The original with Brian Eno on EMS Putney
YouTube via theburnleyboy
Big Train version with Minimoog
"Big Train - Chairman Mao leaves his deathbed to perform Virginia Plain as Bryan Ferry with Roxy Musi"
YouTube via wimpyburger.
More Roxy Music on YouTube
More Big Train on YouTube
Monday, January 01, 2007
Yamaha DX7 II D - Grey Matter
Update: I do not want to get into the habit of policing auctions, but as always be careful. The odd thing about this seller is zero feedback with the claim to having an old account with tons of positive feedback. Then why not use the old account with the positive feedback? On the other hand, all of the images for the sellers other auctions seem to have the same lighting, leading one to believe either he took them or he managed to find them somewhere. BTW, if you ever catch images from another location, please comment and I'll update the post.Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. You can find more info on the Grey Matter add-on on Dave Benson's DX7 Page.
In short:
The DX7 version gives:
# extra patch memory (with function data for EACH patch)
# optional ROM sounds from GMR, allowing 576 patches in a DX7
# patch mapping
# master contoller functions
# transmission on two midi channels
# stacking of sound (makes it thicker but only 8 note poly)
# ...and more...
The DX7II/FD version {includes all of the above?} and adds:
# 8 voice multi-timbral capability
# a sequencer
# a MIDI monitor
# a simple, "interactive" player mode
Again for more info including the list of individual MIDI enhancements check out Dave Benson's DX7 Page.
Studio Electronics SE-1
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.Update: I do not want to get into the habit of policing auctions, but as always be careful. The odd thing about this seller is zero feedback with the claim to having an old account with tons of positive feedback. Then why not use the old account with the positive feedback? On the other hand, all of the images for the sellers other auctions seem to have the same lighting, leading one to believe either he took them or he managed to find them somewhere. BTW, if you ever catch images from another location, please comment and I'll update the post.
Yamaha SK15
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.Update: I do not want to get into the habit of policing auctions, but as always be careful. The odd thing about this seller is zero feedback with the claim to having an old account with tons of positive feedback. Then why not use the old account with the positive feedback? On the other hand, all of the images for the sellers other auctions seem to have the same lighting, leading one to believe either he took them or he managed to find them somewhere. BTW, if you ever catch images from another location, please comment and I'll update the post.
Sequential Circuits Fugue
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. Love the LEDs. Details on synthmuseum.com.Update: I do not want to get into the habit of policing auctions, but as always be careful. The odd thing about this seller is zero feedback with the claim to having an old account with tons of positive feedback. Then why not use the old account with the positive feedback? On the other hand, all of the images for the sellers other auctions seem to have the same lighting, leading one to believe either he took them or he managed to find them somewhere. BTW, if you ever catch images from another location, please comment and I'll update the post.
Roland VK-09
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.Update: I do not want to get into the habit of policing auctions, but as always be careful. The odd thing about this seller is zero feedback with the claim to having an old account with tons of positive feedback. Then why not use the old account with the positive feedback? On the other hand, all of the images for the sellers other auctions seem to have the same lighting, leading one to believe either he took them or he managed to find them somewhere. BTW, if you ever catch images from another location, please comment and I'll update the post.
Update via the comments: "I'm the seller and I moved it back to my original account. please go here to see the auction: [link.]
thanks
tubeman1"
Korg PE-2000
Click here for shots pulled via this auction.
Some Details:
"Korg PE-2000 Poly-Ensemble "S" polyphonic synthesizer. Also known as the Korg K-5, this unit was produced in 1976. It features eight preset polyphonic "orchestral" sounds (Pipe Organ 1 & 2, Chorus 1 & 2, Brass 1 & 2, and Strings 1 & 2), all of which have adjustable parameters to include attack & sustain, detune / oscillator calibration, EQ, and the coolest of all being the built-in analog PHASE SHIFTER !!! This same type of Korg synth was used by Jean Michael Jarre on his famous Equinoxe album."
Plan B News - Self Contained Plan B System Coming Next Year?
Via Peter Grenader on the Plan B list. Note the bold. : )
"All -
Now that a new year is upon us, I felt it was as good a time as any to give you an
update on things.
First things first...Namm:
We will be showing an all-Plan B system at the Namm show this year which will be fitted into one of Sean Price's super-hip Space Cases. There will be a little of everything in this system, including FIVE NEW MODULES (the Model 16 Spectral Processor, the long-awaited MILTON VENTI and three others which you don't (and won't!) know about until the show begins. My only hesitation on mentioning all this is the Model 16. The PCBs are currently on order. If they arrive in time for a fully functional unit to be assembled, then it will be on display at Namm. If not, the unit which will be presented will only have four of the 12 filters active. As limiting as they may sound, it will still make for one hell of a demo as even with but a third of it's matrix, the Spectral Processor justifies it's existence. Again,
we're hoping to have the boards in time for visitors to experience the full effect. If that doesn't happen however, it's not worth stressing over and the show must go on... and we've got a back up plan.
Milton news
Had to make some hard decisions recently regarding the functionality of the Milton. Our limiting factor was not our imagination or technical dexterity, but more space in which to utilize all that. The basic problem being that even at 84 HP wide, everything we had originally planned to cram into this unit was not fitting. To that end, we have removed the vertical sequencing from the base unit, using the space previously taken by the vertical pulse outs to fan the bank pots a bit further from one another. That alone was a paramount change as the previous spacing introduced serious ergonomic challenges. Further, the real estate previously used for the vertical clock in and vertical sequencing out jacks has been replaced by an internal clock and VC clock freq input. With this new configuration, one will be able to drive their Milton on it's own. The external clock input will remain and using that input will disconnect the unit's internal clock. Further cuts (or better put, postponements - see below) are the skip step buttons. They are also being removed from the base unit.
Fear not, there's something in the works - an add on module - which brings skip step,
vertical sequencing and some other new features into play, including full midi control. Basically put, we are not willing to sacrifice Milton's functionality due to 19 inch wide real estate limitations - we just have to design another interface to house those controls.
What's coming in 2007
I think it's been obvious over the last few months by our product development cycle that we're moving in the direction of a self-contained Plan B system. While this will be become more apparent once the new modules slated for the Namm Show are formally announced, I am willing to say that by the end of the year this will be a reality - Plan B will have a the necessary component selection to construct a modular system which will ellipse the functionality of the Synth, Steiner Synthasystem and ARP 2600. It promises to be be a big year in many ways.
Along those lines....we're moving
Finally, I wanted to let you guys in on some other news that has had the folks around the 10870 Camarillo St. address pretty damn excited (no one more than me, let me tell you). Over the past few months we have been scouting industrial space to take Plan B ops out of the cottage and into it's very own manufacturing facility. I see this going down sometime in the next couple of months. We will remain in the Los Angeles area for now....just no longer in my living room! More info on that as it's available.
- P"
"All -
Now that a new year is upon us, I felt it was as good a time as any to give you an
update on things.
First things first...Namm:
We will be showing an all-Plan B system at the Namm show this year which will be fitted into one of Sean Price's super-hip Space Cases. There will be a little of everything in this system, including FIVE NEW MODULES (the Model 16 Spectral Processor, the long-awaited MILTON VENTI and three others which you don't (and won't!) know about until the show begins. My only hesitation on mentioning all this is the Model 16. The PCBs are currently on order. If they arrive in time for a fully functional unit to be assembled, then it will be on display at Namm. If not, the unit which will be presented will only have four of the 12 filters active. As limiting as they may sound, it will still make for one hell of a demo as even with but a third of it's matrix, the Spectral Processor justifies it's existence. Again,
we're hoping to have the boards in time for visitors to experience the full effect. If that doesn't happen however, it's not worth stressing over and the show must go on... and we've got a back up plan.
Milton news
Had to make some hard decisions recently regarding the functionality of the Milton. Our limiting factor was not our imagination or technical dexterity, but more space in which to utilize all that. The basic problem being that even at 84 HP wide, everything we had originally planned to cram into this unit was not fitting. To that end, we have removed the vertical sequencing from the base unit, using the space previously taken by the vertical pulse outs to fan the bank pots a bit further from one another. That alone was a paramount change as the previous spacing introduced serious ergonomic challenges. Further, the real estate previously used for the vertical clock in and vertical sequencing out jacks has been replaced by an internal clock and VC clock freq input. With this new configuration, one will be able to drive their Milton on it's own. The external clock input will remain and using that input will disconnect the unit's internal clock. Further cuts (or better put, postponements - see below) are the skip step buttons. They are also being removed from the base unit.
Fear not, there's something in the works - an add on module - which brings skip step,
vertical sequencing and some other new features into play, including full midi control. Basically put, we are not willing to sacrifice Milton's functionality due to 19 inch wide real estate limitations - we just have to design another interface to house those controls.
What's coming in 2007
I think it's been obvious over the last few months by our product development cycle that we're moving in the direction of a self-contained Plan B system. While this will be become more apparent once the new modules slated for the Namm Show are formally announced, I am willing to say that by the end of the year this will be a reality - Plan B will have a the necessary component selection to construct a modular system which will ellipse the functionality of the Synth, Steiner Synthasystem and ARP 2600. It promises to be be a big year in many ways.
Along those lines....we're moving
Finally, I wanted to let you guys in on some other news that has had the folks around the 10870 Camarillo St. address pretty damn excited (no one more than me, let me tell you). Over the past few months we have been scouting industrial space to take Plan B ops out of the cottage and into it's very own manufacturing facility. I see this going down sometime in the next couple of months. We will remain in the Los Angeles area for now....just no longer in my living room! More info on that as it's available.
- P"
The Copper Box
"This unit consists of two Voltage Controlled Oscillators with pitch control, pulse width control, and a blend control. The copper plates as a body contact playing surface that controls the pulse width. The plates are floated about 3/16" off the metal case and wired up with ribbon cable. Very satisfying to realize my design goal so completely."Title link takes you to larger images, samples and more projects on Allerian.com.
SND
Title link takes you SND, makers of the SAM-16 Sequential Analogue Memory, and FB-14 Extended Range Fixed Filter Bank. Also be sure to check out their "Special Services" section where you'll find some nice mods including a racked Oberheim FVS, the MINI in a case below, and more.Update via the comments: "Nice lift of Raymond Scott's 'Wall of Dazzle'"
Be sure to click through to see the title link to see the animated gif.
Rhodes Chroma Site Updates
Via Chris Ryan on the Rhodes Chroma list:"A bit of a diversion this month: I've received a number of requests for information about the Chroma site, its history, design, and implementation. I have expanded the "About This Site" page into a section that includes information on the origins and growth of the site; data on visitors, referrers, and page popularity; an overview of visual and interactive design considerations; and a discussion of Web standards (XHTML/CSS) issues and the PHP framework I put together for the site. I have also broken out contributors onto a separate page.
The site enters its ninth year in February, and over the years there have been over a million page views, with about a third occurring in 2006. There were over 38,000 visitors last year, the best year ever and about five times the number of visitors in 2000. Thanks everyone for your continued participation and contributions.
Happy 2007 to all!
Chris"
Title link takes you there. The new links are currently under the Site News section on the left. If you haven't been there before, I encourage you to take a look. It is hands down the best resource site for any given synthesizer. The list is fairly active as Chris Ryan is continuously providing new resources and new life to both the site, list and the Rhodes Chroma itself.
Previous Rhodes Chroma posts
Roland D-50
Click here for shots pulled via this auction.
Some Details:
"The D-50 combines 8-bit PCM samples with "LAS" synth-generated sounds and is capable of unique, complex and beautiful sounds. The PCM samples contained the attack transients, while the rest of the sound came from the Linear Arithmatic Synth (LAS) section which sounds very analog, with subtractive-style synthesis and low-pass-resonant filters. The D-50 is great for new and non-acoustic, percussive, ethereal and beautiful pads, & sounds and the electric piano and organ sounds are in a class all of their own. It has a built-in chorus, digital reverb and a joystick controller for real-time timbre manipulation (bending the sound). It is a very lush, warm-sounding and versatile synth.
The D-50 spawned a whole line of D-Series synthesizers from Roland and many of the features introduced in the D-50 in 1987, can be seen in newer Roland keyboards like the V-Synth and Fantom Series."
Lemon Fourses
Remember Ciat Lonbarde? Here's a video of a cat playing with a Lemon Fourses. Click the image to launch the video. Title link takes you to Ciat Lonbarde, where you will find the Lemon Fourses and more.via Sendling.
Update via Sendling:
"I got the pic from ciat-lonbarde site where is written that we see a "kitty with a fyrall". but ok, if you^re sure that it`s a lemon forses.... va bene :-)"
Looks like it's referred to both, "Lemon Fourses" on the home page and both on the other. Updating this post just in case someone searches on either.
Inside a MOOG Source
Title link takes you to a couple more shots posted on VSE by djfetus. I backed them up here for wen the thread goes to limbo.
YuSynth AUTO-BEND
"This module is very useful utility module to simulate the transient frequency bend that can be heard at the onset of a note played by some instruments such as trumpets and oboes. The same effect could be achieved using an ADSR module connected to the FM input of a VCO. However, having such a dedicated module autobend modules makes it possible to reserve ADSR modules for a "poshier" use."Title link takes you to more info. There is also a Single Auto Bend module.
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