ARP QUADRA (PART 1)

YouTube via stephenteller. Be sure to check out Stephen Teller's website as well.
"Some quick noodling on the Arp Quadra using only the string and solo synth section."
Update: An interesting note about the Quadra is that it was two portamento sliders, one for each VCO.

Girls Aloud - Oberheim OB-1

via ben

"member of a pop band called girls aloud 'playing' an obehrim ob-1"

If anyone knows there website, post a comment.

RSF Kobol

YouTube via zaphid.

KeyToSound I-NetSynth Pilot System

Prototype system. I remember seeing the ads for these in Keyboard magazine if not elsewhere. If you know more about this one, feel free to comment.

keybdwizrd - Brazzaville (Ethno and MachFive 2)

YouTube via keybdwizrd.
"All sounds created using MOTU Ethno Instrument and MOTU MachFive 2 software. Drums, bass, and guitar sequenced using MOTU Digital Performer."

A Vangelis Moment

YouTube via loonytunes1234.
"Arp and filter/cutoff wrangling, results in a Vangelis/Spirals vibe."

DK Synergy II

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"The Synergy II + was made famous by Wendy Carlos on the legendary recording "Beauty in the Beast", the Synergy essentially replaced her Moog modular system. The Synergy is a Phase Modulation/Additive synthesizer. Phase Modulation is very similar to FM found on the Synclavier and Yamaha DX style synths. The main difference is that the Synergy has FAR more parameters and features when it comes to creating sounds. For example the Phase Modulation algorithms are user defined with up to 16 oscillators available. The envelopes have up to 16 stages/per osc, and are loopable. Each program/sound consists of 2 'boundaries' which are essentially 2 separate timbres. You can morph between these timbres via velocity and key number. Voice allocation is very sophisticated, allowing for very complex 'floating' keyboard splits/layers/voice cycling. One can easily say that there are many amazing features on this instrument which have never been equaled or surpassed in other synthesizers."

Garfield Electronics Time Commander

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"This is the sale of the Garfield Electronics Time Commander Real Time Clock and Synchronizer, a popular unit back in the 80's among electronic/synth-oriented musicians."

Anyone know more about this piece?

KORG Polysix

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Crumar Spirit

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"This is an extremely rare Crumar Spirit monosynth, one of the few surviving out of around 200 ever made.

# Multiple waveshapes on the VCOs
# Oscillator synch
# Wide Span & Deep Bass on VCO 2
# Two resonant filters, 12/24dB - Lowpass and overdrive/band/highpass
# Two full 4-stage envelopes
# Two LFOs (LFOs can be used for unpredictable effects)
# Random Sample and Hold output from LFO
# Sample and Hold can be fed by noise, VCO, or other source
# Manual and Auto Glide
# Last Note triggering, single or multiple keyboard triggering
# Arpeggiator with single, octave, and double octave patterns.
# VCA bypass
# Two Modulation wheels, pitch bend wheel
# Rear panel with audio in through filter, CV/Gate In, VCO2 Voltage in
# Ring Mod / White Noise"

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