MATRIXSYNTH

1983 RadioShack Catalog

via Erick

"www.radioshackcatalogs.com

Go to page 54-55 to see the catalog entry for the MG-1 and the Casio VL-1 (well, Radio Shack's version of it)."

click the image to read the text.

Note Elton John in cowboy hat on the top right.

KORG Kaossilator Pink

"Korg introduces the Kaossilator Pink Limited Edition.

The Kaossilator is a dynamic phrase synthesizer and comes packed with 100 sound programs that combine Korg's modelling synthesizer engine with effects from the KAOSS Pad series. Its horizontal axis is assigned to note/pitch, while the vertical axis is assigned to parameters such as: cut-off, feedback, or modulation depth, giving you a wide range of performance possibilities. In addition to classic synthesizer sounds, there are faithfully simulated piano, guitar and trumpet sounds as well as looped and one-shot drum sounds.

The Kaossilator offers you a choice of 31 different scales, including chromatic and diminished, as well as major and minor blues and pentatonic scales – by using the key setting function, you can play them in any key. In addition to the standard western scales, Korg has included a few more exotic varieties such as Spanish, Ryukyu, and Raga. It also includes a Gate Arpeggiator which enables you to produce specific patterns of notes in sync with user specified tempos, and a Loop Recording function allowing you to record a phrase with a specified number of beats to a maximum of two bars (or measures) and add layers to it.

This Pink Limited Edition will be available soon at approximately $300."

klee01.mpg

YouTube via fonitronik
"This is a short video showing the Klee2 sequencer i built. The Klee2 is a shift register based analogue sequencer developed by Scott Stites. PCBs are available from electro-music.com.
The Video demonstrates only a very small part of the sequencer capability. I totaly omitted the triggers and gates in this Video."

last D/A A/D doom lab update of the year

via D/A A/D

KORG Synthesizer "mono/poly" LectureCassettetape(at 1981)

YouTube via Koooooo
"Korg's old analog synthesizer "MONO/POLY" 's spec Lecture Cassette tape. at 1981.
For Japanese version."

Indamixx Walkthru, Part One

YouTube via gearwire
"Now when Bill shows up to your house and says "the party's here," he's not kidding. In all likelihood, he's packing the Indamixx music production PDA. Learn how to navigate this Linux-based pocket studio in this overview video.
See more on Gearwire.com."

synthpond idm

YouTube via organofqwerty
"this one starts with solo synthpond for 8 bars, and then ableton drums and effects (filters, delays, beat repeat) kick in. cosmovox enters somewhere in the middle."
You can find SynthPond here:

ethnicolor 1 (first part)-zoolook

YouTube via graal7

House with the Juno-106 and CZ3000

YouTube via benanderson88
"My new house song titled "purple haze" using the Roland Juno-106 and the CasioCZ3000 synthesizers. This is a live-mix, no overdubbing.
Enjoy.
(c) Ben Anderson 2008"
Note one of the sampled drums is the Sakata DPM-48. Anyone know what that is?
Found it in the archives: link. Note they appear to have manufactured the Oberheim Matrix-6 and Xpander in Japan.