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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

ELKA EK 22 Vintage Synthesizer

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via this Reverb listing

You can find demos in previous posts here.

"The EK-22 is an analog polyphonic programmable synthesizer from Elka. Its cousin, the EK-44 is a digital and expanded version of the EK-22. Although the EK-22 is analog, the oscillators are digitally controlled (DCOs) for better stability and programmability. The keyboard can be split and there are 16 performance patches to store any split, tuning and patch settings. There are 64 preset and 32 user sound patches of purely Italian style analog synth sounds.

Oscillators are very programmable with syncing, individual tuning, level and modulations. There are two six-stage envelope generators for total control of dynamics. The EK-22 is a capable synth similar to the Prophet 600 in programmability but more like the Matrix 6 in its look and push button style programming interface. The EM-22 is a keyboard-less desktop module version of the EK-22.

It has a very similar sound to the Oberheim Matrix 6 (and Matrix 1000) and the Prophet 600 Sequential, as it features the famous Cem3386 filter.

The synthesizer is in excellent condition; everything works properly buttons, sliders,Chorus (Juno 60 style) volume, audio output, and headphones, including the pedal inputs on the rear panel.

Aftertouch is also active, although it's a bit harsh; you have to press the keys quite hard to hear its effect, most likely because it hasn't been used in the last 30 years!
A small strip of foam has been inserted inside the front control panel to dampen the plastic noise, but this does not affect its functional or aesthetic behavior."

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Driving down Sunset Blvd with OMA


video upload by Telepathic Instruments

"OMA (oh-em-ay) pile ‘In The Back Seat’ once again. This time, they perform two unreleased original tracks while taking a spin through West Hollywood.

Listen to OMA here: https://superjoi.com/oma
Watch OMA’s Telepathic Studios session here: [below] Buy an Orchid here: https://telepathicinstruments.com

OMA are a hip-hop band from Manchester, UK:

•⁠ ⁠Corben Lamb: Keys, Production and Mixing
•⁠ ⁠Chris Larcombe: Guitar
•⁠ ⁠Sam Heeley: Drums
•⁠ ⁠James Harper: Bass"

In the Studio with Orchid - OMA

video upload by Telepathic Instruments

"Instrumental hip-hop group OMA spend two hours with Orchid and write a song from scratch for an upcoming release. Filmed and recorded at at British Grove Studios."

Thursday, December 25, 2025

12/23/25 (O Holy Night) Roland SH-101 + PV 1310 + MXR 129 + Yamaha EM-100 + MIDIVERB II + CXM 1978


video upload by Cfpp0

"Some “O Holy Night” Christmas crystals"

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

12/23/25 (Christmas crystals) Roland SH-101 + MXR 129 + (…)


video upload by Cfpp0

"12/23/25 Roland SH-101 + Peavey 1310 + MXR 129 Pitxh Transposer + Yamaha EM-100 + Alesis MIDIVERB II + CXM 1978

Merry Christmas crystals"

Sunday, December 21, 2025

12/10-19/25 Metasonix D-2000 + Make Noise Maths + Roland SH-101 + Gieskes Starving Binary + (…)


video upload by Cfpp0

"12/10-19/25 Metasonix D-2000 + Make Noise Maths + Roland SH-101 + Gieskes Starving Binary + Alesis MIDIVERB II + Peavey 1310 + Yamaha EM-100 + DBX 119 + ElectroComp EML 200

This was a test from earlier this month of a rack we installed above the Metasonix D-2000. There are two Make Noise Maths and a Gieskes Starving Binary triggering the D-2000. The D-2000 is heard as is, but it is also heard through the DBX 119, which gates the signal, and also gates a drone from the ElectroComp EML 200, which is fed through the DBX 119 at the same time. The Roland SH-101 is played manually, through a Peavey 1310 delay into a Yamaha EM-100 mixer, with the preamps cranked up and the internal spring reverb on. Everything has some Alesis MIDIVERB II."

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Michael Jackson: Human Nature - 80s Vintage Synth Recreation


video upload by RetroSound

"(c)2007-25 by RetroSound
supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi

One of my favorite tracks from the early 80s.
Human Nature by Michael Jackson from the album Thriller (1982)
Written by Steve Porcaro (Toto)

I used the Roland Juno-60 for the arpeggio and bass (original Jupiter-8), the Oberheim OB-Xa for pads, strings and horn sounds and the Emulator II for the Rhodes and guitar sounds."

synth tees: https://retrosound.creator-spring.com
Bandcamp: https://retrosound.bandcamp.com/
em

Monday, December 01, 2025

Cyber Week deals just landed on Reverb: Get $675 off a Yamaha Montage-M8X + gear up to 80% off

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via https://reverb.com/sale/holiday

"With the Cyber Week on Reverb Sales Event, musicians can save up to 80% off select gear, shopping the over 300,000 deals available on the marketplace—including $675 off a Yamaha Montage-M8X.

Dates: Today (Monday, December 1) through Friday (December 5)... although you should be on the lookout for a twist at the end, as well as some exclusive "get 'em while they're hot" deals launching on the 4th.

% Discount: Up to 80% off select gear. Yes, eighty percent.

Amount of Discounted Gear: Over 300,000 pieces of gear available for sale—and counting.

Staff Picks:
A Nord Stage 4 88 for $5,035 (265 off)
A Yamaha MONTAGE-M8X 2nd Gen 88-key Flagship Synthesizer for $3,824 ($675 off)
An EQD The Wave Transformer Transfiguration Oscillator Eurorack Module for just $177 ($22 off)
An Arturia MICROFREAK for just $297 ($52 off)
The Reverb Drum Machines complete collection sample pack for just $40 (20% off)
Link: https://reverb.com/sale/holiday"

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Heritage - Electribe EMX-1 Sound Pack by A Force Truly Evil


video upload by A Force Truly Evil

"Available Here: https://sci-fiaudio.com/?product=heri...

201 PATTERNS & 500+ SOUNDS ACROSS GENRES — A LIFETIME OF SOUND DESIGN IN ONE PACK

A massive collection of 201 patterns spanning Techno, Nu Skool Breakz, Drum & Bass, Jungle, Techstep, Big Beat, Psytrance, IDM, Electro, House, Trance and more — crafted over many years of production and finally compiled into one essential pack.

From deep basses and Breakbeat chaos to hypnotic Psytrance grooves and solid Techno jams — this pack delivers the full spectrum of the Electribe EMX-1’s power.

Built on the legendary MMT synthesis engine — with FM, VA and multiple advanced algorithms that make the EMX-1 one of the greatest grooveboxes ever — HERITAGE offers 201 patterns and hundreds of custom sound.

HERITAGE CONTENT:

HERITAGE is the definitive sound pack for the Korg Electribe EMX-1 — a massive archive of creativity built over many years of sound design and production.

201 original patterns covering a huge range of genres:
Techno, Nu Skool Breakz, Drum & Bass, Jungle, Techstep, Breakstep, Big Beat, Psytrance, Goatrance, IDM, Electro, House, Trance, Funk… and more.

500+ unique new sounds — powerful basses, expressive leads, intricate drums, and experimental tones.

Includes some faithful recreations from the classic EA-1 and EM-1, blending Electribe legacy with fresh modern punch.

Powered by the MMT engine with FM, VA and multiple synthesis algorithms, unleashing the full creative potential of the EMX-1 — still one of the best grooveboxes ever made."

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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

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via JULIEN*S

"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.

Side note: there is no affiliate compensation for this post. The note at the top automatically shows for all posts with the Auction label.


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

Sunday, October 12, 2025

10/12/25 Roland SH-101 + Peavey 1310 + Yamaha EM-100 + CXM 1978


video upload by Cfpp0

"Transposing a sequence on the Roland SH-101, with it’s audio output running though a Peavey 1310 delay, with one output panned center in the Yamaha EM-100 mixer, with the EM-100 internal spring reverb. The other 1310 output runs through another Peavey 1310 delay, which also runs through the EM-100, panned left, with spring reverb and a hotter impedance. There is also a little bit of stereo reverb blended on the CXM 1978.

NTS:
13 mile run, Canadian jets, Italian parade"

Friday, October 10, 2025

Formanta Polivoks - Soviet Analog Synthesizer Ambient (SASA)


video upload by LFOstore

"Soviet Analog Synthesizer Ambient (SASA) space launched!

Thanks to our great master Alex Taber for advices,
Repair, midi mods and tuning for this lovely old USSR machines.

Maybe it's a first time in history when these rare machines are collected, restored and played and filmed in one authentic video.

By Nick Klimenko

We want to show that Soviet analog instruments
Are not odd or noisy unfinished boxes, but perfect and beautiful instruments with its own spirit and history.

This cosmic ambient soundtrack played and recorded with:

Formanta Polivoks (main drone)
Electronica EM-25 (strings)
Murom Aelita (big cs-like lead)
Electronica EM-04 (second strings)
Ritm-2 (glorious lead)
Maestro (Prophet-like brass)
Alisa (sine lead)

Recorded with Zoom LiveTrack L6 - a perfect portable mixer.

FX by Zoom H9 Max"

Thursday, October 09, 2025

10/9/25 Pasco Scientific 9301 & 9302 + Yamaha EM-100


video upload by Cfpp0

"10/9/25 Pasco Scientific 9301 & 9302 + Yamaha EM-100

Some lowpass filtration on the Waveform Analyzer. The left 9301 dual function generator goes from DSB to FM to Gate. The spring reverb is the internal tank on the Yamaha EM-100 mixer."

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

The Rmif Opus string synthesizer from the USSR


video upload by RetroSound

"(c)2007-25 by RetroSound
supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi

❤️ Support #RetroSound​ channel: https://retrosound.creator-spring.com

Theme From A Summer Place by Percy Faith (1959)
Written from Max Steiner

I used my old soviet trio RMIF Opus string synthesizer, Elektronika EM-26 vocoder/strings, Alisa 1377 analog synthesizer and some orchestral samples from my Emax sample library.

This cover song series contains my own recreations of my favourite songs from the last 50 years. The original music from which I take inspiration belong to their respective owners. I recreate tracks only for personal passion and to pay homage to these tracks.
My intention is not to create covers that sound exactly like the original (if you want to hear identical sounds, please listen the original). It's more of an inspiration with my sounds from the old synthesizers from the past and of course the great appreciation for the original performers and producers."

Sunday, September 07, 2025

Liminal Space Update: Haunted Digital Reverb Gets a GUI


video upload by Keith Crosley

"Liminal Space is my 'haunted digital reverb'... It used to be "headless" but now it has a GUI! And now available in VST3 format!! Just a quick touchbase here about this project. Yeah, there are likely still some bugs (please report any that you find... I'll fix 'em!), but it's coming along. Grab your immediate-mode interface and come along with me to a world of infinite reverb-erb-erb-erb in this echoes-a-go-go episode of your favorite talky synthesizer content show."

You can find Liminal Space and more at https://www.wavetables.lol

Nuklear, immediate-mode GUI at https://github.com/Immediate-Mode-UI/...

CLAP (Clever Audio Plugin) format at https://cleveraudio.org/

Sunday, August 24, 2025

8/24/25 Roland SBX-80 clocks a pair of Pasco Scientific 9301 + Yamaha EM-100 + Alesis MIDIVERB II


video upload by Cfpp0

"8/24/25 Roland SBX-80 clocks a pair of Pasco Scientific 9301 dual function generators + Yamaha EM-100 + Alesis MIDIVERB II

The Roland SBX-80 is set to 80 bpm, time base 1. The time base output is boosted by the right Pasco Scientific 9301 microphone preamplifier, then patched to the modulation inputs on both 9301s. The spring reverb is the internal tank from the Yamaha EM-100 mixing the two 9301s. A stereo reversed reverb from the Alesis MIDIVERB II creates the stereo echo."

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Novation Summit | Sub-37 - Synsation


video upload by eM

"Here we have a few split patches sharing together, the infamous simple and sublime and the FX pulse, midi controlling the Sub-37 above. I wanted to play again since it's been a while, I was happy to find this blend. Playing the usual rudiments. Enjoy :-)"

Friday, May 30, 2025

5/27/25 (melt drone) Pasco Scientific 9301 + Heathkit ID-4101 + Yamaha EM-100


video upload by Cfpp0

Monday, May 26, 2025

5/26/25 Pasco Scientific 9301 dual function generator + Yamaha EM-100


video upload by Cfpp0

Saturday, May 10, 2025

SuperBooth 2025 Day 2 - Jams


video upload by Synth-Crush-Em

"Day two at SuperBooth 2025. So music and jamming everywhere."

Friday, May 09, 2025

Buchla jam at Superbooth 2025


video upload by Synth-Crush-Em

"Thank you for the opportunity to play with this great instrument, we had an awesome jam!"
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