Doepfer A100 Kick

YouTube via unyo303

CASIO SK-1 - the real sound of the SK by RetroSound

YouTube via retrosound72

"The real sound of the Casio SK-1 sampling keyboard.
I had a few problems with the small keys. Those are rather something for hands of children ;)

Sorry for my april fool :)

The organ sounds of the SK-1 are made with the additive synth section and pretty cool.

5 PCM tones: piano, brass ensemble, trumpet, synth drums, human voice
3 additive synth tones: flute, pipe organ, jazz organ"

jp8080 demo

YouTube via 909techno
"Messing around on the JP8080. Wonderful synth. These are not the typical sounds I make with it so thought I would share them. Something other than the typical sounds. Some weird stuff using the feedback osc. about halfway through if you want to skip the beginning"

Sneaker Pimps - Destroying Angel Live

YouTube via themosttogain. via Jaysen. Can anyone ID what's in what looks like a custom rack synth at 1:15, 1:52 and 3:39?

The Space Echo joins the studio

flickr by Yotsuba&!
(click for more)

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It's VEMIA Time!!!

Peter Forest's next VEMIA auction officially starts this coming Saturday, and runs April 5-12. Many items are already listed.

First up is Adrian Utley's (Portishead) Minimoog.

"Love or loathe the paintjob! It's a hell of a good Mini even if you personally would strip the paint off. It's lot 5856 at VEMIA."

Click on the "Auctions" tab and search for 5856.

Here's the description for this mini:
"A totally unique Minimoog, for two reasons. One is pretty obvious: it was custom-painted for Adrian Utley of Portishead, with great psychedelic imagery (and a little Portishead logo as well, of course). If you're not sure you could face this first thing in the morning (or any time), then it could all be removed - the painting is only on the woodwork. The second is not so glaringly obvious, but this is a special Mini for another reason: it was the one that Adrian gigged with on all the Portidhead tours, and featured heavily in all live shows including the famous New York concerts on DVD. He used it (when most people had forsaken vintage gear onstage) because it was supremely reliable as well as being great-sounding. (The painting was done after the touring, by the way, so you can't see it on the DVD.) This picture was taken before it was taken to Lucid Sound for a full checkover and service where necessary, so the keyboard is extremely uneven in the photo. Lucid are currently re-bushing it, so it will be smooth and a pleasure to play; and will do the minor calibrations that are the only other thing that is needed to get this back into perfect working condition. It has a CV/gate mod; the panel is in decent condition; and all in all you're unlikely to find a better working Mini, or one that is more reliable even on tour. It will come with a very limited (2/4 !) edition glossy A4 photo of the Mini. The synth will come with a clear certificate of provenance."

Just for fun, I thought I'd make a poll on the paint job.


Feel free to comment if you feel passionately on this either way.

polyphonicmodularmoog

via Rocco

Little Phatty Stage II MIDI Sync Demo

YouTube via MoogMusicInc. http://moogmusic.com/
"Amos Gaynes gives us a quick demo of the new Little Phatty stage II arpeggiator and MIDI Clock sync functions"

Switched On Rock

flickr by eyman1968

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CreamWare Prodyssey ASB

via this auction

"The PRODYSSEY ASB is a one-to-one DIGITAL reproduction of the ARP Odyssey synthesizer. The ARP Odyssey is a true analog synthesizer from the 1970's and has taken its proper place alongside other classic synths. It can be considered a compact version of the halfmodular ARP 2600, making it ARP's answer to the successful Minimoog. But this synth is much more than that. While it is based on the classic analog synthesizer design - with oscillators, filters, and amplifier - it also offers a number of interesting improvements that make it unique and exciting.

- Original power supply, no original box, manual sent via email in .pdf format
- Will be bubble wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box
- Kept in a smoke free, pet free, climate controlled studio
- Reputable seller with > 100 stars
- UPS tracking # emailed to you within 24 hours of auction close
- Feel free to send questions but please read terms below carefully

Manufacturer information is here.

Audio demos are here:
prodyssey-song-1.mp3
prodyssey-song-2.mp3"