YAMAHA RX5 METRASOUND COLLECTION 1 & 2 w/ Roland TR 808 Wave Samples

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"For sale here two rarest cartridges for your Yamaha RX5 drum machine:

YAMAHA RX5 METRASOUND COLLECTION 1 & 2 wave roms

Turn your RX5 into a Roland TR808 !!!"

The RX5USB: Play custom sounds on the Yamaha RX5 drum machine

video upload by CatSynth TV

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We demonstrate the RX5USB, a USB-compatible cartridge for the Yamaha RX5 drum machine. Using the USB connection and a Windows editor, you can create waveform banks for the RX5 from your own samples and play them on the instrument, just like any of the factory cartridges.

A complete and ready-to-use version is available from Pharmasonic
https://www.pharmasonic.jp/rx5usb/11-...

It is also an open-source DIY project from GliGli
https://github.com/gligli/rx5usb

00:33 Programming the RX5USB via the Editor app
02:16 Playing RX5USB sounds on the RX5 (WRC02 examples)
07:49 LinnDrum examples
13:02 Creating your own banks with custom samples
14:36 Playing custom banks on the RX5

We recommend our detailed RX5 tutorial if you are not familiar with all the pattern and key/voice assignment features:" [posted here]

MYSTIC FREQUENCIES - TEISCO S60p Quick Demo - No Talking

video upload by Mystic Frequencies

"Just a quick demonstration of the Teisco S60p and most of its sounds,
The S60p is a truly great little synth for as simple as it is.
The music is completely made up, no shame for the bad notes lol. Enjoy!"

MYSTIC FREQUENCIES - VINTAGE SYNTH JAM - TEISCO S60P & YAMAHA RX5

video upload by Mystic Frequencies

"Made for the Vintage Synthesizers And Effects Facebook group members album. The idea was to make a song using only one vintage synth and one vintage drum machine, plus any effects were allowed as well as multitrack recording of the song so long as you only use the one vintage synth and drum machine. As the Admin of the group put it, "Back in the days when these synths were new or fairly new people didn't have but usually only one synth and had to push it to its limits to get the most from it" and as such put out the challenge among the group members. I decided to take it two steps further and do the ENTIRE song live without any multi tracking at all! All done in one continuous take including all 3 bad notes, using only a Monosynth and the song even includes a programmed by hand drum solo! No MIDI or controllers were connected, everything is done with only the one synth and drum machine. The Teisco S60P is a Preset only Monosynth with factory ARP aftertouch and has no external control such as MIDI / CV / GATE. The Yamaha RX5 is from 1985 and sounds so great when you put effort into programming it and its sounds. Here is a list of what the gear is setup and doing:

S60P - All melodies, lead lines and solos.
RX5 - All percussion, Bass and Guitar chords. (Factory Yamaha WRC02 Cartridge installed)
EFFECTS: Just a little reverb, nothing else."

Yamaha RX5 Drum Machine - a detailed demo and tutorial

video upload by CatSynth TV

"We present a detailed demo and tutorial of the RX5, Yamaha's flagship drum machine from the 1980s. It is often overlooked in comparison to the better known Roland drum machines of the era, but it is a classic in its own right with its own sound and feel. We go over its many features for making patterns, songs, and creating and editing your own sounds using the built in PCM waveforms or addition waveforms from a ROM cartridge.

00:10 History of the RX5
00:42 Basic Presentation
02:34 Working with patterns
09:42 Creating songs
13:36 Key Assign features
15:25 Edit Voice features
20:00 Working with external ROM sounds

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Custom Patch Demos - Octave, Novation, Korg, Yamaha, Roland, Ensoniq, & Oberheim Vintage Synths

video uploads by soitgoesmusic

Playlist:

The Cat by Octave (1976 Non-SRM) Custom Patch Demo

A demo of the vintage Octave Cat synthesizer. This is the original Non-SRM one from 1976. It's one fat sounding synth.

Patches programmed and played by so.it.goes. No effects added. What you hear is direct from the synth. Each part is from one patch only. There is no multi-tracking on any part.

Pros:
- amazing vintage analog sound
- it feels alive with electricity and has lots of subtle variations in the textures of the sound
- independent faders for each wave form means that 8 sounds can be playing at once (4 on VCO 1, 3 on VCO 2, and noise), creating huge sounds

Cons:
- no midi
- needs to be tuned on each use
- needs lots of maintenance (i.e., regular calibration)
- can't save patches and rarely sounds exactly the same twice

Novation Drumstation - Custom Kits Demo

A demo of the OG 808 and 909 emulator: the Novation Drumstation. This is the version 2. Wanted to show the versatility of the machine.

Kits programmed and played by so.it.goes. No effects added. What you hear is direct from the drum machine.

Pros:

- well emulated 808 and 909 sounds in a small 1U rack unit
- adds tuning to some drums that originals don't have
- built in distortion and front cut

Cons:

- no on-board sequencer
- no power switch

Korg MS-20 (Vintage) Custom Patch Demo

A demo of the original Korg MS-20. This is a wild synth that can take you to some unexpected places.

Patches programmed and played by so.it.goes. No effects added. What you hear is direct from the synth. Each part is from one patch only. There is no multi-tracking on any part.

Pros:
- amazing vintage analog sound
- patch bay provides so many unique configurations
- the resonant high pass filter can make huge bass
- has quirks that make it sound and behave like no other (e.g., the unusual sustain on EG2, the hold time on EG2, the External Signal Processor, etc.)

Cons:
- no midi
- can't save patches (though taking pictures can help)

Yamaha RX5 drum machine - Custom Kits Demo

A demo of the under-rated Yamaha RX5 drum machine. Wanted to show how strange and sci-fi this machine can sound.

Kits programmed and played by so.it.goes. No effects added. What you hear is direct from the drum machine. Each section is made from four drum sounds. Only the stock sounds from the unit were used. No cartridges or external sounds added.

Pros:

- amazing voice editing features
- gritty lo-fi sound
- volume slider and individual out for each drum pair

Cons:

- no velocity
- interface is needlessly complex

Roland Juno-106 Custom Patch Demo

A demo of the legendary Roland Juno-106. Trying to show off the analog warmth of this synth.

Patches programmed and played by so.it.goes. No effects added. What you hear is direct from the synth (including the scratchiness of the chorus). Each part is from one patch only. There is no multi-tracking on any part.

Pros:
- amazing analog sound
- hands-on control over all parameters
- wide sweet spot

Cons:
- no velocity
- needs to warm up to sound its best

Korg MS2000 BR Custom Patch Demo

A demo of the Korg MS2000BR. Wanted to show some of this synth's unique features, such as the modulation sequencer (1:03, 2:34, and 5:00) and the vocoder (1:26).

Patches programmed and played by so.it.goes. No effects added. What you hear is direct from the synth. Each part is from one patch only. There is no multi-tracking on any part.

Pros:
- lots of hands on control
- modulation sequencer

Cons:
- polyphony is only 4

Ensoniq ESQ-1 Custom Patch Demo

A demo of the Ensoniq ESQ-1. Trying to show some of the versatility of this digital/analog hybrid synth.

Patches programmed and played by so.it.goes. No effects added. What you hear is direct from the synth. Each part is from one patch only. There is no multi-tracking on any part.

Pros:
- very easy to program for a digital interface
- the keyboard has a great feel

Cons:
- no real-time parameter changes, except through mod wheel

Yamaha TX81Z Custom Patch Demo

A demo of the Yamaha TX81Z. Trying to show what this synth can do beyond the dated presets.

Patches programmed and played by so.it.goes. No effects added. What you hear is direct from the synth. Each part is from one patch only. There is no multi-tracking on any part.

Pros:
- editing the parameters can yield surprising results
- efficient with cost and space

Cons:
- tedious to program

Oberheim Matrix-6R Custom Patch Demo

A demo of the Oberheim Matrix-6R.

Patches programmed and played by so.it.goes. No effects added. What you hear is direct from the synth. Each part is from one patch only. There is no multi-tracking on any part.

Pros:
- a deep synth with lots of editable parameters, many of which can be controlled through the modulation matrix
- great analog sound

Cons:
- tedious to program, can be helpful to have the parameter list in front of you

Yamaha RX5 Demo by Paul Leishman of Electronic Pop Artist Anjelicas Baby

YouTube via AnjelicasBaby
"Hi Paul Leishman from British new wave, dance, electronic synthpop and pop music artist Anjelicas Baby here. Just been experimenting with a Yamaha RRX5 drum machine in cubase. All sounds are off the Yamaha RX5.

Angelicas Baby music now can be downloaded or listened to from the following sites:

iTunes U.S., iTunes Australia/N.Z., iTunes Canada, iTunes UK/European Union, iTunes Japan, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, IMVU, Amazon MP3, Lala, Shockhound, Amie Street, last.fm, indiestore.com. In the near future there will be many more.

Many thanks for your ongoing support"

yamaha rx5 demo

Published on Oct 27, 2012 by Xpandou

"a quick demo of the yamaha rx 5 digital drum machine from 1987 to show the possibilities offered by the edit voice menu. sounds from internal rom and included rom cartridge.no processing no compression.direct to my motu soundcard."

Yamaha RX5's on eBay

Yamaha RX5 + Cwejman BLD Jam

video by SUBTOKYOSHOP

with
Yamaha RX5 Digital Rhythm Programmer
Cwejman BLD Bass Generator
Roland DC-20 Analog Echo
Roland RV-100 Reverb Add
Korg SQ-1 Step Sequencer

subtokyoshop on eBay | subtokyoshop on Reverb

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Alien Devices Circuit Bent Yamaha RX5 Drum Machine

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"Yamaha RX5 drum machine bent by Alien Devices."

Yamaha RX5 + microKORG (Track) | by ChipBeat

YouTube Uploaded by Chipbeat1 on Nov 19, 2010

"Yamaha RX5 and microKORG track called "microSPACE" - pure RX Drums and Korg microKorg synth sounds"

Moon Trip | microkorg Synthesizer Bass | by ChipBeat

Uploaded by Chipbeat1 on May 13, 2011

"little synthesizer Track by myself ...all sounds from the microkorg (Trier Germany 2011) electro"

Bitley Presents Omnia Fairlight-based Sound Banks

The Fairlight CMI ReFills for Reason - two demo tracks

Uploaded on Sep 13, 2011 bitleyTM·39 videos

"demo music for the fairlight refills for reason

driving by night in sweden

music and refill by bitley - http://bitley.laconicsounds.net"

browsing through Bitley™ OMNIA Samples for Anything

Published on Aug 7, 2013 bitleyTM·39 videos

"Browsing in the folder of this giant WAV / AIFF sound library just to give you a hint of how everything is sorted. The library costs $39 USD and contains the entire Fairlight CMI IIx library and much, much more. In total about 6,000 samples @ about 2,3 Gb of disk space. This works as a foundation for our refills Bitley™ OMNIA and the reknowned Bitley™ Fairlight Platinum.

Sampled instruments include: Fairlight CMI IIX, E-mu Emulator II, E-mu Emulator III, Roland JX8P, Roland JX10, Roland Jupiter 4, Roland D-50, Roland TR-505, 606, 707, 808 and 909. Prophet 1 and 5. Yamaha DX7. Yamaha TX81Z. Casio VZ1. Moog Minimoog. Casio CZ-5000. LinnDrum. Oberheim Matrix 6 and Matrix 12, DMX. Roland SH-101. Korg Trinity. Roland Juno 60 & 106. Wavestation. Prophet VS. Roland V-Synth. Yamaha DX7II. Roland TB-303. Roland S-550. Roland CR-68, CR-78. Casio RZ-1. Yamaha RX5.

The 'Samples for Anything' version is made to be used with just about any sampler out there; be it a hard or a soft option - E-mu E4K series, Native Instruments Kontakt, UVI, Korg ESX-1 etc etc. The pack of samples is also available for Reason 7. The complete sound libraries including patches are also available for Kontakt and Reason, respectively. All from our site.

More information:

http://bitley.laconicsounds.net/

http://bitley.laconicsounds.net/omnia/"

via Patrick Fridh on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge:

"August 8, 2013

For immediate release: Bitley presents Omnia

Omnia is the latest incarnation of Bitley's Fairlight-based sound banks, as developed from 2010 to present date. The first release in the Omnia series is Omnia Samples. This contains all of the wave files (samples), comprising 2,3 Gigabyte of data and nearly 6,000 individual samples. Omnia Samples is released in two versions: One raw wave version, which fits all samplers and sample players that can import AIFF and / or WAV files. This covers nearly all sampler instruments since many years back. The other version is made for Reason 7. Subsequent Omnia series releases for Reason will include things from Bitley's previous Fairlight II+, XXL and Platinum refills alongside with completely new patches as well as fixes and updates, new naming conventions and more focused categories. Fairlight Platinum will remain as the largest Bitley refill with its 3,600 instrument patches. There is also a Fairlight-based Kontakt library available which recently was updated (July 2013).

Bitley is a swedish maker of sound banks, programming hardware synthesizers as well as making software releases. The company started out in 2010 by releasing the sound banks Orlando JX10 and Fairlight CMI Legacy. Bitley's usage of the Fairlight samples is an agreement with Fairlight and Peter Vogel in Australia. Newer refills include The Prophet, O8, Flux, Poly Ensemble and more.

Bitley Omnia webpage: http://bitley.laconicsounds.net/omnia/
Fairlight audio/video demo:"

"The Fairlight CMI ReFills for Reason - two demo tracks" video above.

"Vanguards" - RS7000 + DW-8000 + ESQ1 + MS2000 + Radius

Published on Oct 13, 2016 Patrick Manderson

"'Vanguards' - RS7000 + DW-8000 + ESQ1 + MS2000 + Radius

This music was recorded live Friday afternoon on October 7 2016 using a Yamaha RS7000 sequencer and a room full of MIDI synthesizers.

All performances and automation were painstakingly programmed into the sequencer and played back through 2 mixers into 2 channels in Ableton.

This music was inspired by a rescued-from-the-dead Korg DW-6000. 5 patches are featured during the performance. The Korg MS-2000 contributed 3 patches that were tweaked to closely approximate the DW-6000 and was used in concert when the DW was busy. The Ensoniq ESQ1 emphasizes the chord changes in the first section a plays along with a soft filtered pad throughout the rest of the music. The Korg Radius took care of all hi-hat and splashing percussions using filtered noise. Kicks, snares and toms came from the Roland Super JV-1080 was also used for bass. The Yamaha RX-5 layer its toms on top of the JV-1080. The Roland Super JD-990 provided hi-fidelity portamentos and a reverberated pad of pulse waves. The Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 droned piano chords throughout most of the piece.

STARRING

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1980s Yamaha RX5 & RX7 Digital Rhythm Programmer Drum Machines

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Note the sliders on the RX5. Also note the crack on the back.

RX-5 SN 8175
"1980s Yamaha RX-5 drum machine, classic sounds and fantastic sequencer! Features individual outputs and an on-board mixer section. Shows average wear, super clean overall. *Top left part of the enclosure is partially cracked, fully functional otherwise! (see last photo) Includes power supply."

RX-7 SN NZ01825
"1980s Yamaha RX7 drum machine, includes power supply. Tested in great condition, shows minor scrapes and scratches."

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Yamaha WRC04 Waveform ROM Cartridge

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"Original Yamaha WRC04 Card which is compatible with the Yamaha RX5 drum machine (and the PT8X also)"

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Yamaha RX5 - VEMIA

via this VEMIA auction
"Yamaha's flagship drum machine, in very good condition, with the original (very heavy-duty) power supply, and the original user manual, plus a RAM cartridge with Yamaha's 28 extra sounds on it.... all with an opening bid of 30 GBP. How times change. Actually, the cartridge comes up with an error message - 'CARTRIDGE NOT READY', so either I was doing something wrong, or maybe the cartridge has lost its memories. Some marking on the instrument pads, but generally very good condition. From Ed Starink, one owner from new."

Aphex Twin UNIQUE SUPER RARE RSF SD-140 VINTAGE Drum Machine ?

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video upload by urgobenz

"Original samples and patterns by urgobenz.

Pattern n°1 : RSF SD140 (no effect)
Pattern n°2, 3 and 4 : RSF SD140 (with reverb).
Pattern n°5 : RSF SD140 + Korg 700s
Pattern n°6 : RSF SD140 + Chroma Polaris"

03 DMX Krew - Sppoookey [BREAKIN RECORDS]

video upload by edmx

via this auction

This one was spotted and sent in via xonox who noticed the following: "No mention is made in the auction but there is AFX scratched on the surface of the machine. According to Ed DMX (DMX Krew), Aphex Twin used one on his early tracks. Interview here. It is not my auction, i have no insider knowledge on anything either. Is it possible it's indeed one of AFX's drum machines or is it some classic AFX prank ?"

The SD140 has only been featured on the site twice before this post.

The following is the full description from the listing saved for the archives:

"Up for sale a unique extremely rare vintage drum machine. impossible to find it in another place. Many years ago I found this diamond and made the service in a professional workshop. Please note - this is an old gear for the collection and synth enthusiasts, this drum machine is in working condition, but I will not accept any returns and no compensation after the sale - please accept it. These are the first innovative electronic music devices and therefore you can see in the pictures the old technology of plastic coatings and touch buttons have traces of use, but all functions and buttons are well work.- It runs on 220 volt AC.The sound of this beast is very unique, the sound structure and flow are capable of creating incredible emotions and creative potency. The sound is incredibly relevant, I give a detailed description below. The package will be sent internationally, I pack the electronics well — a double strong box and a lot of bubble — look at my seller feedback.

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Electro ditty with DX7, RX5, and DVP-1

Published on Mar 15, 2015 SynthMania

"Sure, I could use the 'classic' machines like TR-808 and analog synths (that I do have) to make some Electro, but tonight I thought, why not make an attempt at recreating that early/mid-1980s vibe with all-digital instruments instead? So I grabbed the Yamaha DX7, Yamaha RX5, and Korg DVP-1, quickly hooked up a Shure SM57, and came up with this Electro style ditty :)"

KORG S3 Rhythm Workstation

Published on Jan 16, 2015 Synth Universe

"This is probably KORG's best drum machine and though it has a heap of features that most drum machines don't have, it doesn't reach the heights or quality of a Roland TR-707 or Yamaha RX5. The claps are dreadful and on-board ram is almost non-existent for anything serious. As you can see from the demo songs, it is still a capable machine with careful programming. I think I like one kick. Nice effects though and almost worth the effort to learn this beast. Has 4 multi outs and 2 MIDI outs and a LOAD of other features. Love it or loathe it! Better than a Yamaha RX7 (nah!) or just piping the Alesis HR16 for build quality."

Technics SX-WSA1 WSA1

via this auction

two balls and a ton of buttons

"Overview:
64-polyphonic GM synthesizer.
5MB PCM ROM. The samples are mostly GM-based, but there are some interesting waveforms like Roland D-50 / D-110 and KORG M1 as well.
3-OSC architecture.
The filter has resonance but no envelope.

"Distortion" can be added to each oscillator. It's actually fast vibrato - a kind of Roland JV's FXM, but KN2000's modulation frequency is lower, and it sounds more like vibrato. With "Growl" option, the FXM is applied only to the attack portion of the sound.


One "Digital Effect", one reverb and one "DSP effect." The digital effect seems to be non-DSP, oscillator-based chorus/delay like old PCM synths (Kurzweil K1000).

The digital effect includes "Repeat delay", which seems to looping the attack portion of the waveform.
Drum samples are looped to make reverb-like effect - a rare feature first implemented in YAMAHA RX5 / PTX8.
A big 320*240 LCD display with lots of buttons around.
FD drive to store sounds and sequences.
The data can be stored via MIDI SysEx. Unfortunately, it has to be used in the bulk dump mode.
It would be impossible to make a PC editor for this synth"

Update via spunkytoofers: "it does physical modelling although it's a different approach. it starts with anywhere up to 4 drivers which are samples. the drivers feed up to 4 resonators and those can be blended, triggered, x-y, modulated, etc in alot of different ways.

the yamaha vl1 actually modelled the driver waveform which took up alot of dsp power so the technics used the sample driver waveforms to cut back on the processing and offer polyphony. whereas the vl1 could only handle 2 notes at a time.

i'm told the vl1 can't be touched in the physical modelling realm for realism but it seems really random and more mathematical then musical to setup it and the editors for it are lots of text boxes. but the technics seems alot more approachable and intutive. and easier to visualize "i want to make a reed vibrate a drum head and cross resonate that in a cello body and do that rather than the vl approach.. so it makes alot of sense to me!!! i'm just getting into it but i love the synth so far.."

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Keytek CTS-2000 (Jeremy Soule - Menu [Secret of Evermore])

Published on Apr 29, 2013 acreil·67 videos

"Multitracked and heavily processed Keytek CTS-2000 arrangement of the menu screen music from Secret of Evermore. The idea was to do an elaborate "dub mix" on each track individually. Recorded 2009?

All synths: Keytek CTS-2000
Drums: Yamaha RX5, Yamaha RY30
Processing: Tapco 4400, Digitech RDS 3.6, Ibanez SDR-1000, Roland VP-70, Alesis Quadraverb, Boss PH-1, Peavey T-Max, Dave Smith Instruments Evolver, Alesis 1622

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f8fmyerfqmw..."

Keytek CTS-2000 Cross Wave examples

Published on Apr 29, 2013

"Here are several examples of single oscillator waveform crossfades. The Keytek CTS-2000 can crossfade between 3 waveforms per oscillator, with a 2 stage envelope (two times and an intermediate breakpoint) for each crossfade. The IC responsible for this is the SGS M114S, which was also used in the Cheetah MS800, Amstrad CKX100 and Solton K160, as well as the other Keytek models (CTS-1000G, CTS-400, CTS-5000) and some obscure pinball machines.

Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/y3d30laczon..."

Update via acreil in the comments: "I have a writeup on the CTS-2000 that I can publish soon, once I do some editing. Until then I'd like to suggest this as a more appropriate demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiwrJzeDGYg"

Keytek CTS-2000 (Inoyama Land - Shuffer)

Uploaded on Nov 5, 2011

"Arrangement of Shuffer by Inoyama Land, using multitracked Keytek CTS-2000 (rare wavetable synth, now sold). I had modified it some to make the sound brighter. Reverb added in Pure Data (my own algorithm). I just played along to the original rather than use a click track or sequencer. It came out a little messy, but I think it suits the composition. Recorded 2011.

Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hb1fv0012aeljxe/Keytek%20CTS-2000%20Shuffer%20(Inoyama%20Land).mp3"