Only a sounddemo - weekend project - SSM2044 filter simplified for single 5V usage.

YouTube Uploaded by elohess2 on Nov 19, 2011

"Got some SSM2044 lowpass filter chips. They're often used in the 80. E.g. in the Korg Trident and in the PPG Wave 2. Got some cheap chips from china. And I added an arduino to my "workshop" toy "radio lala".

Sorry for the bad sound, something goes wrong during the recording."

Marsynth Video Candela 1_0

YouTube Uploaded by marsynth on Nov 19, 2011

"This is a rather blurry demo of the Marsynth Candela. I shot this a few months back, but never managed to get it online, but here it is; better late than never, right?!

This video just shows some sounds that the unit can produce on its own, as well as some while it plays with others. External sound sources include my stratocaster and my trusty pico paso by Bleep Labs.

More information on the Candela can be found here: http://marsynth.com/products_msc.html

Thanks for watching!
http://www.marsynth.com"

Forget (Akai Miniak)

YouTube Uploaded by ratface1987 on Nov 19, 2011

"A not so in-your-face kind of piece. All done live using the Akai Miniak."

Waldorf Blofeld & XT Wavetable Deathmatch

suitandtieguy · Wavetable Deathmatch

"Microwave XTK in one channel, Blofeld in the other."

via Suit & Tie Guy:
"i had both of these instruments, the Waldorf Microwave XTk and the Blofeld, in my studio at the same time for a few days and decided to do a proper shootout of their pure wavetable sounds.

people can argue about their UIs, features, and filters until they're blue in the face for all i care. IMHO the Blofeld wins on all of these things, especially on filter quality, user samples, and actual playability of endless rotaries. however my issue was that what i want out of a PPG-derived wavetable synthesiser is the best current approximation of the raw 8-bit sound of the Wave Computer 340/360 instruments.

straight up i don't think either of these things totally nail it under scrutiny.

that said, comparing them to the old PPG stuff on pure wavetable terms is a bit like comparing the x0xb0x to a TB-303 ... yeah side-by-side you might be able to tell a difference but when it comes down to brass tacks they both sound great in a mix. i would definitely say there's more of a difference between these two wavetable synths than there is between the x0xb0x and the TB-303.

so anyway here's 38 minutes of rawdog wavetable madness, midi-synced for your pleasure. the first three and a half minutes are a patch i duplicated on the Blofeld based on a MWXTk patch i had made and liked. the rest of the time is spent blowing through wavetables on a single osc patch.

on the Blofeld i was able to completely bypass the filter. on the MWXTk i was not, i had to set the Fc high enough with not just the cutoff knob but also the envelope so that the filter had no effect on the sound. i was not happy about this, and i prefer the Blofeld's option to shut it off.

one channel is the Microwave XTk and the other is the Blofeld. no i'm not saying which is which for at least a week. please be my guest and make sweeping golden-ear generalisations about how one channel is garbage and the other is so perfect. that would be great.

full-res wav downloads are enabled on this. please take advantage if you're serious: http://soundcloud.com/suitandtieguy/wavetable-deathmatch-mix"

One thing to note is the Blofeld allows you to pick a separate wavetable for each oscillator, while on the XT they share the same selected wavetable; you can of course offset each oscillator independently on each synth.

Using Percussa's AudioCubes with Zebra 2

via Percussa:

"We’ve already discussed how you can use them together with the Aalto synthesizer from Madrona Labs, but you can also use them to control the values of the XY pads in Zebra 2 as Mark Mosher pointed out at us earlier this week. Since every AudioCube has 4 sensors, you can control up to two XY pads using one cube! Can you imagine trying to turn 4 knobs all at the same time with your 2 hands? With the AudioCubes this is possible – your 2 hands can easily reach the 4 sensors placed around a single AudioCube..."


Sound Design Experiment Theremin with Zebrify Comb Filter by MarkMosher

discover the evo - touch and pressure sensitive keyboard

"Discover the evo. Worlds first keyboard with touch sensitive keys.

With the help of capacitive touch sensors the evo is able to read your fingers movement on top of a keys surface. Next to pitch and velocity there is now a third layer of polyphonic data input.

Think of polyphonic control of pitch and expression. Think of having a pitch or mod wheel integrated into every single key. Think of never ever leaving a key just to turn or push some knobs or buttons.

So, it's a combination of classic keyboard key and modern touch technology. The best of both worlds combined in a single keyboard. But best of all! The characteristical function of a key remains unchanged. The evo still features traditional pressure-sensitive keys. But in addition there are now all the advantages from a touch-sensitive input device in every single key.

So. At first this might sound like the evo is an all new instrument. But it's nothing more than a traditional master-keyboard... With capacitive touch inside every key.

Thank you for watching. Stay tuned!

For more information check out our homepage and feel free to send us an email.

endeavour.de
info@endeavour.de"

Update: This is much like the virtual keyboard in Animoog which was based on the John Eaton & Bob Moog Mult-Touch Sensitive Keyboard (MTS) seen in this post. Don Buchla of course used touch based controllers vs. standard keyboards in his early Buchla systems. Being modular, they were freely assignable. Thanks to Pea in the comments for the reminder.

Update via jyoung in the comments: "Looks like its almost ready for sale

New site here...

http://endeavour.de/evo.html"

Rawcoco DSI Tempest BETA OS 1.0.2 Test

YouTube Uploaded by rawcocotube on Nov 19, 2011

"lots of new features ... in this video i'm using a preset beat ,testing out 16 tuning roll & the reverse button on tuning ,, then on 16 beats"

The Elektron Tapes (#6) by Zviij

YouTube Uploaded by zviij on Nov 19, 2011

"Elektron tapes (#6). Studies inspired by Aphex Twin & Venetian Snares productions — using Elektron Monomachine SFX60+ Elektron Octatrack w/ Pro X Fade coss-fader on Vestax PMC-05 Pro III. Also featuring Oto Biscuit + Korg Kaoss Pad KP3 (x2). Performed by sound artist & noise designer Zviij © 2011.
* Booking : zviij AT zviij.com
UP-DATE#2: "Naked flowers" (Album) is available on iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/naked-flowers/id475830077 and Bandcamp http://zviij.bandcamp.com/album/naked-flowers
UP-DATE#1: "High heels failure" (5 'single' tracks) are available on iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/zviij/id422672054 and Bandcamp http://zviij.bandcamp.com
N.B.— Zviij's singles "Bug Machines III, IV, V" are available for download on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bug-machines-v-single/id432389810

Zviij — (born Franck Smith) is a French sound artist, noise designer and electronic musician, active as a soloist, living and working in Brussels.

http://www.zviij.com"

Pacific Northwest Synth Fest 2011 Pics via Mackenzie England

Full set on Facebook here.

Mackenzie makes music as Voice To Spirit. Many of his videos have been featured here on MATRIXSYNTH.

With Love, From Cecil [A Bleep Labs Green Thingamagoop Love Story]

"I was in love once. I think love is a bit of heaven. When I was in love, I thought about that girl so much I felt like I was going to die and it was beautiful, and she loved me, too, or at least she said she did, and we were not about ourselves, we were about each other, and that is what I mean when I say being in love is a bit of heaven. When I was in love I hardly thought of myself; I thought of her and how beautiful she looked and whether or not she was cold or how I could make her laugh. It was wonderful because I forgot my problems. I owned her problems instead, and her problems seemed romantic and beautiful. When I was in love there was somebody in the world who was more important than me, and that, given all that happened at the fall of man, is a miracle, like something God forgot to curse. " - Donald Miller


Dear Bluebot,

I will wait for you.

Love,
Cecil

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This is, "Longing," the first installment of "Robot Feelings" videos.

(Read about it here: karenabad.tumblr.com/post/48766743/robot-feelings )

Loneliness - vimeo.com/1071996
Love - vimeo.com/1664882


vimeo.com/Robots"