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Dan Lacksman explains sampling - Fairlight CMI Series III

YouTube via dvdborn
"Dan Lacksman (Telex) explains sampling withf his Fairlight Series III in the belgian TV program Labyrint. (French spoken / Dutch subtitles)"

the squarewave Amnesio SL-1 lo-bit circuit bent looping sampler

via this auction
"lo-bit circuit bent looping sampler / destroyer

This is the ONLY one of its kind.

Very limited production by the squarewave parade. Full description and samples are still available on the squarewave parade website under his product archive.

------ knobs:

pitch / speed "course"
pitch / speed "fine"
filter cutoff
filter resonance
modulation speed - LFO (also works as pitch control when used as a separate synth)
modulation depth - LFO (also works as volume control when used as a separate synth)
filter input volume - (for direct inputs)
mix - filter / original
output volume

------ switches:

record / off / play - sampler
momentary play
LFO shape - sqr / tri
crash - heavy distortion glitch bend
lo-tion - flange / slapback bend
hi-tion - phaser / distortion bend
LFO / HPF - power

------ jacks:

(2) input – mono ( any level device – mic / line)
(2) output – mono ( may also drive a pair of headphones or a small speaker )
filter input - audio in
direct LFO / synth output
NOTE: original text copied from: thesquarewaveparade.com"

Siel Orchestra

The Siel Orchestra in this video is now up for auction.

Linn 9000 Discography

JB found this one on Discogs, an actual discography for the Linn 9000. I did a couple of searches on Discogs for other synths and although I didn't find any comprehensive discographies, I did find mention of some synths in various albums/tracks, for example minimoog brought up Gary Numan's I Die you Die. On the Linn 9000:

"Real Name: Linn 9000
Profile: Many Stock, Aitken & Waterman Hit Factory productions credited the famous Stock and Aitken with keyboards, programming, guitars and suchlike. Curiously they almost always credited the same unknown drummer - the mysterious "A. Linn".

The credit was an in-joke and an anti-muso tease, the name being a reference to the Linn 9000 the studio used to create their relentless pop beats.

The Linn 9000 was Linn Electronics' last instrument. Introduced in 1984, it was a combination of sequencer and drum machine. When Linn Electronics went out of business in early 1986, Roger Linn went to work for Akai, furthering his design ideas in such products as the MPC60 sampling and sequencing drum system and the ASQ10 sequencer."

AXIS keyboard for Bohlen-Pierce Scale

YouTube via miselaineeous

"C-Thru Music has lent me this keyboard, called the AXIS, for a few months, and I am rearranging the keys for the Bohlen-Pierce Scale, a macrotuning based on a 3/1 frequency ratio, divided by 13 equal steps. See http://www.ziaspace.com/elaine/BP for research on the BP Scale. This particular AXIS toured with the Lionel Richie Band on loan, went to me, and in two weeks I will be flying to Boston to give this AXIS to the Berklee College of Music, Synthesis Department - namely to Dr. Boulanger who will use it for his classes and for the new microtonal club. I teach Electronic Music at Scottsdale Community College. Come join the fun!"

acidlab miami step-write

YouTube via glumc. "Editing the acidlab miami in the step-write-mode"

a little performance... see description...

YouTube via feelda303. Access Virus TI Polar, Ableton, Gmedia Minimonster Minimoog VA, Roland V-Synth.
"i'm doing a little performance... sorry for bad sound - it's been recorded with my camcorder's microphone..."

Rudess Meets Bebot

YouTube via rlainhart
"Jordan Rudess demonstrates and performs with Bebot, a new multi-touch performance synthesizer for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch."
You can find Bebot on iTunes here:

Lio - Le Banana Split

YouTube via ProphetFromJupiter.
Moog was in the label. I have no idea what Moog, but this one was just too bizarre not to post.
"I have completely re-recorded this track with
my synths. I've always loved this song so much.
It was an obsession.
My dream has finally come true...
Hope you like it as much as I do !
Tags: 80s moog dance club disco italo nrj yazoo erasure moroder synth"

Update via SOMAX in the comments:
"Its a moog 3p,its the moog from Dan lacksman that was used on this track.
Dan Lacksman = telex
they also used had an Obx and polymoog in the studio, i have a pic from then with Lio in there studio."

New video description:
"This is the song that got me into synths when I was a kid.
What you hear is my own version.
Believe it or not, I have completely re-created this track from scratch. Spent countless hours on sequencing and sound design to make it perfect !
No samples used (except Lio's voice, which I have not yet managed to resynthesize...)"