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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Novation V-Station VST vs Novation K-Station Synthesizer

Published on Nov 29, 2012 by SoundsAndGear
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"Just a having some fun comparing Novations hardware synth the K-Station to their software plugin the V-Station. These are supposed to have the same synth engines so I'm just going through sounds comparing and seeing how similar they are."

TabStrummer - Easy Programming Chords


Published on Nov 29, 2012 by miro2424

"This is a programmable midi controller that can be connected to your music software or a midi sound module can be added and be completely stand alone.
More informations at; www.tabstrummer.com"

Roland SH-1000 Synthesizer with Custom Case

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POLIVOKS SN 0189148

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Moog Videos - Orbital, Chad Hugo & Amos' Minitaur & Moogerfooger Tips

Orbital and the Moog Slim Phatty | UniqueSquared.com

Published on Nov 16, 2012 by Uniquesquared

Chad Hugo and the Moog Slim Phatty | UniqueSquared.com

Published on Nov 21, 2012 by Uniquesquared
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Moog Minitaur and Moogerfooger Pedals Demo | UniqueSquared.com
Published on Nov 27, 2012 by Uniquesquared
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Stylo-101 (Stylophone+SH-101) for iOS

Another one from the makers of Advanced Mobile Drummer posted earlier today.

"I-phone 5 friendly! What do you get if you cross a Stylophone with the famous Roland SH-101? Well We have circuit-bent a virtual Stylophone and added Roland SH-101 modifications. You can create wacky and eerie sounds to meaty bass lines. As well as the Stylophone sound, you now have an extra oscillator driving a sawtooth wave with filter and resonance from the SH-101. You can adjust the mixer for each oscillator and the LFO can control oscillators and amp. We have increased the LFO speed and depth of the pitch modulation. We have also added an SH-101 style sequencer for creating bass lines or arpeggios. It is still monophonic but the notes will continue to decay if you release your finger before playing another key. You can also play over the top of the sequence while its playing.

2 oscillator monophonic synth
oscillator 1: saw, tri, square
oscillator 2: SH-101 Saw with SH-101 filter, SH-101 resonance (4 preset levels) and detune
LFO-pitch
LFO-AMP
Master Transpose
Mixer for osc1 and osc2
Arp/sequencer with tempo
Release controls notes played and sequencer
Attack controls notes only
2 oscillator monophonic synth
oscillator 1: saw, tri, square
oscillator 2: SH-101 Saw with SH-101 filter, SH-101 resonance (4 preset levels) and detune
LFO-pitch
LFO-AMP
Master Transpose
Mixer for osc1 and osc2
Arp/sequencer with tempo
Release controls notes played and sequencer
Attack controls notes only

We our passionate about creating ways to make music and sounds. If you have any issues, bugs or suggestions please email us at info@beatsnbobs.com so we can fix or improve things. Please try this first before leaving negative feedback. We want you to be happy about our products.
If you like this app then check out our site for similar apps.
www.beatsnbobs.com"

iTunes:
Stylo-101 (Stylophone+SH-101) - Rob Wilmot


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Roland 100M Vintage Modular Synthesizer with 184 4CV Keyboard

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"This is the Roland 100M modular synthesizer. Here it is guys: System is fully functional and sounds amazing. There are 4 fully loaded cabinets, keyboard, 3 extra modules and all module to power supply cables. For those of you that have only experienced newer modular synths, you have been missing the key feature, sound quality...

Here is what you get:

191-J cabinet/power supply
182 sequencer
182 sequencer
140 dual envelope / LFO
140 dual envelope / LFO
140 dual envelope / LFO

191-J cabinet/power supply
150 ring mod/noise/S+H/LFO
110 VCO/VCF/VCA
112 dual VCO
110 VCO/VCF/VCA
132 dual mixer/voltage processor

191-J cabinet/power supply
150 ring mod/noise/S+H/LFO
140 dual envelope / LFO
112 dual VCO
121 dual VCF
130 dual VCA

191-J cabinet/power supply
172 phase shifter/audio delay/LFO/gate delay
172 phase shifter/audio delay/LFO/gate delay
121 dual VCF
173 quad signal gate/mults
130 dual VCA

184 four octave keyboard/arpeggiator

150 ring mod/noise/S+H/LFO
150 ring mod/noise/S+H/LFO
131 output mixer"

Korg Lambda ES-50

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Original Waldorf Microwave Wavetable Synthesizer with Analog Filters

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"Comes complete with 2 memory cards (not shown in pics)."



Doepfer Dark Energy - Pure Analogue Module

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Mk1 version no longer available from Doepfer due to discontinued Curtis CEM3394 chips.


EKO K1 ANALOG BASSPEDAL SYNTHESIZER SN 1078

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Motown's Raymond Scott Electronium Breaths New Life

You might remember the Electronium Restoration Project from this previous video post.

Jeff E. Winner, one of the men behind the critically acclaimend documentary film on Raymond Scott's life, Deconstructing Dad, wrote in on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge that they have made progress on the restoration and the Electronium is now producing sound!


A little history via wikipedia: "The Electronium, created by Raymond Scott, is an early combined electronic synthesizer and algorithmic composition / generative music machine.

Its place in history is unusual, because while in intention it is analogous to the digital algorithmic composition systems that would follow it, it was implemented entirely as an analog electronic machine.
The exact time for the beginning of Scott's efforts in making the machine is not known, but it is estimated to the late 1950s or early 1960s, with a workable unit by 1969. Scott, however, never ceased to modify and further develop the device by the time of his death in 1994.[1]

It was one of the very few electronic creations of Scott to be sold to a customer, as he was normally highly secretive about his devices[1]. A single Electronium machine was sold to Motown records, following a 1969 meeting between Scott and Motown’s Berry Gordy. The initial contract required that Scott visited Motown for three months to teach staff how the machine is used. This culminated in the 1971 hiring of Scott to serve as director of Motown's electronic music and research department in Los Angeles, a position Scott held until 1977.[1][2] No Motown recordings using Scott's electronic inventions have yet been publicly identified."

via Jeff E. Winner on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge:

"It's Alive! Yesterday I received this email from Darren Davidson, who is attempting to restore the Motown Electronium:

On Nov 28, 2012, at 1:18 PM, Darren Davison wrote:

Good Morning!

Last night a few Electrical/Egineering freinds of mine and I were trying to get to the bottom of why the Electronium would still not utter a sound. After about an hour of tinkering and following the initial setup procedure Raymond wrote up, the machine began to make very simple and crude sounds. We recorded the sounds and although they are hardly musical, it is a fantastic milestone.

Most of the tone generators, but of course, there are more questions than answers. The voltages delivered by the power supplies are still not quite right and many of the pot switches are so sticky, that adjusting them is like steering a car in ice with a flat tire. The recording and "Auto-composing" portion is still not working and my feelings were "just get it to make some kind of controllable sound" first, then work on getting fancy.

I am sure this will accelerate things, and I have been in contact with Alan Entenman and am sending him photos of the internals of the Electronium in hopes of refreshing his memory of how some of it should work on the recording and keyboard side.

Anyway, I am hoping that by March, even if it is not recording or auto composing, the sounds are less harsh and that some of the other features such as the "Bass generators, "counterpoints", and other features are working.

I will send a copy of the sound files as soon as I can, most likely this evening. It's on the Engineering guys phone and he is having trouble sending vide for some reason. The whole thing was recorded on an Iphone and there is a 4 min? video of me adjusting knobs and such. In all fairness to their help, their names are Guy Lewis and Pete Levno.

Now I think we will start picking up steam!

—Darren"

Also on http://raymondscott.blogspot.com/2012/11/electronium-restoration-update.html - you can track the site for updates on everything Raymond Scott.

You can also see the Electronium and Raymond Scott labels directly below, at the bottom of this post, for all posts here on MATRIXSYNTH.

Micromoog Synthesizer with Original Box


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Custom Made Roland MKS-30 Voice Chip Clones

Roland MKS-30 with 2 voice replaced to clones

Published on Nov 29, 2012 by Alexey Taber

"custom made juno chip"

Curious if these are SynthSpa's. Note there is no mention of the JX-3P. The MKS-30 is known to be a JX-3P in a rack with some modifications. The PG-200 programmer works on both.

Update via Alexey: "I developed my own project for the repair roland synths . in the future I plan to add different versions of the project : 12/24 db switch (like in roland jupiter8), aditional filter switch -add board with more classic filters polivox/moog ladder/korg ms/steiner-parker/arp4075.

and i do clone mc5534 fo juno106. i plan to modify original schematic of mc5534 to add additional tuning voice(2th dco). i maked juno 106 chorus mod- to reduce noise and add 3 channel essembly chorus, add speed, depth ,feedback pot.....
With best regards Alexey"

Under $20 PWM Synth Project from Perspective Sound

Published on Nov 29, 2012 by larryfraz

Perspective wrote in to let us know he has a 1-bit Pulse Width Modulation synth project called "Lucy" based on the TI Msp430 microcontroller "Launchpad." It is open source, and has an attack, 3 oscillators and an LFO. It can be put together for under $20. It shines as a bass synth, and is modifiable. Code and demos at perspectivesound.blogspot.com.

Alpha Juno 1 vs. Juno 6


Published on Nov 29, 2012 by caleb condit

"I'm comparing these two synths, and also illustrating using the VCF (filter frequency) external control and controlling the arpeggiator clock with a xoxbox that synced to ableton to keep the Juno 6 in time with my DAW without using any midi.

This isn't meant to be an artistic thing, more of just showing what these two synths can do technically. Hit me up with any questions you have in the comments.

Also, check out my tracks at soundcloud.com/lvoe and soundcloud.com/calebcondit"

Pittsburgh Modular Foundation (PMF) Demos ------ by DesertF!sh

Published on Nov 28, 2012 by DesertFishHQ
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"Here is a DEMO of the PMF. The patch featured is two Square Oscillators routed to the LP Filter with two ADSRs, and one VCA. one of the OSC is tuned an octave lower.

For the 1st scene I simply played by keyboard (mind my playing).
The 2nd scene I used the Ableton Arpeggiator with Chord and Scale plugins (also added the good ol Ableton Reverb).

The IPAD oscilloscope app is called oScope.

Enjoy,
DesertF!sh.

For more info on the PMF visit:
http://pittsburghmodular.com/foundation/"

Doepfer A1061 Xtreme Lowpass/Highpass Filter Audio Demonstration

Published on Nov 29, 2012 by raulsworldofsynths
"A look at an audio demonstration of the basic features of the Doepfer A106-1 Xtreme Lowpass/Highpass Filter.Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

All parts here.

Black Cat & ARP Odyssey


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Movement MCS Percussion Computer MK2 (Drum Machine) for Auction

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"This is a very rare British made drum machine from the early 1980's. According to wikipedia approximately 30 were made! Famous users included The Eurythmics (can be heard on Sweet Dreams, 1984), Phil Collins and The Thompson Twins.

It is capable of both analogue synthesised sounds (Simmons style) and sampled drum sounds and has 14 voices in total (2 per card). Each voice can be switched individually between analogue and 8bit sample playback - quite an unusual feature. Patterns are created using the internal computer and chained together into a sequence much like any other drum machine.

Overall physical condition is excellent, the casework is free from cracks and there are no missing knobs / keys. Of course, there are some signs of use which is to be expected. Most obvious are some scratches on the orange casework (can be seen in the photos) and a few missing knob caps.

Functionally, there are a few issues which I shall list below. None I believe are serious.

Voice 1 - doesn't switch between analogue/digital playback - digital always seems to be selected.

Voice 5 - very very quiet.

The CRT display is faulty and does not display an image. However, as you can see from the photos the internal computer is alive and well. I've demonstrated this by connecting an external monitor to the video out on the back panel.

There are some crackly pots.

I was unable to get the midi input to respond.

Other than the above it seems to be in good working order.

Approx. dimensions: 52cm(w) x 56cm(d) 45cm(h)

Power requirements: 240v 50Hz

More info here"

New Bolsa Bass from Critter & Guitari



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"The Critter & Guitari Bolsa Bass is our new bass machine. It has a built-in sequencer, full MIDI capabilities, and these six modes:

Circle Ramp
Sawtooth Ramp
Analog Style
Filter Envelop
FM Pad
Bass Delay

The entire keyboard may be tuned over a 1 octave range by turning the knob second from right. Volume is controlled by the right-most knob. The function of the remaining two left knobs depend on what mode is selected. The synthesizer modes provide elemental monophonic bass sounds, great for all kinds of musical scenarios. From classic filter sweeps to simple and pure tones, lush FM, and even a stretchy tuned delay which makes great string like drones.

The built in sequencer lets you quickly create bass lines with the touch of a button. With MIDI in and out you can synchronize your sequences with other devices. The Bolsa Bass also sends and receives note messages so you can use it as a sound module or simple controller.

Details

Wooden Buttons
Pink Neon Powder Coated Aluminum Enclosure
Power From 9v Battery or Adapter (not included)
1/4" Line Output Jack
High quality 32 Bit Floating Point DSP Synthesis"

Analog Synthesizer SX-150 Mark II from ThinkGeek


Published on Nov 28, 2012 by ThinkGeekQuickies

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Aka the Gakken SX-150 Mark II. You can find them and the original MK1 on eBay, but ThinkGeek's price is only $99.

1986 Casio RZ-1 Digital Sampling Rhythm Composer Reference Sheet


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LFA iPad Orchestra plays Hello Meow Squarepusher

Published on Nov 15, 2012 by GrierCarson
"Lake Forest Academy Laptop Orchestra plays Squarepusher's "Hello Meow" during the Fall 2012 All School Concert. Members of the ensemble play iPads running various iOS performance/production apps including Animoog, iElectribe, iMS-20, Reactable, and Garageband. The 2 center players have synced their iPads using Korg's WIST protocol via iMS-20. The rest are playing free hand. Laptop Orchestra is offered as a class through the Fine and Performing Arts department alongside Orchestra and Choir and is a part of the school's electronic music program. Other courses include Electronic Music 1, Advanced Studies/Composition in Electronic Music, and independent studies."

iTunes:
Animoog - Moog Music Inc.
KORG INC.
Reactable Systems SL
GarageBand - Apple


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In The Studio With Koushion: Moog, Ableton, And More

Published on Nov 29, 2012 by experimentalsynth
"Koushion is a MIDI Step Sequencer iPad app that allows you to easily program drum patterns, melodies, and more using your existing hardware synthesizers, softsynths, samples, and other electronic music gear. In this video we use Koushion to sequence a variety of Moog analog synths, the Moog Guitar's filter, and soft synths in Ableton Live. Look for Koushion in the Apple App Store."

iTunes:
Koushion MIDI Step Sequencer - Kudzu Creative Group

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Audiobus: Recording SoundPrism PRO, Sunrizer and Funkbox in MultiTrack DAW

Published on Nov 29, 2012 by AudiobusApp
"Sebastian uses MultiTrack DAW to record SoundPrism PRO, Sunrizer and Funkbox, with some Virtual MIDI magic. What are you going to do with Audiobus?"
http://audiob.us

iTunes:
SoundPrism Pro - Audanika GmbH
Sunrizer synth - BeepStreet
FunkBox Drum Machine - Synthetic Bits, LLC
MultiTrack DAW - Harmonicdog

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Cyclone Analogic TT-303 Bass Bot on eBay with "InstaDJ O.S."

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"The Bass Bot ™ with InstaDJ O.S.™ is an intelligent sequencer featuring 21st century transistor technology. An analogue, monophonic synthesizer with classic step entry programming by the user or bot computer-generated patterns. Seven unique preset personality programs, capable to generate up to 224 read only computer generated presets by the Bass Bot ™. An additional 224 Write Editable Patterns can compose up to 7 songs of up to 127 bars. All information is saved to onboard flash (permanent) memory and transferable directly to other Bass Bots via 8 DIN cable, cloning or to PC / MAC backup for storage with a downloadable transfer application available on website.Other platforms to be supported soon..."

In case you missed it, here's the announcement post.

Philips PMC100 Composerv

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SCI Sequential Circuits Six Trak

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Sequential Circuits Prophet T8

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"Certainly one of the Kings of analogue poly-synths, up there with Yamaha CS-80, Elka Synthex, Memorymoog, Jupiter 8, etc. but more expressive than all of them thanks to a fully weighted 7+ octave keybed with powerful poly-aftertouch for all 8 voices, so expensive & time consuming to implement that it ultimately led to the closure of Sequential. The keyboard was so ingenious that New England Digital used it for the upgraded Synclavier II system that cost $20,000+ and of course Sequential founder Dave Smith has been back making modern analogue synths for a good many years now under his own name, so he's done alright post Sequential that's for sure."

Final 3.8 Main ROM Firmware & MIDI Rev. Serial Number 5** (for the buyer only), so one of the last produced.

It is estimated there were only around 600 of these T8’s made in total so certainly a very rare synth.

Ex Sequential Circuits European factory @ Mijdrecht in Holland initially on release around 1984-6.

Never gigged to my knowledge, I’m the 3rd owner & only used by myself in non-smoking studio since 2006

The keys have barely been played in that time as I’m not a musician.

It has worked fine for me in that time but the following work has been done as refurbishment for this sale.

Serviced and calibrated/re-tuned to factory specification. Tunes in less than 5-10 seconds now after 20 minutes warm up.  An ex-BBC tech has replaced the PSU capacitors with long life Phillips ones & checked the power rails to be in spec.  5 front panel tact switches replaced & all 7 rear jack sockets replaced.  New Z80B keyboard CPU fitted. 2 x new Common RAM fitted. 5 x new scratchpad RAM fitted.  All as a precaution for long term health & reliability. (Receipts for all replaced parts here & pictures also.)

Keybed and all keys individually removed & cleaned. (Pictures here to prove.)  After touch works 100% and always has in both Poly & Mono modes. (8 channels of aftertouch in Mono mode.)

Front panel removed & cleaned, as well as all pots.  I replaced three key return hammer/spring/flanges when I bought it in & still have two new spares.

Key bed even over full span of 7+ octaves to within a millimetre. (Spare spacers in Wine Country kit should you need.)

The 128 Factory programs/presets have been reloaded for auction sale and are an excellent starting point for learning the strengths of this machine with reference to the user manual, which illustrates all patches as seen on the front panel.

In addition this T8 comes complete with EVERY possible accessory including some that you wouldn’t find with stock T8’s on original purchase, as follows:

Original foot pedal. Original bound user manual & MIDI revision update manuals. Original preliminary service data complete with RARE full original schematics. Original technical service manual with tuning procedures. 128 Factory programs cassette from Wine Country and also as sysex files on CD. Note this final Rev. T8 supports MIDI program dump/load to/from PC via sysex. (No need for cassette loading.)

Wine Country long term survival kit including CEM3360 dual VCA. Wine Country diagnostics/service ROM & manual. Even includes a 1 page promotional colour ad from Sequential on release (taken from a UK published magazine.) Also includes a custom made flight case made by Adam Hall, UK (with an Amptown sticker on it.)
Weighs 48Kg in flight case, less all accessories. A very big & heavy synth that's for sure...

Mains voltage regulator for 110 or 220V output. These extras alone would be £500 worth at least, maybe £1000."

1974 MULITVOX MX-65 POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZER SN 564086

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"RARE OLD SCHOOL SYNTHESIZER FROM 1974"


ROLAND SH-101 SN 520882 with Original Gig Bag & Shoulder Strap

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ROLAND SH-101 SN 232230

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ROLAND RS-09 Organ/Strings SN 853367 with Original Case

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"This is the early version of RS-09 with rocker switches, which is said to be more reliable than the touch switches of the latter version."

Yamaha CS 15 SN 1586

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MULTIVOX MX-202 STRING & BRASS Synth SN 834013

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Note the serial number is in two different spots on the back.  One on the badge and one under MULTIVOX.


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