Discovered Demo

video upload by Circuit 3

"#NewMusicMonday Digging in the archive I found this demo recorded during the TECHNOLOGY FOR THE YOUTH sessions #newmusic #music #synth Released by @analoguetrashofficial and available on CD + LP + Digital here https://postly.link/lzn/"

MongKencO - Live Ambient Tracks 라이브 앰비언트 트랙

video upload by MongKencO

"MongKencO - Live Ambient Tracks 라이브 앰비언트 트랙

Track #1 0:05
Track #2 3:15
Track #3 6:24
Track #4 9:07
Track #5 14:40
Track #6 20:08
Track #7 24:10"

Moog Minimoog Voyager Signature Edition SN 523

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"This is an excellent Bob Moog Signature Voyager V3.5 (Serial number 523 of only 600 produced). All synthesizers in this line were inspected and signed by Dr. Moog. Moog offered solid wooden cabinets for this model. Maple, Cherry and Walnut. This one is Cherry Wood. Unlike its cousins this model has full MIDI as well as a complete compliment of control voltage 1/4 inch connections. An accessory port is also part of the in out options. I have used this synth as the main brains of a modular setup as well as an incredibly flexible controller for Omnisphere and Keyscape!! This really is a nice machine and the reason I am selling it is because I have two voyagers. This synth was used in a smoke free studio. Lastly this is one beefy synth! It is extremely well built and weighs in at around 38 pounds. The origional retail price was $3495.00!"

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Best synth Rif ever

video upload by Kayla F

Update: this appears to be a Luke Million video. I wasn't able to find the full clip, but found this short with it:

Best synth Riff demo ever Arp, Korg, Sequential Circuits

video upload by Luke Million

If anyone knows the full video, feel free to comment and I will update this post with it.

Interstate 210 (Foothill Freeway): Pasadena to Newhall

video upload by CatSynth TV

"We travel California Interest 210 west and north from Pasadena to its western terminus with I-5 just south of Newhall (Santa Clarita). We start on the California 710 stub freeway (the northernmost end of the unconstructed I-710 through Alhambra and Pasadena), which feeds in into I-210 west through Pasadena, the town of La Canada Flintridge, and the northernmost sections of Los Angeles terminating at I-5 just before it's junction with California Highway 14. This scenic route passes through the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, and we also pass California Highway 2 and Highway 118 along the way.

Original music by Amanda Chaudhary, featuring the following instruments:
Minimoog (1979 model, fully restored)
Cherry Audio CR-78 drum machine and Sines
Strymon Starlab
UAD Electra 88
Arturia Mellotron V and Pigments
Morphor Plectrum Karlplus-Strong module
Rossum Electro-music Morpheus Z-plane filter
East West Fab Four (bass), Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds (contrabassoon), Fantasy Brass (Wagner Tubas)
AudioThing GongAmp and Reels

For more music, please visit https://amandachaudhary.bandcamp.com"
Also see Interstate 710 (Long Beach to Pasadena) - original synth soundtrack

Moog Liberation - a short Improvisation

video upload by Franz Kreimer Keys

"This is a short impro with my Moog Liberation.
It's a Moog Keytar from 1980 with Serial 1111.
Have fun with Keyboards!"

Moog Mavis Semi-Modular Analog Synthesizer SN 05988 w/ Patch Cards & Cover

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Making Mono Synths Polyphonic with the K.O. II

video upload by Bloom Music

"Donald Jordan walks through the process of sampling synthesizers for lo-fi grit with the Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II.

All audio was captured directly from the K.O. II, with no external processing or effects.

A pack of synth samples for use on the K.O. II can be downloaded here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

The sample names are notated in the video when used. There are also additional samples included in the sample pack that weren't used in the video. There are 22 synth samples totaling 13.7MB.

This video is not sponsored and all featured gear was purchased at full price.

If you enjoyed this video and want to see similar content in the future, please like and subscribe.

Intro: 00:00
Chromatic Sampling... What is it?: 0:48
Why Bother?: 2:40
Tips and Tricks: 7:18
Sampling Examples: 9:52

The following synths were sampled in this video:
Moog Grandmother
Arturia MiniFreak
Korg MS-2000
DSI Mopho
Vermona Perfourmer
MSW MSW-810"

Moog Sub 37 and Korg MS-20 FS - Analog Bassline

video upload by Sonicwave

"Moog Sub37 patch layered with the [white] Korg MS-20. Pads from the Nord Lead A1."

Rare ARP 2600 Blue Marvin Jam (w/ Cameron Graves)

video upload by Anthony Marinelli Music

"It's always fun to perform with my good friend Cameron Graves aka "The Planetary Prince". I was introduced to Cameron and his brother Taylor Graves in 2008 by Jada Pinkett Smith when we co-scored her film, The Human Contract. We've remained friends and musical brothers ever since. We hope you enjoy this music that we created right before the cameras started rolling . We intend to make more of these synth jam videos in the near future.
We're playing the solos on an extremely rare ARP 2600 "Blue Marvin" which was a prototype for the Tonus ARP 2600 that actually went into production. The rest of the synths include a later model gray faced ARP 2600, an orange faced ARP 2600, the Korg ARP 2600 M, Moog Minimoog, Korg MS-20 and ARP Omni String Synthesizer. The drums are performed by my engineer Ben Rachlis on a vintage LinnDrum the he is processing through The OTO Biscut, Bim, Bam and Boom.
Please remember to like and subscribe to these videos. It would mean a lot to me and my dedicated and enthusiastic crew. Thank you to all for your support and inspiring comments!

00:00 Intro
00:53 Blue Marvin Jam
01:17 Melody
02:01 Blue Marvin Solos
03:18 Breakdown
03:35 Melody
04:21 Special Thanks
04:26 Logo (music)"

1975 Moog Minitmoog Synthesizer SN 2245

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via this auction

"Super rare made only one year."

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Why Jorb is (Probably) Selling the Moog Matriarch

video upload by Jorb

"The @sonicstate video I mentioned : [posted here]

0:00 Intro
1:51 Hands on
3:14 Voice Modes
7:12 Oscillators
9:03 Mixer
11:00 Filter
15:47 Delay
19:44 VCA modes
21:07 xxxxx
23:22 Mod Bus
27:15 Arp / Seq
32:09 PATCHING (its bed time ill keep doing chapters tomorrow.)
54:13 Long Conclusions"

DB-01 does the DFAM

video upload by Richard DeHove

"What do you get with a full parameter randomization and an LFO modulating FM? Played in the usual way you're almost certain to get a dog's breakfast. But with some careful step arpeggiation it can start to come together in a very DFAM-like way. If you're particularly lucky you may even be able to get the equivalent of four or five progressive sections from a single pattern.

The setup is a little bit involved so if you're impatient to see whether the DFAM sound is achieved just skip to the demo chunks at the end. My favorite is the DAF demo. These were named after creating them - don't think for a moment you can decide what you want ahead of time :D As usual the Gods will deliver to you what they see fit.

The Zen delay is proving a little "smoothing" and rhythmic coherence but other wise what you see is what you get. There's no further processing. Some of the demo tracks are slightly chopped since it's very easy to wander off the path into techno-Gristle land. Visually there's a few sections where the waveform display is missing, so my apologies, in the excitement of twiddling I forgot to switch it on :(

0:00 A mild example
0:42 LFO setup
1:56 Randomizer
2:40 Arp settings
3:42 Set scale
4:25 Roll the dice!
5:45 FM LFO issue
7:11 Demo 1: Warm Featherette
8:00 Demo 2: Funky Gabber
8:34 Demo 3: Bandpassed
10:10 Demo 4: DAF
10:42 Demo 5: Noisetown

Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/richarddehove
Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

1974 Moog Minimoog Model D

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Note the reflections on the wood.

"Up for your consideration is this nearly 50 year old, un-modded, and fully-refreshed, May 1974 Minimoog Model D.

This Model D sounds proper wicked with no trace of 'quirks' or issues; From the centered pitch wheel to the CV input and S-trig inputs working as expected. This particular unit works and sounds incredible. The control knobs and switches work without noise or issues. The keybed is properly firm, with a nice greazy-give and smoothness; 'A great action.' as described by an experienced gigging keyboardist who visited me last week.

The original internal-boards are labeled with matching serial #s that match chassis.

During the freshening this half-century-old Model D it was fitted with a new power cable, a new power lamp, all new key bushings, key alignment, and all new electrolytic capacitors thru-out. Freshening also included finely detailed cleaning of all switches and and rotory switches, disassembly and cleaning the pots, and the keybed was rebuilt. The cabinet was refreshed but with deliberate attention to retaining scars, nicks, and bumps left from the original Twin Cities session-musican owner. Lastly the unit was completely calibrated to specifications @ 72F and has been played several times a week over the past month."

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Moog Polymoog Repair - Dead/Incorrect Sounding Keys - Synthchaser #162

video upload by Synthchaser

"In this video I show how to repair the 2 most common causes of a very frequent Polymoog problem--dead or incorrect sounding keys."

Electro track live mixed in analog studio

video upload by Peter Maas

"Letting the analog synthesizers blast in dopplereffekt/aux88 style. TR808+TR606 beats, Korg MonoPoly bass, Minimoog, PS3100 pads, TTSH ringmodulator sounds and much more fancy stuff. Video annotated with more explanations."

Paul McGowan of PS Audio Explains the Moog Synthesizer

video upload by Paul McGowan, PS Audio

"The classic Moog changed the world. Paul helps us understand what all the wires and modules actually do."

https://www.psaudio.com

Fascinating bit at 1:50. Paul McGowan actually created his own synthesizer, The Infinitizer. Curious if there are any images of it out there. He almost sold one to Wendy Carlos. It gets a mention in his book 99% True: Almost a National Bestseller which you can find on Amazon here (note this is an affiliate link - see the site's privacy policy for more info).

Update: I asked Paul if he had any pics of The Infinitizer. Unfortantely he didn't, and he no longer has any of the parts, but he did send over the following additional info:

"I don’t have any photos of the Infinitizer, unfortunately. I remember a very sad day back in 1995 or so when I was cleaning out my lab and had to own up to hauling it off to the dump (it was a mere skeleton of PCBs, a keyboard, and lots of wires and didn’t work)."

"The idea was to make 10 synthesizers into one unit that was easy to use. This meant it would be the world’s first polyphonic synth, since musicians only have 10 fingers.

I designed a complete analog chain of 10 modules (the usual: VC filters, oscillators, envelope generators, amplifiers, etc.). Then, I hired an engineer out of Vandenburg Air Force Base who was a whiz at this new thing called “digital”. He designed for me a multiplexed keyboard that constantly scanned all the keys looking for ones that were pressed. The keys were all internally numbered and when pressed, the multiplexer would find an available VC oscillator and assign that number to the oscillator. Because we know the number of the key, the appropriate voltage was sent to that oscillator and it produced the appropriate frequency for that key. In order to have the entire keyboard voltage move up and down (like if you wanted to bend the notes or modulate the frequency with a LF oscillator) the master voltage (that got divided by the individual keys assigned to it) could be accessed as one might normally do through the patch bay.

I also wanted to have the keys pressure sensitive so for that, I invented the use of conductive foam under each key (and that too could manipulate the master voltage to the oscillator banks) and could be assigned to modulate any of the other modifiers too. My patch bay was a switch matrix and pots kind of like ARP used to do.

It was a very cool device which I wrote about extensively in my memoirs, 99% True."

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As for the first non organ based poly synth, currently that honor likely goes to one of the following depending how you define it:

1975 - Buchla 502 - six voice polyphonic with minicomputer and ability to save patches to tape drive. Development on the 500 series began in 1969.

1975 - Oberheim FVS - four voice polyphonic with Polyphonic Synthesizer Programmer. Not sure if the 502 or FVS was released first.

1977 - Yamaha - CS50/CS60/CS80 - first single enclosure polyphonic keyboard synthesizers, with the CS80 to be the first synth with poly aftertouch

1978 - Sequential Circuits - microprocessor control the SCI prophet 10 (briefly) and the P-5 --- again based on existing E-mu tech stuff

via The First Synth to...

Rare R.A. Minimoog Featured in Music America Exhibit & Signed Moog Source Giveaway

via The Bob Moog Foundation

Left: Executive Director, Michelle Moog-Koussa, poses for a picture with Bob Santelli, Executive Director of the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music alongside Herb Deutsch's R.A. Moog Minimoog at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas.

"The Bob Moog Foundation's Executive Director, Michelle Moog-Koussa, and Board of Advisors member Francis Preve recently attended the opening of the Music America: Iconic Objects from America's Music History exhibit at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas to celebrate the inclusion of a rare R.A. Moog Minimoog from the Bob Moog Foundation Archives.

The R.A. Moog Minimoog, which belonged to electronic music pioneer Herb Deutsch, is serial number 1094 and is one of only 210 R.A. Moog Minimoogs to have been manufactured. The synthesizer was given to Herb by Bob Moog in 1971.

The rare Minimoog synthesizer was chosen to represent Bob Moog's indelible legacy as someone who created instruments that revolutionized the face of music by bringing a brand new palette of sounds to the performing musician, as well as honor Herb Deutsch for the significant role he played in the development of synthesizers and electronic music.

Other objects in the exhibit include: Thomas Edison's wax cylinders, Jimi Hendrix's guitar, Janis Joplin's pants and letters, Dizzy Gillespie's trumpet, Arlo Gurthrie's hand-written song lyrics, and much more.

The exhibit will be at the LBJ Presidential Library from now until August 11, 2024. It will then travel to four other presidential libraries over a two-year period."

And the raffle:

"We are excited to announce that thanks to IK Multimedia, everyone who purchases a ticket for our Moog Source raffle will receive a download code for the Syntronik 2 Sorcerer!

Normally priced at $49, the Syntronik 2 Sorcerer is a virtual synthesizer built by Erik Norlander using the exact Moog Source being raffled. Following the end of the raffle on February 26th, all ticket purchasers will receive an email with download instructions.

The Source, serial number 3948, is an excellent condition vintage synthesizer signed by Bob Moog. It features rich sound quality and a technical lineage rooted in the legendary Minimoog. The Source is lauded for its sequencers, sample and hold, arpeggiator, presets, unique data wheel, and patch memory storage. The synthesizer features a mylar touch control panel, single-knob functionality, and the trademark Moog sound.

THE RAFFLE ENDS IN ONE WEEK!
Tickets for the raffle are $20 each, 6 for $100, 14 for $200, and 40 for $500. The raffle is open internationally.

As an added bonus for this raffle only, get a free 2024 Bob Moog - His Life and Work 90th Birthday Commemorative Calendar when you purchase a bundle of 6, 14, or 40 tickets. This offer is valid until the limited quantity of calendars runs out. This offer does not apply to the purchase of individual tickets."

Apple Vision Pro and Animoog Galaxy - Sonic LAB Exploration

video upload by sonicstate

"Nick and Gaz Williams have a talk with the talented @gbevinGeert Bevin @gbevin - @MoogSynthesizers Head of Software Development - we got to take a look at how the Apple Vision Pro is being used by Moog as the platform for one of the first Spatial Computing applications - the Moog Animoog Galaxy - as well as a sneak peak at the MidiWidgets app Geert has also been working on.

We get a glimpse of how this new platform might be used as a new way of creating workspaces.

Fascinating.
Animoog Galaxy is available now $29.99 via the US iTunes Store only."

Moog Mavis, Prophet 5, AJH Synth large Eurorack modular synth Performance

video upload by DreamsOfWires

"Performance using Eurorack and Sequential Prophet 5. The modular consists mostly of AJH Synth modules (list below), a Doepfer Mini Synthesizer Voice and a Moog Mavis.
This is a slightly simplified section of something I've been recording for Bandcamp. A reflection of the present with an ear to the past. It'll be released on Bandcamp soon if I'm satisfied with it once it's finished, no promises.
I wanted to build a piece around a simple, analogue, un-quantised sequencer. The manual scaling and slowing of the sequence was inspired by Tangerine Dream's 'Phaedra', which begins rather chaotically, before the sequence morphs and slows to become more melodic. A fascinating piece of music and synth tweaking from the early 70's.
The ambient drone sounds and polyphonic Prophet presets (which I also created) are more inspired by the movie and television soundtracks of the past, if anything, or at least in my imagination of them.
This was entirely recorded within the Eurorack modular system - the mix isn't the best, but I like creating something in this way, set in stone, frozen in time, warts and all, perfectly imperfect.
My music: https://tomorrowthecure.bandcamp.com

Modules used:
Sounds - 2 full AJH Synth MiniMod voices (equivalent of a Minimoog), with 1 using a Sonic XV instead of a Transistor Ladder Filter. Additionally, a Fixed Filter Bank 914, Wave Swarm, Tone Science Triple Cross, Precision Voltages, Ring SM and CV Mix (for scaling the sequence), Dual LFO, 2x Muting Mxer. Doepfer A-111-5 (same voice as a Dark Energy), Moog Mavis, and Music Thing Modular Radio Music (Japanese funeral ceremony sample).
Sequencer - Erica Synths Sequential Switch with CV Expander.
Effects - Happy Nerding FX Aid (master reverb), ALM Busy Circuits MFX (Mavis drone reverb), XAOC Devices Sarajewo analog 'bucket brigade' delay.
Mixing - Cosmotronic Cosmix.
Audio recorder - Expert Sleepers Disting Mk4 (as WAV recorder)."