Roland GR-88 Bass Guitar and GR-33

images via this auction.

"This is a complete Early 1980's Roland GR-series bass guitar synthesizer system. Included is an Ibanez-built G-88 bass guitar synthesizer controller with original hardshell case, Roland GR-33B bass synthesizer, 24-pin cable, and original manual.

The G-88 was Roland's deluxe neck-through-body (ash and walnut) model, with a maple and mahogany neck with an ebony fretboard, polycarbonate nut, active EQ, Gotoh tuners, 34" scale, one single-coil pickup, and one Roland synth pickup. Neck width is 1-11/16", body width 13", body depth 1-3/4" and overall length is 45-1/2".

For more specs visit this great Roland synthguitar website (includes video demonstrations!). This bass has both regular 1/4" and 24-pin Roland output plugs, so it can be played as a conventional electric bass with a standard cord, and as a synthesizer controller guitar (standard guitar sounds also pass through the 24pin cable). Please note: this is not a recent GK guitar, it will not work with recent GK-compatible Roland guitar synthesizers as it does not have a GK2 or GK3 pickup. There may be some Roland adaptor units available, you will have to do the research on this.

The GR-33 is a fantastic-sounding synth with an awesomely resonant multimode filter (reminds me of a 303), plug in a voltage control pedal (not included) for some mindblowing hands-free sweeps and wah sounds! The controls for filter cutoff and resonance are on the bass so these settings are right at your fingertips. The synth is housed in a rugged, gig-worthy steel casing. As noted all synth functions work exactly as they should, this system is quite inspiring to play and the synth-response is lightning fast!

You can download the GR-33B manual here"

Mochika Sequencer Synth

"This synth features one square and saw waveform VCO (voltage controled oscillator) with a huge pitch range, from subsonic to ultrasonic sound One square and triangle waveform LFO (low frequency oscillator), that modulates the VCO for the vibrato effect creating old school arcade Atari-like sounds."

More shots and info on AtomoSynth.


YouTube via atomolab.
Mochika analog sequencer synth
"this is the new analog sequencer syhthesizer by Alfredo Aliaga"

MMM 4 X Mixer

Mattson Mini Modular 4 X Mixer

Voyager Mahogany Lunar 002

flickr via ikazlar

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JH. Compact Clone

"If you listen to German records from the 1970's, you often hear a rather unique phasing that comes from a device called "Compact A Phaser" from the Berlin company "Gert Schulte Audio Elektronik". It's often referred to as "Schulte Phaser", and I have heard it being called "Krautrock Phaser", "Schulze Phaser" (because it's prominent on many early KS albums), "TD Phaser" (because of Tangerine Dream). In my opinion, this phaser has been important to the sound of these early electronic musicians almost as much as the synthesizers the used."

More info including a nice shot of this in a "Moogerfooger" type encasing and samples can be found here.

Terratec Audio System Waldorf microWAVE PC Synthesizer

via this auction. I haven't seen one of these in a while.

Google translated (Whale Village is Waldorf):
"The audio system EMS 64 is the consistent advancement audio maps - of the best-seller EMS 64. The function range so far ungeschlagene in this Preisklasse, by 64stimmiges the Sampling, digitally I/O, outstanding transducers, effects and software package co-ordinated in the detail with the hardware is available, through whale village DSP unit microWAVE of the XT-Synthesizers again by so far undreamt-of possibilities one extends. The exclusive extension module contains complete electronics of the legendary Kultsynthesizers whale village microWAVE II. Additionally by the EMS admitted digital and MIDI interfaces integrated, it are available also still all possibilities of the map together with the new sound production: Sampling, effect processor, Harddiskrecording, digital and similar entrances and exits etc. The 10stimmige Wavetablesynthese supplements the Samplerteil with its typical and alive sound outstanding and inserts themselves smoothly into the concept of the audio system EMS. The associated software with Look & Feel '' the original '' - hardware in 19 '' - format unites clear and comfortable programming with the possibilities it modern PC-Recording-system. Necessary operating system: Windows 98 /ME/2000/XP. Drivers, manuals and federation LED applications are free of charge available with Terratec."

via Inteliko.

MMM VCA

Mattson Mini Modular VCA

Roger Linn Adrenalin III

I missed this one when it was announced, so here it is. Via brian comnes.

What’s new in AdrenaLinn III?

If you're familiar with AdrenaLinn II, here's what's new:
* 40 amp models, all enhanced for accuracy, presence and improved tube saturation
* Stereo reverb
* Compression
* Tuner
* User presets increased to 200 & filled with great new sounds. (For details, download our Preset & Drumbeat Listing.)
* User drumbeats increased to 200 & filled with great new beats. (For details, download our Preset & Drumbeat Listing.)
* Right foot switch is now named EFFECT and may be assigned per-preset to enable any specific effect or combination. Functions of both foot switches may be reassigned.
* Greatly enhanced MIDI pedalboard control: up to 10 MIDI footswitches and 2 MIDI expression pedals may be assigned to control nearly all internal settings and commands
* A variable Amp Drive Boost has been added, actuated by panel or MIDI foot switches
* Stereo width of modulation effects and delay are now adjustable
* Envelope attack & decay times are now adjustable for random filter & random tremolo effects
* Four new Modulation Effects are added: Auto Pan, Wah Pedal, Fixed Filter and Sci-Fi
* Simple guitar amp distortion now exists for drumbeats, independent of guitar amp models
* Internal drums may be triggered from MIDI
* Variable- frequency lowpass filters have been added to output of amp models, delay & drumbeats
* Improved drum sounds
* Noise gate is improved to be virtually unnoticeable
* And much, much more (Download the manual for details.)

You can find the links and more on the Roger Linn Design Adrenalin III page.

Contradiction

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MKS80 Service Note via Mike Peake

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