Xplorer - Oberheim Xpander Software Editor

YouTube via gregbaumont — May 30, 2010 — "Xplorer - An Oberheim Xpander software programmer (currently under development). The Xplorer's goal is to control in real-time all of the 226 parameters of a Xpander tone. No release date planned. news, sounds and more: http://xplorer.programmer.free.fr I'll try to upload a better quality in the next days.."
You'll find the Xpander revisited MIDI Specification here.

Gray Gremlins.mov

YouTube via davidryle — June 02, 2010 — "Sometimes machinery have ghosts, other times the little buggers are more easily understood.

Synthesizers played are:
Arrick Robotics modular
Ensoniq FIZMO
Clavia Nord Lead 2X
Korg Kaossilator 3
GForce Mtron
XLN Audio Addictive Drums

Guitar is Gibson Les Paul Special.

Video editing and mangling done in Apple Final Cut Express. Music recorded into Steinberg Cubase 4. Robotic monkeys with cymbals are helpful drummers in case you need them.

The machinery is a Gray vertical turning systems (VTS) CNC lathe with a CamSoft custom control by Texagon Industries. A General Electric M1050 control with a punch tape reader and a General Numeric tape puncher/reader.

The tape punch technology is many decades old but still reliable. It is unique in that not many working CNC factories still use this out dated media. We still have it in case of a failure with the normal PC based part program storage and retrieval. Recently I had to use this as a backup method and I made a video of it for posterity.

The Gray machine was the last of a series of super heavy-duty massive turret lathes, built after Warner & Swasey bought them out. There are only a hand full of these giant lathes still in use. The one we have is currently in a state of rebuild and retrofit with newer drives and controls, but this video displays it at a time when the PC based control and older glitchy servo drives (HiAk) were running. The machine was entirely unpredictable and would do very unexpected things. A very dangerous and nerve racking enterprise if you consider a 2,000 pound steel part ejecting out of the glass door at a high velocity. Not many machinists are willing to operate such a hazardous machine. The operator is very skilled (and brave) to perform this on a daily basis. We are glad to be able to update this to a much safer machine tool.

Just a piece of history along with a few home videos of my grand daughter learning to patch a sound system. I have gremlins at home too!"

a little techno track

YouTube via DrOctave1 — June 02, 2010 — just a little jamm tune enjoy
"Tags: make noise bubblesound doepfer"

ether^ra ::VTOL:: VS DARK ENERGY

YouTube via potterpaint2000 — June 02, 2010 — "an improv featuring the great Dimitriy's Corvax and Volfram synths processed through a Doepfer Dark Energy. http://etherra.blogspot.com/"

Arduino bass synth superwave (fake supersaw)

YouTube via neutron7 — June 02, 2010 — "Just a quick demo of how the unison and second oscillator part can do a fake "supersaw" type thing.

This demo only uses one of the oscillator pairs, and hardly any of the other controls. everything has been left "wide open" to make the scope trace clearer."

Alesis A6 Andromeda demo

YouTube via baward — September 09, 2009 — "2002 European Alesis demo video. Features Brian Kehew of Moog Music."

'The Vintage Synth - Volume 3: Korg' 1-11

YouTube via baward — November 24, 2009 —

"Rare, Japanese-language video from some time in the 1990's, taking the viewer on an odyssey through Korg's many instruments, from Korg's synthesizer museum at its Tokyo headquarters.

Two other videos were produced in this series, 'The Vintage Synth - Volume 1: Moog and 'The Vintage Synth - Volume 2: Roland'"

Part 1: "This clip features an interview with Korg's co-founder Tsutomu Kato and footage of the rare DA-20 Doncamatic drum machine (1963) and an early appearance of Korg's famous 'Traveler' filter control - on an organ! (late 1960's.) More to follow."

Part 2: "This clip features the Korgue organ from 1968, as well as Korg's first synthesizer, the Mini Korg 700 from 1973 (here shown in its expanded 2 oscillator version, 1974's Mini Korg 700S.)"

Part 3: "This clip features the Synthesizer 800DV (1974), Synthesizer 770 (1975), and the PE-1000 (1976)."

Part 4: "This clip features the polyphonic, patchable, part-modular and extremely rare PS-3300 (1978)."

Part 5: "This clip features part one of the MS series (1978-79), focussing on the wall-mounted 'education' MS-20 as well as some other early analogue products."

Part 6: "This clip features the MS-20 and MS-50 synthesizers, VC-10 vocoder and SQ-10 analog sequencer (1978-79) in more detail."

Part 7: "This clip features the Delta strings synthesizer, Trident polyphonic synthesizer, and BX-3 analogue organ (1980-81)."

Part 8: "This clip features the first part of an in-depth look at the Polysix synthesizer from 1981."

Part 9: "This clip features the second part of the Polysix synthesizer feature and the one on the Mono/Poly."

Part 10: "This clip features the Poly-800II and the DW-8000 (1985)"

Part 11: "Computer-control of MS instruments (or is it the 05R module?) with 700S, original Korg Wavedrum, as well series conclusion."

Note the giant educational MS20 in the background of the first video. It is functional. Click here for all posts featuring it including pics and one other video.

Bit 99 Owner's Manual

via this auction

I almost put this one up on MATRIXSYNTH-B, but realized this is the first one ever posted.

Ensoniq SQ-80 + Roland Jupiter-4 + TR-808

YouTube via retrosound72 — June 02, 2010 — "vintage synth demo track by RetroSound

"'The Best Of Both Worlds'

digital pads, voices, lead (+aftertouch function) and fx sounds: Ensoniq SQ-80 Digital Synthesizer
sample/hold bass: Roland Jupiter-4 Analog Synthesizer
drums: Roland TR-808
fx: a little bit delay and reverb (Lexicon MPX)"

Assault on precinct 13 theme

Assault the source.m4v YouTube via schlachthof1 — June 02, 2010 —

"Cover of the John Carpenter song. Made with Moog Source- Bass, Futureretro XS-Drums and additional synth sounds Gmedia string machine triggered by Dsi Evolver key."