Stamp: Vintage Keyboards

flickr by Spirit Switchboard

"Buy this Stamp at Zazzle.com!

Visit the Spirit Switchboard Gallery at Zazzle!"

Update via the world of next tuesday in the comments: "That's one of those print whatever you send them via the net for a premium on a third party label good for american postage type deals.

I'm sure it's real cute for wedding invitations I guess. If you have some extra small change and want one of these quasi stamp/labels you can send zazzle.com or whomever does that a picture of you and your tb-303.

The only actual synth I've seen on a genuine stamp is when the Japan Post Office did like 100 stamps honoring the 20th century back around 2000, one of them had an identifiable Jupiter 8."

And... I found it. [source]

An official Japanese Stamp with the Roland Jupiter-8 on it. Very cool.

PPG MODEL 1020 DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

description in Googlish:
"PPG Sell Digital Synthesizer Model 1020th This model was the successor to the 1002nd The oscillators and modulation are digital. External control input is quantisierbar, to the best sequencer adapter. He has an additional stereo output, so there are two different effects simultaneously playable."

found and sent in via Earl.

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Moog Voyager vs Studio Electronics SE-1X

"Moog Voyager vs Studio Electronics SE-1X. Well, maybe not quite "vs" like "Spy vs. Spy". Just another happy Friday side-by-side comparison: this time between these analog 3-oscillator monophonic synthesizers."

You can find the audio on cl516.

JH Living Vocoder

via JH:

"Just to let you all know ... I'm getting into "vocoder mood" again. :)

I thought about it a lot in the last few days. I think I will put the whole circuit onto one huge board, filling a 19" rackmount enclosure, like EMS did with the 2000 and 3000. The board will have a much higher component density than EMS, though, so you can expect something more complex than the EMS. Not more channels - but other goodies. :)

I think I'll be able to offer that PCB for EUR 150.00 + shipping if I get enough orders.

Oh yes, and I have a name for it too:

It will be the "Living Vocoder". :)

I try to include what I consider the best of Sennheiser, EMS, ETI and Roland. It probably owes the most to EMS, but it will in no way be a clone.

I have made some demos with a preliminary version I've built on veroboard many years ago. This is *not* from the upcoming "Living Vocoder", though:

http://www.jhaible.de/jh_freeze_ohh_1.mp3
http://www.jhaible.de/jh_freeze_ahh_1.mp3
http://www.jhaible.de/jh_throat_1.mp3
http://www.jhaible.de/jh_talking_synth.mp3

There will be Freeze, symmetric and assymmetric slew control (a la EMS), a multifilter function with filtered silence bridging (a la Sennheiser), a compander for high dynamic range (a la Roland Vocoder Plus), and the filters will most probably be calibrated bands al a ETI (which I like better than the uncalibrated EMS filters).
I also plan to make an interface for external patch storage and CV control. just the interface, not the storage.)"

Contact jhaible at debitel.net if interested. Let him know you saw it on MATRIXSYNTH.

elektron monomachine voice synth beat

YouTube via 909techno
"random programming of the elektron monomachine voice synthesizer"

Memory Selector - Bent 2008 mpls

YouTube via DrRek
"rom the new DVD available at http://absurdity.biz featuring an interview with Mike Una http://una-love.com/munablog/"

Arduino and proximity sensor

YouTube via alkopop79

ROLAND SH101,BOSS DR55 ROLAND DC50

Youtube mopipi2

APC40 Extended

YouTube via TheSpecialGuest. via sequencer.de
"www.myspace.com\TheSpecialGuest

APC 40
APC40 using Max/MSP to extend the capabilities.
Max for Live will make this much easier and give more power."

Some Details on the New MacBeth M5X and Eurorack Modules?

via Ken MacBeth on Muff's Modules and More: "the M5X is due for launch some 8 - 10 weeks from now. I'm awaiting parts being manufactured and coming into the UK. The M5 and M5N have proved to be popular- and I have had many enquiries over the past while requesting information on how to get a unit. The M5N is now discontinued, but a new version with some different features is now on the horizon. Since I have been developing the circuits for the X-Factor synth- which has spawned some modular development- I have decided to vamp up the M5N taking it too- to a different level. All circuits within are being redesigned to the X-Series level that have been talked about elsewhere on this forum. For me, it's an exciting challenge and I can't wait for the result. There are still a crew out there who want the semi-modular approach, normalised jack sockets and all...so keep looking. Today- I hope to conclude a design for the 3U guys too... hihi ...it's 5.32 am here- so on with the day!!

Ken"

via Mr. Array.

Update: Mr Array reminded me this is the first mention of 3U modules. Note the X Series modules previously posted are 5U. See these posts for more X Series including video. Scroll when you get there.