THE SYNTHI EDUCATIONAL HANDBOOK - Information From EMS Manual / Synth Book

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Principles & Practice of Electronic Music Trythall Synthesizer Book

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Original 1974 BUCHLA AND ASSOCIATES MUSIC EASEL MANUAL

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"This is a rare opportunity to buy printed materials that came in with one of the many rare and vintage synths or other pieces of electronic musical gear we normally buy, repair / restore and sell.

A few of the pages are torn in spots where they meet the spiral binding, there are some stains on the front cover that went through the first couple pages, an address written on the first page which could be Buchla’s address (not sure), and a parts list written in pencil on the back of the last page. It’s clearly a used manual with some wear and tear but is still perfectly readable and in good enough shape.

This item is used and is likely to show normal signs of use, which would mean wear and tear, perhaps some folded pages, and sometimes even some writing. Please see photos for condition."

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ELECTRONIC MUSIC ALLEN STRANGE Vintage Modular Analog Synth Synthesizer TEXTBOOK

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"This was THE textbook for analog synthesis from back in the day (1972). It’s great if you want to better understand your analog modular and Eurorack synths. This one’s the second printing.

Overall, this book looks pretty good. There’s normal wear and tear, plus someone wrote their name at least 3 times in this book - twice on the front cover and again on the first page, you know, just in case a synth book thief tore off the front cover and didn’t notice it on the first page which would then essentially become the front cover. Comes with a folded, unused ARP 2600 front panel facsimile (blank patch sheet).

This listing is for used printed materials that came in with one of the many rare and vintage synths or other pieces of electronic musical gear we normally buy, repair / restore and sell."

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ARP LEARNING MUSIC WITH SYNTHESIZERS Synthesis Manual Text Book

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"This book was written by David Friend, Alan R Pearlman (ARP himself!) and Thomas D. Piggott and was meant to be an introduction to sound synthesis. It uses ARP Odyssey sound charts as examples but can be applied to most analog synthesizers, or even softsynths equivalents.

Front cover is in great shape but from the back and throughout the book, the pages are a little warped, most likely from moisture. No musty odor, and the pages arent stuck together or anything, so its perfectly readable. Someone cut the upper right corner of the first page (which only has the title of the book on it).

This listing is for used printed materials that came in with one of the many rare and vintage synths or other pieces of electronic musical gear we normally buy, repair / restore and sell."

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OBERHEIM OWNERS MANUALS - OB-X, OB-SX, DX, Xpander, & 4 Voice

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Yamaha SY55 Synthesizer Operating Manual & Operations & Sequencing Guide

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Never seen the Operations & Sequencing Guide by Bobby Maestas through Alexander Publishing before.

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Roland The Synthesizer, 4 book set, 2nd Edition

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Electronic Musical Projects Sood BPB 1998

This one is in via Loscha. Click the right and left arrows on the bottom right of the player to flip through.

You can download a scan of the publication via the links on right here.

"Today we have a scan from my paper book archives.; Electronic Musical Projects by P K Sood, published by the Business Promotion Bureau of India - a company still producing educational material for IT.

These books were reasonably common in Australian Electronics Parts stores in the early 2000s. They were cheap, and there were several in the series.

Today I present Electronic Musical Projects, but I also have Practical Timer Projects, 555 Timer and its Applications and 41 Projects Using 741 I.C.

These books, particularly the musical one, has an almost Zine feeling to them. They're crooked, the schematics are lovingly hand drawn.

I have never built any of these musical instrument projects,

A previous scan of this books exists, but, it is unusable"

Description from the download link:

"A collection of electronic musical projects.
Book by P K Sood

The book provides circuit diagrams and an explanations of circuit theory for the below listed projects.

01 - Transistorised Audible Metronome
02 - Drum Beat Simulator Metronome
03 - Audio Visual IC Metronome
04 - Accented Beat Metronome
05 - Guitar Practice Accompaniment Drummer
06 - Bass Booster For Electric Guitar
07 - Treble Booster Preamplifier
08 - Presence Booster For Musical Instrument
09 - Connecting Pickups To Guitar
10 - Simple Preamplifier For Electric Guitar
11 - Multi Tone Control For Guitarists
12 - Complete Guitar Preamplifier
13 - Guitar Practice Power Amplifier
14 - Guitar Envelope Control
15 - Guitar Fuzz Box
16 - Simple Waa-Waa Circuit
17 - Electromechanical Echo And Reverberation
18 - Guitar Tremolo Unit
19 - Simple Sustain For Guitar
20 - A Single Transistor Phaser
21 - Professional Mini Phaser
22 - Four Piece Electronic Bongo
23 - Electronic Percussion Box
24 - Electronic Steam Whistle
25 - Marine Diesel Sound Simulator
26 - Rain Effects Simulator
27 - Wind Sound Generator
28 - Novel Sounds Generator
29 - Wailing Siren Generator
30 - Build This Opto Electronic Organ With Tremolo

I paid $6.50 AUD for this book on 2003-04-16. I have enclosed a scan of the receipt as a little bonus item.
Many other BPB publications were commonly seen in Australian Electronics parts stores, particularly Jaycar Electronics and their stockists. Please check my uploads for further titles in the series."

Roland The Synthesizer, 4 book set, 2nd Edition

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Five Korg M1 Synthesizer Books with Bonus Quick Reference Card

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"Volumes include: How MIDI Works, Drum Pattern Handbook, Sound Making Book Level 1, Sound Making Book Level 2, M1 Effects Workbook."

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Casio VL-Tone VL-1 Keyboard Synthesizer w/ Case, Song Books & Manual

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Roland JD-800 Programming Books

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1991 Roland JD-800 Synthesizer Up And Running Book

1991 Roland JD-800 Synthesizer Patch Book 1

1991 Roland JD-800 Programmable Synthesizer Sounds Basic Operations

1991 Roland JD-800 Programmable Synthesizer Owners Manual 2

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Demos from Strange Synthesizers of Japan Book by Hiromichi Oohashi

Demos from Strange Synthesizers of Japan by Hiromichi Oohashi, previously posted here. Also see the MIZUNO Supersizer-μ demo here.

via Bandcamp: https://kino-moderno.bandcamp.com

"Special Music Snippet Sampler from the Book/CD [Strange Synthesizers of Japan -Hiromichi Oohashi Collection-] (Published by RittorMusic / 2021)

Live improvisation using most rare & strange Japanese synthesizers that introduced in this book.

Japanese Edition published in Nov.2021 by RittorMusic (Japan).
www.rittor-music.co.jp/product/detail/3119317131/

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www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4845636980/"

New Module8 Print Magazine

This one is in via Corey who had the following to say about it (note you might recogize a few names featured here on MATRIXSYNTH):

"Hi, just reaching out to let you know about a new synth magazine from Australia called Modul8.

Featuring local and international artists, Modul8 is devoted to showcasing artists who are extending what electronic music means.

The premiere issue features interviews with Detroit / Berlin based Dub Monitor, YouTube synth philosopher JAde Wii, regional Victoria’s best Pure Data wrangler Nicky Systems, lofi lover Kozeps and Melbourne’s Make It Up Club legend Stevie Richards.

Modul8 # 1 also has contributions from analogue stalwart Todd Barton, Paleman and Melbourne’s undisputed 303 champion, Honeysmack.

All up its 56 pages of utter synth geekery from around the world, and it's only available via good old fashioned printed paper.

The magazine was born during Victoria’s covid lockdown, when co-founders Phil Coyle and Corey Hague were looking for inspiration beyond the endless scroll of nosy algorithms.

“We just wanted something that felt a bit deeper than social media. We both remembered how important and influential magazines had been on us, so we decided to try and make something that lasted longer than a swipe,” co-founder Phil Coyle says.

In keeping with the theme of ‘real life’, a launch event was held at Found Sound, featuring artists profiled in the magazine. That video can be seen here:"


Modul8 Magazine - launch party at Found Sound video upload by Modul8 Media

"To kick off Modul8 Issue # 1 we had some of the awesome people featured in the magazine come and play!

It was a great day with lots of new connections made, and we can't wait for the next one!

Super special thanks to Found Sound, the artists who filled the room with music and the legends who came out to support the launch."

You can order Modul8 at http://modul8magazine.limitedrun.com/

SWITCHED ON - BOB MOOG AND THE SYNTHESIZER REVOLUTION - Forward by Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola is into synths? Both the Moog Modular and Steiner EVI were used in the soundtrack for Apocalypse Now. See here for a couple of mentioning the story.

As for the book, detail via The Bob Moogfoundation, where you can pre-order it, follow:

SWITCHED ON - BOB MOOG AND THE SYNTHESIZER REVOLUTION PRE-ORDER

BY ALBERT GLINSKY

PUBLISHED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

FOREWORD BY FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA

The Moog synthesizer "bent the course of music forever" Rolling Stone declared.

Bob Moog, the man who did that bending, was a lovable geek with Einstein hair and pocket protectors. He walked into history in 1964 when his homemade contraption unexpectedly became a sensation---suddenly everyone wanted a Moog. The Beatles, The Doors, The Byrds, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Yes, Stevie Wonder, and many more discovered his synthesizer, and it came to be featured in seminal film scores including A Clockwork Orange and Apocalypse Now . The Moog's game-changing sounds saturated 60's counterculture and burst into the disco party scene in the 70's to set off the electronic dance music movement. Bob had single-handedly founded the synth industry and become a star in the process.

Synthesizers and Computers Volume III in the Keyboard Synthesizer Library (1985)

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Piece by Bob Moog pictured below.

"Back cover is missing. Book and pages are water damaged. Otherwise, the spine is fine and it is perfectly readable"

"Featuring Bob Moog, Roger Powell, Craig Anderton, and other experts present a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of using computers to control synthesizers.

Volume III in the Keyboard Synthesizer Library

Compiled by the editors of Keyboard Magazine"

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Strange Synthesizers of Japan by Hiromichi Oohashi - Synth Book w/ CD

Hiromichi Oohashi wrote in to let us know about his new synth book featuring rare and somewhat strange synthesizers from Japan. The book features synths from his collection along with a CD of audio/music. You can find the book via the publisher Rittor Music (Japan) (published Nov.2021), and on Amazon JP here.

You can find a list of the synths featured by chapter further below.

Details on the book from Hiromichi Oohashi follow.

"This art book introduces many of Japanese most rare and strange electronic musical instruments (1960s~1980s) from author's private collection for long years.

Contains over 130 synthesizers, rhythm machines, organs, toy instruments, speech synths, etc most of these rare instruments will be the first public release. All color pages, lot of beautiful photo of these unique instruments with simple and detailed text, all photos and book design by author himself.

Contribution from Mark Mothersbaugh (DEVO)

Foreword by Eric Schneider (author of TOY INSTRUMENTS/MBP)

Attached CD has original music using these strange instruments so you can hear what these synth sounds like.

CD's music made by author's band KINO-MODERNO (world-renowned electronic music duo)



Hiromichi Oohashi is an artist born in Tokyo 1961
after studied art & design at Kuwazawa Design School in Tokyo
works as an artist and producer for Art, Design and Music
also known as collector of rare electronic musical instruments
in 1990 released groundbreaking [ VIDEO DRUG2/Phuture ] and get noticed
member of electronic music duo KINO-MODERNO since 1984
president of DAT PLANET PRODUKT"

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Allen Strange's Electronic Music Reprint Seeks Funding on Kickstarter

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"Hello fans of Allen Strange and electronic music:

In June 2018, I was looking to buy a copy of Allen Strange's Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, at a time when I was getting back into electronics and electronic music after an almost 30-year hiatus. I had vague recollections of a copy in the Electronic Music Studio at York University, where I made my first explorations into sound synthesis. The spine was gone and it was mostly a pile of papers stuffed into a folder. Finding that the only copies available were either poorly scanned PDFs, and used copies for sale online for hundreds of dollars, I was disheartened, to say the least. But I had a thought: what about finding the copyright holder and getting permission to reprint a few copies? It couldn't be that hard, right? I work at a university with lots of resources, so I should be able to figure out how to do it. AND, that way I'd be able to contribute something to the electronic music communities that I'd started to join, such as modwiggler.com, modulargrid.net, and other online forums, and who had been so welcoming, sharing all their collective knowledge and wisdom. These were places where I had heard about Allen Strange's Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, in the first place.

I started a thread on Modwiggler to gauge interest. The interest was overwhelming, and motivating. After tracking down the original publisher, it took time to find out who currently owns the copyright. With the endless help and advice of librarians Ann Ludbrook and Sally Wilson at my school who specialize in e-publishing and copyright, we got to work. One of them tracked down Allen's partner Pat and helped ensure that the family once again held title to the work, and Pat agreed to let us give this whole Kickstarter a shot, and sent us her copy of Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls to disassemble and scan. Working with library staff and my research assistant Heidi Chan, we worked to get the book digitized, and ready for reproduction. One of the biggest challenges was to replace all the images of modules. That work fell to Heidi, who scoured the internet for people who still owned the original modules and synths used in the book, getting them to take new photographs for us to use. In some cases, the original designers of some of the modules no longer had them, but they helped us track down modules and acquire new images. With Pat's help, we have added a new introduction by Stephen C. Ruppenthal, as well as a few pages of testimonials from people who learned from and were inspired by Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, from Suzanne Ciani and Todd Barton, to Dave Smith, Dave Rossum, Serge Tcherepnin, Dieter Doepfer and Tony Rolando. The book has a new cover, compliments of Allen and Pat's daughter Erin Strange, who did a wonderful job of creating a new design that carries the spirit of the original 1972 cover into this new edition. The text of book is faithful to the second edition of Allen Strange's Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, published in 1983 by Wm. C. Brown Company.

Republishing Allen Strange's Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, has been a four-year project since its inception. The goal, from the beginning, has been to bring this important work back into the hands of fans of the original, students and teachers of the history of electronic music, musicians and electronic music practitioners, and designers of electronic music systems. We have permission to make Allen's work available in print and electronic form from Pat Strange who holds the copyright, and Pat has been actively guiding our efforts through much of the project. At present, Allen Strange's Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, will only be available through this Kickstarter.

In Pat's own words (from the preface): "Since it's first edition in 1972, Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques and Controls has been acknowledged as the definitive text on modular synthesis. In today’s musical community analogue techniques have made a resurgence among many musicians and composers. The idea of a republication has been in the works for many years and the timing of doing it now just made sense. I am very grateful to Jason Nolan, Ann Ludbrook and the team at Toronto Metropolitan University who saw the importance of this endeavor as well as taking on the task of bring this book back to life. I am so appreciative of their attention to preserving the quality of the book and respecting its content. I know that this project would have meant a lot to Allen, specifically in knowing that his techniques and teachings are continuing to influence the future of electronic music."

This is a non-profit project. Costs involved are royalties, production, logistics and shipping costs. Any residual funds will be donated to community music initiatives focusing on electronic music and electronic music learning. At present two organizations have agreed to receive funds, but we will identify more (in Europe next) depending on the amount of residual funds. These organizations are the Canadian Accessible Musical Instrument Network (http://camin.network) and the Willie Mae Rock Camp (https://www.williemaerockcamp.org).

Finally, I would like to thank Walker Farrell for the wonderful Kickstarter video.

Thank you to all supporters for being part of this project.

Jason Nolan"

The Whole Synthesizer Catalgue, Synth Book from 1985

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"The Whole Synthesizer Catalgue, book, paperback, 1985 copyright, 158 pages. Excellent condition, no writing, Overall very clean. Covers many iconic and legendary analog synthesizers and some digital synthesizers. Includes Moog Mememorymoog, EMU Modular, Korg PS3300, Oberhem OBXxa, Oberhem 4 Voice, Oberheim Matrix 12, DK Synergy, DX7, Sequential Circuits Prophet T8, Prophet 10, MKS80, PPG Wave, Serge Modular, Chroma, Voyetra 8, Yamaha CS80, drum machines, and many more vintage legends. Some great information compiled from the pages of Keyboard Magazines. Edited by Tom Darter. Great book for the electronic music and synthesizer book library."

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