Elektron Monomachine Hands-On

Elektron Monomachine Hands-On from Toumal Rakesh on Vimeo.
"A short overview of what a Monomachine is and how to use it, as well as a short improvisation at the end. I make no claims as to completeness or perfection."

Oakley Multiladder Filter Response

"A quick and dirty video of my oscilloscope's screen displaying my Oakley Multiladder's frequency response in 24dB/Oct. LP-mode and -6dB/Oct. BP-mode (achieved by adding inverted Rung 1 to Rung 4).
Each with no resonance firstly then turning the resonance all the way up.
A LFO is slowly sweeping the filter's frequency.
http://www.oakleysound.com/


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Buchla 258b Schematic

flickr by mpeake

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You can find more info on the 258b Clone Project here.

An interesting note is that mpeake was one of the key people behind the Alesis Andromeda A6.

Circuit Bent Furby -- The Beginning

YouTube via Oprichnik12. via sendling.
"My first exploration into the wonderful world of circuit bending furbies.

The audio is off, don't have a computer-capable camcorder, so it's a camera video with shitty headset microphone audio with half-assed syncing."

Yamaha CS60

YouTube via bucksama
"quick run through of everything to show you it works like it should."
images via this auction
"Yamaha CS 60 Synthesizer serial number #303.
"Polyphony - 8 voices
Oscillators - 1 VCO per voice (square and saw plus PWM; 1 sub-osc with 4 wave types; noise gen)
Memory - 12 presets, 1 user patch
Filter - High- and low-pass with resonance and ADSR envelope
Keyboard - 61 keys (aftertouch)
Effects - Ring Modulator
Control - CV / Gate"

SHS - Rack Autocostruito - 03 - by Morpheus

flickr by morpheus2027

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Two Oberheim Matrix-1000s

matrix and green

Modified MircoKorg , SH-101 Mod Grip

YouTube via synthesiserrepairguy
"This is a test of a modified MircoKorg to include a SH-101's Mod grip . The Mod grip changes the parameter set on knob 1 . The Mod grip push button advances the 8 program buttons and the A/B Switch . Modifications by Synth Repair Services UK"

Metalsoundgenerator

YouTube via Redled72
"Ein zukünftiges Modul für meinen Selbstbau - Analog-Synthesizer. Der Metalsoundgenerator beinhaltet 4 Rechteckoszillatoren, 1 Rauschgenerator, 1 VCF, 1 VCA, 1 einfachen Hüllkurvengenerator mit Triggerimpulsverstärker auf einer Platine. Es lassen sich verschiedene Maschinensounds generieren. Der VCA ist zweikanalig ausgeführt. Über den 2ten Kanal des VCA läuft weißes Rauschen. So kann zB "Handclapping" erzeugt werden. Der Triggerimpuls wird mittels LFO erzeugt."

In Googlish: "A future module for my self - analog synthesizer. The metal sound generator includes 4 oscillators rectangle, 1 noise generator, 1 VCF, 1 VCA, 1 simple envelope generator with trigger pulse amplifier on a board. There are different machines generate sounds. The VCA is double. About the 2nd channel of the VCA is white noise. For example, "Handclapping produced. The trigger pulse is generated through LFO."

Metalsoundgenerator Teil II

Waldorf Microwave II

images via this auction

ROLAND RS-505 Paraphonic Strings Synth

images via this auction

"The RS-505 Paraphonic Strings replaced the classic RS-202 and combined strings, a basic polysynth section and a bass section. The keyboard was shortened to 49 keys and is split down the middle to assign different sounds to the left and right sides of the keyboard.

The Synth section has four waveforms (selected by the large white buttons) and its own VCF with cutoff and resonance sliders, VCA ADSR sliders and LFO features. The Bass section has three preset bass sound types to choose via the big red buttons. It has its own VCA Attack and Release sliders and Vibrato controls. The String section has two String preset sounds - selectable via the big green buttons - and other features borrowed from the RS-202.

Sounds from the three tone sections can be blended for interesting results and the built-in Ensemble chorusing effect really warms, thickens and lushes up the sounds! The Paraphonic 505 also features an external audio input (mono) so you could run another synth through the quadruple-BBD Ensemble chorus. A new little performance control section to the left of the keyboard provides convenient volume, tune, glide and pitch bender controls. Similar to the ARP Omni, the Paraphonic 505 is considered one of Roland's finest string synths of its era."

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