KORG MS20 With Wooden Sides

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KORG EA-1 MkII

via this auction

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Roland MKS-70

images via this auction

"The Roland MKS-70 is an identical rack-mount version of the JX-10 synthesizer. Released in 1985 it combines two individual JX-8P synth engines for an outstanding warm and analog sound which is used in many modern studios all over the world. It comes with on-board effects like Chorus and Delay and offers a wider range of programming using the optional PG-800 Programmer."

How Many Chroma?

via Chris Ryan on the Rhodes Chroma list: "An update on this old topic. I have put together an index of all the instruments in the registry, more than 225 in total.

Across model numbers, there are now seven overlaps between Chromas in the registry, and fourteen between Chromas and Expanders (and this out of a known population of only about twenty-five Expanders). This would seem to prove that the models all had their own number series. Given that the 2101 series reaches to 305; 2102 to 10; 2103 as high as 936; 2104 to 12; along with about 10 model 1631 and 135 1633 Expanders, it would seem that, assuming that there were no gaps, approximately 1400 instruments were produced in all. (There are also a few instruments with out of range or absent serial numbers, but the number doesn't seem to be significant.) This is not close to the 3000 that Philip Dodds claimed in the Mark Vail Keyboard interview.

pictured: Steve Nolan's Chroma

CalArts Plan B Modular

"Here lies the Plan B system which will be delivered to the California Institute of the Arts Music School tomorrow afternoon. (see this post)

DImensions: H: 11.75" W: 22.5" D: 17"
Weight: <50 Lbs
Power System: Dual +/- 12 VDC @ 1.5A each
(separate supplies for Audio and Control modules)
Case: 3/4" MDF with textured water-based black lacquer finish
Rear Panel: Power switch, fuse, IEC plug, Stereo Main Outs (1/4" phono)
System Topography (L to R):
Top Row:
Model 15 x 3
Model 9
Model 13 x 2
Custom Stereo Panner

Middle:
Patch Panel (yet to be punched)
Model 10 x 3
Model 11
Model 12
Model 14
Model 24

Bottom:
Model 25
Model 26
Patch Panel (will become M27 as that's released)
Model 28
Prototype Milton Grande"

Synth.nl - New Studio Shots

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Roller Chester 1: Dr. Synthesizer

YouTube via drewtoothpaste
"New videos from Drew (author of daily online comic toothpastefordinner.com.)"
Be sure to check out these previous synth vids by drewtoothpaste and of course Dr. Synthesizer.

Human League Seconds Cover

YouTube via analoguecrazy4. Roland JP-8000 and Jupiter-4.
"Here is my cover of 'Seconds' by The Human League"

Waldorf Microwave 2 "Wavetable Synthesizer"

YouTube via retrosound72

"single sound demo by RetroSound with some typical Microwave II sounds my Microwave 2 inserted the XT-board with extended functions no external effects used, some patches uses the built-in delay and chorus effects"

Monome 256 flin into v-synth xt

YouTube via sidecars.