Bell Labs Speech Synthesis

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Details:

"This complete and unused kit contains everything you need to understand speech synthesis and build your own synthesiser. Produced by Bell Systems Laboratories in 1963, the kit contains all the original equipment and parts which includes the book with complete instructions. The kit is complete and has never been used. It was intended for high school and college students and not for young children. This is an excellent source for hands on learning. When Bell Labs made something, they made it extremely well."

Update via Pete in the comments:
Bell Labs Speech Synthesis site
Kits still available here

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System-100M

flickr by zubibaja.

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What You See When You Die

Maybe this synth obsession is not worth it after all. Title link takes you there [or click here]. Via Xavier.
A little Jean-Jaques Perrey for you.

New genoQs OS and Website

"Dear all,
some time has passed since we brought to you version 1.0 of the Octopus OS. Response has been tremendous, and we have been quiet since. So have been most of you, playing your machines, as it turned out. And rightfully so!

In case you were wondering about us.. we were busy doing some homework in the background. And finally, we are now ready to present you our latest achievements!

1. NEW WEB PRESENCE
We have completely redesigned our web page. Same place, different look!
We are far from done, but this structure enables us to grow more easily.

2. NEW FORUM
The new page incorporates a new forum engine.
We will not move contents from the old forum into the new one, but let
us know if you find that something should be carried over and we will work
out a solution.
The user access information is not carried over either, so you need to
re-register to use the new forum. Sorry for any inconvenience this may pose.

3. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
We have significantly cut our delivery lead time for Octopus.
For all practical purposes, one can say that Octopus is now available
without any wait!

4. FACE LIFTED DOCUMENTATION
We have re-formatted the Octopus documentation, and hope that you will
find it more easy to read. We have also isolated out the tutorials, to make
them easier to handle and hopefully multiply in the near future.
Separate PDFs in A4 and Letter versions will appear shortly, watch the space.

5. OS UPDATE
Finally, the release of a new OS version!
OS 1.02 is primarily a maintenance release, but does bring you a few goodies:
. Multi-track MIDI recording
. Channel pressure is now part of the implementation
. Pitch bend is processed in 14 bit resolution
. Throughput of MIDI data when recording
The update to 1.02 is recommended for all users.

We hope you enjoy the new artifacts, and as always, we much look forward to your comments and feedback.

Until then, happy sequencing!


Gabriel + Marcel"

Christine Ott and the Ondes Martenot

The woman playing the Ondes Martenot in this Radiohead video is Christine Ott. Title link takes you to her home page.

















Via Yusynth

Wooden_Box_Music_

YouTube via cretin4321. http://cliplead.blogspot.com/

Oberheim MC-3000

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Does anyone remember when these came out there was supposed to be a version with the M1000 engine in it? I forget if it was the MC-3000 or one of the other controllers. Would have been nice.... Also anyone know if this was before Viscount?

Details:
"The hammeraction is absolutely comfortable and covers the range of fast soli and pianistic demands. Answay it exceeds the current cheap USB-Controllers from China by far.

MC 3000 is a "state of the art" professional Master Keyboard, able to manage 128 MIDI channels on 8 out ports. Equipped with an 88 weighed keys "Hammer-action" keyboard , the instrument is able to store 1024 user programs. For an optimal "real time" controlling, MC3000 provides 8 sliders, 3 wheels and 8 pedals where each-one can be assigned to a specific Control change meassage and to a specific keyboard zone (8 Keyboard zones + 8 auxiliary zones are available) Concerning the MIDI programming capabilities MC 3000 features 48 User Program Change tables plus 16 presetted, a completely programmable MIDI patch bay (where the configuration can be stored on each program) and 128 different user "chains" of programs.

* 88 keys with velocity
* very comfortable hammeraction with aftertouch
* large graphical and lighted LCD display (240x60)
* 1024 user programs
* 8 splits/layers
* 48 patches for program-changes
* 16 preset/48 user aftertouch curves
* sysex-editor with learn-function
* 8 programmable realtime-sliders
* 8 programmable pedal-inputs
* RS-232 port for serial computer mouse
* programmable midi-patchbay/merger with 8x Midi OUT/2x Midi IN/2x Midi THRU integrated
* extensive and very easy to handle midi-routings
* size:1285x370x130 mm
* weight: 28 kg"

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Radiohead Pyramid Song Live (perfect audio)

YouTube via fabiocchi. Another great find by AudioLemon.
The track features the Ondes Martenot. Before seeing this I always though Radiohead only used the Analog Systems French Connection (previous posts including video).

Kermit The Frog SK-1

Well, actually it's the EP-30, but... if you have to have Kermit on your synth...

"We've talked about the SK-1 -- Casio's highly successful sampling keyboard -- before. The SK-1 was a bit toylike thanks to its size, but it offered a lot of surprisingly professional features. Those more advanced facilities are stripped away in the EP-30, a more clearly toylike keyboard - but it's the only keyboard I know of that features Kermit the frog in top hat and tails."

Title link takes you to the rest of the post and another image on Retro Thing.

My Synthesis Technology - MOTM User Blog

K2K Koos wrote in letting me know about his blog, My Synthesis Technology MOTM Analog Modular Synth. As the name implies, K2K Koos writes, "it is mainly dedicated to MOTM synths, and specifically my own experiences in building one, as well as MOTM news, and related items." I'm subbed.