MATRIXSYNTH

Synthesizers.com Rhodes 73 Minimoog Jupiter 8 ARP Odyssey

YouTube via angelometz
"Yet another jam! Several midi loops in protools play all the synths. The jupiter is controlled by a click track. Reason provides the drums. The minimoog is patched to the dotcom."

Fairlight Instruments Corporate Video 1985

YouTube via psvbluemts
"Fairlight Corporate promotional video 1985 including CMI, CVI and Voicetracker. For all your Fairlight nostaligia needs visit Peter Vogel's personal collection at anerd.com/fairlight"

The Tubbie Box redux - Circuit Bent Contraption

YouTube via carpeteria
"here's a revisit of the internationally famous "The Tubbie Box". did you see the original video? fantastic. here's another one. it's in the dark, so you can freak out with the lights and whatnot while the noise-inducing genius of my circuit bending skills screams through your respective skulls. go ahead, i'll wait. thanks."

The Buchla

"As well as being a University of Victoria music professor, Andrew Schloss is a musician who has played with everyone from Laurie Anderson to Jimmy Page.

At the university, he teaches students to play a rare vintage Buchla modular synthesizer. The California instrument produces the classic bleeps, whirs and blips one associates with early synthesizers. Inventor Don Buchla and Robert Moog each invented modular synthesizers in 1963."

You can find the full article on the Times Colonist.

Serge Modular

via this auction
"Modules included from left to right -
1x Preamp Detector (for processing live input like a guitar or vocals)
1 x Wave Multiplier (my favorite serge module, you can get some very nasty FM sounds off of this)
1 x Variable slope VCF (not your typical vcf, a lot more controllable)
1 x Resonant Equalizer (an extremely nice sound sounding EQ with comb filter abilities)
1 x Universal Audio Processor (kind of like the main mixer of the system enabling you to VC pan or crossfade)
1 x Dual Universal Slope Generator (this is praised as the best the serge has to offer, it serves as an oscillator, LFO and an env all in one, a very versatile module, i would personally describe it as a looping envelope)
1 x Quadrature Oscillator (to be honest ive never understood what the quadrature part meant, but its a decent oscillator pretty similar to other modulars)
1 x Random Source

It's rare to find a used Serge in general, and its even rarer to find one with such a nice set of modules. A lot of the serges ive seen come and go on ebay in the past few years (its only been probably 2-3) they all have had kind of a weak module selection, where youd need to combine at least 2 racks together to get the power that this single rack has.

there are 3 knobs missing in the photograph but before shipping i will replace them with extras i have. also there is some clear packing tape residue still on top of the case, and some rack wear screw rings, besides this the rest of the unit is in perfect condition
listen to an experimental / electronic song i made entirely with this serge here
(by fluorescent grey)"

newest toy

flickr by chiasticon

full size

"for my birthday, i bought something older than me."

cauchy riemann's MFOS modular

via cauchy riemann on electro-music.com

"2vcos, s&h, dual ar, lp filter, 2 lfos, dual vca, noise generator, 16 step sequencer"

MOOG MINIMOOG

images via this auction
"This MINI is the 908 th ever made, from Williamsville factory (sn. T1908E), it has three RA Moog boards inside, except the oscillator one, that is probably a late upgrade, marked Moog Music. The osc board is not the latest one, it sports just 7 trimpots and is the OLD, fat, soughtafter board. It sounds HUGE; its tuning is VERY stable (as a very good Mini can be); no mods, no buffer board; its woodwork is wonderful, no nicks, smooth as silk, nice wood grain; the panels are plastic over metal (not like the latest ones that are all vynil... ); white milky, smooth wheels; everything works like it should; all knobs are there; keyboard works as it should; according to what a renowned Moog guru said to me from USA :-) , its ser. number with T and E means that it was made for european market: in fact, it is 220 V AC supplied ( no 110 V switch)...FAQ: The Mini nameplate is made of metal, covered by plastic like the other panels are, Moog Music Minimoog (it is from the transition era from Musonics to Moog Music Williamsville). Look at the original a white tag inside its "brain" where the date of release is reported: november 1972. Yes, the filter board is marked RA Moog, as the others but the OSC one. Recommended for european Moog fans (shipping is about € 100, probably less...)"

midibox sid

flickr by subat0mic
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"midibox sid synthesizer in old vintage commodore c64 computer case read about this DIY project here in the work blog: www.subatomicglue.com/sidl0g/

for information about making your own midibox go here: www.ucapps.de/midibox_sid.html

This is a MidiboxSID, a synthesizer that has sound chips from the original commodore 64 personal computer from the 1980's. These sound chips are called the SID 6582

The synth is built into an original Commodore 64 computer case. And features 8 SID chips (4 stereo pairs - one SID per ear x 4 voices). Each SID chip has 3 oscillators and a variety of other features like filters, ADSR, ringmod, sync. The synth has a very flexible (and simple to use) modulation matrix, LFO, bassline sequencers, and stores patches in presets.

midibox of the week"