Mystery Sequencer

Currently up for auction on VEMIA. If you know more about this one, feel free to comment.

"Retroverb on Acid", Modular Synthesizer and Spring Reverb

YouTube via pepemogt.
"Here is an Oscilllator square wave sequenced by the Doepfer MAq-16/3 and analogue systems joystick the output was feed directly into the retroverb (spring reverb)[Vermona]. (no effects, recording directly to sound card) enjoy! (original sequence extracted from Latinsizer live at Mutek.mx CD)"
You might remember Latinsizer from these previous posts (be sure to scroll).

First Person Oxygene Part II

YouTube via rfoshaug.
"As a follow-up to my "First Person Industrial Revolutions" video [previously posted] (thanks for all the kind comments!), I've now created a new part in this series... wow, it's a series now! :-)

This is a cover version of Jean Michel Jarre's Oxygene Part II, performed by me and filmed from a first person perspective. Synthesizers used: Korg M3 and Korg Radias.

Everything that looks like it's being played live (wooshing phaser synth strings and lead) is live."

Casio CZ-101

images via
this auction

Yamaha DX7 Voice ROMs/Soundsets

images via two auctions:


VRC 104 Percussion Group

VRC 105 Sound Effect Group

More packaging details. The VRC 105 has the red strip while the VRC 104 has yellow. The geek in me is curious what the others were and what other colors were used. Yep.... I'm going to have to start one of those "you know you are a synth geek if..." threads.

I wonder what "image" sounds like.

For the full set of ROMs see this post.

Yamaha GX1

click here for an amazing flickr set of a Yamaha GX1 up for auction on VEMIA. Yamaha tone board pictured below. In the flickr set, click on any image followed by the All Sizes link to see it full size.

Yamaha AN200 Demo

I finally got around to listening to the Yamaha AN200 demo linked to in this previous post. The demo mp3 is being hosted on a file share site here. It took forever for me to download on a cable connection so I thought I'd put it up on Twango for others to enjoy without the wait. It is probably the most diverse demo of a synth I have heard to date. At first I questioned the auction's claims to the AN1X being designed to emulate the TB-303, Prophet-5 and Minimoog, but you can clearly hear the emulations and more in this demo. Hit play and check out the other posts for the day. This marks number 40! Must... take... a... break...

mp3 demo here

wire to the ear Free TimewARP Soundset

click here for the post with samples.
"My absolute favorite soft synth is a recreation of the ARP 2600 from Way Out Where. It’s called the Timewarp 2600 and it screams, bleeps, grinds and explodes. No other plug-in I own has such detuned madness happening inside it. Today I give you my first free sound set for the Timewarp 2600. If you don’t own this synth you owe it to yourself to head over to Way Out Where’s website and try the demo."

via Oliver Chesler (The Horrorist) of Things to Come Records.

KORG KOASS PAD KP3 OS 2.0

Looks like OS 2.0 is up on the JP KORG site. Nothing on the US site as of this post. via sequencer.de:

- Polyphonic Sample Edit Mode
- New Sample Playback Trigger Gating Options
- New Loop Type Option

Update via Sean in the comments: "english language download at link"

side view

flickr by nakedintruder

full size

"side view of fully assembled 'mystery module'" coming from The Harvestman.

mystery module