Analogue Solutions Telemark Unboxing from Oliver Chesler on Vimeo.
I received a delivery from Noisebug yesterday and made the above unboxing video for you. I was also inspired to add the Analogue Solutions Telemark to an EBM song I am working on for my next album. You can hear the song in the video above. It still needs plenty of work and of course vocals. You’re also hearing a Jomox Brane 11 and the sequences are being fired off by a Doepfer Dark Time. The Telemark is created in the UK by Tom J Carpenter. He recently repaired some of Alan Wilder’s (Depeche Mode) equipment for an auction. The Telemark starts off as an Oberheim SEM clone but adds Noise (to me VERY important) and some other goodies. It’s a large beautiful synth and it sounds incredible.
“More features than the original SEM such as Sample and Hold, LFO Square wave, Noise, extra inputs, many more signal modulation options via rotary switches.” – analoguesolutions.org.uk
To see a full set of Telemark photos: click here
This entry was written by , posted on November 19, 2011 at 4:38 pm, filed under hardware, synthesizer and tagged Alan Wilder, Analogue Solutions, clone, Jomox, Mbrane 11, Oberheim, SEM, Telemark, The Horrorist, Things to Come Records, Tom J. Carpenter, unboxing. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
To avoid unwanted resonance you typically do not want to put your monitor speakers directly on your desk. Most people use floor to ear height speaker stands. If you have to have your speakers on your desk a cost effective but not quiet perfect solution is to use Auralex MoPads. Ardán Audio has come up with a slick alternative. The elevation pro™ EVP-M1 stands tilt, rotate and in my opinion look really cool. Ardán is an Irish company based in Dublin and these stands are made in Italy. The downside? $682 USD.
“Over two years in intense development, the Elevation Pro (TM) Speaker Stands are unique, patented stands for speakers, with the complete functions of vibration isolation, rotation and tilt that deliver a much improved sound from your existing speakers.” – ardanaudio.com
For more info: ardanaudio.com
This entry was written by , posted on November 16, 2011 at 5:29 am, filed under hardware and tagged Ardán Audio, monitor speakers, speakers, stand. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Two words: stocking stuffers. I’ll take the Delay thanks.
“The powerful and fun-to-play monotron analog synthesizer has been joined by two siblings. The Dual Oscillator monotron DUO offers X-MOD capabilities for generating even more extreme sounds. The monotron DELAY features a Space Delay that can produce intense, analog-like echo effects.” – korg.com
For more info: korg.com/monotrons
This entry was written by , posted on November 4, 2011 at 3:39 am, filed under hardware, synthesizer and tagged Korg, Monotron. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
It’s not too early to start collecting quirky music gifts to give for Christmas. This MoMa Wooden Voice Recorder would be at home next to a Thingamagoop. $48.00 USD
“A voice recorder that is fun and easy to use for all ages. Hold down the red button to record, press the black button to play back, and dial the knob to adjust the speed/pitch for fun and frivolity. Record time is roughly 30 seconds. Hand-crafted and hand-painted from sustainable American wood, non-toxic acrylic paint, and electronics.” – momastore.org
For more info: momastore.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_Wooden…
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This entry was written by , posted on October 31, 2011 at 5:00 am, filed under hardware and tagged Bleep Labs, MoMA, Thingamagoop, Wooden Voice Recorder. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Here’s some proof I have been making music a long time. I’m the one in black of course next to Peter Lopez and Jay Serken. I don’t know that exact year but it’s somewhere in the late 80s. The photo was taken at Suny Purchase in one of the music building’s practice rooms. Imagine sequencing on an IBM PC? You don’t know how good you have it these days. The Roland Juno-106 in the photo was later stolen. This photo is also proof that extreme hair styles dont make you go bald (I still have a full head of hair). Before you ask… no I never smiled back then.
“Suny Purchase offers a unique education that combines programs in the liberal arts with conservatory programs in the arts in ways that emphasize inquiry, mastery of skills, and creativity. It is dedicated to creating opportunities for transformative learning and training in a community where disciplines connect, intersect, and enhance one another. Purchase College is included in the Princeton Review’s Best 371 Colleges (2010)” – Wikipedia
photo credit: Josh Saitz
This entry was written by , posted on October 29, 2011 at 6:42 am, filed under hardware, synthesizer and tagged 1980's, Jay Serken, Oliver Chesler, Peter Lopez, Roland Juno-106, Suny Purchase. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
This Keaton Music Typewriter is available for sale on ETSY for $6,000 USD. What a pretty machine. Apparently there are less than 12 of these in the world.
“The Keaton Music Typewriter was first patented in 1936 (14 keys) by Robert H. Keaton from San Francisco, California. Another patent was taken out in 1953 (33 keys) which included improvements to the machine. The machine types on a sheet of paper lying flat under the typing mechanism. There are several Keaton music typewriters thought to be in existence in museums and private collections. It was marketed in the 1950s and sold for around $225. The typewriter made it easier for publishers, educators, and other musicians to produce music copies in quantity. Composers, however, preferred to write the music out by hand.” – musicprintinghistory.org
For more info: musicprintinghistory.org
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This entry was written by , posted on October 23, 2011 at 6:33 am, filed under hardware, song writing and tagged Keaton Music Typewriter. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Everyone raves about the Eventide Stompboxes so here’s some videos to show you why. Basically they sound good, crazy and are dead simple to use. What more do you want? Yes I’m on a hardware kick lately! So if you had to get just one “E box” which one would it be? Space, TimeFactor, ModFactor or PitchFactor?
“Founded in 1971, Eventide is a leading developer and manufacturer of digital audio processing products for recording, broadcast, and live performance, as well as, digital communications products for public safety institutions. Headquartered in Little Ferry, NJ, Eventide invented the first digital logging recorder in 1989, and introduced the H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer effects processor in 1987.” – eventide.com
For more info: eventide.com/AudioDivision/StompBoxes
This entry was written by , posted on October 11, 2011 at 5:58 am, filed under effects, hardware and tagged Eventide, ModFactor, pedal, PitchFactor, Space, stompbox, TimeFactor. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Analog Vinyl Sampling from Ishac Bertran on Vimeo.
Amazing effort and interesting outcome. It reminds me a little of Australian band Severed Head’s early experimental music.
“Experimental analog sampling with modified vinyls. Sectors from a vinyl record are cut and replaced by pieces with exact shape from other records. When played in a vinyl player the needle follows the grooves from both sectors creating sampled tunes or loops.” – blog.ishback.com
For more info: blog.ishback.com
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This entry was written by , posted on October 8, 2011 at 11:56 am, filed under DJ, hardware and tagged 12", records, Vinyl. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
A few weeks ago I purchased a Hard Soft Synth 3i or HSS3i from Bleep Labs. It’s a creation of a Dutch man know as Gieskes. The unit creates analog video and audio. As you can hear in the recording I made above it’s quite interesting. You will know instantly if your the type of person who will like this thing. It’s very THX1138. For some more photos of what you get: click here. Expect to see some of the video output from the HSS3i in my live shows.
“The Hard Soft Synth 3i is an indescribable audio / video generator by noisemaker extraordinaire, Gieskes.” – Bleep Labs
For more info: gieskes.nl
This entry was written by , posted on at 5:42 am, filed under circuit bending, hardware, sounds and tagged Bleep Labs, Gieskes, HSS3i, video synthesizer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Vostok ::: MIDI to CV + Patches from arthur joly on Vimeo.
Yeah a nice track from Arthur Joly on an Analogue Solutions Vostok suitcase synth. Follow the man who created this machine on Facebook: Tom J Carpenter. Read a review of the Vostok at Sound on Sound: click here.
“Creating some music.” – arthur joly
For more info: recohead.com.br and Analogue Solutions
This entry was written by , posted on October 1, 2011 at 6:05 pm, filed under hardware, synthesizer and tagged Analogue Solutions, Arthur Joly, patch cable, synthesizer, Tom J. Carpenter, Vostok. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
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