MATRIXSYNTH

Morton Subotnick's Buchla 100

via In the Muse where you will find the full article.

"Earlier this week the Library announced this year’s inductees into the National Recording Registry. Among the inductees is Morton Subotnick’s “Silver Apples of the Moon,” a piece composed on one of the unlikely treasures of the Music Division’s instrument collection."

YAMAHA SHS-10 Keytar

via this auction

"Classic Yamaha SHS-10 keytar they are very popular due to the midi capabilities enabling you to hook them up to a sound module."

YAMAHA CS-50

via this auction

Note the CS50 does not have the ribbon controller or preset patch panel of the CS60. The synth engine of the CS50 and CS60 is half a CS80. A CS80 allows you to layer the two engines or rather two patches. Here's a funny analogy that may be blasphemy to some. It's similar to the Roland GAiA. :) With the GAiA you layer four synth engines, with the CS80 you layer two. See this post for some pics for the following: If you look at the patch selections there are two rows. You select one patch from each. If you look at the panel there are two rows, you edit the upper patch selected with the top row and the bottom with the bottom. If you look at the user patch panel you will see four rows equating four user presets that can be saved, the first two can be selected in the top row of patch buttons, and the bottom two on the bottom (see this pic). Note you aren't saving presets to any memory, you literally set each slider and leave it where you want. If you look at the CS50 and a CS60 you will see they consist of one row or engine of the CS80s two. The CS60 adds mono aftertouch, the preset patch panel, and the ribbon controller. The CS80 adds the second synth engine and poly aftertouch. Note there is a mod that allows you to layer a single patch on the CS60 and I'm assuming CS50 to go from an 8 voice single patch to a 4 voice layered patch. If anyone has more info on this mod, let me know. [Difference between the CS50, CS60 and CS80]

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DX TURBO 1 Memory Expander

via this auction

"The item is absolutely brand new... bought just before they stopped production. This particular unit is one of the latest being produced..

The DX Turbo 1 Memory Expander is a very rare and essential accessory for anyone who owns a Yamaha DX7, DX5 or DX1. You may use it to store your programs for live work so you don't need to drag your computer along, or you may use it to back up your latest sonic creations. It functions like RAM 1 cartridges and it's like having 20 RAM 1 cartridges at the push of a button.

It can hold an incredible 20 BANKS of either 32 Sound Memories or 32 Performance Memories for a total of 640 sounds of performances."

Doepfer Dark Energy Semi Modular Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PROPHET-5 SYNTH advertisement

via this auction

Make Noise RENÉ

via Make Noise

""geometric sequencer," "planular
sequencer," "cartesian sequencer," "axis sequencer," and finally, in
Buchla-speak, "non-linear sequential tuned voltage map."

"René," for the man René
Descartes.

The primary goal with this sequencer is to have a maximum amount of
artist controlled musical variation, with a minimum amount of data input.

The faceplate for the René is a printed circuit board. It is black, with white and gold graphics.

This module is 34HP and consumes 100mA worth of current."

click here and scroll for a couple of videos.