VCO

Synthtopia regular MirlitronOne created what could be the low-budget music hack of the year – turning a $6 LED kit into a 8-stage step sequencer.

He started with a Vellemen MK107 LED kit – which are available all over the place for less than a fast food lunch, making the kit a great risk-free starting point for music hacking.

In this video, MirlitronOne shows you how he did it and how this DIY music sequencer works. Read more…

This is a demonstration of the new Macbeth Studio Systems X-Series Dual Oscillator – a high-end modular VCO.

via Bruce73X:

Demonstrating the Macbeth Dual Oscillator:

Pure oscillator sound going through a Analogue Systems VCA (RS-180), a Mackie Mixer and directly into the audio card (M-Audio) of the computer. No FX, no EQing.

First pure waveform listening and watching (sin and saw), than a little bit modulation (used the Sherman FB LFO for that) and at the end switching through the octaves with displaying the tune.

This is a Bourne-o-vision demo video of the new Monotonic Labs Type-N38 Synthesizer.

No details are available yet at the Monotonic Labs site.

via monotoniclabs

Eric Satie’s Gnossienne No 1 for Modular Synthesizer

This is another of Satie’s beautiful melodies done using just analog sequencers. Read more…

Saturday Synth Porn: Every Saturday, we try to bring you some droolworthy images of some sexy synth gear.

This image, via photon, is of an amazing DIY brass steampunk synthesizer build of Jürgen Haible ‘Living’ VCOs. More images here.

Details on Haible’s VCO below. Read more…