New Patching Sound Exhibit Opens at the Moogseum & Ikutaro Kakehashi's An Age Without Samples

via The Bob Moog Foundation where you'll find additional details.

"We're excited to share that the Moogseum has had a busy winter and early spring! We were closed for construction in January and February, which allowed us to expand our space to accommodate new exhibits. We spent the month of March creating the latest addition to our family of interactive exhibits, Patching Sound: Understanding Modular Synthesis.

Patching Sound provides visitors with a hands-on opportunity to patch, or create, sounds on a synthesizer interface by connecting various modules that control individual parameters of sound. The custom-designed exhibit was created by Los Angeles-based Sounds Amazing.

Patching Sound was made possible by a generous donation from Dave and Karen Rossum, with additional support from North Carolina Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and by donors like you!

A large, fully restored, historic R.A. Moog modular synthesizer, originally created in 1968, serves as the inspirational backdrop for the interactive installation. As part of its storied provenance, this synthesizer was used on the soundtrack of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now. You can read more about its history here.

Come experience Patching Sound: Understanding Modular Synthesis at the Moogseum! We are open from 11-5 seven days a week."

"Ikutaro Kakehashi's An Age Without Samples Now Available On Bob Moog Foundation Online Store

We are proud to now be offering An Age Without Samples by synthesizer pioneer Ikutaro Kakehashi in our online store. This 312-page hardcover book was published the same year that its revered author passed away. An Age Without Samples explores such themes as the resurrection of the venture spirit of the '60s and '80s, creativity, and originality. It is replete with examples from his own experiences and storied career and is generously illustrated with scores of rarely seen photos.

Read more about An Age Without Samples and purchase it here.

We send our deep thanks to Ikuo Kakehashi for donating these books to the Bob Moog Foundation so that we could share them with our worldwide community of supporters and generate funding for our innovative work."

Roland Museum - R&D Center in Hamamatsu, Japan

video upload by Roland Experience Channel

"At the Roland R&D Center in Hamamatsu, Japan, we maintain a private museum that exhibits Roland and BOSS musical instruments that date all the way back to our foundation in 1972 and span the genre-defining musical eras of the '80s and '90s. The instruments on display are extremely important to us, and are still used as references for current product development."

SOUNDMIT 2021 - SPECIALE SYNKET - Il Sintetizzatore italiano più raro! - UNBOXING

video uploads by SOUNDMIT

Googlish translation (original Italian below):

"Topical event of SOUNDMIT 2021 was the discovery, by Francesco Mulassano of Soundmit, of one of the rarest electronic musical instruments in the world and certainly the rarest of those designed and built in Italy.

Found in the United States almost by chance, the SYNKET designed and built by PAOLO KETOFF in 1964 was acquired by the Marche and Italian Synthesizer Museum and is currently undergoing restoration before being exhibited at the next edition of the Museum in 2022.

With this video series, we retrace the history of this tool with interviews, unboxing and passionate chat!

Soundmit 2021 was created in collaboration with the Marchigiano and Italian Synthesizer Museum in Macerata

Due to a technical problem during the second day of the "Soundmit & Museum of Synth 2021" some videos may be of lower quality. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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ARP 2500 ÉLIANE RADIGUE TRIBUTE: LIVE @ EMEAPP FEAT. OMBIENT

video upload by EMEAPP

"Here again performing on our complete ARP 2500 modular synthesizer is our regular collaborator and good friend, electronic music artist Ombient. His previous performance featured on this channel was a 21 minute melodic ride of "ARPic" proportions featuring the 2500, 2600 and Pro-Soloist. For his second recorded effort on this system, Ombient wanted to present a performance done exclusively on the 2500 as a tribute to the compositional style of legendary French electronic music composer Éliane Radigue. Sit back and soak in this endlessly evolving, expertly guided journey on this wonderful instrument.

You can find us at www.emeapp.org where we invite you to join us as a member."

ARP 2600x2=ARP 5200: DUAL ARP 2600 MELODIC PERFORMANCE FEAT. VINCE PUPILLO JR.

video upload by EMEAPP

"The iconic ARP 2600 is an undeniable classic, 50 years old and going strong. Here in their full glory are our pair of Tonus-era ARP 2600 semi-modular synthesizers (the 2600 on the left was formerly Jack Bruce's) running in tandem with our ARP 1613 Sequencer along with the Arturia KeyStep, KORG SDD-3000 digital delay and Roland MX-1 performed by EMEAPP associate director and sound designer Vince Pupillo Jr.. This performance was created for and featured in the Alan R. Pearlman Foundation's ARP 2600 virtual 'Synthposium' on September 18, 2021 which celebrated the 50th anniversary of this legendary instrument. Both of our organizations are dedicated to preserving the legacies of electronic music pioneers and we are proud to be a partner with Dina Pearlman and her dedicated team who do wonderful work in uplifting the life and legacy of Alan R. Pearlman. This one's for you Dina! Enjoy!"

https://alanrpearlmanfoundation.org/

Vintage Synthesizer Museum MIDI Karaoke with Oscar Cash

video upload by Vintage Synthesizer Museum

"The Vintage Synthesizer Museum and Oscar Cash Present: The MIDI Jukebox.
On February 4th, from 1PM-4PM, we will transform VSM into a MIDI Karaoke bar. You pick the song, and we send the melodies to several synths and the drums to the TR-909. While the song plays you can twist knobs, change presets, or perform vocal duties with the assistance of the EMS Vocoder 2000. All this led by your handsome host, Oscar Cash. If you are interested in attending in person, please contact us to join our mailing list, so you can reserve a spot.

As always, you can also book a private appointment to play these classics yourself.
https://www.vintagesynthesizermuseum.com"

V.A.I. 63 CRB Computer Band 2000 / CRB Oberon

video upload by Vintage Audio Institute Italia

"Introducing the wonderfully quirky CRB Computer Band 2000 - a mainly analog auto accompaniment machine from the early 80s with four sections:

1.Drums with individually mutable sounds
2.Bass section with three sounds and two modes
3.Two chord sections with a total of seven sounds, decay and volume controls.
4. And an arpeggiator with four different sounds and decay control.

These sections were originally made for big home-organs, they're incorporated into the CRB 910 organs and a few Solton branded ones as well.
The stand-alone units are quite rare.
The CRB Oberon is a two oscillator monster synth from roughly the same era, it has some interesting features and is probably the most complicated Italian mono synths out there."

LiveJam4FreedomOfChoice - Gem WK4/Elka Synthex/Jen Synx508/Keytek CTS2000/Solton Project100/Koushion

video upload by VSMI - Vintage Synths Made in Italy

"Live Jam improvisation as is with GeneralMusic WK4 drums groove, Elka Synthex and Solton Project100 control by Koushion sequencer on IPad2, Jen Synx508, Keytek CTS2000 solo... Viscount EFX100 Reverb/Montarbo DREV 128 Delay - Made in Italy machines only... 'Freedom of Choice' against Covid Restrictions in Italy. This is my own fight... "People dancing everywhere!" (Jefferson Airplane - Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon) cause we need hugs and kisses again!"

ARPchives LIVE!

video upload by Alan R. Pearlman Foundation

"A special broadcast showing the ARPs for ALL studio!"

https://alanrpearlmanfoundation.org/

The Alan R. Pearlman Foundation 2022

video upload by Alan R. Pearlman Foundation

"What is the Alan R. Pearlman Foundation? An overview of our organization and what we are currently working on in 2022!

Visit https://alanrpearlmanfoundation.org for more information

Living Beings Part 1 by Lean Logic https://youtu.be/jJlWgD2w9rA
Used with permission by Lean Logic
Contact Tim Burgess on erpr@ogenesisrecordings.com."

ARP 2500: LIVE @ EMEAPP FEAT. OMBIENT

video upload by EMEAPP

"The ARP 2500 is just one of those incredibly special machines that is so flexible and so widely open to the interpretation of the artist who uses it. Here is electronic music artist Ombient (who is a frequent collaborator and volunteer here at EMEAPP) with this wonderful melodic performance on our 2500 system along with some other ARP goodness (ARP 2600, Pro-Soloist, 1613 Sequencer and 8 channel mixer). Enjoy the ride and the VFX generated by Ombient.

You can find us at www.emeapp.org where we invite you to join us as a member."

Playing on the GAMEBOY Mega Machine - Church Reverb In A Minor -

video upload by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

"Ahead of getting the gameboy megamachine ready for the museum openning again!
I recorded this on a Patreon Livestream,
Download the WAV of this amongst loads others! :-
https://www.patreon.com/lookmumnocomp...
it also makes @THIS MUSEUM IS (NOT) OBSOLETE possible"

WHAT IS NOISEBUG?!?!?

video upload by NOISEBUG

https://www.noisebug.net/

"We often get asked 'What is Noisebug?' and 'What do you guys do here?' Or 'What is this place?' So we’ve finally attempted to answer these questions in our new 30-second TV Spot.

When making it, we drew much inspiration from the trailer for the 1973 film SOYLENT GREEN, which happens to take place in NYC 2022.

Since it will only be airing on TV local to the LA area, we want to share it with our global audience, as well."

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.

SOLID STATE Versus VALVE Bruel & Kjaer 1022 Beat Frequency Oscillator Modifications

video upload by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

"The Beginning of a big Test Equipment Project.
loads Samples of these experiments amongst many more!:-
https://www.patreon.com/lookmumnocomp...
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Tickets To This weekend and other weekends at @THIS MUSEUM IS (NOT) OBSOLETE are available here:-
https://this-museum-is-not-obsolete.com"

Vintage Synthesizer Museum & Lance Hill on Art Vs The World

video upload by Art vs. The World

"Hello and welcome to my favorite place in the world the Vintage Synthesizer Museum and the best man in the world Lance Hill. Please enjoy this video with your best keyboard or human friends.

You too can go here and synthesize.

Book a session at the Synth Museum!

vintagesynthesizermuseum.com

Q: How does this work?
A: We rent out the space by private, hourly appointments. An appointment grants one access to the entire collection. You’re free to look around, take pictures, play the instruments, record the instruments, ask questions, or whatever else you’re interested in doing here.

Q: How much does an appointment cost?
A: Basic appointments start at $50/hr and go up $15/hr per person you add to the reservation. There is a two hour minimum for groups under 4 people. If you need a full-time recording engineer, or would like group instruction, the rate will go up accordingly.

Q: Am I cool enough to book an appointment at VSM?
A: Yes you are. You’re an amazing person who deserves the best.

Q: Will there be people there judging my skills?
A: Nope. Not unless you bring some judgey people with you. We’re just happy to have people of all backgrounds over here to enjoy and explore this magical place."

Synth Library Portland Lending Program Starts 8/27

This one is in via Brian Comnes.

You might recall Synth Library Portland sought funding back in 2017. It looks like their lending program starts this month.

via Synth Library Portland:

"We're excited to announce that our Lending Program will be starting on 8/27! Want to check out a synth and live in the Portland, OR area? Follow these steps:

Become a member on WithFriends

Sign up for an orientation

Create a MyTurn account and reserve that synth!

We're offering the first two online orientations on Fri 8/27 at 7PM and Sat 8/28 at 2PM. We’ll be offering these on a regular basis so don't worry if you can’t make either of these first ones.

Members who have attended an orientation will have their MyTurn accounts enabled and can take up to two synths home for two weeks at a time.

We'll explain the nuts and bolts of the program at the orientation but here's an idea of when everything happens for our first lending cycle:

Reservation window opens at midnight on 8/29 for QTBIPOC only, then is open-to-all on 8/31 & closes at midnight on 9/2.

In-person pick-up is in N Portland on Fri 9/3 from 4-8PM and Sat 9/4 from 2-6PM. Once you reserve a synth, you'll receive an email with the exact address and instructions for pick-up. Synths are due back on Fri 9/17 from 4-8PM or Sat 9/18 from 2-6PM at the same N Portland location you picked them up from.

We're excited to get synths into the hands of the Portland community and stay tuned for more to come from us soon!

With love,

Synth Library Portland"

The Forgotten Synthesizers Of Marche Region

video upload by HAINBACH

Update: you can find additional posts featuring The Museo Del Synth Marchigiano here.

"The Marche Region in Italy was home to a thriving industry of music instrument production from the 1950s to the mid-90s. Tens of thousands of people made organs, accordions and small runs of synthesizers that were like nothing else in the world. Much production closed in the 90s, leaving only a few companies around, and many people lost their jobs. The history of Marche synths was not talked about, too bitter were the memories. The Museo Del Synth Marchigiano aims to change that - a motley crew of synth lovers work together to get the story about this special time in music instrument history out.

I was invited to play a show at Acusmatic Festival in Ancona and visit the collection before. I was overwhelmed by the amazing sounds these machines made, so I captured them on tape and for use in my performance. I also just had to film every synth I could get my hand for you to enjoy. You will find instruments by Siel, Elka, Elgan, Farfisa, Crumar, CRB and more here.

https://www.museodelsynth.org"

Timeline:

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LMNC's MUSEUM OF EVERYTHING ELSE Open to the Public

Announcement - The Future And The Museum! - This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete

video upload by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

"Just a quick bit of an update! Regarding the museum which is finally open!"

MUSEUM OF EVERYTHING ELSE, a quick tour #Shorts
video upload by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

"Quick tour of the museum of everything else.

we are only opening every sunday due to the pandemic,
we are offering very limited ticketed entry.
Each monday the following Sundays ticket link is posted to Patreon and youtube membership to offer people to get the ticket which is £6 entry.
Then on the Wednesday the link is made public if any tickets are left.
The reason for this is because patrons helped fund it so to avoid a ticket scramble they get a chance to book, if you want a head start any tier on patreon/youtube membership has access to these links.
When we are out of the woods regarding the pandemic it will be a lot less restricted entry and ticket links will be public and we will accept walk ins, however right now it is strictly ticketed entry.
https://www.patreon.com/lookmumnocomp..."

LIVE! @ EMEAPP- NEW! *full suite* RACHEL FLOWERS tribute recital of TARKUS on Keith Emerson's gear!

video by EMEAPP

Follow-up to this post

"You asked for it, you got it! So many folks loved Rachel's performance of AQUATARKUS and asked us for the full version with all the movements. So, here ya go.

Whether you're here for Rachel's amazing performance, the synthesizers, organs or Keith's Emerson's gear, you can find us at www.emeapp.org where we invite you to join us as a member."