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"This sequencer is very rare. Only 500 were made. From the nice website synthmuseum: "The Sequential Model 800 Sequencer is a 256-event cv/gate sequencer based on microprocessor technology. This was probably Sequential's first product. Dave Smith started making these units in his garage. Early serial numbers even feature a strange sci-fi looking Sequential logo. It was built like a tank, encased in a 8"X10"X5" metal box. It represents one of the first attempts at a commercial meld between analog and digital technology..." see synthmuseum for more. As always you can find prior posts here by using the search box on the top left of the site. Here's a search for "sequential circuits model 800" - click and scroll.
"I purchased this from a classified ad back in 1996 for $75. Great sounding synth but almost impossible to keep 100% functional. Part of its "charm" I guess. Part of my personal collection."
"This is a Moog Memorymoog. I paid $900 USD in 2002 for this beast. A couple of years ago I had some work done which brought the modulation section back into working order and added the Kenton Midi retrofit. 5 voices tune properly, one of the voice cards I suspect has a fracture. Every time after performing an autotune I have to defeat (keep it from sounding) the out of tune voice card.
The audio for this video was recorded into Cubase SX3 through an E-mu 1616M audio interface. Absolutely no effects were added. Most patches programmed by me! This demo is guerrilla style with mostly noodling - no rehearsing whatsoever...can you tell?? So please take it easy with the comments. Maybe I make a better vid later. And sorry for the squarepusher riff :)"
YouTube via Modd3d "I'm using GlitchDS's "strum mode" to sync it with a MIDI sequencer. Basically I'm sending MIDI notes to the Midify board which converts them and presses the "left" button on the DS at the beginning of the loop and the "right" button every 1/8th note.
Since I get to control exactly when GlitchDS advances to the next step I could get really fancy with the timing if I wanted.
YouTube via data977 "this is Sync Modular, a modular tool for computer music creation, its already discontinued :(, stil remains my favorite software. And thats why i upload this short video, its not intended to be a review, or have quality concerns , sound and image or skills, its just beacuse i couldn´t find any other video on youtube about this software that i like a lot!!thanks.."
ARP Odyssey, PPG Wave 2.?, LinnDrum, Minimoog. Note the user created wavetable of Midge Ure's voice on the PPG. Also see this post for a special note on the mini. The August link takes you to a post back in August of 2006 when I originally posted the Minimoog portion of this video.
"Smaller file than 1st upload for low bandwisth users. This has been edited from the Schools programme "Science Topics" broadcast in 1983. This episode was title "Electronics In Action" and contains footage of the band performing on the Oxford Road Show in 1982, tinkering with Lament in the studio and Midge demo-ing antique synth!"
* GR-700 floor unit * G-707 guitar controller (guitar stand is not included) * Anvil case for floor unit * Custom fit plush case for guitar controller * Special 24 pin cable to connect guitar to the floor unit * Power cable * Midi cable * Memory cartridge * Manual
YouTube via muzik4machines "gear used esx1: all sequencing and drum sounds tx81z: reverby/pumpy sawtooth bass/lead (chain:tx81z-mfc42-alesis nanoverb-dbx266 ch1 (pump)-ch2 (compression)-mixer) mks50: hoover/saw/lead/pumpy synth (Chain MKS-boss sl20-dbx266(stereo, mostly pump)-zoom rfx2200-mixer) Redsound SoundBite Pro: vocals/looping korg kaoss pad 2: delay kaoss pad 3: loops, looper(snare rolls), grainshifter kaossilator: noise sweeps (path: k01-mini kp(delay)-mixer) er1: beatbox AND sidechain signal (Chain: left out-ProCo Turbo Rat-boss v-wha-boss dd5 delay-volume pedal(stereo from the delay)-mixer) Motu midi mixer: my mixer, controlled by the BCF) Kawai midi patchbay:guess dbx mc 6: output compressor NOT used: a computer, besides recording it; no edition, no mastering, What you hear is what I send out of the main outs"
in general: "in all of them you have the wld tx81z saw bass(and someties the classic solid/lately bass) the mfc42 is used on the saw bass regularely, giving it a 303 clone sound
a lot of the time I use the redsound as a traditional sampler instead of looping with it(actually, in this gig i didn't even use it to loop, just to load voice samples/noises
also, the ER1 goes thru a rat distortion+boss v-wha+delay and i wha it most of the time, sometimes with the formant filter, sometimes with the regular crybaby"
Mr_Union wrote in with a link to his flickr set, blog, and MySpace page. It's an interesting set. On his flickr pages you will see images of his work flow - what gear is connected to what. On his blog you will find tracks with descriptions on the gear and workflow used for each. His MySpace page of course has the final music created with the gear.
"A history of these units can be found at: link. Check out the matrixsynth link for details on how the first unit ran."
You can find all posts here. Note this does require software to interface with the Apple IIe, and that software is included in the auction according to the seller. There is also MIDI Conversion kit. You can find more info on it here.
YouTube via otisvue "3 channels/sounds in play - the gothic/doom-sound, the electronic buzz pattern (not from sequencer), and a low bubbling noise you can't hear well until it catches the echo. note how the 4-channel mix patterns (controls in upper left) affect how each signal is echoed without changing the analog echo controls."
YouTube via NYRADFilms. Trippy video - wish the audio was better on this one. Reminded me of The Cure's The Top days with the drums and color. "esting out his new Yamaha CS2X Control Synthesizer, it's The Jive Turkey Of Funkadelia... with his co-hort and partner-in-crime, The Honkey Cat.
Noodling around, finding the sound, in the TV19 studios, May 2001.
Keyboards/Drum-Type Noises: The Jive Turkey
Djembe/Camera/Director: The Honkey Cat... Don't Fall In Love."
Processing external audio with an analog modular synthesizer from Isotope Of Me on Vimeo. "I started feeling guilty about not running external audio through my modular more often, so thought I'd put together a clip of a few different types of modulation that a basic modular setup is capable of. The audio is a recording of my friend Anna (she would never tell me what it is that she is saying) from a few years ago. This video includes processing with the Ring Modulator, Audio rate and Low Frequency Amplitude Modulation and Filtering (LP, BP and HP). There's an mp3 of a short ambient tone poem that I improvised this morning that uses the ring modulation technique on my site isotopeofme.com."
"a new Serge M-odule has been released: the 'CV Processor' m-odule.
it contains a Scaling Processor, a Dual Processor, an Active Processor, a Dual Comparator and a Schmitt Triggers module. Price is 1600 usd.
it is a very useful m-odule, that takes care of all your scaling, attenuation , cv mixing, cv offset needs, plus you get two comparators and a schmitt trigger module for any 'set-reset flip-flop' applications you may have."
Klaus Schulze: Electronic Music Legend (Book by Greg Allen (c) 2008) Chapter 3 - Klaus’ Early Instruments 21 TEISCO organ 21 ARP 2600P 21 Moog Modular 22 EMS VCS3 - Modular Synthesizer 23 EMS Synthi A 23 ARP Odyssey 1972-1974 24 The Minimoog 24 The Mellotron 24 Korg Poly Synthi PS-3300 25 Fairlight Computer Music Instrument 25 Harald Grosskopf Sketch of Klaus Schulze’s Studio 1976 26
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