MULTIVOX FR6M

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. One more rhythm box from the same seller as the previous posts. Note that he found an issue with the MAESTRO MRQ-1 and will be pulling down that auction to re-list it when fixed.

New Videos via syntezatory.prv.pl

Yamaha AN1X. YouTube via jexus.

The AN1X is the only VA that sounds close to the Yamaha CS50/CS60/CS80 to me.

Title link takes you to new synth videos via syntezatory.prv.pl. The new videos include the Yamaha AN1X, CS-5, and DX7, the Novation A-Station, Korg Polysix and ARP 2600, and the Roland Juno-60. Note that for each video put up on YouTube there is an Added: label that tells you when the video was added. You can use this to gage what you have and haven't seen based on the last time you checked in.

Previous syntezatory.prv.pl posts

Dopesheets on EMS Synthi

If you go to the EMS Synthi site you will see a number of posts titled Dopesheet with an image like the one to the left. At first I thought they were blank templates you could print out and use to create your own patches on an EMS Synthi, then I looked closer and realized what they actually are. They are patches themselves, for particular sounds. What's really cool is each post has an mp3 for the patch; you can see and listed to each patch posted. As of this post there are currently three Dopesheets up. I think this is pretty cool as you can actually see how the particular sounds were created. Now if I only had a Synthi to patch these up myself...

Crumar Stratus

Title link takes you to some super high resolution shots of the Crumar Stratus and other synths on Bob Cash's Keyboards & Synthesizers site.
Here are links to previous posts on his high-res OSCar shots and his site in general.

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.

MAESTRO MRQ-1

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.

: )