HR16 Bend

Title link take you to more info and shots of this bent Alesis HR16.

Ray Kurzweil on TEDTalks

Title link takes you there. No direct synth content, but I thought it would be interesting to hear what the man behind the Kurzweil line of synthesizers has to say about technology.

Rhodes Chroma

Title link takes you to shots pulled from this auction.

Synthi AKS For Kontakt 2

"Synthi for Kontakt 2 is a surprisingly versatile library, giving you horror klangs and snappy zaps, snarling ring-mod leads and basses, and fat, rubbery mellow textures ready to slot into your productions. You'll be astounded at the sheer size and sense of life in the sounds. With complete control over filters, envelopes as well as the Spring Reverb convolution impulse, you'll be able to tame the beast. Well, almost."

Kraków / Polysix / Atari 2600 / Soundic

flickr by polantra

d16 group Audio Software - Drumazon

"Take a look on our newest product - the Drumazon. It's virtual drum synthesizer emulating the well-known classic drum machine.
Drumazon will be released on December 15-th but it's available now in special pre-order offer (read below). More details on Drumazon soon... Visit the audio samples section and hear it now. You can also take a look on its GUI"

Title link takes you there. Via SIGHUP a brand new blog.


And the PHOSCYON


virtual 909
virtual 303

Music Gear Repair and Hacking

http://www.marksmart.net/gearhack/gearhack.html

Included pages on:
1. ARP Axxe
2. ARP Omni
3. ARP Quadra
4. Electric Sitar
5. Fender Lace VI
6. Guitar Feedback Generator
7. Jazz Looping Pedalboard
1. Copeland Hex Pickup
2. Fenderizer Amp Simulator Pedal
3. Split Guitar Pickup Experiments
8. Pogo Studio Moog Modular
9. Roland GR-300 Guitar Synth
10. Roland GR-50 Guitar Synth - Sustain Modification

Clarity RETRO polyphonic MIDI - to -CV converter

No title link. Three shots via this auction. Not much as far as details (note the Clarion typo):

"here we have a CLARION RETRO, a polyphonic MIDI-to-CV converter that also acts as 4 seperate LFO with variable waveforms if needed :)

i used this unit with my modular for the past 4 years with NO complaints. the buttons function smoothly with no resistance or double triggering. the input and outputs are all dust free and connect firmly. since i recently sold me modular i now have no need to take this with me so i'm hoping it can go to a good home."

ROLAND MC-8 MICROCOMPOSER ANALOG SEQUENCER

Title link takes you to an article on Sound on Sound. This image and the details below were pulled from this auction.

"INFORMATION > The Roland MC-8 MicroComposer was introduced in 1977 at a price of around $8000 as the world's first digital microprocessor driven, VC (Voltage Control) unit, (a pre-MIDI sequencing method used for electronic music). The MicroComposer could precisely adjust multiple sound producing and effects elements of a synthesizer, such as the VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator), the VCF (Voltage-controlled filter), and other voltage controlled components very rapidly, which is nearly impossible to do manually by a performer. The MC-8 was designed to work with the large complex modular synthesizers such as the Roland System 100 and System 700. It could also be used during a live performance to control lighting by using pre-programmed, timed pulses, and pre-programmed timed voltage levels."

via sonicbrat.

Jessica Rylan in Chicago

This one in via Alex. If you are in the Chicago area this might be interesting. Title link takes you to more info including a map.

JESSICA RYLAN
Nov 18 9pm 6ODUM

Something new from JR … synthesizer blurpage and campfire vocals … mysteries nested like Russian dolls … homemade and heart-wrenching. Masters of the Ellipsis, we are.

Rylan (b. 1974, London) is a sound artist and electronic musician who lives and works in the Boston area. She builds analog synthesizers, which she uses for sound installations at galleries (LIST Visual Art Center at MIT, the Boston Center for the Arts, Bard College) and also in her high energy musical performances. Her recordings are available on RRRecords and Ultra Eczema, as well as her own IRFP label. In 2005, Rylan was named Research Affiliate at the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at MIT to study chaotic synthesizer design. She has lectured at Bard College, Boston University, Harvard and Smith College.

Via Alex