nedco - Synclavier I

YouTube via jbfairlight — May 26, 2010 — "Le nedco Synclavier I est le premier synthétiseur de musique numérique, ~ 1976 !

C'est l'ancêtre des Synclavier II, etc...

Il est équipé d'un processeur Able (16 bits, entièrement en TTL), 64 Ko de RAM, 16 voies sur quatre cartes individuelles, langage compiler XPL, deux lecteurs de disquettes (78Ko par lecteur).

Prix 30 000 $ dans la version de base en 1978 !

Machine très très rare, il en reste peut-être 5 à travers le monde !

La bande son est une œuvre musicale entièrement composée avec un Synclavier I."

Googlish:
"jbfairlight - May 26, 2010 - The Nedco Synclavier I is the first digital synthesizer music, ~ 1976!

It is the ancestor of the Synclavier II, etc ...

It is equipped with a processor Able (16-bit, fully TTL), 64 KB of RAM, 16 channels on four individual maps, language XPL compiler, two floppy disks (78KB per drive).

Price $ 30,000 in the basic version in 1978!

Machine very rare, it is perhaps 5 to worldwide!

The soundtrack is a musical work composed entirely with a Synclavier I."

CS-80 Demos

CS-80 demo 1

YouTube Published on Jun 9, 2012 by jbfairlight
This one reminded me of pepemogt Nortech Collective, Bostich & Fussible. Search for any on the right if you don't know who that is.

"Une petite démonstration du CS-80 dans un registre musical qui n'est pas souvent le sien ! Encore merci a Jean-Pierre pour son aide :)

Parfois, j'ai vraiment un rire débile Oo"

CS-80 demo 2

Published on Jun 9, 2012 by jbfairlight

"Encore un petite démonstration du CS-80 par Jean-Pierre."

Synclavier II

YouTube via jbfairlight — May 13, 2010 —

"Voici un New England Digital (N.E.D.) Synclavier II.

L'unité centrale c'est la rack 19" (avant et arrière).

Il y a évidement un clavier musical ici c'est un O.R.K. pour Original Keyboard (76 touches lestées)

L'extrait musical est Plumbicon de Monolake (Robert Henke).

Pour en savoir plus sur les Synclavier : ned synthesizers fr"
googlish:
"jbfairlight - May 13, 2010 - Here is a New England Digital (NED) Synclavier II.
The CPU is the 19 "(front and rear).
There is obviously a musical keyboard here is a ORK for Original Keyboard (76 keys weighted)

The musical excerpt is from Plumbicon Monolake (Robert Henke).

To learn more about the Synclavier: ned synthesizers en"

Fairlight C.M.I. IIx séquence page R

YouTube via jbfairlight — May 14, 2010 — "Exemple d'un séquence lancée via la page R, surement l'un des premier séquenceur logiciel conviviale."
Googlish:
"jbfairlight - May 14, 2010 - Example of a sequence initiated via Page R, probably one of the first software sequencer friendly."

Synclavier playing by Kevin Maloney

YouTube Published on Sep 18, 2012 by jbfairlight

"Kevin Maloney play synclavier extract from NED Synclavier DEMO video cassette"

Update:

Synclavier demo by Kevin Maloney

Published on Sep 20, 2012 by jbfairlight

"Kevin Maloney play Synclavier demo. Sequence extract from NED Synclavier DEMO video cassette."

Steckmatrix "Studio Synthesizer" Modular Format Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

Googlish translation (note some modules are faulty):
"The construction with the Ghielmetti matrix is similar to the EMS Synthi A / Vostok

The "Studio Synthesizer" (his name in the documents) was built in the early 1980s for a music institute. His then the price was a good 5-digit range. It was built based on the format module system, which were, according to the designer and builder of some of the modules nor modified. This is now due to space and light overhaul of need (and lack of detailed electronic and time budget) as possible to a collector, analog synth lovers and / or music-electronics hobbyist sale. (... Ok to the highest bidder ...)

It consists of three modules ("Keyboard / Matrix", "Links: VCOs / LFOs, Right: VCF / ADSRs" and a solid metal frame with castors.

He is very elegant in the different parts and dismantled the frame, the modules and the frame are visible to Langen "handle" screws (left of the big picture) is connected.

Also inside the synthesizer is very loving, clean and professionally built.

The (most likely) complete the design, modification and construction documents are supplied in a DIN A4 Ordener. For example, there are even invoices, data sheets used chips, many clean-hands design drawings and even films for the exposure time while platinum production.

Left Box (v.l.n.r.):

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CS-80 Video - Alpha from Albedo 0.39 Vangelis

Published on Oct 18, 2012 by jbfairlight

"My wife Myriam plays (for the first time Alpha from Albedo 0.39 Vangelis album) with Yamaha CS-80 and Yamaha REV-1.

Sorry for the mistakes, but the score was of very poor quality and written in very small characters..."

The Mellotron M300

The following are some videos sent in via JB Emond (MuStudio).
Be sure to see candor chasma for more info on the M300.

Mellotron M300 - Mécanisme des banques sons et rythmes

YouTube via jbfairlight — May 11, 2010 —

"Cette vidéo montre le système de repérage de synchronisation des bandes lors d'un changement de banque sonore. A gauche les sons et a droite la partie rythme !
Le Mellotron de cette vidéo est un rare M300 !
Pour en savoir plus l'excellent site de mon ami egrefin free fr"

Googlish:
"This video shows the system tracking synchronization bands at a change of sound bank. Left and right sounds the rhythm section!
The Mellotron This video is a rare M300!
More from the excellent site of my friend egrefin free fr" (click for more info on the M300)

Mellotron M300 - sons


"Un exemple de son et de rythme !"
"An example of sound and rhythm!"

Mellotron M300 - Mécanisme des banques rythmes


"Cette vidéo montre le système de repérage de synchronisation des bandes lors d'un changement de banque sonore de la partie rythmique !"

"This video shows the system tracking synchronization bands at a bank change the sound for the rhythm part!"

DKI Synergy

YouTube Uploaded by jbfairlight on Nov 12, 2011

"The Digital Keyboards, Inc Synergy synthesizer was manufactured from 1982 to 1985.

It is estimated that probably less than 100 (of the 700-800 serie I, II and II+ originally made) are still in operation.

A lot of exposure to the Synergy has taken place, perhaps before you even heard about it. As you know, the Synergy comes from a "mother" system called the GDS (General Development System).

It is a pretty rare instrument and I've found it to be a very expressive instrument for having only very limited control over the individual tones.

The sounds played here are the ones stored in the internal memory (preset 20).

The Synergy has 32 digital oscillators that are allocated to notes as they are played; voices which use more oscillators per note have less polyphony. Each oscillator can play a sine or a triangle wave. The Synergy is primarily known as an additive synthesizer, but you can also do FM on it (although to avoid ticking off Yamaha, Digital Keyboards didn't make a big deal about that feature at the time.) It seems underpowered compared to later additive synths, such as the brilliant Kurzweil K150, which has a bank of 240 oscillators. Yet, the Synergy often sounds just as impressive, if not more. I think that's primarily for four reasons:

- On the Synergy, you actually specify two complete sets of rates and breakpoints for the envelopes, and the Synergy can smoothly interpolate between the two based on, for instance, velocity information. On something like the K150, the velocity has much more limited control. This is much more complex than a simple crossfade.

- On the K150, each partial can be set to non-harmonic frequencies, but each partial is then locked to that frequency. On the Synergy, each partial can have its own independent frequency envelope.

- The envelopes are quite flexible, with up to 16 stages, for both amplitude and frequency. (The Kawai K5000 had only give 5 stage envelopes.)

- Wendy Carlos went nuts on the Synergy, and spent years refining its voice library. Most of her voices only use two or three oscillators, yet they sound incredible. The fact that she tuned them all by ear - i.e. no FFTs or phase vocoders used! - is remarkable.

For more information look :
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Bell_Labs_Digital_Synthesizer
http://users.ece.gatech.edu/lanterma/synergy/"

EML ElectroComp Model 500

YouTube via jbfairlight | October 20, 2010

"Voci un très rare EML ElectroComp Model 500.

Le Model 500 est un synthétiseur analogique monophonique a deux oscillateurs, produit a moins de 300 exemplaires entre 1973 - 1984.

Vous prouvez remarquer une légère modification / ajout. Il s'agit du gros potentiomètre circulaire juste au dessus du clavier a gauche, il permet de contrôler le mixe de la réverbération a ressort.

Pour en savoir plus : http://mustudio.fr/?p=1058"

Update via daden in the comments: "translation:

here is a very rare EML electrocomp model 500

the model 500 is a dual oscillator monophopnic synthesizer, less than 300 were produced.

you can spot a little modification/addon.
the big rotary knob above the keyboard on the left,it allows to control the wet and dry mix of the spring reverb."

Grégoire plays Yann Tiersen on K250

Published on Aug 31, 2013 jbfairlight·53 videos

"Grégoire plays Yann Tiersen on K250 , Grand Piano preset."

Fairlight - Flash Kit & QDOS Boot Kit

Published on Aug 24, 2013 jbfairlight·51 videos

"Examples of reading and writing from the 8'' floppy drive and Flash drive. More information soon on =- mustudio.fr -="


QDOS boot on Flash Kit for Fairlight C.M.I.
Published on Aug 24, 2013

"QDOS boot on Flash Kit for Fairlight C.M.I. more information soon on -= mustudio.fr =-"


OS-9 boot on Flash Kit for Fairlight C.M.I.
Published on Aug 25, 2013

"Microware OS-9 boot on Flash Kit for Fairlight C.M.I. more information soon on -= mustudio.fr =-"

Yamaha CS-80

YouTube Uploaded by jbfairlight on Mar 18, 2012

"Des grenouilles s'amusent ! Après un bon barbecue du vin et des bières :)"

Fairlight CMI IIx exemple de synthése visuelle

YouTube via jbfairlight — May 11, 2010 — "Exemple de création visuelle, comprendre au "light pen" (stylo optique) d'un son et modification de quelques paramètres ou effets."
Googlish: "Example of visual creation, understand the "light pen (light pen) of a sound and change some parameters or effects."

Strange voices on Genesis Mama - NED Synclavier

YouTube Published on Jul 13, 2012 by jbfairlight

"The Strange voices of Genesis Mama tube come from NED Synclavier II preset original Library."

Cruamar General Development System

via ricardo.ch

"Without keyboard and computer monitor. Device from 1980th Was one of the flagships of the synthesizer time. Keyboard in the living room kept Zusatand few times used. Very nice keyboard, not scratched."

This one spotted by swissdoc

"it is the first GDS Keyboard I have seen "in the wild", but without the rest of the system most likely just nice looking, but no sound."

Update via jbfairlight in the comments: "Please note that only the keyboard!

The GDS is especially the synthesis box ;)

the synths box is the rack visible bottom the terminal of the next picture.

www.synthony.com/vintage/vintage.images/GDS.gif"

Synthex L'intérieur

YouTube via jbfairlight — May 22, 2010 — L'intérieur d'un Elka Synthex
Inside an Elka Synthex

Oberheim Electronics Inc - OB-1

YouTube via jbfairlight | September 05, 2010

"L'Oberheim OB-1 est un petit synthétiseur monophonique a deux oscillateurs, et LFO (Carré, Sinus et Sample+Hold) il a un filtre 2 ou 4 pôles, de la résonance, un VCA. Le clavier a 32 touches, et une interface du type CV/Gate.
Ce modèle est un mk1 de 1978.

Pour plus d'information allez sur mon site : http://mustudio.fr/?p=989"

Oberheim OB-X

YouTube Uploaded by jbfairlight on Mar 27, 2012

"Des grenouilles testent un Oberheim OB-X !
Et cela toujours après un barbecue du bon vin et des bières rafraichissantes :)

http://mustudio.fr"

NED Synclavier - Exemples FM

YouTube Published on Jun 5, 2012 by jbfairlight

"Exemples de sons de Synclavier II, merci a Eric pour sa coopération !"