CS80 Access Virus Ti Demo from Jose Sogo Flores

Jose Sogo Flores just sent me a demo of the Acess Virus Ti covering that CS80 Vangelis sound. It's interesting that this is actually coming from the Acess Virus Ti. Title link takes you there - look for the demo with Vangelis in the title. Thanks Jose!

Technos Acxel Resynthesizer

Technos Acxel Resynthesizer up on the bay. Title link takes you to the shots and I grabbed the text below, before it goes to *bay limbo. In via reader Rasmus. Thanks Rasmus!

"Only 39 Axcels [sic] were ever made - and those who own an Acxel (ACoustic + X + ELement) hold on to them - proved by the fact that it is very, very rare that an Acxel is for sale. The last, and probably the only, time an Acxel was offered on Ebay were 2003. If I remember correctly, the starting bid was USD10,000 that time.

Imagine drawing waveforms, 128-stage envelopes, base pitches and amplitudes (the user interface allows editing of 32 base pitches/amplitudes at the same time, like an 32 track pitch and audio mixer, with a discreet “page” for each group of 32 oscillators, or ISC’s – Intelligent Synthesis Cells, as they are called in the Technos terminology), and other sound parameters with your finger - and have 256 intelligent, digital oscillators follow your every creative move in real-time. Imagine creating a monophonic sound with 256 oscillators, 8 multitibral voices with 32 oscillators each or any combination in sections of 32 oscillators.

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Red Roland SH-101 Shots

Some drool worthy shots of a red Roland SH-101 on VSE. Title link takes you to the post with more.

Signal Arts Sequencer

Interesting. I haven't seen this sequencer before. It supports 24 banks of 8 sequences of 8 steps with real time control. Title link takes you to the specs page. Below are some of it's main features.

• 24 Banks


• of 8 Sequences


• of 8 Steps


• of 7 Parameters


• And Multiple Virtual Sequences


• Per-Step Note, Pitch, Velocity, Controller


• Per-Step Duration and Note Duration


• Per-Step Slew Rate


• A Full-Featured Three Channel Polyphonic MIDI to CV Converter

New Korg Delta Page

New Korg Delta Page on Sealed's Deep Synthesis site. Tons of samples and info. Title link takes you there.

MicroKorg on Jupiter 4 Shot

Love the color in this shot of a Korg MicroKorg on Roland Jupiter 4. Via premieklovn on VSE. Title link takes you to the post.

The Optigan Cat and Christmas Album - New Flickr Shot

Title link takes you to Mellotrongirl's Flickr set including a Mellotron, Optigan, Korg MicroKorg and more. The Optigan is similar to a Mellotron, but uses optical disks instead of tape. Check out optigan.com for more.

Mmmmmm.... Cat fur and bottles of sticky stuff. No Mellotrongirl! Noooo! : )


An Optigan Christmas

Phat Santa

Damn. Via Create Digital Music. Title link takes you there.

ASMx-Genie, the Teisco S-110F, and Elby-Designs

Ready for another convoluted post? Here goes... I saw this thread on VSE by piRoN posting some 3DS Max models of his ASM2 design. Go to the thread for another shot.

piRoN's ASM2 Model


So, what's an ASM2. At first I wondered if it was an Analog Solutions or Analog Systems kit, but a little search brought me to the ASMx-Genie page (title link) with the following bit on it:

"The ASM1-Genie is a semi-patched synthesiser offering the user the benefits of a ready-patched normalised synthesiser that is ready-to-run the moment the power is turned on with the benefits of patching options that allow the user to customise the module interconnections for a greater variety of sounds. The ASM1-Genie, in its normalised mode, closely follows the Teisco S-110F although the ASM1-Genie does not include a Ring Modulator or Sample & Hold circuit. Any of the normalised connections may be overriden through the patch connectors and in this mode of operation the ASM1-Genie more resembles a modular synthesiser."

Teisco S-110F? Interesting. The Teisco S-110F falls into the exotic synth list for me. Never seen one in person and don't think I have ever even heard one, but I like the way they look. BTW, if anyone knows where to find samples, please feel free to comment. You can find more info on the Teisco S-110F on the one and only Teisco Synthesizers Webpage.

Teisco S-110F


So three links, two shots, two modular synth manufacturers, a few synths and some nice 3D modeling counts as a pretty convoluted post, right? No? Ok, make sure to also check out Laurie Biddulph's Elby-Designs, home of the Teisco site, the ASMx site and more. : )

Update: Some samples of the S-110F on Bluesynths via the comments below.

Future Retro 777 Shots

Title link takes you to some nice shots sent my way via Ales Toevs. BTW, check out his site for some really nice mp3s of the 777 and more. Thanks Alex!