Moog IIIc solo by Steve Clements of the band Drummer

YouTube via siebenjager
"Live Moog IIIc solo being played by Steve Clements of the band Drummer while recording debut album "Feel Good Together" at Tangerine Sound Studios in Akron, Ohio. This is an alternate solo that didn't make it on the recording."

Simmons SDS6 and SDS7

YouTube via siebenjager

"Simmons SDS6 8x32 trigger sequencer driving an SDS7 analog/digital drum brain with 808 synced to SDS6 midi output (converted to DIN sync). Sorry for the crappy quality"

ROLAND SPV-355 SH-09 SR-09 TR-606

YouTube via ebishide

Roland SPV-355 rare analog synth pitch-CV Gate

Trope SPV-355 Hog pt.2 video upload by siebenjager

Note Part 1 was not on YouTube.

"Trope generative music run through Roland SPV355 pitch-voltage analog synth, Space Echo, and Electroharmonix HOG. One channel of the iphone stereo output went to the HOG while the other fed the SPV-355 and the Space Echo in succession. The SPV is intended to track a monophonic input source so it gets glitchy as it locks onto different harmonics. More endless noodling."

Trope SPV-355 Hog pt.3


"fed it a cleaner signal this time, the hog output at octave up setting fed the 355 which then used the pitch conversion."

via this auction


"This is a pretty unique little synth, it has a similar feature set to the SH2 with some differences but is a good alternative that fits in a rack. There is a front panel audio input that takes a monophonic signal, like a voice or a bassline, and generates voltages for the pitch CV (1v/oct), gate and envelope (followed from the source). You can then use these to control the internal 2 Oscillator analog synth, an external synth via CV/gate/envelope, or both simultaneously. There are also CV/Gate inputs for use as a standard synth module, you can use any cv/gate keyboard or midi/CV converter that gives 1v/octave. Audio ins and outs (with the exception of the effects send/return) are on the front panel and CV/gate I/O is on the rear.

I just posted some videos of it in use on Youtube under user ID siebenjager [below]. My favorite thing about it is how crude the pitch to voltage converter is, it makes it easily abusable. It tends to be more interesting when mistracking, though you can get it to track well if you send it a very clean well defined harmonically flat mono signal (like an oscillator or organ tone). When I want to use it as a "normal" synth I just run it off the CV/Gate inputs. For someone looking for a flexible guitar synth, this is probably the last thing I'd recommend. Ironically, I think this was its original intent as the output is pretty low output, probably -20, intended for an amplifier. But for someone looking for new sounds that wants to also be able to use bread-and-butter monosynth sounds this would fit the bill."

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ROLAND 100M

via this auction

"This is a vintage Roland 100M analog modular synthesizer.
112: DOUBLE VCO
121: DOUBLE VCF
130: DOUBLE VCA
140: DOUBLE ENVELOPE / LFO
150: RING MOD / NOISE / S&H / LFO
Power info: 100 V, 50Hz/60Hz, 30 W."

Sold For: $2,425.00

Wavemakers 255R dual phase shifter

via this auction

"Vintage analog modular synth device. Part of the rack mount 'performer' series of the Wavemaker modular synthesizer line. 'A dual eight -section voltage-controlled phase shifter with a unique dual contour generator and an array of electronic controla and signal routing functions'

Dual phase shifters with any number of CV and LFO inputs and outputs:
Front panel: Dual Contour generator with internal or external trigger input. Configurable routing functions. External I/O and Controls in/out.
Back panel: Pedal inputs 1,2 & 3; Control inputs and outputs 1 & 2;
Signal inputs and outputs 1 &2

More info on the Wavemakers synth tribute site"

Sold For: 0 bids for $799.99

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Arp 2600

via this auction
"This Arp is a gray face model with the 3620 keyboard that allows for duophonic playing and gives the user an additional LFO... The Arp 2600 is equipped with three oscillators, a 24db/oct filter, two envelope generators, an lfo (but each oscillator can function as an LFO as well), a sample and hold, a noise generator that can generate noise colours ranging between white and pink noise, an analog ring modulator with a preamp input for processing external sources, an analog voltage controlled amp, and a spring tank for adding spring reverb. Architecturally, the synthesizer is somewhat pre-patched but adopts an semi-modular format with 1/8 inch jacks for bypassing the pre-patching and allowing the user to build a synth structure of their liking. This modular format allows for nearly limitless possibilities and for all sorts of experimenting. Since the Arp was designed to be a teaching tool it is very easy to use and anyone looking for a doorway into modular synthesis should seriously consider this synth."

Sold For: $5,322.00

The “Retr0bright” Project

The Retrobright Project tells you how to bring the white back in old plastic cases stained due to time. This can obviously apply to the Commodore 64 as pictured and other gear like the Roland CR-8000.
"Anyone who has dug their old computer or console out of the cupboard or loft for some retro gaming will probably have noticed that it maybe hasn’t worn too well with the test of time. The plastics these machines were made of is called ABS and to make it flame retardant (just in case it catches fire after a marathon session) the plastics manufacturers added chemicals that caused the plastic turn yellow or, even worse, brown over a long period of time."
via Brian Kehew

Arpeggiated M3X

YouTube via opcabpol
"Arpeggiated M3X demo by ocp - operador de cabine polivalente."

Luke Hess - Roland CR-8000

via this auction

"Roland CR-8000 from the studio of Detroit techno/dub artist, Luke Hess. Bought and used specifically to write his light in the dark album released on echocord."

Sold For: US $650.00

Vangelis Blade Runner blues -cover (live)

YouTube via mik300z
"A very happy new year to you all! I never would have tried to cover this, but when I made the cs80 like lead on the juno 6 it was too tempting :)"

print-lab

flickr by ray + the prisms

http://www.myspace.com/rayandtheprisms

The Basement Studio PPG Waveterm C Project

http://www.basement-studio.co.uk/ppg.htm
"The above picture is a Waveterm-B. This unit links to a keyboard to form a powerful sound development system. Although sound editing has now become very affordable and many packages are available, this unit offered not just sample editing but Fourier transforms. One could take a sine wave and generate complex waveforms which could be added into a wavetable allowing a sound to travel through many different waveforms.

A project was started some years ago at The Basement Studio to recreate the same functions on a PC." You can find more details at The Basement Studio.

via Steamy Vicks in the comments of this post on Chezz Media and their Waveterm D emulation.
Also see the PPG Wave 2.2 / 2.3 / EVU Simulator and of course the Waldorf PPG Wave v2 - note there are more posts if you search for Waldorf PPG, but you'll need to weed through all the Wave and XT posts mentioning PPG, the source of the PPG wavetables in Waldorf synths of course.

Korg X911 Guitar Synth (MS20 FILTER!) SN 273170

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"unique and rare korg guitar synthesizer - no special pickup needed - just plug guitar / synth / vocals whatever in the box - also features killer ms20 filter and some great distortion. reluctantly selling as it needs a little bit of calibration, i don't have the time. one light on the 'instrument' section doesn't light but this doesn't seem to affect the sound. therefor, sold as seen. will sell with user manuals."

Sold For: GBP 340.00

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Ensoniq ESQ1

YouTube via benanderson88
"Demo of my new Ensoniq ESQ-1. All sounds are from the ESQ-1. This is a mixture of both preset and custom made patches.

Drums (snare+kick+hat) were sequenced. Everything else was hand played (including the synth tom)

Enjoy."

circuit bent alesis quadrasynth s4 plus synthesizer

via this auction

Sold For: $400



"the above audio track features just the sounds of the quadrasynth itself and it's bent interface is being modulated in realtime with an akai ewi4000s wind controller merged with several different evolving layered sequences being played by the dave smith evolver.

all sounds from are from quadrasynth recorded direct with effects being handled directly by the quadrasynth's effect chain.

will not be making many of these due to overhead costs. bid now if you want

features

-43 point patchbay with 16 switchable points with 4 switches and 4 input jacks

-8 high quality stackable banana jacks- i will include 4 different colors and sizes. including 4 which can easily wrap around from the footswitch jacks to the front panel with enough room around most rack cases

-original clock or injected precision getlofi oscillator with realtime continously variable sample rate control

-knob to control sample rate

-switch to control sample rate manually or via midi

-midi circuitry by highlyliquid installed which controls sample rate via any midi cc controller, note information, program change, etc.

-midi power led and activity led

-midi input for modifications and midi thru jack added

-milk glass lens and slow phase color changing led

-4 inputs for footswitch with dedicated 8 switchable banana jack points

-green led indicators for bends

-replaced direct solder tabs for memory battery with a convient coin cell holder which allows easy slip in and replacement of battery

-fresh lithium 2032 memory battery (should last 10-15 years)

-all modifcations piggybacked on a 1u rackmount enclosure (take your circuit bent gear on tour without fear!!)

-cleaned all mechanical parts and contacts

-excellent condition alesis s4 plus (retains full functionality if nothing is activated)

-original owners manual

-jpeg diagram of bends emailed to winner

-power supply included for north american use only. power supply can be included for international shipments (please refer to shipping notes)

the alesis s4 is in excellent cosmetic and perfect functional condition. missing the adat plug cover (doesn't effect anything) the only issue is that the backlight is slightly dimmed from a factory fresh unit. screen is still clearly visible in complete darkness.

start with a synth that features up to 4 voice layering per voice of polyphony, a full featured 8 source/destination modulation matrix (9 source/destination after modification) impressive legato and articulation, great morphing, custom split abilities, powerful effects algorithms, 4 quad knobs that transmit midi or provides realtime control, huge selection of waveforms, flexible filter and amp functions, 3 lfos per voice, up to 64 voice of polyphony, 16 part multitimbral, and a design team from alesis which featured some true musical synthheads and you have an impressive synthesizer. add the ability to circuit bend and drastically alter waveforms as well as the ability to modulate sample rate manually or via midi and you have one of the most bizzare and powerful editable circuit bent synth availble. after market support is still excellent on this synth. several editors exist that facilitate the editing of the quadrasynth's powerful synthesizer system including motu, midiquest, and soundtower that will make the most of your circuit bent synth. i'm using soundtower's editor (cheap!) and it makes editing a breeze as well as a great librarian for organizing your sounds.

midi circuitry is of the highest quality by highlyliquid. it handles dense information at fast speeds. for example the midi responds brilliantly to the dense midi information a wind controller sends and the fastest sequencer speeds i can throw at it all at the same time via midi merge. the midi mod allows a thru chain from the s4 plus into the added midi in (or you could send any midi in signal from any other controller or sequener) and still have another thru port availble. the midi circuitry is fully programmable and retains memory. you can assign virtually anything to the sample rate. sample rate is controlled with a getlofi precision oscillator, also of the highest quality and able to precisely keep up in speed with whatever midi thrown at it without a hitch. in order to program the added midi circuitry you simply need to send it a short group of sysex commands (34 characters or 17 figure string) via a daw, sequencer or a freeware utility such as midi-ox. very easy, and completely custom. for more details please review the easy to use charts on the firmware manual via highlyliquid's site: http://highlyliquid.com/support/docs/pdf/MPA-Firmware-Ver-1-2.pdf

this is a fully featured synth before modifications. to really understand the potential of this instrument please refer to www.alesis.com and search for a pdf of their s4 plus quadrasynth model. i'd ignore reviews from people that used this instrument as a preset box. that's not it's biggest strength. although many of the presets are great, it's biggest strength is the synth itself and it's depth of editing.

if you are not comfortable with midi, sysex, controllers this may not be the synth for you. you will need to edit the sounds and control information to get the most from your setup. it's pretty easy and logical in comparision to most synths i've used. if editing isn't your bag, again this is a preset box so there are over 500 preset sounds (an additional 128 slots in a user bank) for you to start bending away immediately!!! i'd highly recommend an editor like soundtower for the alesis. it's cheap, very easy to navigate and synchs up perfectly without any bugs."

Update:

circuit bent alesis quadrasynth and akai ewi4000s

YouTube via spunkytoofers

Max/MSP Analog Sequencer

YouTube via akihikotube
"Max/MSP Analog Sequencer
http://homepage.mac.com/sin..."

Analog Factory by Arturia

YouTube via Arturiaweb. Flashback from July 16, 2007. I hadn't posted this one yet.
"Analog Factory by Arturia and Nori Ubukata.
All presets in Analog Factory have been carefully selected from the Arturia Classic Synths: minimoog V, Moog Modular V, CS-80V, ARP2600 V, Prophet V and Prophet VS."

Nord Lead 2X

via this auction

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UNIQUE DBE (CRUMAR BIT 01) Rackmount Synthesizer SN 00229

via this auction

"Analog/digital synthesizer rack unit with 6 voice polyphony. Produced in the 80's. The DBE is the same thing as the Crumar Bit 01 rackmount synth. The only difference between the two are the front panel layout & presets.
Serial # EP 00229 MADE IN ITALY
Waves: SAW, TRI, NOISE
2 DCO's
2 LFO's
1 VCA
1 VCF
2 1/4" OUTPUTS
1 RELEASE PEDAL 1/4" INPUT
1 TAPE IN & 1 TAPE OUT
MIDI IN & THRU
MEMORY PROTECT ON/OFF SWITCH"

Sold For: US $430.00

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Roland System 100 Model 101 Analog Synth

via this auction

Sold For: US $930.00

Roland GR-700 Guitar Synthesizer

via this auction

"Included in auction is all original GR-700 unit, power cable, original owners manual,24-pin ORIGINAL CABLE , M-16C Memory Cartridge, and step up/down transformer (110V AND 220V INCLUDED NEW step down to US spec). Everything is in great working conditions with no problems. The features of the GR-700 are: 6 voice, Dual Oscillator Synth Engine Based on the Roland JX-3P/MKS-30 3 - Selectable Octave Settings for Each Oscillator, 2’, 4’ and 8’ Choice of Square, Sawtooth or Pulse Waveform, plus Noise for Oscillator 2 Cross Modulation Between Oscillators Frequency Modulation with Envelope and/or Modulation VCF Low-Pass Filter with LFO, Envelope and Pitch Modulation Variable High-Pass Filter Four Stage Envelope Generator Low Frequency Oscillator for Vibrato Effects Selectable Dynamic Control Over Pitch, Filter and Amplifier per String Selectable Pitch Bend, Hold and Voice On/Off per String Lush Analog Chorus Mode Stereo Output: XLR or .25" jacks Pedal control input for the VCF The GR-700 can output either the guitar, the synth, or a mix of the two Programming Via Foot switches or with optional PG-200 Programmer 64 - Voice Internal Memory, Expandable to 128 Voices with M-16C Memory Cartridge"

Sold For: $737.00

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EMU EIII synthesizer

via this auction
"This is an 8MB model (all RAM works perfect) And has a 1GB compact flash drive installed! This sale even includes an extra 1GB formatted CF card with the OS on it and another bootable IDE to CF card, a dual SCSI cable...all you need to hook up the 2nd CF card is the SCSI to IDE adapter, and power cable. All voices work without distorted outputs."

Sold For: relisted

Korg 770 Analog Synthesizer

via this auction
"This vintage, monophonic and fully analog synth keyboard features:
LFO
VCO 1: w/ pitch, octave and mode parameters
"Traveler" sliders:unique controls for Low Pass and High Pass Filters
VCF: On, Norm, Rev
VCO 2: fine and coarse tuning w/ a Ring Modulator
External Audio input for processing(!)
Pink Noise
White Noise
Scale Noise
VCO Modulator
Attack and "Singing" levels
Vibrator
and more!

The sound of this keyboard ranges from massive, thick squarewave bass to spacey ring mod'd melodies. and the external input allows you to apply every filter to the source sound, a very cool feature. The traveler sliders allow you to make smooth filter sweeps w/ the hi pass and lo pass simultaneously!"

Sold For: US $610.66

S4K Roland Sh-201 MINI COLLECTION FREE PATCHES by Space4keys ( VARIUS CUSTOM LEADs )

YouTube via Space4Keys
"S4K Roland Sh-201 MINI COLLECTION FREE PATCHES by Space4keys ( VARIUS CUSTOM LEADs )

S4K In the presence of Enemies
S4K Jump
S4K Prog Lead
S4K Organ
S4K Solitary Shell Lead
S4K Classic Moog Lead
S4K Trone "

Music: "Sunrise" on Korg EMX

YouTube via AlchemistShaman.

"http://Alchemy-Illuminated.com

This is a meditative trance song I made on the Korg Electribe MX. The video is extremely boring, but I'll be updating it later. The song could use a little more work, but I always get bored and move on to the next one.

I uploaded the wrong version of this song to my website, and I lost the original when my hard drive crashed, but now I found it again hiding on my website server, so now you can download it for free, and it sounds much better in full quality because the sounds move from one ear to the other:

http://Alchemy-Illuminated.com/Docume...

All of the sound effects are diminished since YouTube reformats the video to have mono sound instead of left and right stereo, and I uploaded this video before I knew how to bypass that and keep high quality stereo.

And for those people who don't know -- the EMX is a synthesizer and every note and sound you hear in this video had to be made and recorded by me. None of these are presets or samples -- the video only shows me turning on the drum parts and the phrases, but before hand I had to actually play the music on the EMX and record it and program the drum parts. So it takes a lot of work and talent. All you people who play the keyboard synthesizers and say we EMX mixers ain't making music are wrong! We make music just like you do, but it's even more complicated! And even though the EMX allows you to load pre-made MIDI maps, most of us don't cheat and we play our own music and make our own MIDI maps from scratch.

99% of the electronic/techno music you hear these days is most likely made from preset MIDI maps, and the "musician" or Dj is basically a *fake*.

I'll have a tutorial video posted eventually which shows how to make a song from scratch for people who just bought the EMX. That will show you how complex programming this box actually is. But it does become very easy once you get accustomed to the controls, and very addictive. Yet there are so many ways to shape the sounds of the instruments, I tend to get lost for hours just playing around with the enormous universe of sounds.

Download the manual for the EMX to see everything it can do:

http://alchemy-illuminated.com/Docume..."

Music: "Elixir" on Korg EMX


"Another trance/meditative song I made on the Korg EMX.

You can download it at my website (sounds much better)
http://Alchemy-Illuminated.com

And you can download the free book on making the elixir:
http://alchemy-illuminated.com/docume..."

song "Elixir" - breakdown of instruments used


"I made this video in response to all the people who have a Korg EMX, and were wondering how I made this song without using anything but the EMX (no external instruments or computer software synths).

The video shows me turning on each instrument, and then I show the screen on the EMX so you can see exactly which instrument it is. I didn't show which effects I applied to the instruments, or how I played the tune to make the pattern for each one, because that would have taken way too long.

Basically this video just breaks the song down into it's parts, so you can better understand how each instrument sounds without all the others running at the same time. A lot of the instruments have a reverb effect applied, especially the drum parts. And I changed the pitch on most of the drum parts to make them sound much different then they do by default.

You may notice at the beginning of the video when I'm trying to show the names of the different instruments used in the synth parts section, I don't change the selection properly so the first 3 instruments have the same name. But later on as I go through all the synth parts again, you can see what each one is named and which number it is on the EMX.

And for those people who have never used an EMX synthesizer, I must stress that none of these patterns are presets. So each time you see me select an instrument part and you hear it playing by itself, that isn't a preset pattern. I had to first adjust the sound of the instrument to make it a completely new instrument, then play the music on the keyboard to make the pattern itself, then adjust the way the notes sound as the pattern progresses. When I eventually have a tutorial video showing a song from start to finish you will be able to fully appreciate the amount of programming that goes into making a single song on the EMX. And at first it's very bewildering and you think it will be impossible to remember how to do all the steps it takes just to make one pattern, but after using it for a while, you remember everything and can quickly move through the process of creating a song with ease.

When you complete a song using this synthesizer, it's very satisfying because you made it 100% from scratch. Most of the dance/electronica music you hear on the radio or TV is made using preset patterns, pre-made samples, and pre-made MIDI maps for the instruments and all the "artist" does is select which patterns and melodies he likes for his song, and some of them don't even play the keyboard at all; they just put together pieces of someone else's work, and then call it their own. All their friends and family think they're so talented in making music, but in reality they would be nothing without their pre-made patterns and samples made by real musicians.

And unfortunately since this Korg Electribe synthesizer does come loaded with pre-made patterns to demonstrate it's full range of capabilities, some people on Youtube actually use those patterns and tweak the sound just a little bit, then claim the song as their own. In the back of the manual that comes with the EMX, there is a full list of all the preset pattern songs, with full credit given to each professional musician who composed those pieces of music. And those people's names should be placed right there in the video description whenever some wanna-be Dj uploads a video of himself using their pre-made patterns and calling it his own. But this is youtube, and it's full of jackasses.

Download the song from my website (it sounds much better):
http://Alchemy-Illuminated.com"

Inside the EMX


"Ever wonder what your EMX looks like on the inside? In this video I actually open the EMX and take a look around. I was hoping to upgrade it with the Studio Essentials ROM board they show on the Korg website as an accessory for the Korg."

korg electribe sx

YouTube via SunamachiSoundSystem. Korg Electribe SX on Ebay
"guitar tabun postrock"

KORG electribe ER-1

YouTube via mymy83
"short short short shortttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt live clip with boss sampler sp404. enjoy　these minimal & jackin' flavored house tracks....

ER-1 : beats and bass
SP404 : sample sequences

track1(0:06 -) samples taken from,,,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CSsVa...

track2(2:28 -) samples taken from,,,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4ymoB...

track3(5:01 -) samples taken from,,,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vMhNm..."

iPhone Apps Band !!! "A Whiter Shade of Pale" The Manetrons (iPhone Music Apps Rock Unit)

YouTube via ManetronM400S
"http://www.insideout.co.jp/...
The Manetrons plays "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by iPhone Music Applications"
Pocket Organ C3B3 on iTunes:
PocketGuitar on iTunes:
iShred on iTunes:

The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme some lovin' by Pocket Organ C3B3 : iPhone/iPod touch App

"Pocket Organ C3B3 is programmed by Shinya Kasatani, the creator of best selling iPhone App "PocketGuitar" and is designed by Junichiro Yamasaki of "Manetron (Mellotron App)".

Pocket Organ C3B3 is a musical keyboard application for iPhone/iPod touch that simulates the Hammond Organ. The sound is generated with the synthesis of the waveforms from "Virtual Tonewheel System" controlled by 9 drawbars like the actual Hammond Organ. You will be surprised at the real sound generated from this App! Pocket Organ C3B3 is a Hammond Organ in your pocket."

Kaossilator & Stylophone Beatbox

YouTube via psychopath3000. Stylophones on Ebay. Kaossilators on Ebay
"What an exciting day. May I present to you my first video including the Stylophone Beatbox! What an invention. Need more be said?

Ok, I'll say more. This is potentially the worst drum machine in the world, and yet that's why I love it so much. This is a little Kaossilator track I came up with this jolly evening. I realise that the Stylophone isn't always in time, but wotevz like yeah. Shutup.

The track is called 'Valves'.

http://www.myspace.com/johnjamesgarner"

If Beethoven had had a Kaossilator

"It would probably have sounded nothing like this, but thankyou Beethoven for allowing me to sample your fifth symphony. And your ninth symphony. I hope you're not too offended."

more videos here. via Palm Sounds

Update: you might notice the grid on these. You can see how this was done here.