RadioShack MOOG MG-1 with MIDI

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"Although Moog built this synth for Radio Shack, Moog liked the design so much that they took the design of the MG-1, dropped the polyphony and ring mod and added pitch/mod wheels) to produce the Rogue.

Go here to find out more about the EXCELLENT 16 channel Synhouse MIDIJACK installed on this unit.

PDF user's guide and service manual (covers the principles of operation, basic repair, tune up, schematics, parts lists, etc) here.

User review here.

Some features:

* 31 note keyboard (F to C) * Monophonic
* Two tone sources / oscillators, square and saw waves
* Oscillators can be synced or detuned
* Pink noise generator
* Bell tone generator (ring modulator)
* A countour generator
* External ports for trigger and pitch
* 50dB signal to noise ratio"

Waldorf XT

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"This is among the greatest and most original sounding and looking instruments to have come out of the 1990's, the Microwave XT. Fortunately, it sounds as great as it looks, and the burnt-orange "powdercoat" paint job is really nice, and this is one of the early models, before they cheaped out and went to glossy bright orange paint; this unit has the aqua-colored plastic cover over the LCD as well, unlike the later models. The original "fat-style" knobs are all present, all encoders and buttons work flawlessly, and the LCD shines brightly. The jacks on the rear are all intact and in flawless condition. The sound of this instrument is very versatile, going from very warm, dramatic pads with lots of movement (thanks to the wavetables and one of the nicest-sounding filters around) to some of the coldest, hardest digital timbres. 7-stage envelopes also provide endless possibilities for the dedicated programmer. The Microwave XT is descended from a line of landmark instruments that began with the PPG Wave synthesizers in the 1980s, and offers the benefit of knobby goodness for tweaking on the fly and really dialing in complexity with ease."

New Yusynth STANDARD CV Module

via yusson on this electro-music.com thread

"I have just published a new YUSYNTH module at my site. It's an utility module that provides two three channels of standard control voltages.
It features OCTAVE rotary switches, SEMITONES rotary switches, 3 buffered outputs per channel and one external CV input per channel (to input a keyboard controller CV for example).

Enjoy it at: yusynth.net, or direct link to the module"

Nord Wave Tracks

Click here for the track on electro-music.com. Via Aleksandar.

Poly Challenge - Canecutter's Christmas Competition

"Name the synth in a blind listening test and win a fabulous prize!

The contenders are Jomox's Sunsyn, Roland's MKS-80 Super Jupiter, Korg's PolySix and some POS kid's toy.

Follow the link on the canecutters homepage to the forum thread, download the zipped folder and mail me your answers by next Sunday.

Guess them all right and you could win one of these fabulous polysynths."

Talkbox: Roger & Zapp Medley

YouTube via talkboxmayhem (click for more). Sent my way via fischek.
"Gettin' funky with Roger to a beat I made. I hope you enjoy :)
Equipment: Yamaha DX100, Rocktron Banshee
This video recently appeared on MTV: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1568..."

Oberheim OBXa + JUNO 60 + SH 101 + TR 606 part 5

YouTube via magevers.
"The fat "jump" Oberheim OBXa, the Roland JUNO 60, SH 101 and the TR 606 together. The OBXa was played in split mode. This recording was made with a small pocket camera."

Jean Michel Jarre & The Vizitors - The Voyage

YouTube via Sharpblue. Roland JP-8000
"Live from Okinawa 200l - Jean Michel Jarre and TK."

MOOG Synthesizer Videos by DoKashiteru

The Synthesizer Police

"Oh, no! (Credit where credit is due: the synthesizer police idea is Sammi Vella's!)"

Moog Synthesizer 101

"A basic description on how to simply get a sound out of a Moog or some other old analog synths. WIRING DIAGRAM UP SOON - in the meantime, see http://myspace.com/dokashiteru"

Moog Synthesizer 102

"More instruction on a fuller, more interesting sound out of the Moog synthesizer. WIRING DIAGRAM UP SOON - until then, see http://myspace.com/dokashiteru."
YouTubes via DoKashiteru. Follow up to this post.

ACCESS VIRUS TI Synth solo

YouTube via gattobus.
"I just wanted to play with my VIRUS TI the same demo I played with Korg Radias in my first video. And this is the result..."