MATRIXSYNTH

Monday, September 17, 2007

Yamaha CS50

images via this auction.

"From 1975, it's the little brother of the Yamaha CS80 (the famous "Blade Runner" Synth). This board was amazingly ahead of it's time in it's polyphonic implementation. If you recall, the majority of the big names at that time were strictly monophonic. This guy came out and featured 4 key polyphony and an early form of aftertouch that can affect the filter, VCO or LFO. There is also a auxillary input to run sounds through the side panel which I have used on a couple of tracks.

Small or not, this still weighs close to 100 lbs and is the size of a small organ. There is a really great sounding ring modulator for crazy sci fi sound, 13 presets and a full synthesizer section including both HP and LP resonant filters. BTW: Check out the last pic of Herbie Hancock from the "Sunlight" album. You'll see a CS50 behind him, over his right shoulder!"

Sunday, September 16, 2007

KORG KAOSSILATOR

Google translated via KORG.de:
"The KORG KAOSSILATOR is a new cliche Synthesizer in the vest pocket format with famous KORG Synth sounds and performance possibilities, which inspire abslout. The KAOSSILATOR is served over its touch-sensitive PAD, with which one can fire a rich treasure at Synthesizer sounds. The horizontal axle steers the pitch, during one along the vertical axle parameter such as filter frequency, feedback, modulation intensity, etc. affected. With this new, creative beginning music makes fun above all correct. In the hand turning one enriches a volume Gig or a DJ-set with driven off sound explosions. Even musical beginners can freshly, impudently and freely make music with the KAOSSILATOR.

The most important functions
* Synthesizer sound, sound effects, impact things sounds (100 hochkarätige programs)
* 31 scales, with which one can play simply clay/tone sequences always correctly intoniert
* 50 gate Arpeggio types for sophisticated rhythm figures
* Loop photographs with complex Layer function to the Over Dubbing of the cliches"
via Music Thing.

Casio PT-7

Published on Dec 22, 2006 inverseroom

images via this auction. via inverseroom

"If you're into little tiny home keyboards of the past, this is about the rarest of the rare. The Casio PT-7 is a bizarre two-piece box with a detachable capacitive keyboard, and a bunch of preset sounds and rhythms. It has a nice, thick, fuzzy tone, and works equally well using AA batteries or an adapter."

Roland JX-10 Advert

Roland Super JX

image via John

MMm...

Update: What this is will begin to be revealed tomorrow.

Kawai SX240

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Here are some of the features:
+ On-board sequencer
+ Ability to edit the synth parameters
+ 48 Preset memories
+ 8 Voice Polyphony
+ Midi In,Out,Thru
+ 8-Character Display

DSI Prophet '08 Polymod Sample

Via Stephen Jones:

"Here is an example of how well a P'08 can do a polymod filter routing. I spread the output just because you can. I think it sounds quite good."

http://redmartian.com/p08/p08filtmod.mp3

Update: more samples and info here (scroll for the samples when you get there).