Moog Little Phatty Shots

Looks like Carbon111 got his Little Phatty. Title link takes you to a couple of shots he posted on Synthwire.

The End of MOTM synth kits

I posted about this back on July 6. Looks like the day has finally arrived. Via Paul Schreiber on the AH list:


"Tomorrow at 9PM Texas time, I am loading into the shopping cart: link

the last and final set of MOTM analog modular synth kits. I'm both relieved and
sad. About 7500 kits have been built by members of this list, in 17 different
countries. However, the sheer logistics of keeping up with 50,000 parts/month
means I am converting to assembled modules only. And letting other folks worry
about it.

The last *order* date will be Dec. 1st, assuming there are kits left to order :)
It will take until the end of the year to ship all of them (there are ~375 on
back order as of today). Yes, the shopping cart says 'In Stock' but that doesn't
equate to 'will ship by Friday'.

I have "turned off" the kit portion of the cart until I've completed the update.

Thanks to everyone for the many years of excitement. MOTM is far from dead: in
fact, just the opposite. By no longer spending 90% of my time shuffling parts
around, I can concentrate on *design* and *delivery*.

Paul Schreiber
Synthesis Technology"

Synton Fenix Modular

Update via the comments: "Electrically they're fine. Mechanically, they could use some help. Boards held in place with hot glue (and the wrong type that doesn't stick well to smooth surfaces), various pot shaft types, poor strain relieving, thin metal, etc. Wonderful in the design, poor in the construction. Fwiw, I've serviced at least 5 of them. Anyone that buys one should open it up after shipping and before powering up. The boards inside can flop over onto each other and short out."

Update: Be sure to check out the comments. Supposedly, this is Thighpaulsandra's Fenix. Link to studio shots posted here.

No title link. Two shots and details pulled via this auction. Sent my way via Vincent.

"Very rare semi modular synthesizer, one of only 75 designed and built by the original Synton team. A direct descendant of the Synton 3000 modular synthesizer and the Syrinx lead synth. Almost every module is unique: this means that every LFO and Envelope Generator (and most mixers, VCO's, VCF's) have different controls and ins/outs. The Fenix uses industry-standard 1 V/octave for pitch control, and positive gate signals. Internal audio levels are 4 VPP, control voltages are -4/+4 or 0-8 Volts. Uses sturdy banana jacks for patching.
3 VCOs
3 LFOs
1 Noise module (2 independent sources with VLFO output)
2 Multimode VCFs
1 24dB/oct low-pass VCF
4 VCAs
3 General-purpose mixers, plus 1 integrated in VCF3
2 Dedicated CV mixers
3 EGs plus extra AD in EG1
2 Portamentos
2 Ring modulators
1 Slew limiter
1 Sample & Hold generator
1 Comparator
2 External signal processors
2 Main CV inputs (3.5mm mini-jacks on rear panel)
2 Auxiliary CV inputs (3.5mm mini-jacks on rear panel)
2 Gate inputs (3.5mm mini-jacks on rear panel)
2 External audio inputs (quarter-inch jacks on front-panel)
Grounding point
Power: 17V/17V @ 880mA. Universal 115V/230V external PSU."

malgorithm speaks

"Test of a voltage controlled digital signal processor, in the context of a small-format modular synthesizer. JUST SAY NO TO RoHS."

YouTube via meatlog. Sent my way via Stag Ejector.

Stekgreif Modular MIDI Controller

LEGO based MIDI building blocks. Construct your own MIDI controllers. Title link takes you to the site mostly in German. Here is a Google English translated link.

via SoNiCbRaT.

EL-Foil - Solution for Dimming Displays

Bookmarking this one in case I ever need it. Title link takes you to a site that explains how to deal with fading displays on certain synths.

"After some years many displays become "darker" and unreadable. In most cases it is not necessary to replace the whole display. These displays are transparent with backround-light. This light is an EL-Foil."
The EL-Foil is the lighting element strip within the display.

The Klangbox

And we have a real image of the Klangblox in the flesh - not rendered. Link to more on the Klanbox in case you are wondering what it is.

Cortex Design Terpstra Keyboard

"Similar to a digital piano in function, but with a totally radical new form, our revolutionary Terpstra Generalized MIDI Keyboard."

Title link takes you there.

Kitten Composer

YouTube via infinitedigg. Via Cute Overload. Yep, I'm guilty. I check out Cute Overload every now and then. Hey, my daughter makes me. : )

Cavagnolo Exagone Monophonic Presetable Synthesizer

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via this auction

"analog synthesizer of French manufacture (1982): very rare Cavagnolo EXAGONE XM 64. Good state general (large sounds) a number of oscillators: 2+1 sub-oscillator. Forms of waves: 3. 2 LFO, 1 ADSR, 1 filter PB (24 db/Oct), 64 presets (sites to memorize the sounds). Sold in the state (correct operation), without guarantee."
Sent in via Vincent.