Baldwin Syntha-Sound

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"The power supply, spring reverb, external input and multimode VCF have all been tested to work, however currently the keyboard doesn't produce any sound when pressed for the flute and spectrum sections and the pitch is off for the preset section/sometimes no sound. I have not determined if this is due to the oscillators not working or the envelopes not working. Could be either or something else. As you can see also some sliders are damaged and are missing caps, aside from this the unit is in fairly good cosmetic condition for its age. The internal speakers have also been removed for shipping as they're terrible and weigh a lot."

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1986 E-MU Systems Baldwin IKE Emax SN 1090633

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"Rare 1986 E-MU sampler, re-branded as Baldwin IKE so they could sell through Baldwin's nationwide network of dealers. This unit is identical to the E-MU Emax branded units. Comes with OS load disk, original button overlay (very helpful for programming the unit), power cord. Is in great condition. No cracks in the casing. All keys function, though are a little yellowed from UV exposure."

Note the parameter overlay sheet in the pics below.

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Baldwin Syntha-Sound 37-Key Monophonic Analog Synthesizer

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"Extremely rare monosynth.
Made by Moog for Baldwin in 73. Numbers only in the hundreds. This one is complete aside from a vouple of slider caps. The sliders are all free and the three way push buttons all work perfectly. Has been on a shelf in the shed for over 30 years. Doesn't power on. I am no tech, in fact totally low tech so couldn't say what the isdue might be but I can find nothing obvious and visually the internals look good. Suspect it to be fairly simple fix for those inclined. Was working perfectly when put away in about 1984."

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Baldwin Discoverer DS-50 Electronic Organ w/ Original Box SN 2801094

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"Baldwin Discoverer DS-50 electronic organ. This comes with the original box, owner's manual/playing guide, and power cord. The unit is in excellent condition and was stored in the original box for many years. It is fully functional, plays and sounds great."

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E-MU Systems Emax I SE plus Sampler/Baldwin Ike

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"This Baldwin IKE has been completely transformed into an E-mu EMAX 1 SE Plus running the latest operating system (OS 1.0 Plus), which allows for hard drive support via SCSI! This unit does it all!

Upgrades
Beautiful Blue OLED Display
Custom EMAX SE Overlay (contains all function/menu shortcuts)
Internal SCSI2SD Drive (4 "drives" on one SD card with 35 banks each; the first SCSI ID is fully loaded with a "best of" the Factory E-mu samples, the other 3 SCSI IDs are empty and ready for your creations!)
Loads entire banks in around 2 seconds
In addition to the SCSI2SD hard drive functionality, the 1.0 Plus Operating System contains all of the great/unique features of the EMAX SE Plus, including:

Spectrum Interpolation Synthesis: This provides a complete digital additive synthesizer. Up to 24 sine wave frequencies can be added to from Spectrums. These Spectrums can be placed at up to 24 time slice locations, so that the sound varies over time.

Transform Multiplication: TM synthesis imposes the harmonic characteristics of one sample upon a second sample to create a new sample.

This sampler is fully functional, and sounds like nothing else. I've listed it as Very Good for the following reasons:
There are a few cosmetic blemishes here and there, many of which I have captured via close-up image
The custom overlay fits perfectly, but the LEDs underneath are off center by about a millimeter; it is very minor, but worth noting
The bottom slider, which navigates through the menus, is slightly sensitive when at its lowest level/position; also very minor, but worth noting"

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Baldwin Discoverer DS-50 Organ

Published on Mar 15, 2020 SyntheticMachines

A little multitrack demo made with the Baldwin Discoverer DS-50 organ. [SN 2801138 ?]
70s organ + analog rhythm section + accompaniment section
As always a multitrack recording + FX.
Additional FX sounds: Behringer Pro-1

Baldwin Syntha-Sound

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$2,500

"completely refurbished by Tim at Synapse Audio in Portland Oregon. Works like new. sliders all smooth."

Baldwin Syntha Sound Improv

Published on Dec 27, 2019 Joseph McGinty

A short improv "In C" on the Baldwin Syntha Sound, stepping through some of the presets. It's an unusual synth that actually sounds pretty cool! And fun to play!
Rhythm loop by the "Rollin' Easy" Optigan disk played by the Panoptigan disk player.
Baldwin synth looping by the incredibly versatile Enso looping software by Audio Damage.
Video effects by Signal Culture's "Frame Buffer".
Panoptigon: https://www.quilterlabs.com/index.php...
Enso by Audio Damage: https://www.audiodamage.com/products/...
Frame Buffer by Signal Culture: http://signalculture.org/frame-buffer...

You can find additional posts featuring the Bladwin Syntha Sound here. I believe this is only one of two video demos.

BALDWIN IKE - EMU EMAX

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"Very Rare! Licensed BALDWIN IKE version of the EMU EMAX. This 12-bit sampler / synthesizer is in very nice cosmetic condition, with only a few scratches/scuffs to mention. This sampler / Synthesizer is in all-around excellent working condition. All components: The ANALOG, DIGITAL boards, floppy drive, both PANEL PCB's, keybed, LCD, wheels, slider potentiometers, buttons, etc. have all been fully tested and are all in excellent functioning condition. PC333 HD/SCSI fully upgradeable Analog/Digital PCB's are installed in this IKE. Also included are 10 x Olympia 3.5" backup disks loaded with soundbanks from the original EMU EMAX library. Don't miss out on this rare opportunity!!"

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Baldwin Discoverer DS-50 organ / synthesizer / drum machine combo instrument SN BC2802487

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"In great physical shape, includes original power cord and music sheet stand.


“Volume” and “Mic” pots are a little scratchy but overall everything sounds great and appears totally functional except for the following which I’m unable to test —


~ “Program Record” section (can’t find a manual online and can’t figure how to use this)

~ “EXP.” input (don’t have an expression pedal to test this)

~ “DC12V input (not aware of the function of this additional power input.. maybe it is utilized for the “Program Record” section???)


LOCAL PICKUP ONLY — located near the Salt Lake City / Northern Utah area"

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Black Baldwin IKE / E-MU EMAX 1 SE Plus Sampler w/ OLED Display SN 0690120

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"This Baldwin IKE has been fully transformed into an E-mu EMAX 1 SE Plus running the latest operating system (OS 1.0 Plus), which allows for hard drive support via SCSI!

Upgrades
Beautiful Blue OLED Display
Custom EMAX SE Overlay (contains all function/menu shortcuts)
Internal SCSI2SD Drive (4 "drives" on one SD card with 35 banks each; the first SCSI ID is fully loaded with a "best of" the Factory E-mu samples, the other 3 SCSI IDs are empty and ready for your creations!)
Loads entire banks in around 2 seconds
In addition to the SCSI2SD hard drive functionality, the 1.0 Plus Operating System contains all of the great/unique features of the EMAX SE Plus, including:

Spectrum Interpolation Synthesis: This provides a complete digital additive synthesizer. Up to 24 sine wave frequencies can be added to from Spectrums. These Spectrums can be placed at up to 24 time slice locations, so that the sound varies over time.

Transform Multiplication: TM synthesis imposes the harmonic characteristics of one sample upon a second sample to create a new sample.

This sampler is fully functional, and sounds like nothing else. I've listed it as Very Good for the following reasons:
There are a few cosmetic blemishes here and there, many of which I have captured via close-up image
The custom overlay fits perfectly, but the LEDs underneath are off center by about a millimeter; it is very minor, but worth noting
The bottom slider, which navigates through the menus, is slightly sensitive when at its lowest level/position; also very minor, but worth noting"

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Vintage Baldwin Syntha-Sound Synthesizer Manual plus overlays

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"This is a copyright 1972 manual or guide to the Baldwin Synth-Sound, a very early US-produced synthesizer. It includes four overlays and two supplementary information sheets. The book has wear, some of the plastic binding is broken, and some pages have become discolored from age. Still, this is a pretty rare little artifact of early US synth history. Book is large, about 15" by 10", but not very thick."

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Vintage Baldwin Discoverer DS-50 Electronic Organ Synthesizer

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"Baldwin Discoverer DS-50 electronic organ synthesizer. Made in Japan in the mid 1970’s, it has a built in drum machine, organ section with draw bars with vibrato, a synthesizer section and many other options. These things are pretty rare. Super warm 70’s tone. Comes with power cable. Everything in perfect working order. No broken knobs or sliders. Used by Radiohead on the album In Rainbows, as well as ThomYorke using it for various solo shows."

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Baldwin Syntha-Sound 37-Key Monophonic Analog Synthesizer

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"Baldwin Syntha Sound for parts or repair. The sliders need to be replaced on this synth, some of them are completely broken, others are just very stiff or frozen. Currently it does make sound, only the "flutes" presets and they can be intermittent. The spring reverb appears to be working when played through the internal speakers with the flutes preset.

This synth likely needs alot of work, but it is incredibly rare."

1970s Baldwin Syntha-Sound early synthesizer

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"This is an original Baldwin Syntha-Sound synthesizer from the 1970s. Rare early US made synth from a well-known maker. It DOES NOT WORK Properly! Powers on, the switch lights up, and I can hear a slight hum through the built in speakers but absolutely no sounds from the keyboard. When I plug in a cord into the external output and into an external amplifier, I can sometimes hear a faint sound of the synth overshadowed by noise, BUT after it was on for awhile suddenly the keys seemed to be working and it got pretty loud with some changes in sound when pressing various buttons, and then the volume dropped down to almost nothing. The next time I turned it on, I got no sound either with the internal or external output. Who knows what will work or not work next?

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Baldwin DS-50 Discoverer Portable Organ / Keyboard Synthesizer

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Vintage Baldwin Syntha Sound Analog Synthesizer

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Baldwin Syntha Sound w/ Original Leather Dust Cover

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"Here is a very rare and unusual 1970s analog synth made by Baldwin. It has a very strange layout and feature set not found on any other synth, including multiple octaves and waveforms available simultaneously, spring reverb, built in speakers, external input. The sound is very strange and fun and perfectly suited for retro and indie productions. This example is in excellent condition and working very well, which is more unusual than the synth itself! The controls are a bit scratchy from not being used in a while but they seem to clean up the more they are used, and certainly with contact spray; there is some background hum to the spring reverb but seems appropriate for this type of vintage unit."

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Baldwin Syntha Sound

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Vintage 80s Baldwin Discoverer DS-50

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