Tiptop Audio Z3000 Z2040 and Z5000

http://tiptopaudio.com

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Synthesizers.com Business Card

Best. Business. Card. Ever.

http://synthesizers.com/

Don't sit on it

via this auction

Korg Wavedrum & RE1 Editor. Unique Drum Synth

"This is a very rare opportunity to get your hands (literally) on a Korg Wavedrum !!
Unlike traditional electronic drums or sampled drum sounds, the Wavedrum creates
its sounds realtime using physical modelling.
Only very few of these unique drumsynth`s have been made by Korg and I`m selling one.
The winner of this auction will get:
# Korg Wavedrum
# Wavedrum Rim
# RE1 Remote Editor
# Beautiful Custom Made Chrome Stand
# Cables to connect the Rim and the RE1
# Power cable
# User Guide & Service Manual in printable PDF fomat on CD"

the squarewave parade CAS auctions

Four auctions on the quarewave parade forum

13 | http://la-ac.com/msbd/viewtopic.php?t=385
14 | http://la-ac.com/msbd/viewtopic.php?t=388
15 | http://la-ac.com/msbd/viewtopic.php?t=389
16 | http://la-ac.com/msbd/viewtopic.php?t=390

Description via the squarewave parade
"the teaspoonCAS [ creamandsugar ] can be called a window sampler, a granular sampling gate, a granular trigger or something along those lines. its main intention is as a handheld voltage controlled instant looping playback sampler. there have been a number of features added in an attempt to make it universally applicable. knobs cover gain, volume, storage size, granular window and feedback. toggles allow real time speed / pitch modulation, self triggering window, and window hold. then there is a larger set of controls inside the case featuring touch pads, circuit bends, range extensions, input conversions and feedback loops. the input / pre will accept anything from direct guitar input to lower synth level. the window input will take just about any active voltage you can feed it and together with the length and threshold knobs it allows control over the window with enough detail to respond to higher audio frequencies which can allow for options like voltage controlled wave shaping if the source is clean and loud enough. the SLF switch sends the main audio to the window input and uses it as the control source allowing you to walk away from rhythmically synced sample playback. this input can also be used with a common sustain pedal to allow remote use. the CV input gives remote control over the currently available size of the sampler which can reach roughly one second though at the expense of fidelity. like the window input it will accept both AC and DC sources [ 6vdc ~ +/-3v ] which means that those of you that do not yet understand CV don't really need to, you can use anything from standard modular control sources to DAW based audio editors to draw out shapes and just plug the audio out into the CV input and it will work, easy as can be, volume in your editor then become size. CV input sensitivity together with the huge size range allows for an effect not unlike ring modulation when in pitch mode, the modulation source needs to be rather loud though. you can also insert a passive expression pedal with no other changes needed allowing the CAS to operate hands free, but you can now just shake the CAS to trigger the window so it might spend more time in your hand"

Circuit Bent Gakken SX-150

via vtol

some more shots and demo here

Update: YouTube vid below.


YouTube via Vtolus
Circuit bent Gakken Sx-150 Analog Synth

Seiko ds-250 with ds-310 synth module

YouTube via onephatcat
"The ultra rare additive synth system. Ds250 has midi in out thru 2 channel multitimbral layering, chorus detune pitch bend. What makes this synth great? The ease of use for one thing. Seiko achieved something that the other additive synth makers missed: an easy method for creating complex evolving sounds. Essentially you create three sound spectra, assign one to the attack, one to the sustain, and one to the release phase, and then set the envelope time for the ADSR and you are done! Now other synths such as Kawai k5 & k5000s have serious fine control over the envelopes of the overtones, but in terms of gratification from sound creation, the Seiko kicks a**."

BTW, anyone know where to find a manual for the DS-250?

Hands Off 2007 Part 1: Theremin Symposium

YouTube via GordonCharlton. Don't miss the start of Part 2 below for Video Killed the Radio star.
"Hands Off 2007, featuring talks, masterclasses, workshops and a three hour public concert. UK theremin news at http://theremin.org.uk"

Hands Off 2007 Part 2: Theremin Concert

"Hands Off 2007, featuring talks, masterclasses, workshops and a three hour public concert.

UK theremin news at http://theremin.org.uk"

Me playing Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence" (updated Video version)

YouTube via DX5.

A search on "YouTube via DX5" brings up the rest.

"Enjoy the Silence updated cover

Only the Martin guitar was sampled. Other sounds were sampled/synthesized by me, or belong to my own libraries. ("Ahh" choir is sampled Emulator II sound layered with a Kurzweil PC1x pad)

Played on two Emu Emax (I and EMAX II HD model).
Backtrack made in Pro Tools. Other keyboards used:
Roland JX-8P, Roland JP8000.

Composed by Martin L. Gore."

org M3 Hit Factory - A Night At The Roxbury

YouTube via KidNepro
""Hit Factory" - Our third collection of sounds for the Korg M3 will be available September 09'. Audio from one of the sound programs included in the PCG soundbank.

More info at: www.kidnep..."

Crumar Performer easy modification for release envelope

YouTube via sounddoctorin
"The Crumar performer is a great sounding string/brass machine. One real let down to me is the fact that when you engage the Brass you kill all sustaining of the strings and it all operates on the short preset release time. In this video Bob Weigel of Sound Doctorin' shows how to install a couple switches that allow you to select between factory default, brass envelope only extended and brass and string. The attack of the string is compromised because of the way that is done on the performer but I find that this mode gives a wide new range of performance applications to the instrument."