Cast Exotic Archives

via Josh:

"I just posted a few new live recordings I've done under my guise 'magneticring.' I use mostly EMS Synthi 'a' and 'aks' as well as lately a modified Watkins Copycat Tape Delay unit."

Title link takes you there.

Handmade Electronica: Moog Voyager - on the DIY Network

Yes that DIY Network. For those of you not familiar with the channel, the DIY Network is a TV network that shows nothing but DIY stuff, mainly home improvement. Believe it or not, they will be featuring a show on Moog Music on December 23, 2006, 10:00 PM Eastern. Now if I only had the DIY channel... Title link takes you to the current info. Hopefully someone will YouTube it.

"Moog Music builds electronic instruments at its factory in Asheville, North Carolina. So why is a show called Handmade Music visiting there? Because founder Bob Moog blazed an electronic analog trail and insisted all instruments bearing his name be built by hand. Sounds like our kind of company. In this episode Host Jeff Wilson discovers how the Mini Moog Voyager and the Ethernet Pro are made and played just the way Bob envisioned."

Hammond Moog Satellite ARP Strings

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Details (If you know anything else about the history of this, feel free to comment):
"This is a custom all-in-one organ/synth/keyboard that, in its prime, must have been a prog rockers' wet dream. It currently does not work, and has never worked since I've owned it.

I don't know who made this -- I bought it on eBay years ago and had it shipped from Ohio. I know it was put together in the 1970's and was used in a progressive rock band somewhere in the Chicago area.

Originally it was a Hammond BV, painted white, with a percussion kit added. The top was cut out and a custom metal board fitted in its place and also painted white. A Mini-Moog was originally mounted on the top right side. I removed the Mini years ago and it's not for sale. On the left top is a Moog Satellite that was custom-fitted to the top left, and it was triggered by the bass pedals (!!!). Down underneath you'll see the guts of an Arp String Ensemble. This was controlled by the lower keyboard of the Hammond (I'm not making this up). Finally, the Hammond itself plays on the top set of keys. You can also see in the picture a set of home made pedals.

There is extra wiring, switches, knobs, cables, pedals, and jacks that were all added by the original owner, whoever that was.

After I bought this thing I realized that it had been years since it had worked, and I was never able to get the Hammond, Moog Satellite, or Arp String Ensemble to work. I finally just took the Mini-Moog out, had it fitted into a new case, and kept it. It's the only part that I ever heard any sound out of."

NOTE: as always, I just post the interesting auctions I come across. This is not mine. : )

Jupiter Highway - Carson Labs

flickr by jeremeohmy. Title link takes you to more. You can check out jeremeohmy's music on Carson Labs. I'm listening to the track MFT 20 while I type this up. Good stuff.

Keyboardmuseum.org Sale

Title link takes you to a list of gear currently for sale via the Audio Playground Synthesizer Museum.

ACE TONE PS-1000

Click here for shots pulled via this auction.

via Loscha

The Gravity Scale

No title link. Just two shots and details pulled via this auction. Yep. It's encased in a scale. Wish the knobs were motorized for a nice foot massage... samples and site.

Details:
this device is an 8 oscillator (4 audio +4 ​​lfo).​ ​​​each oscillator is modulated in pitch by ​​an lfo​. ​each lfo has a speed range switch​, up for faster modation, down for slower modulation. each lfo has a shape knob​ - turning this changes the way the lfo modulates the audio oscillator. ​each lfo has a shape change mod switch​ ​flipping this switch alters what the ​​shape change knob does to the lfo.​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​each ​​oscillator ​​has a ​volume ​control​ ​which then ​​feeds the ​​master mix ​​out​ ​volume ​​control​"

Minimoog Model D

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Details:
"Original Moog MiniMoog Model D. Manufactured May 1976. SN 7616. I bought it in 1979, gigged with it for a few years, put it in temp/humidity controlled storage for about 20 years, then brought it out for use in my personal studio. It has been cleaned and tuned, key bushings replaced, wood refinished. Plays great, sounds phat, everything works. Selling it to pay for other toys. Due to its' age, sold as is."

Road to Cornwall

Title link takes you to Road to Cornwall, an all EMS Synthi track via David. Those are two lucky kids.

"the first sound you hear with the filtersweep i sampled from the synthi. The rest is controlled with a Kenton pro 2000 via de control inputs on the synthi. It basically shows that the vco's are quite stable and are well suited for musical use."

Two 6s

A Roland Jupiter 6 and Andromeda A6. Beautiful pair of synths. Image via Javier who sent in this shot earlier.