MATRIXSYNTH

Little Phatty Stage Edition NAMM Video on Gearwire

Title link takes you there.

The video showcases the new OS features including noise, sample and hold, and auto calibration.

TRONIX RB-1

Another rhythm box. Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

This one runs on a 9 volt battery.

Here's another vintage rhythm box. Title link takes you to the shots pulled via this auction. Groovy buttons.

Update: The seller contacted me and let me know that he will be pulling the auction down due to an issue he found with the unit. He will re-list it when fixed.

KENT K-220

Title link takes you to images pulled via this auction.

Anyone know more about these in general? The auction claims this to be vintage analog. These old rhythm boxes fascinate me as the sound and analog synth technology is there producing sound, yet the target audience for these were totally different than that of the pro synth market, or was it?

More NAMM Shots on fdiskc

Title link takes you there. Click on NAMM Shows, Winter, 2007 when you get there. Looks like the Percussa Audio Cubes made an appearance which is very cool. If these ever come out I will be buying me some without a doubt.

Roland SH-101

b|c sent in a link to some shots he took of his mint Roland SH-101. This synth is in spectacular shape. According to b|c, he bought it from someone that put it in storage when they couldn't figure out how to get it to play more than one note; they bought it for for piano lessons. : )

What's interesting is in the comments of this post, b|c noted how the SH-101 battery case slightly sticks out when closed. You can see it in this second shot. Makes you wonder how many were broken by people trying to fix them.

Title link takes you to more including a couple of the box. For a second, I thought it was the same box shot as the previous post, but it's not. I've never seen the box before and now it comes up twice in a row. Odd how that happens. Things usually come in threes, so maybe I'll get to pick one up soon.

: )

bOOmChik Poster

Title link takes you to the source shot on EX5Tech.

Roland SH-101 Box

Funny box. Never seen one before. Box and SH-101 pulled via this HC thread. Sent my way via Gord.

The AM2000

Remember the AM4000, ARP 2500 clone? Well the AM2000 is a replica of the classic E-MU Modular.

"Overview The AM 2000 Modular Synthesizer is a replica of the original E-mu Systems Modular synthesizer that was manufactured in California by E-mu Systems from 1972 to 1980. Over 125 were built, and the last model was given to Scott Wedge when he left E-mu Systems in 1993 - he still has it.

The modules were updated with new circuit ideas during their life time, and Dave Rossum exploited SSM chips in many of the later module revisions from 1976 onwards. Some of the circuits are unique designs, not available from any other manufacturer. For example the Resonant Filter and the Universal Active Filter (an improvement over the ARP 1047 filter show cased in the ARP2500 Modular)."

What's cool is it's almost complete! Title link takes you to more info on The Emulator Archive.