Mattson Mini Modular

One Note Orchestra, played on Billy Corgan’s monster synthesizer. Read more…

Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) has a new Mattson Mini Modular synthesizer, named Ichabod, and here’s a little footage of it getting broken in.

In my book, Ichabod is more monster synth than mini modular.

“Monster Synth” Defined

A monster synth is a large synthesizer that could potentially kill you, if it fell over on you. Monster synths also are named, ie., Tonto or The Synth of Doom.

“Ichabod”, for example, looks like it could easily take out a Smashing Pumpkin or two.

See the Mattson site for info on their synth modules. Read more…

The Mattson Mini Modular is a new modular synthesizer designed to be a portable analog modular synth. The modules conform to the electrical audio and CV standards of most of the currently available systems and can be cross-patchable with other manufacturers systems.

Each cabinet contains space for 12 modules fed by an external power supply, providing for a truly portable, 12 module, analog modular system. Multiple cabinets may be interconnected horizontally and vertically to create a modular system of any desired size and configuration.

When you’re ready to go, each pair of cabinets latch face-to face into a compact enclosure measuring 11-3/8” (28.89cm) W X 15” (38.1cm) H X 7” (17.78cm) D. Each system has been designed to interlock with additional systems, horizontally and vertically, for system expansion.

Shown above is Smashing Pumpkin’s Billy Corgan’s MMM modular synthesizer. Read more…

Switched On Purcell, performed on the first production Mattson Mini Modular Synthesizer.

The MMM Phoenix series synthesizer incorporates true-analog modules housed in a “grab and go” housing format. Each of the two system cabinets contain space for 12 modules fed by a common power supply, providing for a truly portable, 24 module, analog modular system.

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This piece showed up as being by anonymous in Apollo’s Banquet (1670) but is actually by Henry Purcell.

All sounds/noises made by the MMM production model number one. The pictures are mostly taken from the 2007 PNW Synth DIY with the original MMM Pre-Production Prototype. Last photo is of Seattle at dusk on Saint Patrick’s day.

This is a promo video for the Mattson Mini Modular analogue synthesizer, featuring serial number 07A-0001.

You an find details about the MMM Phoenix Series here. 

All sounds in this recording were produced on the MMM using the production run modules. The percussion sounds were sampled and arranged on an Akai MPC-1000. The bass line was sequenced in Logic and the saw leads were recorded as performed.

The bass and lead sounds are produced using three oscillators in tune with various setting differences. The Jim Patchell filter is run with both LP and BP outputs run into stereo VCAs. 

The only effect used is reverb from a t.c. electronic M-One.