YAMAHA VL70m

images via this auction

"Physical modeling desktop synth from Yamaha. The little brother of the expensive VL1 and VL7.
Plug in a Yamaha WX or BC wind/breath controller or a Akai EWI in order to fully enjoy this unique piece of gear

Type S/VA (self-oscillating Virtual Acoustic Synthesis), VLR Algorithm
Effect Reverb: 12, Chorus: 10, Variation: 44, Distortion: 3
Polyphony 1 note (monophonic)
Modes Voice mode, VL-XG mode (VL Extension of XG)
Voices Preset: 256 voices (including 137 VL-XG mapping voices), Custom: 6 voices (edited by external editor), User: 64 voices
Connectors FRONT PANEL: Phones, WX In (for WX7 or WX11 wind controller), Breath (for BC1, BC2, or BC3 breath controller) REAR PANEL: Output X2; (L/ Mono, R) MIDI In, MIDI out, MIDI thru, to Host (for MAC, IBM PC-compatible computers), DC In
Power Requirements Yamaha PA-3B or equivalent AC adaptor (CD 12V 700mA)
Dimensions (W/D/H) 220 x 212 x 46 mm (8-3/5" x 8-2/5" x 1-4/5")
Weight 1.3kg (2 lbs., 14 oz.)
Optional BC3 Breath Controller"

RA Moog 351 Theremin

via this auction

BIN of $18,500.00

"Here is an extremely rare vacuum tube theremin made by a young Bob Moog and his father in Flushing, New York back in 1954. Everything is original and nothing has been modified or altered in any way. It works great! You can check out a little more information at this link-- http://moogarchives.com."

via cynep on the forum.

Future Retro XS filters the TR-909

YouTube via FutureRetroSynths. "The XS mangles beats from the tr-909"

OXYGENE 2 Jean Michel Jarre Cover (New Version)

YouTube via gattobus
"My first video [posted here] was removed from Youtube, but now that Mr. Jarre has given his permission [see this post] I hope this video will remain up...
In this new version I used Nord G2 for all the sequenced stuff (drums, bass, arpeggio) and the lead sounds, Access Virus Ti for pads and Moog LP for filter FX.
For all JMJ fans out there,
Enjoy!"

HDD drummer

YouTube via fibranijevidra. Follow-up to the yellow drum machine robot.
"Hard drives voice coil driven by Ableton Live trough MIDIbox SEQ."

Sherman QMF and Tenori-on / Nortec

YouTube via bostich1
"Ramon Bostich working with Sherman QMF Quad Modular Filter, Tenori-on and Banda & Nortena sounds.
www.myspace.com/tijuanasoundmachine www.myspace.com/bostichpointloma"

Yamaha CS80 Manuals

The full CS80 Service Manual in color has been added to the Yamaha CS-80 Manuals site.

Paia oddity (the 3790 EEG)

You can find an mp3 demo here.

Remember the 3790 from this post?

Here's some more info via Lee:

"Attached is a photo of the device with its new case, scan of the ad in the 1978 Paia catalogue and a mp3 (2 mins.)of its sound.

I bought it in 1978 from the Paia catalogue and have had enjoyed its soothing tones ever since.

The Stereo Chord EGG (Encephalo-Gratification Generator) is really cool. It generates a swirling, relaxing pattern of C chords, F chords, and G chords. The individual notes drift in and out, and the chords change very smoothly.

It's supposed to create low frequency beat frequencies around three or four hertz that will subconsciously entrain your brain waves to a delta state.

It only has one control pot, all the way to the left is more panning less filter, all the way to the right is more filter less panning. The MP3 is at the mid setting.

I sometimes have it on very low playing through my stereo. Once somebody asked me "Is there something wrong with your refrigerator?"

Back in 1999 I called PAIA to get the value of a resistor that I thought was burned out and John Simonton answered the phone. He said " You actually still have one of these!" When I said yes he laughed out loud for several seconds. Link to the manual

Cheers,
Lee"

the squarewave parade DOWNGRADE videos

http://thesquarewaveparade.com/DOWNGRADEv2.html
videos include:
the DOWNGRADE - saw source
the DOWNGRADE - percussion source
the DOWNGRADE - expression pedal sweeps
the DOWNGRADE - percussion source two
the DOWNGRADE - stand alone
If the videos don't appear for you check them out here.

Ookpik Ebbe+Flut patching demos

via Ookpik:
"I don't know if you're interested, but I've got a couple of short/sweet audio clips of Airbase clean and through the Ebbe and Flut. The wet version is a pretty good example of what you can do with the EuF's patches, at the core of it the patch involves both filters FMing each other, with filter 1 at a very low frequency and high resonance. Env1 controls the LFO rate, and is itself triggered by the output of the distortion circuit. The LFO is set to modulate the envelope times in Env2. It's up at my myspace: www.myspace.com/ookpikk Or direct at
http://ookpikk.googlepages.com/NeonDrumsClean.mp3
http://ookpikk.googlepages.com/NeonDrumsDirty.mp3"