x0xb0x TB303 Clone Walkthrough
In this GearWire video, Justin McGrath demos his x0xb0x DIY Roland TB-303 clone.
Category: Synthesizers
The Phantastron Vacuum Tube Synthesizer
A demonstration of an assembled Electric Western Phantastron vacuum tube synthesizer. This Phantastron was built for a customer from the same components & case parts in the standard kit. The Phantastron has a 30’s vacuum tube sound, like an Ondes Martenot in the highs and a Trautonium in the low range. Phantastron was recorded direct… Read More The Phantastron Vacuum Tube Synthesizer
Building A Phantastron Tube Synthesizer
Collin Cunningham of MAKE magazine is currently building an Electric Western Phantastron all tube synthesizer and is documenting his progress with photos.
synthPond Brings Ambient Spatial Synthesis To The iPhone
synthPond is a relaxing spatial sequencer and audio toy, available in the app store for $1.99. Unlike a normal sequencer where you place notes on a grid and a moving playhead plays them, in synthPond you place nodes in a field (pond). There are two major types of nodes. Circular nodes release waves at certain intervals.… Read More synthPond Brings Ambient Spatial Synthesis To The iPhone
Moving A Hammond Organ
Dave Cornutt has posted a great blog post over at Sequence 15 about moving in his Hammond organ: About the organ: It’s an A100, one of the spinet styles that Hammond produced mainly for the home market. Despite that, it’s a full-up tonewheel organ, with exactly the same layout, sound generation, and controls as the… Read More Moving A Hammond Organ
DIY Project Updates Vintage 8-Bit Game Sound
hard plAYer is an DIY 8 bit tunes hardware player, which allows you to listen to the same melodies you could listen to in some of the 80’s home computers and videogame consoles. In future versions, it will also work as MIDI synthesizer. Its audio sound generator porcessor is the General Instruments AY-3891X – the same one… Read More DIY Project Updates Vintage 8-Bit Game Sound
Synth Monster Rides A Turntable
Last week, we featured a lo-fi 3D animation of cartoon characters on a turntable. This video features a Bleep Labs Thingamagoop synth monster taking a turntable ride, too. via apc
Free Korg M3 Sound Library
Qui Robinez has released a free Korg M3 sound library, Qui Robinez – Visions of Shiva Combi Collection V2.0. This soundset is made exclusively for the Korg M3 synthesizer. It uses lots of the special features that the Korg M3 synthesizer has to offer. The combi’s were designed to showcase and test the different features KARMA… Read More Free Korg M3 Sound Library
Bizarre Steampunk Spirograph Acid Synthesizer
This bizarre little DIY synth is part steampunk, part spirograph. The circle with the lines that you see on the top of the machine rotates and displays the note you are playing. Details on the Acid Machine here.
Bode Frequency Shifter Demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oAlFj4aIvM&fmt=6 Nice subtle demo of the Analogue Systems Rs240 Bode Frequency Shifter via Stordahl Musikk. Rhodes piano thru Rs35 External Source Processor picking up the dynamics of the piano and modulate the depth of the Rs240 creating a nice panning effect.
