MATRIXSYNTH

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"An extremely rare chance to bid on a Rev2 prophet 5. Its well known that both the Rev1 and Rev2 prophet 5's produced a richer, more musical timbre due to the use of SSM oscillators and filters rather than Curtis Chips used in the V3 models. The Rev1 was not really stable at all and is not really worth considering unless you really know your way around analogue circuitry and a soldering Iron. The Rev3 is the most stable of the Prophet 5's but for many of us the sonic cost of that stability was too high, the Curtis chips ironed out all the character...

This Rev 2 has been lovingly rebuilt from scratch by James at Synth Repair Services and electronically I doubt there will be a finer example of a Rev2. As there were less than a thousand ever made, these synths are extremely rare. This sound gorgeous, there is a reason why the list opf people who have used the prophet 5 is basically a list of pretty much every keyboard player of the last twenty years i.e."

Oberheim Strummer

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The Strummer is a MIDI device that mimics various strumming techniques. You plug a MIDI controller into it and then it to your MIDI device. It does not produce or process audio, only MIDI.

Moog Little Phatty Tribute Edition

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"This one is a limited run that has the great classic wood panels and blue lights. It comes with the carrying case as well as the Bob Moog Tribute CD that includes articles, audio excerpts from Bob Moogs memorial service, wallpapers, and more. Also included is a manual, a moog infinity CD, a 1/4 in. and power cable... upgraded with the new hardware and software 2.1 Factory upgrades (A $175 value)."

Synthesizer von Gestern (Synths of the Past) Volume 2

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"This is a brand new sealed, unopened copy of the rare classic synthesiser book, 'Synthesizer von Gestern' by Matthias Becker. It is the second volume, which (at 146 pages) is larger than the first, and includes an incredible array of classic synths. Unlike the A-Z or Museum book, this is a beautifully-bound hardback, and is printed on very good quality paper. It is the first and only edition of this rare book. The picture is of another book, but it is identical.

When this book was out of print and no longer available, copies were changing hands for 100GBP-plus. Then the publishers found one last pallet of books in their warehouse, gave them to the author in lieu of royalties, and I drove to Koeln in Germany to bring back all I could.

It is in German, but so much of the book is taken up with beautiful full-colour photos and excellent illustrations that that isn't as important as you might think, if you don't speak German. It's a great coffee-table book, but full of serious information too - and the photos are in a class of their own. Crisp, beautiful, detailed, professional!

The book starts with an in-depth interview with Oskar Sala, inventor of the Mixtur-Trautonium (used for the entire soundtrack of Hitchcock's 'The Birds'). Fantastic photos of his studio and various Trautoniums.
Other synths and electronic instruments covered in detail include:-

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