Nord Modular Keyboard Synthesizer

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Wersi EX 20 MIDI Expander

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"Imagine having 8 different sounding keyboards all at your fingertips!!! You are bidding on a Wersi EX 20 MIDI Expander. This is a digital synthesizer capable of playing up to 20 polyphonic notes on eack key. Up to four different sounds can be played simultaneously. These sounds are based on a configuration of sound modules. Each voice is entirely independent from other voices and each voice has its own wave, pitch-envelope, amplitude envelope, routing, and volume. The EX 20 also features analog effects to produce fourier, waveform sample, and modular synthesis. The front panel features a set of 16 drawbar sliders for each synthesis mode. You can create your own custom waveform. A 61 note velocity & pressure keyboard can be split and provide up to four different timbres simultaneously per side. The EX 20 is the rack mount version of Wersi's MK1 Keyboard Synthesizer. Both instruments can 'see' up to 16 midi channels for multi-timbral operation, and can transmit on up to 8 channels at one time. The back of the unit features the following connections:

* 1/4" Headphone Jack
* (2) Two programmable footswitches
* Volume control connection
* MIDI in
* MIDI out
* MIDI thru
* Left/Right/Stereo 1/4" output jacks

The EX 20 will expand your synthesizer, organ, or keyboard instrument and it's capabilities into a new dimension of sound and features! With the EX 20 Expander, you have added virtually eight additional keyboards to your present instrument which can be controlled through MIDI from your present instrument, a sequencer, or a computer. This Expander is perfect for not only the keyboard player but also the Hammond, theater organ enthusiast, or the contemporary church organist. Not only does this unit have bank after bank of sounds, you can also create sounds with it using the drawbars. "

Update via Qwave in the comments: "I think the seller does not really know the fact of this unit.

He writes: "This is a digital synthesizer capable of playing up to 20 polyphonic notes on eack key." So 61 keys x 20 notes = 1220 voices? In fact you get 20 voices all together. And up to four parts stacked (then 5 note polyphonic only.

"The EX 20 also features analog effects to produce fourier, waveform sample, and modular synthesis."
There is one ensemble/chorus FX present. Actually it is the same board as the Wersi Voice. And there is one (1) filter for all voices together. So it is paraphonic as the Korg Poly 800 and others.
You create sounds additiv or in an organ register mode (and then use the paraphonic filter for substractive synthesis). Fourier synthesis would create additive spectrums via analysing a given sound. Not possible here. You can create different additive spectrums for 4 keyboard ranges. No sampling.
The synthesis methods available are somehow very often described wrong on internet pages. Maybe people are copying info without owning and knowing the synth.

Without the manual you are totally lost on this synth. And even as experienced synth user, I did not get to work the Midi sysex to work on this synth or the similar Wersi Stage Performer."

Remember, you can do a search for Wersi EX 20 for previous posts with more info including video as well.

Roland JD-800

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MakeNoise Double Brains x 3 Pressure Points Angry Mess!

MakeNoise Double Brains x 3 Pressure Points Angry Mess! from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"Here is a test that I just did quickly with two MakeNoise Brains, and three Pressure points. All clocked with the Doepfer A-160, to the Tiptop Z8000, STG Graphic Sequencer, and others. Making the modular sound like a glitch out broken machine."
Everything is determined to do it's own thing...

Cybertron

Cybernetic + Electronic

I see synth boobs...

Do you?

morbius001

Societa Industria Elettroniche (SIEL) MK 900 MIDI Synthesizer

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Note the handle in the second shot. "This is a professionally owned and used Societa Industria Elettroniche (SIEL) MK 900 MIDI Synthesizer - GMI that was purchased in the mid 80's, and then stored in a controlled climate studio for many years. The SIEL MK 900 was made in ITALY for only three years from 1985-1988. This model is equiped with, 61 key's, 10 voices, midi in/out, usb sounds, 2 outputs, and piano samples."

MK-900 SN 104746

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Roland SH-32 Virtual Analog Synthesizer

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You might recognize this one from MATRIXSYNTH-B. Larger pics sent in for a post here. Click on each for the larger shot.

Musicor Records - Star Wars - Electric Moog Orchestra

flickr by flee the cities

3 hits with no pics on Amazonwith a date of 1977.
Added this one to the Synth CDs post.

via Wikipedia: "Musicor Records was a New York City based record label, active during the 1960s and 1970s. The label was founded by songwriter Aaron Schroeder and distributed by United Artists Records. In 1965, UA employee and A&R man Art Talmadge (a co-founder of Mercury Records years earlier) started his own Talmadge Productions company and, along with fellow UA employee/A&R man Harold "Pappy" Daily, bought the Musicor label from UA.

The Musicor catalog is today owned by Gusto Records."

Beer and noodles part 1

YouTube via henrikbjorkk | August 27, 2010

"Just drinking beer and patching. I have control of what is happening."

Beer and noodles part 2

henrikbjorkk | August 27, 2010

"Three beers later. I have no control of what is happening."

MFB Urzwerg vs Korg Ms-20

YouTube via nirvanabeach | August 27, 2010

"for all ppl looking for a sq-10, they can use a mfb urzwerg as well .. more features & less space!"

MFB Urzwerg vs MFB Nanozwerg MK3

YouTube via nirvanabeach | August 27, 2010

"another video shows the versalities and power of the small analogue berlin made mfb-nanosynth and the incredible analogue sequencer mfb-urzwerg ;)"