MATRIXSYNTH

TB-303 VS Acidlab Bassline

flickr by DJ Axis (click for more synth shots).

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"Audio Samples?
Just go on my website"

flickr by Al Q.

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"This was a very early synth that I'd never heard of until I saw this promo piece. A web search brought up this amazing page...which not only has a pile of data and photos, but also features a downloadable, playable emulation! Cool!"

V-Synth GT - Drums variphrasing

YouTube via Deweak.
"From a sampled drum pattern, some tweeking, arp sequencing and realtime variphrasing demo."

Devo - Mongoloid (Electribe MX)

YouTube via Denkitribe. "EMX + mini-KP"

Roland CMU-800R

via this auction
"The following is from a Roland data sheet from 1983: **** The CMU-800R is a new dimension computer peripheral which allows free composing and arranging, as well as automatic performance. This unit features a host of functions, real musical instrument sound from its build-in sound source, and a wide variety of musical nuances such as slur, staccato, accent, and legato, plus an added function to control eight external synthesisers. Its is not an extention of a simple hobby computer as represented by conventional games. The CMU-800R is the very first unit to proclaim the arrival of a real computer age in the musical genre. Each computer is provided with a software package for easier programming and advanced editing functions. Now, music fans with no particular knowledge of computers or computer operators who cannot play a musical instrument can both compose and arrange at their option as well as enjoy automatic playback. **** The CMU-800R delivers its maximum performance with its separately available software package. With this software package, anybody will be able to handle the CMU-800R efficiently. The software package includes the CMU-800R

control function and edit function for music data preparation. The edit function allows you to do difficult types of screen editing on the CRT monitor connected to the computer. So, sequence editing and modification can be done in amazingly short time. **** Complete built-in sound source for a real music sound **** In addition to melody, bass and chord (4 notes), the CMU-800R has seven percussion instruments sounds, i.e. bass drum, snare drum, low tam, high tam, cymbal and open/closed hi-hats for rhythm patterns. All other sounds have decay and sustain (melody only) effects. In addition, each part can be level-mixed with a slider volume control, and playback tempo can be varied as you desire. The CMU-800R is a product of Roland DG, an electronic musical instrument manufacturer, and built to give a new dimension in sound creation. **** Expandibility, a more sophisticated music system **** The CMU-800R needs an amp and speaker to produce sound. In combination with an effect unit, mixer, tape deck or the like, a more complete sound is created. The CMU-800R is able to operate up to eight external synthesiers simultaneously with its CV & gate outputs. Clock In/Out permit synchronous performance with external rhythm machines and percusion synthesisers. The more-you-play-the more-fun-you-have CMU-800R is superbly expandible into a more sophisticated computer music systems."

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Waldorf MiniWorks 4Pole Filter

via this auction

"Without doubt, no other synthesizer component has such a decisive effect on sound quality as does the filter. All of us at Waldorf, and of course the owners of Pulse's and Pulse Plus', know all about the exceptional qualities of our analog filters. We would obviously like all musicians to have the chance to access this quality component, so we simply implemented it as a separate module. The 4-pole is our four pole cascade filter, combined with incredibly fast envelopes and a stereophonic amplifier stage. You are free to apply this filter to any audio signal that you manage to patch into the device via a 1/4" jack. So if your favourite sampler or sample player lacks that special quality, you can give it a sonic boost via the 4-pole. You can even overdrive the audio input to get distorted signals, if you like. Cutoff Frequency, Resonance, Volume and Pan may be modulated by numerous modulation sources, eg. LFO, envelopes, MIDI or the built-in envelope follower.

Technical Features:
Waldorf 24 dB lowpass filter with variable resonance up to self-oscillation
40 programs, divided into 20 ROM presets and 20 user programs
24dB analogue low pass filter with resonance up to self-oscillation
Filter input can be overdriven
stereophonic VCA with real-time panning modulation
VCF ADSR envelope
VCA ADSR envelope
LFO (5 different waveforms; tri, sin, saw, pulse, sample&hold)
15 modulation sources
Envelope follower
4 edit knobs
1 gain knob
1 trigger level knob
5 buttons
Large 3 x 7 segment LED display
monophonic audio input
seperate trigger input
stereophonic audio output pair
MIDI In/Out/Thru
Waldorf Blue Suede Coat, alloy console chassis
Dimensions: 11" width, 5 3/8" to 5" height, 1 7/8" to 1 3/8" depth including 1/8" rubber feet"