Technos Acxel Resynthesizer

Three images via Kevin of Synthmuseum.com

Update: note a new Acxel is coming from iDarca Audio

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soniccharge drums and synth

via Baghead's sounds channel
"two synplant presets, and a microtoninc drum set up - simple safe & quick"
BTW, see brian c's mini review of synplant in the update of this post.

Korg MonoPoly and Polysix Synthwood Cases

synthwood.com

"new cases in figured maple, african pauduk, cascara and walnut"

Realistic MG-1 Synthesizer

YouTube via 00therabbit. Update: the video is for this listing.
"A video of a classic Realistic MG-1 Synthesizer by Moog for an ebay auction by seller brooksquickcash.As you can tell, I'm horrible at keys. Just wanted to show a small portion of what this awesome little synth can do."
Tip to those putting up videos for Ebay auctions: include the auction number. Moog MG-1s on Ebay.

Roland Juno Stage Ships

"JUNO-STAGE: 128-Voice Expandable Synthesizer
A New Synth Star for the Stage
Features

Designed from the ground up for live performers, JUNO-STAGE is a new breed of synthesizer that every gigging keyboardist will love. Decked out with an extra-large display, USB backing-track functionality, a Click output for drummers, dedicated performance knobs, hands-free patch select, instant master MIDI control functionality and much more, JUNO-STAGE sets a new standard for powerful onstage performance at a friendly price.

* High-quality, versatile sound set, including 88-key stereo multi-sampled piano, plus 2 open SRX expansion slots for soundset customization
* Newly-developed 76-note synth-action keyboard with first-class touch and response
* Live-performance features such as an extra-large LCD, dedicated Reverb and Master EQ knobs, Click output for drummers, and hands-free patch-select capabilities
* Top panel USB port enables accompaniment-track playback (MP3, .WAV, AIFF, SMF) directly from USB key
* Phantom-powered mic input, plus reverb and vocoder, great for playing and singing along
* MIDI Controller mode transforms JUNO-STAGE into a MIDI master keyboard with a single touch – perfect when using the JUNO-STAGE with a computer"

You can find more info here.

Siel DK80 Advert

via electro-music.com.

x0xb0x

flickr set by janvanvolt

"panel by sasha."

inside a x0xb0x

Oberheim DX drum computer at work

YouTube via h2kh2k
"An old Oberheim DX drum computer at work. Used for D'n'B track =)"

Programming an Oberheim DX drum machine

YouTube via Orrsome1967
"A short tutorial on how to program a rhythm pattern on an Oberheim DX. It also shows how to change the sound sample EEPROMs."

Programming a Roland TR-909

YouTube via Orrsome1967
"A crash course in programming a Roland TR-909 drum machine. Quite a catchy dance beat being produced in just a few minutes!"

Theremug

Theremug from Kyle McDonald on Vimeo.
"Instructions for turning a mug of tea into a Theremin:

1 Prepare some tea
2 Expose the L/R leads on an 1/8" cable
3 Immerse leads in tea
4 Plug cable into audio input
5 Start up max/pd/processing/etc. and average every 735 samples (882 if you're in Europe/running on 50Hz)
6 Scale value and drive oscillator

(The tea should not be neglected, be sure to drink it once you're done making noise.)
My camera's been acting funny, hence the jitter.
See the Max patch for a more in-depth explanation: flickr.com/photos/kylemcdonald/2126494098/"

On The Run sequence on a Dotcom

YouTube via invalidbuffalo
"This is the sequence from Pink Floyd's On The Run being performed on a Synthesizers.com modular synth."

Univox SR-95 (Korg Mini Pops 7) Preset Demo

YouTube via zibbybone
"Basic demo of the famed drum box's preset rhythms. First, I run through all presets without additional percussion (quijada, guiro & tambourine) and then later add them and lastly, percussion only. Be sure to subscribe to my Channel for future videos of vintage electronic instruments."

KORG Mono/Poly

via this auction

Click on each image to see the editable paramaters. Scan of features from the manual below.

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Moog Minimoog

images at this auction

"Moog Minimoog, marked inside 4-19-74, 4536 (serial number)"

Workspace and Environment: K. Joseph Karam

You can find the full interview with more images on TRASH_AUDIO

"What are your current favorite pieces of hardware?
The Moog Voyager and MOTM synth are a lethal combo and what I’ve used most lately. The Ibanez AD202 analog delay is up there as well (great feedback). My piano is probably my favorite and longest lasting musical friend."

Korg PS-3100

images via Boele of SCD.
Note this unit is up for sale starting at 2500 Euros. If you are interested contact Boele via his site by this Saturday, the 15th. Notes (be sure to ask Boele for more if bidding): "rare fully polyphonic analog synthesizer. (serialnumber 809324) This one comes with custom midi interface and a audio input through the filter (both nicely added on the back of the synthesizer). It runs at 220 V, but on the back you can change that to 100 V."

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My KORG

flickr by Laurent DUCHENE

"My KORG 800 DV synthesizer"

full size

Customsynth.co.uk White Roland Fanton G

via CustomSynth.

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Elka Rhapsody 610 on Yamaha Motif ES7

YouTube via aemmezero. "No presets please!"

DEEP SPACE

"An Improvised Sonic Exploration featuring Richard Lainhart and Jordan Rudess.

Tune in on Sunday November 16th @ 2pm eastern standard time.

Join hosts Treavor Hastings and Gus Mason as RandoRadio broadcasts live from Richard's home studio. Deep Space is a live improvisational excursion featuring cutting-edge digital technologies along with old-school analog synths like Richard's Buchla 200e/Haken Continuum system and Jordan's vintage MiniMoogs.

RandoRadio will provide both live video and audio streams for this event so you get the best of both worlds.

Jordan Rudess entered the prestigious Juilliard School of Music for classical piano training at the age of nine. By nineteen, he began to include the rapidly developing world of synthesizers in his recordings and performances. Today, Jordan is a recording artist, composer, producer and performer. He is currently in the studio and on tour with the Progressive Rock band, Dream Theater.

Richard Lainhart is an award-winning composer, author, and filmmaker. He studied composition and electronic music with Joel Chadabe at the State University of New York at Albany, and has worked and performed with John Cage, David Tudor, Steve Reich, Phill Niblock, David Berhman, and Jordan Rudess, among many others.

So check it out Sunday November 16th at 2pm eastern ONLY on RandoRadio.com!

Visit the news page on our website for full details
Link to our Audio Stream
Link to our UStream Video feed

Richard Lainhart"

PERCIANTE ROCCO Studio Turin Italy

www.percianterocco.it
www.myspace.com/percianterocco
minimoog voyager anniversary edition
nord modular key
korg ms10
korg em-1
sakura digital delay stomp box
gakken theremin
motu ultralite
midisport 2x4
m-audio studiophile

STA74095

flickr by mono-poly
(clidk for more)

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AVRSynth 32 PCB

"Collin Mel and myself , have designed a PCB layout for AVRSynth, instead of doing it on perfboard. It hasn't been proofed and debugged yet but I am on the process. If you feel adventurous and/or lucky, you can download the eagle files"

You can find the files and more on Synth-DIY.

Onkruid - diy instrument

Onkruid - diy instrument from subblicious on Vimeo.
"During the festival Onkruid this guy made his one instrument and after finishing he did a small performance. Just to let us know it exactly works"

via Califaudio where you'll find another image and a little more info. It appears to be a bowed spring contraption.

Prophet-5

flickr by geirarne
(click for more)

full size

Special Edition Jomox XBase09

via cutandcover at gmail dot com who has is selling it for $850: "This is a special edition Jomox XBase09 analog kick/snare/noise drum machine with four sample sets for the Hat section which include samples from the CR-78, TR-808, TR-909, and special Jomox samples. The special sets include samples of the Closed/Open HiHat, Rim Shot, Handclap, Ride, Crash, and analog noise. The samples for the hihats, rimshots, claps, and crashes can all be played in reverse as well. The specs otherwise are identical to the stock XBase09 except the DinSync port does not function. Software version 2.09 (last and fully stable release), absolutely 100% mint with owner's manual and original power supply (110V). Perfect and unstoppable internal clock and syncable to external MIDI clock. Triophonic (kick, snare, 'hat' section) but can edit individual sounds per step (all parameters!). Kick has eight editable parameters (Env Tune, Pitch, Decay, Harmonics, Pulse, Noise, Env Attack, EQ Rolloff). Snare has five editable parameters (Tune, Snappy, Decay, Detune, Noise Tune). Hat section has Tune and Decay editable for all samples. X0X-style sequencer with pattern and kit saving. A true beast, and no longer made.

A video of me demoing this unit can be seen here:

More audio demos can be heard here: http://share.ovi.com/channel/mok.public
Note, mok also has a BugBrand BugCrusher '08 for sale (posted on MATRIXSYNTH-B).