"The Septavox synthesizer, designed specifically for Third Man Records, has 41 keys, 7 modes, 7 tones. One button selects the synth mode, and one button selects the tone. Each button has a LED indicating the setting. With the seven modes and seven tones there are 49 possible sound settings, each one easily remembered as two color combinations: red and yellow, blue and white, and so on.
All metal (aluminum) powder coated enclosure: 18.875" x 3.5" x 2.125" (length, width, height (including knobs)
Weight: 2.0 lbs (no batteries)
3W speaker (3" diameter)
41 keys (~3.5 octaves)
1/4" monophonic output jack
MIDI In & Out Jacks
Four control knobs: Parameter Knob 1, Parameter Knob 1, Tuning, Volume
Seven Modes (LED indicates mode): Vibrato, Slide, Two-Octave Arpeggiator, Swell, Octave Cascade, Slicer, Pipe Glide
Seven Tones (LED indicates tone): Dirty Sine, Sine, Electric Organ, Square Wave, Sawtooth, Dirty Square, Computer Power:
Ships with power supply: 9VDC, 1.0 Amps, center-positive polarity tip
Can also be powered from 4 'AA' batteries"
"Clock division and multiplication might sound like maths homework but it’s the secret to turning an otherwise dormant modular into a flexible groovebox, and more. Let’s round up some dividers and multipliers and see what they can do..."
"The very first patches with my growing Serge/Random*Source Modular, mostly built from prototypes. By now comprised by the Thomas Henry/Random*Source 555VCO (tracking 10 octaves), a Serge/Random*Source DUSG, and a Random*Source DONK (i use only the LPGs for this patch)."
"On this episode of MIDIVERSE - TV we're sitting down with a Korg X3. We'll scroll through some of the preset sounds, to see what this (slightly dated) keyboard workstation has to offer."
"A detailed exploration of the barely-documented 'Spectral Madness' bonus mode on Clouds. I've read through the source code on github (https://github.com/pichenettes/eurora...), and while I'm not a C programmer, I gleaned enough information to get a more structured sense of what this surprisingly powerful mode can do: it's far more than the afterthought that Mutable Instruments suggest. It's a quirky phase vocoder, capable of subtle and useful treatments as well as spectral weirdness.
The two samples come from the suggested audio set for Music Thing Modular's Radio Music module: the drum loop is played directly from there, while the voice was resampled and lopped in Tyme Sefari II. The bassline is a Dixie II through a Pittsburgh Filter. There is no external processing, and the rest of Clouds' internal effects (stereo spread, feedback and reverb) were also turned off to focus on the spectral processing."
"This is a small video combining the brand new SEABOARD RISE, from ROLI, and the Haken Continuum, each running its own sound engine (EQUATOR on a Mac for RISE, and Eagan Matrix internal sound engine for the Continuum).
No competition here, but a nice collaboration between these two expressive synths.
The sound design is from me on both engines."
"For sale here is something that has been close to my heart for many years. I have used these synthesizers countless times in my albums as The Flashbulb, Acidwolf, Human Action Network, and many more aliases. I have used them at gigs such as DEMF, Sonar, and Bangface, and cared for them as if they were my infant children.
That's why I'm selling them. The TB-303 is in excellent condition. It's rare to see one this clean. I'm about to move my studio for a 3rd time in 5 years and simply feel anxious about keeping it in this condition through moves and various applications. I'd rather use my cruddy, old 303 than risk devaluing this one. As my favorite synth, I've also used this thing too much. It's time to pass the torch on, per say.
Enough about my stupid headcase and on to what's for sale.
1 original TB-303. Incredible condition. It's very clean (note that I didn't dust it for the pictures, for the sake of honesty). There are signs of wear around the cutoff and resonance knobs, and the volume knob is ever-so-slightly scratchy as the potentiometer reaches it's 33rd birthday. There's a couple very minor scratches on the back, the original battery door is there, and still latches perfectly. I have tested it on both battery and 9v wall power, and it works just dandy.
1 original TB-606. Unlike the 303, the 606's cosmetic condition reflects its age. It's missing the battery door and a knob, has a couple scratches, and could use a date with a q-tip and some cleaner. Everything is 100% functional, but the volume knob is scratchy, a bit more than the TB-303. Functional on both batteries and wall power.
1 really ugly, but virtually indestructible custom made foam case. I made it myself about 13 years ago out of a tool case and some custom memory foam I ordered. It's ghetto looking, but if you ever feel like running over your TB-303 and TB-606 with a car, this will probably keep you making music with them.
If you're a fan of my music and don't care about the authenticity, I'll sign it. I'll cringe while getting the marker and spend about 10 minutes deciding where to sign it, but your wish is my command. I could also ship it with the batteries if you want the original patterns for S. Kedzie Theme. :)"
