Seak ADM-5 . Czechoslovak analog drum modul.

Published on Nov 9, 2019 Cyril Metodey

This is the first Seak ADM-5 to be featured on the site. Be sure to check out the New Old label for more.



"Pure analog drum machine. Made in Slovakia (1989-1990) Some potentiometers are not clean yet, needs some maintenance, but sounds great...
I recommend using headphones=pan knobs :)

I trigger only 4 channels here (Snare, Kick, Tom3 and 4,), one pair is panned stereo jack from sequencer app in phone, and second pair is stereo jack from fruity loops, also panned."

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CASIO DG-7 Digital MIDI Guitar Synthesizer

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This is the first one to be featured on the site. Different model than the more common D-20.

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Bohm Diamant 450 CT German Made Custom Organ w/ MIDI

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"Bohm Diamant 450 CT. Custom made in Germany, very cool and very high end organ, with vast capabilities. Organ is sold as-is, in untested condition. It has spent a little bit of time being stored outside, and exposed to the elements, so buyer beware. To the best of my knowledge, and from what I was told when I acquired it, the organ does power on when plugged in, however I myself have not tested it. Organ includes the base, with pedal, two chrome risers which bolt to the base, and the organ sets on top of them, and the bench, which appears to also bolt up to the base, and is height adjustable. I can’t find much on this particular model, though it seems that it is the “top shelf” model in the diamant series. All info. Can really find is 99% in German, and so is not much help to me as far as researching goes. I did however find a SIMILAR Bohm Diamant 450CT for sale on the German eBay, asking 4,550 euros (about $5,040) of course in good to excellent, playing condition. Mine here, is definitely in need of some love to get it back to where it should be, and playing wonderfully, but it would make for a great project for someone who knows and appreciates these high end German made organs."

KAWAI SCHOOL ENSEMBLE SE100N Analog Synthesizer for Education!

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Another old synth/keyboard new to the site. Never scene one of these before. It appears to be preset only with images representing the instruments.

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Teisco String Ensemble SN T-6591

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"Very rare Teisco string synth, poor mans Solina string?. Does appear to work on all sounds but the tuning potentiometer has broken off. Has been unused for many years so needs all the controls cleaning as they crackle. The wooden sides are tatty as shown."

I believe this is the first Teisco String synth featured on the site. Check out the New Old label for additional rare vintage synths featured on the site for the first time.

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Rare Vintage Moog 981 Mixer Module from 1967

This one is in via Thesis Audio Service who had the following to say:

"I came across this very rare module in a 1968 Moog IIIp that we are restoring for a client. It is a model 981 four channel mixer which I can find very little info about. It appears in the classic Wendy Carlos modular picture and in some Max Brand pictures. There is no mention of it in any of my Moog archive literature or service documents. I have included the schematic that I derived from it. It is an AC coupled mixer for audio. All of the IIIp system pictures that you find show a multiple panel in it's location in the system. The IIIp that we have is dated 1968, but this module is dated 1967. It's a bit of a Moog unicorn, possibly built by the master's hands himself."

I believe this is the first Moog Model 981 module to be featured on the site. You can see the Model number designated as 981 in the image below. The serial number is 1002 and the date is NOV 10 1967. R.A. MOOG CO. TRUMANSBURG N.Y. is on the label. You can find a circuit diagram below as well.

Thesis Audio Service also sent in the rare Moog Model 903 White Sound Source posted here.

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SUIKO Poetry Trainer Conductor Kizuna KT-1000

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I haven't seen this particular model before. You can find additional SUIKO posts here.

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Roland M-OC1 Sound Expansion Orchestra MIDI Sound Module SN ZH1178

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Interestingly enough, this is the first post to feature pics of the Roland M-OC1.

Serial#ZH71178 H
Synthesis: PCM rompler
Number of Samples: 255 PCM
Resolution: 16 bits
Polyphony: 28 voices
Multitimbric: 8 parts
Features the same sounds as the SRJV-02 Orchestral Expansion Board

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1973 Synton Syrinx 716 and a Horse

"The Almost Perfect Machine…
Syrinx 716, 1973 Photo © Toon Fey"

This one was spotted and sent in via M Me. You can find the full post that accompanies this pic on Syntovo here.

Note this is the first post to feature the Syrinx 716.  Reminded me of slimmed down PPG 1002.

See the Synth Horse label for more synths and horses.

Kurzweil K 1200 PRO-II Synthesizer Rack Module

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"This is a K1200 PRO-II Module in good working condition. Learn more at the kurzweil dot com website. Select Products, scroll to the bottom and select legacy products, and then K1200 series, then Downloads, and there are 3 manuals available. Package includes a power cable, rack-ears with screws, and a manual which, while not exactly for this unit, is generally applicable (I'm throwing it in for free). Program list is in the photos. Enjoy the original Kurzweil sounds!"

Side Note: this is only the 2nd Kurzweil 1200 PRO-II featured on the site. First one being featured here.

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Rare JEN J-880 SUPERSTRINGER

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I believe this is the first post to feature the JEN J-880. Another rare previously unknown synth for the site. Be sure to see the New Old label at the bottom of this post for more.

"Here is a very hard to come by JEN J-880 Superstringer string machine .

Basically it's a ARP/Eminent Solina String Ensemble clone.
It features 3 sections with independent volume sliders: Bass / Strings / Brass
It also allows you control over the attack and release part of the string section ("crescendo" and "sustain" sliders).
It further has a switchable vibrato with intensity, speed and delay controls.
And finally you have a "solo" function that turns the typical heavy ensemble BBD effect off. (but it still leaves a light phaser/flanger effect to the soune).

Condition is quite good. Some scuffs but nothing bad, check pictures.
Everything works as it should and it sounds great. Very close to the original Solina.
The only issue is the "viola" knob being a bit temporamental, it sometimes don't want to stay on. But it works. The issue is only mechanical. It's an easy fix i'm sure but I didn't want to open the unit, and to be honnest, the viola switch is almost alwaus on."

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Elektronika EM 02 Vintage Soviet Analog Synthesizer

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Note this is the first post to feature the Elektronika EM-02. No demos on YouTube and it's not listed on http://ruskeys.net. If anyone knows more about this instrument, feel free to comment. Update: You can find a video demo of one here. Definitely more organ sounding than synth.

Check out that front panel editor.  Wish there was a close-up and centered shot of it.

Add this one to the New Old label. BTW, that is the label to check out for the odd and rare synths in history. They are synths that have never been featured on the site until then.

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Custom Prototype Synth Minim00g 1975

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"What you are looking at is a 100% analog prototype synth professionally built by a tech in the 70s who went on to building aircraft for Hawker Siddeley. The prototype was finished in the summer of 1975. The synth side is complete, really unique looking too. Reminds me more of a Sonic Six but does sound very close to the Minimoog. This synth is clearly based on the later. The keys feel nice to play and are in good condition. All knobs and switches are still intact. I had a tech look at it and they found some faults but does not stop this things power! It's a huge sound! E-Mail me if you want some sound examples. The tech upgraded the PSU with new kettle lead input and caps, cost £120 alone. He advised me not to go further with repairs so to keep it's originality. All that was done extra was fixing low output. But is easy to service if you want it done.

The faults found: Osc. 2 waveshape knob not working on wide and narrow rectangle waveforms. However on Osc. 3 they work just fine. Faulty knob on Osc. 2 no doubt.

Please note this is not a fault but; the drum module was never made for it which was a board that slots inside. All the electronics inside were built for the drum module but the board itself was never completed. You could perhaps have a board custom made if you want the drum section. The last lower 5 keys were assigned for this task so do not sound.

I had the synth up for sale before but decided to get some service done to help preserve it. They don't make 'em like this anymore! Full of top quality components unlike new Chinese toys. I've been as honest as I can be with this listing. I am an established musician and not a dealer. Local pickup is also welcome. Courier will be over £20 for full insurance. Worldwide shipping available but at new owners risk. Insurance a must! You also accept in the terms of this sale that the synth does require further servicing and is sold as non-working because of OSC. 2 knob fault. Rest of the synth is working sounds like a monster! It's easily worth over 2k for something like this. To have a custom built one now would run you near 5k easy. I'm in no rush to sell so please sensible offers only (ovno)"

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Gem PK4900 direct sound as is! Echopad and CRB Diamond 725 Drum Machine samples on DM1

Published on Sep 2, 2019 VSMI

"Gem PK4900 is a poly/monoponic synthesizer Made in Italy by Gem/Galanti. Early '80.
last night a need some noise... ;) "

The PK4900 has only been mentioned on the site once before in a post on General Music declaring bankruptcy back in 2009. This is the first demo and video of one in action.

Be sure to check out the New Old label for more vintage gear discovered over the year/s.

Spark - Ritmo RT 15 - 1976 - Brazilian Drum Machine - Analog

Published on Mar 24, 2018 Gargula Tron

This is the first post to feature the Spark - Ritmo RT 15.

There have been a few posts featuring the term Ritmo, including the Ritmo 12 drum machine, and the Siel Ritmo analogue string synth with beatbox.

Giannini GD-1000 - Drum Machine - made in brazil - 1986 - (rare)

Published on Mar 2, 2019 Gargula Tron

This is the first post to feature the Giannini GD-1000. You can find a handful of posts featuring Giannini here.

Hillwood, Multivox, Firstman - Pulser - M51 (1978) Eletronic Piano

Published on Published on Dec 10, 2018 Gargula Tron

"Hillwood, Multivox, Firstman - Pulser - M51 (1978) Eletronic Piano"

I believe this is the first post to feature the M51.

Empty Standard Productions Remake of Yamaha Midi Rack Frame for TX216 FM Synthesizer

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"The S.P. rack has the same functionality as the Yamaha rack frame except this one is a good deal lighter in weight and the power cord is detachable. Check out the picture of the power supply!"

Note this is the first Empty Standard Productions post on the site. Curious when these were released, and if they made anything else.

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Davoli Drum Synth - rare Italian analog drum synthesizer with 2 internal bassliners

Published on Aug 7, 2019 Polynominaldotcom

"sorry for LO-FI phone video quality , but it's quite old! I publish it due rarity of this Italian acid box. I Found this from my archive :)"

I believe this is the first post to feature the Davoli Drum Synth.

Rare SeeKers UMC1688 Universal MIDI Controller SN ZM301211

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* 16 Knobs
* 8 Switch (Altanate/Momentary assaingnable)
* 8 Slider
* All Controller can assaingnable all midi message easily.
* All Controller can assaingnable Exclusive message! (16byte Max)
* Using 16MHz Clock high speed RISC CPU, so it's hi-speed response.
* Program is save and loadable by exclusive.
* 40 Program memory.
* For Synthesizer programmer, Virtual Synth controller, Sequencer controller, Plugin controller, It's versatile.

Never seen one of these before. Sekeers also made a vocoder. Check out the Seekers label more. You will also find the infamous SMS 2000, a hoax from the early days of the site.

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