Akai MFC-42 SN 837279

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Akai MFC-42 SN C0145-00458

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The Florian Schneider Collection to Be Auctioned at JULIEN*S November 19

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"THE FLORIAN SCHNEIDER COLLECTION

Auction to be held at Musician's Hall of Fame & Museum, Nashville, on November 19

An incredible collection of more than 450 artifacts from the life and career of Florian Schneider, co-founder of the pioneer electronic band Kraftwerk."

Pics and videos featuring some of the gear below, and his Lederhosen for good measure (thanks greg!).

Update: the post has been fully updated with all the synth related gear. This may just well be the longest post to be featured on the site. I wanted to capture all the pics for all of the details including notes, scuffs, and of course serial numbers. It's an interesting look into what he used, the condition he keped his gear, in some cases, how he actually used his gear. Note the phonetics on the keys of the Casio CZ-101 and DX-100. Note the Midi Switch Box with a built-in speaker? What's that about? Note the camouflage key strap on the Korg RK-100 Remote Keyboard. Did he pick it out himself or did the keytar just come with it? Note the repeat midi controllers and the MIDI saxaphones. Wind was his primary instrument. You'll find a ton of the acoustic gear he used in the other listings. This is a fascinating insight into both what and how he used his gear.

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Rack Mount Sennheiser VSM-201 Vocoder

Starting Bid $5,000

Estimate $20,000 - $40,000 USD

A late 1970s Sennheiser VSM 201 Vocoder with no serial number from the personal studio and collection of Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk (see images). While it’s said that only a few dozen of these Vocoders were produced, a few examples made it into the hands of forward-thinking musical artists including Herbie Hancock, Daft Punk, and of course, Kraftwerk, who used a VSM-201 like this on their albums Man Machine (1978) and Computerworld (1981). The VSM-201 has an intelligible sound that has not yet been bested by modern gear. Includes power cable. This VSM-201 has been removed from its wooden enclosure (which bears the serial number plate) and modified with a metal rack mount casing, presumably for live use. Requires 240v, IEC power cable not included.

Dimensions: 19 x 9 x 9 inches

Category: Kraftwerk, Equipment

Provenance: PROVENANCE From the Estate of Florian Schneider

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Akai MFC-42 Analog Filter Rack Unit

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Akai MFC-42 Analog Filter Rack Unit

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"The Akai MFC42, a VERY flexible Analog Filter Bank rack unit from the 90s. Well known for its excellent possibilities and sound. A true weapon in your studio. Build and heavey like a Leopard Tank, beautiful design and form factor."

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Akai MFC 42 Analog Filter Module SN 00125-00871

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Akai MFC-42 1988 Analog Filter Bank

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"Excellently smooth filter bank, with external timing and control. Parallel and Series filter configs - this was meant as an add on to the mpc 60, mpc 2000, 2000XL and 3000. can be set from 2 pole to extreme 8 pole, with ADSR, LFO, S/H and external modulation options."

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Akai MFC 42

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Akai MFC-42 MIDI Syncable Analog Filter

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"Originally released as an add-on filter for the MPC-2000, the MFC-42 can do a whole lot more than that, best explained by regular MFC-42 user Ian Pooley in the video." [first video here]

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Akai MFC-42, Stereo/mono Multi-mode Analog Filter + Phaser, EQ, Distortion

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AKAI MFC 42 Analog Filter Module

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"Mint condition Akai MFC 42 analog filter. Full midi implementation and 2 analog filters makes this unit fantastic."

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AKAI MFC42 MFC-42 Analog Filter Module

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Akai MFC-42

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Akai MFC 42 Rackmount Analog Filter

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"The MFC42 is a true analog filter module designed by Akai for its MPC series equipment. However, you can use it to process any sound source, since it has basic 1/4 "inputs and outputs and MIDI.It has genuine analog filters for that warmer tone with the Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass and Notch filter types. It consists of a MONO filter section and the STEREO filter section.The MONO section offers 2, 4 and 8 pole filter slopes.The STEREO section offers 2 and 4 pole filter slopes.The 8-pole slope of MONO It uses the entire filter circuit, so the STEREO section is not active, and the MONO section is inactive when the STEREO section is in 4-pole mode, but when both sections are used simultaneously, they can be linked so that the MONO filter control knobs control the MONO and STEREO sections.The link can also be inverted, so that the two sections sweep in opposite directions.

Other features include an ADSR envelope for the filter contour. This envelope can be activated by the MIDI button and Trigger"

These always gave me the impression of two 1U rack units stacked on top of each other. It's actually one unit with a black line dividing the two sections down the middle.

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Akai MFC-42 Analog Filter

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Moog Prodigy duo

Published on Feb 15, 2017 Ebotronix

Moog Prodigy² with Kenton Socket Kid
Alesis HR 18 drums
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Rolanda

Published on Feb 5, 2017 Ebotronix

Roland System 101 ~ 102
Jupiter 6 BP pad (€uropa chiptune)
EF 303 Sequencer ( harmonic minor)
FX: Akai MFC 42, Alesis 3630, Aphex model 104
Lexicon PCM 80/90
Kenton Pro 2000
Moog CP 251
mackie the mixer²
Rane SM 26
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Buchla Phase²

Published on Nov 18, 2016 Ebotronix

Buchla System #1 (two tracks, 12 notes shift, L~ R panning)
Clavia D Drum 4se
Simmons Clap Trap ( two tracks)
Akai MFC 42 (L~ R panning)
Lexicon PCM 80 / 90
Yamaha MCS 2
Mackie the mixer²
Logic Sequencer
vid # 1634

Buchla 12/8 phrase ~ phase

Published on Nov 17, 2016 Ebotronix

Buchla System #1 (two tracks, 12 notes shift)
Clavia D Drum 4se
Simmons Clap Trap ( two tracks)
Akai MFC 42 (opposite ~ 8 bar panning)
Lexicon PCM 80 / 90
Yamaha MCS 2
Mackie the mixer²
Logic Sequencer
vid # 1633

AKAI MFC 42 Analog Filter Module with Original Box

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