MATRIXSYNTH: Monday, February 4, 2008

Inside a Siel Orchestra / ARP Quartet

click here for the flickr set by janvanvolt.

Update via Qwave in the comments:
"See here for more inside pictures"

Homenaje Bob Moog Barcelona

flickr by CytecK

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Synth Patch Scans via Synth Ollie

click here for more scans via synth ollie.

They include:
Roland MKS80
Ensoniq ESQ1
SCI Pro-One
KORG Mono/Poly
Yamaha CS40
Yamaha DX7S
Roland SH2
Yamaha CS80
KORG DW6000
EMS AKS
Ensoniq ESQ1
Roland Jupiter-6
MOOG Minimoog
ARP Odyssey
Yamaha DX27
MOOG Rogue
Casio CZ101
Yamaha CS30
KORG MS20

AnalogSuicide.com- Sonic Boom Coming Soon....

"http://www.sonic-boom.info
http://www.tummytouch.com
http://www.analogsuicide.com
http://www.tarabusch.com
Sonic Boom says hello to AnalogSuicide.com from Tim Love Lee's studio.."
Anyone know what the modular under the KORG SQ10 is? You can find a couple of previous posts on Sonic Boom here.

Update: here it is, the Tim Love M5. I thought it looked familiar.

cebec on Serge

via cebec:

"I recently updated my virb page with some new recordings and I'd like to share my progress with everyone. These are all improvised and recorded live to stereo from a 6 panel STS Serge Modular."

RSF Blackbox

via this auction

Original OSCar UK Review and Synth Scans by Neil Vance

click here for the scans on flickr by Neil Vance. If you click on the All Sizes link you can read the article. While there be sure to check out the rest of the synth scans by Neil. He is definitely on a roll with new scans going up pretty much daily at this point.

Synth Patches

Click here for more scans on flickr by Neil Vance.

Pictured here is the patch used by Yazoo! for the intro of "Goodbye 70s"

V-Synth Gt Improvisation

YouTube via SimKooplin. via Nusonica.
"Hi I'm SimKooplin and i will you present my Synthesizer V-Synth Gt. Have fun!"

eurowoggle

flickr by cray5656

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Euro Wogglebug

matchbox synthesizer

thing-a-day: matchbox synthesizer from ranjit on Vimeo.

Korg ESX-1 vs. EMX-1

YouTube via drjackohollious
"Finally a vid on the differences of these two beautiful death machines. Any questions just get at me."

How To Play Your Casio Keyboard (Intro)

YouTube via StrangeFindings. Sent my way via Robert.

Finnish producer, Sasu Ripatti's Setup

via vgermuse

Formanta Drum Synth

images via this auction
" One of the rarest and most unique instruments from Soviet Union, produced in Katchkanar factory (of Polivoks fame) - ANALOGUE DRUM SYNTH WITH BUILT-IN BEATBOX, 7 TRIGGER INPUTS (FOR PADS OR OTHER TRIGGERING DEVICE). MADE IN 1987! EXCELLENT CONDITION!

FORMANTA (OTHER NAME ROKTON) - RARE SOCIALIST VERSION OF ROLAND TR-909! IT SOUNDS BETTER THAN TR-909 AND THIS MACHINE IS ALSO MUCH MORE RARE. Seven editable generators: kickbass, three tomtoms, snare, hihat and cymbal. All inputs / outputs are 1/4" jack. Editable parameters: sensitivity to the triggering signal, tone, decay time, octave (range), balance, lowpass filter, accent and volume. Built-in beatbox with 16 patterns. The beatbox and the synthesizer are independent modules so they can work at the same time freely. And you can tweak the generators of the beatbox patterns. Full freedom. This is an armoured antitank piece of gear and the sounds it produces is very unique. I've heard many rhythmic tracks in about 15 years of hearing music... including detroit techno, chicago house, drum n bass.. etc.. and i didn't heard tracks in which a drum synth like this was used.It's fat, original freq response are very authentic and pleasing to an ear, including Bass drum, cymbal, hihats, etc. It sounds like a flawest drum synth i ever heard.Again, every piece of that hardware i used, sounded different, i think it's a common thing to soviet synths. So every piece of hardware has it's own face.You CAN tune it to sound like famous Roland drumboxes but you cannot tune a Roland drumbox to sound like this device. THE DRUM SYNTH WAS MANUFACTURED BY FORMANTA, A SOVIET MILLITARY RADIO PLANT AT KACHKANAR CITY, NEAR SVERDLOVSK CITY. The same one which manufactured now legendary POLIVOKS synth. It is built like a rock, pure military technology. The body is solid and the knobs feel nice. There is an original soviet factory structure - i.e. method of synthesis, knob resistors, parts, connections, voltage etc. It runs on 220V AC (US customers will need an adaptor). NO MIDI OR SYNC ARE INSTALLED in FORMANTA."

RedSound DarkStar XP2 Racked

via this auction

Anyone know what the knob on the top right of the rack ears is and how it connects to the XP2? I'm guessing a volume knob? The fact that it's just there is interesting. I mean, would you really notice it if it weren't there? I wonder how much it increased the cost.

Update: per the comments, turns out it's actually an input jack on the top right. Note there already is an input jack in the back.
# built in Chorus
# 8 voices with dual oscillators
# easy to program from front panel knobs and buttons
# Headphone Jack & 4 individual assignable outputs
# Joystick -great for live performance.
# Run external instruments through the filter & Chorus!
# stackable patches- you can stack sounds for a single, big monosynth sound