Del Shannon Runaway

YouTube via delshannonnetwork.

Inspired by this excellent post: Synth pop, circa 1961 on Sequence 15.

"Del Shannon singing "Runaway" which was a #1 hit in 1961. This became Del's first big smash and catapulted him to superstar status in over 21 countries. Max Crook was his organ player, playing a "musitron" which was built from parts from a clavioline, Viking 85 reel to reel machine, Fisher K-10 Reverb Spacexpander, a Gibson guitar amp, and several other parts and pieces. Maximilian's musitron was the perfect compliment to Del's soaring vocals and seering falsetto."

Update via Stephen:

Del Shannon Runaway live 1982

Re- Published on Aug 30, 2009 hastronder

Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Rev 2 takes over the lead.

Del Shannon Runaway Live David Letterman 1986

YouTube via DelRocksMySpace.


Paul Schaffer on Oberheim OB-Xa. The audio isn't too good on this one, but it is fun to watch. Update: image of Max Crook via his website.

I'm guessing that's the "musitron" Clavioline.

Meet the bitfreak! (reaktor synth)

"This is the Bitfreak for Reaktor 5, it uses pseudo-random, or pitched noise (NES, Atari 2600) as it's main sound source, and more than 200 types of it!!!There is no other software synth that does anything even similar to this (I have no idea why, because it sounds awesome!). Now you have another good reason to get your hands on Reaktor 5!"
You can find the download on Veqtor's corner.

Admin: Note on Post Updates and a New Synth by Tom Oberheim?

Just a heads up, but you might want to check posts for updates. Always, check out the current and last day's worth of posts to be safe. When I update a post I will put the word Update in red so it is super easy to find. Just scroll and look for the red Updates. Click on Older Posts after the last post on each page and look at the date for each post. Also, new days are preceded with a header date in red.

For anything older than two days, I'll put up a new post to let you know an update went up.

Why might you want to do this? Well... You probably wouldn't want to miss something like the update in this post. Go look. It's worth it. Trust me. This one goes out to the people that read this blog. Now the question of course is, is it real? Time will tell...

JayB's new Yamaha AN1x patches

YouTube via Hanni13579. Part 1 here.
"The second video for my AN1x, with some more "up to date" sounds. ;) Hope you like it.
Download my sound bank FOR FREE at http://jayb.ath.cx/"

JayB's Yamaha AN1x patches

"Patches now available for download:
http://jayb.ath.cx/Sounds.php#AN1x"

NI Reaktor ensemble: Spiral sequencing Clavia Nord Lead 2

YouTube via modular77
"New Reaktor ensemble Spiral sequencing/arpeggiating Clavia Nord Lead 2. Kick drum is not being controlled by Reaktor/Spiral.. on another NL slot, the drum synth channel is running, with the NL arpeggio assigned to the kick timbre. NL arpeggiator is MIDI clock-slaved to Reaktor, and set to 'Hold.. "

Ultradorky Patch: Sequencing the BassMuRF with the Modular

YouTube via dkimcg
"MFB Seq-01 syncs up the Moogerfooger BassMuRF with the rest of the patch. Master clock is Logic which send out a MIDI clock into the Kenton Pro Solo MkII which send a clock signal into the Seq-01. A gate sends out a pulse to the tap/step input of the Bass MuRF, and syncs it to the MIDI clock."

KORG MS10

images via this auction

DRUMFIRE ANALOG DRUM SYNTH

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Not the best shots, but note the preset patch sheets for each column of knobs.

"5 channel analog drum synth that includes the 5 piezo triggers for your drums or pads. Each channel has adjustable sensitivity - you can trigger these with light fingertaps if you wish. Alternatively, you can trigger these with your multi output drum machine, I used a TR-707, which worked great. Each channel has an individual output, so you can stack voices by triggering another channel with it, which I like. It also has a mixer, so you can pan each channel and send everything through the mix out.

Drumfire 5 Channel Synthesizer/Mixer Brain:
- 5 Channels for 5 different sounds with control knobs for: Sensitivity, Oscillator Decay, Noise Decay, Sweep, Pitch, Noise/Osc Balance, Volume, and Pan.

Power On/Off and Left/Right Master Volume Knobs.
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Five Multi-Colored Remote Contacts:
- Comes with red, orange, yellow, green, & blue drum triggers/cables to attach from a drum set or drum pad, back to the drum synthesizer.
- "Drumfire's piezoelectric pickups convert mechanical energy into electrical impulses. They can be fastened easily to any surface on your drum heads or rims. Drumfire's pickups will give you different sounds on different drums or on different spots of the same drum. Just experiment to find the right sound."

Original Box:
- Box is still in good condition, has some storage wear from being stacked and moved

Original Paperwork:
- Comes with original paperwork, like a basic manual with patch recommendations for different Snare, Tom-Tom, and Bass Drum Settings.
- Registration cards

Preset Sound Cards:
- Comes with a keychain of preset patch sound card that you can place over a channel of the synth to quickly dial in some awesome sounds like : Computer Drum, Synth I, Synth II, Modified Drum, Hand Clap, Wet Drum, Laser Drum, and more!
- 12 total sound cards! The top card has an example of a recommended Band Graphic EQ setting."

Korg Synth Pedal Analog Guitar Synthesizer FK-1

via this auction

"Vintage 1970s analog synthesizer by Korg.

Bottom Plate reads:
Korg Synthepedal
Model FK-1
AC 117V 50/60 HZ 5 Watts
Serial No. 750802
Manuf. by Keio Electronic Lab.,
Corp. Tokyo, Japan
For: Unicord Incorporated
Westbury, New York

All controls and jacks are located on the top panel:
Input, Output, Remote
Expand: Threshold, Max
Bright, Balance (direct/effect mix),
Manual/Remote switch
2 "Traveler" faders
Power lamp
On/Volume knob

There is no "bypass" switch, the unit is either on or off."

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Moog Prodigy

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