korg prophecy

YouTube via senadovic

dsi evolver + roland MKS-50 + Lexicon MX-400

YouTube via radambe
"putting myself to sleep. dave smith MEK + roland MKS-50 alpha juno rack + lexicon MX-400. hopefully the stereo audio upload worked"

Vermona DRM1 MKIII

YouTube via wiretotheear
"About two weeks ago I purchased a brand new Vermona DRM1 MKIII from Schnieders Buero in Berlin. I've had some time to play with it and am ready to report to you. These things are in demand and back ordered. It took almost three weeks for Vermona to deliver my DRM1 to Herr Schnieder. There is a good reason why: these sound smashing!

There is nothing like the Vermona DRM1. It is a fully analog drum machine done right. The super fast attack time on the kick and snare make them snap and crack in a way that will make you say "YES THIS IS IT!". The hi hats are so smooth, bright and shimmer without any EQ needed. The DRM1 has a real spring reverb built into it and when turned up on the clap and snare channels the clock turns back to 1980. There's are also multiple extra drum channels for lazer zaps or toms which can be manipulated to the extreme with FM. If I had to describe it's overall tone in one word I would say: chrome!

It uses standard midi but you can not record knob changes into your DAW. You will need to put your hands on the controls, start recording it as audio and capture your movements in real time. You can't save presets. Thank god for that. The main point of all those knobs is to focus in on each song your doing and tune each sound, the hi hat decay level, the snap of the kick. There is a pan control for each sound and individual outputs for each channel.

The unit is metal and feels very well built. Vermona is from East Germany. The reason you buy something like this is the sound.

http://www.wiretotheear.com/"

Yellow Bubbles-Mödstrom

YouTube via windfeldvej. "A remix of Mödstrom"

Adding the Optigan to the Opium Cartel

YouTube via RothHandle
"Adding more sounds to the verses using an old optical organ called the Optigan."

EFM VCF6c Diode Ladder Filter

"The Electronics For Music EFM VCF6c is a very distinct sounding filter. It will self oscillate nicely at higher resonace settings. Changing C9 to 100 uF (or more) will extend the lower range.

It's a good idea to match all of the diodes for same forward voltage drop. I also matched Q1 and Q2 for hfe. In both cases take pains to make sure they are all at the same temperature! Let them sit in a thermally stable environment (away from drafts, windows, heat/AC registers, etc) for a while beforehand, and only handle them with tweezers or pliers. Don't hold the tweezers in your hand for long, either."

You can find more info including the schematics here.

Rod Hunter - Apache (Moog Original Version) (1972)

via 36 15 MOOG

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Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company (1970-1973)

via 36 15 MOOG

Thingamagoop trying to contact home

YouTube via cinnamonjuly. via AnalogSuicide
"I plugged up my Bleeplabs thingamagoop to my EMS Synthi and it immediately started using the synthi as some kind of weird transmitter to contact home."

Circuit Bent Kawai R-50 Drum Machine

YouTube via anode8
"Kawai R-50 drum machine with added patchbay, and switches, programmed and tweaked live."

Yamaha RX-15 Circuit Bent Drum Machine

"Another of my modified RX-15 drum machines with switches and a noise filter."