MATRIXSYNTH

Produce Powerful Music with the Fantom VS Synthesizer

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"The Fantom VS Synthesizer was designed by Roland and is built into the SONAR V-Studio 700R interface. A perfect complement to our digital audio workstation, SONAR, the Fantom VS includes 1400 patches suited for all kinds of productions and accepts Roland's specialized ARX expansion cards for piano, drums, brass and more. For more information on the Fantom VS Synthesizer: visit http://www.sonarvstudio.com"

Studio Electronics Midi MiniMoog Rack

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"Years ago, Studio Electronics used to have people send them their Minimoog so they could turn it into a rackmounted MIDIMoog - they'd remove the circuit boards and toss the chassis.

Great idea at the time I guess, but this definitely reduced the number of intact Minimoogs out there. So finally - maybe because they realized how horribly destructive this was - or maybe because they ran out of victims - or maybe for none of those reasons :) - they decided to faithfully reproduce the circuitry inside the Minimoog rather than destroying more beautiful instruments. They called this the MIDIMini, and that's what you see here. For all practical purposes, this is a beautiful 4 space rackmounted Minimoog with some really really useful improvements over the original Mini. We feel it's better than a Minimoog also because it's newer and therefore generally much more reliable than most neglected vintage Mini's out there that are around 20 years older. Not only does the MIDI MINI fit in a much smaller space and weigh a lot less than the original Mini - It's also got MIDI built in. That's right - no need to fuss with a MIDI to CV convertor and figure out how to hook it up to that crazy S trigger connector thingy. But not only does it have MIDI... it also responds to aftertouch and velocity, pitch bend and modulation wheel. It's also got an extra LFO for vibrato, so you don't have to tie up the 3rd oscillator for this as you would on a stock Mini Moog. AND it's also got oscillator sync, which can be swept by an envelope generator for that Cars distorted guitarish lead sound everyone knows and loves! :) It's also got switchable note priority modes. This unit makes a nice alternative to an original Minimoog due to its improvements, portable package and greater reliability. This unit was recently serviced by Rogue Music in Manhatan and is in perfect working order."

Kawai K5m

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"16 note polyphony, 16 channel multitimberal. Has sustain and volume pedal inputs as well as a secondary controller pedal input. The K-5m is the rack-mount version of the K-5 so it doesn't have the pitchbend or mod wheels but will respond to them, as well as to a second modwheel if your controller keyboard has one. Stores a lot of presets on board and also on a RAM card."

Korg MS-20 Analog Synthesizer Excellent Original Case

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Waldorf Microwave II Wavetable Synthesizer

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Polivoks POLYVOX Analog Synthesizer

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"Duophonic analog synthesizer, with a 49-note (F-E) keyboard. It features two VCOs, a noise generator, one LFO, a filter (low-pass and bandpass), and two ADSR envelope generators. VCO1 can be cross-modulated by VCO2. Each ADSR can be switched to auto-trigger, each with independent rates. The sound is quite rich and somewhat harsh and aggressive. This is more of a space-synth. You can be sure that you will have never heard the sounds this one can produce. It sounds like these old Yamaha CS-30's, but then fat filters like in Moogs. Produced in 1980x.

The supply voltage - 220-230V/50Hz. For use with 110/127V, a voltage converter is necessary. POLIVOKS has 5-DIN output connections (adapter to 1/4 jack included). No midi, no CV/Gate are installed. Dimensions - 780x490x195mm Weight of synth only - 23.00 kg (WITH packing)"

Moog Synthesizer Knob - HDR Macro

flickr by Maschinenraum

"You're missing something until you "View this Large On Black"

The Porsche 356 pendant for synth enthusiasts is the Moog Modular - and it's most memorable design detail is the knob. Here's as close as one can get to one - it's actually from a brand new replica module built by synthesizers.com.

4-exposure HDR used to cover all nuances from the shiny alloy faceplate to the black plastic rim. Sharpener Pro treatment for sharpest sharpness."

Spooky EMS VCS-3

flickr by jobenbelgium
"Self-playing patch made on the famous EMS VCS-3 aka The Putney."

Giant LED board

YouTube via SenorBon
"We built a giant LED board, about 6.5x6.5 feet, with 900 LEDs using ping-pong balls as diffusers. It can play Conway's Game of Life, Pong, and Sketch mode that allows you to create a starting pattern for Life. We output board state information to a MIDI board that allows us to make music based on what is displayed. This gets interesting with Life, creating minimalist generative music.
See pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbon/se...
Thanks to Evil Mad Scientists for their Peggy 2.0, upon which we based the circuit for our project."