DSI Mono Evolver Keyboard with Backlit Wheels and Walnut Sides

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devi ever : fx - DREAM MANGLER, synth

YouTube via devieverfx. http://www.deviever.com/fx/

DURACELL, SPACE HARRIER IN LONDON

YouTube via safe1s.
"DURACELL, SPACE HARRIER IN LONDON. AMAZING. andreduracell.com"
via dan kirkhus in the comments of this post.
"drum transients advance the seq in his nord micromod."

MOOG Drum

images via this auction
"Classic MOOG DRUM CONTROLLER
Model 1130
connects to Minimoog - Sonic 6 - Modular - etc
works great with my Mini
measures 9" lug-to-lug across the head
**Note for Newbies** It is a "controller" and thus makes no sound of its own, must be used with an analog synth with CV and S-trig inputs.."
via brian c

Larry Fast

YouTube via moogfoundation
"Testimonial about how Bob Moog enhanced this person's music and/or musical career. Interview was at the Audio Engineering Convention in New York City, 2007."

Tenori-on Trip

YouTube via pepemogt
"Here i am remixing a track from AAM(Antiguo Automata Mexicano), this is one of the most fun remix i did in the last months using tenori-on, i use only few elements, a basic 8 tracks mix, the Oberheim 4 voice for the bass and solo synth line, the tenori-on for the ambient sound, the Analogue system Modular Synthesizer RS-95, RS-310, RS-220, RS-80 modules on top of the acustic Drums and glitch sounds of AAM.
enjoy!

http://www.myspace.com/latinsizer
AAM Bio:
Antiguo Autómata Mexicano. Ángel Sánchez Borges, musician-noise maker, producer, promoter; since the late 80's part of the experimental music scene in Monterrey, México. In 2002 he started the project called Antiguo Autómata Mexicano."

Troubleshooting and Repairing Electronic Music Synthesizers

via this auction

Not the best shot, but I haven't seen this one before. It's available on Amazon

The seller also has a ton of other books worth checking out.

Crumar Spirit

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via this auction

"The Crumar Spirit was originally designed by Bob Moog (himself), Jim Scott & Tom Rhea and released back around 1982-83. These are the three people behind the Minimoog.

This is said to be the most flexible monophonic synth ever. It has a 37-note keyboard with 2 VCO's. There are saw, triangle, and several square waveforms on both oscillators.The oscillators have an octave range from 32' to 4'. Ring Modulation, low and high pass filters, 12 DB & 24DB slope, single & multiple triggering, keyboard filter tracking, band pass filtering, loudness envelope, filter envelope, arpeggiator linked to LFO (mod-X) with 4 different arpeggiations, LFO 1 modulated 6 different ways, a second waveshapable LFO called (shaper-y) with 4 fixed waveforms and shape control adjustable from saw to reverse-sawtooth, performance panel to include Auto & preset glide, and 3 performance wheels, pitch, Mod-x, and Shaper -Y. with the latter 2 having 5 different destinations. An audio mixer with ability to mix OSC A & B with Ring Modulator, and Noise. LFO 1 also has a red noise generator as well as a brightness control for overall boost of the high frequencies. A filter envelope with inverted and normal ADSR & a loudness envelope which can be bypassed.

Output Jacks: External Gate in, External Pitch in, Keyboard Pitch out, Keyboard Gate out, OSC B Pedal, Filter Pedal, Shaper Audio Out, ADSR Mix Out, External Audio In.

The Spirit is a treasure trove of desirable synth chips, with a pair of CEM3340 oscillators, a pair of CEM3350 Dual VCFs, and no fewer than six CEM3360 Dual VCAs. If this means little to you, I should point out that the 3340 provided the voicing for the Moog Memorymoog, the Oberheim OBXa, OBSX and OB8, the Roland SH101, MC202 and Jupiter 6, early revisions of the Roland MKS80 Super Jupiter, the Rev.3.x Prophet 5s, all Prophet 10s, the T8, the Pro One and the Prophet 600. 3360 VCAs were used in a huge range of instruments, including the Ensoniq ESQ1 and SQ80, the Linndrum, the Memorymoog, numerous Oberheims, the PPG Wave 2.2 and 2.3, the Chroma, the Jupiter 6 and MKS80, and some of the Prophets. The Spirit shares its architecture with the very best. GOOD LUCK!

SoundOnSound
Gordon Reid"

ElectroKraft.com Super Synth Drums

via this auction

"This is a genuine cartridge for use in the old original or new clone NES systems. Create true 8 bit percussion synth from the real Nintendo NES using the controllers.

You can use the original NES gamepad controllers, as well as the new 3rd party controllers made for NES, or the Yobo and Generation Nex clones.

Each button on controller #1 produces a different 8 bit percussion sound. It's like having an 8 piece synth drum kit that you play with the NES controller.

Controller #1 produces percussion sounds when each button is pressed, controller #2 creates a pulsing/loop effect which can be applied to any of the percussion sounds produced by controller #1.

Just pop in the cart and plug into an amp using an RCA to 1/4" audio jack adapter, or just plug right into your TV's RCA audio input for sound.

(I can also offer modified original (or clone systems; Yobo) NES systems which have an added 1/4" audio output jack and volume control knob.)"

ElectroKraft.com Sonic DrumAxe NES Instrument

YouTube via orphiusflux
"The Sonic DrumAxe is a controller that connects to the Nintendo NES video game system. Used with the "Super Synth Drums" cartridge you use the DrumAxe to create true 8 bit NES percussion/drum sounds.

You wear it like a guitar. There are 7 touch sensors which you tap to produce sound."
Note this one is also listed for sale; details in the YouTube comments.

Circuit Bent SK-1 with "Glitchstation" Patchbay

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"circuit bent Casio SK-1 keyboard that I've set up to be controlled by an extensive patchbay built into an old Playstation 2 case... The Casio is setup with a few additional controls. I added a drum kill switch that shuts off the "Blip blop" drums, a pitch control that raises the pitch, a pitch warble body contact, and a 1/4 inch output.There is also an RCA plug that gives power to the LFO on the patchbay. The patch bay connects to the Casio using a 25 pin d-sub cable. The main bending patch bay consists of 26 points, 2 points go to ground, and ever other goes to individual points in the keyboard.That is over 600 different combinations in the patch bay alone. There is an 8 point patch bay that is wired to seven switches. This allows you to take points from the main bay, plug them in, and use the switches to turn them on and off. If you turn all of the switches on then it functions as a common connecting all of the points together. There are 3 joysticks wired to 9 patch points (3 per stick). These work by find a bend, plug it into the middle of the 3, plug something into the outer points, and then going between the two using the stick (left goes to left point, center off,right goes to right etc..)

There are 3 knobs with to patch points going to each. These knobs are 3 different values allowing to to add some resistance to your bend if needed. This works well with the LFO section.

There is a sample and hold section with 2 patch points, a momentary push button switch, and lock switch. This allows you to find a good crash bend, test it with the push button, and lock it in with the lock switch.

Last, and definitely not least is the LFO section. There is a power switch, power patch point (connects to the Casio) Rate knob, Rate indicating LED, and a patch point. This allows you to modulate your bends using the LFO. Works great with the switching patch bay, and the knobs.

Sound Samples Here.

Make sure to check my other auctions for more Video Games, Musical Equipment, and accessories."

Glitchstation Demo

YouTube via jamforthelamb

Glitchstation Demo 2


Glitchstation with SK-1 main patchbay demo

MS-20 + Cables Cables Cables

flickr by rard23

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The Screamers - 122 Hours of Fear, Vertigo - Live 1979

YouTube via Sockies25.

All synth punk. Well, kind of - they used an ARP Odyssey and Fender Rhodes.

via Waveformless.

You can find some previous posts scattered here.

"arget Video: The Screamers

Songs: 122 Hours of Fear, Vertigo - Live 1979 at the Mab

The Screamers were pure genius and this live video is a work of art. Unfortunatley they never recorded an album and only some poor quality demo and live recordings exist. This video however is a clip from a Target DVD released in 2004. Hope you like it"

All Three Instruments

flickr by reidmix

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This shot is like a synth Rorschach test. What are the three instruments immediately come to mind?

alright, everybody scootch together so i can get you all in!

flickr by chiasticon
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Alesis Andromeda A6

via this auction, via the forum.

Tenori-on vs. Battery3

YouTube via salzmanufaktur. "Using the Tenori-on as a MIDI controller."

Richard Devine Interview

You can find the full interview with gear list and exclusive track on Elektron-Users. The focus of course is on his Elektron gear.

I'm guessing that's the "Custom Modular synth by Tim Adams" pictured here.

mad scientist drummer – Steve

mad scientist drummer – Steve from Sebastian Arnold on Vimeo.


mad scientist drummer – Spanky from Sebastian Arnold on Vimeo.
"Sebastian Arnold plays acoustic and electronic drumset and synthesizers. myspace.com/sebastianarnold"

FSK synthesis

via Ricko on electro-music.com
"I have been playing around for the last week using FSK (frequency shift keying) as a synthesis method. I don't think I have ever seen anyone write about this method in public, so here goes.

It is a way of getting good control over two separate formants with only two oscillators.

The configuration is simple: a slave (sine) oscillator synced to a master (square) oscillator. The output is from the slave. The base frequency is set from by the master oscillator, and the formant frequency is determined by the frequency of the slave oscillator, as you would image.

How the FSK set up is unusual is that you add to the Fin of the slave a little of the square wave (adjusted so that it the "space" is always 0V). So during the mark part of the square wave, the sync oscillator is a higher frequency than the space period: the effect is that you get an extra formant. The frequency of this 2nd, higher formant is set by the amount of the square modulation from the master (if the mark is 1V signal, the 2nd formant will be 18ve higher, etc). The relative levels of the formants to each other are determined by the pulse width of the master.

(Obviously, if the master frequency is higher than the formant frequencies, you don't get this formant effect.)

What is quite interesting is that if you want to have fairly fixed formants, you don't need to feed in the keyboard CV, and even if you want variable formants you can do it with a very simple oscillator without high-end (expensive) tempco because the base frequency oscillator stability is entirely determined by the master oscillator: fluctuations in the slave will show up as minor tone changes which may indeed be pleasant.

It would be easy to build an FSK waveshaper: just a syncable LFO driven to audio rates at a minimum.

The kinds of tones that are available tend to be woodwind-ish and sparse, and thin and buzzy at the low end, but interesting. Changing the square to another waveshape stops the FSK effect and is useless for the formant effect. Selecting richer waveforms than the sine obviously makes more harmonics which can disguise the formant effect but can be interesting in their own right.

(To do this digitally, you have to clip the square wave rather than use a band-limited version.)

I have found what is quite useful is to use the FSK in conjunction with a BP filter (signal from the master VCO) also controlled by the formant1 CV and output +/_ with the slave osc. That allows a richer band of harmonics, with exact formant either being emphased as if you had some super Q going on, or cancelled out."

Wooden noise drone synth

YouTube via jakewaldron. via brian c.

Roland TR-909

images via intercorni on the forum where it is up for sale.

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ARP SOLOIST Owned by "Night of the Living Dead" Producer Karl Hardman

images via this auction

"This extremely rare and functioning 1971 ARP Soloist synthesizer was one of the first synthesizers originally designed for the live performer and is considered the first preset mono synthesizer ever manufactured.

The ARP Soloist was one of the first synths ARP ever produced and is the precursor to the more common, somewhat similar ARP Pro-Soloist. The Soloist was designed to have presets that provide the live musician with immediate access to cool patches and sounds and is smaller and lighter, making it more portable, than most synthesizers of the time. The presets can be modified by using the various effects, portamento, filters and aftertouch features on the top, front and back of this unit.

This synth was checked and serviced last week by a former ARP-licensed professional technician with previous experience working with this rare model. The original oscillator in this unit died and has been replaced with a brand new (same model) oscillator. All its other parts were checked and subsequently ok’d. As far as we know this synth is fully functioning. However, we are aware that the aftertouch in these models generally stops working over time. We have been unable to satisfactorily conclude that the aftertouch function on this particular synth is indeed functioning as it should. Therefore, while the aftertouch effects seem to work on certain patches and settings, we are selling this synth with an 'as is' disclaimer on the aftertouch functions.

Adding further interest to this particular synth is that it was previously owned and used by Karl Hardman, the man who produced and starred in cult horror film classic Night of the Living Dead. Hardman was a radio, TV, movie producer, and co-founder (together with life-long partner Marylin Eastman, who also starred in Night of the Living Dead) of Hardman Eastman Associates- one of Pittsburgh's major film and sound production companies. This ARP, which comes from their studio, appears to have been well maintained and is currently in wonderful condition.

The keyboard features 37 keys, aftertouch volume sensitivity, brilliance (resonance), vibrato, wow, bend effects, portamento, a repeat (early arpeggiator type) switch which can be controlled with the top sliders, envelope and LFO controls. On the back of the keyboard is a fine tune knob and two knobs which control the threshold and sensitivity for the effects and aftertouch. Also on the back is a 1/4 “ output jack for low level output and an RCA output for high level output.

The Soloist used the same potted main 4012 or “Moog” filter as used in the all the ARP 2600s made up until 1976 and featured a noteworthy and highly expressive aftertouch system. The aftertouch could be controlled and adjusted allowing the performer to add complex expression and alter various aspects of the sounds based on how hard, fast or long the keys are pressed combined with the various settings.

Condition and Description:
34.5" x 10" x 3.5" inches in size. Plastic slider knob for Volume and Portamento Speed missing but sliders are still easily adjustable; one small rubber foot missing from bottom; overall very light wear with a few faint scuff marks."


1971 ARP Soloist short demonstration
YouTube via LarsWigren

"A short demonstration of an original 1971 ARP Soloist synthesizer which I am currently selling on ebay. I recorded this for the ebay listing the day I got it back from the repair shop. The audio comes from the camera recording the sounds coming out from my stereo."
via Jeremy

more film synth spotting

via John:
"These two pictures come from the film 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story' -a really funny music-comedy with a lot of references to country and pop/rock mythology of the previous five decades. The first picture is a snapshot from the extras of the DVD, where the staring actor John C. Reilly records the vocal tracks and an ARP 2600 is visible. In the second picture you can see a Minimoog, which is strangely looks like its inards are removed(to make a Midimini by Studio Electronics maybe?) and a Fender Rhodes Suitcase model with silver top -an early one.
A nice movie, but as I saw that film with my (25 yrs old)son , he seemed like he didn't got a lot of internal jokes, that coming from the rock/pop mythology -for example the references to the legendary 'Smile' concept by (Beach Boys) Brian Wilson and stuff like that -I had to explain to him a lot, during the viewing :) Anyway, a very enjoyable movie for every music fan -recommented." See the Synth Movies label below for more.

Oakley Voltage Controlled State Variable Filter

"This is a two pole multimode filter capable of high pass, low pass, band pass and notch output modes. All four outputs are available simultaneously. This new version of the very popular Oakley design is based around the classic two pole state variable filter topology as used in a variety of vintage synths including the Oberheim SEM and OB-X. At high resonance the Oakley SVF will oscillate over the whole of the audio band and is temperature compensated.

The design is intended to fit into a 1U wide 'filter-core' module or a more fully featured 2U wide panel with seven control pots.

The 1U 'Filter Core' format is our new way of handling filter modules. Although the 1U module can be used as a filter module on its own, it is expected that users will make use of external mixers to control CV and audio levels going into the filter. In this way, you will be able to have a collection of space saving 1U filter cores that can be used with any generic mixer module. The Oakley Multimix is an ideal choice for a handy mixer module."

More info on the Oakley Modular site.

Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus + Moog Prodigy by RetroSound

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo track by RetroSound

bassline: Moog Prodigy; sequenced by the SCI Pro-One internal sequencer and triggered by the TR-707
strings and human voice choir: Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus Mk2
drums: Roland TR-707

no overdubbing, no playback, no sequencer software used"

Korg Kaoss Pad Circuit Bent

images via this auction

"So what is this ?
It's a faulty Korg Kaoss Pad that I kind of bent. The KP touchcontrol broke and then the unit itself started acting funny.

First of all: IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A WORKING KAOSS PAD THE AUCTION IS NOT FOR YOU BECAUSE THE UNIT CANNOT PROCESS AUDIO AND THE TOUCH PAD IS MISSING.

Now, how does it work ? Well simply turns the unit on and it'll start making sounds. You can change programs by turning the program wheel, you can even still save your favorite presets to one of the 8 push buttons to instant recall. As you can see there are 3 body contacts that acts on the sound. They do have an effect on every preset but on most the do have.
You can also still sample the noise that comes out of the unit on one of the 2 samples location (see video).
There is also a reset button, to quickly reset the unit when you're fed up of the ongoing noise.

What you can't do ? use it as a fx unit, as a working Kaoss Pad because no audio can be process, all the sounds come from the box itself.

You don't have much control over the sounds, and some presets are not giving any sound and other are giving the same, but all in all, it's a nice cheap box if you'll looking for noises and drones.
Hear for yourself: DEMO#1,DEMO#2,DEMO#3
and there is a quick video down here"

vernier knobs

flickr by stretta
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via stretta in the comments of this post.

The Bevis Board

"Do you want to learn about building guitar stompbox circuits? Have you been frustrated before by soldering, or trying to buy the right parts? Have you tried your hand at various kits, but want to learn more about how circuits actually work? Do you want to hear how certain designs sound before you plunk down your hard-earned cash on boutique or commercial pedals?

Well my friend, I think I may have something that will interest you: the beavis board."

"The beavis board makes it easy to:
* Build a huge array of stompbox circuits including overdrives, distortions, fuzzes, filters, amplifiers, tremolos, noise generators, oscillators, and more.
* Learn about the different components and how they work to shape your guitar's signal
* Modify stompbox designs to tailor your sound.
* Easily try out your circuits through a true-bypass breakout box
* Have a giant buttload of fun"

Alamooga Esinlenmeler (Metin H. Alatli) - Sentetik Oyun Havalar (1975)

on 36 15 MOOG

ARP 2600 in the shot