"Analog Era is a collection of 50 presets for the Korg Wavestate synthesizer, featuring 9 arpeggios, 6 brasses, 6 basses, 6 keys, 9 leads, 5 pads, 2 sequences, and 7 strings. 📼 This sound bank draws inspiration from the iconic sound of Vangelis, the legendary composer behind numerous film soundtracks, most notably Blade Runner. Vangelis' signature style is also prominent in his works from the 1970s, such as Spiral, Albedo 0.39, Earth, and others.
📻 This sound was heavily shaped by the pre-digital era, where electronic music relied on analog synthesizers like the Moog Minimoog, ARP Odyssey, Yamaha CS series, Roland Jupiter series, Korg MS-20, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, and more. Unlike the crystal-clear precision of digital sounds, analog is characterized by warmth, detuning, and subtle distortion, creating a rich texture. I aimed to recreate the essence of this era and sound in the "Analog Era" soundset.
📸 Analog sound remains highly relevant today and is in great demand across various musical styles. Many sound designers strive to emulate it using modern instruments and plugins because it evokes strong nostalgia and emotional connections, taking listeners back to their childhoods, retro music, and classic films.
🎹 Although the Korg Wavestate is a digital synthesizer, it offers a wide range of features that allow for an accurate emulation of vintage analog sounds. It includes an extensive collection of waveforms and timbres, analog filter emulations, and a variety of effects. I worked to maximize these capabilities to craft the "Analog Era" soundset.
🧿 These performances are perfect for genres such as Synthwave, Retrowave, Synth-Pop, Ambient, New Age, Cinematic, Electronica, Pop, Techno, Industrial, Psytrance, Garage, Progressive, House, Experimental, Breaks, and Drum and Bass. They also work well for movie soundtracks, games, apps, digital art, sound art live performances, and VR landscapes, providing the retro atmosphere that many projects require.
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"This collection of vintage synthesizers has grown with me for years. Most all of these instruments have been used on many projects, including VeggieTales, a variety of remixes, and many PlayStation video games and marketing and promotional discs. Most recently they were used on the Mass Effect Andromeda video games soundtrack. They have also been sampled and are part of the SoundVault Collection and the Kurzweil Analog Collection for the K2000 series samplers. VEMIA note: to forestall many inquiries, The seller’s idea is that he wants to sell it as a whole. That may or may not work out in this auction. If it doesn’t, obviously he’ll be free to do whatever he wants after the auction finishes.
It all works. Everything has been kept in a clean, smoke-free, climate-controlled studio. I have always fixed things myself, so everything is operational and sounding great. I have repair notes on the synths that received attention, though most of them have worked great over the years, without much need for repairs. There are also several MIDI to CV converters so they can all be controlled by computer, plus cables if desired. And a few have cases and manuals.
ARP 2600 with lid but no keyboard. Pictured with broken slider and missing caps, but I believe I have them. ARP Odyssey (White) ARP Odyssey (Black & Gold) ARP Odyssey (Black & Orange) ARP Avatar (Original with pickup) (No original knobs, but early rubber caps if you want) ARP Avatar (CMS modded with patchpoints, filter, and envelope) (No original knobs, but early rubber caps if you want)
Chroma Polaris
Crumar DS-2
EDP Wasp
Electro Harmonix Super Space Drum Electro Harmonix DRM 32 Digital Rhythm Matrix
Moog Liberation with rack power, cable, and case Moog MiniMoog Moog MemoryMoog Plus with MIDI and case Moog MicroMoog Moog MultiMoog Moog Opus 3 Moog Prodigy Moog Sonic Six (The case is poor, but the synth panel looks great) Moog Taurus with case
Oberheim Matrix-6r Oberheim OB-1 Oberheim OB-8 with Page 2 and MIDI Oberheim OB-SX (This one is probably in the worst physical condition of them all) Oberheim Xpander
Rheem Kee Bass
Roland CSQ-600 Digital CV/Gate Sequencer Roland JP-8080 Roland Jupiter-4 Roland Jupiter-6 with Europa and original box Roland Jupiter-8 with Encore MIDI Roland JX-8P Roland MKS-7 Roland MKS-30 with PG-200 Roland MKS-50 with PG-300 Roland MKS-70 with PG-800 Roland MKS-80 with MPG-80 Roland MSQ-100 sequencer in box Roland SH-1 Roland SH-2 with case Roland System-100 Model 101, 102, & 104 Roland System-100m D Block Roland System-100m Phaser and Sequencer Block Roland System-100m 104 Polyphonic Keyboard Roland TB-303 with Sequentix MIDI and Filter CV
SCI Max SCI Pro-One SCI-Prophet-5 SCI Prophet-600 with GliGli
Star Instruments Synare 3 Star Instruments Synare 4 Star Instruments Synare Sequencer
Yamaha CS-30 Yamaha SK-20
Encore Expressionist MIDI to CV/Gate Kenton Pro4 CV/Gate and DCB and Wasp JL Cooper MIDI IO 8 ch MIDI to CV/Gate
Standtastic wall-mount arms plus cables if you want them."
"The Crow Hill Company creates POCKET STRINGS as no-barrier-to-entry-styled string library plug-in produced without compromise… with added ‘synthy spice’
EDINBURGH, UK: having recently rebranded itself with an aesthetic that truly realises company co-founder and composer Christian Henson’s heartfelt dream of encouraging people to make music and help them on their journey, regardless of whatever point they were at and wherever their journey began, The Crow Hill Company continues its journeying into ‘Season Two’ as a producer of resources and tools to protect, inspire, support, and provide opportunities for music-makers the world over, believing that music is, and should remain, a wholly human experience, one that is by far one of the most powerful forms of expression, escape, comfort, and remembrance, of which its newly-created POCKET STRINGS — styled as a definitive string library plug-in that opens the doors to collaboration between anyone anywhere, creatively combining live cinematic orchestral recordings with some rarefied vintage synth classics made to measure for added body, depth, and character — readily represents the cornerstone of this ethos, as of July 10…
“A string library that’s accessible to all without compromise — a distillation of the last 25, nearly 30, years that I’ve been working as a media composer, which means that I write music for film, TV, and computer games, giving you the very basic necessities to write pro-end string arrangements. Whether that be adding to productions, songs, collaborating with others, or, indeed, creating professional film scores — whether that be to demo for an orchestra to play, or, indeed, to go to broadcast, there’s been no compromises here. But accessibility is the key — not just with the price point, but with usability.” So says Christian Henson himself, perfectly positioned — as The Crow Hill Company’s original founder, forging forward by building upon his extensive experience gained from founding Spitfire Audio to originally offer a palette of sounds he had created for his own use as a professional composer to his film world colleagues by invitation only, though the rest, as they say, is history — to proudly introduce POCKET STRINGS as a never-tried-before strings library plug-in that aims to bring broadcast-grade string possibilities to everyone.
"GRENOBLE, FRANCE: music software and hardware company Arturia is proud to announce that it is offering an unprecedented 50% discount on V Collection 3.0 — a software suite of Analog Classic instruments already adopted by the most demanding music producers worldwide — for a time-limited, one-month period starting on December 16...
V Collection 3.0 brings together the sought-after sounds of several of the most legendary analogue synthesizers and classic drum machines that helped shape the sound of modern music-making into an attractively-priced premium software suite fit for transporting those sounds to today’s computer-based production systems. Indeed, thanks to Arturia’s tried-and-tested TAE® (True Analogue Emulation) technology-powered software instruments, those sounds are proving more popular than ever, making themselves heard on countless hit records, Hollywood film scores, blockbuster games, and all manner of praised productions around the globe.
V Collection 3.0 includes no less than ten of Arturia’s multi-award-winning 64-bit software instruments — namely, Mini V, Modular V, CS-80V, ARP2600V, Prophet V & Prophet VS, Jupiter 8-V, and Analog Lab, as well as the latest Oberheim SEM V and Wurlitzer V additions, plus Spark Vintage, a comprehensive collection of 30 classic drum machines.
Each of these instruments can be used as a standalone application or as a plug-in within your DAW of choice. An ability to work at up to 32-bit/96kHz resolution means you can now make music on your computer the way you would with a hardware synthesizer. Set the controls to stun with an external MIDI keyboard, such as one of those from Arturia’s own KeyLab range, and you’re good to go! And with 400-plus presets per instrument to get you going, innovative inspiration is a given.
As an advanced proprietary technology allowing accurate modelling of analogue circuitry behaviour on personal computers, TAE® has not only allowed Arturia to successfully recreate all the features of the original synths, but, better still, add more to take advantage of today’s possibilities, including innovative modulation matrices, new-fashioned filter types, sophisticated step sequencers, contemporary keyboard splits and layering, modern modulation sources, smart preset management, additional effects, and advanced arpeggiators.
All told, then, now is the time to treat yourself and your music to V Collection 3.0 — ideally sometime during the next month to take advantage of this unmissable time-limited discounted pricing offer! Why wait? Welcome V Collection 3.0 to your studio setup. Welcome to Your Dream Studio...
V Collection 3.0 is available to purchase for 50% off and directly download from the Arturia online store (http://www.arturia.com/evolution/en/buy/online-shop.html) between December 16, 2013 to January 16, 2014, inclusive, for €199.00 EUR only.
Boxed versions can be purchased from any authorised Arturia dealer — ask for the V Collection 3.0 ‘Dream Studio’ promotion.
