ZX Spectrum: Cheetah Midi interface and Casio CZ-101 synthesizer in Micro Live (UK 1986)

video upload by Modern ZX-Retro Gaming

"Cheetah Midi interface in action in an episode of Micro Live from 1986."

Vintage synth featured in 1957 film "Different from You and Me."

video upload by Robotussin Vintage Synths

"The dangers of electronic music, according to a film about the menace of homosexuality from 1957 called 'Different From You and Me'. It features the Trautonium, a synthesizer from the 1930s that was created by Friedrich Trautwein and used by Oskar Sala. The film, which was called 'The Third Sex' or 'Bewildered Youth'(!) when released in the US, is about a prosperous German family whose son is lured into a seedy world of gay men, nude wrestling and avant garde electronic music by an effete friend and a licentious antique dealer.

Terrified that their son is not into women, the teen's parents induce their cleaning lady to seduce him and awaken his more 'natural' desires. This ends in the month's arrest for arranging prostitution!

While the film is based on homophobic ideas, the original version has some nuance and depicts some of its gay characters in a relatively balanced light for the time. Being gay was still a crime in Germany and elsewhere in the 1950s. However, before it could be released in West Germany censors insisted on changes, weaving in more anti-gay rhetoric, making the gay characters more criminal and removing scenes that showed gay men in positions of authority and respectability.

For me, it's remarkable only for the scenes featuring the synthesizer, but it is interesting that even then electronic music was associated with same-sex relationships, given that 20 years later the gay communities would be such a driving force behind the foundation of the electronic music scene.

I have uploaded all the scenes from this film that feature the Trautonium to my YouTube channel, which is also called Robotussin Vintage Synths."

All that you need to know (!) about 80s Synths

video upload by Krakli Software

"Synths MIDI and more condensed from an 80's show that teaches you all that you need to Know!!"

This one is in via John L Rice.

The video features Alastair Gavin, Herbie Hancock, Tony Banks, Vince Clark, and Jan Hammer.

If anyone knows what this is from feel free to leave a comment.

Update via the comments: "The clip is from 'Rockschool', produced by the BBC from 1983-87...great stuff!:)"

And sure enough, here it is posted back in 2011. I thought it looked familiar. You can find additional posts mentioning Rockschool here.

Top 7 Analog Synthesizers - Talent Keyhole soundtrack.

video upload by Sleepwalk Cinema

What is that at 2:11?

"Analog synths used in the motion picture Talent Keyhole. Available now on Amazon.

Filmmaker Michael Lauter details the analog synthesizers utilized in the Talent Keyhole movie soundtrack. In addition to his own original music scoring, he licensed and commissioned tracks from other notable electronic musicians. Among them, Testube, Night Club, and Dreamstalk which are 100% in-the-box artists. Lauter and S Y Z Y G Y Z, however, use hybrid studio workflows, incorporating analog hardware synths with Digital Audio Workstations. (DAWs) S Y Z Y G Y Z further created an exclusive track just for the feature film.

Movie Trailer:"

Talent Keyhole - Official 4K Trailer

video upload by Sleepwalk Cinema

"Sci-fi noir feature TALENT KEYHOLE. Watch now on Amazon."

1969: What Is ELECTRONIC MUSIC? | Workshop | Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Archive

video upload by BBC Archive

Be sure to check out 3:59 on. I won't give it away, but it's interesting they had the same views back then. Note 7:33 for a glimpse of what would come. Finally also see this post for Daphne Oram's Oramics and her Bird of Parallax. See the Oramics label for more.

"What is electronic music? How is it produced?

Desmond Briscoe - the head of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop - enlists the help of Daphne Oram, David Cain and John Baker to explain the fundamentals of synthesised sound.

This clip is from Workshop: The Same Trade As Mozart, originally broadcast 3 August, 1969.

You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of tv to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic tv clips from the BBC vaults."

Lost ARP Tapes Channel 5, 1974

video upload by Alan R. Pearlman Foundation

"A rare glimpse of Alan R Pearlman in the ARP Instruments plant in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, June 9, 1074. With David Friend, and images of the ARP production team making the legendary synthesizers!"

https://alanrpearlmanfoundation.org/

Alan R. Pearlman Foundation Tom Piggott Lost ARP Tapes

video upload by Alan R. Pearlman Foundation

"After finding a box of Umatic Tapes, d'ARP set out to restore what turned into a treasure trove of vintage footage from television stations as well as workshops given at various colleges and universities demonstrating the ARP synthesizers when they were brand new.

This video features ARPostle Tom Piggott, demonstrating the ARP 2600 and ARP Odysssey.

Tom Piggott is an educator, musician and co-author of several books."

https://alanrpearlmanfoundation.org/

Korg nanoKONTROL Featured in Star Trek Picard

via @justin3am

Curious what season and episode it was featured in. If you know feel free to comment.

This was in response to the DX/DMX featured in Star Trek VI, in response by @tonsil to a recent post on a DMX up for sale. Credit when credit is due...

Update via justin3am: "Looks like it was season 2 episode 10."

The Making Of Led Zeppelin's In Through The Out Door: Episode 1 - Yamaha GX-1 Demo

video upload by JCM

Note the video should start just before the GX-1 demo. You can use the controls to move forward or back if you want.

"The road to In Through The Out Door led me to research every detail about the record. The episode discusses my personal experience discovering the album, the state of play for Led Zeppelin in 1978 and the elements that made up the sound on the final product: the Yamaha GX-1 and Polar Studios."

Red Moog Liberation Spotted on Danger Force | Lil' Dynomite | Nickelodeon UK

video upload by Nickelodeon UK

This one was spotted by Bastiaan W. @8BitBas

"In 2014 @matrixsynth featured a red Moog Liberation. Today I saw it on Nickelodeon."

Funny!

Fairlight in Despicable Me 3

video upload by Bart Simpsonfan 3000



This one was spotted and sent in Phil Winn.

"You can see the fairlight page r in this scene on the display in the background, i.e. at around 1:44."

Patchwerks Featured on Local Seattle News

video upload by KING 5

"A worker at one Seattle store said it looked like they were going out of business because inventory is so low right now." Patchwerks comes in halfway into the video.

Update: found the video on YouTube. Much better embed for the site. You can find the article on KING5 here.

I thought this was pretty cool. Patchwerks was featured on Seattle's KING5 news channel yesterday and today. The segment, as you can see, focused on supply chain issues impacting everyday shopping and seasonal items at Puget Sound retailers. It's fun seeing familiar synth heads featured on public TV.

https://patchwerks.com/

EMEAPP Synthesizer Museum Featured on the FOX 29 Philadelphia News

Synthesizer Museum: Musician creates home for iconic instrument video upload by FOX 29 Philadelphia

"A former musician has created a home for the synthesizer -an instrument with a sound that defined 80's pop music. Philadelphia news, weather, traffic and sports from FOX 29, serving Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Watch breaking news live or see the latest videos from programs like Good Day Philadelphia."

It looks like they picked up Rick Wakeman's synths as well as Keith Emerson's Moog modular.

You can find additional posts mentioning EMEAPP here.

How does a synthesizer make sounds?

video upload by Are Sounds Electrik?

Midge Ure of Ultravox clip previously posted here.

Moog IIIp Synthesizer on German TV featuring Eberhard Schoener und Mario Schönhofer

video upload by Mario Schönhofer

Casio DH-100 Digital Horn Spotted in Until the End of the World

This one is in via swissdoc

"I was watching this 1991 movie recently, Until the End of the World, and spotted a Casio DH100 digital horn in a brief moment. See attached screenshot. The movie has some nice music in it (as you can see on the Wiki page). They kind of "Google" for one of the guys in the story and when one special search program is used, the sound which can be heard is one of the Waldorf Microwave presets.

I was watching the film at the movies when it came out in 1991 and this sound I did remember. The DH100 I did not remember, but it could be as well, it was only in the directors cut."

See the Synth TV and Film label below for additional posts.

Samson MD13 MIDI Controller Spotted in Air Traffic Controller Room in Sully

video by Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures

Phil A. spotted it in the film and sent in the pic below. I checked the trailer and you can see a couple of them in the background at 1:15. Always curious what the story was behind props like this. You can find more in the Synth Props and the Synth TV and Film labels.

stock photo via Amazon & Walmart.

Synth Spotting in Soigne Ta Droite / Keep Up Your Right - 1987

video by heung jun oh

Some Cocteau Twins style drums.

This one is in vis swissdoc who had the following to say:

"I came across this recently in a very special artistic movie by director Jean-Luc Godard from Romandy (Suisse romande - the French-speaking part of western Switzerland).

The movie is called Keep Your Right Up (French: Soigne ta droite / Une place sur la terre) from 1987. It is featuring Catherine Ringer and Fred Chichin from the group Les Rita Mitsouko in some scenes in a musical studio showing some synths."

Here's the trailer for the film:

Soigne ta droite - Bande annonce

video by Gaumont

There's an additional music scene here but no synths.

Below are a few screen grabs via swissdoc. You can spot an Oberheim Four Voice System, a Moog Memorymoog, and what appears to be an Elka Rhapsody 610 below and to the right of the FVS. Update: one more pic added below of what looks like the back of an OB-1.

See the Synth TV and Film label for additional synth spotting.

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KORG Volca Interrogation Device in New Loki Trailer

video by Marvel Entertainment

Pictured below, it comes in at :33. Creating a synth props label for these. Check out the EMS VCS3 Torture Device on MacGyver. Also see the Synth TV and Film label at the bottom of this post. Not all props but it's always fun to see synths featured in TV and film in general.

Early Analog Band - Fender Chroma Musical Instruments 1982

video by Brigida Family

"Rare vintage footage! This product demonstration for Fender Chroma features a performance by Mike Brigida, John Shykun & Cleve Pozar.

16:50​ closes with John Williams 'Indiana Jones Theme' & 'Superman'"

And a note from the Rhodes Chroma list:

"The 'Expander's they show don't seem to have the same setup as a typical expander today. Specifically, the expander panel looks to be identical to that of the Chroma - and so has a extra black metal lip on the front. It is much more of a 'keyboard-chopped-off-Chroma' versus what ended up being the Expander.

Somewhat of a prophetic quote from one of the questions and answers in the video:

Q. How long before the Chroma is obsolete?

A. Chroma is an expressive, powerful musical instrument. Since it sounds good and has terrific expansion capability it stands the best chance among products available today of lasting the longest."