"The Triadex Muse is an early sequencer-based digital synthesizer designed by Edward Fredkin and Marvin Minsky at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969 and produced in 1972. There were only 300 or so made and hence are very rare. Included with this Muse is the optional External Amplifier/Speaker accessory which is even harder to find.
Condition: The Muse and external speaker were tested - see the video. The basic functions on the Muse work fine. The volume on the External Amplifer works fine as well. Due to my lack of knowledge on how to do so, I did not test the EXT PRE, EXT IN and OUT, nor the KEYBOARD switch on the Muse back. Obviously the EXT SPKR input works fine. On the front, I didn't test the REST and EXTERNAL switch positions.
This Muse was stored in Grandpa Ed's crawl space for the last 40 years. The brushed aluminum is a bit dirty. I cleaned it with mild soap but didn't want to get too aggressive so I'm leaving the restoration to the next owner. There are scratches but nothing too bad. The wood is in good shape but again, scratches. There's a small tear in the blue speaker grill cloth. The Muse slide switches are stiff, but all are functional. They will need to be cleaned and lubed.
Label Information on the Muse back foil label. Hard to read, but I think it says... MODEL MUSE-1 40 W No. 010209-117 OK 50 Hz and on the Speaker... MODEL AS-1 40 w No. 00214-120 OK 50 Hz"
"Join Ryan Hawkins and me for an in-depth look at an extremely rare ARP 2600 called the "Blue Marvin". It was the first ARP 2600 prototype created in 1971 before the later gray faced Tonus versions of the instrument were made for sale to the public. There are a lot of quirky physical aspects to this beauty since it was never really completed for final production, but in spite of that, it sounds magnificent! In particular, there is a type of harmonic distortion that it delivers only to be found on the original R.A. Moog modular synths from the late 1960's through the early 1970's.
You'll also hear the back story about how it was found in a post office, changed hands and then how it was restored by Ryan. We'll explore the front panel by comparing it to the first production Tonus model and also give you a Hands-on demonstration of the compelling sounds that it delivers. All music in this video is composed and performed by Ryan.
00:00 Intro 00:08 Music Interlude 1 00:19 The Story: Finding the Blue Marvin 06:11 Rob Rosen @RosenSound replaces the power jack 07:36 About the original modules (rectangular vs later square versions) 08:25 Under he Hood with Rob Rosen 10:21 Music Interlude 2 10:31 "Blue Marvin": 2600 vs Tonus 2600 Differences 16:36 Music Interlude 3 17:10 Missing Items compared to later models 22:40 Who was "Marvin" 23:05 @AlexBallMusic Story of "Blue Marvin" 24:16 13-note chromatic scale 25:12 Keyboard Differences - "Blue Marvin" Keyboard vs ARP 3620 Keyboard 26:31 Face Differences - "Blue Marvin" 2600 Face vs Tonus 2600 Face 27:16 Making Sounds on the "Blue Marvin" 27:36 Incredible Harmonic Distortion on the "Blue Meanie" 2600 30:03 Ryan's Favorite Sounds on the "Blue Meanie 2600 31:12 Sample and Hold with a sine wave 31:45 "Blue Marvin" - Reverb 33:25 "Blue Marvin - The Way it's Built 34:33 Plugging in a Microphone 35:40 ARP 2600 Layout Designed for Learning 36:52 "Blue Marvin" at Synthplex 38:03 About Ryan Hawkins 38:21 Conclusion 39:17 End Credits Music by Ryan Hawkins 45:20 AMM Logo"
"It's always fun to perform with my good friend Cameron Graves aka "The Planetary Prince". I was introduced to Cameron and his brother Taylor Graves in 2008 by Jada Pinkett Smith when we co-scored her film, The Human Contract. We've remained friends and musical brothers ever since. We hope you enjoy this music that we created right before the cameras started rolling . We intend to make more of these synth jam videos in the near future. We're playing the solos on an extremely rare ARP 2600 "Blue Marvin" which was a prototype for the Tonus ARP 2600 that actually went into production. The rest of the synths include a later model gray faced ARP 2600, an orange faced ARP 2600, the Korg ARP 2600 M, Moog Minimoog, Korg MS-20 and ARP Omni String Synthesizer. The drums are performed by my engineer Ben Rachlis on a vintage LinnDrum the he is processing through The OTO Biscut, Bim, Bam and Boom. Please remember to like and subscribe to these videos. It would mean a lot to me and my dedicated and enthusiastic crew. Thank you to all for your support and inspiring comments!
00:00 Intro 00:53 Blue Marvin Jam 01:17 Melody 02:01 Blue Marvin Solos 03:18 Breakdown 03:35 Melody 04:21 Special Thanks 04:26 Logo (music)"
ALAN R. PEARLMAN FOUNDATION AND ANTHONY MARINELLI MUSIC ANNOUNCE DEMONSTRATIONS AND SYNTH GIVEAWAY AT 2024 NAMM SHOW
Made possible through a generous sponsorship by Korg USA, Inc
KINGSTON, NY, JANUARY 15, 2024– The Alan R. Pearlman Foundation in conjunction with Anthony Marinelli Music will be presenting “ARP 2600 Made Simple” demos at the Foundation’s NAMM booth (#9800) on Friday, January 26th at 2PM PST and Saturday, January 27th at 12PM PST.
Anthony Marinelli is a musician, composer, synthesist, producer, and conductor. He has recorded with Michael Jackson (most notably as a driving force on the Thriller album), Lionel Richie, Kenny Loggins, Supertramp, and many other notable artists. He has also scored countless feature films including Young Guns, written award-winning TV commercial music, and performed on blockbuster films such as WarGames, Stand By Me, Starman and more. His YouTube Channel, Anthony Marinelli Music, seeks to help musicians get the most out of their synthesizers. Recently, his YouTube videos have gone viral in and beyond the synth community. [some posted here]
During the “ARP 2600 Made Simple” demonstrations, Anthony will be present to program & demo the 2600, share stories, answer questions, and premiere a unique video featuring the 2600 “Blue Marvin”.
Attendees are encouraged to connect with the Foundation at the demo, or at any time during the show. Come by the booth to enter to win an FREE ARP 2600M synthesizer signed by Anthony Marinelli. The drawing will take place on Sunday, January 28th at 4:00pm.
The ARP 2600M is a small-size recreation of the original ARP 2600. At about 60% the size of the original and iconic 2600, it faithfully recreates the sound of its ancestor at a more convenient size, with additional features that help this historic synth find a place in any modern stage or studio. The Foundation expresses their gratitude to Korg USA for sponsoring this giveaway.
"Korg ARP 2600 FS vs Behringer 2600 - what's the difference?
We'll look at the features in common to each as well as the differences.
Check it out!
If someone offered you either synth (and you could not sell it), which would you prefer to own?
TIMECODE
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Overview of the 2600 "Modules"
2:11 - 3620 Keyboard Controls
3:43 - VCOs compared
4:55 - Filter, Envelopes, Output, Reverb
7:09 - Preamp, Envelope Follower, Ring Mod
7:37 - Noise, Voltage Processor
7:57 - Sample & Hold, Electronic Switch, Headphone Output
8:55 - Keyboard Controls, Portamento
9:24 - Back Panel, LFO, Kybd CVs, Repeat
10:56 - VCO outputs compared on Oscilloscope
13:17 - My Conclusions and Opinions
Note: Behringer makes another model of the 2600, The Blue Marvin, which like the Korg 2600 FS contains a mechanical spring reverb (vs digital)."
"'The Dreadnaught Factor' was recorded live early Saturday morning on January 21st 2023 using a MIDI sequencer, a room full of synthesizers and drum machines. Four analog mixers were used with a rack of outboard effects and mixed stereo. Mixing and automation was controlled by the sequencer directly to the synthesizers. The final reorded required manual muting of the of mixer channels to suppress the noise coming from some of the devices including the Korg Minilogue. The video was taken afterwards.
"The Dreadnaught Factor" was inspired by the box art of an early 80s video game for Intellivision. It featured a number of spaceships on a blue background much like the 2600 Blue Marvin featured in this music. The melody and chord arrangement originated from a short piece I created several years ago and later merged it with a small piece of unfinished music titled "Driod Mischief". I was pleased how the two sounded when arranged in this way. I look forward to finishing "Droid Mischief".
The Hydrasynth plays a few different roles in Dreadnaught, even doubling up with the BassStation adding filter modulations to the bass parts [3:23].
The Korg MS2000 never disappoints when you use its modulation sequencer and its charasmatic digital distortion. Several parts were played, twisting and swirling in the stereo field. Modulated tremolos off-rhythm and hypnotic.
Korg Minilogue XD has so much range - such a wide sweet spot of sound. Especially when you use the digital user oscillators. Resonating plucks and unnatural reverbs works well for my tastes.
The Behringer 2600 Blue Marvin and Model D is featured in the "Droid Mischief" part at [2:58]. The notes were played over MIDI. Volume modulation was controlled with CV from the *Akai Pro MPC X*. The Model D ran through the inputs of the Roland TR8s for its Phaser effect. The TR8S did nothing else.
There are a few dark pad patches I re-use often on the Oberheim Matrix 1000 playing disonant chords throughout.
The Elektron Analog Rytm MkII provides most of the rhythms. Each of its 12 voices run on its own MIDI channel with a full complement of continuous controllers. Lots of CC modulation was used on some of the voices. The internal sequencer was not used. All notes and automation comes from the *MPC X*.
Arturia's MINIFREAK layered in a few bits throughout and is featured at the very end [6:11]. Macros were modulated from the *MPC X*.
Korg's Radias is 4 part multitimbral. On part #4 I keep a carefully curated drum kit synthesized with noise, sines and filters - mixed with some of the built in drum samples. Part #1 featured a vocal "ah-ha" patch [3:01] using one of the vowel waves, a formant insert effect and careful modulation of its dual filters.
My favorite guitar pluck patch on the Korg EX-8000 makes an appearance.
At the center of it all, the MPC X seemlesssly connects to everything and manages to keep all devices in perfect sync. As mentioned before - meticulous editing of MIDI events is a breeze and very comfortable over long editing sessions. Approximately 21 tracks were used including Control Voltage for the modulars.
Timeline: 00:00 project notes 00:08 introduction 00:33 The Dreadnaught 00:40 JX-08 - melodic pipes 00:58 Minilogue XD - haunted melody 01:22 Hydrasynth 01:43 MS2000 + Prophet REV2 picking up the pace 02:09 EX-8000 transition 02:16 Minilogue - vocal haunts 02:37 2600 Blue Marvin - the derelict 02:58 Model D + Radias - "Droid Mischief" 03:23 Hydrasynth doubling with the Bass Station 03:58 MS2000 + 2600 Blue Marvin - mono lead and accompaniment 04:22 GB4 + compressors + MINIFREAK handling the build up 04:51 Part 2 - "Derelict Adrift" 06:38 end titles"
"Thanks for watching! Made a little improvisation piece using the Blue Marvin 2600 and the Korg/ARP Odyssey. I only have one input on the UAD Volt interface, so I am running the ARP Odyssey output through the Blue Marvin's Ring Mod Input on the VCA side. It seems to be working quite well, allowing me to still use Blue Marvin's 3 oscillators in conjunction with it, so that's quite nice. The eurorack modules are used to control both the Blue Marvin and the Odyssey. From clocking, sequencing, modulation, and filtering. I wanted to replicate the EMS Synthi used countless times by Jean Michel Jarre during his live performances as a crazy laser machine. Combined with a smooth chord drone on the Blue Marvin and a bit of its internal spring reverb, it is a pleasant little journey. Cheers! ~Piotr #arp2600 #eurorack #jeanmicheljarre #arpodyssey - - - Here are some links of mine: https://linktr.ee/pgarbaczonek"
"Thanks for watching! I made a 20-minute soundscape video that sounds like the 70s and 80s depiction of music from outer space. Everything is coming out of the Blue Marvin's stereo output, as I don't have any VCAs. Here is the list of modules I used and how they play into the function of the piece: - Neutral Labs Pip (Clock and CV output) - Instruō Harmonàig (Quantizer (random melody generator in A Phrygian)) - Instruō/Divkid øchd (overall modulation to a bunch of parameters around the patch) - Black Corporation Deckard's Voice (Main oscillator on the eurorack side) - Serge by Random*Source Variable Q VCF (Filter to which Deckard'd Voice is connected (VC F and VC Q parameters modulated by øchd)) - Neutral Labs Nijel (Drive effect for Oscillator 3 in Blue Marvin 2600's Sine Wave, the amount is modulated by øchd's slowest LFO) - Behringer Blue Marvin 2600 ( 1st and third oscillators, various modulations and internal spring reverb)
In Ableton, I have Valhalla Shimmer on, Other Desert Cities by Audio Damage, and some light EQ and compression.
"Thanks for watching! Made a cool experimental patch using the Blue Marvin 2600 and some eurorack modules below it on the TipTop Audio Happy Ending Kit. The modules I am using are: - Instruō Tágh (Sample and hold out to Harmonàig) - Instruō Harmonàig (Quantization and gate output to MI Elements) - Instruō/Divkid øchd (Modulation to various places) - Mutable Instruments Elements (Main Stereo Oscillator, first out goes through Ripples and then out; second out goes through 2600's filter and then out) - Mutable Instruments Ripples for low-pass-filtering one of Element's outputs - 2hp Mult for splitting stuff
After going out stereo into Universal Audio Volt interface and into Ableton Live, it goes through Other Desert Cities by Audio Damage, a very cool effects processor, as well as some shimmer. I am also using Blue Marvin's built-in spring Reverb to some extent. #modular #eurorack #ambient
Perks of being a member include Patch from scratch videos, behind-the-scenes, HD pictures of gear and such, unreleased music, sample packs, and many more :)"
"The Story of how a Blue Marvin was rescued. by an unsuspecting guitarist in New Jersey and ended up with a new life in California. Demonstrations, details of the restoration, lore of the famous and rare instrument and more. With Ryan Hawkins and Dina Pearlman-Ifil."
"Thanks for watching!
Made this interesting patch on the Blue Marvin 2600 by Behringer, and with some help from 2 eurorack sequencers: 2 Qu-Bit Blooms 😁.
The audio is just stereo out from Blue Marvin directly. Some reverb and delay in Ableton, and the UAD Pultec EQ as well as the Studer A8000 tape machine on the Master.
"Thanks for watching!
I split Clair de lune into 3 monophonic voices, and ran each voice through a different synth, using the MOTU midi express 128. The first voice was the Behringer Blue Marvin 2600, the second voice was the ARP Odyssey, and the 3rd Bass Voice was the Moog Subsequent 37 CV. Just a little experiment. Let me know in the comments what rendition you want me to do in the near future. Cheers:)
"(NOTE: These videos are for historical preservation and EDUCATIONAL purposes only. )
We are very excited to release 'The Lost ARP Tapes,' recently discovered footage that had been buried in decades worth of television. Join us Tuesday, June 7th on our YouTube channel to watch them live and celebrate Alan Pearlman’s birthday.
We will be having several releases. featuring footage from the 1970s of demos, two different ARP factories, Alan R. Pearlman, Phil Dodds, David Friend, David Frederick, and Tom Piggot! Not seen in 45+ years!
Included in these sessions will be other rare footage of Alan R. Pearlman speaking in later years (not in any other documentary) as well as contemporary interviews with ARP employees"
And via Dina Pearlman in the ARP Foundation mailing list:
Today is my father's birthday
Alan R. Pearlman would have been 97 today! Because he was born in 1925, he remembered the George Washington Bridge being built, the Great Depression, was a World War II vet.. he worked on the early NASA projects, saw the first person on the moon. And he built one of the most famous synthesizers in the world.
With celebrating my father's birthday we also recognize our future—the kids who love their STEM classes, the musicians who have aspirations to make music, or the filmmakers who wish to make soundtracks.
This summer we are trying to raise a minimum of $15,000 for the following projects:
ARPs for ALL - insurance, restoration and repair of instruments
We hope you will consider making a tax deductible donation to The Alan R Pearlman Foundation
My father was a mentor. In his tradition, The Alan R. Pearlman Foundation is dedicated to preserving his legacy to inspire others, and to provide them with the tools to do so with our ARPs for ALL projects as well as our ARPchives that include Hot off the Press!
This year we have located some lost ARP tapes premiering on YouTube later today [above] (more coming later this summer) We have also located some rare photographs, but we have to purchase them, so this is part of our goals for this latest fundraiser.
"Just recently got the Buchla and TipTop Audio Dual Oscillator and the Quad Envelope Generator models 258t and 281t. I used them in conjunction with various other cool pieces such as Mutable Instruments Plaits, Rings, and Clouds as well as the Blue Marvin. Full patch notes can be found on my Patreon. Thanks for watching!
Did this rendition of 'All of Me' by John Legend on my Behringer Blue Marvin 2600. I was sending the MIDI from Ableton through the Intellijel µMIDI eurorack module. Melody layer was also modulating the PWM of the with the Mutable Instruments Marbles. If you have any questions about the patch, let me know in the comments. Cheers!
"Thanks for watching!
I am starting to explore more techno and do more upbeat pieces for y'all as well as starting to plan some tutorials and more other ideas I have. Ambient Explorations will return soon as well, as I am planning with what new gear I can do those episodes with. Patch notes for this performance as usual are available on my Patreon, which is linked below. Cheers!
"The Triadex Muse is an early sequencer-based digital synthesizer designed by Edward Fredkin and Marvin Minsky at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969 and produced in 1972. There were only 300 or so made and hence are very rare. Included with this Muse is the optional External Amplifier/Speaker accessory which is even harder to find.
