"1983" by TSF

YouTube via TheSynthFreq — April 21, 2010 — "Hi. This is an "Italio Disco" style 80s composition written 04-21-10. I LOVE Italio Disco by the way. :)
Pardon the delay in the beginning of the video, I had to go around the camera to start the Motif sequencer. This song also needs some refining but it was great fun to write. I intended to write an 80s dance style composition and came up with this. I will add more to it soon. Got LOVE THE 80s!!

Synths used: D-50: strings Alpha Juno- Synth lead (original/new) + delay/echo DX-9: FM bass (preset) EMX-1: 80's track (new/original) Motif-6: ARP source for DX-9 CZ-5000: midi controller for Alpha Juno
PLEASE ENJOY :)

:) TSF and her synths."

Ultra Rare Crumar Toccata Synthesizer

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"Super rare 1980 Crumar Toccata synthesizer. This is a great Hammond clone. Crumar synthesizers were originally designed by Bob Moog. This is Italian made and very rare. You see a couple a year on Ebay... No shipping to Russia, Italy or India."

Search is only bringing up two previously posted here, one in 2007 and one in 2008.

Update via fanwander in the comments: "Just to make it clear for the blog. The statement "Crumar synthesizers were originally designed by Bob Moog" is wrong. Bob Moog was involved only in the concept (not the detailled engineering) of the Crumar Spirit. All other Crumar instruments from this time are original designs by the crumar engineers." More confirmations in the comments.

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Small Signal Audio Design

This one popped up on the SDIY list.
"Small Signal Audio Design is a unique guide to the design of high-quality circuitry for preamplifiers, mixing consoles, and a host of other signal-processing devices. Learn to use inexpensive and readily available parts to obtain state-of-the-art performance in all the vital parameters of noise, distortion, crosstalk and so on. Focusing mainly on preamplifiers and mixers this practical handbook gives you an extensive repertoire of circuits that can be put together to make almost any type of audio system.

A resource packed full of valuable information, with virtually every page revealing nuggets of specialized knowledge never before published. Essential points of theory that bear on practical performance are lucidly and thoroughly explained, with the mathematics kept to an essential minimum. Douglas' background in design for manufacture ensures he keeps a wary eye on the cost of things. Includes a chapter on power-supplies, full of practical ways to keep both the ripple and the cost down, showing how to power everything.

Douglas wears his learning lightly, and this book features the engaging prose style familiar to readers of his other books The Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook and Self on Audio. You will learn why mercury cables are not a good idea, the pitfalls of plating gold on copper, and what quotes from Star Trek have to do with PCB design.

*Provides an enormous amount of knowledge in one unique volume, making it an essential guide to design principles and practice in the wide are of small-signal audio

*Includes numerous circuit blocks with all component values given so you can build on them and easily adapt them to your own requirements

*Lavishly illustrated with diagrams and graphs, and full of practical measurements on real circuitry so you can be sure just how well it will perform

Learn how to:
* make amplifiers with apparently impossibly low noise
* design discrete circuitry that can handle enormous signals with vanishingly low distortion
* use humble low-gain transistors to make an amplifier with an input impedance of more than 50 Megohms
* transform the performance of low-cost-opamps, how to make filters with very low noise and distortion
* make incredibly accurate volume controls
* make a huge variety of audio equalisers
* make magnetic cartridge preamplifiers that have noise so low it is limited by basic physics
* sum, switch, clip, compress, and route audio signals

*Provides an enormous amount of knowledge in one unique volume, an essential guide to design principles and practice in the wide are of small-signal audio
*Includes numerous circuit blocks with all component values given so you can build on and easily adapt them to your own requirements
*Illustrated with numerous diagrams and graphs, and full of practical measurements on real circuitry so you can be sure just how well it will perform"

Available on Focal Press and Amazon.

Wireless MIDI via OSC using Pianist Pro

Another step closer. Is this the first iPad instrument/synth app with native OSC support?
YouTube via MooCowMusic — April 21, 2010 — "New for Pianist Pro in the V1.2 update.

Control your DAW and hardware synths wirelessly via OSC with Pianist Pro. Use Pure Data (a free application for both OSX and Windows) on your PC to receive the OSC calls and translate them into MIDI messages to suit your setup.

Play your digital piano from the sofa, or even from another room...

For more information see our website at- http://moocowmusic.com"

via MooCowMusic:
"We've added OSC support so that you can use your iPad to control your DAW or hardware synths wirelessly. All you need to do is install a simple (and free) application called "Pure Data" onto a PC / Mac on the same wireless network as your iPad, and use the provided patch to convert the OSC messages sent by Pianist Pro into MIDI messages. Those MIDI messages can be recorded on your DAW, and control soft or hardware synthesisers. Pure Data patches are easily configured to suit your setup. Play your digital piano from your sofa, or even from another room!

We are just putting the finishing touches to this free update and hope to have it submitted to Apple in the next couple of days.
For more information about Pianist Pro, please see our website- http://moocowmusic.com"

moocowmusic on iTunes:



Another step closer. Is this the first iPad instrument/synth app with native OSC support?

The holy grail will be the ability to go directly from your iPad to your hardware synths for multi-track sequencing (with virtual sliders and knobs to control assignable parameters), along with the ability to sync your native iPad synths with your external gear, all, of course, wirelessly. The only way this will scale across multiple apps is if we have a new standard - here's hoping OSC becomes that standard.

Currently I'm aware of three manufacturers with hardware MIDI for the iPad:
Akai's SynthStation25
Line 6's MIDI Mobilizer
iConnectivity's iConnectMIDI
I'm not sure if any of these plan to use OSC. If you are watching, please look into this.

Currently I have my eye on iConnectMIDI. There's no mention of OSC, but if you look at the iPad/iPhone app icons on their website, you will see what looks like an icon for Pianist Pro.


BTW, I just created an OSC label. As you can imagine searching on OSC brought up a ton of posts mentioning oscillators rather than Open Sound Control. That said, I'm sure I'm missing a ton of OSC posts in the archives. If you spot any, comment in the post, or shot me an email and I'll update it.

Prototipo Ondes Martenot

YouTube via airmusician1 — April 14, 2010 — "Prototipo #1 de este instrumento similar al Les Ondes Martenot, hecho en Chile entre el 2009 y 2010. Agradezco la ayuda de Don Marco Antonio de AnalogCustom y Cristian Rojas por su apoyo y fe en mi proyecto, muy pronto se hara el instrumento definitvo, para los musicos y aficionados interesados en esta tecnologia análoga.
Prototipe #1 of this kind of instrument similar to Les Ondes Martenot, was made in Chile between 2009 and 2010 year. I apreciatte so much the helps that delivered to me Marco Antonio from AnalogCustom, and Cristian Rojas as well.
Very soon will come out the first instrument to musicians and people that could be interest in this.
Some Characteristics:
- 4 kinds of Timbre.
- Pitch / Fine Pitch regulator.
- Independent Tuner output
- Volume selector: Hand/ Pedal Volume
- Register of 5 octaves (it is possible to increase it)

This song is called "El cants dels ocells" (Song of the birds)"

Googlish:
"airmusician1 - April 14, 2010 - Prototype # 1 of this instrument similar to Les Ondes Martenot, made in Chile between 2009 and 2010. I appreciate the help of Don Marco Antonio de AnalogCustom and Cristian Rojas for their support and faith in my project will be done soon definitva instrument for musicians and fans interested in the similar technology.
Prototype # 1 of this kind of instrument similar to Les Ondes Martenot, Was Made in Chile Between 2009 and 2010 year. I apreciatte That Helps so much the me to Antony Delivered from AnalogCustom, and Cristian Rojas as well.
Very soon will eat out the first instrument to musicians and people That Could Be Interest in this.
Some Characteristics:
- 4 kinds of Timbre.
- Pitch / Fine Pitch regulator.
- Independent output Tuner
- Volume selector: Hand / Volume Pedal
- Register of 5 octaves (it is possible to Increase it)

This song is Called "The Cants dels ocells" (Song of the Birds)"

see airmusician1's Channel for Theremin videos as well.
via Dana Countryman on Facebook here.

Update via BLUE PLANET CORPORATION in the comments:
"For those who are searching the real one, they can contact in Paris, Jean-Loup DIERSTEIN.

He's making like the original one.

Expensive, but we can say that's the same.

http://dierstein.fr/" Googlish link

Synth Arts - Secrets of Digital and Analog Synthesis

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"Digital/Analog Synthesizer Course. The course is from SynthArts and is First Printing April 1985. By Steve Furia. It's brand new and never has been used. Includes 5 lessons, video tape and appendix."

RIYAZ MASTER PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL TABLA INDIAN DRUM MACHINE SYNTH

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"NEW RIYAZ MASTER PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL TABLA INDIAN DRUM MACHINE SYNTH WITH CASE AND MANUAL
COOL INDIAN PSYCHEDELIC DRUM MACHINE FOR EXPERIMENTAL MUSICIAN
WITH A LOT OF VARIOUS WEIRD INDIAN DRUM PATTERNS

COMPARE TO: Item number:330419541770

About Riyaz Master
Riyaz Master Professional Holds the Distinction of being the Father of Second Generation Electronic Musical Instrument for Indian Classical Music to have the Technology Rendering Original Tabla Sound. Since its launch in the Mid 90's the Riyaz Tabla has served Thousands of Musicians & today is Synonymous with Electronic Tabla Itself. It has 24 Taals & 12 Variations, with a Dagga & Tabla Balance Emphisis. It Has a Wide Pitch Range & can play in Dhrut, Madhya, Vilimbit & Ati Vilimbit Lay. It Comes in a Compact Size with a Dual Power Supply Mode. This Time Tested & Trusted Electronic Tabla is the Pride of many Musicians.

Riyaz Master Features
Original Tabla Tone: The Riyaz Master Professional is known the world over as the 1st Electronic Percussion Instrument to Produce the Original Tabla Sound. The Superior Quality of Tabla Music has somewhat become a Trade mark associated with the Riyaz Tabla

Pitch Range: Riyaz Master Tabla is very Versatile when it comes to the Pitch Range making it Tune easily with any Instrument.

24 Taals & 12 Variations : Riyaz Master offers in all 24 Taals with 12 Different Variations for your daily practice. Some of the Taals the Electronic Tabla is capable of playing are Rupak, Tilwada, Chachar etc.

Laya - Dhruth, Madhya, Vilambit & Ati Vilambit: This Electronic Percussion Instrument is equipped to play a selected Taal in different Layas with ease. This Laya setting is Independent of the Tempo setting that exist in the Instrument.

Tempo Adjustment: After setting the Laya the Tempo of the Tabla can be set Independently as per the Users Needs.

Compact Size: Riyaz Master Tabla Scores Heavily on its overall Compact Size and Volume.

Dagga & Tabla Balance: The Balance Control Feature of the Riyaz Master helps the User set the Emphasis on the Dagga or the Tabla as per their Requirements.

Feather Touch Keyboard: The State of the Art Feather Touch Keyboard provides Reliability & Neat Looks.

Online Taal Change: The Riyaz Master is Programmed in a manner as to enable the User Switch between Taals without switching the Instrument Off.

Eternal Speaker Socket: The Riyaz Tabla has an External Speaker Socket to Connect it to Bigger External Speakers if Necessary.

Laya & Sum Indicator: LED (Light Emitting Diodes) are Provided for Both Sum & Laya to assist in you in your daily Practice.

Dual Power Mode: Riyaz Master Pro. comes with a both 220v & 110v Power Input selection for an Universal Market.

Package Contains
1 Riyaz Master Professional - Electronic Tabla.
1 Instruction Manual
1 Original Co. Carry Bag.
1 Mains Power Cord. Indian / Euro Style

Note:Colors of the actual product may be different from the displayed images. Buyer from USA/UK has to buy one adaptor plug to operate the unit.

Size

Riyaz Maste: 7 Inches * 4 Inches * 5 Inches.

The size is approximate."

SWAR SUDHA DIGITAL SHRUTI BOX

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Not to be confused with the Shruti-1
"NEW SWAR SUDHA DIGITAL SHRUTI BOX WITH CASE AND MANUAL
SIMILAR TO TANPURA
COOL INDIAN PSYCHEDELIC TONES FOR EXPERIMENTAL MUSICIAN

COMPARE TO: Item number: 220584586311"

"Features:
* Shruti BoxGenuine Shruti Tone
This electronic Shruti box comes with an drone that is as realistic as the original Shruti tone itself.

* 3 in 13 in 1
The Swar Sudha is not only a Shruti box (sruti petti / sur peti) but also a metronome & tuner. The metronome is audible along with the Shruti drone.

* PlasticABS Plastic Case
The new look Swar Sudha is made from ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) plastic which gives it a sleeker look and protects it from the peninsular climatic wear & tear.

* PitchLarge & accurate pitch range
The pitch range of this electronic Shruti box covers an entire octave with immense precision.

* Auto MemmoryAuto Memory
The memory function helps retain the your last selection even when the power is switched off. (Including that of fine tuning)

* DisplayHarmonium like display
Swar Sudha electronic Shruti Box comes with a display that represents the keyboard of the harmonium to specially aid novices in setting the swar without any hassle at all.

* PA MAAccurate Pancham & Madhyam
The user only needs to select the main SA and the instrument by it self will tune accurately to Pancham (PA) or Madhyam (MA).

* BatteryBattery operations
The inbuilt battery compartment of the Swar Sudha becomes operational with 8 pencil cells (AA) for a duration in excess of 13 hours.

* CompactSuper compact size & light weight
Swar Sudha in its new look is a very compact & light in weight, but at the same time is extremely durable.

* ReffrenceReference instrument
Today most of the piano & harmonium manufacturers are using Swar Sudha as their reference instrument to tune their instrument.

* 220V 110VDual Power Mode
Swar Sudha comes with both 220v & 110v power input selection for an universal market.

* SpeakerExternal Speaker Socket
Shruti Box machine has an external speaker socket to connect it to bigger external speakers if necessary.

* PreferredPreferred Tuner
In the recent past Swar Sudha has emerged as the preferred tuner for artists to tune their instruments like the Veena, Violin, Sitar, Harmonium, Guitar etc..

Instrument and Accessories
* Following are the accessories that are accompanied on buying each Swar Sudha, Electronic Shruti Box, Metronome & Tuner:-

* 1. Swar Sudha Electronic Musical Instrument
2. Carry Bag
3. Instruction Manual
4. Mains Cord"

vintage electro comp eml 101 synthesizer with expander

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Roland Catalog from the 70's

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"Roland Catalog from the 70's. It is 11 pages and includes pictures of the Roland Rhythm 33 / 55 / 77 , 330 , Wah Beat , Double Beat , Sustainer , Bee Baa , Funny Cat Pedal , and the SH - 1000 Synthesizer."