Nord Lead 2x Demo

YouTube via theveg99. via fischek. Overview comes in about a minute into it.
"House/Trance Producer Marshal Arnold shows off a Clavia Lead 2x."

Oberheim OB-MX

YouTube via rezfilter. "The Oberheim OB-MX. Sonic Fury."
Hopefully we will see more of these. The OB-Mx is a fascinating bit of synth history.
See these posts for more and be sure to see this post. Don Buchla was involved in the design.
Update: Be sure to also check out the samples in the prior posts including these from Brian Kehew of The Moog Cookbook.

Roland TR-606 "Drumatix" Analogue Drum Machine by RetroSound

Youtube via retrosound72

"vintage drum machine demo by RetroSound
Roland TR-606 from 1982

7 analogue Sounds: Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Low Tom, High Tom, Closed/ Open Hi-Hat, Cymbal

The little sister of the legandary Roland TR-808 with the typical LED step programming."

Alesis Andromeda "'I"ll Wait" Van Halen

YouTube via synthartist69. Sent my way via Mr. Array.

Jim Patchell Patchtron

DIY modular built from scratch by Jim Patchell in 1978.

Note the filter in the Mattson Mini Modular bears his name.

You can find previous posts feature Jim Patchell including more of his modular DIY here.

You can find the Jim Patchell DIY Synthesizer Web Page here.

New Old Stock Boss RPH-10

via swissdoc:

"just got this in the mail today, a brand new, mint in box, New Old Stock Boss RPH-10.
Opening this up was like in a time machine, the flyer, the sticker etc. 23 years old if I take the printed in 1985 label from the manual.

Will add a decent phasing to my Blofeld ;-)"

Check out AudioCubes at Musikmesse 2008

via Percussa
"I am Bert Schiettecatte, the founder of PERCUSSA, and the inventor of the AudioCubes, the first tangible interface in the world for live electronic music.
I would like to personally invite you to our booth at the upcoming Musikmesse in Frankfurt, and check out the latest developments of the AudioCubes, such as:
• improved compatbility with Propellerheads Reason
• the MIDI Bridge preset system
• improved MIDI continuous controller scaling, range setting and inversion
Our booth location: Hall 5.1, Stand D39. Stop by and say hello!
Also, don't forget to visit the AudioCubes forum where you can exchange experiences with other users of the AudioCubes and ask questions.
Warm regards from Europe,
Bert Schiettecatte
PERCUSSA"

Dubsounds Vintage Drum Player and the KORG KR-55

I previously posted on Dubsounds back on May 16, 2006. Back then it was on their MOOG Polymoog page.

Recently Kris wrote into the Analog Heaven email list with links to images of three version of the KORG KR-55, the original, the KR-55B revision 1 and the KR-55B revision 2. I asked him about putting up a post and he pointed me to the source of the images, the Dubsounds KR-55 info page.

You will find more info including history, images and samples as well as sample sets for sale. To check out the samples, click on the "Listen To My Beats" button. A player will come up in which you can select the KROG KR-55, and other drum machines. A drop down with the presets for each will come up. You can select any and listen the full rhythm.

Be sure to check out the rest of http://www.dubsounds.com/ as well. BTW, for a more virtual experience with classic drum machines, also check out Audio Playground.

BTW, Kris is looking for service manuals of the K-55Bs. If you know of where to find one, please comment or shoot me an email. My contact info is on the right of the site - just do a search on the page for contact.

My kitten plays keyboards better than me.

YouTube via hamsterdunce
"An outtake of a recent video interview I made for SonicState.com when my Himalayan kitten (Dusty) steals the show and starts playing synth music behind me that actually sounds pretty friggin' good. That jerk. It's bad enough that he's better looking, but I figured I at least had all the talent up in here's."

Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 with Duron

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"This is a Rev3 Prophet-5 that we just pulled from our warehouse. The physical condition is beautiful and, amazingly, it actually still works fairly well. We will clean and service it as we do all our vintage synths. But for now, here is Duron playing it."