MU Diode Superladder

More pics at krisp1 on Facebook

"It’s been totally redesigned Keith there are some of Tony’s [Oakley] samples up on soundcloud. Truly is a fantastic filter"

Diode Superladder by Takla Makan
"Some quick samples showing off the Oakley Diode Superladder. All these are made from a basic patch of two Oakley VCOs, one Diode Superladder, a couple of Multimixes and two ADSR/VCA modules.

You can download the files as 320kB mp3 for better sound quality."

Tara Busch - More Minimoog fun/ nastinesssss.

@tarabusch

Behold the Slim Poly Chain set up in the Moog Sound Lab

via Moog Music Inc on Facebook

"Behold the Slim Poly Chain set up in the Moog Sound Lab. Video coming soon..."

Below:

"Behold the joy the Slim Poly Chain elicits.....(that's Eric Svalgard, Director of the Delaware School of Rock & Keyboard player in Project/Object, a Zappa tribute band that features original members of Frank's bands, like Ike Willis)."

Keytar Down

via Mitchell Sigman on Facebook

"Because sometimes your keytar breaks when you're wearing your spacesuit. I'm sure you've all been there before..."

Custom white M-Audio keytar.

Update: Mitchell Sigman is the man behind Celebutante. Many of his videos have been featured here on MATRIXSYNTH.

Radikal Technologies ACC Operator Theme

http://www.joergschaaf.de/ACC_Operator_Theme.mp3

via Jörg Schaaf of Radikal Technologies on Facebook

"A good synth should sound good even if all FXs are turned off. Everything comes out of a single Accelerator with one expansion card for 8 times multitimbrality. I programmed the drums, the bass and the chords with the step sequencer and played one melody line over that. I tried to recreate a section of the song 'Operator' from 'Midnight Star'..."

michael nervous new album 3d test - unboxing korg ds 10

YouTube via michaelnervous | February 22, 2011 |
synths on a chip.
"a test to see how to get the 3d video up on youtube without editing - workaround...also I will make the next test a smaller file (this one took an hour 10 to upload."

Melting Trumpet (Korg Z1) & Rusty Hurdy Gurdy (Korg Z1)

Melting Trumpet (Korg Z1) by RossT
"Trumpet-like brass preset on a Korg Z1."

Rusty Hurdy Gurdy (Korg Z1) by RossT
"Physically modeled hurdy gurdy preset in Korg Z1."

Synergy II+ Samples

war soundscape (Synergy II+) by RossT
"Synergy II+ program utilizing complex looping envelopes and amplitude modulation."

Synergy Tribal Beats by RossT
"Single synergy II+ program through ART reverb."

Synergy and Pro-one fx by RossT
"Sequential Circuits Pro-One processing a Synergy II+ patch with sequencer clock controlled by Synergy."

alphaSyntauri Demo 1

alphaSyntauri Demo 1 by RossT
"Improvisation on an alphaSyntauri Apple }{ system. Recorded and edited in Logic. The preset on the alphaSyntauri was stereo, processed through two digital delays and the channels were separated in the editing process. The deep bass/kick sound is from a soft-synth in logic."

Yamaha FS1R demos

Yamaha FS1R demos by RossT
"Fatory demos fro the Yamaha fs1r FM synthesizer.
1 - Vokodrone
2 - FullTines
3 - Nebulous
4 - FatLine
5 - PikoVoice
6 - Kalimba
7 - BeatBox
8 - SpacyAah
9 - Superarp
10 - Accordion
11 - FsMoby
12 - AcidKing
13 - Shaman
14 - AnaUnison
15 - Human"

ZOe Test 01

ZOe Test 01 by cbm
"First test with the Buchla-format Zeroscillator."
"No filter or Low Pass Gates involved. Patch used the ZOe, two mod oscillators (from 258v), one fluctuating random section of 266e, and a bunch of Eardrill stuff."

Analog Synthesizers (higher quality)

YouTube via AutomaticGainsay | February 22, 2011 | 1 likes, 0 dislikes

"Here is a higher quality version of my first YouTube video."

Originally posted back on April 9th of 2006 and then again on September 11 of 2006.

AKAI S5000 Sampler with SCSI Drives & USB

via this auction
"The USB allows for no hassle drag and drop of files and folders and easy backup while the 16 analogue outs combined with the FX board make for a very very powerful unit. Also if you want the older gritty sound just simply reduce the sampling rate and/or the bit quality of the samples, easy as and it processes things very quickly. You can use the filters and envelopes to create extra punch on kick and snare attacks and the modulation and routing options are very synth like. A few patches I set up were like an additive synth with something like 8x oscillators. It also has a unique sound and has a very easy to use interface...

This S5000 has the following options:
USB board.
FX board.
Extra 8x analogue out for 16x analogue out total.
256mb RAM all tested.
240 volt version.

Other items included:
Original User Manual with all amendments.
2x 64mb RAM sticks for spares all tested.
2x external fan cooled SCSI hard drive enclosures with hard drives installed. One is a 68pin Seagate 40gig, the other is a 50pin Quantum 9.1gig. Pleasse refer to the pics to see the formatted space.
1x spare 68pin SCSI Hard Drive Quantum 9.1gb.
2x 50pin SCSI external cables.
2x 50pin SCSI internal cables
1x 50pin SCSI external terminator.
2x 68-50pin SCSI internal passive adapter.
1x 68-50pin SCSI internal active adatper.

Other points:

No power leads are included.

50pin SCSI hard drives are getting hard to find but plenty of 68pin drives are around. Use the included adapters as needed if you ever need to replace a hard drive, easy as!"

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EMS Synthi 100

flickr By rick403

"1974 EMS Synthi100 Pre-Restoration"

Buchla Music Easel - Restoration 2011

flickr By rick403

Susan Rom - Moog Together ( The Art Of Let Go )

YouTube via susarom | February 22, 2011 | 1 likes, 0 dislikes

"Vide: Youtube

Music: Susan Rom"

via Marko of Retrosound.de
"Easy Muug 3.4 (Minimoog) plug in and the Easy Tauros (Taurus) plug In."

CS-15D Demonstration Part Two.

YouTube via AutomaticGainsay | February 22, 2011 |

"Here is part two of a two-part demonstration of the sound and functionality of the Yamaha CS-15D."

CS-15D Demonstration.

video upload by

YouTube via AutomaticGainsay | November 19, 2010 - previously posted

"Here is a demonstration of the sound and functionality of the Yamaha CS-15D."

The Wacky Ol Blues

YouTube via JCRUDESS | February 22, 2011 |

"Getting wacky with SynthX for the IPad (unreleased to date) and the piano, with some old blues man singing his heart out."

iPads on eBay

Rare Triadex Muse Sequencer-Synthesizer-Instrument

via this auction

"rare Muse synthesizer-sequencer-instrument made by Triadex of USA. This device was designed by two MIT professors (Marvin Minsky and Edward Fredkin) and first marketed in 1972. The best information I could find is that less than 300 of there devices were made and that they were primarily sold in high-end audio stores. As I recall, they were sold for about $350 in the 1970s (which would be about $1844.00 in 2011 dollars). The Muse is a music composer computer that is both a synthesizer and a melody composer. With the user-operated controls, it allows the possibility of over 14 trillion note combinations. The device has a built-in speaker. The controls are as follows: The four sliders in the lower left control volume, tempo, pitch, and fine-pitch. The switches on either side of the four sliders are used to start and stop the sequence or to step through the sequence note-by-note. There are eight longer sliders on the right. Four of those sliders control the musical intervals (labeled A, B, C, and D), and four control the theme (labeled W, X, Y, and Z). In the lower right corner are two switches. One allows the user to substitute a rest for the lowest note and the other switch provides for using an external amplified speaker. The tempo clock can be slaved to that of another muse which would allow for multi-part compositions. The Muse I am selling is working well in all functions. The Muse is in excellent cosmetic condition with only very minor signs of use. The serial number of this muse is 00285-106. This is a great device for the music tinkerer and also a fine and rare early electronic music collectible."

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Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter Synthesizer with MPG-80

via this auction

MKS-80 SAMPLE SOUND
M-64C cart.

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 REV.2 Synthesizer

via this auction

"This is the rare and better sounding Revision 2 with SSM2040 filters, which are regarded by many as the best sounding analog filters ever built. It sounds beautiful."

Note the Fairlight in the background.

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[cubisteffects] TECHNO-TARI 2600 "VADER"

"The Techno-tari 2600 is an analog synthesizer that replicates a basic square wave synthesizer . It is a synth in its most basic form – but with a handful of controls, can provide anything from squelching Techno bass lines to glitchy arpeggios and droning bass notes. The Techno-tari 2600 provides thick analog synth sounds in a rehoused Atari 2600 console.

The core of the synth is from Forrest MimsStepped Tone Generator (STG), also known as an Atari Punk Console. I used this circuit to produce the square wave sound. The circuit has two PITCH knobs that control the frequency of each step in the waveform. So by having the VCO at its core, I added a circuit that emulated three more elements of an analog synth; a voltage controlled filter (VCF), a low frequency oscillator (LFO) and a voltage controlled amplifier (VCA).

The RATE knob is used to control the speed and can give anything to a throb to fast Techno-speed beating to a drone. Setting the control at maximum is like having the original sounds of the STG.

The FILTER knob acts a tone control or VCF. Swept to its minimum, it acts like a high pass filter i.e. all high frequencies above a fixed point are passed through, cutting out the lower frequencies below the threshold. At its maximum, it acts like a low pass filter. This is subtractive synthesis at its most simplest – subtracting frequencies away from the whole (VCO) to provide a synthesised sound.

A FREQ switch allows a shift in octave of the oscilltor so you can go from chirpy, glitchy sounds to rumbling deep drones with one switch. Due to the change in frequency, the PITCH knobs act in a different relationship than before so experimenting here will give you a different low end result. Switch to the left is low frequency, to the right is high frequency.

Finally, I added a bit of a fuzz boost to beef up the filtered pulse wave, The stock sound was thin but by adding this VCA-esque stage, a thick squelchy sound is sent from the Techno-tari straight to the mixer/amplifier. The LEVEL control is the large knob and controls the final output of the signal.

The Techno-tari 2600 operates off 9V DC using a standard 2.5mm negative tip power supply commonly used to power effects pedals. It has an on/off power switch and OUTPUT jack for plugging into headphones, mixer, amplifier or effects pedals...

This one is an older "Vader" case and is larger than my standard 2600 Jr. case as shown below, and in the demo. Based in Sydney, Australia, I repair, mod and circuit bend guitar pedals and this is one example. Check out my website for examples of my work."

video at auction and previously posted here.

Nocube Vidisynth Design

flickr set by sobczak.paul
(click for more)

video posted here

Native Instruments - Absynth Sound Design (Bowed Piano)

YouTube via ANTsynth | February 22, 2011 |

"Sound Design of a chord progression I recorded into Apple Logic using Soniccouture Bowed Piano sample library. The bounced file was 30 seconds long. I imported the file into Absynth for granular processing and other sound modifications. The final result was a file that was over 7 minutes in length."

Ghostwriters – No Man’s Land - Charles Cohen on Buchla Music Easel

"Ghostwriters – No Man’s Land
Zero Company Records
1980

Side 1: Dance of the Spiritcatchers
Side 2: Sleep Walker, Sleep Walker

an amazing e.p. from this little known pennsylvania group consisting of charles cohen and jeff cain.

charles cohen solo on side 1 with an absolutely mesmerizing burner on the buchla music easel!

jeff cain solo on side 2 with a slightly dissonant off kilter terry riley zone.

enjoy!"

Roland SBX-1000 midi sequencer for synthesizer

via this auction

"Roland SBX-1000 midi sequencer/ cueing box. The SBX has 16 tracks to record midi performances. It is like 16 player pianos for any electronic instruments with midi i/o. All 3 original manuals are included as well as the original floppy disk and box."

Moog CDX-0652 Organ synthesizer White Elephant

via this auction
With case and pedals. Synth section not working according to the full description.

Details via Combo Organ Heaven where you'll find additional models:
"The synthesizer voices play only on the upper manual, organ voices play on both. Organ and synth voices may be played simultaneously on the upper manual. It includes a batch of 9 preset synthesizer voices that don't appear on a Satellite. Unlike the 0642, this one seems to have all of the organ features (many of which seem identical to the 0642) available on both keyboards.

Controls:
Top Panel:
* Tab: Moog On/Off
* Buttons: Piano, Sax, Guitar, Flute, Banjo, Clarinet, String, Trumpet, Horn, Preset
* *Tabs 1: Octaves: 1 & 2 Modulation: Rep, Sine/Square, Vib, Trem
* *Tabs 2: Glide, Sust
* *Tabs 3: Brass: Mute, Open Reed: Thin, Hollow, Full, Bright
* *Tabs 4: String: Bow, Pluck Strike, Pick Bell, Lunar

Left of Upper Keyboard:
* Knob: Tuning
* Black Sliders: Flute Voices: 16', 8', 5-1'3, 4', 2-2'3, 2' Mixture, Volume Lower, Volume Upper
* *White Sliders: Filter: Contour, Color, Emphasis Modulation: Rate, Depth Glide, Volume

Left of Lower Keyboard:
* Buttons: Coupler, Sustain, Bass
* Sliders: Bass Min/Max, Guitar Bass, Vibrato Depth

Right of Lower Keyboard:
* Buttons: Percuss, Repeat, Mono
* Sliders: 8', 4', 2-2/3', 2', Decay Short/Long, Repeat Rate Slow/Fast"

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Open Labs - 64bit Upgrades-What to expect.flv

YouTube via OpenLabsInc | February 22, 2011 |

"Have an Open Labs Gen 4(Timbaland) or Gen unit and thinking about upgrading it to Gen6? This video covers the details!"

Z6S-XPA Ztars in Black Satin finish

Some pics via Starr Log

See this previous post for specs and the full 2011 line-up.
See the Starr Labs label for more including video.

Moon Modular 568 QST NAMM 2011

YouTube via noisebugpomona | January 31, 2011 |

Tempest Dave Smith Instruments NAMM 2011

YouTube via noisebugpomona | January 31, 2011

Kaossilator Pro & Kaoss Pad Quad NAMM 2011

YouTube via noisebugpomona | January 31, 2011 |

Rhizome Feeltune NAMM 2011

YouTube via noisebugpomona | January 31, 2011

Buchla Lightening NAMM 2011

YouTube via noisebugpomona | February 18, 2011

Buchla Modules 2011 NAMM

YouTube via noisebugpomona | February 18, 2011 |

Tetra Maps Signal Arts NAMM 2011 - with iOS Controller

YouTube via noisebugpomona | February 18, 2011 |

Dual Chimera?

via @Chimera_Synths

"late night tooling change"

Update: "it's a Super8 (bC8 like, with wild 18dB analog VCF analog, VCA, auxin, MIDI and mad 8-step sequencer with variable destination)"

Chimera bC6 naked

"bC6 naked body, sitting on production (&in-stock) bC6 - with production SM16 (no knobs on it yet) in background."

via @chimera_synths

Yamaha CS-60 Synthesizer Demo

YouTube via zibbybone | June 16, 2008 |

"Brief demo of classic synthesizer"

Free Korg NanoPAD presets

via Dan303
"In the .ZIP file you will find:
* C Major scale
* C Minor scale
* C Pentatonic Minor scale
* C Pentatonic Major scale
* C Pentatonic Blues scale
* Major Triad chords
* Minor Triad chords
* Major 7th chords
* Minor 7th chords "

Bjork - Modern Minimalists

Bjork - Modern Minimalists pt 1

YouTube via k2head | February 09, 2007 |
Synth content comes in after 4:15
"This was part of a 1997 BBC show."

Bjork - Modern Minimalists pt 2


via THE SYNTHESIZER BOOK

TR-808 backplate

via Acid Box Blues
"This is a useful image i've made for my own setup so i know whats what on the tr808. mines set up and shoulder height and hard to see / reach behind - some of your readers might find this useful. I'm thinking about laser etching one in wood or metal so its a bit more robust than a paper print out"

etudeEH

YouTube via toborexperiment | February 22, 2011 |

"Just after ubnoxing the EHX 2880 I've made a quick patch on the Buchla and started this improvisation.

Sorry it is a bit long, time passes very fast when doing such things, but well.. it's nice to hear the soundscape going more and more chaotic and rich as minutes passes by.

In the EHX 2880 I've definitely found the perfect companion for my Buchla, hurray!

Any comment is welcome :)"

YMO - LIVE GREEK THEATRE '79 - PT1 - PT4

YouTube via ymo1965 | August 25, 2007 |
Synth spotting...
"4th August L.A '79

Anybody who owns 'Public Pressure' will instantly appreciate this

Hideki Matsutake (Logic System) is perched behind that 'Techno Spaghetti' console (Moog III) behind takahashi-san!

I was expecting 'Cosmic surfin' after the intro (just like the cd) so must be an alfa edit"

via BURNCARDS

Zap Instruments Step Tone

YouTube via zapinstruments | February 22, 2011

via this auction

"Zap Instruments is proud to present the Step Tone

The Step Tone is a fun little noise maker for creating some unusual bleeps and bloops. Basically it is two oscillators cross modulating each other two create some unusual tones.

Features include
* 9v battery powered (battery included)
* 2 osc. controls 1 volume and on/off switch
* Attractive retro graphics
* High quality 1/4" Jack
* Alpha pots
* point to point wiring
* Hand built in the U.K."

Korg Delta

via this auction
via the seller's description:

"I found this in the attic, enclosed in a flightcase, free from dust, in a breathtaking superb cosmetic condition. This Korg Delta analogue Synthesizer / String Ensemble looks almost like new! I have tested it, and it appears to work flawlessly: Not a single scratchy potentiometer or slider! The test was done with headphones - the other audio and control jacks have not been tested, but I don't expect any unpleasant surprise here."

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1969 Viatron System 21

via this auction

Curious if this was capable of producing any audio.

"This is an original 1969 print ad for Viatron computer systems! It measures approximately 20" x 13" overall (the two pages measured together), has no tears or stains, comes from a dry, high-altitude, smoke-free environment, and is strictly graded"

See the seller's other items for more.

1979 Chicago's Donnie Dacus photo Multivox print ad

via this auction

"This is an original 1979 print ad for the Multivox MX-312 tape delay! It measures approximately 10.25" x 5.5" overall, has no stains or tears, comes from a dry, high-altitude, smoke-free environment, and is strictly graded

"Near Mint".

This vintage ad is not any kind of later reproduction, photocopy or reprint (most ads were published at one time only, and never commercially reproduced). An unusual and distinctive piece for your frame."

See the seller's other items for more.

Multivox electric chord organ & Bing Crosby Song Book

Organ via this auction

"Multivox electric chord organ, measures 27-1/2 x 13-1/2"..."


Bing Crosby Song Hits for Multivox Electric Chord Organ via this auction.

Multivox Pulser M 75 Dual Voice,little Demo

YouTube via djessay101 | February 22, 2011 |

"little Sound Demo of the rar Multivox / Pulser M-75 Dual Vioce Synthesizer + somtimes with a Solton E-3000 Cathedral-Echo.
Just for FUN:-0"

Eigenharp Pico Demo for POP music

YouTube via kaizokuhousou | February 22, 2011 |

"Maybe you have listened to the Song at 70's."

Rhodes Chroma w. MIDI, all upgrades, display, more

via this auction

"All of us synth doods know about the Chroma. Amazingly versatile architecture, the closest thing you can get to the ARP 2500 modular sound, beautiful weighted keyboard, and a nice flat top to stack other gear on as well.

Over the years, the Chroma has got some negative press due to some original design choices. Luckily, the Chroma is without a doubt the most supported vintage synth on the planet. Chris Ryan's www.rhodeschroma.com site has provided owners and potential owners help and support for many years. In addition, dedicated users and techs have come up with some essential upgrades over the years to make the Chroma even better.

This Chroma has all the updates plus more.

MIDI CC+ CPU board - replaces original CPU board (and leak-prone AA batteries) and adds full MIDI support.

SPSU - smaller, lighter, more stable universal power supply

CPS - polyphonic pressure sensor kit

In addition, using the interface provided by the CC+ board and latest OS, I added an LCD display to show you what you're editing!

Face it, one of the knocks against the Chroma is that the complexity of the synth engine is somewhat hidden by the very basic 2 segment LED displays and touch panel buttons. Programming it required you to keep the manual or at least the large parameter chart handy. No more!

Take a look at the display in the picture - you can see you are editing parameter 37 (LP/HP filter), the current value (LP), and all the modulations being applied to the parameter. Excellent!

So, at this point, you have a polyphonic pressure generating analog polysynth with an easy to use interface, stable power, and amazing MIDI capabilities. Where else can you find this? Maybe a Yamaha CS-80 with a MIDI retrofit. Good luck with that one though. More expensive, much heavier, and prone to breakdowns.

In addition, this Chroma has the dual footpedal, complete set of docs (I found the Performance manual after taking the pix), and 2 voice cards. At least one of the cards works (but doesn't pass auto-tune) and both cards are fully populated so you have backups of the CEMs and other stuff. There's a great tech in Canada (JL at Cantos) that fixes up cards for a reasonable price, so if you wanted working spares, you could send them off to him.

You won't find a Chroma with all these upgrades and extras anywhere else, so if you've been on the fence, now is the time to act."

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