MATRIXSYNTH

JD-800 in a rack. Anyone know if you can edit this with all sliders and knobs on the JD-800 and if so does it change all settings or just the parameter you are editing? It would be a bit annoying if it changed everything. I know the Juno-106 will change all parameters if you just edit one.

Differences between JD-800 and JD-990
*Wave ROM was expanded to 6MB (vs 4MB on JD-800) with 195 PCM waveforms (vs 108 on JD-800) and that includes some waveforms transferred from JV-80 probably to make them soundwise more compatible.
* Additional card slot to use a 8MB expansion boards from SR-JV series.
* The LFO section got additional waveforms: sine, trapezoid and chaos.
* Next addition is the osc sync function which lets you synchronize two oscillators, a feature found in many analog synthesizers.
* Then comes the FXM, which stands for Frequency Cross Modulation - again found in some analog synthesizer, for example in JX and Jupiter series (although a little bit different there). It has 8 positions (named colors) that actually control the frequency of the modulating signal, and a depth setting 0 - 100 that controls the amplitude of the modulating signal.
* Next feature is (again from analog synth era), the famous ring modulation, for creating all kind of metallic percussions and strange efx.
* This synth features 6 types of ''structures'' which among many other things let you stack two filters in series, for building complex filter textures.
* Outputs increased to 8 total.
* Polyphonic portamento.
* Tempo sync delay.
* For all above reasons, it was named the Super JD.

The Octopus Project - Music Is Happiness

YouTube via brokencircuit.

Some theremin action midway through the video.

tearing down the studio

flickr by RazielPanic.

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ti polar side view 1

flickr by actuel

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Prototype CS80 Announced on Synapse Magazine

Title link takes you to an April 1977 article in Synapse Magazine that mentions a "prototype of a large complex polyphonic system, as yet unnamed, that will begin production this summer. It will list for around $6500." There is also mention of other products like the MOOG Polymoog, Steiner-Parker "Synthasystem," ARP, KORG and more. It's a great read if you like going back in time.

You can find the January 1979 review of the Yamaha CS80 in Synapse here.

You can find more issues of Synapse scanned on Cyndustries under the Goodies section.

EAR Performance System Updates

Via Peter on the Plan B list:

"The EAR Performance System has seen somechanges since it was originally delivered and we've made somechanges to te focus page on the EAR site accordingly. Go here for details.
It's now been fitted with all four Model 10's and a Heisenberg Generator. We have as well loaded some exclusive photos from the recent NIN tour rehearsals in Los Angeles.

enjoy,

- P"

Pictured: Model 14 and the mighty MIlton closeup. I like the green.

Oakley Modular Triple VCA Printed Circuit Boards in Stock

Via Tony on AH:

"Ceri at Oakley Modular tells me that the re-issue of the Oakley Triple VCA printed circuit boards are now in stock. More information at the usual spot.

Tony"

Cor Fuhler

"Amsterdam-based Cor Fuhler works in the field of electronic and improvised music. Piano is his main acoustic instrument, and he seeks to take it musically beyond usual perceptions, specializing in sustained sounds with use of various string stimulators: 12 ebows, rotating threads, spinning disks. Fuhler also manipulates sounds from turntables, linguaphones, springs etc and filters them through an analogue synth: the EMS Synthi AKS, his main electronic instrument. Curently he is working on a new analogue set up: the NIGLO 1. He often builds his own instruments/ instalations/ modifications such as the Keyolin: a violin with keys."

Title link takes you there. This is actually the home site for the previous post on the NIGLO1.

The analogue synth project "NIGLO 1"

"A pure analogue modular synth with modules from mainly AS (Analogue Systems), a few Doepfer, the computer controlled patch matrix "Synapse" by Analogue Solutions (who actually also made the AS Spring reverbs), a random connection carousel and a few semi hardwired connections. But without all the usual cables: everything will be inside the housing."

Title link takes you to the full module list and images.