SynthWise - sound synthesizer

Admin: Calfiaudio Link for Plan B Post

SynthWise — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:51:00 -0600

Looks like I missed the link to more info in this post. If you missed it do go check it out.

Encyclopedia of Electronic Music

SynthWise — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:46:00 -0600

via Aliens Project:
"Bernd-Michael Land (b. 1954) aka Aliens Project started making music in late 1960’s, first on one of the early transistor organs and then switching to synthesizers while playing in various Rock bands. Parallel to that, he also started his solo career that saw him building his studio piece by piece, adding some sophisticated modular synthesizers to his setup. Since then he has released several cassettes and CD’s, worked for sample libraries (among them “Bad Samples”, “Australian Collection”, “Bionics” and Toy of the Month” series) and collaborated with several artists, including Coco of Programmierte Welten. Behind the Blue Room is his latest effort containing 16 tracks. It starts with “Battlefield of Thronos”."

Aries Modular AR-324 Dual LFO Lag/Inverter Update

SynthWise — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:46:00 -0500

This post has been updated with much larger shots.

Aries Modular AR-318 S&H Noise Clock

SynthWise — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:36:00 -0500

This post has been updated with much larger shots.

Patch Bay 101

SynthWise — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:09:00 -0500

I have a pretty hard rule on synth only posts, however, I thought this one would be of use to many out there. Sequence 15 has a great post up on patchbays.

If you ever wondered how they work or if your synth collection has grown to the point it is no longer flexible, this might be worth a look.

"So what does a patch bay do? It gives you a place to bring all of your signal sources and destinations together, so that you can connect things in any arbitrary order using short patch cords. In that respect, it's no different from a modular synthesizer. However, a well laid out patch bay can also make your life easier by having pre-made 'default' connections that correspond to the way you normally connect things in the studio, but can be easily overriden when desired. And, by making it more convenient to change connections, it can enable the use of things that might otherwise be too much trouble to cable up -- like auxiliary outputs from synths."

CR-78 Restoration

SynthWise — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:36:17 -0500

YouTube via MusicMiK.
"Okay, no new synthesizer modules, as i'm on holiday and just was at home today with a new toy - a CR-78 from a friend which needed a repair/restoration.
Just a short test video here, the full restoration story follows soon, for now, there is just a bunch of photos created during the day:
http://www.mik-music.org/tiki/tiki-br..."

MonoMiK ADSR demonstration

SynthWise — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:14:13 -0500

YouTube via MusicMiK. You can see the previous videos by MusicMiK posted here.
"It took quite a while due to vacation and some stress the last weeks, but finally, i soldered this module together. This was sort of much more difficult due to the very compact layout i needed so save some space in the overall construction behind those modules.

As usual, you can find more information about the project and the schematics for the modules via the blog: http://www.mik-music.org/tiki/blog1"

Basic Synthic Object

SynthWise — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:59:32 -0500

YouTube via kwoxer1. "Nettes Video" Reactable tutorial.

Sequential Circuits (SCI) Prophet VS

SynthWise — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:55:29 -0500

YouTube via felmoe. "a litle look on the prophet vs by k.fog"

buchla 200e jungle ambience edit

SynthWise — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:54:26 -0500

YouTube via otisvue
"this is before I got my 4-channel speaker system -- its all coming out of an old stereo with one bad channel. and no -- no arbitrary function generator (aka sequencer). some great sound I stumbled on soon after getting this machine....."

Gakken SX-150 Schematic

SynthWise — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:53:23 -0500

via HOSHUYAMA on AH.
"Its schematic is already revealed in its instruction manual, however, it does not include component values. To get the schematic with component values, which is essential for us, I made one from the open information on the internet and some measurement of an SX-150. Actually, this small synth was designed by our Naoki Iwakami (AKA. "GAN" in this list). The design is unusual to save the cost, but very clever and unique!"

transistorsex sequencer

SynthWise — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:48:20 -0500

"It’s the famous TB303 sequencer redesigned from my friends at the lötstelle 303. it is a non-public project."

via VoltWord

ARP Odyssey Oscillators - Clone

SynthWise — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:46:16 -0500

via AndyR1960 on this electro-music.com thread.

"I've just built a clone of the ARP Odyssey Oscillators (MkIII), including the Ring Mod - All works great, very pleased. ...except that the oscillators are locking together when I get close to unison.... it's an exact copy of the Oscillator section of the PCB, and no component substitutions have been made, apart from using good quality WIMA 680pf timing caps instead of polystyrene and multiturn trimmers."

More info and a question on the electro-music-com thread.

The Reed Rig

SynthWise — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:12:44 -0500

via Dave of umop.com
"Check out my brother's crazy-ass new electronic drum rig... he's spent months planning it & working on it!"
...
"OK folks... Here it is, in all its '80s glory: the 6-sided Red Rig. Made to mimic the look of the vintage drum pads, it's made of 100% PVC pipe and copper pad fittings. All custom designed - made it up as I went along. The wiring harness took about a day to make, and is almost completely hidden inside the tubes themselves. The ends just hang in place for quick connection to the pads when setting up, and to connect to the snake that feeds the equipment rack.

Black and red cymbals are made by Krest out of Brazil and took 8 months to get the order finalized and shipped. (There is only one U.S. rep.)

Not in place in these shots is the standard hi-hat stand (although I might try to paint it, too) which also uses black cymbals. "Gong" at rear works, and can trigger any sound source I feed it. (Sadly, I don't have an actual gong sound - yet. Need a rack-mount sampler.) The entire rig uses no standard metal pieces - except the hi-hat stand - and breaks down into smaller pieces. The top and bottom "rings" split in half, held together with quick-release hood pins - like from a race car.

The footprint is not significantly bigger than my old setup, considering my amp and rack can reside inside this space. It's 6'8" point-to-point. Biggest challenge is that the paint - which supposedly is formulated for plastic surfaces - scratches easier than a bag of rabid cats, even with multiple coats and 3 layers of urethane. This is what prompted me to go to the next level: I'm going to give it the Eddie Van Halen 'Frankenstein' look. May start doing it this weekend."

More images here

Roland SH-101 Blue

SynthWise — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:47:15 -0500

image via this auction

Oberheim Xpander

SynthWise — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:32:11 -0500

images via this auction

Squarewave Step Sequencer - CMOS Oscillator/Circuit Bent

SynthWise — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:38:59 -0500

YouTube via shauncrook1. via sendling.
"Hello. This is my Squarewave Step Sequencer, made from CMOS ICs. It has eight selectable oscillator steps, which all have and on/off switch, pitch control and LED indication. Steps one and five also have a light sensitive pitch control mode, which can give a theremin effect ect. Frequency modulation can also be achieved by turning the speed pot right up. It can also create arpeggiation! Basically, its a lot of fun to mess around with. The Squarewave Step Sequencer is currently on ebay."

Live@Artificial Soundgate

SynthWise — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:29:55 -0500

YouTube via lfoone
"Liveact from lfo-one and Oliver Porath with two Spectralis"

DotCom, MFM, MAQ16/3, Nord Lead 1 and Akai AX80

SynthWise — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:27:52 -0500

YouTube via attorks
"This time I recorded the video and audio with different applications. But I noticed the video is not as smooth as it should be. Row 1 of the MAQ16/3 has an 8 step sequence for the 2 modulars. Row 3 transposes row 1. Row 2 drives the chord memory chords on the AX80. The Nord Lead 1 has a kind of PPG like sound."

AND(or) at the Zanzibar

SynthWise — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:22:49 -0500

YouTube via fuzzytoelint
"Robert Talamantez and Ryan Soper at the House of Zanzibar. Aug. 29, 2008."