The Persephone vs. the Moogerfooger Freqbox

YouTube via RothHandle
"Today I continued working on a track by the Opium Cartel. It is a really interesting project where files are sent around all over the world with people doing overdubs separately and then Jacob, the bands songwriter sits in Norway and listens and sorts it out in the end. The material is really good and exciting so it is really fun material to work with.

Today I worked on a track called picker girl recording a lot of percussion stuff. During the afternoon I started with the Persephone experimenting with pedals. Here is a short experiment using the Moogerfooger Freqbox.

This film was shot at Roth Händle studios Stockholm. For more info on the studio, blogs and whatnot please visit www.roth-handle.nu"

Serge Analog Modular

via this auction

"Four custom panels built by Sound Transforms Systems

Top row: New Timbral Oscillator, Precision VCO, Dual Comp, Triple Waveshaper, Audio Mixer, Variable Q VCF, Universal audio Processor Second Row: 8 Channel Interface, Dual Universal Slope Generator, Smooth/Stepped Generator, Scaling Processor, Dual Transient Generator, Boolean Logic, Extended ADSR Third Row: New Timbral Oscillator, Ring Mod, Analog Shift Register, Quantizer (TKB), 4-stage Sequencer Programmer, Extended ADSR Bottom Row: Touch Activated Keyboard sequencer Not seen: Power Supply 4 panel Power Supply 2 panel"

MMS - Drum Machine

YouTube via djcylob. via Cyloblog where you can find some more info on this project.
"The Monome Music System takes its first steps." Be sure to see this post.

Musikmesse: Synthesizer-Welt Video

click here for the link to a short video of the Synthesizer-Magazin sponsored booth at this years Musikmesse.

Moog Little Phatty
Moog Voyager
MacBeth M5N White

Also see a clip of the Clavia Nord Anniversary Edition here.

midibox sid bass test

YouTube via blowcocsy. via Nusonica.
"sequneces of bas line is transfered midi roland mc505,sound only midibox sid:)"

Latronic Notron Sequencer

images via this auction
"The features of this fantastic device are too numerous to mention, everything is described in the manual which is linked [here]. There are four step sequencers, each of which can be controlled independently and adjusted while sequences are playing. Each sequence can have a different length and tempo. There are three-color LEDs for each step to indicate different states. Sequences can be forced to any of a large variety of scales, including some unique ones. Pitch bend, aftertouch, or other midi controllers can be sent in addition to notes. Velocity and note length are adjustable. Patterns can be saved and chained. The four wheels allow sequences to be "played" by transposing the notes - combined with force-to-scale, this is a great performance feature, something I have not seen on any other sequencer. The layout of the wheels makes it easy to play all four at the same time."

Korg R3 (Synthesizer/Vocoder) - Overview Demo

YouTube via korgcanada. via Nusonica.

Kaossilator Teardown

YouTube via furrtek. via Nusonica. Inside a Kaossilator.
"Accelerated teardown of the Korg Kaossilator that I received this morning. More details at: [link]"

KORG MS20

via this auction. via ghostdog.

Jupiter 8V – new version 1.1

New features
* Added velocity and aftertouch modulation support
* CPU optimization of several modules
* Improved cross-modulation
Bug fixes
* Fixed a bug when audio buffer is not multiple of 64
* Fixed the compatibility issue with Kore
* Fixed the non-linearity bug on the envelope
* Fixed a problem when using several MIDI devices on standalone Mac
* Fixed issue with selecting different audio channels as standalone on a Mac
* Fixed some artifacts on the chorus
* Fixed a bug in keytrigg, some notes could get stuck when using several instances
* Fixed a bug when saving the phaser shape
* Fixed a bug in the delay when synced to a low tempo
* Fixed a tuning problem when running RTAS plug-in in non 44.1 sample rate
[link]

synthesizer

YouTube via aimait

Recording Murfed Glockenspiels for the Opium Cartel

YouTube via RothHandle. Yeah, I need a Murf. Anyone have any thoughts on the standard vs. Bass?
"Today I worked on a new song for the norwegian band The Opium Cartel. It is a really interesting project with sound files being sent all over the globe to try to create something wonderful.

Today I worked on a track called Picker girl and this short film shows me just starting up doing some small overdubs in the verses using a Hohner Glockenspiel, a moogefooger bass murf, a moogerfooger analog delay and a roland re-501.

This film was shot at Roth Händle studios, stockholm. For more info...please visit www.roth-handle.nu"

ANGELSPIT Blipvert #3 : Destroying Bass

YouTube via krankhaus. If you don't like the intro, get past it for some good synth conent.
"Zoog from Angelspit shares ideas about destroying bass using a modular synthesizer.
Check out Angelspit's other Blipverts here: http://www.angelspit.net/blipvert/"

EWI1000

YouTube via denha. "AKAI EWI1000+EWV2000"

SYNDRUM CLONE 2

YouTube via denha. "Pollard SYNDRUM 278 clone."

SYNDRUM CLONE

Visage-New Romantics Top 10

YouTube via chrisf242. One more of the Top 10 series. You can find all previously posted here along with some other synth oriented videos from chrisf242.
Update: finally got around to watching this one in whole. The most synth heavy band of the series and no synths featured. Sorry about that all. I saw the studio bits and assumed synths would show. Nope.

Soft Cell-New Romantics Top 10

YouTube via chrisf242. Synth spotting.

Japan-New Romantics Top 10

YouTube via chrisf242. Some synth spotting.

Moog Minimoog Model E - The Welsh Minimoog

images via this auction
"this is a very rare (5-8 units worldwide) Minimoog Modell E / 204E from Alex Winter, an english manufactor from the mid 90ies. the synth is in perfect optical and technical condition, small scratches in the woodpanel. technical its near mint incl. absolute stable oscillators, pwm for osc 1 and 2 and a factory midi interface (in/out/thru). it works with the most important midi cotroller (vcf, vca, modulation, pitch, last note priority).

The sound is also identical to the Mini Moog D model bearing in mind that the Minimoogs from the 70s in different phases always nuances also different. This is the debate whether Oscillator Board 1 (often unstable and serviceanfällig) or oscillator Board 2 (stable OSC) is better."

via Ed

Do a search for Welsh Minimoog on the top left of the site for prior posts.

MPC FORUMS STUDIO TOURS

YouTube via beatmaker2000
"PRODUCE BY BEATMAKER2000 TOOLS LOGIC 8"

Axe from Marz

via Deviant Synth

"Kurzweil Expressionmate ribbon controller, Digitar, DJMC, day-glo legos."

And a Guitar from Marz here.

Recombinant Media Labs

flickr by BeerNotBombs
(click for a lot more)

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"My tour through RML in SF, CA."

Serge and SMS modular. I also see a Roland Jupiter-8 and Jupiter-6. Not sure what the synth on the top left is.

MESSE08: The Little Synth With An Evil Sound

Waldorf Blofeld. See the write-up on Sonic State.

MESSE08: VST and VSTi Without A Computer

See the write-up on Sonic State.

Nord Lead Anniversary Model presentation

YouTube via gearjunkies
"The moment Clavia unveiled the Limited Edition of their Nord Lead at this years MusikMesse. More at Gearjunkies.com."

And an image and some info via the Clavia Website:

"Nord Lead Anniversary Model Ltd. EditionClavia was founded 25 years ago by Hans Nordelius. The very first products from us involved digital audio and samples, technologies that were well and truly in its infancy back in 1983. 13 years ago Clavia launched the original Nord Lead, which made a huge impact on the synthesizer community and the MI business. The Nord Lead was Clavia's first keyboard instrument and was to lead the way, not only for the MI business but also for the direction of Clavia as a company. In order to commemorate this first 25th anniversary for Clavia, we have created the Nord Lead Anniversary Model Limited Edition. This collectible synthesizer will be made in a limited production run that will consist of only 299 units. The Nord Lead Anniversary Model Ltd. Edition shares the specifications with the Nord Lead 2x and will be easily recognizable with a custom printed front panel and the inverted color scheme on the keyboard. The individually numbered units will be delivered with a certificate of authenticity, signed by Mr Nordelius."