"Just picked this guy up the other day. The 'skinned' drum sounds (kick, snare and toms) are not the greatest sounding, but I do think the cymbals (hat, ride and crash) are interesting. Interfacing the synth is interesting: there are 2 sets of cables (1 for drums and 1 for cymbals) that plug into the top rear which would then (normally) go to drum pads (with RCA phono jacks). I'm using my trusty Analogue Solutions Europa sequencer to program a simple pattern. Since the Europa only has 7 trigger outs, I elected to leave out the low rack tom since the high rack and floor tom would have the widest stereo seperation. There is also a cable for closing the hi hat and I have no way to interface that (maybe someday I'll find a deal on a SDS6). After getting every sound into the pattern, I then tweak the tuning and decay on individual sounds. This unit does not have individual outs, only a stereo output. I forgot to demonstrate the built-in metronome, but there's really nothing special about it."
via this auction"LIDER-2 (produced by Formanta factory in 1982 - the one which made a legendary POLIVOKS) is a guitar microsynthesizer designed to be applied by guitar players who use external effects in the live performance or studio work. The synthesizer is a floor-mounted unit with five rubber footswitches; it also has sliders and knobs for changing the parameters of effects. LEADER-2 has 5 main series sections: equalizer, flanger, chorus, solo, rhythm. - everyone with its own parameters and indicators. Commutation: line input, output (line, phone, amplifier). On the outer surface of the bottom panel, an input sensitivity regulator is situated.
"::vtol:: Volfram controlled by eurorack modular via Expander #8
samoletuvvp.narod.ru/vto/diy/expander.html#8
Expanders are auxiliary custom machines with variety of functions (LFOs, CV/GATE inputs, switchers, attenuators, etc ) for more flexible control over my modular machines
via this auction "This 6 Channel Analog Sequencer works fantasic! 9 to12Vdc Powered (9 volt dc adapter included). Triggered output an control voltage output. 6 (white knobs) are controls for each of the channels (0 to 5.45Vdc adjustable). The Red LED's are the pilot lamps for t each of the channels, they will scan in sequence from 1 to 9. The freq knob is for the speed of the scanning. Very easy to hook use, Instructions will be shipped with unit. Fully grounded and IC's are socketed. I have tested this on my Synth and works great. Switchcraft parts. Will run on a 9Vdc Adapter (adapter not included)
The case was any old IBM Modem case converted to hold this sequencer. Rubber feet under case.
The Modual is 4 1/4 inches wide by 8 1/4 inches long. Depth is 2 1/4 inch."
"This is preview of "XYZ- Tablet Synth" combinator device from Navi Retlav - Missing Pieces Refill.
If you have tablet, or any device with multi axis controls like kinect and software for transforming it in to midi controller, this combinator will help you to play music and fx-es with your favorite synth sound. Audio Samples from this video are not included in this refill.
New Reason Refill Coming Soon ! Subscribe for more videos and feel free to give comments."
"Control the Korg monotribe's tempo with your iPhone!
SyncKontrol offers owners of Korg's monotribe Analogue Ribbon Station precise tempo control, plus the ability to sync their monotribe to WIST (Wireless sync) enabled apps!
SyncKontrol allows you to control the tempo and start/pause of the monotribe Analogue Ribbon Station via the audio output of your iPhone. The app also offers Tap Tempo, a Swing function, and WIST (Wireless Sync-Start Technology) to sync monotribe to WIST-enabled apps such as Korg's iMS20, iElectribe and iElectribe Gorillaz(tm) Edition. In addition, this application receives sync from Mac based DAW software by receiving MIDI clock and play/stop commands via Wireless Network MIDI.
Note: Wireless Network MIDI function is still new and developing technology and therefore there are no guarantees concerning stability which can be heavily affected by traffic over the wireless network.
Korg's monotribe is a new form of synthesizer that packs an amazing array of features and technology into its compact body. The monotribe shares the analog synthesizer voice of the in-demand Korg monotron, yet quickly delves deeper into the rich, organic, and often chaotic world of analog synthesis. In addition to analog synthesis, monotribe brings together intuitive ease of use and a three-part discrete analog rhythm section, plus the proven appeal of Electribe-style sequencing. Complete with a built-in speaker and battery power, monotribe is self-contained and highly portable.
"The video is a bit overexposed in part one. Watch in HD and turn the volume up! Listen to it growl;
and that crazy synthetic laugh! Vids shot with a Canon Rebel T2i."
For Sale at Space Oddity Vintage Furniture Gallery Seattle
The CONN Electric Band. This is one interesting piece. I've been intrigued by it seeing it in previous posts that have gone up over the years. Is it an Organ or is it a Synth? At 50+ posts a day I try to keep the site's focus on synths, not organs, as adding them to the roster would make the site unmanageable. I will however feature organs that are capable of sounding like a synth. The CONN Electric Band definitely fits into this category. I finally got a chance to check one out in person.
This unit is currently for sale at the Space Oddity Vintage Furniture Gallery in the Ballard district of Seattle, WA. If you are in the area, I highly recommend taking the time out to check it out. There's also tons of other interesting items in the shop including a CONN Strobe Tuner. I'll post a video and pics of that later.
Above are a couple of videos I took of Todd, the owner of Space Oddity tinkering with the CONN Electric. We were both discovering the synth/organ, so some of the functional descriptions were guesses that we figured out were different later. Further below are more images. Click on each to see the super sized shots. You can clearly see all the controls.
The unit sits on top of a giant speaker cabinet with a pedal (that black in the image above is the speaker). In the back of the CONN Electric Band are two 1/4" outs that you plug into the cabinet. You can actually unplug it and move just the keyboard section to a desk or stand. See this previous post for pics of one without the cabinet. The speaker does sound great though. There is tons of low end. The videos don't do it justice (turn the volume up when you watch them). You really need to hear this thing in person. Massive thick low end on the black bass keys and a surprisingly rich and sometimes crazy mids and highs depending on the patch with the white keys.
As for the engine, this is a preset keyboard with three reverb settings and a full rhythm section. It's all analog and it sounds it. You can click on the images below to see the presets available. Everything sounds synthetic vs. organ-like. On the far right is the "Adjustables" section. Just to the left in the previous section you will see a button that read's "Adjustables On" with an arrow pointing to the section (see this image). At first we thought this was the "synth section" based on previous posts that stated so. I obviously made the connection that this might actually be the modulation section for each preset vs. a separate section. It turns out it is both. If you select it by itself you get two tones A and B and the modulation settings. To get the modulation going on a given preset it's a little tricky. You can't just select the preset followed by the Adjustables setting as that will just switch to the Adjustables. You have to select your patch and then slightly hold it down half-way while selecting Adjustables On. The controls look simple but you can get some really crazy sounds (listen to the synthetic laugh in the videos below (Space Junk preset)). The following videos will give you a little taste of that. This thing excels at drones and crazy slightly unpredictable synthetic sounds. This one does need work which makes me wonder if some of it's magic would be lost if fixed. Three of the presets unfortunately do not work so we were unable to check them out. Todd did say one was working the other day, so who knows. Definitely temperamental but man does it sound good. Again if you are in the area, you owe it to yourself to check it out. Details here: Space Oddity Vintage Furniture Gallery.
"I was driving through Scotts Valley the other day, and spotted this guy out front with a hammer and chisel, taking down the old E-Mu/Creative Labs sign"
Shadow control by macbeth synthesizers "This track gives an example of multi analogue oscillators played in unison at various different pitches/frequencies. There are 12 MacBeth Mk1 Oscillators being used here with glide and slow rise and fall times. The bass and lead material feature occassional detuning in section via the the 'stablity' controls of the oscillators being tweaked to 'unstable'... The main track I initially demoed on a vid showing the MacBeth Majestic 12 system earlier- here is the track 'shadow control' in its full entirety! Please enjoy- Ken M"
"4ms is about to ship us a first batch of their new VCA Matrix in Eurorack. The module can be used in numerous ways- mixer, splitter, router, performance tool, VCA, etc. Check the 4ms page for more details: www.4mspedals.com/vcam.php. [If the link doesn't work, try again later. I'm not able to get to the 4ms site at the moment]
YouTube Uploaded by tastysoilrecords on Apr 2, 2011
"Discovered a killer patch while hanging out in the studio. Serge Creature & Sequencer-A modules sent through a Roland Space Echo RE-150 & the clean channel from the Space Echo sent to a Boss DD7 Delay."
YouTube Uploaded by kowloonmusicbuero on Jun 12, 2011
via the THE KMB aka Asia Synth Station: "After moving to a little bi smaller place in the next block (97 sqm only) I got rid of my beloved EMX & KP3. Last shots of the EMX here before I handed it over to an English teacher from Australia"
"Korg PSS 50 Programmable Super Section .quote from advertisement, see pics [scans below]: "The PSS-50 lets you program both the backing pattern (drums +bass + strings, brass, piano, etc) and chord progression. You can then play it back to try out different arrangements, help compose songs, make demo tapes, or provide accompaniment as you practice your instrument"
"Cosmetically in excellent condition and 100% working. Recently recapped and op-amps replaced. Great sound and lots of controllability. Tracks very accurately as long as you play clean, single notes, though there is so much more you can do with this rack synth unit. two VCOs, a sub-oscillator, VCF, VCA, envelope generator."
via this auction Old school PC design. Note the lip on the top left to indicate the power switch.
"Yamaha MU10 tone Generator. I principally used it as a sound module connected to a midi controller keyboard with a midi cable. By doing this you can select 128 sounds and change cutoff, resonance and sustain etc as long as you have those pots. For example I used it with a microkorg which you then control all these things by using the appropriate knobs etc as any hardware you use with it automatically will talk to this box via midi. It mainly gave me more sounds to play with and those all important organ and piano sounds in its XG sound set which the microkorg just doesn't have. For example bank A sound 1 on the microkorg selects the first sound piano on the MU10. A2 selects the next piano sound and so on."
"- Award winning Supernova Synthesis Engine
- 12 Voice with 3 oscillators per voice
- 42 Effects Simultaneously
- 6 Part Multitimbral
- 6 Individual Outputs
- 2 Inputs for Filtering, Effects or Both - 40 Band Vocoder & Full Synth Engine Simultaneously
- Up to 6 Arpeggiators Simultaneously
- Great User Interface & Compact Desktop Design for ease of use where you want to use it."
Click the pick to read the descriptions. "Software synthesizers have made tremendous advances in their ability to produce the subtle, humanlike solo note expression normally associated with traditional acoustic instruments. However, when played from midi keyboards, they tend to sound somewhat stiff and unnatural. If you've ever tried to play a midi keyboard with a software synthesizer or sampler in order to simulate a convincingly human sax, clarinet, violin, cello or guitar solo, you're probably aware of this limitation. It turns out that their key pressure and bend/mod wheels aren't quite up to the note expression capabilities of acoustic solo instruments..."
via Roger Linn Design where you'll find full details. Don't miss this post for new videos of the prototype.
"It's coming! Just showing some of the factory patches that will come with Samplewiz in this video. For press inquiries contact Danielle@wizdommusic.net"
YouTube Uploaded by sonicstate on Jun 17, 2011 Unboxing vid here. "The first part of our Yamaha MOX 6 Music Production Workstation review - thanks for the questions, keep em coming - more to come in part 2."
Yamaha Mox 6 Review Pt2 Sonic LAB
Uploaded by sonicstate on Jun 21, 2011
"Part 2 of our in-depth look at the Yamaha MoX6 Music Production Synthesizer. Thanks for all the comments"
via this auction"LIDER-2 (produced by Formanta factory in 1982 - the one which made a legendary POLIVOKS) is a guitar microsynthesizer designed to be applied by guitar players who use external effects in the live performance or studio work. The synthesizer is a floor-mounted unit with five rubber footswitches; it also has sliders and knobs for changing the parameters of effects. LEADER-2 has 5 main series sections: equalizer, flanger, chorus, solo, rhythm. - everyone with its own parameters and indicators. Commutation: line input, output (line, phone, amplifier). 
On the outer surface of the bottom panel, an input sensitivity regulator is situated.
flickr By bdu
flickr By Analogue Haven
via this auction
"Cosmetically in excellent condition and 100% working. Recently recapped and op-amps replaced. Great sound and lots of controllability. Tracks very accurately as long as you play clean, single notes, though there is so much more you can do with this rack synth unit. two VCOs, a sub-oscillator, VCF, VCA, envelope generator." 
via this auction
- 40 Band Vocoder & Full Synth Engine Simultaneously
Click the pick to read the descriptions.
via this auction
