Kurzweil K150 FS Synth Rack

via this auction

"Kurzweil K150 Fourier Synth Rack from 1986. If you are not familiar with the K150, it was Kurzweil’s only module to use additive synthesis, much like the Sequential Circuits VS [the Prophet VS was not additive - see Robbie's notes in the comments]. It comes loaded with 69 presets sounds in memory so you won’t have to start from scratch. It also comes with the FS-SMP Fourier Synthesis modeling program written by Hal Chamberlin."

Update via Richard Lainhart: "i used to own a K150, back in the 80s. It was a wonderful-sounding instrument, but I was never able to really program my own sounds because the modeling program mentioned in the description runs only on an Apple IIe, which was already obsolete in the mid-80s. I sorta got it to work in a IIe emulator running on my Mac Plus, but the modeling app was crippled running in the emulator, and too limited for real work. The 150 had many excellent preset sounds, and featured a number of alternate tuning tables.

I believe Wendy Carlos also used one of these, and I'd heard she got a IIe specifically to run the app. She also, if I recall correctly, designed some of those alternate tunings.

For those interested, several of the tracks on my second, unreleased Periodic Music album called "Walking Slowly Backwards" feature the FS150, in particular, a piece called "The Naga" in which the lead voice is the 150 controlled with a Lync LN-4, using (I think) one of Carlos' alternate tunings.

You can listen to those tracks here on my site:

http://www.otownmedia.com/he/walkingslowlybackwards.htm"

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Tiptop Audio Z8000 Matrix Sequencer Mini Review and Demos on Navs

on navs.modular.lab here

"The Z8000 is billed as a matrix sequencer/ programmer and offers ten independently-clockable lines of CVs. Given its price and relatively compact size, it is a remarkably flexible and affordable package."

audio palette

YouTube via kjolly70. on iTunes here
"Audio palette is an innovative instrument that allows you to remix looped tracks in a new way.

In audio palette each sound is represented on the screen as a circle. The closer your touch is to the center of the circle, the louder the sound. Your performance is automatically recorded and looped back with perfect timing accuracy allowing you to create a new loop built from your remix. You can record up to four of these looped recordings and switch instantly between them to create yet another layer of performance. The software also allows you to edit the positions and sizes of the circles on screen, so you can develop your own style of play.

This initial release has four palettes and includes custom samples provided by legendary rock music producer and ambient music pioneer Brian Eno.

Enjoy!

To see a video of audio palette in action, please go to www.audiopalette.net

Features:
- 4 audio palette sample sets
- Automatic looping with high accuracy timing for perfect loops
- 4 touch performance record buffers
- Edit mode with ability to move and size palette circles

Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone 2.2.1 or later

For questions or feature requests send e-mail to info@audiopalette.net
For support please send e-mail to support@audiopalette.net"

The Realistic (Moog) MG-1: Part 5

YouTube via AutomaticGainsay. All parts here.
"Here is part 5 of a six part series documenting the sound and functionality of the Realistic (Moog) MG-1. This part largely deals with how awesome and not "cheesy organ" the polyphonic section is."

Sonntags FM

YouTube via scaffbeat

Elka Panter inside and out

YouTube via sounddoctorin
"Bob Weigel goes through some repair tips and plays around with the Elka Panther organ. This unit is actually going to be used by "The Like" and was purchased by Pete Thomas recently for the band his daughter plays drums in. I love as I mention the construction but if you get one plan on replacing all those 61 electrolytic capacitors and possibly the lamp for the tone decay (which is a decay envelope for the mixture tabs.)"

ARP Odyssey/Little Brother: synced Osc FM with footpedal

ARP Odyssey/Little Brother: synced Osc FM with footpedal from Jochen Bohnes on Vimeo.

"The intention of this clip is to show, how the Odyssey can be controlled easily but quite complex with the footpedal.

IMO the Odyssey has one of the best interfaces, small synthesizers ever had."

St. Nikolaus plays Solaris

flickr set by solaris synth
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"While I was working late at the German office, who should drop by but St. Nikolaus! (Nicholas in English.)
You see, in Germany Dec. 6th is celebrated as St. Nikolaus Day. Obviously, he was in the neighborhood, and had heard about the forthcoming Solaris synthesizer. Wanting to get his own private tour, I heard a knock at the door, and a loud, low voice ask if there were any children here. When I opened the door, he started laughing, saying he wanted to see what this Solaris was all about, having heard so much about it himself."

http://johnbowen.com/

via http://twitter.com/solaris_synth

John Bowen Solaris - New FX routing and Input/Output pages

via John Bowen on the John Bowen Synth Design forum, via http://twitter.com/solaris_synth

"The latest OS has a new arrangement for the FX pages, and adds new inputs/outputs assignment pages. I was hoping to get some video showing these before I took off to Germany on Sunday (Feb. 7th), but it may have to wait.

Basically, one of the coolest things about the re-design is that now there are 4 Effects busses (channels), and you can have any output receive any of the FX buss outs. This means you could use the 4 stereo analog output pairs ( (or the S/PDIF) to send out a separate effect (there are currently only 4 effects). Or, you can put any combination of effects in series, however once you use an effect, it is removed from the available 'FX Pool'. You can even put the FX busses in series themselves, so that one set of outputs has just chorus, but another output set has chorus routed into delay (as shown in the pictures below). All in all, an extremely flexible setup!

On the Output page, each Output set is listed with a selected signal source. This source list is as follows:
OFF, Synth, Ext 1/2, Ext 3/4, S/P-DIF, FX Chan 1, FX Chan 2, FX Chan 3, FX Chan 4.

Selecting Synth, for example, will route the dry, direct synth output to the associated Output assignment.

I'll see if I can get a visual of some kind posted before I leave. Busy packing and getting things together today (and I have a gig tonight!)
-john b.

-edit- here we go"

VANGELIS-THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC(PART 1)

video upload by ANDREASROCKY

"VANGELIS INTERVIEW IN HIS NEMO STUDIO(1984)!"

VANGELIS-THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC(PART 2)


"VANGELIS INTERVIEW IN HIS NEMO STUDIO(1984)!"

VANGELIS-THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC(PART 3)



VANGELIS-THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC(PART 4)