MATRIXSYNTH

Octave Plateau Voyetra Eight - Analog Synthesizer

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Not the best shot, but you don't see these come up often.

"a very rare 1983 Octave Plateau Voyetra Eight analog synthesizer as used by New Order (see Perfect Kiss 10 minute version on YouTube) and Eurythmics, among others. I bought it from a musician in New York about 10 years ago who claimed he was the former keyboardist of the Tom Tom Club (ex-Talking Heads members). He said he used it in several live shows when they toured in the mid-80's and had two of these synths. He sold me one of them. I've used it on several of my own personal projects and songs over the years, particularly on my cover of New Order's "Your Silent Face". It's an extremely rare synth on the used market, and even more rare to find in stable, fully-functioning condition. It blows away any other analog polysynth I've ever used or played, including the CS-80 (at least sonically). If you've been looking to add one to your studio, this is the one you want.

Specs:
* Polyphony - 8 voice
* Modes - Split (responds to two separate MIDI channels), layer (2 MIDI channels), unison
* LFO - 2 LFOs (Sine, saw, triangle, sample & hold)
* VCF - 24 dB/oct low pass resonant filter with separate ADSR
* VCA - 2 ADSR envelope generators - can be switched to ADR for percussive sounds.
* VCO - 2 VCOs per voice (saw, sine, sqr, pw - combinable). Cross modulation and sync
* Keyboard - 61 note remote keyboard (velocity + aftertouch) - (included if Buy Now is used)
* Memory - 100 patches
* Sequencer - Built in
* Knobs - Came in two knobs styles, teardrop (more rare) and rounded. This model sports the rarer teardrop knobs.
* Control - MIDI with XLR connectors (MIDI cable included); Arpeggiator sync input (trigger), responds to various MIDI controllers.
* Date Produced - 1983 - 1986"

VectorForm's DJ v2.0 alpha for Microsoft Surface

YouTube via mssurface
"Eric Havir chats with Joe Engalan about their DJ 2.0 alpha application, a fun DJ tool for the novice on Microsoft Surface."
A bit of a virtual reactable.

Breakaway Vocalizer 1000 and Pychic TV

Interesting update in this post.

Roland V-Synth Acid (TB-303, TR-909) Patch / Emulation

YouTube via stealthgear
"Here I use samples and a really customized performance patch to emulate the TB-303 & TR-909 on the V-synth.

Explanation:
The midi control knobs control more than one function. C1 opens the cosm filter and adds more reverb effect send. C2 Controls the levels on OSC1 (Where drum samples are loaded) and also closes the resonance on OSC2. I could have used the D-Beam and also used more resonance, but maybe next time.

The Arpeggiator turned on and set to 16steps lets us create & loop our patterns. The drum samples all have their own zone. No loops are being used"

Waldorf Blofeld Encoders

flickr set by sammycoffeepants
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"Finally opened up the Blofeld and had a look around, then decided I felt up to desoldering one of the encoders for a better chance at identifying it (with the intention of upgrading all of them in the near future)."

inside a Waldorf Blofeld

Yamaha SK15

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Macbeth M3X Mk II Analogue Synthesizer

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"M3X Specification:
AUDIO
Oscillators: Three.
Audio waveforms: Sawtooth, triangle, pulse wave (nominally 10 percent, 25 percent, and 50 percent), mixed sawtooth/square wave, ramp wave.
Range: Approximately 10 octaves.
Noise: White/pink/red.
Pitch-bend range: 0-12 semitones.
Filter: 24dB-per-octave resonant low-pass.
Filter contour: four-stage ADS(D).
VCA: Approximately 80dB.
VCA contour: four-stage ADS(D).
LFOs: One (digitally generated).
LFO waveforms: Nine.
Modulation sources: Six (plus all MIDI continuous controllers and performance parameters).
Modulation destinations: Six.
OTHER
MIDI Controllers accepted: Pitch-bend, velocity and aftertouch.
MIDI controllers 0-120.
Note priority: Low, High, Latest.
Triggering: Single/Multi.

I/O
Analogue inputs: External audio, pitch CV, filter CV, S-Trig.
Analogue outputs: Audio (high impedence), audio (low impedence), pitch CV, S-Trig.
CV Interface: One Volt per octave.
Trigger interface: S-Trig.
MIDI: In, Thru.

PHYSICAL
Weight: 5.5kg.
Dimensions: 486 x 266 x 170mm.
19-inch rack space required: 6U."

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iGotSynth - Free iPhone Synth

"This App is an analog synthesizer simulator.
User can use 4 type oscillators.(sin,squ,saw,noise)
and user can -24dB/oct. filter.
Filter's cut frequency is changed by LFO.
User can change LFO volume and frequency.

User can save parameter."

On iTunes here:

Elka Synthex Analog Synth Noodlings

YouTube via peahix
"A series of short noodlings on my Elka Synthex, all using the brilliant onboard sequencer. No other synths or effects are used. One track also features my E-Mu Drumulator, which the Synthex sequencer is sync'd to (somewhat unpredictably) via trigger pulses."