Akai S950 SCSI Interface Design Project

video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"This video goes into detail on my design for the new Akai S950 SCSI board.

0:00 Intro
3:21 KiCAD layout
5:25 PCBWay
9:43 Assembly
13:17 Bracket Design
15:53 Mistakes!
17:38 Breadboarding the Fixes
18:34 Display Upgrading
20:08 V2 Boards
23:41 The Final Test

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If you are interested in purchasing one of these boards for your AKAI S950, contact me via email for details. email: johnnymorgan808@me.com"

Saving S1000

video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"Restoring a barn find Akai S1000HD to working condition and giving it some new life."

The Story of the Oberheim OB-8

video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"A mini-doc on the Oberheim OB-8 Synthesizer and the state of the synthesizer market at the time of it's release."

Roland TR-808

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Roland TR-808 Drum Patterns video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

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"Roland TR-808 - Decent condition. Functions perfectly. Has been re-capped internally as well as new key buttons installed professionally by Knobs Electronics. Sounds amazing. Owned since 1997 an kept in studio the entire time. YouTube [video] provided is of exact TR-808 for sale. "

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The Story of the TR-909

video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"A mini-doc detailing the history of the development and rise in popularity of one of the most famous drum machines in electronic music."

Exploring the Oberheim Matrix-6

video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"A short look at one of Oberheim's popular late 80's synthesizers - the Matrix-6."

Digital Brothers - The Story of the Korg DW-8000 and DSS-1

video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"Two 80's synthesizers developed by Korg that helped define what the future of synthesis would be in the coming years."

The Story of the Elka Synthex

video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"A mini-doc about the inception of the Elka Synthex. A legendary 1980's synthesizer designed by Italian synth pioneer Mario Maggi."

You can find additional synth documentaries by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams here. See the Documentaries label below for others.

Saving Alpha Juno

video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"A short video detailing the repair of an Alpha Juno 2 synthesizer. One of the classic Roland synths from the 80s."

The Story of SSM and Curtis Electromusic. The soul within the sound of the 80s

video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"A mini-doc on two companies that changed the way synthesizers were designed in the 80s. Both had a incredible impact on the electronic music industry and the sound of music created during that time."

The Kawai K3 - A story of a very 80's Synthesizer

video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"A min-doc detailing the release of Kawai's unique K3 Synthesizer in 1986."

The Korg M1 - Putting it all Together

video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"A mini-doc about Korg's famous workstation synthesizer - the M1."

Inception - The Birth of the Roland TR-808

video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"A mini-doc exploring the history leading up to the inception of the one of the greatest drum machines created, the Roland TR-808"

See the Documentaries label below for more.

A Brief Story of The Sequential Prophet 5

video upload by Johnny Morgan

"A mini-doc about the creation of the Sequential Circuits Prophet 5"

The Story of the Roland Jupiter-8 Synthesizer

video upload by Johnny Morgan

"A mini-doc about the creation and history of the Roland Jupiter-8 Synthesizer, one of most famous synthesizers of the 80's.

This is a re-upload of my original video with some fixes to the audio mix."

A Brief Story of the Roland TB-303 Bassline Synthesizer

video upload by Johnny Morgan

"A documentary short on the Roland TB-303 and it's journey to become an iconic instrument for electronic music."

See the documentaries label below for more.

Update: video above republished.

Ensoniq ESQ-1 Story

video upload by Johnny Morgan

"A mini-doc telling the story of the early days of Ensoniq and the development of their first synthesizer, the ESQ-1"

Vintage Synthesizer Museum - LA

video upload by Johnny Morgan

"Some video clips of our time recently at the Vintage Synthesizer Museum - Los Angeles. Thanks to Lance Hill for letting us in on short notice."

The Roland D-50 - An 80's Love Story

video upload by Johnny Morgan

"A documentary short on the Roland D-50 - A classic synthesizer from the late 80's which helped define the future of digital synthesizers for years afterwards."

Digital Dreams - The PPG Wave Story

video upload by Johnny Morgan

"A documentary short on the history behind the legendary PPG Wave synthesizers from the 80's."

Update: Also see "On location in Hamburg with Wolfgang 'PPG' Palm"

You can find additional synth documentaries by Johnny Morgan here.