Hammond Solovox Synth

Link takes you to Craiglist so expect it to be down soon (craigslist posts don't last too long).

The post saved for posterity:



"Date: 2005-09-08, 1:05PM EDT


FS: Very rare Hammond Solovox with tone cabinet, model J, series A circa 1940-41. Considered perhaps the first synthesizer. Designed to attach under a piano keyboard to play monphonic melody lines. It's oscillator feeds a chain of 5 sawtooth diveders producing bass, tenor, alto and soprano pitches. There are 5 formant filters to modify the tone. Knee-lever volume control. Slow or fast voice attack. 14 tubes. Very similar in concept to the Clavioline. THIS UNIT IS NON-FUNCTIONAL and sold as-is and will require a knowledgable tech to restore and get up and running again. I have had this in storage for many years hoping to restore it but have not had the time so up for sale it goes. Must be picked up in central NJ. $150."

Chris Strellis - Skylab

Update: A slightly slower version of the track: http://www.adwright.net/chris/voynich/sounds/Skylab2000.mp3

Track done with only a single Yamaha CS10. No midi, just multitrack manual playing. Impressive. Reminds me of a more agressive Air with a little Laurie Anderson thrown in.

DJ Don - Stand Tall

I don't totally want to get into the habit of posting new music; as you can imagine it could become pretty time consuming, and how do you even begin to chose... but... If I find stuff while browsing around and the synth gear is listed, I'll try and post it. Also it doesn't hurt if the track sounds good to me. : ) This particular track by DJ Don is pretty bad ass. Starts with a beat reminiscent of The Jesus and Mary Chain's Sidewalking and then goes Kasabian on you. But... It has it's own sound. Gear used includes guitar, Roland V-Synth XT, Novation X-Station 25, and Reason. Title link takes you there. Enjoy.

Neon Synths - New Flickr Shots

More like color saturated, but you get the point. Some more after click. Two shots of a Juno 6 below.

Salamander SMS Modular

The picture below popped up in my random picture viewer. I was wondering what the heck it was, so I was going to post to ask; but then I realized, duh, the name of the picture (20041030_AES_62.JPG) stands for the 2004 AES. I dug in the AH Archives and found the source of the image. Mark Pulver's site. I also found what it is. Title link will take you there, including more shots.



"Info from AH member Chris Muir:

(it's) 'Not (exactly) DIY. That's a Salamander (aka SMS) modular. That one belongs to Naut Humon (Rhythm and Noise, Asphodel). It's probably the largest one in existence, although I have a pretty good sized one, too.'"

Link to AES homepage if you are interested.

Site Updates

I'm going to be getting rid of the Categories sections. I had General, Manuals, Pics and Samples. It's a pain when there is overlap and if a post has pics, manuals, or samples I usually say so. The search feature to the right pretty much takes care of finding stuff. If anyone is completely opposed say so in the next couple of days, otherwise it's gone. : )

Also making the page a we bit wider.

Korg Mono/Poly Sample

From Ben via AH. Mono/Poly arpeggiation and Korg Stage Echo. Grab it while you can. : )

Acidlab Bassline

Acidlab Bassline. Click through for more. The Bilder link will take you to pictures and the Klang link will take you to samples. Some great tracks. Enjoy.

Two tasty shots:

Roland TB303 AcidLab Mod

AcidLab mod DIY on the 'bay. Note that this is only for the mod kit, not the TB303 modded. Title link takes you to shots saved for posterity.



Mod details:
THE INPUTS ARE Q- ACCENT- GATE- SLIDE- VCF- VCF CUT OFF-VCA-CV THESE ARE FOR USE WITH A MIDI-CV CONVERTER , ANALOG SYNTH OR TB-303.

THE OUTPUTS ARE EG- ACCENT- SLIDE- SQUARE- SAW- VCF THESE COULD BE PATCHED TO AN EXTERNAL FITER OR EFFECTS UNIT OR TB-303.

TOGGEL SWITCHS :

ACCENT - UP NORMAL, DOWN ACCENTS ON ALL NOTES .

SLIDE- UP NORMAL, DOWN SLIDE ON ALL NOTES.

WAVEFORM MODULATION- SAW, SQUARE.

RESONANCE- UP NORMAL , DOWN REAR VCF INPUT.

POTENTIOMETERS;

DECAY- FROM OFF TO STANDERD.

RESONANCE- ADDS Q LEVEL.

X-MOD- MODULATION LEVEL.

OVERDRIVE- VOLUME CONTROL OF VCO TO FILTER .

POTS COME WITH 303 TYPE KNOBS TO RETAIN ORIGINAL LOOK.

LEDS: THREE NEW LEDS SHOW PROGRAMMING ACCENT, SLIDE, BEND.

ACIDLAB KIT COMES WITH FACEPLATE OVERLAY- 4 KNOBS- 4 POTS-4 SWITCHES- 3 LEDS- 8 INPUTS- 6 OUTPUTS- COLOR CODED INSTRUCTIONS WITH WIRES- ALL RESISTORS- CAPS- DIODES- POT MOUNTS- REAR STICKER- YOU GET ALL PARTS NEEDED TO UPGRADE YOUR ROLAND TB-303, THIS KIT GIVES THE TB-303 A NEW VINTAGE LOOK WITH THE ABILITY OF MODULAR SYNTHESIS FOR NEW SOUND TEXTURES AND CONTROL.

DJ Dab DIY

Via GetLoFi. Title link takes you to more including some samples.