MATRIXSYNTH

Nocturn keyboard and Launchpad

YouTube via NovationTV — May 18, 2010 —

Roland JX-3P Upgrade Kit

via Painting with Sound

"In development is a replacement kit for the Roland JX-3P.

It is still in the early stages but I will keep this page updated with progress.

Ideas for the JX-3P so far are:-

MidiCC support for all parameters
All patches fully editable - possibly extra patches depending on cpu room
Poly and Unison Key modes
Dynamics and Aftertouch via midi
Portamento
Separate LFO and ENV mods for each DCO
Second LFO2 for VCA
Greater speed range and 6 waveforms for LFO1 and LFO2
Second Envelope2 for VCA (Env 1 will be used for DCO & Filter Mods)
Arpeggiator
Midi Sequencer Control
Appegiator and Sequencer Output Midi Data
Patch Editor Control of Parameters
Updates via Internet"

Word is this is almost ready.

Search Manual Online

http://search-manual-online.com/

Found this in the last post. It's a search engine for user manuals, service manuals and other documentation.

TAMA TECHSTAR TAM500 VINTAGE ANALOG DRUM MODULE SYNTH

via this auction

"TAMA TECHSTAR TAM500 VINTAGE ANALOG DRUM ELECTRONIC VOICE MODULE ACOUSTIC/PERCUSSION/ELECTRIC
MADE IN JAPAN 1986
3 TOMS + 1 SNARE AND 1 KICK
CONTROLS FOR EACH: sensitivity, attack, decay, noise, bend, tune, level
Trigger LED for each
EACH INPUT WITH A SEPARATE OUT, PHONES OUT WITH LEVEL MONO MIX OUT
110 Vlt A/C"

You can find some documentation here.

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Lady in black

YouTube via attorks — May 18, 2010 — "Another improvisation with the Synthesizers.com Q960 sequencer now connected to the Q962 sequential switch. I guess the camera angle could be somewhat wider so you could see a little bit more of the actions but I reckoned another take would not give the same music.

The Q960 is synchronized by the Doepfer MAQ16/3 and rows 1 and 2 are used which are alternated by the Q962. The Q960 drives the Synthesizers.com Modular. The Oakley Equinoxe phaser is connected between the Q150 VCF and Q108 VCA. Stage 5 of the Q960 is connected to the frequency CV input to give an accent on that stage.

Row 1 of the MAQ16/3 does a 4-step sequence and drives the Ian Fritz Teezer Through-Zero VCO which sine wave is fed to the Resonant LoPass Gate. Row 2 of the MAQ16/3 I vary manually between a 4-, 6- and 8-step sequence. This row drives the self-built Modular.

The music is dedicated to a lady in black."

Folktek Arts Drone Scape X

via the Folktek Arts Blog where you will find more details, shots and samples. "The Drone Scape is a new work by Arius Blaze. This particular piece ("X") is one of a series of four identical works built into extremely tough and beautiful vintage cases. As the name implies, it is intended specifically for a broad range of drone - from lo-fi to extremely rich and lush, similar in nature to the Drum Scape series, though also quite different from any other folktek work. On the other hand, it's also capable of glitch, bleeps and blips, odd beats, shifting arpeggiation and all varieties of noise." Folktek on Ebay

Akai AX 60 Analog Synthesizer VCO Polysynth

via this auction

"This is an Akai AX 60 six-voice, six-vco analog synthesizer from 1986."

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Korg Mono/Poly Monopoly Vintage Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

WALDORF WAVE XT SYNTHESIZER

via this auction
"THIS OUTSTANDING MONSTEROUS SOUNDING 10 VOICE RACK MOUNT SYNTH IS ONE OF THE LAST ONES WALDORF MADE. IT COMES WITH BOARD #3 ( SEE PICTURE ) AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE OLDER XTS BOARD #2. BOARD #3 HAS ENHANCED EFFECTS AND WAVEFORMS, 100db SINGNAL-NOISE-RATIO AND A FREQUENCY RANGE OF 5Hz...20kHz! THE LOWEST LOWS AND HIGHEST HIGHS I'VE EVER HEARD FROM A SYNTH."