Casio Tape Boombox

See the full post on Retro Thing

"The keyboard is nothing special - it's the same guts as their MT-68. It's got those same lovable analog "blip blip" rhythms that you fell in love with on the organ at your grandma's. The tones aren't anything really remarkable either, though the built in mixer to adjust the volume on the various automated parts of your performance are a nice touch. To get started, just hit a punch-button to dial up your instrument sound, then select between a dozen rhythms and auto-accompaniment styles."

Arturia Origin Review on Create Digital Music

full review on CDM
excerpt:
"modules are sourced from the modeling of the Moog Minimoog, Yamaha CS-80, ARP 2600 and Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, as well as additional Arturia originals. Each has its distinctive quirks and allows for some interesting combinations, with features like self-oscillation on the Moog and the smooth response of the Jupiter filters. The manual becomes useful here, with examples and reference points for understanding the characteristics of each.

Beyond creating your own patches, the unit comes packed full of preset programs. Each program contains one synth structure as well as up to three effects settings and one sequence. Up to four Programs can be combined as a Multi, allowing for multi-timbral sound module use with MIDI note, channel and split functionality. The synth structure can be either a user-built modular environment or a template synth. At time of writing, the Origin is shipped with only the Minimoog supplied, with no clear date from Arturia when they will supply the rest. This does seem a curious omission given not only the cost of the unit, but the idea that all these units are already modeled in other Arturia software, requiring only a programmer to port the modules to the Origin. Add another thing to wait for in “the future”."

also see the Arturia Origin review on Synth.nl.
Update: and this video review on Sonic State.

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Nextbeat Wireless DJ Controller

http://91.121.155.171/prerelease/

No word on whether this can be used as a wireless MIDI controller.

via technabob

via Sam

Sequential Circuits Pro-One "I feel love..."

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

I feel love with this synth... ;)

Sequential Circuits Pro-One Analog Synthesizer with different settings (OSC-Sync, PWM, VCF, Envelope...); internal sequencer is triggered by the Roland TR-808:
drums: Roland TR-808

For me one of the best monophonic analog synths ever."

iXY MIDI Controller

YouTube via jetdaisuke
"iXY has X/Y pads on iPhone/iPod touch.
It works as a Wi-Fi remote MIDI controller."

JJ Abrams Synthwood Sequential Circuits Pro-One

Yes, this JJ Abrams

THE JJ Abrams of Bad Robot that brought us Alias, Lost, Fringe and is about to bring us the new Star Trek film. If you were a fan of Music Thing you might remember that JJ Abrams is actually a synth aficionado from this post.

THIS IS his Pro-One redone by Synthwood. You can find more images of it here.

So... My question is... When are we going to see an obscure synth on Lost! Come on JJ, it would fit right in, you can do it! :)

Labeling this one as "Featured." If it's not worthy of the label, I don't know what is... Think about it, the guy behind Bad Robot is into synths! [Lost is my favorite show on TV BTW]

Note the inscription on the modwheel casing in the bottom shot.

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Serge Creature

YouTube via hexenduction
"This is the Serge Creature M-odule by Sound Transform Systems. All sound was generated by the Creature.
A touch of delay was added by the Moog MF104 on some sections.
Shot with a Kodak Zi6 in Macro."

A series of (Metasonix) tubes

YouTube via hexenduction
"Metasonix gas tube oscillator (TM3) and vacuum tube multimode filter (TM6) in action. The TM3 has 2 thyratron tube oscillators and a sub circuit that sounds bone crushingly bone crushing. The multimode filter is very unique sounding, especially with modulation into the resonance and it sounds warm-warm-warm.

TM3 triggered by Mobius and modulated by the envelope of the Red Square. Filter resonance and tune are being modulated by CP251 and Red Square LFO. Output into MF104 delay."

A Different Angle - Muzik 4 Machines Live Electro Tech

YouTube via muzik4machines
"MP3, Forum
gear used
Korg ESX1: All Sequences/Drums
Yamaha TX81z: Reverby/Pumpy Sawtooth Bass (chain:TX81z-Boss V-Wha-Akai MFC42-DBX266 ch2 (Compression/distortion)-Alesis Nanoverb-DBX266 ch1 (pump)--Mixer)
Roland MKS50: Hoover/Saw/Lead/Pumpy Synth (Chain MKS50-DBX266-Boss SL20-Zoom RFX2200-Mixer)
Redsound SoundBite Pro: Vocals/looping
Korg Kaoss pad 2: Tempo Delay
Korg Kaoss Pad 3: Loops, Looper(snare rolls), Grainshifter
Korg Kaossilator: Noise Sweeps (path: K01-Mini KP(Delay)-Mixer)
Korg ER1: Beatbox AND sidechain signal (Chain: left out-ProCo Turbo Rat-Boss V-Wha-Mixer)
DX200: Fm E-piano, pads, 303-esque sequences, etc (Chain: Left Out-Boss DD5 delay-Mixer)
Motu Midi Mixer 7s: My mixer, controlled by the BCF2000)
Kawai Midi Patchbay:Guess
DBX MC 6: Output Compressor

NOT used:
a computer, besides recording it; no edition"