YU - We Are You

YouTube via WeAreYU. via zonkout. PAiA modularm, Moog CDX and ARP 2600.
"YU is C.U.Squirm, Rod Miles and Bentley Shaft.

FATALIST Review 1986: 'YU has a very unique sound of their own. This is one of the better Austin releases of the past year.'"

YU - TechnoBrats

Workspace and Environment: I, Parasite

see the full interview and a video on TRASH_AUDIO
"Favorite Hardware
In synth land that's easy: my modular. It's like Legos and synthesizers at the same time. How can I resist? Following closely after that are the Evolver and Juno-6. The Juno is so simple, but I love the sound of it. You can go from weird electric piano to great pads very quickly. The Evolver is aggressive and evil. Sequencing with feedback is an awesome thing. Studio wise I love the Shadow Hills Gama mic preamp. Switchable transformers provide some nice subtle coloration differences."

FM Drums

YouTube via salzmanufaktur
"Wanna get some harsh, noisy beats? Give your FM synth a try! Ableton's Operator is one of my fave FM hybrid soft synths. It's a great tool to generate drums you've never heard in your life! The new version in Live 8 has got user waves for the oscillators and a bunch of new filters. It's a hella fun to play with!"

KORG Kr-55b Rhythm 55 vintage analog drum machine

via this auction

"This is the updated version from the Kr-55 with twice the patterns (96!), shuffle functions and a much cooler color scheme!"

FAT PCP-330 11 band analog rackmount vocoder MAM VF-11

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MPC electronics DSM-8+ analog drum module

via this auction

"This is a high-quality drum voice made by M.P.C. electronics of Cambridge, England, makers of "THE KIT" drum machine.

The unit also includes a simple pitch sequencer that lets you create variations in pitch with each trigger sent, for tom parts or more complex or experimental sounds.

The unit takes standard drum machine triggers, It's been tested with a Tr-808 and works perfect.

Sequencer functions are :
Beats/step : (1 to 4)
No. of steps (1 to 16)
Mode (4 diff pitch patterns)
Auto-reset (on-off)

Drum voice functions are :
Input sensitivity
Decay
Bend
Pitch
Mix
Tom/Bass or snare switch
Noise
Click
Level

Back functions :
Reset + hold (for sequencer)
Pad input + trigger input
Accent adjust
Output

The unit is very high-fi sounding for analog, the envelope is fast and it's easy to create punchy percussion sounds like kicks, snare, hi-hats claps toms etc etc.

I had a power supply made especially for it as it usually requires the DSM-1, which I don't have."

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ROLAND MSQ-100 MINT IN BOX MIDI sequencer

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Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short

YouTube via OfficialSpandau. spot the Roland

B52s - Private Idaho

YouTube via SarAlexRipper1 spot the moog
"B52s - Private Idaho (1980, COMPLETE WITHOUT PUBLICITY)"
Also see Rock Lobster

PPG Wave Synth 2.3 + Original Manual

via this auction

"PPG Wave 2.2 with the 2.3 and MIDI upgrade"

Synare Drum Sensor

via this auction

"I’m assuming the unit was designed to clamp onto your drum rim (there’s a clamp right on there) and when you hit your drum, the unit senses the hit and sends its cool 1980’s synth sound out to an amplifier."

Roland MRS-2 ProMars Compuphonic

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inside a Roland MRS-2 ProMars

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Yamaha CS15

via this auction

* Polyphony - Monophonic / Duophonic
* Oscillators - 2 VCOs
* LFO - One with triangle, saw and S&H waveforms
* Filter - Two multimode (LP/BP/HP). Controlled by either or both ADSRs.
* Keyboard - 37 keys
* Control - Dual CV/Gate
* Date Produced - 1979 - early '80s

MOOG MULTIMOOG Vintage Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

"(2) Analog Oscillators , Octave Selector, Waveform Shapers, Great Sounding Moog Filter. Ribbon Controller, Touch Mod Effects, Sample And Hold, LFO And Many Other Nice Feartures. Access Jacks/Controls On Back Panel Is Unmatched For An Analog Synth. New Bushings Installed, Calibrated, Cleaned And Works Great"

TapDrumPad - iPhone app.

YouTube via tjkdougaman. Not seeing it in the iTunes store as of this post.
"'Tap Drum pad' is an 8-pad / 8-Soundset drum app.
Just tap and play.

Key features:
- 8 pad
- 8 sound sets (2 from FreeDrumPad)
- Include fart sounds
- Volume Control
- Fast responses

Sounds:
1 Acoustic1 (Wet)
2 Acoustic2 (Dry)
3 Electric1 (909)
4 Electric2 (808)
5 Cajon
6 8bit 1 (2A03)
7 8bit 2 (6581)
8 Fart

Tap Drum Pad will be available on Apple App Store for USD 1.99!
Freeware version FreeDrumPad is also available."

MC09 Review

YouTube via massivebeatzz
"A quick but superficial review of Roland's MC-09 by Massivebeatz's Alex Egger."

Korg Kaossilator & korg DS 10 nintendo fun

YouTube via heodesalciphron. "free improvisation"

Me playing DM "Shake the Disease" (full instrument version)

YouTube via DX5
"A new Depeche Mode cover.
Metallic grid FX sampled live by myself hitting with a pipe on an old grid door.
All sounds created by myself on the keyboards. Emax sounds coming from my own library (including drums. No original record sample)
Backtrack made in Pro Tools. .

Keyboards.
Upper: E-mu Emax
Mid: Yamaha DX7 II FD
Lower: Roland JX-8P

Composed by Martin L.Gore"

Waldorf Microwave XT With Midi Guitar Godin

YouTube via Facelurk
"Waldorf Microwave XT With Godin Midi guitar.. Fun , this is a teaser!
We actually took the time to record our audio and not use crappy camera audio.
Enjoy."

Cwejman DMF-2 Dual Filter

you can find a demo on navs.modular.lab

Kahilis Agrometric Philosophie

YouTube via JeffreyPlaide
"An atmospheric analogue musical journey. Made entirely with the wonderful Alesis Andromeda analogue synthesizer, this piece is a warm and enveloping original music track set to multi-layered images of the Andromeda itself. The track morphs into darker counterpoint sequences with mystical voices sounding towards a distant conclusion. Very listenable and visually intriguing, this work celebrates the beauty of analogue synthesis."

Alesis Andromeda Tonal Synthesis

YouTube via JeffreyPlaide via I Have Synth
"This instructional video explores tonal synthesis using the amazing Alesis Andromeda analogue synthesizer. We can investigate tonal applications for sound synthesis and with some background theory, understand how to create organ and similar keyboard timbres. Analogue synthesis can create choral and organ-type timbres that can be layered to bring about very rich and dynamic undulating sounds. These sounds can form the basis of very expressive regal compositions that can lend themselves to a wide variety of musical applications.

Experiment with tonal synthesis."

Alesis Andromeda Atonal Synthesis


Helianthus Chorda Vario

"An ambient chordal organ improvisation using the Alesis Andromeda analogue synthesizer. Various organ improvised melody lines were created, and a musical track was built up using a selected looped passage with additional organ timbres overlaid presenting a very rich pseudo-melodic chordal feast. There is a very atmospheric "music box" like charm that develops from the polyrhythms played."

MacBeth Studio System X-Series Modular

More info is up at MacBeth Studio Systems

"Introducing the MacBeth X-Series Modular Synthesizer! This is the start of an on going open plan system aimed at discerning and creative musicians. The 5U format is an established one and has been around since the sixties. More and more- electronic music artists are seeking to expand the palette of their synthesizer tools into modular analogue synthesizers."

Be sure to see this video.

FPGA 8 Voice 2 Operator FM MIDI Polysynth

"Description:
8vFM-2x4 is an 8 voice two operator FM MIDI polysynth. Each voice is comprised of 4 FM sound generators which can be individually tuned, configured and modulated.

The main reason I wanted to do this project was for bells and chimes. I had heard that FM is good for them. I had tried doing them with a linear arithmetic synth design (GateManPoly/8), but bells and chimes were lackluster in that synth."

You can find more details and samples at the FPGA Synth Wiki.

Waldorf Blofeld

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Roland MC202 synth with Analogue Solutions upgrade

via this auction
"Analogue Solutions Upgrade:

Inputs
CV direct control voltage
Gate direct gate control
VCF filter control
PWM pulse width control
ACC accent control
SLIDE slide control

Outputs
LFO LFO signal out
3 Waveforms independent outs for osc waveforms and sub
Audio in via gate to VCA - can be used as a sequenced audio gate

For more info :
Basic MC202 info
Official Roland Manual (PDF)"

2008 JACKSON Pro DXMG Dinky MIDI SYNTH GUITAR

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"The pickup is Rolands best designed pickup. It also has a light showing that it's active. You can assign control messages to the volume nob to control other controllers such as modulation, after touch, basic midi data, etc...

A totally tricked out custom new paint job."

Vintage Kramer PitchRider 7000 MIDI guitar synthesizer

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"The PitchRider 7000 developed by IVL Technologies enables you to use your own guitar with any MIDI synthesizer. Simply connect the guitar to the PitchRider 7000 And then to any MIDI capable synthesizer and your journey will begin.

The PitchRider 7000 Features:
* MIDI Channel Selector
* Mode Selector Display
* String Selector Channeling Option
* Pitch Bend Sensitivity
* Transposition

* Volume Dynamic Setting Capabilities * Input Sensitivity (Touch) The Pitchrider is a pitch to midi GUITAR interface. The 7000 is designed to be used with any 6 string guitar and gives 6 voice polyphonic transmit of data to a midi destination. The special pickup mounts in 5 minutes with no holes and has string bends can be transmitted and Midi channels can be separated for each string. This unit has input for 6 channels of guitar level audio signals and then converts the information gained from the audio signals to MIDI. Sing you synthesizer, Dance your drums, whatever you can imagine - this unit may be the answer! This box just begs the creative experimenter to get his hands on this!"