MATRIXSYNTH: Friday, August 25, 2006


Friday, August 25, 2006

Automat and the ASE MCS70


Another via Frederic. Automat is an old electronic album from 1978 that featured the ASE MCS70. You can read more about the album here where you will find a number of samples. You can find more on the MCS70 on Synthmuseum.com where the image below was pulled from.

via the Automat page:
"When I saw my incoming mail box in 2000/October/01 I had a great surprise. A message from Mario Maggi (the man who idealized and constructed the MCS70, the sinthesizer used to do "automat"). Once again, my thanks to Sergio A. Simões. He found the Mario Maggi´s e-mail, contacted him, and told him about my page. To receive a message from Mario Maggi and all creators of "automat" is one of my great objectives. Naturally, I had (and still have) thousands of questions. We change a few messages, and I´ll continue changing. Now you can see a few questions. The first message was from Mario Maggi to answer questions for Sergio. The main subject is about MCS70, but there is a lot of information regarding 'automat'." Thanks Frederic!

Siliconsequences (Extended) on YouTube



Remember Siliconsequences? Here's the extended version. Via Frederic.

CS80_OPENED - New Flickr Shot



flickr by CountLovE.

SEKU Analog Sequencer



Title link takes you to a couple of shots. Via Sigma:

"We are an Ambient/Electronic-music duo from Finland and have something we would like to share other synth/DIY-fans.

SEKU is a self made 2 x 16 step sequencer with slider-pots as in ARP-sequencer. Length of the sequence can be set to N by patching PULSE-OUT from N+1 step to RESET-IN jack. When no clock is connected to CLK-IN sequencer can be manually stepped from STEP button.

Each row has CLK-IN, CV-OUT, GATE-OUT and RESET-IN jacks. You can mute any one of the 1-16 steps with the STEP-MUTE switch. Each step has also a PULSE-OUT jack.

Slider potentiometers for STEP-CV adjusting are used because they are more informative.It is also possible to draw waveforms with the sliders when SEKU is clocked with audio-rate clock.

SEKU and Korg MS10 combination is something very special. When you patch first row CV-OUT to Korg VCO-CV-IN and second row CV-OUT to Korg CUTOFF-FREQ-IN (modulation wheel is patched to INITIAL-GAIN-IN so that VCA is open) you always get something very musical.

Here is YouTube-link for video-demo of SEKU-MS10 combination with additional noise-drum from Roland S100M: link

Our new CD "Music With Analog Improvised Soundscapes" is based on this SEKU-MS10 combination and can be purchased from CD-Baby: link"

Pink LEDs



Nice. Via Tec Assistance, "here's a pulse programmer i recently built with the new issue pink leds.I believe they are the fruition of some Philips research which is able to combine the materials such that other colours will become available.I guess the rainbow is coming!"

EMS Synthi AKS Restored by CMS on The Bay


A couple of shots pulled from this auction. Restored by CMS. Currently at 10 bids and $6200.

Details:
"Up for auction here is a fully restored Synthi AKS made by EMS of London, in excellent condition complete with a fully functional KS keyboard. The unit is all original and is not a clone, reissue or reproduction. Serial #’s on the synth and the keyboard match. This Synthi has been fully restored by Phil Cirocco of CMS / DiscreteSynthesizers (yes it's me). Google the "Novachord Restoration Project" for a restoration example. I hate to give up my special secret weapon of aural destruction, but it's the usual story, I'm trying to buy a house. This unit is dangerous through a very large PA system.

Standard Synthi AKS features will not be listed here. I assume you know them if you are looking for one.

Synthi A Features: All the electrolytic (wet) capacitors have been replaced. Wet caps dry out after 15 to 20 years. There are numerous wet caps used in the Synthi and they all must be replaced. The power supply is the more reliable version 2 and has been fully rebuilt. It has brand new speakers and a new reverb tank. It also has 14 new silver knob inserts. New power switch and AC inlet. The knobs and front panel are in excellent condition. The pin matrix is also in brand new condition. The joystick has no play and stays in position. The meter plastic has no scratches. All circuitry and mechanicals are fully functional and have been calibrated to factory specs. This is a rare opportunity to buy a Synthi AKS that needs no post-auction servicing.

The KS keyboard is in excellent condition and has been totally rebuilt and calibrated. The sequencer is fully functional and the meter indicates the sequencer location. The keys, transpose and random touch switches all work fine. The touch sensor also is fully functional and is normalized through input channel 2. As with all AKSs, the sequencer output is routed through the joystick output, and the real time CV out is routed through input channel 1. Usually, when you buy an AKS, the KS keyboard is not functional. It’s very labor intensive to diagnose and repair it’s primitive computer, but this keyboard also has been totally restored and is guaranteed fully functional.

The outer case is in good condition with the usual light scratches, nothing deep. All the plastic parts of the suitcase are totally intact, no rips. The outside chrome hardware has tarnished and has some rust and pitting but probably could be brought back with some steel wool or jewelers polish. The latches all work. The lid is in very good condition and the blue plexiglass EMS emblem is in very good condition.

Comes with a brand new power cord, keyboard cable and 15 brand new matrix pins."

Mighty nice.

via ag

DIY Synth

Via frederic. I didn't see a details page on this one. If you know more about this piece, please feel free to post in the comments.

Pinky

Title link takes you to more info on Pinky, a DIY synth.

"pinky has mostly cgs boards - gate sequencer, with preset and cv, digital noise, 2 tube vcas, steiner vcf, 2 bandpass filters, passive ring modulator, envelope generator, joystick-nipple, super psycho lfo, psycho lfo and dc mixer. cheers Ken! Also Paia dual VCOs and modulator"

via Frederic
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