Doepfer Sampler, for parts gate cv?

Click here for some shots pulled via this auction. Anyone know what this is? I took a quick look at the Doepfer site and couldn't find it. Note the panel graphics look off center. Homebrew?

via synth ollie.

Update: synth ollie found some more info: "Doepfer CV/Gate controlled modular sound sampler system that was available about between 1985 and 1990. Up to 8 sampling voices could be controlled by a Commodore C64. Software for sampling, FM synthesis, Wavetable synthesis, Fourier synthesis and Waveshaping synthesis were available for the C64. The complete system was also described in detail (including schematics and boards) in the book called "Sound Sampler" published by Elektor (ISBN 3-921608-44-9) in 1988. At this time memory chips were very expensive. Most of the pc board is covered by the memory chips."

Also via swissdoc in the comments:
"There is a book from 1988 by Dieter Döpfer and Cristian Assall, Sound-Sampler, Elektor Verlag 1988, Aachen, ISBN 3-921608-44-9

http://www.uk-electronic.de/images/sbuch_8.jpg
[Larger pic via Patch Pierre - you'll find some additional info there as well.]

I have a copy by chance.

It is about building a modular sampler, C64 is used for editing. You had a Sound Sampler Input/Interface module and per voice a Sound Sampler Memory-Card.

The picture above shows a 6-Voice system, the Input/Interface module is left, then 6 times the Memory-Card, each with a HS-VCO to get the pitch and a Curtis filter.

Georg."

Xanadu - RUSH - Live 81 / Exit Stage Left

Oberheim solo comes in at 4:26 into it. I'm guessing that's a black FVS with a white programmer. Feel free to comment if you know what it is.
YouTube via Prognoir. Sent my way via Edgar.

Top 20 Greatest Synths - Episode 3

Details:
"More cheese than ever before

In episode 3 of the Top 20 Greatest Synths (chart positions 12-14), Vangelis demos the CS80, TV magician David Nixon describes the Mellotron as a ‘musical computer’ and there’s a gloriously cheesy Juno106S TV ad from Japan! Plus more unhinged surrealism from Presenter Marc Norris and contributions from Dave Spiers (Gmedia Music), Richard Termini (Cyndi Lauper Band) and Andy Davies (Stackridge, Korgis, Tears For Fears).

'Things really hot up as we get into the higher positions on the chart' says the show’s producer Simon Power, “and the best is yet to come!” Episode 4 features the youngest synth on the chart and will be posted at Sonicstate in a fortnights time."

Title link takes you there. You can find previous episodes here.

LEMUR Video Review Pt 2 on SonicState

Title link takes you to Pt 2 of the review. Pt 1 previously posted here.

1-Bit Music

I originally put up a post on 1-Bit Music back in August of 2005. An anonymous reader sent me a track he did with one and a little stereo reverb and amplification/EQ. You can find that track here. site.


Tristan Perich's 1-bit Music

sh101

YouTube via 909techno.

Ultravox The Voice live

YouTube via ingenious4t. Features an ARP Odyssey solo and Simmons Drum synth solo amongst other synths. Update: check out this post for an interesting bit of Ultravox history. Also you can find the version off of Monument here.

Wiard 300 Series Back in Production

Via Grant Richter on the Wiard list:

"I'm have put the 300 series back in full production.

The 1200 series is still available until I use up the existing parts. I plan to port the 1200 series design into 300 series packaging eventually. The Joystick and JAG will stay just as they are. It would make no sense to have those in 300 series cases.

The 300 series was never completely out of production, but I had switched my main efforts to the Frac-Rac format. I now think that was a mistake. I didn't want to go head to head with Don over the 200e, but now the Buchla product is mature enough that I feel OK placing my emphasis on the 300 series again. I wanted Don to succeed with the 200e. Musical instruments is a field where if one company "defeats" another company, the whole culture loses out.

John Simonton intended the Frac-Rac format to be economical. John Blacet has done a absolutely brilliant job of executing designs in that format. But the Frac-Rac doesn't have the inherent infrastructure for the highest grade professional instruments. That is not to take away from the great modules already designed, or question the quality of those instruments. A Blacet instrument is a superb economical instrument.

In my opinion the Frac-Rac aluminum is too light weight and the lack of fully shielded enclosures keeps them from achieving extremely low electrical noise. Because of that, I don't feel Frac-Rac modules should cost over $300 tops. That price point places a limit on the complexity of designs. To summarize, I like the Frac-Rac format a lot, and I admire the instruments already in that format. But it has become a limitation for new Wiard designs.

I am hoping for some customer feedback. The goal of the 300 series is to have 12 unique module designs, there are currently 8. These 8 modules already do almost every kind of synthesis known to mankind, so designing 4 new modules is no easy task. The Envelooper is one new design for certain.

What additional features would you like to see in the 300 series? Feel free to speculate, there are no stupid ideas. (Well, adding a Moog style transistor ladder filter is a stupid idea, the Boogie filter already blows that thin sounding design away)."

Synare 3

Title link takes you to shot pulled via this auction.

Roland CM-64, CA-30 and CF-10

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Details:
"ROLAND CM-64 Synthesizer: The CM-64 adopts LA sound synthesis and PCM sound module that create high quality sounds. This is a multi timbral sound module that consists of 9 different Parts (including one Rhythm Part) and the PCM sound module consists of 6 different Parts. In other words, the CM-64 works as 15 separate sound modules. This module can use the application software of the MT-32 as well. Also, the CM-64 can produce a maximum of 63 voices.

The LA sound section of the CM-64 stores 128 different sounds, 30 rhythm sounds and 33 sound effects. The PCM section stores 64 different sounds and another 64 sounds can be available using an optional PCM card. Finally, the CM-64’s digital reverb adds spaciousness and richness to the sounds.

ROLAND CA-30 Intelligent Arranger:

CA-30 list $595 The CA-30 is another in Roland’s series of computer aided products featuring arranger capabilities specifically for the CM64 or CM32L modules. The CA-30 contains the same arranging functions as the RA-50 and E-20 keyboards, and is compatible with the style card library. If data containing a simple melody and chord progression is prepared with a sequencer (or sequencing software), and transferred to the CA-30 via midi, the data can be output complete with accompaniment through the CA-30s midi output, or fed back into a sequencer for more complex editing.

Borrowing from the E-series, the CA30 was an 'Intelligent Arranger' designed to complement the CM modules, while the CF10 were designed to ease composition and mixing.

ROLAND CF-10 Digital Fader:

CF-10 - list $495. The CF-10 is a midi "fader" module with 16 membrane type "faders" each controlling midi volume (fixed) for that channel. In addition, a fine control, and panning are supported."