MATRIXSYNTH

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Synthesizer pencil holder

"Roger Arrick of Synthesizers.com gets sidetracked sometimes and builds interesting things. Here's a pencil holder made from module panels and circuit boards. Notice it holds as many tools as writing instruments."

Z5000 Upgrade

TipTop Audio

click and read if you own a Z5000

ROLAND SHIPS AX-SYNTH SHOULDER SYNTHESIZER

"Los Angeles, CA, September 1, 2009 — Roland Corporation is proud to announce general availability of the AX-Synth Shoulder Synthesizer, the first of the legendary AX-Series to offer an onboard sound engine featuring a collection of the best of Roland’s cutting-edge synth sounds.

Created with the art of performance in mind, the AX-Synth allows keyboardists to connect with their audience as guitarists and singers do. Real-time controls such as the Ribbon, Modulation Bar, D BEAM, and aftertouch knob controllers give musicians the ability to perform memorable and expressive solos. When wearing the battery-powered and wireless AX-Synth, keyboardists can create kinetic musical performances, moving freely around the stage without any encumbering wires or cables.

The AX-Synth features 49 velocity-sensitive keys and is the first shoulder keyboard to include a 128-voice polyphonic sound engine with 256 distinct tones accessible from eight bank buttons, plus a collection of ultra-expressive sounds generated by Roland’s SuperNATURAL sound engine. The AX-Synth also includes an easy-to-use software editor/librarian for designing and storing user-created sounds.

“We have been looking forward to bringing back the AX-Series in style, and the AX-Synth is it,” says Vince LaDuca, Product Marketing Manager. “Not only will the keyboardist be able to get out from behind their rack onstage, they will also have the finest Roland sounds at their fingertips with the onboard sound engine.”

The AX-Synth is now shipping with an MSRP of $1,349.00."

Monday, August 31, 2009

ROLAND PROMARS COMPUPHONIC MRS-2 SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

"THIS RARE VINTAGE CLASSIC SYNTESIZER IS THE FIRST ROLAND USER PROGRAMABLE SYNTH ROLAND PRODUCED.THEY WERE MANUFACTURED FROM 1979 TO 1982. THIS IS A 37 KEY MONOPHONIC LEAD SYNTH WITH 10 PRESETS & 8 USER PROGAMABLE PATCHES. THERE ARE TWO VCO OSCILLATORS, A VCF FILTER, A VCO ENVELOPE & AND AS AN ADDED BONUS A WONDERFUL NOISE GENERATOR. THIS INSTRUMENT PRODUCES SWEEPING SYNTH & BASS LEADS. SWEET WARM ANALOG BLISS!!! IT HAS OFTEN BEEN COMPARED TO THE ROLAND JUPITER-4. IT SOUNDS LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN THE ROLAND JUPITER-4 AND ROLAND SH-101."

Yamaha cx5m II 128 msx music computer

via this auction
"original Yamaha CX5M II 128 music computer in the orignial box. The item appears to be brand new and never used. This item came out of an old music store that closed down a few years ago. I don't know much about this item but I do know that this is the very rare II 128 model. It comes with the following items (please look at the pictures!)

* CX5M II 128 console with cord (all complete keys)
* Yamaha MSX basic reference manual (355 pages)
* Yamaha music computer owners manual for the CX5M II 128 (70 pages)
* Yamaha FM voicing program II manual (67 pages)
* 1 (one) FM Voicing program II cartridge
* 1 (one) cord for microphone to remote. new in bag.
* 1 (one) metal frame cord for attaching on interface cartridge (when using FD-03U disk drive)
* 4 (four) different types of cords that are new in their original bag. I don't know what they're for but I know it belongs in the box."

OBERHEIM OB XA SYNTH

YouTube via MrJOHNNYLIGHTNING. via this auction

Minimoog compared to dsi Prophet 08

YouTube via nickeax
"A quick and dirty sound off! No, it's not comparing which one is best, because I don't think they are mutually exclusive. I really just want to compare the timbres and envelope operations and to show you some nice clear DCOs and VCOs.

Personally, I think the Moog is slightly fatter and I like it's filter better, but not by very much at all on both counts.

FYI, the P08 was running in 'unison' with this mode set to 'single voice'. So it was in effect, a monosynth..."