Machina Bristronica 25 Gear

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Playlist:

1. Machina Bristronica 25: Sequential Fourm
2. Machina Bristronica 25: Enjoy Electronics ELFO
3. Machina Bristronica 25: UDO Audio DMNO
4. Machina Bristronica 25: PWM OSCar Rebirth
5. Machina Bristronica: Rides in the Storm New Modules
6. Machina Bristronica 25: AM Synths Diode-01

Oxford Synthesizer Company OSCar 37-Key Analog Monophonic Programmable Music Synthesizer SN 0115

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"Serial number 0115 (written in blue Biro pen on the wooden underside of the instrument).

This is one of the first OSCar synthesizers made and it has great provenance. On 26 April 1984, I visited the designer of the instrument, Chris Huggett, at his apartment in Headington, Oxford. He demonstrated the synth and said, “Take it home and, if you like it, send me some money”. So I did … and this is the instrument that is being sold now. I took it back to him a few months later and he fitted the MIDI board.

The instrument has recently been restored by Andrew Jury (Synth Prof). All electrolytic capacitors have been replaced, ribbon cables and headers have been replaced, the battery is new, mains switch has been replaced, keyboard busbar and spring contacts cleaned and polished and much, much more. Consequently, the instrument is in full working order."

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OSCar Repair

video upload by Really Nice Audio

"Join me a quest to bring this Oscar synth. Its has mainly cosmetic issues and there are a couple of surprises hidden inside!

Many thanks to
https://www.vintagesynthparts.com
for replacement keys. Well worth a look as they have many obscure parts for many synths.

Music from my forthcoming ATMOS album 'Height Supremacy'. I used this because the main synth line is my OSCar!"

Performance Techniques - PT208 - Granular Cinematic Ambience

video upload by A Work In Progress

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Performance Techniques PT208

Granular Cinematic Ambience
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Programming notes & gear list available on the AWIP Blog

https://aworkinprogress.uk/blog
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AWIP TC - Tom Cane
AWIP OF - Oscar Farrell"

Oxford Synthesizer Company OSCar

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Oxford Synthesizer Company OSCar w/ Tauntek MIDI

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"FRESHLY SERVICED! keybed cleaned, all pots cleaned, new battery, Tauntek MIDI added.

This is hands down my favorite mono synth of all time, such a unique instrument! Designed by Chris Hughes who also designed the WASP and several products for Novation among other things, IMO OSCar was his greatest product. I am only selling as I have two otherwise I'd never let it go! Hands down the best analog dual multi-mode filter in existence! There's additive synthesis in the way of building waveforms by adding harmonics, there's presets, there's an amazing sequencer and arppegiater, there's duophonic functionality. You can get all kinds of crazy vowel/vocal sounds."

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OSCar vs PEAK

video upload by Alex Ball

Oxford Synthesizer Company OSCar w/ Original Manuals & Keyboard Report

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"Rare synth alert! 80s Oxford Synthesizer Company OSCar Analog Monophonic Synthesizer with MIDI In/Out/Thru and a new battery. Recently serviced.

The Oxford Synthesizer Company OSCar with factory MIDI is a rare British monophonic/duophonic synthesizer, produced in the early to mid-1980s, celebrated for its hybrid digital-oscillator/analog-filter design and aggressive, cutting tone."

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Performance Techniques - PT204 - Novation Peak Arpeggios, Sub 37 & Granular

video upload by A Work In Progress

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Performance Techniques PT204

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AWIP OF - Oscar Farrell"

Oxford Synthesizer Company, OSCar - Handmade miniature 1/6 scale.

video upload by Ronaldo Lopes Teixeira ROLT

OSCar Wavetables for PWM Mantis.. A 9 Course Sonic Meal | THAT SYNTH SHOW LIVE

video upload by SYNTH SAMURAI

Raw demos start after 8:32. You can use the player controls to skip around.

00:00 intro music
01:00 show starts chat with renegades
08:32 dry oscar wavetables demo
23:30 modulating the wavetables demo
30:23 wavetables with effects demo patch making
59:14 velvet ketchup patch created
1:10:15 Live dawless jam with all the gear

Fixing up a 1985 Oscar clone

video upload by Craig Barnes

"This is the repairs to my 1985/86 hand made Osc Oscar clone, the famous Moog Oscar from Sound on Sound June 2004. I finally received it back after around 38 years apart. It's had some refurbs and mods and travelled extensively. Europe and the states and eventually wound up in Berlin. I received it dead with no boot. MIDI board was loose, but it couldn't be that simple. No sound from the synth and after getting it to the panel mode and tweaking a few knobs I eventually got it to make a weak sawtooth sound. Lower half of the keybed was dead so I replaced the 5x 4051 chips that read the keyboard and the 7 that read the front panel. Then I removed the aux input mod and upgraded to the Tauntek midi board. A little scratchy in places but nothing that can't be fixed."

Oxford Synthesizer Company OSCar 37-Key Analog Monophonic Programmable Music Synthesizer

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"A rare synthesizer an iconic powerhouse for true connoisseurs from the Oxford Synthesizer Company.

This is not your average monophonic synth, and if you know your stuff, you already know exactly what this is.

🔔 This is your chance to own a piece of history and a truly unique instrument in the world of synthesizers.

Artists like Underworld, Orbital, Simon Posford, and Shpongle have used and still use this absolutely stunning machine.

If you’re looking for a versatile and inspiring sound design tool, this is the one for you.

The OSCar is renowned for its unique and powerful sound, and features:

✳️ 2 DCOs + Additive Synthesis options
✳️ 1 LFO (triangle/sawtooth/square/sample & hold)
✳️ 1 Resonant Analog Multimode Filter
✳️ 2 ADSRs
✳️ Arpeggiator and Step Sequencer
✳️ 24 Patch Memory
✳️ MIDI Compatibility
✅ The synth is in mint condition works perfectly"

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SUPERBOOTH 25: PWM Mantis

video upload by Sound On Sound magazine

"Paul of PWM talks us through their acquisition of the OSCar brand, an upcoming update for the Mantis, and a sneak preview of their new digital synth."

BlaknBlu Oscar Tria Stereo VCO Review

video upload by Molten Music Technology

"The triple featured Oscar Tria offers regular waveforms, swarming oscillations and polyphonic chord modes within a Eurorack, CV-controlled context. The stereo format offers some lovely detuning and there's some superb morphing between the waveforms. It's built on a digital platform but has a very analogue sound and workflow. Let's get into it."

Index:
Sound demo - 0:00
Intro - 4:57
Overview - 9:34
Green Mode - VCO - 12:29
Yellow Mode - Swarm - 24:32
Orange Mode - Chord - 33:45
FM - 42:16
Noodling - 46:27
Running it in Mono - 51:37
Conclusions - 56:42

"Oscar Tria packs a lot of VCO into 10HP. There are three main modes described below.

Green Mode:
A ‘traditional’ stereo oscillator. In Green Mode you get the usual three waveforms – saw, triangle and square (with variable pulse width, of course) but you can continuously vary the waveform between the three. For instance, by turning the waveform knob to be just to the saw side of triangle, you get a sound very much like the Minimoog’s ‘shark tooth’.
Green mode also gives you a square wave sub oscillator – one octave below the main oscillators – and a sub sub, two octaves below.
Oscar Tria is stereo, of course, so you can detune one oscillator for a rich stereo image – or sum the two outputs to mono and you have two oscillators with two subs, for a BIG sound.
Green mode also features through zero FM, and hard sync.

Yellow Mode:
Super-saw! And super-square! And super-triangle! With a sub (of course). Yellow mode allows you to control the number of oscillators making up the super-whatever, from one (not really super) to 24! Again, being stereo you get up to 12 oscillators in one channel and 12 in the other. Add the sub for a HUGE sound.

Orange Mode:
This is a chord engine, with 20 selectable chords. There are controls to select which chord you want and how many notes are played (over two octaves). CV control allows you to set pitch and chord independently, so you can set up a polyphonic sequence, for instance. Again, the output is stereo with detune control of one output."

OSCar - Ableton Live & Kontakt Pack by Cluster Sound

video upload by Isotonik Studios

"The OSCar Kontakt & Ableton Live Pack brings the raw, aggressive sound of the ultra-rare British synthesizer from the '80s. Featuring dual DCOs, analog filters, and overdrive, this synth can produce everything from dark drones to brutal basses, distorted keys, and screaming leads. Perfect for creating bold, edgy sounds with its unique personality, far beyond typical software simulations.

Kontakt:
Primus synthesizer included
90 selectable waveforms

Ableton Live:
90 Synth Devices
6 Macro Control Templates
Device preview playback
Direct install into 'Packs' section

AVAILABLE HERE: https://isotonikstudios.com/product/o..."

0:00 Electrified Key
0:07 Scraggy Organ
0:15 Drilled Clavikey
0:22 Electro Harpsi
0:30 Colored Organ
0:37 Pwm Hipass
0:45 Cacoph Keyorg
0:52 Double Triangle

Oxford Synthesizer Co. OSCar

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VEMIA is Peter Forrest's auction house. He is the author of The A-Z of Analogue Synthesizer Books.

"OSCar Synthesizer. Factory Midi, Fully serviced in 2024 plus battery mod (remoting from board) Factory patches reinstalled. Latest M2 version. No issues. Superb condition, Level keys with no yellowing. All rubber sections in perfect condition. Small marks to program section otherwise would class the synth as Near mint. Sounds amazing."

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PWM Mantis Hybrid-Analog Duophonic Synthesizer

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"Born out of collaboration between PWM and the late Chris Huggett, Mantis draws from the legacy of synthesizers like the Wasp and OSCar, but with modern refinements and performance. Blending sounds and techniques built over the years designing instruments for the likes of EDP and Novation, Huggett's final designs went into Mantis, and through some touch-up work and adding powerful MIDI capabilities, PWM brought Mantis to market to honor Huggett's legacy.

As a duophonic instrument, Mantis contains two independent voices—beginning with digital oscillators that are then processed through an entirely analog signal path, alongside a digital effects section. Mantis features mathematically-generated oscillators, running on their own DSP chip for maximum performance and quality. There are two oscillators per voice, plus a sub-oscillator, meaning that you can dial in a blended variety of tones as you see fit.

Possibly the star of the show on Mantis is the unique VCF design, utilizing a unique configuration devised by Huggett. Based on SSI2164 VCA chips, the multi-mode filters in each voice may be controlled simultaneously in series or parallel configurations, with a width control similar to what was found on the OSCar. This leads to a distinctive array of sonic potential, helping Mantis stand out from the pack.

Like other PWM synthesizers, Mantis features incredible digital control capabilities, including MIDI CC control over all parameters. Mantis is a modern synthesizer for the modern day, and a fitting tribute to the legacy of Chris Huggett's work."

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Custom Patches for Novation Summit synthesizer - Dirty & noisy pads and soundscapes - No talking!

video upload by copenhagennoiselab

"Playing through 38 presets I have made for my Novation Summit... I bought the Summit after a few years with the Novation Peak. And while I have kept the Peak, I hav not used it since. All in all, this used to be my favorite synthesizer. It can be clean, and it can be nasty and everything in between. It is quick to work with, and it has that snappy character if needed.

The best thing about it is likely that it plays well in a context with other instruments - I usually turn it on as a drone or an arpeggio playing while playing piano. It works great. I feel like Nils Frahm or Hania Rani instantly... ;)

Anyway. The Arpeggiator on this thing is the best I ever used...

If you are interesting in getting the patches, please let me know, and we can likely work something out.

If you want some custom written soundtracks, get hold of me.

Anyway. If you like the sounds, please click like and subscribe or leave a comment. It means a lot to me. :)

There is no external processing going on, so the only FX you hear is the diffusion delay that is built in.

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Spitfire Audio - Spitfire Symphony Orchestra Solo Strings Update

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"Spitfire Audio announces update to significant SPITFIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA release recorded at AIR, adding three stunning-sounding soloists

LONDON, UK: Spitfire Audio is proud to announce availability of an update to its significant SPITFIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA release — relatively recently relaunched with reviewed content and an updated UI (User Interface) in a single more user-friendly package that became last year’s bestseller as a set of flagship virtual instruments featuring full SYMPHONIC STRINGS, SYMPHONIC BRASS, and SYMPHONIC WOODWINDS sections (including solo instruments, plus harp, piano, and all core elements of percussion needed to complete the band), beautifully performed by top-tier musicians who have featured on some of the top film scores of the last decade, duly captured in Lyndhurst Hall’s hallowed acoustic at London’s legendary AIR Studios as some of the leading sounds and sample libraries creator’s best, most classic recordings, readily realised as a definitive selection of blockbuster sounds that have already made their musical mark in hundreds of AAA film, game, and TV score productions by the world’s top composers and music- makers — with the welcomed addition of SOLO STRINGS, featuring three stunning-sounding soloists, as of February 6…

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