TMP-3-03 Vintage Synth TV Series from Benge

video upload by Memetune Studio

00:00 Opening Titles
00:17 Introduction
01:27 Switched On 80s
16:14 Synthesiser Club
19:48 Commercial Break
23:57 Patching Today
35:04 Little Black Boxes
38:53 Video Lab
44:22 Outro

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Episode three of the third series of the TV program from Benge, made at his Memetune Electronic Music Studio

The series explores his passion for vintage synthesiser instruments and studio gear and how he uses them in his productions and collaborations

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It is divided into the following sections:

SWITCHED ON 80s - This third series takes an in-depth look into six classic 80s synthesisers, selected because of their interesting and unique attributes

SYNTHESISER CLUB - A short musical demonstration of a synthesiser classic or three, concentrating on 'families' of synths

COMMERCIAL BREAK - Some shameless Memetune shilling

PATCHING TODAY - A deep-dive into vintage modular systems and how to set up a patch on them, starting from scratch, this time using Cybersynthesis techniques to bring an element of surprise to the patches

LITTLE BLACK BOXES - A further look at some classic rack mount studio gear of the 80s and 90s

VIDEO LAB - A look at old video equipment and how to create experimental visuals, concentrating on a specific device in each episode

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In THIS episode:

SWITCHED ON 80s - A detailed presentation on FM synthesis and its history, looking at the DK Synergy (as used on the Tron soundtrack), but mainly the Yamaha DX series of synths

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Alesis Andromeda A6 Concept Drawings

This one is in via Justin3am who had the following to say:

"I cleaned out a storage space in Woodland Hills for Rob Ramply, who formerly worked at Alesis. There happened to be a book of Axel Hartmann's early concept drawings of the Andromeda, so I scanned them."

Which design do you like best?

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LSPXPO 2025: Synth Evolution's Vintage Synthesizer Illustrations

video upload by sonicstate

"At the LSPXPO 2025, we met Oli Freke from *Synth Evolution*, who shares his passion for synthesizers through his unique illustrated books and posters. They're great. (We have a poster on the wall at the Sonic office ;-)

More Info:
https://www.synthevolution.net/"

TMP-3-02 Vintage Synth TV Series from Benge

video upload by Memetune Studio

00:00 Opening Titles
00:17 Introduction
01:26 Switched On 80s
13:36 Little Black Boxes
16:07 Commercial Break
18:42 Synthesiser Club
21:40 Patching Today
33:44 Video Lab
40:06 Outro

"Episode two of the third series of the TV program from Benge, made at his Memetune Electronic Music Studio

The series explores his passion for vintage synthesiser instruments and studio gear and how he uses them in his productions and collaborations"

"In THIS episode:

SWITCHED ON 80s - A detailed presentation on the Arp / Rhodes Chroma, the mega-poly-synth that nearly took over the world

LITTLE BLACK BOXES - A look at the Korg M3R, a slimmed down version of the biggest selling synth of all time

SYNTHESISER CLUB - a picturesque study made on the Sequential Six-track, the Drumtracks, the Prophet VS and the mighty T8

COMMERCIAL BREAK - Some adverts for Memetune-related goodies, including the new Memetune Annual 2024, the range of Memetune merchandise and Benge's seminal 13 Systems album

PATCHING TODAY - on the vintage Emu Modular, with some help from a big Modcan A-Series

VIDEO LAB - In this episode we try and use the video mixers without any external inputs - its all about self-generating feedback imagery - with a soundtrack made on classic vintage modular synths

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LINKS:

Benge's Studio Blog: http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.com

Memetune Studio Instagram: @memetunestudio

Benge & Memetune Merch on Bandcamp: https://zackdagoba.bandcamp.com

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The MemeTune Programme Credits:
Everything in this video was created by B D Edwards (Benge)
All music, design, writing, filming and production completed at Memetune Studios, UK, 2025"

You can find additional episodes in previous posts here.

A Brief History of 80s Synths - SynthForceAlpha!

video upload by Memetune Studio

"Some prep for the next episode of The Memetune Programme.."

Synth Cat Art via shane54music

via @shane54music

"If this was from a comic book, I’d buy it in a heartbeat… #synth #synthesizer #modularsynth #cat #catart"

Spotted on CatSynth.

Synth art acrylic light sign build

video upload by otemrellik

"Grab one here: https://rainydayei.com/shop/synth-light/
A quick documentation of the build process for my acrylic light signs."

ursulas' cave - electro - single take / analog studio

video upload by Peter Maas

"Meet Ursula, a member of the Britrusa tribe living in an cave under the sea. When the tribe is not foraging for food, they love putting their synthesizers together and rave all night.

Imageges Generated by Dall-E.

Equipment used:

* Roland System 100 for Bass, Lead, Snare and Wind effects
* Roland System 100m for bubbling effects
* Korg PS3100 for wavy pads
* Sequential Prophey 5 for portamento lead
* TTSH Arp 2600 Clone with 1602 Sequence for leads
* Arp Axxe + Little brother and Roland SVC350 for vocoding
* Midas Venice F24 mixer
* Various pieces of outboard gear (distressor, tc2290, kt dimension-d, kt 1176 bugbrand compressor, merris mercury)"

Concerning Hobbits (Synth version) | Lord of the Rings soundtrack cover

video upload by Karel Smit

Some AI generated synth art.

"Had a lot of fun redesigning this orchestral track to a synth version. All sounds come from the Sequential Prophet Rev2 and Korg Minilogue xd, with a little help from the Moog DFAM for the kick drum."

SYNTH EVOLUTION OSCILLATE POSTER (A2)

Avialable via SYNTH EVOLUTION

"The oscillator is the beating heart of any synthesizer - without it, there is literally no sound!

This brand new poster celebrates 29 of the best from a selection of vintage synths - analogue and digital. They are illustrated in the Synth Evolution house style - hand illustrated to bring out the aesthetic qualities of each.

You might wonder just how many ways there really are to give a synth-player the option between square, sawtooth and sine waves…well the answer seems to be - ‘as many ways as there are synths’, and they all look cool!

The poster is a high quality digital print on 200gsm pH-neutral paper.
Dimensions: 420 x 594 mm (A2)

Delivering globally"

"The majority of the featured oscillators are vintage analogue oscillators from synths like the Jupiter 8, the SH-101, the CS-80, and more. Who knew there were so many solutions to the problem of how to select between ‘square’, ‘sawtooth’ and ‘triangle’?! There are also some modern classics in there - the DX7 and Access Virus amongst them."

Note A2 refers to the standard paper size.

via the web: "The A2 format is 420 x 594 mm or 42 x 59.4 cm. In inches, A2 paper has a size of 16.5in x 23.4in. These dimensions mean A2 is normally the perfect choice for calendars, posters and larger format printing."

September sketch

video upload by ALEQ Modular

"The third sketch.

The objective of this video, in addition to the image and music, was to test the Ritournelle modulesThe objective of this video, in addition to the image and music, was to test the Ritournelle CV and TRIG modules from Larix Elektro.

@http://www.larix-elektro.com/"

Poly Evolver Keyboard

video upload by Brian Schaft

"PEK sythesizer is my favorite synth because it can sound so different from the rest."

Koto Plays Synthesizer World Hits

video upload by KOTO

Cool synth art. Reminds me of the displays on Star Trek.

"Tracklist: https://www.discogs.com/release/13499..."

You can find the release on Amazon and eBay.

20

video upload by verstaerker

"20 years of verstaerker. I picked 20 tracks that represent verstaerker.
A diverse track-collection of my musical history. I hope you enjoy it!
https://verstaerker.bandcamp.com/albu...

to listen more music by me please visit
https://verstaerker.bandcamp.com
https://verstaerkerahead.bandcamp.com"

Tasty Chips GR-1 and Korg MonoPoly used on this one

video upload by HanzVolt

synthesizer to put children to sleep sound demo

video upload by the VAPE

And a creepy AI generated album cover from the VAPE:

music for AI generated LP cover 1

『電子楽器100年展』 Synthesizer on display at the "100 Years of Electronic Musical Instruments Exhibition "

video upload by PikoPiko Factory ピコピコファクトリー

AI-generated synth art & photos (insane prototypes & clones).

video upload by Jexus (sounds-for-synths.com)

"Full resolution images: https://sounds-for-synths.com/ai-synt...

So I've been experimenting with different AI engines (free & paid). All images that you see in this video have been generated by me using various techniques and c.prompt commands. The deeper the story you want to tell with a picture, the less realistic it's going to look, but it's fun;)

Music: one of WC Olo Garb demo tracks (originally intended for vocals) that I found on my hard drive. Made with a variety of hardware & VST synths & samplers."

Exploring the Buchla ♫ ♫ │ Music and visual art

video upload by Luc Debeck

"5 years ago I had my first Buchla 100 custom built system. This was a live performance session at home.
This was my first attempt exploring the Buchla system and I still enjoy the sounds with my current system 200.
The Buchla consists of VCO 158, quad gate 110, Lpf 192, Wavewiper, CV processor 156, VC Delay, Mixer, Attenuator, Waveformer, Timbre 178.
AI Artwork (Midjourney) was done by me as well as the video composition and music."

Does AI dream of future synthesizer..? - Midjourney A.I.

video upload by Axis of Wold

"This is a conceptual synthesizer design from the mind (or neural network?) of an artificial intelligence called Midjourney. Ostensibly this synth employs the rare synthesis technique called scanned synthesis. Is this a possible future synth? For consumers? The design ideas given by an AI like Midjourney are valuable beyond comprehension, exterior designs that can inspire syntheziser companies all over the world for an eternity."