MATRIXSYNTH: Edgar Froese - Sobornost (1981) - Solo TV performance in Germany


Saturday, January 10, 2009

Edgar Froese - Sobornost (1981) - Solo TV performance in Germany


YouTube via AouretVolkenVisage. Sent in via kevin.

Anyone have more info on what I'm guessing are the Seq & Terminals behind him?

"Edgar Froese - Sobornost (1981) - Solo TV performance in Germany

Synth setup :

Oberheim Xa
PPG wave 2
PPG 340 B
PPG 380 EG
Seq& Terminals"

7 comments:

  1. That huge box behind Froese is the custom built sequencer they used on the Logos tour (however it is rumoured that they were not actually using them as much of the show was played from tapes). There was an interview with the band after the show in Budapest, in which Froese says: "the custom built sequencer panel behind me can store CV events, triggers in 1068 steps.") The same panel could be seen behind Schmoelling as well during the Logos concerts. I have no idea about the manufacturer though.

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  2. The two terminals and qwerty keyboards look like the ones used in the PPG 340/380 system.

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  3. Yes the leftmost screens and computerkeyboards are the PPG Wavecomputer system 340/380.

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  4. I believe thats an OB-X, not an Xa.

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  5. As has been said,

    PPG 340/380 system on the left handside (one monitor on top of the other).

    Also, to the best of myknowledge, the 'rack' behind him contains customer sequencers that were built for TD by Wolfgang Palm, of PPG.

    What intrigues me the most is, there are only 3 sound generation units there. The Oberheim, the wave 2.0 and the 340/380 system. None of which are multi-timbral. So *WHERE* are all the sounds coming from?

    Paul

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  6. The 340/380 is multitimbral ( sort of )but this is playback :)

    The sequencers were not made by Wolfgang Palm but by Helmuth Grothe.

    WT

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  7. the Helmut Grothe sequencers were 2/3rds functional. Info direct from Chris Franke hours before the Logos concert at the Dominion

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