What is a Vocoder? / V2

YouTube via VoiceEncoder

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Future Retro ORB and XS

Doepfer Dark Energy - The first try out

YouTube via repeatle
"Just trying out some of the features on the tiny but very nice analog synthesizer Dark Energy.
This is all very non musical but perhaps interesting in some way. You get to hear the superfast LFO's in action and some filter tweaking as well. The Doepfer was sequenced from an Analogue Solutions Oberkorn III."

Blipvert #18 : Getting into Semi-Modulars - Doepfer Dark Energy

YouTube via krankhaus. Doepfer Dark Energy on Ebay http://www.doepfer.de/home.htm
"Destroyx looks at Semi-Modular Synths. Semi-Modulars are are great way to bridge from analogue synths to modular synths.
More BLIPVERTS from Angelspit:
www.angelspit.net/blipvert"

Synthrepairs.com : Korg Polysix and Inside a Yamaha CS80

YouTube via krankhaus
"Steve Jones talks about the common problems of the Korg PolySix.
Steve Jones (AKA Agent13) is Australia's most respected vintage synthesizer technician.

synthrepairs.com"

Synthrepairs.com : LinnDrum

YouTube via krankhaus
"Steve Jones talks about the common problems of the LinnDrum.
Steve Jones (AKA Agent13) is Australia's most respected vintage synthesizer technician.
synthrepairs.com"

Synthrepairs.com : Roland Juno-106

YouTube via krankhaus

"Steve Jones talks about the common problems of the Roland Juno-106, specifically the voice board.
Steve Jones (AKA Agent13) is Australia's most respected vintage synthesizer technician.
synthrepairs.com"

Update: see this post for a repair as well.

Synthesizer Restoration

YouTube via Kurtsamps
"Restoration & Modification Service performed on virtually all Analog Synthesizers, Including Moog, ARP, Oberhiem, EML, Ems, just to name a few!

Website : http://kurtsamps.com"

The Human League (Phil Oakey) - Interview

YouTube via interjet. via fischek. Emu Emulator.
Note what he says at 4:45 about Blade Runner. I'm guessing he means emulator and not Emulator. Interesting...
"Broadcasted April or May 1983.
Taken from a ITV 1 programme called TV AM."

X Timing

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan
"Hello, my name is Frederic Gerchambeau. "X Timing" has been made entirely with Plogue Bidule. I have done with it my own sequencers and and my own synths. And that is my own music too ! Do you like it ? Tell me. You don't like ? Well, i'll try to do better another time... :-)))"