ARP Axxe

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Akai VX600

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"AKAI VX600 ANALOG 12VCO POLY SYNTH VINTAGE! Rich Warm sound of matrix Analog Synthesiser made in Japan 1988 and it's a cool brother of OBERHEIM EXPANDER

AKAI VX600 is 12VCO(2VCO per 1VOICE) 6 voice polyphonic programmable analog synthesizer it was a last japanese pure analog synthesizer in '80s few quantities were built,so very hard to find even in Japan nowadays I changed LCD uint,backlight,backup battery before this auction so this is your first and last chance to get this monster synth in such a good condition!

this modular matrix analog synthesizer is very similar to OBERHEIM EXPANDER synthesizer AKAI adopted basic schematics made by OBERHEIM, so actually VX600 and OBERHEIM EXPANDER uses same voice chip so basically VX600's sound is same as OBERHEIM EXPANDER sound, very fat and warm! but my opinion,VX600 is more fatter than OBERHEIM EXPANDER especially brass, strings, and lead sounds are really great you can use 12VCO for 6 voice polyphonic or unison all 12VCO to monophonic lead sound(CAUTION!it's very FAT!) and also can use as multi timbre 6 different voices, it's very frexible.

VX600 has variety of modulation source and destination to program sound modulation source including MIDI control change, so you can use MIDI controller to tweak cut off etc.. and very cool feature is external audio in jack so you can synthesize external sounds using analog filter and other parameters

VX600's major problem is dead backlight of LCD screen(due to the ages) but I changed LCD unit and backlight before this acution,so no problem about it I also changed backup battery and restore the factory sounds(few sounds made by myself) so it's perfectly working condition!!

The VX600 is a 6 voice 37 key analog synthesizer featuring traditional concept of modular patching. Two VCOs/voice give you the thick rich sound of analog synthesis to create lush warm string sections,full round "FAT" bass lines, enhanced vocal and rhythm sections, powerful crisp brass sections, and eerie SFX sounds. patch programs are stored in memory program.Each programs can have a maximum of 6 key group splits with each key group having it's own library sound "patch", MIDI channel,and voice allocation. Up to 40 different program combinations can be stored in memory. A special code memory function allows you to play an entire 6 instruments stack from one key.And a dedicated connector jack allows direct connection to the EVI1000 and EWI1000 wind synthesizers.The VX600 combines rich warm analog sounds with the advanced performance control of digital technology to create a powerful new dimension in analog synthesis.(from catalog)"

Korg Polysix

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Steiner analog synthesizer

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Ensoniq Fizmo

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"This is an insanely cool 48-voice vintage synth. Fewer than 500 were ever manufactured, so there aren't too many around these days. Do believe the hype - there's really nothing else like it. You can listen to audio samples by clicking here. Additional Fizmo info can be found here and you can download a copy of the user manual here."

Don't forget the regulator fix.

Synth DIY UK 2008 - Pt. 1 - 7

YouTube via matrixsynth. Remember you can mouse over the video and click on the right forward link to get to the next video if you do not have time to watch them all now. Be sure to click on the SDIY UK label below for all posts on the event including mine and others. If I missed any, let me know and I'll put it up.

Synthorama - ARP 2500

YouTube via matrixsynth.

See the synthorama label below for more posts on this visit.

Apologies, no significant audio of the beast - this is more for the visuals - too much to see and too little time to absorb it all.

Ran Kirlian - Diaspora

Ran Kirlian - Diaspora from Ran Kirlian on Vimeo.
"Real-time improvisation recorded on sunday feb 17 2008 at The BlueRoom by Ran Kirlian.
Synths: Access Indigo Redback, Access Indigo, Waldorf Microwave XT, Roland JP-8080. The gray Indigo controls the Microwave and the JP-8080 while the Redback plays the solist role. Tribal groove shoot via PC.

Dawn and sunset images shoot from my livingroom window."

Space - Magic Fly (Cover)

YouTube via mik300z. via fischek.

You can find the original and other cover (actually by fischek) here.
"my version of another 70's electro classic. It's taken me a while to get the production right, as I wanted the drums as tight as possible (kind of eric pryds style) but to stay true to the original with it's great spacious sound. It's all been lost on youtube's mono mushy decoding , but if you click the link, there's a high quality FLV stereo version at myspace
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseac..."

Preliminary KAOS Voltage Controlled LFO test video

YouTube via dolphinicus
"This is the first video of a new Low Frequency Oscillator that I have innovated, to give an initial idea of what it will be capable of."