Technosaurus Selector C Modular Synthesizer

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"For sale this Technosaurus Selector System C. A gorgeus and extremely rare modular synthesizer from late 90's. Only few units were made, extremely difficult to find one in these days. This is an unique opportunity to purchase a rare gem of the synthesizer history, in good working condition. The case have marks of use and pass of time. You can check the pictures for more close details of the shape. The unit is working nice, you can check at the youtube videos.

This synthesizer have a very special sound and character, in essence is in the league of the early vintage sound, with wild sounds, lot of life and electricity feeling. Has a very very high dynamic range, is very different from the modern modular synthesizers. But at the same time the stability and the connectivity is stable and easy, very friendly to use, via MIDI or via CV/GATE with volt/octave range.

The power supply is new one with improvements from the original one (original one was very basic design)

Now is, Switching transformer stage + classic linear regulation for best sound and stability, the best of two power supply technologies. Added the operation from 100v to 240v without need to change nothing, universal AC. Added protection and filtering from AC input and added over current protection at the linear voltages to protect this valuable instrument.

This is the list of modules:
VCO x4
Dual Waveshaper x1
Dual Ring Modulator x1
Dual Envelope Generator x2
LFO x2
VCF2 x1
Triple Resonator x1
Sample and Hold x1
VCA x2
MIDI interface x1
Passive Multiple x2

Is a big system:
Weight: 42 KG
Dimensions: 112x53x44 mm"

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Technosaurus Selector C with Antonus Step Brother Improvisation Demos by Anton's

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"There is not many Technosaurus modular demos in youtube so we take profit of have one in our workshop for check and then put for sale. This modular synthesizer makes honor to his name:

Is old, is very rare and difficult to find one in good shape and working, is big and heavy, the sound is like a big roar and can bite!
Really impressive to have one for look and for sound. It is very very special sound and behaviour, but have a lot of vintage essence, and remember a lot of the high quality sounding synthesizers from the early years, but adding modern connectivity with MIDI and standard CV/GATE with volt/octave norm.

A pleasure to have a very fine audio quality, clean and crispy, depth, with lot of dynamic range but at same time and old vintage essence. The frequency response is huge, with very low bottom and clean and vivid treble, low noise leaves, and the transients and fast times are fabulous. A wonderful balance between the classic old essences and sounding and modern and hi-fi details. Is very difficult to find a system with this personality, very unique.

All the modules are wonderful, but the triple resonator is incredible.

Here is an improvisation demo showing the melodic features, using it in a multi-timbral way, with different sequence sounds, basses, leads, percussions and noises, all in real time. For make that I use the Antonus Step Brother for take all the profit of the possibilities. The combination of the Technosaurus with the Step Brother is awesome, only need to use adapters from minijack to 1/4 jacks. Just direct sound, no post processing, no EQ, no multitrack.

This Selector C modules list:

This is the list of modules:
VCO x4
Dual Waveshaper x1
Dual Ring Modulator x1
Dual Envelope Generator x2
LFO x2
VCF2 x1
Triple Resonator x1
Sample and Hold x1
VCA x2
MIDI interface x1
Passive Multiple x2"

Technosaurus Microcon II

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"Rare analog synthesizer from the late 90's in very good condition from the Swiss company Technosaurus. Fat analog synth similar to a TB-303 with VCO, resonant VCF, and LFO. Has MIDI, CV/Gate, and a Filter input."

3/26/25 Technosaurus Cyclodon & Microcon + Alesis Wedge & MIDIVERB

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3/26/25 Technosaurus Cyclodon & Microcon + Alesis Wedge & MIDIVERB

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2/10/25 (first test) Alesis MIDIVERB + Technosaurus Cyclodon & Microcon

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"2/10/25 (first test) Alesis MIDIVERB + Technosaurus Cyclodon & Microcon

We got an Alesis MIDIVERB and this was a first test. Of course, our MIDIVERB II is way more versatile, but this original desktop version is the perfect size for this little Technosaurus system and it’s hard to go wrong with 20 second reverbs for under $100."

Technosaurus Ultra-rare and beautiful modular

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"Rare and unique sounding (in a good way ! ), in excellent condition, 3 OSC, RM, Noise, Dual Env, Multimode Filter, VCA, LFO and Midi Interface. One of the few modulars to address the issue of patchcords getting in the way of access to knobs. Having the patching separate and below the main controls is expensive to implement but very useful. It's also a bold and elegant visual design."

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3/26/24 Technosaurus Cyclodon & Microcon + Lexicon PCM 70 (1.8 Bouncing BPM)

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Beautiful.

1/9/24 (NyQuil) Technosaurus Cyclodon sequences Microcon + CXM 1978

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Technosaurus Cyclodon

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"Swiss quality. Big fun in a small package. This is a Technosaurus Cyclodon—a compact, but powerful analog sequencer. How compact? About the size of a VHS tape with knobs! How powerful? You can choose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, or 16 steps. You can change the step amount on the fly too. With all four switches down it’s 16 steps, but flip the first switch up and it’s 8 steps, etc. This gives more possibilities for performance. You can step it manually like a keyboard, or to play along to recorded sound or live when there’s no clock. You can use the internal clock or externally clock via Din Sync."

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1/4/24 Technosaurus Cyclodon sequences Microcon + Peavey DDL-3 + CXM 1978 (paper pill bun, softer)

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"Changed a couple notes on the Technosaurus Cyclodon, but this is more or less the sequence as in the 1/3/24 video, just slower, with a different delay on the Peavey DDL-3, and a smoother, less grainy reverb on the Chase Bliss CXM 1978."

1/3/24 Technosaurus Cyclodon sequences Microcon + Peavey DDL-3 + CXM 1978 (green paper pill bun)

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1/1/24 Technosaurus Cyclodon sequences Microcon + CXM 1978 (deliveries)

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12/28/23 Technosaurus Cyclodon sequences Microcon + CXM 1978 (signing)

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Technosaurus Microcon SN TMC-2030 w/ Original Box

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10/7/23 Technosaurus Cyclodon sequences Microcon + CXM 1978 (abalone)

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"I think step 11 (or 13) is the first step of the sequence."

10/3/23 Technosaurus Cyclodon sequences Microcon + CXM 1978 (Guguan)

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"Pink Nike polo on the lamp.
Riding the SUB-MIX-VCO knob and ENV decay."

Technosaurus Cyclodon SN TCD-2249

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"The Cyclodon is much simpler than most other sequencers. Indeed, it's hard to see how it could be any simpler and still be useful. It offers a maximum of 16 steps, and you can use a set of four switches to select any sequence length from 1 to 16. You determine the CV generated at each step using the 16 knobs arranged in two rows of eight. The seventeenth knob sets the tempo. Another switch defeats this, and allows you to clock the Cyclodon externally using Roland's DIN‑Sync 24 standard. The only other controls are a switch that toggles between 'auto' and 'manual' stepping, and a Start/Stop/Manual button that allows you to set up and run your sequence.

There are only two outputs: CV and Gate. And if I mention the 10 LEDs that show which step is playing (position one to eight, row one or two) and the input for the PSU, there is nothing left to describe. Well, nothing except for the programmable Clock Divider. This allows you to slow the external sync signal by any factor from two to 16. Interesting. Anybody fancy a sequence in 7/4 over a 12/8 sync pattern?"

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9/26/23 Technosaurus Cyclodon sequences Microcon + CXM 1978 (yam leaves)

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9/17/23 Technosaurus Cyclodon sequences Microcon + CXM 1978 (Snyrus)

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They look like two 5U modules from that perspective.