Roland Instructional Manuals

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Cruman Multiman

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Tenori-on Website is Up

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via Robert

"Tenori-on finally has its own website. I e-mailed a Yamaha UK rep and he said the site will have stuff on it starting next week. Yamaha is launching the product in the UK on Sept. 4. No word yet on price."

Piano in a Can

If it only had MIDI...


Canned Piano Roll, play it by Can! from STRAPYA
YouTube via tomonaring. Product page.

The Chemical Brothers Talk Synth on Remix Magazine

The Chemical Brothers are featured in this month's Remix Magazine. And... There is currently an excellent video up on the Remix Magazine site. The video is on the bottom right. DO NOT MISS THIS. Really, really good stuff. I wish more bands talked about gear like this. They love and know their synths. Be sure to check out their site as well. They are currently promoting their new album We Are the Night. You'll find tour dates, videos and more. I saw them back in 1997 - amazing show.

Update: It looks like some of the interview is up here.
via brian comnes.

Update: For the archives: direct link to the vid here.

Alesis Ion Complex Synthesis - FM & Sync Feedback

YouTube via futureimage.
"Demo of the Alesis Ion doing some rare complex synthesis you won't find on any Alesis demos. What's happening is both the oscillators' sync and FM functions are being used, making a feedback path of modulation around the 3 oscillators. This way you can find some pretty wacky sounds.

Please note there's a small echo in the sound as the direct sound from the Ion and the sound from my camera's mike are merging."

SIEL C64 Synth

via this auction. Anyone know more about this? The following are the details from the auction:

"COMMODORE C=64 DISC
featuring an amazing, SYNTH (check the picture)-that you can play using your commodore's own qwerty keyboard and other programs to make music.
LOW and noisy BASS SOUNDS, retro!!
TIRED OF ALL THOSE SAME SAME SAME SOUNDS?!
try this synth out!
303, 909, 808, it's always the same, isnt it?
here you can program stuff, play it, maybe put it in your sampler, mod it, f*ck it up and then sh*t it out on yer mixer, boyee!!

CHIPTUNE ENTHUSIASTS! DJs WITH BRAINS!
BEDROOM LEGENDS!
come to life with this UNIQUE synth!!!

I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS ANYWHERE-CHECK g*ogle OR ANY EMULATION SITE, IT'S NOWHERE!
...AND IT'S REAL!

..comes in a plain floppy disc, tested and ready to turboload!

I FOUND THIS IN MY BASEMENT AND DONT KNOW WHERE THIS COMES FROM, I SELL IT AS IS.
100% tested to work fine!!

THE DISC IS A PLAIN DISC, NO LABELS. CANT ASSURE IT'S ORIGINAL."

ARP Odyssey

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Roland SH-101

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Keyboard Pics

Title link takes you to synth pics on e-prog.net. There's a Hammond CX1 listed as a sampler. Anyone know if it was just a sample based Hammond emulator or an actual sampler?

via Magnus