MATRIXSYNTH

Analogue Heaven Bay Area 2004

YouTube via deastman2.
"Video from the 2004 gathering of San Francisco Bay Area local members of the Analogue Heaven mailing list." Note the 2007 event is this coming weekend.

Click here for shots via this auction. Sample link below.

"Try routing a drum track through it! Weird! Used by folks like Tomita - (The Planets), and other progressive musicians. It is used on the sax on Traffic's 1971 Low Spark for High Heeled boys as well. LISTEN to this awesome excerpt! Classic!. Also appears on the Melvin Jackson LP Funky Skull. Melvin is pictured on the cover with the Maestro sitting on his amp."

J.U.M.S. RMI Harmonic Synthesizer

"The RMI Harmonic Synthesizer is really rare on this planet. There are only 4 known RMI's in Europe!

So I decided build one myself, both IRL and digitally. One would excpect that, since the RMI has digital oscillators, it would be easy to create one digitally... WRONG! The real RMI oscillators can go beyond our audible range. Just because we can't hear such high frequencies doesn't mean we don't need it. Instead a really high sample rate is needed to get near. And all that because the unaudible sounds interfere with the audible sound :) Also the dynamic filter on the real RMI is really special. Unfortunately that is not easily emulated..."

Title link takes you there. via Hugo.

E&MM Spectrum Synth

Title link takes you to more info on the synth on sequencer.de.

Rob Hubbard - Golden Days of Computer Game Music

YouTube via stormblast0891.
"Rob Hubbard, who composed a lot of classic game tunes, especially on the C64 (e.g. Monty on the Run, Commando, Delta, Skate or Die, Crazy Comets and many more), talks about the good old times."

Styx - Too Much Time On My Hands

YouTube via timkellyonair. via Greg.
Guess the Oberheim. I bet he wished he had a sequencer right about now...

Alesis A6 Andromeda: Bass sounds - part.1

YouTube via YpsilonVector.
"No factory presets. All digital tuning functions are turned off."

My high school garage band rehearsals

YouTube via Jexus aka polaranta.

From the same person that brought these gems.

"Before I started doing funky things with synthesizers, I used to sing and play guitar and knock things over in a funky way. Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails in background."
OK, I think we officially found something worse than cats and babies. Funny stuff. Spot the keys.

TimeCode Freak House

YouTube via Travistalktoyou.
"Freak House Live act"

DSI Prophet '08

The first Prophet '08 listed on the bay. Unfortunately just a stock shot.

BTW, word is that there is one at the LA Guitar Center. If you get a chance to try it out, post back with your impressions.

Details from the auction (why 3 adapter?):
"I purchased this DSI Prophet 08 directly from Dave. I ordered it 4 weeks ago and forgot about it and it showed up yesterday on my doorstep(09/05/2007.) Things have changed in the last four weeks and I need to sell it for lack of space and want of money. I paid $1999 plus tax here in CA and shipping. Since I played it for 10 minutes and I letting it go for $1975 with free shipping in the USA(lower 48.) My gear lust is your gain.

Auction Includes: The new Prophet 08, the universal power supply(100V to 240V) with three(3) adapters, the manual and box and packaging."