MATRIXSYNTH: Tuesday, February 27, 2007

KORG Polysix

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Some Details:
"Combines Roland BC-13 and US-20 Technology in One Compact Enclosure
Works with Roland G-202, 303, 505, 707, 808, Ibanez IMG2010 and Roland GI-10, GI-20, GR-1, GR-9, GR-30, GR-33, VG-88 and More!

For about ten years, Roland Corporation and other manufacturers produced a range of unique, very high quality 24-pin guitar synthesizer controllers. With the advent of the contemporary Roland 13-pin standard, vintage guitar synth owners could only access the latest in guitar synthesizer technologies with the incredibly rare, hard-to-find Roland BC-13 Bus Converter.

The DC-13 V2 expands on the features of the BC-13 by adding Roland US-20 style switching features so that not only one, but two synthesizers can be played at the same time. The DC-13 V2 also has features not found on the US-20, like the ability to independently control the volume levels of each guitar synthesizer.

In addition to the footswitch controls on the DC-13 V2, there is completely independent control over both synthesizers’ volume. The DC-13 V2 does this by using the Filter knob (or CV#1) on a vintage GR-Controller to control the volume of guitar synthesizer A, and by using the Resonance knob (or CV#2) on a vintage GR-Controller to control the volume of guitar synthesizer B. The Master Volume knob is still used to control the volume of the normal guitar output from the 1/4” jack on the guitar .

The DC-13 V2 expands on the original Roland BC-13 by adding a standard Roland EV-5 input jack to control the volume of the direct guitar sound. This gives the player three ways to control the volume of the direct guitar sound: by using a Roland EV-5 pedal to control the volume, or by running a 1/4” cable directly from the guitar to the DC-13 V2 guitar input and using the master volume control on the guitar, or by using the guitar output feature on the attached guitar synthesizer module.

Inputs and Outputs
Like a Roland BC-13, the DC-13 V2 has a 24-pin Guitar Synth and 1/4” Guitar input jack, and a 13-pin Guitar Synth output connector. With only the 24-pin cable plugged in, the level of the direct (humbucker) guitar sound can be controlled by an optional pedal. If you want to vary the level of the direct (humbucker) sound using the volume knob on the guitar, then a second cable is connected from the 1/4” Guitar output jack on the Guitar Controller to the 1/4” Guitar input jack on the DC-13 V2. This is the same design used by the Roland BC-13.

Features of the DC-13 V2:
* Use One Vintage Roland 24-Pin Guitar Controller to play Two 13-Pin Modern Guitar Synthesizers
* Independent Volume Control Over Each Synthesizer
* Powered by 13-Pin Guitar Cable! No External Power Supply or Batteries Required
* Rugged Stomp-Box Enclosure Design
* Backed by One-Year Parts and Labor Warranty
* Elegant Design

On The Bench - Rhodes Chroma

via http://redshift-consulting.com

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Oberheim OB-Sx On The Bench
On The Bench (Jupiter-8)

Update: check out the comments of the post for the story behind this one.

The Leper - get CD on umop.com

YouTube via hamsterdunce, aka Dave of umop (The Packrat, Retarded Animal Babies, and more).
Thanks for the T plug Dave!

Oberheim Jacket

Remember the Oberheim Jacket? Looks like another one is up for auction. If you're name is Jim, this is your jacket. No title link, just the two shots and details.

Details:
"This silk, zip up Jacket is in AMAZING condition, and has the large GREAT Oberheim Logo embroidered on the back. It was given to me by my Mom's ex boyfriend in the 80's, knowing what a fan of "Jump" by Van Halen I was. I think I might have worn it once when I got big enough to wear it. It was (is) too valuable to wear out to clubs. The person that owned this tested and played EVERY Oberheim Synth between 78 and 80. He also come up with some of the great OBX patches, namely the Fender Rhodes, Farfisa, Clav, Square Wave Strings and Portimento Sweep. "Tim" is embroidered on the front left breast area of the black side.The jacket can be worn comfortably by a man or woman and I would say the size is a man's large, based on the size and how it fits me.

There is a small snag in the slik lining, otherwise it is in perfect condition."

via me... No, not me, matrix, but me...

Building a Robot

Via Roger Pellegrini on the Cyndustries list:

"Seeing as my enthusiasm over Zeroscillators is quoted prominently on the Cyndustries website, I thought it might be amusing to hear what good/evil they're being used for. I hope you'll enjoy the tune found here.

From about 1:08 to 1:18 into the tune you'll hear a pair of ZO's driven by a dotcom Q960 sequencer prominently featured. During the rest of the tune, there is mayhem of a hopefully entertaining variety.

For a better pic of the lair of the robotmakers see: link

Moog, homebuilt, dotcom, MOTM and Cyndustries modules peacefully coexisting . . ."

Number of the Beast Gear P*rn

Title link takes you there. Currently featured: Groove Electronics,EDP, Doepfer, Roland, x0xb0x, Doepfer. Some are listed as for sale.

Pictured: EDP WASP and Spider.