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Showing posts with label Synth Techs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Synth Techs. Show all posts

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Roland Juno 106 Synthesizer - Serviced - New Voice Chips - Signed by Kip Winger

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
Dead Roland Juno 106 Repair - Synthchaser #178 video upload by Synthchaser



via this eBay listing

Saturday, April 04, 2026

Synclavier II Hardware In 2 Minutes


video upload by Synclav com

"This is year number 27 for Synhouse.

Synhouse has fully restored and shipped many, many dozens of systems in the last three decades and this work continues in 2026.

Shown here is the testing of a Synclavier computer bin card set without needing the synthesizer voices yet (it ended up with 8 original style mono Synclavier II synthesizer voices). This Control Unit is used as a test box at Synhouse. Once testing was completed, the cards were moved to a freshly restored ATS 3-level enclosure chosen by the client.

Relatively few Synclavier IIs were made, and this is the super vintage hardware setup.

Synhouse stocks these systems and parts and Synhouse manufactures this hardware and has them in the Synclavier store on the Synclav.com website.

Video copyright 2026 Synhouse Multimedia Corporation"

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Mike's Multimoog Restore/Demo


video upload by synthpro

"Hey Guys,
In this video, I bring you along the adventure of a sick little Multimoog that now has a full bill of health. Thanks for watching!

Sincerely,
Jareth"

Friday, March 06, 2026

Arp Avatar Repair


video upload by Really Nice Audio

"You must check out Alex balls superb video demonstrating the true power of this Arp Avatar" [watch it here]

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Toto’s CS-80s: Lost & Found, restored at Rosen Sound, full demo


video upload by Rosen Sound

Monday, February 16, 2026

Modified Elka Wilgamat III v4 Demo + Individual Outs 2025


video upload by mysterycircuits

"Quick demo of modified Elka Wilgamat III - 2025 Mystery Circuits, LLC"

Monday, January 19, 2026

Quick Repair and Tour of an Emerson Modular System


video upload by Rosen Sound

"Rob takes you on a quick tour of an Emerson Moog modular he fixed up for the Moog foundation in time for the 2026 winter NAMM."

Property of the late Gene Stopp. Also see The New Emerson Moog Modular System Is Real.

Friday, January 16, 2026

EMS Synthi 100 Repair Part 2 Belt and Braces Approach to bring back to life a beautiful linear PSU


video upload by Really Nice Audio

Part 1 here

"Join me in this second video to repair a classic EMS Synthi 100.

This synth is part of the Pete Townshend collection at the University of West London
https://www.uwl.ac.uk/study/study-fac..."

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

EMS Synthi 100 Diagnosis. What could be causing this poor synthesiser to sound poorly?


video upload by Really Nice Audio

Saturday, January 03, 2026

Yamaha DX7 Repair & Overlay Replacement


video upload by Synthesizer Keith

"In this video I replace the overlay panel on a Yamaha DX7, and do routine repairs and maintenance.

00:00 Play In
00:09 Introduction
02:32 Disassembly
03:05 Grey Matter E Upgrade Board Removal
03:39 Battery Replacement
04:54 Grey Matter E Upgrade Board Re-installation
05:32 Tact Switch Replacement
07:42 Overlay Panel Replacement
10:39 Switch PCB Shims
11:26 Keyboard Cleaning
12:20 Mod and Pitch Wheel Cleaning
12:48 Re-assembly
13:19 Conclusion
13:48 Play Out"

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Why The Minimoog Voyager Old School Has Such Short Release Times On Envelopes.


video upload by synthpro

"Hey Guys,
Thought some of you who have the Minimoog Voyager Old School may appreciate this video. I explain why some of the pots may have different responses compare to the models with the computer for presets. I focus on the envelopes in particular in this video but I'm sure there are other knobs that do not behave the same as well."

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Can We Fix This 1970s JEN SX1000? | Vintage Synth Rescue!


video upload by THIS MUSEUM IS (NOT) OBSOLETE

"Restoring the museum's JEN SX1000 back to life.
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Acid Solder Club Workshop Tickets
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acid-sol...
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Support the Museum and see more videos and stuff Patreon / lookmumnocomputer"

Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Formanta Maestro Synth SERVICED & MIDIfied at VG Line


video upload by VG-Line

"Fully serviced, recapped, and upgraded with MIDI and modern jack connections.
A rare Soviet-era preset synthesizer — same analogue filter core as the Polivoks.
Now ready for any studio setup:
🔹 6.3 mm Audio Out
🔹 MIDI In
🔹 Headphones Out (3.5 mm)"

Friday, October 03, 2025

Inside Pete Townshends Legendary EMS VCS 3


video upload by Really Nice Audio

"Is it possible a fatigued fuse could bring this legendary synth to its knees? Let's find out and also see how easy it will be to convert the VCS-3 from 115V to 240V.

This synth is part of Pete Townshends synth collection housed at the University of West London https://www.uwl.ac.uk/study/study-fac...

#synth #analogsynthesizer #petetownshend #vcs3
#ems #maintenance #vintage"

The museum was unveiled on October 10, 2024.

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

OSCar Repair


video upload by Really Nice Audio

"Join me a quest to bring this Oscar synth. Its has mainly cosmetic issues and there are a couple of surprises hidden inside!

Many thanks to
https://www.vintagesynthparts.com
for replacement keys. Well worth a look as they have many obscure parts for many synths.

Music from my forthcoming ATMOS album 'Height Supremacy'. I used this because the main synth line is my OSCar!"

Sunday, September 14, 2025

AMS RMX16 + ELKA SYNTHEX / LEXICON SUPER PRIMETIME 97 + OBERHEIM STRETCH DX DEMO


video upload by Synth Tailor Electronics

"Here's a demo video of some gear that left the shop for Ronnie Vannucci (Drummer of the Killers) !

We tried to pick the coolest synthesizers and drum machines to play with the AMS RMX16 and the LEXICON SUPER PRIMETIME MODEL 97, both units sound incredible with just about everything you use with these effects.

00:00-01:09 INTRO/AMS RMX16 + Elka Synthex
01:10-02:39 AMS RMX 16 ELKA Synthex #2 Demo
02:40-03:44 AMS RMX16 Elka Synthex #3 Demo
03:45-05:00 AMS RMX16 Delay/Echo Preset
05:01-10:57 Lexicon Super Primetime 97 + Oberheim Stretch DX
10:58-13:20 AMS RMX16 + Oberheim Stretch DX
13:21-13:49 AMS RMX 16 ROOMS Preset
13:50-14:13 AMS RMX16 REVERSE Preset
14:14-15:13 AMS RMX16 ECHO/DELAY Preset
15:14-15:53 AMS RMX 16 FREEZE Preset

In the middle of the video is a quick instructional section that is Cole talking about how to use both the RMX16 and the Super Primetime 97 functions.
If you have an AMS or Lexicon that needs repaired or restored, please reach out through our website contact form to send it in for repair!
Website contact form: www.synthtailorelectronics.com/contact"

Friday, August 29, 2025

Sneaky Little PPG


video upload by foleytronics fx repair

"Found it #electronics #synthesizer #repairing #vintage #sneaky"

PPG 1002

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Vintage Oberheim Two Voice Synthesizer TVS-1 Repair - Synthchaser #175


video upload by Synthchaser

"In this edge-of-your-seat exciting installment of the Synthchaser synthesizer repair video series, your host Synthchaser undertakes the repair of a vintage Oberheim Two Voice Synthesizer that is suffering from a dead SEM (Synthesizer Expander Module, or 'voice')."

Monday, August 18, 2025

Yamaha CS-60 Polyphonic Synthesizer

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.


via this Reverb listing

"Amazing CS-60 in excellent condition. Serviced by legendary Minneapolis-area synth tech Gerry Dahl: an LFO drift issue was fixed and the pitch ribbon was replaced with the repair kit from Kent Spong in the UK to better than new condition."

Saturday, August 16, 2025

EMS Vocoder 5000 Repair


video upload by Really Nice Audio

"The time has come that bridge rectifiers from the mid 70's can fail short due to age. In this repair I managed to find a blown one and another that was on its way out! This was an RS bridge rectifier dated 1976.

This EMS Vocoder 5000 belongs to Pete Townshend and is housed at The University of West London.
https://www.uwl.ac.uk/study/study-fac...

Music from my forthcoming ATMOS album 'Height Supremacy'
https://www.galactichorizon.com

#ems #vocoder #repair #emsvocoder5000 #petetownshend #bridgerectifier #blowsfuses"

SN VOC 8
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