Casio Keyboard MT-100 (1986)

YouTube via XippVid. Also see this one. via zevion.

DSI Prophet '08 Rackmount Synth Prn

YouTube via bigcitymusic. Up for auction here. Box shots only.
"Here's a really pointless video of our first shipment of DSI Prophet '08 Rack version synths that just got here 15 minutes ago. Sexy."

Percussa AudioCubes Overview Part 1

YouTube via Percussa
"This video gives a step by step overview of the possibilities of AudioCubes with Ableton Live and Propellerheads Reason. Recorded by Musotalk.de during the Musikmesse 2008 in our booth. Sounds in Ableton Live demo set are by Loopmasters.com."

Percussa AudioCubes Overview Part 2

FreqBox Guitar Synth from Moog, Pigtronix & Mad Professor

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"We're running an electric guitar into the Moog MF-107 FreqBox, Pigtronix Attack Sustain pedal, and Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay. The dry guitar runs into the 'Audio In' on the MF-107. The 'Oscillator Out' of the MF-107 goes into the Attack Sustain's 'Audio In'. The dry guitar out (mix all the way down) of the Freqbox is running into the 'Trigger In' on the Attack Sustain. The 'Audio Out' of the Attack Sustain goes to the Deep Blue Delay, then to the amp."

JUNOST-21

images via this auction

"JUNOST’ 21 - is a polyphonic synthesizer/strings. This synth has grip on the left side out of body, for use like a guitar. It has 4 octave keyboard starting from F till E (velocity sensitive). Control knobs on the grip - unison/chorus switch;- volume fader;- pitch bend fader;- octave switch;
Synthesis sections:
- TUNING zone: 2 X small screws for tuning ... no midi/etc and you must tune your oscs ...
- MODULATIONS zone: depth; frequency; delay; switch between filter/oscillator (this is lfo which can modulate either filter or osc ... all the basic params of lfo)
- FILTER zone: range; brightness; depth;
- ENVELOPE zone: attack; decay; level;
- PRESET zone (this synth has some presets, but presets can be turned on or off ... when on - you get a preset sound, when off - make your own):* 3 bank buttons (there are three banks - 1, 2 and 3);* 4 preset buttons (3 banks of 4 sounds in each);* preset off button (when you press any bank/preset buttons - presets turn on ...then you must press off - well, to get them off);* keyb control knob;* screen - 2 digi/number led - showing bank/preset as well as small 'commas'indicating if preset is turned off and if keyb contrl is turned off;- on/off switch;
- CONNECTIONS... this one has just 2 X 5din connectors ... one is output, the other is ac in ... shouldn't it have some kind of batteries inside ..."

Samples and more on ruskeys.net.

Octave Plateau Voyetra 8

images via this auction

"serviced by Voyetra's specialist Peter Lanzillotta in NYC... barely 800 units were ever built and sold"

KORG POLYSIX SYNTHESIZER

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MOOG Sample-Hold Controller Model 1125

images via this auction

"original working '74 MOOG S+H Module"

Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Live Review

Check out the full review by mik300z at the forum.

"And just for us synth heads, there was a cs80 in his setup which he only used for a "thunder" like sound, the very same one Vangels uses in "Himalaya" from the china album. That along with a jupiter 8, ARP 2500, minimoog, some modular synths I don't know the name of, and all the other gear it was worth every penny of the ticket price just to see them!"

DIY FS3M18 Noise Generator / Filter / Synth

"The FS3M18 consists out of 3 modules that can be patched together in any way imaginable. These modules are a Digital Delay (DD) a Graphic Equalizer (GEQ) and a Distortion modeller (DM).

For example you can patch the DM to the GEQ and The GEQ to the DD.
This is the basic patch using all the modules.

When patched in a feedback loop you can still use the FS3M18 as a filter for external sounds."

click here for more info including samples.

Ray Wilson Interview on Synthbeat.com

"On his site www.musicfromouterspace.com, Ray Wilson provides schematics and other "how to" info for the "do it yourself" creation of synthesizers. With designs for everything from basic VCO oscillator modules to a variety of synths, Wilson is eager to share his love of electronic music with others. In January, I had the privilege of asking him a few questions."

click here for the full interview.

MIPA 2008 Awards

Keyboards / Software

Synthesizer Hardware
* Arturia Origin
* Dave Smith Prophet 08
* Roland V-Synth GT

Stage Piano
* Kawai MP8 MkII
* Clavia Nord Stage
* Roland RD700SX

Keyboard Workstation
* Yamaha Motif XS
* Korg M3
* Roland Fantom G

Sampler
* Native Instruments Kontakt 3
* Digidesign A.I.R. Structure
* MOTU MachFive2

Software Instruments
* Cakewalk Rapture 1.1
* Arturia Jupiter 8V
* XLN Audio Addictive Drums

Organ/Portable Keyboard
* Korg Pa2X Pro
* Clavia Nord C1
* Yamaha PSR-S900

Sound Libraries
* Vienna Instruments Special Edition
* Ik Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik
* EastWest FabFour

Click here here for the full list. via alchemist on the forum.

Make Noise ModDemod

"LIMITED EDITION of 20

This is an ancient telecommunications switching circuit originally used for something called Single Side Band Modulation. Basically a way to put a bunch of lines within limited bandwidth... Harold Bode (and perhaps others) reclaimed this technology for artistic purposes in the early 1960's, and Bob Moog (in collaboration with Bode) incorporated it into his Modular Synthesizer Systems in the 70's. By then they were calling it a "Ring Modulator" and the circuit had been signifigantly changed.

The modDemod features the original circuit, bare as can be, times 2 so that your audio source material may be "MODDED" and then "DEMODDED." This is exactly how the circuit was originally used... a telecommunication would be modulated, at which point it would be fairly unintelligable, and then on the receiveing end it would be demodulated. As you can imagine, some cool distortions happen on account of the inadequacies of this technology.

I hyper-matched over 350 diodes to get the sets needed to complete this LIMITED run of 20 pieces. Nontheless, there is still CARRIER bleed.

The front panel art work is a tribute to the origins of this wonderful circuit, executed with etched copper, gold plating and white ink on a flat black PCB.

This module is 4HP wide and consumes NO current. The price is $126.
Now Available."

You can find samples and order info on Make Noise.


modDemod video upload by MAKEN0ISE

Richard Lainhart @ TRANZDUCER

YouTube via rlainhart. Via Richard Lainhart of O-Town Media:
"Friends: here's the link to a YouTube playlist of my 200e/Haken Continuum performance at Tranzducer on November 30, 2007. The original performance was continuous, but I had to edit it down to three sections to get around YouTube's 10-minute limit and some camera recording glitches. It's camera audio only, so not the best quality, but otherwise it's a reasonable document of the performance that night. I hope you enjoy it."

Men and Boxes - Messing in an Analogue Studio

YouTube via pendlecoven. vid Skkatter. Pendle Coven's studio
"An intro to the studio and the men behind the cables. Featuring a brief look at the kit that is ready to use, though many more circuits to feature in the future. Again many thanks to the mysterious Van man for the use (and abuse) of his treasured gear. This is the precursor to more vids that will feature an in-depth look at techno and it's hardware. Korg Moog Roland Yamaha and Crumar synths are shown, enjoy the images, while we enjoy the hardware."

SH-201 Synthesizer

YouTube via rolandtelevision

GR-20 Guitar Synthesizer

YouTube via rolandtelevision.

Jim Plays Synthesizer Guitar

YouTube via OfficialJimStafford. Anyone know the synth guitar? I forget.
"Jim Stafford plays a synthesizer guitar on the Johnny Carson Show!! Jim calls the guitar a US Army M16 assault guitar and plays Beverly Hills Cop!! Cool sounds!"

lemur + homebrew code

YouTube via spmaspma
"Lemur controlling Ableton Live using OSC. A custom VST provides the timing information and handles the communication to/from Live as well as to/from Lemur.

Simultaneously running 2 instances of Lucifer VST, modified builds to be controlled entirely via OSC.

The result = DJ setup with no need for a computer screen, and a lot of things you can't even do with Ableton Live + mouse."

V-Synth GT Sound Generation

YouTube via rolandtelevision

Stolen Voyager OS Theif Caught!

See the update on the bottom of this post. Comment in that post.

The Largest Keyboard Collection in the World

YouTube via AndyWhitmore.

I'm sure he means figuratively. BTW, check out what he says about the Xpander. Anyone know if that was a common thing to say about it when it came out? I forget, but it does seam familiar.

"A tour of Andy Whitmore's Greystoke Studios in West London including UK's largest keyboards collection in this top recording studio. Synthesizers, Pianos, Organs, Hammond, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Mini Moog, Roland, Arp Odyssey, Pro-Logic, Protools, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, Macintosh computer, Mackie d8b, Nuemann, Akg C12 Mike, EMS VCS3, Stevie Wonder, Santana"