MicroKORG XL Overview
SOS’s NAMM video for the Korg MicroKorg XL.
Category: Music Videos
Hamilton Beach Blender vs Access Virus
NSFW: Think you need new gear? Think again! Analogger has a recipe for creative sound design in hard times, and it involves pitting a 70’s Hamilton Beach blender against an Access Virus. If you’ve got more ideas for crazy low-budget sound design, leave a comment!
Roland AX Synth
This video, via SOS, captures a Winter NAMM Show demo for the Roland AX Synth “shoulder synthesizer”, which is pretty killer, as “shoulder synthesizers” go. Roland seems to be very careful about avoiding the “keytar” moniker, though. Any guesses why?
Laptop Orchestra
laptop_orchestra is an interactive synaesthetic instrument, designed for performances of audio visual compositions in real time. The space conformation of the fifteen laptops, arranged on regular rows, brings back to the formation of an orchestral group. On each one of them is installed a Software consisting in algorithms which activate sounds and abstract visual shapes… Read More Laptop Orchestra
The Ondes Martenot
The Ondes Martenot (French for “Martenot waves) is an early electronic musical instrument, invented in 1928 by Maurice Martenot and originally very similar in sound to the theremin. The sonic capabilities of the instrument were subsequently expanded by the addition of timbral controls and switchable loudspeakers. The instrument’s eerie wavering notes are oscillating frequencies produced… Read More The Ondes Martenot
Garth Brooks Demonstrates How Sound Waves Work
Visualize how sound waves work, with a little help from Garth Brooks. I’m not a Garth Brooks fan, but this video does a great job of visualizing the speed of sound. via John Huntington
Roland V-Synth GT
Roland V-Synth GT (Tatsuya Nishiwaki) was uploaded by: uzmanuysal
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Steve Jobs Intros The Apple Macintosh In 1984
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0FtgZNOD44 Demo of the first Apple Macintosh by Steve Jobs, January 1984, in front of 3000 people. Listen for the music! Andy Hertzfeld captured the moment well in his retelling: “Pandemonium reigns as the demo completes. Steve has the biggest smile I’ve ever seen on his face, obviously holding back tears as he is overwhelmed… Read More Steve Jobs Intros The Apple Macintosh In 1984
Open Labs MiKo Overview
This is an official overview video, via Open Labs, for the MiKo keyboard workstation.
Retrosounds’s Orange Dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxkhdcL8ECI RetroSounds‘ Orange Dream: Orange Dream bassline: Moog Minimoog (Lintronics Midi), triggered by the MFB Step64 step-sequencer and transposed by the Yamaha DX7 II; digital lead and pad sounds: Roland JD-800; drums: Roland TR-707; no sequencer software used, no playback
