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Sunday, December 07, 2008
Elka X-705
via this auction"This thing is pretty insane - a double manual organ with drawbars, a bunch of instrument presets, an analog drum machine, and a wonderfully cheesy monophonic synth with 11 presets.
Apparently it was made from 1977-81, and was played by Jean-Michael Jarr.
The synth ("Solo Presets") is working great, as is the drum machine, and the "piano" and "clavi-chord" presets. The synth sounds can be modified if you press the "var" button. I have uploaded some sound samples here."via Rebel Bass NZ
Update via Ian156 in the comments: "There was a pedal board with it, you could drop the entire "cheesy" synth section down there, for a bass guitar or 'oumpa' bass brass, tuba sort of thing.The drawbars were in the 'right' Hammond order too. Some of the Japanese organs like Kawais understandably, had them in numerical order. The major 3rd harmonic from the 5 1/3 makes quite a difference. Mellows the registration. To be honest. I've a modern Technics now, but those string/cello choruses (yellow) weren't half bad, event compared to modern digi strings. Ideal "Moon River" and "When you wish upon a star" Mantrovani sort of stuff. In a review of the time, they put the piano in the "not bad" class. There were some howlers about. But some of todays cheaper keyboards arent any better. Its a smashing bit of kit. Look after it. It was a 70s space age version of the 60s Hammond B3 complete with Jerry Anderson style flashing buttons. But its a gem. Try "Whiter shade of pale" on it, if you have the Leslie speaker cabinet working."
Sequential Circuits Prophet2002 Compare Disk to Internal Patches
YouTube via pszacharias
"A brief, no-frills video demonstrating how to compare a disk on the Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002 to internal patches. Learn more at Prophet2002.com.
TO COMPARE DISK MEMORY.
1. Check that PRESET and SAVE are on
2. Use PARAMETER VALUE to set the option to "C" (Compare entire disk against current memory)
3. Press EXECUTE
Comparing will take about 20 seconds, and, if the memory is the save on disk as in membory, you'll see "C" in the VALUE display."
"Silent night" with a robot trio
YouTube via organfairy
"The three Alpha Rex robots are synchronized to each other and the play a three-voiced version of "Silent Night" - or "Glade Jul" - or "Stille Nacht" - or "Sancta Nox" - or "Tichá Noc" while I do the background on the Technics SX-C600 organ.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday."
Elektrolight Laser Synthesizer Elektro Korg Arte psycho Wahnsinn Music by Dr. Sigmund Leid
YouTube via Sigmundleid
"Elektrolight Laser Synthesizer Elektro Korg Arte psycho Wahnsinn Music by Dr. Sigmund Leid"
Update:
"a good old Korg MS 20 for the Ground,
a Gakken SX-150 for the solo and the
Microkorg - analog pads."
Appendage Touch Ribbon: Initial Melancholy
YouTube via ScottStites
"Had to cut the highs to keep YouTube from mangling it. Initial Voltage controls VCO pitch; Initial, Slide and Bend control the Triple Wilson SVVCF module."
EDP WASP Original Synth Manual
via this auction"EVEN HARDER TO FIND THAN THE VERY RARE SYNTH ITSELF ...IF YOU HAVE THE SYNTH THEN COMPLETE THE SET"
Digitana Micro Acid Drone
via this auction"Digitana Micro Acid Drone - Brand New Hand Made Limited Edition Synth
A great fun little box, handmade using high quality parts the Micro Acid Drone is a small battery powered tone generator that specialises in acid type sounds, drones and pseudo filter sweeps (there is no filter in the synth but it gives a very similar effect). It is played by pressing on the footswitch and tweaking the controls, the first of which controls the pitch, the second controls tone. By sweeping the controls and pressing the pedal in a rhythmic fashion it is possible to add some nice acid type sounds to your music.
NOTE: this is not a TB-303 clone, but its own kind of lo-fi acidic tones complements a 303 very well.
It is great for sampling or playing along live over music, and works very well for adding sweeps and transition type sounds in breaks, intros etc. Ideal for DJ's, experimental musicians, performance artists, and producers.
Very easy to play and a LOT of fun for anyone who likes experimenting with sound, with a bit of practice you can even coax basslines and melodies from it, but it is best suited for sound fx and embellishments.
Although it is similar in appearance to the Digitana Micro Punk console it is a completely different machine and makes different sounds, in fact they complement each other very nicely and many of my customers have purchased both.
Very limited numbers (maybe 2) available before Christmas on eBay, would make a nice present for the synth enthusiast.
Comes complete with battery, footswitch and instructions.
Built in a high quality ABS case with an aluminium top and a poly coated panel.
For about the same price as an FX pedal, but handmade in the UK and bespoke, so if you are looking for something different that not everyone else will have then it could be what you are looking for.
For more info see www.digitana.co.uk"
MacBeth M5 / M5N Custom Cover
via this auction
"- High end super thick padded fabric cover
- Made to fit a MacBeth M5 or M5N and a 1U accessory on top (specifically, a Kenton MIDI->CV)
- Keeps kids off and protects surface of synth"
Korg Trinity
images at this auction"Sound Generation : Multi-Oscillator Synthesis System
Sound : 24MB internal PCM ROM
Keyboard : 61-key
Memory Capacity : 256 Programs and 256 Combinations
Effects : 114 dynamic multi-effects, 8 insert and 2 master effects available simultaneously
Display : touch-screen Graphical User Interface
Sequencer : 16-track, 80000-note capacity
Card slot : optional 8MB PCM Flash ROM for sounds
Controllers : ribbon controller, joystick, assignable switches
Connectors : L(Mono)/R output, Phones, MIDI IN/OUT/THRU, Foot switch, Foot pedal"
Jomox XBase 999, Machinedrum, SH101 thingie
YouTube via hartleytransform
"I made this the day I bought the Jomox XBase 999 just as a test to see if I could get it playing in time with the Machinedrum and the SH101."
RARE PAIA JOYSTICK CONTROLLER
via this auction
You can find a scan of the manual along with quite a few other docs at the Synth Docs Archive.
via brian c
DIGITAL DELAY/FOLLOWER by S-CAT
YouTube via PHONICPOTION. "CIRCUIT BENT" Roland TR-909 S-CAT/PHONICPOTION on Ebay
This one sounded painfully out of sync for me, but started to get better about a minute in, and quite a bit better around 1:50 in.
synthpond-cosmovox duet
YouTube via organofqwerty
"synthpond and cosmovox performed on an ipod touch. mixed in ableton live.
thanks to developers leisuresonic and zach gage for the awesome apps."
You can find SynthPond here:
You can find SynthPond Lite here:
ACsessionX
YouTube via grauoliv
"Excerpt of the 10th jamsession of the ambient circle in the unperfekthaus in Essen. Video and music is not in sync. 6 players and no computer this time. Go to www.ambientcircle.de for music and pictures of some other sessions"
Technological Syndicate - Prologue No. X
YouTube via 123keks321
"My first Track created with the ReBirth Synthesizer Emulation."
You can still get Rebirth for free here.
Korg DS-10 Tune#2 Drum & Bass.
YouTube via maco1cma
"Tune made with the Korg ds-10 Synthesizer.
This time Drum and Bass."
The Stribe
The StribeThere has been quite a few updates since I last visited the site. Be sure to click on the Stribe label below for prior posts here.
PJ Harvey Grow Grow Grow LIVE
YouTube via DerEmma. via Analog Suicide. Moog Taurus Pedals
"Live on French TV 11th of September 2007. What a voice!!! Buy her new album "White Chalk"!"
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