MATRIXSYNTH

KORG DW-8000

via this auction

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via this auction
"This one has the bonus CV/Gate inserts for each voice....
So, you can control the voices with your vintage sequencers.
Check the videos... [below images] I used my TB-303 to control it.
This version is $1624.00 new. Check online. (Nova, etc)

What you get:
- Ten "patch template" papers
- English printed manual
- German printed manual
- Retroverb advertisement & Misc advertisement brochure

- Original power cable IEC/110V style
- Wood sides and non-original knobs to plug holes
- Original box with proper styrofoam inserts"

Vermona Perfourmer + TB-303 (video 1)
YouTube via DeathByDinSync. previously posted
"The Perfourmer is 4 synths in one case. You can set it up in many ways... Unison, Duo, Poly. In this video, I have Synth 2 being controlled by CV/Gate from my TB-303 (out of frame). Synth 3 & 4 are together being controlled via MIDI, on the same channel, by Ableton Live. Synth 1 is set to "LFO mode" where the LFO is modulating the VCA which is tuned to the root note of the main sequence of Synth 2. This is an excellent synth... I'm extremely impressed with it's sound.

The TB-303's actual audio is brought in later, through my mixer... I've added chorus & reverb, which you can see from the bars moving on the SDX rack.

Bass drum is from a TR-606 sample in Ableton

More of my music:
http://www.deathbydinsync.com
http://www.archive.org/details/Random...
http://www.rusuden.com"

Vermona Perfourmer + TB-303 (video 2)

ARP Rhodes Chroma

via this auction

Some shots of the inside, and the cover of the users and service manual. Note you can find scans of both on the excellent Rhodes Chroma site.

Roland GR-33B Bass Guitar Synthesizer (Pedal Only)

via this auction

Not the best shots, but posting this one for the title. "Pedal Only" :)

Moog Taurus II Bass Pedal Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

"Specifications • Polyphony - Monophonic • Oscillators - 2 VCO's (square & sawtooth waveforms) • Memory - None • Filter - 1 24dB/oct lowpass w/ cutoff, key tracking • VCA - Attack + Decay or Sustain • Keyboard - 18 note pedal-board. All clay-bake pedals are smooth and firm- no clicking or loose modules. All dials and toggles are firm and smooth- without missing parts. Includes patch cord and power cord."

Juergen Haible Variable Slope Filter / Phaser PCB

Image of the PCB layout for the JH Variable Slope Filter / Phaser. You can find more info including samples at the JH website.

Musikmesse: Moog MF-106TC

"Moog Unveils Long Awaited and Much Anticipated MF-106TC Analog Time Compressor

-Shipping April 1, 2009-

The history of invention and innovation is replete with instances of accidental successes: Chewing gum was a bad batch of tire rubber. Penicillin came from mold growing on abandoned plates of bacteria. And we all know about Benjamin Franklin and lightning rods.

Our own musical mad scientists (who never fear failure and are constantly experimenting, tinkering and tweaking) have recently had their own kite-flying experience, and the result is the amazing and logic-defying MF-106TC, Analog Time Compressor.

"We accidentally reversed the clock phasing in the time generation on our MF-104Z Analog Delay, and discovered that it can actually work in reverse, compressing the time stream instead of expanding it. Much to our amazement and delight we began hearing sounds up to 1000 milliseconds before we played them,” said Amos Gaynes, Moog Temporal Engineer.

Gaynes said that the Analog Time Compressor circuit on the MF-106TC can eliminate digital latency in real time, or sound like you're playing faster than you really are. The Analog Time Compressor’s unique Slap-Forward delay effect sounds even better than Slap-Back, according to Gaynes.

“The MF-106TC has hundreds of unique applications,” said Moog Marketing Manager Chris Stack. “Used on the Pitch Preview output of our new Etherwave Plus Theremin, you not only hear your note before the audience does; you actually hear it before you play it.”

Consumer Product Safety Warning: Customers should not attempt to reverse the clock phasing of the time generation circuit on their MF-104Z delay to mimic the capabilities of the MF-106TC Analog Time Compressor. Without the factory-installed flux capacitor added, a standard MF-104Z will be seriously damaged."

More info here. Be sure to click on the image when you get there.

Musikmesse: New Jomox MBase II

"MBase01++ ?
yes, it was about time for mark II...

Analog Bass Drum Module
Available May 2009!

The MBase11 can do only one thing, but it does it right:
Phat kick drums!
And it does this even better than in the past.
The MBase11 is the logical follower of the MBase01 and offers even better performance, more versatility and an even phatter sound!

It generates analog bass drums, from extremely powerful to soft and covers the whole range from 909-style to 808-fashioned. And much more...the LFO has 8 different waveforms including true sine that can be used to create very different envelopes. The resulting sounds are not simply *kicks*...this turns out to be a bass drum *synthesizer*.

Like the XBASE 999/888, the MBase11 has a compression parameter to vary the thickness of decaying sound.
And...it offers a variable gate time to to create very different sounding attacks.
And...it also has a metalize parameter to have hundreds of variations on the attack noise.

For more intuitive editing, we have added an analog potentiometer that works alternatively to the parameter editing when scrolling the data wheel is too hard.

The MBase11 purposefully sounds a bit different to the XBASE 999/888, making it a great sounding expansion for our other drum products and other analog percussion.

The kick sets in very precisely and the attack sounds very snappy at all kinds of sound variations.

The MBase11 can also be used as a real bass with some limitations. If decay is cranked up it is long enough for tones and the pitch can be played on the keyboard in semitones over three octaves.

The kick drum can be triggered by an external analog trigger input. This is especially useful for live drummers who want to thicken up their live drum kit. The trigger input works with regular piezo pickups or audio signals.

Last but not least: one of the most convincing arguments for the MBase11 is the price: This is an inexpensive tool that helps you to create great kick sounds, without the timeconsuming searching accociated with mostly not satisfying samples. You save time and energy while reaching the sound quality you always imagined...

Tweak the sound you need. Everything is REAL.

Bass Drum

Although the MBase11 uses almost the same principle or block schematic for analog sound production as the XBASE999/888, the technology is different and results in a slightly different sound.

Tune Varies the pitch envelope of the VCO
Pitch Basses as low as 10Hz reach up to 175Hz
Decay Up to 2 sec
Harmonics Enrichment of harmonics of the VCO - for the hardest kick drums on planet earth
Pulse Change of the pure pulse part of the attack - gate time affects this parameter also
Noise Change of the pure noise part of the attack - gate time affects this parameter also
Attack Level of the mixing of Pulse and Attack
EQ Filters the bass drum with a low pass filter - for soft and 808ish kick drums
Gate Varies the gate time from 0.1ms to 16ms
Compr Compression of decaying envelope - for slim and clicky kicks and all the depth that is needed
MetNze Metalized noise. A complex digital multitone pattern of 255 different combinations feeds the attack noise

Midi

The midi controllers of the MBase11 are identical to the XB09/X999/X888/AB/JB. All parameters including LFO can be remotely controlled by midi. The MBase11 is also compatible with our midi editors and templates in the bass drum department.

LFO

The MBase11 has an LFO that works on the pitch of the bass drum.
The LFO speed can be edited in BPM or be syncronized by midi clock. As on the XB09/X999/X888/AB/JB, the LFO can be synced by a note trigger or might run free.
Another feature is: we have implemented a one-shot LFO function that serves as an additional envelope.
The wave forms are:
saw up, saw down, sine+/-, triangle+/- and rectangle+/-.

Specifications
Instrument Bass Drum
Presets 110 (10 User RAM, 100 FLASH)
Sound Engine Fully analog with storeable parameters
Envelopes Analog
LFO 8 waveforms: Saw +/-, Sine +/-, Tri +/-, Rect +/-, modulates the pitch, midi syncroniseable
Display LED 7-segment 3 digit
Midi Midi In, Midi Out
User interface 1 data wheel, 1 potentiometer, 5 buttons, 16 LEDs for parameters and functions
Outputs 1 mono out 1/4" RCA jack
Output Level About 0dBu
Input External analog trigger, sensivity adjustable
Supply External wall wart 9V DC
Weight About 0.5 kg, 1.1lbs.
Size 145x155x35mm"

"Musik Messe Frankfurt Hall 5.1 Booth B68 Table 6 "Superbude" http://www.superbooth.com/plan.htm"

Click here for samples and manuals on the MBase II product page.
Above details saved for the archives. This one in via xonox.

Avatar Bass Synthesizer

flickr set by MSC175
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Dave Forumula and the BroadWAVE Custom Prodyssey

You might remember the custom BroadWAVE Creamware Prodyssey from this post.

organgeyellowred sent this image to the Analog Heaven email list. He recently saw Dave Formula play with the recently reformed Magazine. He said it was an amazing show.

You can see Dave with the BroadWAVE Prodyssey, a Yamaha SS30, Clavia Nord Stage or Electro, and Hammond.