Simmons SDSV Electronic Drum Synthesizer w/ Original Box & Warranty Card

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ARP Odyssey MKII 2813 SN 1611 w/ Original Manual

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"fully serviced and beautiful example of a vintage ARP Odyssey MkII from 1976/77.

Comes with manual, addendum, and dust cover.

This machine plays, sounds, and looks great is ready for another 40 years. You wont be disappointed in this Odyssey. To me, the Odyssey is "the" ARP to play; it can slice thru mixes, modulate into the stratosphere one minute and the next its adding a gentle duophonic richness to your mix. I had a Pro-One for years and dug that, and this goes the places the Pro-One does, with *two* notes of old school analog richness. To my ear the new Karp units don't sound as good as the old ones. This Odyssey has a fixed 4075 filter that gives all the high-end as you'd expect.

This one is in like-new in tip-top shape with service including:

All new keyboard bushings, lubrication and adjustments that make it play like a champ

All electrolytic caps have been replaced on all boards and power supply

All new sliders to replace working, but somewhat finicky originals"

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EML ELECTROCOMP-101 Original Owners Manual

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OBERHEIM MATRIX-12 OWNERS MANUAL

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MOOG MICROMOOG OPERATION MANUAL

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"This listing 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."

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1977 Roland System 100 Brochure

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"This single-page color bi-fold brochure measures 8.5"x11" when folded and 17"x11" when fully opened. Dated 1977, mfg. # A4. Printed in Japan. It provides everything you need to know about the System 100, including 101 Synthesizer, 102 Expander, 103 Mixer, 104 Sequencer, and 109 Monitor Speaker (except their prices)."

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1970s EMU vintage analog modular synthesizer catalogs

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"Two EMU modular system catalogs. One is an original from the 70s/80s and the other is a photocopy of an earlier one.

Both have pictures and specifications of the modules available for each system. Talks about the system and its functions, how to order etc."

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Roland Synthesizer System 100 Models SPECIFICATION BROCHURE

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"Roland Synthesizer System 100 Models 102,103,104 and 109 SPECIFICATION BROCHURE ONLY 1977.

Brochure in good condition

Some writing in lower right hand corner as shown in photos"

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Vintage PAiA Gnome Analog Music Synthesizer w/ Docs

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"Besides the Synthesizer equipment, this set includes EXTENSIVE historical documentation:

Original, 2 manual, Kit Assembly Instructions and Warranty sheet documentation, plus directly related period supplemental Catalog and synthesizer programming Patch and Analog Synthesizer theory book- see photos

Includes original 1973 Assembly manuals, Illustrations, Warranty sheet, patch / definitions, and a Patch Template sheet

Includes original 1970's era PAiA Electronics Music Kit Sales Catalog Sheet showing an option to add the Oz music keyboard to the Gnome

Includes added, original, 110+ page, related book: The Source (1st Ed, 2nd Printing 1979) a collection of analog synthesizer programming and patches for the PAiA Gnome, collected from Polyphony magazine

This Gnome Synthesizer is of interest to early Analog Music synthesizer collectors / analog music design historians / technicians / repair technicians, or music kit collectors, or musicians that prefer to adjust sounds continuously with analog knobs, instead of digital controls"

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ROLAND Synthesizer SYSTEM 100 EXPANDER MODEL 102 & 101 Instruction Manuals

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I love the charicatures. Top with balloons is from the 102, 2nd with keyboard is from the 101. There's one with a tuba below.

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Information from EMS: A Synthetical Engine - Preliminary Notes And User Blurb

PDF document that describes the EMS filter bank.

This one was spotted and sent in via Meska via this thread on Mod Wiggler.

Here's a link to the PDF, although all pages are also captured here in this post. You can click on the images to zoom in.

From the cover:

Electronic Music Studios (London) Limited
277 Putney Bridge Road London SWI5 2PT
Telephone 0l-788 3491/2 Telex 9283 72
New York: 408 East 78th Street NY 10021
Telephone 212 734 7344 Telex42 4033

A Synthetical Engine
(DIGITAL OSCILLATOR BANK OR RATHER A
FREQUENCY DOMAINE SYNTHESIZER)
Preliminary Notes
And User Blurb

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Junost-21 Analog USSR Vintage Keytar Synthesizer w/ Original Manual, Schematics & Case

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I don't think I ever knew these were made in Poland. This is the first post to mention it.

"This Junost-21 synthesizer is a vintage piece of equipment that is made in Poland. It comes in its original box and includes all manuals. The synthesizer has 37 keys and is a keyboard type with synth keys. It has a MIDI (DIN) Out port and two pedal inputs. The Junost-21 is an analog synthesizer that features a modulation wheel, arpeggiator, and built-in effects. It is a great addition to any collection of synthesizers or pro audio equipment. This synthesizer is in working condition and is sure to provide hours of musical enjoyment."

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Crumar DS-2 synthesizer monophonic / polyphonic + manuals (serviced)

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"Completely overhauled Crumar DS-2 synthesizer with its original owner's (in German) and service manual available! All potentiometers are been replaced by new ones, the volumes of the monophonic and polyphonic part are matched, it's recapped and serviced...

The DS2 is a fantastic synth to work with. It can be played polyphonic and/or monophonic, it has two LFOs which can be used at the same time, I like the modulation options where you can choose which LFO you use, it has two glide modes, a great filter, two ENVs and so on."

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Roland System 100 Model 102 Expander Owners Manual

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ROLAND Synthesizer SYSTEM 100 Sequencer MODEL 104 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Early 1980's Korg Single Sheet General Catalog

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Buchla Touché (1980) – Hybrid Analog Keyboard Instrument

The following was sent in by Anastasia Chernysheva, a Ph.D. student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

"In 1979, Donald Buchla invited experimental composer and his friend, David Rosenboom to collaborate on the design of a new, keyboard instrument with digital sound generation and hybrid, computer-controlled, analog outputs. The result was the Touché, released in the spring of 1980.

Among particular traits of the instrument are:
• flexibility in use – highly programmable, (64 programmable function parameters available), Touché offers a library of “instrument” structures that could be stored as “presets”;
• responsiveness – a user of Touché would enjoy a broad ability to program multiple stimuli and response structures in performance;
• non-linear waveshaping – Touché permits to produce an enormous range of sound with efficient means of control, i.e. using a small number of knobs

The guiding idea of the instrument design was to optimize it for live performance. The hybrid, digital-analog nature of Touché assumes the following.
• On the digital side: a sound-generating engine produced a wide range of timbre of sound possibilities with non-linear wave shaping techniques.
• On the analog side: a programmable analog circuit called Multiple Arbitrary Function Generator (MARF) enabled extensive control of all sound synthesis parameters.

Rosenboom’s recordings Future Travel (1981) and Daytime Viewing (1983) offer extensive exposure to some particular sound worlds created with the Touché. Other than being used for these recordings and in the recent release by Richard Smith a.k.a. Shusta Cults, (the current owner of Rosenboom’s Touché), the instrument barely may be heard in any other recording. Only 4 instruments exist today but just one of them is in the functional condition.

To learn more about the history and design of the instrument check out the lecture about Buchla Touché given at University of Illinois (2022). Technical parameters of the instrument may be found in the brochure for the instrument. Download the PDF here."

Circuits and Fingers – Composer-Performer Convergence in Electronic Instrument Designs, Oct 5th
video upload by Illinois Music

"Guest lecture at EMS Forum: Circuits and Fingers – Composer-Performer Convergence in Electronic Instrument Designs, Oct 5th

With the director of Experimental Music Studios – Eli Fieldsteel.

Learn more: https://davidrosenboom.com/miller-res..."

Also see Brainwave Music with Buchla 200 at Western Front.

Buchla Touché Brochure

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The Ensoniq File - Highlights of the EPS and SQ-80 Press Reviews Brochure

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"Vintage Ensoniq SQ80 Crosswave Synthesizer Highlights Review Brochure"

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Dave Fredericks Plays the Amazing ARP Soloist 7" Single

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"ARP Soloist Dave Fredericks Vta 33 RPM Record Synthesizer Vinyl San Antonio Rose"

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