full day’s worth of posts for red Updates . Just added a Europa video below.
via Hexfix93. Full review with samples here . “This is my secret weapon. It can step in and do most any job. Yeah, the sounds are compressed rompler stuff, but seriously, the filters in this have this wet sound, this air to them that really makes things cut in the mix and sound lush and vibrant. I love the filters on this, I tried to like the triton, but the filters were not the same.”
YouTube via darenager “Experimenting with the modular and MFB503, all sequencing done on the modular, drums by the 503, a bit of flangey reverb on the modular courtesy of the lexicon. The bass is from the MOTM E350, the chords from the MFB OSC2. I’m just using the small modular in the centre. Thanks for watching, hope you enjoy it 
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YouTube via gaufresderiz “6 oscillatori 3 circuit bending (1 ogni 2 oscillatori) 1 tube screamer 3 circuit bending (sul tube screamer)”
YouTube via hesed23 “Esid – Analog Tecne Model 02 – Hesed Atari Mega St2 sequencer view IMS 4.7 Intuitive MIDI System Gear used: Atari Mega St2 – Atari Falcon030 – Akai Sg01 – Tr707 – EA1 http://tamw.atari-users.net/ims.htm This track was pressed on 12″ Black Vinyl on Dec 2005 more info at http://www.atm23.net ”
flickr by Dr Nerdware What is that little guy on top of the modular? “In my old studio. Please note the stand-alone reverb module and its equally naked power supply. Very dangerous! Please don’t do it like this! The grey metal box on top is the power amp module, which also has its own PSU, but safely inside the box.”
Episode 10: “Diego Stocco Masterclass from Spectrasonics on Vimeo . “Diego Stocco gives an Omnisphere synthesis demo – showing his techniques of building a rhythmic sound from scratch and some interesting possibilities using Live Mode.”
flickr by Stefan Beckhusen (click for more) “Had to change the battery of my Future Retro Revolution today. At first the good news: It’s a quite normal battery like you find it in your household or every supermarket. At last the bad news: You’ve to take care with the american screws, don’t loose it. If they are driven to hard you’ll have stress to open them without demolition of the housings surface.”
Ableton Live/Novation Launchpad – Progtronica weekly Dj Performance series Part 2 from Nigel Sifantus on Vimeo . “Performed and recorded on February 4th 2010, this is the second installment of Progtronica’s weekly DJ performance series. This week I have mixed the tunes “Drum n bass for a Rainy day”, “Lets Face the music”, “Rolling with Strings” “Progtronica 2″ and part of “Progtronica 1″. To download audio of the full set FOR FREE click here . All music created by NIgel Sifantus, edited in Ableton Live 8, and mapped out on the Novation Launchpad dedicated Ableton controller. I have also incorporated Novation’s ZeRO SL Mk II for further controlling capabilities. Filmed with only a Flip Video HD camera. Visit nigelsifantus.com for more details on Progtronica music.”
via the SDIY list: “Monome creators Brian Crabtree and Kelli Cain are in town, and teaching a surface-mount soldering class this Saturday evening from 5-8pm. All materials provided, and you take home a fully functioning two-voice lo-fi oscillator noise instrument. By the end of the evening you’ll no longer be afraid of tiny surface mount components. Stay to participate in a micro-noise ensemble afterwards. Registration required http://www.machineproject.com/go/tinysoldering ”
This vintage video offers a look at Tomita and his studio, with demos of his Moog modular synthesizer and vocoder. If you speak Japanese, leave a comment with a summary of the video! via 645sh505 , sancta_maria
YouTube via DJDJSMusic. more vids here “Week 4’s song in my project to write one song each week for the year 2010. This week once again thinking of the electronic music of the 70’s and 80’s that inspires me. But once again at 120 BPM with a solid beat”
YouTube via Destroyifyer ” This is a circuit bent Yamaha RX7 and an NES. As a warning, there are many loud, high pitched sounds in this video.” via this auction “4 point patch grid on both machines, RX7 has a 24 channel mixer split into 4 groups of 6 by 3 switches. The RX7 has 6 fully routable pots (four 50k, one 250k and one 500k) connected by 5 switches and a 6th routes the last to the first making a loop. The NES has 8 routable pots (six 50k, one 100k, and one 250k) connected by 7 switches with an 8th that routes the last to the first. The video and the sound of the NES can be modified, triggered and controlled with the RX7, and the NES can mod its own picture by itself as well as sounds of the RX7. Both machines are fully functional, the NES is excellent and plays games without hesitation or glitches. RX7 will come with many of the drums edited, which can all easily be reset to the original factory settings if desired. A couple of the factory kits have been delightfully mangled to be very non-decaying and sound oriented to take a break from drum sounds if you wish… these can be easily overwritten (although they have been saved with the factory settings if they are missed). The RX7 is capable of making many non-drum noises and by both using the patch-grid and programming the machine a good selection of sounds can be achieved. It is recommended to research the RX7 and its capabilities if unfamiliar with this machine. Accessories include an NES controller, a 9V power adapter and random game for the NES, a power adapter and owner’s manual for the RX7, as well as plenty of patch cables. The price of shipping includes insurance. For international bidders, please contact me a day or so in advance for a shipping quote. These machines will go to the highest bidder and ship out somewhat immediately. Right-click and “save target as” or similar mac operation to listen. Sound Sample One Sound Sample Two Sound Sample Three ” Sold For: $425.00
Roland SH-101 Analog Synthesizer (PWM Bass), internal sequencer is triggered by the TR-707 drums: Roland TR-707 Electro Harmonix guitar effect pedals: Memory Man Deluxe – Delay/Chorus/Vibrato Big Fuzz – Distortion/Sustainer Small Stone – Phase Shifter via retrosound72 : vintage gear demo by RetroSound more info: http://www.retrosound.de and http://www.myspace.com/retrosound7
YouTube via Dovinia “I found these sweeping sounds a bit too interesting to discard this piece, although it may not be up to par with most of the others. The JUNO-6 continues to surprise me; It has the most basic and easy layout and yet is capable of an incredible array of sounds.” Analog Impressions #021 Juno-6 and CS10 Analog Impressions #019 “Some disturbing analog sounds from the JUNO-6, CS-10 and SR-95.”
YouTube via heavyw8bit ” http://heavyw8bit.com Testing out the synth cart I have been developing for the NES. Using the nes satellite 4 controller adapter with a nes advantage, the max, and 2 classic controllers.”
This video showcases the Moog Voyager Editor Librarian Preset Genetics . Preset Genetics allows you to quickly build new sounds from two existing ones in a similar fashion to breeding. Parameters of each of the two sources (parents) are combined using four different functions to generate a new bank of presets (kids). via Subtronik : I only used the first three ‘Preset Genetic’ generators here for basses and leads because the fourth ‘Random’ function mainly generates abstract sounds. I’ll be doing a second video dedicated to the ‘Random’ function soon.
YouTube via peahix “OK, this is especially for all the folks out there who refuse to believe that the music in the car commercial was, in fact, made using either an Optigan or samples of an Optigan. In this video I use a not-very-well-working and very dusty Optigan (I buy authentic 70s-era dust on eBay to sprinkle on all my Optigans) to show how this music was created. Whoever put together the music for the commercial almost certainly used samples of the Optigan (a comprehensive set of which is available from my website: http://www.optigan.com ), but the result is more or less the same as if they’d played it on a real Optigan drenched in reverb. Incidentally, you can hear Optigan sounds in LOTS of TV commercials- it’s just that they’re usually mixed in with other instruments as a texture, rather than played solo as is the case here
