MATRIXSYNTH

stanley the robotman is explaining a synthesizer

YouTube via mmrphs. via Digital Music Mag.
"Stanley Povoda, the worldfamous Robot-Man is now creating very strange syntesizers. They are hosted in old tape-machines, solariums, telephones. soon the time will show, that this was a big mistake to give us these devices. in this video the master himselfe is explaining how one of this small magic boxes is working. check www.metamorphosis.at to see more of this magic devices. video by christoph pajer."

Roland SH-32

YouTube via mrosly

Nanoloop 2.2 and Kaosspad

YouTube via Wancoco

Casio Island! (Casio MT-400v Keyboard Demo)

YouTube via peahix

"When I was 14, back in the 80s, I got my first electronic keyboard- a Casio MT-100. I made lots of rudimentary dual cassette deck overdub recordings with it, little sketches of tunes that usually were never developed. I lent my MT-100 to Cindy Lee Berryhill years ago and never got it back, but recently I bought a Casio MT-400v at a garage sale. It has all the same sounds/functions as the MT-100, plus a much needed analog filter section!

This is a new recording of one of my original Casio tunes called "Casio Island" with my MT-400v. I didn't use the analog filter here, because I never had it on the MT-100 back in the day, and I wanted this version to be as close to the original as possible, just with better recording technology.

Recently I used this Casio in a live cover version of Yaz's "Nobody's Diary" with Marie Haddad singing. We're working on a fancy recording of this, which makes lots of use of the analog filter. I'll post a video of that when it's finished.

You can hear the original version of Casio Island in all its tape-hissy glory here."

MOS-LAB SYSTEM 16A

YouTube via seb17320. www.MOS-LAB.COM

The ARP 2600: 2012 Filter Part 1

YouTube via AutomaticGainsay
"Here is another thrill-a-minute exploration of the sound and functionality of the ARP 2600. This episode deals with the amazing sounds of the 4012 filter. No animals were harmed in the making of this installment, you'll be relieved to know. Keep an eye out for part 2! Thanks for watching"

Korg MS-20 Quartet

YouTube via Newueel
"A little mix using four different MS-20 sounds. Two drum sounds, a bass sound and a sample & hold patch."

Inside an ARP Solina String Ensemble

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Switched On Synthesizer

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"SWITCHED ON SYNTHESIZER: Popular Musical & Electronic Arrangements" book & record by Dr. Philip Springer.

Printed in 1977. Softcover. 127 Pages.

Contents Include:

+ how to use this book, the theory of voltage control, table of abbreviations, glossary

+ musical arrangements and patch diagrams:
- classical gas: patch "latin harpsichord"
- good vibrations: patch "bass-soon", "bouncing bass" and "homo voce"
- i won't last a day without you: patch "flugel brass", and "bass string"
- morning has broken: patch "morning horn", "tuba-ahh", "twittering birds"
- out in the country: patch "ethereal melodicum", "bass string", and "monophonic marimba"
- show me the way: patch "talkin' wah-wah", "twangy bass", "perking xylo", and "funky calliope"
- somebody to love: patch "dirty sitar", and "drybone bass"
- tubular bells: patch "clear bells", "celeste chimes", and "gregorian growl"
- the way i want to touch you: patch "sensual wah-wah", "sensual squawk", and "bass string"
- we've only just begun: patch "whistling wind", "liquid vibes", and "clicking bass"
- white rabbit: patch "filtered pipes" and "snared bass"

+ book includes beautiful red flexi vinyl record with sound examples of every patch! The record has never been played and is in great condition! Still attached to the book binding! The record is the same bright red color as the front and back of the book!

+ hopefully from the pictures you can see this book is like a tab book but made for people who play analog synthesizers! I've never seen anything like it! Hopefully you can see in the pictures how on each song, it's shows you where to set all the knobs for your synthesizer to get the different sounds. It is especially written for people with a minimoog or arp odyssey, with the diagrams layout exactly like the layout of those synths, but it says it's universal for people with any other synthesizer, because the settings listed are settings that most older analog synths have. It says to listen to the sound examples to get your synth sound to match."