MATRIXSYNTH: Sunday, April 29, 2007


Sunday, April 29, 2007

Ludwig Synthesizer Phase II Advert

via this auction.

keybdwizrd - Moog Little Phatty Demo #1


YouTube via keybdwizrd. Sent my way via Zack M.

Rohrengrab Tube Based Synth?

Anyone know what this is? Via these two auctions: 1, 2.

Details:
"the first of three big cabinets that obviously belong together
maybe early tube synthesizer
measures 50 x 70 x 25 cm

top left 4 tubes are missing, to the right there is a part missing
see picture from the second cabinet in other auction
nothing known of except that old, heavy and big
best to pick up at my place but can be shipped of course
with this unit comes the foot controller, that belongs to the cabinets"

via Johan

KORG 900PS


via this auction

via Johan

Turtle Island ( Mike Oldfield ) - TR3S LUNAS cover


YouTube via YammyMotif.

"All instruments played in real time, except drums, which are sequenced. Sax sound comes from breath controller located in my mouth, providing an incredible real sax sound." Sax comes in 1:42 into it.

via the comments of this post: "I've just created a video with BC3A controller."

Talbertronics - Circuit Projects by John Talbert


oberlin cms
midi triggers
roland slider box
video switcher
sample & hold
midi horn
midi trumpet

Title link takes you there.

Modified Roland PG1000

"The Roland PG1000 was modified with a reprogrammed EPROM memory. Each of its 56 sliders (plus 8 additional external control voltages) can be set from the front panel pushbuttons and LCD screen to put out one of several MIDI signals: any MIDI Control, NoteOn/NoteOff, Program Change, NoteOn with Aftertouch, Channel Pressure, Pitch Wheel.

A Forth Programming system was set up in the Rom Memory and the actual reprogramming was then a combination of Forth subroutines and Assembly Code subroutines.

A complete description of the program is contained in downloadable PDF files. Also available for download is the actual code for burning onto a 27C128 EPROM chip."

Title link takes you there. Via the harvestman in the comments of this post. PG-1000

PET: No Yes No


YouTube via petmusic. Oxford Synthesizer Company OSCar.

via Andre
www.pet-music.com
www.youtube.com/profile?user=petmusic
www.myspace.com/petmusic

Roland AX7 Gone Russian

via Don Philippo of Heimatkapelle die Darmstädter Hübsch:

"My good friend Reinier Borst introduced me to the beauty of this Russian vintage
synth
a few weeks ago. I've been planning to have my beloved AX7 customized for quite a while, but I could never come up with a proper theme until I ran into this Polivoks video.

Although the Soviets had keytars such as the Junost-21, I found the overall design of the Polivoks way more appealing.

To get an idea of what my pimped AX7 would look like, I did some Babelfishing and Photoshopping to come up with the 1982-Soviet-collage. Like the real Polivoks, I want all the print on the casing to be in Russian. At the moment I am getting in touch with some Russian fellow Roland Clan members to help me out translating all the text bits on my AX7's case (link, huge jpeg alert) into proper Russian, since I found out online translation services don't know diddley about keytars.

As for me: My name Don Philippo and I'm in a band called Heimatkapelle die Darmstädter Hübsch (see http://www.hubsch.nl or http://picasaweb.google.com/dphilippo if you don't speak Dutch). The guy who is gonna help me do the makeover is Ernst Fliek. He will (have one of his guys) do the paint job. Some kind of matte black would be nice, but we have to pick a color true to the original Polivoks yet. After that we will try and fit my Kenton Midistream wireless MIDI transmitter unit into the empty spaces inside the AX7 and connect it to the AX7's battery unit. Ernst's decal guy will then turn my AI-files into proper lettering, apply it tho the AX7's body and give it a heavy duty transparent coating.

The project is planned for this summer, although funding issues might push the project towards Christmas;-). I'll let you know of any progress."

If You Are Having Trouble With This Site on a Mac, Read This Post

It's come to my attention that the YouTube videos are not working for some in Safari and Firefox hangs. It turns out this is due to some compatibility issues with Flash. If you update Flash to the latest version it should take care of it. Thanks goes to Ron for finding the solution to this one.

Yamaha DX5


Click here for shots via this auction.

Details:
"This is an extremely rare Yamaha DX-5 Synthesizer. It has two DX-7 engines which when mixed together add up to a much thicker, warmer and diverse sound than a single DX-7 unit. If you are a fan of the DX-7 sound, you will absolutely love the extra sonic possibilities of having two mixable/detunable engines to play simultaneously. Its much like the difference between having a single oscillator vs dual oscillator synth. The keyboard is 76 keys, semi-weighted, with velocity and aftertouch sensitivity and good midi spec. It looks, feels and sounds beautiful..

There are balanced XLR and jack outputs for each engine or a mix of the two. Midi in/out/thru, and extemal control of Volume, sustain, portamento and modulation. The power supply is switchable between 110-120V and 230-240V which makes it usable pretty much anywhere in the world. It has been thoroughly tested and everything is working perfectly.

This unit is in as close to mint condition as it gets for a 20+ year old instrument. It is basically flawless, it has a very smooth shiny coat, none of the usual wear marks from finger contact or sunlight exposure. It comes with its original box, original manuals, sustain pedal and two DX programming books. Also included are two very hard to find DX-1/DX-5 ROM cartriges."

via Matt

Oberheim Xpander

via this auction.

via Johan

Moog Little Phatty Stage Edition

flickr by gattobus.

Update: Note the wood side panels.

Geht's Noch - Sooty and Sweep largin it

Geht's Noch - Sooty and Sweep largin it

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Roland MC-202. Cat vs. Dog.

GOOSE


video upload by Skint Records



Bass Guitar, Drums and Teisco 110f. That's one hell of a good sounding synth to me.
Anyone know if these tracks indeed only featured the Teisco?

Update via Goosebumpz.com the comments:
"If you want to know more about GOOSE...

check out www.goosebumpz.com

featuring :
- discography
- band history
- forum
- streaming media links
- youtube and myspace movies
- chatroom
- photo's
- and more..

thankx.

Leon
Goosebumpz.com"

Yamaha SK50D Symphonic Ensemble


images via via this auction.

This one is an organ/synth combo. You can find some more shots and info on these previous posts, as well as, of course, the web.

SYNTECNO TeeBee MARK III

Title link takes you to shots via this auction.

Details:
"The Syntecno TeeBee is a bonafide 303 ACID emulator with some tricks up its own sleeve! At first glance you'll notice it has many of the same controls as the original TB-303 - Tuning, Cutoff, Resonance, Env Mod, Decay. It has square and sawtooth waveforms like the 303, and adds a ring modulator and external audio input. There's no Accent but this synth has MIDI with velocity sensitivity (there's your accent). Although it has a sequencer, it is very simple and hidden. Therefore, there is no cool 303 slide effect. However, slide effects can be controlled through MIDI, as well as every other editable parameter using MIDI SysEx commands!
As a 303 emulator it sounds pretty darn good. However, it costs almost as much as the real deal. The Syntecno TeeBee has MIDI in/out, Roland Din Sync and CV / Gate in/out as well as an external audio input making a creative tool in your studio for emulating 303's, filtering external audio such as drum loops or voice, and controlling older synths using CV / Gate."

Crumar Toccata

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.


via this auction

Unfortunately the details are slim and there aren't any close ups of the knobs. If you know more about this piece please comment. I'm curious if it's a synth, organ or combo.

Roland PG-1000

Title link takes you to shots via this auction.

Slider box for the Roland D-50 LA Synth. Click the image so you can see what you can edit on the synth. Unfortunately the top right row is hard to make out. Check out these previous posts for more shots if you want to see what they are.

Oberheim OB-Mx

Title link takes you to shots via this auction.

This one is an 8 Voice model. I remember when this was first reviewed in Keyboard Magazine. It was toted to have classic MOOG and Oberheim filters. What's intersting is this was before the scrutiny that came with VAs, and if I remember correctly the reviewer bought into this without question. It received an excellent review, however rumor was that it was the prototype, which is supposed to sound better. Nine Inch Nails reportedly received a prototype and used it in The Downward Spiral.

Check out these previous posts for samples, the OB-Mx story and more. Scroll when you get there. For some bizarre reason the Akai AX80 came up on top. : ) If you scroll, you will find some great samples by Brian Kehew of The MOOG Cookbook as well as other samples, images and info.
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