Yamaha CS60 Combo Synthesizer Service Manual

via this auction.

Anyone know what the "combo" is in reference to?

JoMoX XBase09

images via this auction
"XBase09 Instrument Features:
* The sound generation of the Bass Drum is completely true analog, being realized with true discreet circuitry. The number of its parameters (tuning, decay, etc.) and the amount you can vary the parameters exceeds those on vintage drum machines. The XBase09 can provide kick drums ranging from very extreme, hard and punchy kicks, to pure 808-style booms, with ultra deep sub basses down to 25Hz and decay times which will exceed vintage instruments. If you choose, the Xbase09 also allows you to tune the kick drum chromatically, allowing you to create the very purest basslines you've ever heard coming from a kick drum. The Bass Drum, having 8 parameters for control (in addition to volume), is a complete instrument itself.

* The sound generation of the Snare Drum is also completely true analog, again being realized with true discreet circuitry. Once again, along with its increased parameter control, the Snare Drum offers two oscillators which, when detuned, offer the convincing sound of a Cowbell.

* The sample-based Hi Hat/Percussion section features Open/Close HiHat (of course), along with Rimshot, Claps, Crash Cymbal and Ride Cymbal. This section, which also features Tuning and Decay parameters which are much more variable than those on vintage instruments, uses original vintage 6-bit samples with true analog sound processing, translating into powerful and cutting electronic percussion instead of polished, clean and polite sounds. Each sound can also be individually reversed (individually by step!). Also, a white noise sample has been included to throw extra spice into your pattern.

* All parameters on all instruments are digitally controlled and storable. Every parameter knob sends and receives midi data. So, if you'd like to do wild sweeps, extreme filter changes, or linear tuning rides, you could simply twist the knob, edit the data in your midi sequencer and sent it back. And, because all of the sound parameters have direct access into the sound generation circuitry, they work extremely fast!

There is also a full sequencer in the XBase09, please see the Jomox website below for information on the sequencer features also included in this great analog drum synth.

XBase 09 Drum Machine info from JoMoX website:
We'd like to think that the Xbase09 is the ultimate analog drum machine. Certainly, that's what we've tried to create. Yes, we have built the Xbase09 to offer the very best in sonic analog quality by using today's best technologies offering advanced parameter control. But we've tried to take the Xbase09 much further by including a knob-filled interface, each knob sending and receiving its own midi data. We've included storage memory for storing your favorite patterns, sounds and songs. We built 2 flexible, analog LFO's into each unit. We've included what we feel are advanced implementations of Groove/Shuffle and Accent functions. We've included control over 3 external midi tracks. And we've done this all in a compact casing which is just as much at home on the road as it is on your desk in the studio. And finally, yes, we've included the real wood side panels (no extra charge!). Rock on.

Full XBase 09 drum machine description on the JoMoX website here
Audio samples of the JoMoX XBase Drum Machine here"

Ableton Startup Screen

via Inteliko.

click the image and read.

The Shape Of Things That Hum

Uploaded on Feb 1, 2011 The Soundtrack of Zapresic

"Mini Moog 00:12
Vocoder 09:45
DX7 20:19
Fairlight 30:27
Simmons 40:12
TB-303 50:27

TB-808 1.01.01
Akai Sampler 1.11.20

The Shape of Things That Hum
is a synthesizer documentary series that first aired by Channel 4 in the UK during 2001.

The series focused on electronic instruments that helped shaped modern music, with every episode focusing on a specific instrument. The episodes were broadcast between 01.30am and 01.41am, and featured musicians talking about classic vintage synthesizers, including the DX7 that defined the sound of the 1980s.


Production company Allied Forces
Producer Jacques Peretti
First broadcast 2001
Original channel Channel 4 (UK)
Genre documentary
No. of episodes 8
Length 11 minutes (episode)

Episodes:

Mini Moog (15-01-2001) - Cult electronic instruments that helped to shape modern music.

Vocoder (22-01-2001) - Developed as a scrambling device in World War II, includes interviews with Orbital and Rick Wakeman.

DX7 (29-01-2001) - Synthesizer that defined the sound of the 1980s. Interviews with Vince Clarke and Nick Rhodes.

Fairlight (05-02-2001) - Computer based snthesizer offering sampling, digital recording, sequencing and editing. Includes Nick Rhodes.

Simmons (12-02-2001) - Includes producer Arthur Baker talking about making "Planet Rock".

Roland TB-303 (19-02-2001) - House innovators Coldcut and Orbital discuss the Roland 303 synthesizer.

Roland TB-808 (26-02-2001) - Includes producer Arthur Baker, plus Ray Keith talks about the importance of the bass.

Akai Sampler (05-03-2001) - Instrument that helped fuel the rave scene and the white label explosion"

Old post before Google video was laid to rest:

The Shape Of Things That Hum - Minimoog


The Shape Of Things That Hum - Roland TR-808


The Shape Of Things That Hum - Roland TB-303


The Shape Of Things That Hum - Simmons Drums


The Shape Of Things That Hum - Vocoder


The Shape Of Things That Hum - Fairlight


The Shape Of Things That Hum - Yamaha DX7


The Shape Of Things That Hum - AKAI Sampler


I actually put the AKAI Sampler vid up here.

friend

flickr by buryn (click for more)

full size

Roland System 100 and pig.

Spectralhead Audio SilverBox

Another TB-303 clone, this one from Spectralhead Audio.

"At the beginning of the 80s, a new bass synth appeared on the market. Aimed at bass-guitarists, it featured an in-built sequencer with slides and accents. Only about a decade later did it become one of the most popular instruments in certain styles of acid, techno, house and trance music. Since that, numerous copies and software and hardware emulations have been born, which all try to grasp the character of this wonderful synth. We did our best to reincarnate this instrument as an authentic-sounding, convenient and easy-to-use VSTi plugin. Countless hours were spent on analysis and measurements, with the goal of making the most-authentic sounding emulation. As a result of the research, SilverBox was born, 25 years after the creation of the machine.
.: Features :.

* Authentic monophonic analog bassline emulation
* Easy-to-use interface
* Oscillator with saw/square waveforms
* 18 dB/oct. analog modeled multimode filter, lowpass/highpass/bandpass modes
* Sequencer with piano roll, accent & slide
* Variable pattern length (1-16)
* Advanced randomize functions
* 16x oversampled distortion with minimum aliasing (soft, hard clipping, soft foldback, hard foldback)
* Optimized DSP code using SIMD instructions
* Customizable MIDI CC automation "

click here for more info including sample comparisons.

Rod Hunter - Apache ( Moog ) Only 1 Minute for Demo purposes

"http://www.dariointernet.com

Important: Less than 1 minute for demonstration purposes. Sample taken from a vinyl record copy.

Keywords: I used to own the iranian 7" copy of this when I was a child. I was one or two years old. The iranian jacket appears in this clip. Listening to the wierd sound of this record as a child while looking at the record turning has definitly had an effect on me. 1973 The recording seams to originate from France . Its kind of psychotic , psychodelic ( psicodelic ). I'm sure dance music and hinrg and italo disco lovers will appreciate this. Quite rare and difficult to find. I don't think it is available on cd. Introvabili gliintrovabili"

I had the original video for Apache posted here but it looks like the video is no longer available. I checked YouTube and only found the Apache vs. covers. I have the Prodigy one up in that post. If anyone finds the original let me know and I'll update this post. You can either leave a comment or email me. My contact info is on the bottom right of the site.

Ambient

YouTube via sakrobeat.
"Some ambient improvisation made with my synths: Waldorf Micro Q, EMU Vintage Keys, Microkorg, PAIA 9700S and a Roland MKB 200 Masterkeyboard"

Open Labs Introduction to mFusion

YouTube via OpenLabsInc.

Casio CT410v Vintage Analog Synthesizer

"a short Rhytm Sequence through the real Analogfilter.This Casio Keyboard is very rare to find,and it is better then Casio MT 68,Casio MT68 because there are only Preset Sounds."

Casiotone CT-410V Part.2


"First i have played some with Pipe Organ Sound with the fantastic Casio Stereo chorus , it tunes like a "Roland"Stereochorus,Drums are normal,later Drums through the Filter,Pipes Sound normal, but in the end with Stereochorus again."

Casio CT410v Vintage Analog Synthesizer Part.3

YouTube via jopachelbel.

"little Bach Musette D major,from: 'Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach'"

Update:

YouTube via jopachelbel.

"I have played an old Beatles Tune,"Ill Follow The Sun".The Lead melody is going through the real analog Filter with Parameter Resonance and Cutoff.."