Macbeth Elements

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"If you know what this is, you know the deal. If you don’t, i can just tell you that it is the best of the best modern boutique synthesizers. Ken Macbeth is a genius, and this is a masterpiece.

In excellent condition, but the spring reverb kind of comes and goes. My guess is a loose connection, but I haven’t opened it to check."

Macbeth Elements Mk1 SN 102

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Macbeth Studio Systems M5

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"This ons in in mint condition. It has always been in my smoke free studio. A few years ago, I had a custom wood case built for it. It looks amazing.

Specs:

Polyphony - MonophonicOscillators - 3 VCOs + 1 Noise Gen. Sawtooth, Square (w/ PWM) Triangle and Sine waveformsVCF - 2 VCFs 12 dB/oct (Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass, Notch) and 24 dB/oct (low-pass)VCA - 4 VCAs and 2 ADSR Envelope Generators, 2 Audio MixersLFO - 2 LFOs with Rising Ramp, Falling Ramp, Triangle and Rectangular waveformsEffects - 1 Ring Mod, 1 Spring Reverb, Stereo PanningArpeg/Seq - NoneKeyboard - NoneMemory - NoneControl - CV/GateDate Produced - 2007"

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Macbeth Micromac D

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Offward Bound Remastered

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MacBeth Elements V1 under the Minimoog.

"Latest project (remastered 1-21-2025) entailing a 1 pass performance, i.e. no overdubbed tracks. However, significant timing and note corrections/enhancements were made to midi tracks prior to generating some of the audio stems; especially the foot pedal bass notes - uggh! Extensive use of Reaper automation envelopes were used to control the sounds in real time.

Additional Synths Used: Cwejman S1 MKII/Voyager (funk bass & more);

Soft-Synths Used: Native Instruments The Giant/Scarbee Classic EP-88s, Sonic Projects OPX Pro-3 (arpegiated sounds), UHe Diva (lead), Arturia Mellotron V, UHe Repro 5, TAL Vocoder, Orange Tree Samples EAG Steel Strings (NI Kontact);

Offward Bound is my little play on words pertaining to major life transitions such as retirement (a popular topic in my sphere these days). It seems to be all about the moving on, i.e. what are you going to do now? But there’s also the lingering moving off components. Bla bla bla. Anyway, moving on…

The intro melody is from my last composition Sploot’n. If I was putting together an album/cd it might be more obvious."

Macbeth Micromac D

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Macbeth X-Series Micromac D
3 oscillator semi-modular synth, complex modulation capabilities, MIDI & CV control.

Probably no other monophonic analog synth has this amount of sound bending capabilities at your fingertips on an ultra-compact footprint. Directly prepatched and switchable are:

VCO2 synchable to VCO1
VCO3 can modulate either VCO2 (only) or VCO1 + 2
VCO3 can modulate the filter
VCO3 can be taken out of the audio path completely, becoming an 'invisible' source for modulation only
the filter envelope (VCF) can modulare VCO2 ('sweep VCO')
VCF has two modes of keytracking
both LFOs can control VCOs AND filter cutoff at the same time and with independent settings
LFO1 can do S&H by sampling LFO2 (making them interdependent) or the noise generator
oh, there actually is an "OSC4" which is white noise (with its own level control), in addition to the white noise setting on VCO3 and the white noise setting on LFO2. That's 3 noise generators in just one synth.
glide function
VCA switchable positive / negative
envelope trigger switch
...
In addition, there are the patch points which add PWM modulation, external audio insert points, individual VCO outs, V-gate in on LFO1 +++

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Macbeth Elements Mk1

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Tangerine Dream jam Tom Oberheim TVS Pro, Macbeth Elements 2, Cirklon

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"A quick noodle using the Oberheim TVS + Macbeth EL2. No post processing than some soft limiting/compression."

Macbeth Elements V1

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Macbeth Elements 2 EL2 SN 017

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This one was spotted and sent in via M Me.

"At first glance, the EL2 features a classical, subtractive signal flow. A closer look then reveals some cool oddities like unconventional filter slopes, extensively equipped modulators, a band echo simulation and a spring reverb. The EL2 features a completely discrete circuit design. Its sound is creamy and fat at the same time. Thanks to NOS components, the instrument has a nice vintage vibe. Compared to its predecessor, the EL2 offers some very useful additions. – Especially its three oscillators have been extended considerably."

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Pimp My Mono

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"The Macbeth Micromac-D is a boutique analogue synth from 2013. It has a three oscillator design, and I think it sounds lovely. There’s just one problem. It can only play one measly note at a time! But what if it were possible to play this synth with unlimited polyphony, in real time? Let's find out!
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00:00 Introduction, Micromac sound demos
02:02 Technique explanation
03:51 First listen
06:27 Patch parameters
10:13 Multistage envelopes
14:03 Jam 1
18:49 Jam 2
19:52 Jam 3
23:26 Discrete MIDI notes
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Some additional information:

The explanation of the first patch was simplified. There are a couple of issues to contend with when generating polyphonic parts from a monosynth. There isn’t just one buffer in use, rather multiple in action. Every note on rotates the buffer to be recorded into. This allows the notes of the previous chord to die away while the next chord starts to play, if the playback speed for those previous notes still leaves some signal to be played.

Another issue has to do with recording. A new note on should kill recording into the previous buffer. Otherwise, the notes of the previous chord still in action will start playing a recording of the new note on. I made this selectable in the first patch, because the effect may be desirable from an aesthetic viewpoint.

One more consideration when using an analogue synth controlled with CV and gate as the sound source. If notes are already being held down when the source synth is retriggered, the gate will remain high. As a result, the envelope will not restart. Therefore it’s best to use an envelope generator which is able to be retriggered, like the Intellijel Dual ADSR. That way, every new incoming note will retrigger the envelope.

One last thing: neither version of the patch compensates for audio latency, which means that lower notes are a little late to start."

Macbeth Synthesizer: Elements 2 (EL2) demo. Short demo. No talking.

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"Quick noodle on the EL2 from Ken Macbeth. Sequenced by Orthogonal Devices ER-101/102 combo. What you hear are the dry outputs. No external FX, no post processing. Ableton record & bounce. Quite a beast of a machine and my desert island synth. Enjoy!"

Macbeth Synthesizer: Elements 2 (EL2) noodle. No talking.

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"Second video and slightly longer than the first. A rudimentary sequence on the magnificent ER-101/102 combo. The purpose of the video is just to show how it sounds, without external FX, or any post processing. What you are listening to are the dry outputs. Enjoy :)"

Macbeth Elements EL2 + Extras SN EL2 - 058

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Macbeth Micromac-R X-Series Analog Eurorack Synthesizer

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Macbeth X-Series Dual Oscillator MK2

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"Macbeth X-Series Dual Oscillator MKII module.

Dual oscillator with parallel outputs
6 waveforms – 12 outputs in total!
sync function
octave switches + continuous pitch control per osc
noise generator + ring modulator
extensive CV control"

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MacBeth M5N Analog Synthesizer

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"Completely rare PHAT Analogue Synthesizer by Scottish Manufacturer MacBeth. Limited to only 50 eiditions, this one has NO number. It was purchased as a demo unit from Ken MacBeth. In Excellent, Like New Condition... VERY HEAVY at 65 pounds, and immensely large at 40x42x12"

Macbeth Micromac-D

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"Minimoog style desktop synth from Ken Macbeth. The condition is very good. There are no technical problems. There are a few small scratches on the case. 220 volt power supply included.

3VCOs: VCO1 and 2 have saw, pulse, triangle and sine waveforms and the pulse width can be voltage controlled by external CVs. A low frequency noise with level control is available as well. VCO 1 can hard sync VCO2. VCO3 can be used as a modulation oscillator and can be disconnected from the master CV. Modulation targets are filter cutoff frequency and/or pitch of VCOs1and2. All VCOs have individual outputs, coarse and fine frequency controls, separate CV inputs for controlling frequency and pre-filter level controls.

The filter is a Moog 24dB lowpass filter. It´s input is a mixture of all three VCOs and noise. The cutoff frequency can be controlled by the first envelope generator as well as by an external CV. The filtertracking is switchable between off / half / full (0%, 1V/oct and 1.5V/oct).

The envelopes are ADSRs with a switchable release parameter thats time is depending on the decay parameter, just like the Minimoog. The filter envelope can be also used to control VCO2´s pitch what sounds great when VCO2 is synchronised. Furthermore you can invert this envelope´s characteristic. The second envelope modulates the VCA. If an external CV is patched to the VCA the internal modulation is broken up. A momentary button allows for manual triggering of the envelopes"

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MacBeth Studio Systems M3X SN US 0010 w/ Original Box

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Macbeth Micromac-D X-Series Synthesizer

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Black & Orange Model Macbeth M5

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