MATRIXSYNTH

at 4/19/2007 08:34:00 PM

Another via Perry.

"This is a Korg X-911 that I have re-built to a modular synth. The original X-911 Guitar Synth actually contains much more than is obvious on the front pane"

Title link takes you to more detail.

at 4/19/2007 08:28:00 PM

Title link takes you there. The forum was set up by Stephen Jones of Sevcom and Synthwood. Note Stephen also recently set up Roland-Jupiter.org, previously posted here.

at 4/19/2007 08:15:00 PM

Title link takes you to a couple more shots via this auction.

Update: Apparently this is the same one as my previous post. Doh! This is a good shot, so I'll just leave it up... : ) BTW, I've been up since 1:00 AM PST and it is now 8:23 PM PST. I had a 7:00 AM eastern flight from Hartford Connecticut back to Seattle. I got up at 4:00 AM EST which is 1:00 AM PST, so that's my excuse...

at 4/19/2007 08:07:00 PM

flickr by sgodt.

MOOG Micromoog

at 4/19/2007 07:10:00 PM

"This is a sort of clone of the EMS Synthi A. Well, not a clone really, since it has none of the electronics like the EMS, nor has it the complete amount of functions. It is also smaller then the original. I wanted a synth that could do the typical effect sounds that the Synthi A is known for. At first, I designed an even smaller synth, with a minimum of modules and functions, and no pin matrix. But after a while I realized this design would be far too limited, and I also wanted the routing capability of a matrix. So this is what it turned out to be. I used a lot of stuff that I happened to have laying around in the junc box; like the 10x10 pin matrix, a small reverb tank, CEM3340:s etc."

Title link takes you to the specs. Via Perry. Update: mp3s are now at the bottom of the page. You have to use the inside scroll bar to scroll down. There are also some really nice images.

at 4/19/2007 07:03:00 PM

YouTube via jonjb2a.

"Synthstick circuit with resistor replacing potentiometer. Circuit powered by three solar cells. Instrument has no moving parts; "played" in manner similar to that of theremin or tannerin, regardless of vast differences between it and the other instruments."

Solar powered?

via sendling

at 4/19/2007 09:04:00 AM

flickr by Dr. Bleep of Bleep Labs.

Thingamagoop in a cave...

at 4/19/2007 09:01:00 AM

flickr by erftmedien

The Waldorf Wave to be exact.

Update via Till "Qwave" Kopper in the comments:
"... and it is my WAVE +16 (= 32 voice) shown here. A snapshot by someone taken during my last year's Planetarium concert of "EL-KA" (http://el-ka.synthmusic.info german only) in Bochum/Germany.
If you look to the yellow Waldorf Q in the back, you will notice the joy-stick someone added to my instrument.
Here is one from the other direction:
http://el-ka.synthmusic.info/el-ka_bochum_2006.jpg
You will see the other half of EL-KA there: HaJo Liese.
The CD recording is available at www.syngate.net and other EM music shops. And we will play at the Univercity of Eindhoven/The Netherlands next week's Saturday at the E-Day (http://e-day.groove.nl)

And by the way: I run the unofficial Waldorf WAVE pages located here:
http://unofficial.waldorf-wave.de (german and english)

keep on turning these knobs

Till "Qwave" Kopper"

at 4/19/2007 08:24:00 AM

Title link takes you to some scans of the KORG Poly61. Interestingly, the Poly61 had a discrete filter. I always assumed it was either an SSM or CEM filter, but I never had reason to look it up.

via Florian on AH.

Update: be sure to check out the comments for more info on the filter.