SynthMania

Title link takes you to SynthMania, a website with a load of synth shots, specs and samples. Not a bad way to kill an afternoon.

Funny thing about this shot is that as into synths as I am, I don't think I have ever seen this cover of the Minimoog manual before. ???

DIY Modular

Nice. Reminds me of what a giant Oberheim OBMx based modular might look like. Title link takes you there. Click on the Modular-Synth link for more including video, shots and info on the individual modules. This one via Moogulator. BTW, Moogulator has more synth related posts up. Make sure to check it out.

Korg EX8000 - New Flickr Shot

Shot by Frisch & Ramires.

New Shots on the Wavemakers Site

John Liffink put up two new shots up on the Wavemakers site. Click on the Next Page link when you get there to see the second shot. I found the shots look better when saved locally and shrunk down a little.



Update via the comments:

chris said...
Have a listen to the MP3's, they are top shelf modular sounds !!!

Microcontrolers and the Milton 2 Model 21 Prototype

Peter Grenader of EAR and Buzzclick Music posted the following on AH.



"What you're looking at, while not yet complete, is operationally equivalent
to the Milton 1 engine board. Actually there are a few added features over
it's predecessor...with a ten of the componentry/cost and about a third of
the real estate (and this includes a host of parts which will not be
required on the final incarnation, such as the power supply, the 555
timer/trim pot we've slapped on here to facilitate an incoming clock and the
dummy voltage source - the large Alpha pot - for testing the VC direction).

You gotta love microprocessors!

Sorry for the quality of the photo, Regardless, I think it shows the 'big
picture' pretty clearly. Note that stage three is lit - although the light
blew out in this exposure."

- P

Mitchell Sigman - Celebutante and Berlin

Mitchell Sigman, keyboard player for Berlin, sent me some shots. Pretty cool as I grew up on Berlin, specifically Pleasure Victim, with Metro being my favorite track. The year was 1982.

Mitchell also has his own project, called Celebutante. Check out this video for some ARP Odyssey, Moog Polymoog, and green on black retro monitor action - gotta like that. Mitchell Sigman is on guitar and vocals. The video features both beauties on the left. Who is that btw? I sent Mitchell an email asking, but haven't heard back yet. Update: Her name is Diana Dencker. She's done a few commercials.

Title link takes you to Mitchell's My Space site. Make sure to check it out. I'm listening to the track Electrolux as I type this and there is some good Polymoog action happening on that track. BTW, definitely flattered Mitchell lurks on my site. Pretty cool... Thanks Mitchell. : )


Update: Udpate via Mitchell in the comments:
"Actually every synth in that song is either Logic Audio's ES2 or Native Instruments Pro-53 (except for the little square wave lead after the chorus which is Logic ES1). I swear it's true. If I fooled everyone with the Polymoog, well, cool, that was the idea (the strings are all ES2)." Nice. That definitely sounded like a Polymoog to me.

Links:
www.myspace.com/celebutantemusic
www.celebutantemusic.com
www.berlinpage.com
shots

The Sequential Circuits Pro-One Annotated Manual

Title link takes you there.

Analog Synth Record Collection

Check out this auction list while it's up. There is a slew of old analog synth records. I saved off the album covers, titles and any details given for each; title link takes you to one monster htm file. I listed the albums below as well for anyone that wants to search for them in the future.



-Moog Synthesizer, The Essential, Perrey & Kingsley
-Moog Synthesizer, Moog Indigo by Jean Jacques Perrey
-Amazing New Sound of Jean Jacques Perrey
-Spotlight on the Moog; Kaleido-scopic vibrations
-The in sound from way out, Perrey - Kingsley
-First Moog Quartet by Gershon Kingsley
-Yankee Transdoodle; ARP 2600 + Obenheim equipt.
-Giorgio; 1977, exclusively electronic keyboards
-It's about time, Tonto
-White Noise / An Electric Storm
-Plugged in Joplin, Minimoog and EMS Synthi AKS, 1974
-Firebird by Isao Tomita
-Ragnarok; Electronic funk by Paul Beaver and Bernard L. Krause
-Skylab; Electronic butterflies play instrumental hits
-Electronic Music for Jean Dubuffet's Coucou Bazar by Ilhan Mimaroglu
-All Good Men by Beaver and Krause
-Beyond the sun, the planets Patrick Gleason and the Eu Polyphonic Synth
-Electric Love Moog synthesizer and strings
-Good morning Starshine with Moog synth by Tartaglia
-Mother Mallards Portable Masterpiece Co recorded at R.A. Moog !
-Short Circuits by Ruth White / Moog Synthesizer
-Moog synthesizer album, Everything you always wanted to hear on the Moog but were afraid to ask
-Music to Moog by Gershon and Kingsley
-Quadradisc Highlights - quadraphonic record album
-Electronic Hair Pieces Mort Garson with Moog synthesizer
-Copper Plated Integrated Circuit - 1969
-Switched On Gershwin - Moog synthesizer
-White Noise 2 David Vorhaus, 1975, Concerto for synth
-Popcorn Gershon Kingsley's First Moog Quartet
-Apollo 100 Masterpieces includes Popcorn
-Hot Butter with Stan Free at the Moog synthesizer
-Realistic Life Mechanical Sound Effects record album
-Flowers Of Evil

WintherStormer

Ran into this one on Moogulator. Some nice gear shots here. Title link takes you to the WintherStormer music page with some samples. Check out the ahs grey wood/finish on this mini.

Update via the comments:
Mmm.. that's not a grey finish on the mini. :)
It's a mini that I built and is covered with temperature sensetive liquid crystal paint.
When it's black or grey like that, it's outside its color range.

Fusion Updates on Synthwire

Make sure to check on Carbon111's updates on Synthwire. Title link takes you there.