MATRIXSYNTH

PINK FLOYD "One of These Days" Cover

YouTube via gattobus
"I'm a big fan of David Gilmour but I can't play the guitar very well so... I did it with my Moog! I know, It's not like the original but... what the helll... It was fun! "

Akai at Messe 2008: Mike Hosker on MPC5000

YouTube via AkaiProVideo
"Mike Hosker performs on the new MPC5000 at Music Messe in Frankfurt Germany."

ELKA WILGAMAT III

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"RARE ELKA WILGAMAT III SYNTH ORGAN DRUM MACHINE"

Update via Chris Jenkins in the comments:
"I have one of these; it seems to be in working order, but you need an Elka organ with a compatible KEYBOARDS output socket to make the Wilgamat play. Mike Walters came up with an ingenious solution; he built his Wilgamat III into a cabinet with its own keyboard. See [link]"

Nyle Steiner's Korg M1R EX?

via this auction

"originally owned by Nyle Steiner the inventor of The Electronic Wind Instrument or EWI for short. Here's a link to his home page! The unit is in great shape and has Nyle's drivers license and name ecthed into the front panel...."

PAiA OZ Vintage Analog Synth

via this auction

Looks like it's the OZ from this video.
"The OZ is a fantastic and flexible little keyboard with full polyphony. It sends a gate or trigger out (switchable from the front panel) to fire envelopes on modular analog synthesizers. Its one-and-a-half octave keyboard is augmented with a switch that cover 5 octaves and there is even a simple filter/tone control on board to tailor the sound. Included in this auction are the assembly instructions, schematics, and manual.

PAiA Steam Whistle Kit

via this auction

"Interesting and obscure Paia kit meant to emulate engine and whistle sounds for model railroad.

From the Paia catalog:
If model railroading is one of your hobbies you probably have at least one problem in common with every other railroad buff in the world--finding a steam whistle sound for your layout. If you're not inclined to invest the dough necessary to install boiler and pipes for a real whistle this design for an electronic substitute may be for you. You couldn't get any closer to the sound of a real locomotive even if you bought ol' 99 and rolled her into your living room."

Just out of curiousity, how many of you are into model train railroading as well? This is a serious question. I'll explain why later in the comments, and/or if you are, feel free to comment as well.

PAiA Wind Synthesizer

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"Have you ever wanted electronic wind in a box? Here it is! The board is housed in Paia's 3711 case and uses a single 1/8 inch jack for output.

From the Paia catalog:
Don't be surprised if you feel like running for your coat when you hear the wind, it's so realistic that people who have heard it report they actually feel cooler. Trimmer adjustments provide a range of effects from moderate breeze to full gale. Great for background sound, special effect accessory for organs or other musical instruments, or just as a party starter."

Modded PAiA Gnome

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"This unit has an audio input modification so you can run things through its filter. It uses the Paia pin jack (in addition to the trigger button) to trigger the envelope, so it can be patched with other Paia gear."

JoMoX MBase 01

via this auction. Yes this is a dealer auction. I like the shot.

"Welcome to the House of Jomox!

The new Jomox MBase01 V2 is a MIDI bass drum module with storable presets. It does basically one thing, but it does that one thing in a most excellent way, create killer kick drums!

The MBase01's presets feature analog bass drums, from extremely powerful to soft and tender and covers the entire range from 808 to 909. The MBase01 was designed to sound different than the XBase09, making it a true expansion if you already own the XBase09.

The MBase01 can also be used as a bass module since the decay can be lengthened and the pitch can be played on the keyboard in semitones over three octaves.

Jomox includes a very useful feature in the MBase01, the kick drum can be triggered by an external analog trigger input. This can be any audio signal, for example a club vinyl or the electronic pads of a live drummer. For only $349 you get a tool that helps you to create great kick sounds, without the time consuming searching associated with most inferior-sounding sample libraries. If ever there was an argument against using sample libraries, here it is! You save time & energy while getting better sound quality than you could have ever imagined.

* Bass Drum All bass drum parameters and the sound production are 100% identical to the XBase09 and the AirBase99. But the value ranges and the sound are different. The decay can be turned to 2 seconds and makes it possible, in combination with split mode 2, to play real semitone basses. The pulse sounds sharper and has a noticeable click in the beginning, and the eq also has a wider range for obtaining smoother 808 bass drums. The decay envelope isn't compressed as in the XB/AB/JB, so that the decaying sound has a true exponential curve.

MIDI
* The MIDI controllers of the MBase01 are 100% identical to the XB/AB/JB. All parameters can be remote-controlled by midi. The MBase01 is also compatible with our midi editors and templates in the bass drum department.

LFO
* The MBase01 has an LFO which works on the pitch of the bass drum. The LFO speed can be edited in BPM or be synchronized by midi clock. As with the XBase09, the LFO can be synced on a note trigger or can run free. The wave forms are saw up, saw down, triangle and rectangle.
* Check out a demo video. [this one]

Features
* Technical specifications Presets: 10 User RAM, 64 ROM
* Pure analog sound with storable parameters
* Analog Envelopes: Externally trigger the env amount and threshold
* LFO: modulates the pitch, midi synchronizable
* Display: LED 7-segment 3 digit
* MIDI: Midi In, Midi Out
* User Interface: 1 data wheel, 5 buttons, 16 LEDs for parameter and functions
* Outputs: 1 mono out 1/4" RCA jack
* Output Level: about 0dBu
* Input: External analog trigger
* Supply: External wall wart 9V DC
* Weight: approximately 1.2 lbs."