MATRIXSYNTH

Syntech RAM cartridge

via this auction

"This is one of those hard-to-find data cartridges for any synth or module that uses external cartridge storage."

Timelapse Malmo - Jean-Michel Jarre

YouTube via jeanmicheljarre. "A whole concert, summarized..."

"I Don't Want To Lose My Man"

flickr by msxgalaga

full size

"yamaha dx100 synthesizer ad"

Anyone know what "I Don't Want to Lose My Man" is in reference to?

synth-spares - Spare Synth Parts on Ebay

click here for the list of parts from synth-spares on Ebay. I also added a link to synth-spares under the More Stuff section on the right for future reference.

pictured:
Original ROLAND TB-303 / TR-606 MODE / SELECT DIAL

Original ROLAND TB-303 / TR-606 TEMPO / VOLUME DIAL

Update via Thomas in the comments: "Check their/this website for stuff and a nice synthbabe"

YouTube via HeresJamesPrice
"Here is the Roland MC-202 playing Theme from Ernest Borgnine by Squarepusher. It is going through my first-gen Alesis Midiverb that I recently cleaned (hence the open face). Not completely accurate, but not bad for having not heard the track for a year or two."

Roland MC-202 does Aphex Twin

"A simple demonstration. The Midiverb is important."

Conn Electric Band Analog Synth Video

see the update in this post.

Bob Moog Birthday Celebration - Enter the Mind of Moog

This is a reminder that the event (previously posted) celebrating Bob Moog's 75th birthday (May 23rd), is coming up on this Thursday, May 21.

There will be some items auctioned off including a rarely seen photograph of Bob Moog, a Little Phatty synth, and a full day of recording at Echo Mountain Studios.

You can find more info on The Bob Moog Foundation Blog

Also see http://www.moogfoundation.org

The History of Ableton Live

Just saw this one on bleepology.
You can find the full history here.

"how it all began...

I make music with computers. But I am also deeply into creating tools for making music. And this is why I became one of the creators of a quite amazing piece of commercial music software, Ableton Live. This text here shall provide a bit of insight into Ableton and my role there. Ableton was founded by my former Monolake partner Gerhard Behles, together with two other brave young man, a developer, Bernd Roggendorf and a finance person, Jan Bohl.
Image: screenshot of a pre-release version from November 2000"