genoQs BlackSea Brings New OS 1.40

"BlackSea does not only look uniquely exciting - it also brings us the the brand new OS 1.40!

Pre-installed on all BlackSea, and of course installable on all Octopus machines, OS 1.40 adds several features with focus on live play. The detailed list is provided in the release notes document.

The OS can be downloaded in the service->OS software area of our web site.

Some of our favorites:
- Step Length multiplier, to have steps play up to 8 full notes at normal track speed
- Increased resolution of the MIDI CC stream, with CC messages sent in-between steps
- Page EDIT mode - a toy in itself!
- Step selection stores, to quickly switch between groups of selected steps
- Step selection inverse editing - you just have to try this..

We are very proud of the new features and the new OS. The true merit is once again with our user community, whose engagement and commitment was once again one of our main sources of inspiration and energy in the creation process. Thank you for that!

Finally, we would like to wish you and your families a wonderful, peaceful Holiday Season, and are looking forward to the new year, which may bring you all the blessings from above and within.

Yours,
Marcel + Gabriel"

You can find more info on the genoQs Octopus and BlackSea on the genoQs site.

Jomox Xbase 888 Page Is Up

click here for the page. You will find more info including samples.

via Mr. Array

Scream 2007: Analog Live! at the Redcat Theater

Amateur Chemist has updated his post on Analog Live!. It now includes his review. Click here to check it out.

Pictured: Alessandro Cortini's Plan B / EAR Modular system.

shhhhhhuuuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiuuuuuuuuuuu

flickr by elettricistaliquido (click for more). Do be sure to check them out. There are some very nice shots in this set.

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11 75 0

flickr by in9varr.

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KORG DW8000

Vince Clarke 1984

flickr by Neil Vance (click for more)

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Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode, Yaz and Erasure.

Anyone know what that is on the top left?

More Analog Synth Madness on Sequencer.de

click here for more modular shots on Sequencer.de.

Pictured is the Aliens Project modular. I forget

KARMA Oasys

"KARMA Oasys provides some additional features not found in the OASYS, such as 32 Scenes per Module per Performance (instead of 8), 16 Chord Trigger Buttons (Pads) per Performance instead of 8, the ability to give each Module and Scene a descriptive name, and more. These features cannot be imported into the OASYS, but are available while using the software."

click here for more info.

Tony-b Machine

Click here for the flash based groove machine.

via Music Thing

Analoglive Rehearsals

YouTube via petergrenader.

"A short video taken from the final rehearsals on the afternoon of the performance. This initial upload is am mp4 conversion of DVD wide format - the image has shrunk horizontally as a result. We're not quite as skinny!" Click here for previous posts on Analog Live!

Pink Floyd - Careful with that Axe, Eugene [High Quality]

YouTube via ThePetSounds. And an Ummagumma pic via AH. Spot the gear.
"1972/06/29 - The Dome, Brighton, East Sussex, UK
video:190kbps 4:3
audio:128kbps Stereo"

Waldorf Blofeld Manuals Online

click here

Sonicbrat - W E A V I N G Update

Just an update that the download link for Sonicbrat's WEAVING, previously posted here, is back up. You can find the tracks here. Also, track 8 was apparently missing from the previous download, so if you missed it, it is now available. I'm disabling comments here to keep them all on the previous post.

Roland System-100m 132 and 172 Scans

Two scans via synth ollie.

Roland System-100m 132
Roland System 100m 172

More EVI via vgermuse

via Todd Barton, aka vgermuse:
"For those interested in more of my evi stuff I've created a little site at:
link. It has more audio samples and will be updated as the months go by. Many of these audio clips are from the gig I did with the multimedia group, sonoluminescence.

Happy Holidays!
Todd"

This is a follow-up to this post.

Japan (1982)

flickr by Neil Vance

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"Richard Barbieri Mucking on the Oberheim OB-X"

Yamaha AN200

flickr by Neon360

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Folktek Harmonic Field Contact Synthesizer

YouTube via benpumpkin. via trash_audio.
"Playing the Harmonic Field by Folktek = Arius Blaze and Ben Houston...Touch based interface for harmonic tonality."

WSG Weird Sound Generator MFOS Oscillator

YouTube via IINewIIVirusII
"WSG Weird Sound Generator MFOS Oscillator built by The Beta Testers"

ELKA Elkatwin 61 Analog Synth Piano

images via this auction

Atomo Labs Mochika Analog Sequencer Synth

images via this auction

"Mochika Analog Sequencer Synth - Rhythm Synthesizer By Atomo Synthesizers
Visit my blog.

Make insane effect loops, cool phrases, fat basslines or crazy percusion rhythms, change the sound in real time by tweeking the knobs on stage or in studio or connect it to your favorite effects (delay, flange, etc, etc)and create a wide sort of rhytm textures and soundscapes with this beautiful lighted analog sequencer synth box.

Hi!! This auction is for a beautyful hand built Analog sequencer synthesizer created by Alfredo Aliaga for Atomo Labs.

This synth features one square and saw waveform VCO (voltage controled oscillator) with a huge pitch range, from subsonic to ultrasonic sound

One square and triangle waveform LFO (low frequency oscillator), that modulates the VCO for the vibrato effect creating old school arcade Atari-like sounds.

White noise generator that triggers the VCO and can create percussion like sounds.
8 step Sequencer with note on/off switch and pitch knob for each step

It features a 1/4 inch audio output, 1/4 inch CV Output (to control other analog gear), 1/4 inch Clock input (gate in, to sync whit an external analog clock, like another analog sequencer), 1/4 inch Gate/clock output.(to sync whit other analog gear using the Mochika's internal clock)

Also the instrument is ligthed with 2 super bright green leds that indicates the LFO and Sequencer Rate, and 8 blue ultra bright leds to indicate the step that is being played. Very useful when you play it on a dark stage.

The Analog Sequencer is packed in a cool cristal acrilic case that shows all the hand made analog circuitry.

The instrument is powered directly from 110V or 220V AC, rubber feet, and comes with operation manual.

Dimensions: 9 inch(W), 7 inch(D), 3 1/4 inch(H. incuded rubber feet and knobs)
Sound Samples , Video and extra large Pictures"

SIMMONS SDS1 SDS9 sound EPROM collection

via this auction

"Set of four different Drum EPROMs for Simmons Drums. All 4 of these are various snare sounds. Wood Snare, Tight Snare, Gunshot Snare, and Rock Snare. These beautiful old 8 bit sound proms will work in any SDS1 or SDS9. These were NOT simply copied from analog sounds using a Simmons SDS EPB Sampler or Prommer.... they are true digital!"

KORG MS20

images via this auction

Kawai K3 RC2 RAM

via this auction

Note the seller has a ton of other items including some rack mount synths and cassette tapes of patches for various vintage synths including the Oberheim OB-8, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 and much more. Funny thing is the tapes have vintage-synth.com printed on them. Vintage-synth.com (with the dash) just redirects you back to their Ebay store.