MATRIXSYNTH: Wednesday, January 3, 2007


Wednesday, January 03, 2007

TAMA DS200

No title link, just this one shot via this auction.

I haven't seen one of these before. According to the auction, this is a "2 channel oscillator DS 200 Analog Drum Synth." If you know more feel free to comment.

Previous TAMA posts

Update via the comments:
"I own one. It has 2 oscillators, which can be triggered by an audio signal via the front jacks (there are no jacks of any kind on the back). The unit is supposed to replicate a kick drum, and it comes reasonably close, in a 1970's washed out fashion. It does not kick hard, but it does have a ridiculously long decay setting. It also makes those disco bloops and bleeps you've heard so much of. Where this thing really shines though, is in making noise. It has a long 'sweep' knob, coupled with a 'tone' and 'decay' knob that can make a sound go from growl to scream in a very guttural way. If your familiar with Wolf Eyes, they use it on just about every track."

Roland System 100m-191-J

No title link. Just this one shot via this auction.

I haven't heard the System 100m referred to as the 100m-191-J. Anyone know what the 191-J is?

Note this is another item from the Stephen St. Croix liquidation.

Other items here.

Update via the comments: "well, took a 1981 roland catalog and it seems they only mention the 191J (as 5 modules rack, the 190 being the 3 modules ...)"

Oberheim OB-SX



Click here for some pics via this auction.

Note this has the blue pinstripes. There was an earlier version with gray like the OB-X.

I've heard both that you can and cannot swap OB-SX boards with the OB-Xa. If you know, feel free to comment. The OB-SX was basically a preset OB-Xa with minor editing capabilities. Going left to right you have: Volume (knob), Auto Tune (button), Hold (button), Chord (button), Unison (button), Portamento (knob), LFO Rate (knob), OSC 2 Detune (knob), Filter Frequency (knob), Amp/Filter Attack (knob), Filter Decay (knob), Amplifier Release (knob), Pitch Bend/Mod Lever: OSC 2 Only (Switch), Narrow/Broad (Switch), Up/Down Octave (switch).

Waldorf Microwave XT

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Seiko DS-250 Additive Synth

Remember Dave's Seiko DS-250? Looks like there is one up for this auction.

No title link. Just the two shots. If you are considering picking this up, do check out Dave's DS-250 page. I'm using the term "Synth" lightly.

That's a Yamaha DD55 in the background.

Oberheim OB-Xa

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

MOOG Sonic Six

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Details:
"This is a very rare Moog Sonic Six synthesizer. It's the only one I've ever seen thats completely functional (even the speaker) and also has all it's knobs, slider caps and switch covers. I also have a copy of the service manual incase you would ever need it. This is one of the later models that have the Moog filter. Also has an audio input so that you can run things through that great filter. Duophonic synth. Two LFO's (which can be combined), Two Oscillators, Ring Modulator, White and Pink noise, Contour generator (with bypass) and a mixer section. I accept paypal and shipping will be $40. Feel free to ask any questions! Pretty good cosmetic shape too considering it's 33 years old!

Two LFO's (Syncable or individual), Two Oscillators, Ring Modulator (with the ability to use external audio as one of the carriers), White and Pink Noise, Envelope Bypass for drones, built in speaker, portamento, Duo-phonic, The ability to do other keyboard scaling... Can sound very Minimoog like as well.

From the web [if anyone knows where this is from let me know and I'll update the post]:

The Sonic Six is an old, simple, and rather interesting machine. It's an outgrowth of Moog's expansion in the early seventies, when it took over a smaller company called Musonics, which made a synth called the Sonic V. Moog took the Sonic V design, updated it with more Moog-like features and released it as the attache-case-mounted Sonic VI.

It is an early duophonic portable synthesizer. It has some modulation capabilities not found in other small Moog models, and the sound...due to the odd filter design...actually has more in common with something like the Oberheim SEM modules* (That is true of the early Sonic Six's, before Moog put in the classic Moog filter into the sonic 6. This one has the classic Moog filter). However, rather simple VCA envelope and VCF filter sections make this an easy synth for any user.

Not commonly seen, they were actually rather durable devices and used ones generally (if proper care was taken of them) are found in good working order. It was designed for home use so it is light and portable and has a built in amplifier and speaker. It's a budget Moog synth that is probably more obscure than useful these days. But it has been used by Freddy Fresh, Stereolab and Spectrum/EAR."

Sequential Circuits Pro One x 4

Dayamn... This one is up for auction. in Germany.

via sequencer.de

Korg Triton Extreme Piano


YouTube via Proximasolaris. Via Music Thing.

Roland TR-808

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.


Another item from the Stephen St. Croix liquidation.

Other items here.

Orban Stereo Synthesizer Model 245 E

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. There aren't any details on the synth's capabilities in the auction. If you know more feel free to comment. I'll surf the web after I'm caught up with my posts.

Another item from the Stephen St. Croix liquidation.

Other items here.

Update via the comments:
"patent
I have one, it's pretty cool, just Simple phase notching. Like the stereo spread plug that comes with logic"


Also I found the following info off of an old auction after searching:
"Here's a very well cared for Orban Stereo Synthesizer model 245 E. Takes a line-level mono input and synthesizes a stereo output.

Orbans are/were known for great sound quality and build quality. This one is from a studio that went all digital. The studio's loss is your gain! Nice analog 'warmth' to it. Well cared for in a rack it's entire life. Works flawlessly. Controls include:

Stereo / Mono switch
Dimension Low
Dimension High
Seperation
Gain"

Also found a current auction. for this advert:

Oberheim Mini Sequencer

No title link. Just the shot via this auction.

Another item from the Stephen St. Croix liquidation.

Other items here

Oberheim Synth Amp

Trip, never saw one of these before. Love the OB-1 styple knobs. Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. This is part of the Stephen St. Croix liquidation. You can see the other items here. More posts coming up. I'll only be grabbing the synth related stuff for posterity so be sure to check the rest out as well.

Some details
"This Auction is for one Oberheim Studio amplifier. It was owned and maintained by the late Stephen St. Croix. This man took the very best care, if not better care, of every thing he touched, and for the most part is in great shape, having been used. www.stephenstcroixgear.com for more insight on Stephen St. Croix IMPORTANT NOTE TO BUYERS! I am selling these items for the estate of the late Stephen St. Croix, who had a huge amount of musical and studio gear. All of it will be listed for sale on eBay. Please check back every week for additional listings of approximately 12 items per week."

The Hellers - Creative Freakout

Found this one on the always awesome Retro Thing. Title link takes you to wfmu.org. When you get there, do a find for "Hellers" and you will get to the album. There is an mp3 icon on the top right where you can download the retro show.

Do check out Retro Thing for more "Free Retro Music Every Day in 2007!"

Blue Cat Audio Remote Control

Virtual Knob Box

"Blue Cat's Remote Control is a set of plug-ins which let you control and monitor in real time several MIDI controllable plug-ins or devices from a single customizable user interface: the GUI of your favorite VST or DirectX plug-in does not satisfy you? Your favorite hardware device is too complicated to control? Your project contains hundreds of plug-ins and you would like to control them all from a single user interface? This product was designed for you!

The package includes 3 plug-ins: Remote Control 16, 32 and 64, which have the ability to manage up to 16, 32 or 64 parameters. You can assign a MIDI channel and CC number to each controller, customize its response curve. You can as well choose a skin that suits your needs for every instance of the remote control (several skins are included in the package, see the Screenshots), or create your own (see the Skins section): this is the best way to create your own user interface to control your entire Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) the way you have chosen."

Title link takes you there.

5 MOOGs and a Wannabe

No title link. Eric Frampton sent this shot in along with the title.

That's one hell of a Wannabe. : )
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