Roland D-50 and some Jean Michel Jarre's sounds

YouTube via RadekTymecki. via Shepitology.
"Short vid demonstrating my Roland D50 and some custom sounds made by me. Jean Michel Jarre used Roland D50 on Revolutions album. You can hear it everywhere - just like Elka Synthex on Rendez Vous. What can I say more... ? Wasn't practicing playing titles so be prepared for some mistakes :D"

Jen SX1000 "Mk2" Restoration Project

Three shots via Alphacode on this VSE thread.

"Just finished after almost 3 weeks my Jen Sx 1000 restoration project .Took me some time but i'm not expert in this kind of jobs so ... Some modyfications were done (hence the Mk2)

Quick rewiew:
The Lfo is now Sin, Saw UP, Saw Down and heve a flashing red Led fro the speed knob. The Filter Enveloppe can control the Pw of the Pulse ,and there is a Sub osc with -1,-2, and -3 octaves settings.

I totally repainted the metal chassis and made a new grey (kinda roland Sh ) layout . i Also made new wooden panels ''ala'' korg Monopoly."

Star Instruments Synare S3X

via this auction.

"electronically modified to accept an external trigger, sequencer, and could be used in stereo or mono.

2 Oscillators w 3 way selectors and each with separate tuning parameters Filter section with Tuning,OSC 2 MIX, SWEEP, RESONACEMASTER SECTION WITH DECAY & VOLUME as well as an Adjustable PRESET Bank selector.This could become the most versatile 10" in your set up! Standard 1/4" ou put works with any amp or PA. It has a Standard 1/8" 9 Volt AC Adapter jack."

KORG 770

Title link takes you to shots via this auction.

"This a rare old Korg. Great vintage synth.. not a lot of bells and whistles but a great ring mod and a really unique sound. Specs are listed below. The only flaws are fairly minor. there is a center toggle, which switches osc 1, osc 2, or both. the toggle part is broken, you can still switch it if you can get a pinky or a pencil eraser tip to flip the switch, or better yet-leave it switched to the center and use the mixer pot to choose your oscilator setup. All of the original knobs and slider caps are here but some of the metal trim rings are missing from the knobs. here are the specs: Polyphony - 1 - Monophonic Oscillators - VCO-1: Scale (64', 32', 16', 8', 4', 2'), Waveform (triangle, square, sawtooth, pulse, PWM, External Signal). VCO-2: Coarse Tuning (16'-1'), Fine Tuning, Mode Selector (sawtooth, Ring 1, 2, Scale Noise, Pink Noise, White Noise). LFO - 2 (LFO2 is called VCO Vibrato) Filter - (2) VCF's: High Pass and Low Pass (Traveler). VCA - VCA + ENVELOPE GENERATOR: Attack Time, Singing Level, Range Selector, Sustain Selector, Envelope Mode Selector, Trigger Mode Selector Keyboard - 32 Keys Memory - None Control - VCF foot pedal; CV/Gate mods can be added; Mouth/Breath Controller Date Produced - 1976"

Gary Wright - Heartbeat (1981) music video

YouTube via FuraRockDiscos

Guess the modular/s. MOOG Liberations all around.

Inside the x0xb0xmod

Two shots of the inside sent my way via limor, aka ladyada. Title link takes you to discusson on layada's tea party.

See this previous post for more info and vids.

COMMONTONES - Roland MC-303 Demos

On July 1, I posted about COMMONTONES, a project by Sonicbrat, Eric, and LDT, in which they would produce a track once a week. The interesting bit is that each week the role of contributors to composer changes. Contributors will provide samples for the composer to work with. This week Eric will be the composer and LDT and Soncibrat will be the contributors. Title link takes you to a post by LDT which includes his contributions, mainly Roland MC-303 samples. You'll find the samples along with notes on the 303. You can find a post by Eric following LDT's post on COMMONTONES that pictures the additive soft synth, Morphine just recently posted here.

The Latest on Synthwire and Matrixsynth-b

Just a heads up, I added two new sections to the right just above the Google Search box. "Currently on Matrixsynth B" and "Currently on Synthwire". These are the last five posts on each site. Be sure to check them out so you do not miss what's coming in there as well.

Oberheim Director Chairs

via an anonymous reader.

EDP Wasp Special

Two shots sent in via an anonymous reader.