MATRIXSYNTH

FM Review of Waldorf Blofeld

via peterwendt:

"The UK magazine FutureMusic has a review and audio demos of the Waldorf Blofeld in the February issue. Here's the cover [click for a larger image]. There is a shorter version of the print review online at musicradar.com but the print version is a lot better."

Update via Qwave in the comments:
"Some strange thing happened to the Blofeld picture on the front page:
How to lid 4 LEDs like this?
It is not a normal mode. And not a hidden function.
So it is a little bit photoshopped ?"

Studio Synth Spotting

Studio shot from an anonymous reader. Spot the synths. I put a few labels up on the obvious.

Chamberlin Rhythmate Tape Loop Drum Machine

YouTube via peahix
"This is a quick demo of my Chamberlin Rhythmate. This was an early drum machine which played back tape loops. It's a predecessor of the Mellotron. A lever moves the tape head across 14 different tape loops, each of which has 3 tracks on it, for a total of 42 different drum loops. A sub-lever shifts the head across the tape to align it with one of the 3 loops. Sometimes it's hard to avoid crosstalk.

Samples of all the loops from this Rhythmate are available as bonus material on my Optigan/Orchestron/Talentmaker sample CD-Rom, which can be ordered here:

http://www.optigan.com/shoptigan.html

Here's a little infomercial i put together for the cd-rom:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeUeME..." (previously posted here).

Bye Bye Synth Babes, Hello Synthettes

Just a heads up, I've removed the Synth Babes label and changed it to Synthettes.
Sorry guys, no label for you!

All Sound Sample of YAMAHA SY35 for me 1

All Sound Sample of YAMAHA SY35 for me 2

YouTube via imo0129

"I obtained SY-35 in net auction the other day. This article was only 40 dollars. Movie cam sometimes picks up a noise. I'm sorry. The condition of the synthesizer is the best, but my physical condition is the worst.
先日4500円で落札したシンセです。こちらの映像は内蔵メモリの「シンセ系の音」です。６４色の音色を確かめました。これらは自由に改造できます。 "

MOOG PRODIGY

images via this auction

"This is the extremely rare model with the CV GATES for midi hook up. Moog made very few of the CV Gate models and most Prodigy owners end up spending a lot of money to modify their Prodigy in order to get the CV gates. You won't have to with this baby, it's all done for you straight from the factory so there is no need to worry about some hack job being done on your vintage synth. And it also comes with the ORIGINAL manual which is also very rare in addition to a copy of it in a three ring binder for easier use and so you can put your original manual away so it doesn't get lost or damaged. It also comes with a custom flight case made specifically for the Moog Prodigy, not some weird fitting generic case. This case fits the Moog perfectly."

This reminds me of this post on Howard Jones' custom Prodigy with extra jacks.