Switched on Christmas

via La Orange Factory.

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MKorg

flickr by zLeep.

Korg MicroKorg

my oscilloscope

"Analog synth run through an fx pedal"

Not actually mine, that's just the name of the YouTube via bubagoo. Sent my way via Frederic.

Update via adcBicycle in the comments: "This comes from pete edwards at Casperelectronics... a little more info there.

Jae Deal playing Moog Synth Bass

Jae Deal playing Moog Synth Bass

Part 1. Part 2, Part 3.

YouTube via MercenariesWorld. Sent my way via francois.

Bike Wheel Laser Harp

"Demonstration of the simplest use of my Bike Wheel Laser Harp: straight-up bass oscillator"

YouTube via Studio271. Sent my way via Frederic.

Korg EPS-1

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Details:
"The EPS-1 Electronic Piano and Strings, offers six different LED pushbutton-selected piano voices. A front panel mounted variable key Dynamics control allows the performer to adjust keyboard response and a built-in 3-band Equalizer allows tailoring of sounds; A special Presence boost control produces a totally different sound by variably emphasizing me harmonics portion of me selected voice, depending on how hard notes are played. Also featured are LED pushbutton selected stereo Tremolo and Chorus effects with variable Speed and Intensity controls. The separately articulated Strings section features touch sensitive attack time, making the EPS-1 the first low cost instrument to offer dynamic articulation of strings.

Strings may be used separately or layered with piano sounds. Each string voice features individual note articulation plus overall Attack and Release Envelope controls, me touch sensitive feature may also be fumed off. Volume, Bass and Treble controls, plus LED push button on/off switch complete the Strings section. The EPS-1 also features a special Key Transpose switch, which allows transposing me entire keyboard up and down a fifth from middle "C", a new piano-type damper pedal, me DS-1, which provides effortless sustaining functions for both piano and string voicings. Rear panel: stereo, mono, separate strings and headphone output jacks and tuning control."

via SoNiCbRaT

ARP 2600

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Korg MS20

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Wacom Rock demo at Cybersalon 2004

"A Wacom Rock Max patch played on the speech Guitar by jon cambeul from the Digital Arts group Someth;ng during Cybersalon 2004 at the Dana centre"

YouTube via joncambeul. Sent my way via freakyfrancois. Also on Music Thing.

Electrocomp EML-200 + Korg SQ-10 Sequencer Demos

More synth videos via 123synthland. Embedding is turned off on these, so you'll have to click the title link to get to them. BTW, we have an answer on the latex gloves. Mini wears them to keep the units pristine after cleaning them up for auction.. Very, very cool. It makes me think of all the times I've walked into a used synth shop; my first thought is always, "why the heck didn't they clean these synths up to make them more appealing?!" They are usually pretty dusty if not outright filthy. One of life's little mysteries...

Update via Mini:
"Dear Matrix,

Thanks for the link to our EML-200 videos in your blog. I wanted to make a correction.

After many years of selling on eBay and getting frustrated by their inability to keep it a safe and honest marketplace, I took a long break from selling there. My old personal account's still in good standing but we're back now with a brand new business account (123synthland). You already blogged our Paia 2700 auction (sorry if the pics are boring!). Our current goal is to sell off a lot of relatively inexpensive and slow-moving items on eBay but to continue selling higher end stuff directly, as we have been for a long time.

So, while we do greatly appreciate your link to our auction page, the EML-200 and SQ-10 were initially photographed for direct sale, without eBay in mind. The SQ-10 in the video appears to be spoken for but we do have another we can prepare for sale, and we're taking offers on the EML-200 at the moment. Whether that one will end up on eBay remains to be seen.

I agree that it's hard to understand why people selling their gear don't take the time to clean it up. On the other hand, I caution people not to think a vintage synth that looks clean on the outside is going to be in good working order when they get it - most vintage synths out there, clean or not, need servicing after so many years.

Thanks,
Mini"