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The Prophet's Arrival …

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Gary Numan
Sequential Circuits Prophet-600

Beatrice Antolini @ Teatro Piccolo Pietralata, 07.11.2008

Remy, René vd Wouden & Ron Boots - Live in Grugapark

YouTube via Ceasar64
"Jamsession of three of the best Dutch synthesizer-players. Recorded in Grugapark, Essen, Germany, 16-08-2008"

korg ds-10 Tune.

YouTube via maco1cma
"Tune made with the Korg ds-10 Synthesizer."
KORG DS-10 on Ebay
KORG DS-10 on Amazon

Appendage Touch Ribbon Sixth Video: TFS controls modulation

YouTube via ScottStites
"Appendage TFS Voltage output controlling a VCA that's feeding an LFO to its modulation input. The bend and initial voltages are controlling the VCO pitch. Slide output is not used in this video."

Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Tape Delay with Roland HS-60 analog synthesizer JUNO 106

YouTube via caroy111
"Here a little demo of my roland hs-60 with my echoplex tape delay. It made some nice and crazy sounds!"

Glitch monster sk-1.mov

YouTube via kidtronic
"This is a one-of-a-kind patchable glitch box. It is dozens of hours of soldering spagetti by the inventor www.kingcapitalpunishment.com You can find it on his website under one of a kind devices. It was once a Casio sk-1. Features I am NOT demonstrating here: Hendrix-style feedback loops using the microphone send and the drum machine glitch out. Oceanus shows some of that drum thing, so instead i thought I'd simply patch up and go. The click beat your hearing are the 8 mechanical relays that switch on the glitch patch. I am also not using the light source VCA. This machine is simply mad, Mad i tell you! You can do melodic flutes with poly-portemento, vibrato and built-in echo but I didn't do that either. Madness in a box. Lots of fun."

Itinerant Keyboard and Diplomat interface module

YouTube via TheUmbrellaCo
"The Itinerant is 5th in the now epic "Tourist" series of circuit bent keyboards built into antique suitcases. It takes a departure being built around the classic kit keyboard design we all know and love for its juicy wonderful analog waveforms. The controls are centered around user assignables rather than presets. The nature of these keyboards is more that of momentary beauty than solid SK-1 predictability. It is shown here sequenced by the Diplomat interface module. The Diplomat is a new addition in the Umbrella Company arsenal. It is a 40 A/D input, 8 midi/analog switching output interface and controller. The main bay features pairs for 40 different ascii signals which are transmitted over a standard usb cable, and can then be used for just about anything. Shown here, the 'a' pair is connected to a plate and alligator clip and is being used to start a sequence in Max which steps through 5 midi messeges at about 185 bpm. The midi is then used by the Diplomat's output section to trigger the connection of 5 respective bends in the main bay of the keyboard. The apple remote is also demonstrated for a bend switching application. Also on the front panel: convenient voltage leads for motors and solenoids, and power/midi indicator leds. Both pieces are available on ebay this week! Feel free to email with questions at theumbrellacompany@yahoo.com
Enjoy!"