Remember this Minimoog Model D from earlier today? Murray, the person doing the project dropped by to comment. Title link takes you to his blog, Hobby Synth, which covers his project of pimping his minimoog. Pretty cool stuff.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Hobby Synth
Remember this Minimoog Model D from earlier today? Murray, the person doing the project dropped by to comment. Title link takes you to his blog, Hobby Synth, which covers his project of pimping his minimoog. Pretty cool stuff.
The Music 4000
via this auction."This is the Music 4000 , it is a 4 octave keyboard add-on that allows the user to play the sounds, and to record sequences directly into the Hybrid Music System. The Hybrid Music system is a range of musical add-ons for the BBC Micro. The first to appear was an 8 voice digital synthesizer called Music 500. This uses a music composition language called AMPLE to control its sound generation and playback of musical parts.
Music 2000 Manual (PDF Format, 143k)
A bit of Bach (540k)
More of the Bach (3.7M)
Oscillator sync fx (320k)
Below is the address to a very useful page on the system also.
http://www.colinfraser.com/m5000/m5-eti.htm"
via Nelson
Synton Syrinx
Title link takes you to three shots via this thread on synthforum.nl. It is for sale. This was sent my way via David of DVDBorn, but note that he is not the one selling it.
Dark Sun
via mono-poly:
"What happens when mono goes to the Dour festival and listens to Sun O))) live? Yeah he starts to worship satan and after a good recover starts to noodle. Here is a dark drone i did today inspired by the guys from Sun O)))
Ooow gear used:
RSF Kobol
Zero VCO
Bunch of clock dividers
Gate sequencer
Wiard VCO to control the zereo vco
Sub Mux Deluxe
Noise Ring
Plate reverb and Chorus from my Ensoniq Paris
Cheers,
Dennis
Adding illuminated wheels to a Minimoog Model D
flickr by info_dump. click here for the full size shot.
Title link takes you to more shots of how it was done.
Update: you can also read more about this project on Hobby Synth.
Roland VP330 Samples
Title link takes you to the samples. The samples were originally sent into AH via Norman Fay and Mark Pulver broke them apart for sampling and hosted them.
Custom Oberheim SEM
In case you missed it, there were some very interesting items pictured in this post, particularly a blue Sidstation and this custom Oberheim SEM. The title link of this post takes you to jesper's page on the SEM with more info. The following are some comments from jesper in the previous post:
"The other "weird stuff" in the pic is my modified SEM; A "butchered" MS-10 which was wrecked when I bought it and the keys has saved dozens of other machines... ...and yes, the blue Sid is one of two existing AFAIK. The blue panel was a test version produced when Elektron was about to launch the SidStation Ninja (which is black). The former owner picked this up at Elektron in Gothenburg, saw the empty blue body on a shelf and asked if he could have that instead of the stock silver one... I wasn't late to get it when it was up for a trade."
BTW, don't miss the other cute shot of jesper's kids with an EDP Gnat and Wasp on electronic obsession.
Juno 60, controlled via Ableton Live
YouTube via RedRoomNW.
"Running through the abilities and sounds of the Juno 60, connecting to it via the DCB port with a MIDI adaptor and then sequencing with Ableton Live. From Live I am looping a simple Bobby O style rif and running the Juno through its ADSR settings, waveforms, noise filters, chorus, up/down octave, etc..."
CONDOR SAXOPHONE SYNTHESIZER by HAMMOND
via this auction."For sale here is an ULTRA rare synthesizer (the VERY FIRST) for any wind instrument. It was made in the very early seventies buy Hammond (the organ folks). The synth unit is stored in it's own locking carrying case...the key is included. The power cord also stores in it's own locking compartment...the same key locks this too. When performing, the synth unit is locked to the top of the extended carying handle. The synth unit has slider controls for intensity and rate of vibrato, control of treble and bass, tone and volume, sensitivity, mono or stereo signal. It also has organ type switches for Repeat, attack, tremolo/vibrato,sub octave, dyna mute, fuzz, bass sax, tuba, bass clarinet, basson, English Horn, cello, natural amplify, horn, oboe and soprano sax. The front of the unit has a stop bar to cut signal and two micro inputs from the horn's contact mic . It does not include a contact mic. The
only missing part is one of the pulls at the side of the unit that release the handle so it can be raised to withdraw the synth unit."
Davis Development Analog Sequencer
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via this auction
"Up for auction is an analog sequencer made by "Davis Development" for use with analog synthesisers that have cv/gate inputs. This unit appears to be either A: a prototype, B: a one-off someone made in the late seventies or C: from a kit. Not sure which, but, have you seen another? I can't find anything online about it, but it seems to have been built by a serious pro. The main board is all point-to-point wiring, but very nicely done (this definitely was not an amateurs work). It has been in fine working condition since I've owned it, although it does show its age here and there (see pics).
It should be noted that this sequencer apparently puts out a "volts per hertz" output at the "pitch out", and a "gate" at the "trig out" (both 1/4"). This explains why it works fine with the EML-101. The EML, Korg MS-series, and a few others use this type of interfacing. ARP, Roland, Moog, etc. use a "volts per octave" system, which seems to be the more common. It works with that type as well, but adds a (sort of) "ring-mod" effect to the oscillator(s) its driving. Just thought you should know, to avoid future issues (don't want any unhappy customers...) :~)
O.K., back to the details. It has a momentary button under each of the 8 steps (handy for "tuning in" your sequence), as well as a "random" on/off button, "clock" on/off, and a "range" thumbwheel switch (for making it 4-step, 2-step, 5-step, etc.). The CV output is not quantized."
via this auction
"Up for auction is an analog sequencer made by "Davis Development" for use with analog synthesisers that have cv/gate inputs. This unit appears to be either A: a prototype, B: a one-off someone made in the late seventies or C: from a kit. Not sure which, but, have you seen another? I can't find anything online about it, but it seems to have been built by a serious pro. The main board is all point-to-point wiring, but very nicely done (this definitely was not an amateurs work). It has been in fine working condition since I've owned it, although it does show its age here and there (see pics).It should be noted that this sequencer apparently puts out a "volts per hertz" output at the "pitch out", and a "gate" at the "trig out" (both 1/4"). This explains why it works fine with the EML-101. The EML, Korg MS-series, and a few others use this type of interfacing. ARP, Roland, Moog, etc. use a "volts per octave" system, which seems to be the more common. It works with that type as well, but adds a (sort of) "ring-mod" effect to the oscillator(s) its driving. Just thought you should know, to avoid future issues (don't want any unhappy customers...) :~)
O.K., back to the details. It has a momentary button under each of the 8 steps (handy for "tuning in" your sequence), as well as a "random" on/off button, "clock" on/off, and a "range" thumbwheel switch (for making it 4-step, 2-step, 5-step, etc.). The CV output is not quantized."
Vermona Synthesizer
Title link takes you to shots via this auction."This auction is for vintage analog synth VERMONA “SYNTHESIZER”. It’s made in DDR (Germany) in 80s. This 2-VCO monophonic analog synthesizer (like Moog Prodigy, Oberheim OB-1 etc.) have VCF with 24 dB/oct filter, single LFO and classic ADSR VCA envelope. Sound is really original, warm, deep, analog!
Condition is very good and full working. All keys and knobs work fine. Photos are actual. Instrument has original configuration: without midi or CV. Power - 110/220V. Out - 1/4 Jack."
As always be careful. This one is a bank wire transfer.
Casio MT-600 Filter Mods
YouTube via rolandsh1000.
"This is a demo of the effect of some circuit modifications to my Casio MT-600. Taking control of the onboard analog filter turns this thing into an altogether different keyboard. I've documented some of these mods here"
Kurzweil 250 RMX
via this auction."When the Kurzweil K-250 was 1983, the music industry was astounded by its ability to emulate acoustic instruments with extraordinary accuracy. The K250RMX is a rack mount version of the K250 keyboard. The instrument features very high quality sounds utilizing Kurzweil's exclusive Sound Contoured Modeling technique."
Sequential Circuits Pro-One Modded
Title link takes you to shots via this auction."It has a little modification on it, it's got mod Ext CV Amt nob on top right above the wheels, MOD CV INPUT, VCO A switch, PB CV INPUT, PB CVIN OFFSET switch on the back."
Synthesizer von gestern vol.2
via this auction. Vol 1 here.Update: check out the comments if you are interested in this book.
"Synthesizer von gestern vol.2 (in German)
Matthias Becker, 1995. 148 pages, A4, high quality full colour pictures by Dieter Stork.
Matthias Becker, born in 1955, has been involved in the world of synthesizers for more than two decades. During the eightes he ran a school in Koeln concentrating its activity on the theory and practise of the synthesizer. Matthias Becker is considered beeing an expert on Vintage synthesizers. His large collection of synthesizers have been publicly exhibited Osnabruck, Leipzig, Hamburg and Frankfurt.
This is Matthias Becker´s second book with historical synthesizers. One of the best book ever!"
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