A Long While

YouTube via FalgorOne
"disclaimer: (with the lyrics, you can sing karaoke! YEAH!)

Ok, first of all, don't take this *too* seriously, it's still just a synth ;).
What is serious about this all, is the long waiting that many have gone through.
And this song is dedicated to those people. What you are waiting *for* isn't so important in this case.


Long story short:
Kurzweil PC3(x) was supposed to first be released on summer 2007, but things developed so the estimated release date was pushed back many times. In my opinion, when I _now_ think about it, it was a good thing. The synthesizer got greater in that time of delay.

However, it was delayed many times and many people waited (and some are still waiting, like me) for their pre-orders a long time. Anyhow, now it has been released and many people have got it. It sounds awesome, from what I have heard of the user demos, and it sure seems it has been worth the wait ^_^.

The wait was very long and personally my order was delayed many times (now 3 months waiting time), and on the last time I decided I'd DO something about it (instead of just complaining ;), so I started writing this song about the whole waiting process and everything. In about 2 weeks, after working on it a bit almost every day, I got it finished.

I sang the vocals during the night between 11pm and 8am (Sat-Sun). I'm now actually happy it was delayed, since I got to write this song, and I would've been distracted from some important work had I got it sooner. So, at the end of the day, I am thankful :). It's all right.

Enjoy my high and tender singing ;)!
and be sure to check this baby out if you just can! I think you're gonna like what you hear ^_^!

And stay tuned for some videodemos!"

bC16 miniature patch synth PT.1

YouTube via ChimSyn

"first 3 mins of Chimera Synthesis bC16 in use. batteries are AAA not AA (as mentioned)"

Novation Super Bass Station

YouTube via phonstein
"The Super Bass Station is the successor of the legendary Novation Bass Station, which was used as MIDI keyboard in this recording, since the SBS was produced in rack format only.

I'm just playing around with some standard patches, because I'm thinking about selling the instrument - so please don't expect any synth wizardry. :)"

Korg EA1 "schulze"style sequence

YouTube via synthargentina
"Well, here`s a sequence that takes inspiration of (for me)the best electronic musician ever."

"Schulze" cover sequence

"Some solo sounds and a cover sequence of Klaus Schulze"

Kawai K5m & K4

YouTube via synthargentina
"Some combination sounds of two kawai digital synths: k5m & k4, different synthesis, but same label"

Moog Voyager Solo

YouTube via filtersweeperVCO
"Jay Bos playing his wicked synth. JX-3P and Hammond in back."

Roland JX-3P Transformer

images via this auction

Polivoks VCO, LFO Knob

via this auction

for those with a knob fetish

"The Polivoks synth is rare socialist moog like madness! The sound is fantastic rich and warm – 100% pure analog machine! It was made in period of 1982-1990 and sold in Russia (then USSR).

The Polyvox (Polivoks) is a duophonic analog synthesizer, with a 49-note (13F-E) keyboard. It features two VCOs, a noise generator, one LFO, a filter (low-pass and bandpass), and two ADSR envelope generators. VCO1 can be cross-modulated by VCO2. Each ADSR can be switched to auto-trigger, each with independent rates.The sound is quite rich and somewhat harsh and aggressive. This is more of a space-synth. You can be sure that you will have never heard the sounds this one can produce. It sounds like these old Yamaha CS-30's, but then fat filters like in Moogs. It is built like a rock, pure military technology, contacts will last forewer. The body is solid and the knobs feel nice. It runs on 220V AC. Polivoks (Polyvox) is the most popular vintage Russian synthesizer all over the world. It has inimitable peculiar sound and very powerful aggressive filters outperforming the famous Minimoog! A fat, lush and very analogue sound is achieved through instability and thanks to unique architecture of the Soviet-era components; in addition, highly reliable military technologies were applied in the process of production. The synthesizer may be used for hard electronic music, or for soft ambient/old school projects and for modelling various effects as well."

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MOOG Voyager

KORG DS-10 Japan Release Date

And we have a release date... for Japan.

July 24, 2008, only at Amazon Japan

Worldwide will come. via Cnet where you will find the full article. An interesting side note is that the people behind the DS-10, AQ Interactive, brought us Hatsune Miku, the "Vocaloid2 girl." Hatsune Miki is an anime character that uses the Vocaloid engine - she will sing whatever text you enter. Image below for reference - I went with the work safe one.

"Korg DS-10 is approved by Korg (I don't know what "approved" means actually!), but will not be released from this firm. A Japanese game developer, AQ Interactive Inc. of Tokyo, will distribute DS-10. Actual development has been done by Korg and Cavia, Inc., another speciality game developer in Tokyo.

The original MS-10 (price 53,500 yen in 1978; US$300 then) was a monophonic, single oscillator job. DS-10 simulator works as two synthesizers (each of them, dual-oscillator affair), since Nintendo DS has dual-screen, upper and lower.

Adding to this two tracks (or two synthesizers), four tracks of drum machine sounds have been built-in. Altogether, DS-10 can be treated as six tracks, 16-step synthesizer/sequencer. Maximum, tune of 99 phrases long can be produced.

Three ways of note entry input: Touch-control screen, keyboard screen, and X-Y matrix screen. All three of them controlled by DS stylus."