Electronic Sound Maker CD

Click through for more including downloadable samples of the Ensoniq Mirage, Yamaha TX816, and PPG Wave.



"Electronic Soundmaker and Computer Music was a magazine published in the UK between 1982 and 1985 to compete with Electronics and Music Maker (E&MM). The magazine features bands of the time, the gear of the time and readers’ musical efforts.

From October 1984 to September 1985 it also came with a C60 cassette"

Micro Live

Update: The order form in the US can be flakey. If you want to order this, just send Chris Strellis and email. You can reach him at Chris @crystalvision.tv (space intentially put there to prevent spammers from picking it up).

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"The BBC transmitted a weekly computer music program called Micro Live around 1984 and 1985. It featured the BBC Micro, Sinclair Spectrum, C64 and the like. They made a special about synthesisers past and present. Bob Moog demonstrates the last ever made Minimoog."

Vintage Synth Videos

Click through and explore. : )



Videos include:
Yamaha CS-80
Yamaha CS-15D
Korg 700s
Korg 800dv
Roland sh-3a
Roland sh-1000

Lazy Blue Octopus - Vintage Synth Docs

dar Jedville of Lazy Blue Octopus just added some user manuals to his site including the commonly sought after Oberheim OBXa and Oberheim Cyclone user manuals. Awesome of him to scan and put them up. Via AH.

I just love this picture. : )

Vintage Synth Docs on his site:

Oberheim OBXa User Manual (pdf format)
Oberheim OBXa Service Manual 1st Edition Text (pdf format)
Oberheim OBXa Service Manual 1st Edition Schematics (pdf format)
Oberheim OBXa Service Manual 3rd Edition(pdf format)
Oberheim OBXa Factory Patches
Oberheim DSX Owners Manual (pdf format)
Oberheim DSX Service Manual (pdf format)
Oberheim CYCLONE Midi Arpegiator User Manual (pdf format)
MOOG Sonic 6 Service Manual part1 (zipped gif files)
MOOG Sonic 6 Service Manual part 2 (zipped gif files)
MOOG Sonic 6 Operations Manual (zipped tif files)
MOOG MICROMOOG/MULTIMOOG Service Manual (zipped gif files)
ARP SOLUS Operations Manual (PDF)
ARP QUADRA USER Manual (PDF FORMAT.)
ARP QUADRA SERVICE Manual - TEXT (PDF FORMAT.)
ARP QUADRA SERVICE Manual - SCHEMATICS(PDF FORMAT.)
Sequential Circuits Prophet5 Service Manual,Rev 3.3 (pdf format)
DR CLICK Operation Manual (pdf)
KORG MS10 Service Manual (zipped .jpg files)
Music Percussion Computer User Manual (pdf)
Music Percussion Computer Schematics (pdf)
EML101 OWNER’S MANUAL
EML101 SERVICE MANUAL - TEXT
EML 101 SERVICE MANUAL - SCHEMATICS
DIGISOUND ADSR, VCO, VCA Build Notes - (schematics, calibration - pdf)
SSM Datasheets 2030 VCO, 2020 VCA, 2040 VCF, 2050 VCTG (pdf)
DIGISOUND PRICELIST Jan 1980 (pdf)
DIGISOUND PROJECT 80 CATALOGUE ~1984 (pdf)

Forat Custimizations

Hit the goldmine of custom work. Click through title link for more. Mostly Akai MPCs, but a few others including this green beauty. Wow. I always wanted a green synth. This Yamaha Motif is absolutely stunning. Via reptar on Vintage Synth Explorer.



click here for more, larger shots and matching MPC.

Korg Mono/Poly Art

This just came up for sale on AH. I grabbed the pictures for posterity. : ) Title link takes you to more shots of this custom painted Korg Mono/Poly

Wall of Korg

Via Music Thing. MS20, MS50, SQ10 in a rack. Purty. Title link takes you to three bigger shots. What's with the LED in place of the meter on the MS50?

Akai AX-60 Heavy Metal

Ever hear about how raunchy an Akai AX-60 can sound? Well here you go. Title link will take you to The Beat Junkey. The first track titled Squarewave Manifesto is all Akai AX-60 in it's abrasive splendor. Be careful and start with the volume low. Via Vintage Synth Explorer. Enjoy. : )

More from Dave Wright via Carrionsound

More DIY synths from Dave Wright including some samples. I love his design. Click through title for a whole lot more including modular synths. Really, really amazing stuff. Really... Click through already. : )

Sedona Custom Synth

Sent to me from Eric of Metasonix. This is a DIY synth from Dave Wright. Title link takes you to more info and pictures. Love the cats. : )



"Dave Wright of Not Breathing took a dead Crumar Stratus and did this to
it, using various modules, mostly devised by Synth-DIY list regulars.

In fact, Dave is one of the most prolific DIYers I've ever seen. Look at
the galleries at carrionsound.com for more."

Eric Barbour
owner, METASONIX
senior editor, VACUUM TUBE VALLEY


the guts:

ray wilson 1v/oct single bus keyboard pitch/gate extractor - gate/trig/pitch output on back - cv/gate inputs bypass - portamemto2 - on breadboard

2 ray wilson VCOs - four layer slider mixer controls vco1/2's saw and pulse outputs - knobs control sine outputs of both

to mixer - knob controls amount of cross modulation from vco2's tri to vco1's cv in - 1v/oct in on/off both, pulse width

modulate VCO1 from VCO2 tri switch

1 noise source using old crow's PIC code for digital noise - to mixer

1 CGS DC Mixer (slider bank/varios pots)

1 PAIA Dual VCF w/ ASR - bandpass/highpass/lowpass for both stages via two rotary switches, cut off and Q knobs for

both, ASR w/ led - attack/decay and depth knobs, LFO/ADSR cycle, Gate IN On/OFF switch

asr is dedicated to both filters cutoff

JOYSTICK controller controlls X= VCF1 Cutoff Y = VCF2 Cutoff - knobs for depth

1 4011 Cmos based RING MODULATOR on breadboard - grabs vco 1 + 2's pulses - to dc mixer

1 CGS Psycho LFO - rate, glide, depth knobs, LED, VCO1 or VCO2 on/off routing switch

1 Rene Schmitz ADSR on breadboard - attack/decay/sustain/release knobs, wired straight to VCA on breadboard

1 Rene Schmitz VCA using 1583 transistor - manual volume pot on breadboard

2 Cats