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ARP@100 celebrates the life and work of our namesake, the visionary synthesizer pioneer Alan R. Pearlman with the opening of a remarkable exhibition, taking place this Saturday, June 7, on what would have been his 100th birthday. This fundraising event will highlight Alan's groundbreaking achievements and showcase his legendary ARP synthesizers. How to Attend
IN PERSON: Saturday, June 7 · 7 - 10pm EDT. Doors at 6:30pmIn-person event at EMEAPP in Pennsylvania
On-LINE STREAMING EVENT: Starts at 7:00pm EDT, but if you purchase a ticket and are out of the time zone, you can revisit for up to one month!
"Combine a modular synth with a wind gauge and you get what we might call an electro-aerophone: an electronic instrument that can transform the wind into music … and, in the process, reconnect us to our environment.
On this second trip to the park, I simulate an Aeolian harp with the help of an eight-band, resonating filter bank, a comparator, and an addressable sequential switch.
Previous episode (modular wind chime): • chiming with the breeze: wind as control v... [posted here]
Readings quoted: Timothy Morton, “Of Matter and Meter: Environmental Form in Coleridge’s ‘Effusion 35’ and ‘The Eolian Harp,’” Literature Compass 5, no. 2 (2008): 310-335 Douglas Kahn, Earth Sound Earth Signal: Energies and Earth Magnitude in the Arts (University of California Press, 2013) R. Selfridge, D. Moffat, E. J. Avital and J. D. Reiss, “Creating Real-Time Aeroacoustic Sound Effects Using Physically Informed Models,” J. Audio Eng. Soc. 66, no. 7/8 (2018): 594-607
"Saludos! Siempre he querido probar un OP1 de Teenage Engineering pero los precios eran prohibitivos incluso en el mercado de segunda mano. Por suerte los precios ahora son más razonables. Hace años tuve un OPZ pero no me acabó de gustar el sonido ni la construcción del sinte, aunque si me pareció muy divertido.
Esta es la primera idea que he montado con el OP1, sencillo, yendo a lo esencial. Beat, Bajo, Arp y Pad. Añado en el modular una voz al final que toco con el Keystep (fuera de plano).
La idea es tener un equipo que me pueda llevar conmigo a todos lados en la que jugar con armonías e ideas de temas para luego construir encima.
Gracias por estar al otro lado! David.
_____________________________________________________ (eng) Greetings! I've always wanted to try a Teenage Engineering OP1 but the prices were prohibitive even on the second hand market. Luckily the prices are more reasonable now. I had an OPZ years ago but I didn't really like the sound or the construction of the synth, although I did find it very fun.
This is the first idea that I have put together with OP1, simple, going to the essentials. Beat, Bass, Arp and Pad. I add a voice to the modular at the end that I play with the Keystep (out of plane).
The idea is to have a piece of gear that I can take with me everywhere to play with harmonies and theme ideas to then build on top of them.
"Here's another Gleeman Pentaphonic that was restored by the shop. We decided to kill two birds and put in another repair item, the Tascam 38 Reel to Reel 1/2" 8 Track Tape Machine. The audio output is recorded directly to tape. (Tascam 38 is for adam remnant, check out his music/Instagram @adamremnant)
There are only around 50 units ever manufactured by the Gleeman Brothers Al and Bob. Such a truly amazing sounding 5 voice polyphonic synthesizer. This five voice polyphonic synthesizer sounds very large in such a small package and is a hybrid of both analog/digital. Featuring a 300 note Polyphonic Sequencer, "Presetter" preset control switches, X+Y Joystick Pitch and Mod controller, and 100 programmable presets.
Visit my website or email for repairs and restorations for vintage synthesizers, drum machines, outboard gear, and tape machines."
Click the auction link on top when you get there for additional listings.
VEMIA is Peter Forrest's auction house. He is the author of The A-Z of Analogue Synthesizer Books.
"1950s Vintage Gibson Clavioline w/Tube Amplifier / Speaker / Case & Tripod Stand
The Gibson Clavioline is a single manual mini-key piano attachment with a tube preamp and amplifier, made from about 1934-1965. The sound made famous in Telstar and in The Beatles' 'Baby I'm A Rich Man', it uses a basic square wave.
The original design was by Constant Martin in France, and many companies licensed it. Selmer were perhaps the most famous maker in the UK, but Jorgensen in Germany was another, and Gibson in the US. The common design feature was a metal-cased keyboard, complete with internal tube tone-forming circuitry. The case attached by metal sliders to rails that could be screwed to the underside of your piano keyboard - or you could use the Clavioline as a stand-alone instrument on a metal stand. There is a Set of rocker switches underneath the keyboard for tone choice. The tube amplifier and speaker are in a case, which the Clavioline keyboard folds into for transport.
Although the tone is quite variable, the sound is distinctive, and instantly recognizable, due mainly to the simple envelope employed - and maybe also to its monophonic nature, which somehow gave melodies a different feel from exactly the same line played on an organ. It may be the glitches which provide its charm. Gibson licensed the Clavioline design from Constant Martin and made the American Clavioline version in 1954. Al Kooper plays one on BS&T's first album, Child is Father to the Man, and I think the specific tune is 'Meagan's Gypsy Eyes.' Also used on 'Sweet Pea' by Tommy Roe, 'Just a Mirage', Tommy James, and Del Shannon's 'Runaway'. A really cool instrument, it's the big brother to the Clavioline used on 'Telstar'.
Good condition, functional but has issues. Powers up, although the power light on the amplifier does not light. Keys play, but seem to just play one pitch, with a variable pitch underneath, and a quavering quality. The tone switches do change the sound, volume control works, and the octave switch works.
Includes the tube amplifier / speaker, which forms the case that holds the Clavioline, the Clavioline keyboard, 3-legged tripod stand, and power cable with split-off multi-pin cable that powers the Clavioline. Also has the service manual (which appears to be original). And includes the expression knee-lever, which is integral to the sound of the Clavioline.
Full pictures are here, along with a video of the instrument being played:
"2024 was as inspiring as it was challenging. Our three hallmark projects, Dr. Bob's SoundSchool, the Bob Moog Foundation Archives, and the Moogseum all saw great growth and growing impact. Hurricane Helene devastated our community and hampered our efforts -- but not for long. Thanks to the support and generosity of our worldwide community, we have been able to rebound, with a continued devotion to inspiring people of all ages and walks of life through the intersection of science, music, technology, and innovation.
We are grateful for all of the opportunities that 2024 afforded us and we look forward to 2025 with great anticipation.
"Great modded rhythm machine that gets some great sounds and beats that you can’t get from a regular Boss DR-110. Plugged it in to my guitar amp and phono jack and worked nicely. The only thing I can tell is a bit wonky is the power switch. There has been a few times I turned it on and it glitches but goes back when I turn it off and on again."
"In this series of videos I used the GRPA4 analog synthesizer to explore and experiment some of the sound possibilities in electronic music and beyond. The GRPA4 is suitable for creating dynamic and very entangled situations in electronic music and sounds. To emphasize the rhythm and sequence of sounds created with the GRPA4, I inserted a very simple rhythmic pattern of the Roland TR-8S electronic drums machine synchronized via midi with the GRPA4 by means of CUBASE. In this first video I inserted some initial vocal notes with the GRP 22 Vocoder. In the other videos of the series dedicated to the GRPA4 that follow, I continue to explore the sound possibilities of the synthesizer arriving, in the last video of the series, to add a part of an chords amrony using a piano. This demonstrates once again the possibility of using electronic synthesizers together with more traditional instruments with success.
ITALIAN In questa serie di video ho utilizzato il sintetizzatore analogico GRPA4 per esplorare e sperimentare alcune delle possibilità sonore nella musica elettronica e non solo. Il GRPA4 è adatto per creare situazioni dinamiche e molto intrecciate nella musica elettronica e nei suoni. Per enfatizzare il ritmo e la sequenza dei suoni creati con il GRPA4, ho inserito un pattern ritmico molto semplice della drum machine elettronica Roland TR-8S sincronizzato via midi con il GRPA4 tramite CUBASE. In questo primo video ho inserito alcune note vocali iniziali con il Vocoder GRP 22. Negli altri video della serie dedicati al GRPA4 che seguono, continuo ad esplorare le possibilità sonore del sintetizzatore arrivando, nell'ultimo video della serie, ad aggiungere una parte di un'armonia di accordi utilizzando un pianoforte. Ciò dimostra ancora una volta la possibilità di utilizzare i sintetizzatori elettronici insieme a strumenti più tradizionali con successo."
"::| TO HEAR THE FULL RANGE OF FREQUENCIES AND STEREO EFFECTS, A GOOD PAIR OF HEADPHONES IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED |::
This is a quick test of the Mini D plugin for my MPC Live II Retro Edition. If you like the tune, it can be downloaded from my Science Patrol project's Bandcamp at -
https://sciencepatrol.bandcamp.com/al..."
"Macrame is a 6 channel mixer with voltage controlled level and panning. It uses two SSI2190 chips to do all the work.
You can use the SET pots to operate the level and pan manually, or use CV to get things moving around and up and down.
It has two synth level outputs, two line level ¼” jack outputs and a stereo line output (which works fine with most headphones too).
For some reason, probably because I was slightly askew on post-op painkillers when designing this, the panel is 21HP. I guess this means I need to release more odd HP modules to avoid gaps in cases."
"Logorrhea is kind of a vocal filter; basically it is the back half of a vocoder crammed into 8HP. There are two inputs, 10 filter channels, a white noise channel and a thru channel, to feed thru the original signal(s). It uses two SSI2190 chips to do all the work.
There are no knobs.
To use, patch in one or two audio signals. Ones with lots of harmonics sound best, pulses, squares or wave-folder outputs, not sinewaves.
Patch in a bunch of CVs to set up your sounds, it expects 0-5V CV signals.
OUT is all channels mixed together.
OUT A is thru, LP (low pass), BP2, BP4, BP6 and BP8 (BP = bandpass).
OUT B is noise, BP1, BP3, BP5, BP7 and HP (high pass).
Using OUT A and OUT B in a stereo mixer (such as NLC Macramé) is nice with panning to move the sounds around."
"This module uses the SSI2140 chip which is based on the SSM2040 VCF, tho with a few updates.
My first thought when I read the datasheets was that it would be great to design a module that could switch between a phaser and a VCF. Looking back at old SSM2040 designs, it seems most of the usual suspects (T. Henry, J. Blacet, C. Anderton et al) had much the same idea.
This module is based on Anderton’s design in Device 1-6 (yes, I spotted the error) with modifications to suit the SSI2140 and Eurorack.
There are 4 switches, one for each OTA stage, to select between (all pass (phaser) and low pass filter mode. You can have quite a lot of fun with 2-3 switches in one mode and 1-2 in the other.
There is a dry mix pot to mix the incoming signals into the OUT signal, which is taken from the 4th OTA stage. This is probably more commonly used in Phaser mode, but there are no rules, so do whatever you like.
POLES is a weighted mix of the outputs of each pole, it is a bit shy when all switches are turned to Low Pass but perks up very nicely when one or more switches turned to Phaser.
The SSI chip is a bit tight to solder, have your bottle of flux ready, otherwise it is a pretty easy build."
The Pentaphonic is a five-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1982. It was designed by brothers Al and Bob Gleeman and featured three DCOs for a stable and juicy analog sound. The Pentaphonic was in the running against such classics as the Sequential Prophet-5, Moog Minimoog and Polymoog, and the Oberheim 4-Voice. But the Gleeman Pentaphonic (and the Pentaphonic Clear) are extremely rare! Only about 30 Pentaphonics and 20 Pentaphonic Clears were ever made."
It features 24 added controls allowing to change the original sounds drastically, making this modded drum machine the most compact and powerful vintage analog drum machine.
The AL-110 has Midi Sync so you can plug it to your modern gear and actually use it in a modern studio setup.
It provides 8 external trigger inputs so you can trig individual sounds and accent with a standard trig signal, as shown in the youtube video (using in this case the great and affordable Arturia Beatstep Pro).
It also features 4 separate outputs (when a jack is inserted, the corresponding sound is withdrawn from the Main Output).
A great feature is the 'sweep' control, that allows you to trigger BD (Pitch) or CH (decay), with the Accent or with an external trigger source. When trigged, the BD will sweep to a higher pitch or the CH will have a shorter decay, allowing you to create bass-like BD tracks or very lively Hats lines.
The faceplates are high quality engraved anodised aluminum.
This version comes in the new great looking beech wood enclosure."
2. Tauntek Upgrade - Makes it so the Multi Trak has CC control with MIDI. MIDI Movements can also be recorded. Essentially gives the Multi Trak Six Trak capabilities with the features of the Multi Trak as well of course. The best of both worlds. Also BOTH factory patch sets are burned in so you always have access to both of them. I belive the Tauntek upgrade is now discontinued. This one was bought from Tauntek and installed by Greg the Sequential specialist at Vintage Synth Repair. The best in business and highly recommended for your Sequential synth needs.
3. Battery fix
4. Printed Manual
5. Custom Wood sides as well as the original sides wrapped up and included as well
6. Orginal power supply - has electric al tape at the end (as shown in photos) but works very good
This one is in great condition. Works and sounds great and with the battery repair and Tauntek upgrade makes this one a special 80s Analog work station."
Almost 40 years had pass since Roland released Alpha Juno synthesizer. Its hard to count quantity of tracks on which Juno family of synthesizers had influed.
Reach polyphonic sound & magical chorus now iconic for many electronic music genres.
Proudly introducing 'Alpha Age' soundset with 64 organic presets which are pushing forward Juno family using modern sound design approach & TAL-PHA vst emulation which replicates Alpha Juno synth series perfectly.
'Alpha Age' contains presets both in Hardware & Software (Tal-Pha) formats
Soundset also contains 17 Midi Files with Synthwave Chords & Solo lines.
Attention: soundset is working with following models: MKS-50, Alpha Juno 1,2 & TAL-Pha Vst
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