MATRIXSYNTH

ether^ra CHALKWATEREYE

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | September 17, 2010

"an improv featuring primarily the mighty Serge Creature/Seq A combo along w/the Doepfer Dark Energy/Tenori-on. http://ethera.blogspot.com"

Pop Production With SONiVOX VOCALIZER

YouTube via SONiVOXmi | September 17, 2010
Vocoder
"A quick demo of SONiVOX VOCALIZER being used in a pop production."

via this auction
"THESE ARE THE MODULES:
(2)BLACKJACK VCO'S: SAW/RAMP/SQUARE/TRIANGLE/SINE OUTPUTS.
WITH DIRECT CV, SYNH IN, LINEAR CV IN, PWM INPUT, ATTENUATED CV INPUT
(2)MIXER'S: EACH MIXES 3 SIGNALS. THEY CAN ALSO BE USED TO MIX VOLTAGES AND AUDIO.
(1) 12db LM13700 VCF: LPF/HPF/BPF. IT WILL DO CLEAN SINE WAVE AT HI REZ.
(1) POLIVOKS LM4250 VCF
(1) MS-20 VCF

(1) ENVELOPE FOLLOWER
(1) PAD PIEZO INPUT FOR PERCUSSION
(1) MIDI CV 4 VOICE CONVERTER
(3) EXPO VCA'S
(3) NOISE GENERATORS
(3) ADSR GENERATORS
(2) VC-LFO'S : SAW/RAMP/SQUARE/TRIANGLE/SINE

(3) INTERNAL BI-POLAR LINERA POWER SUPPLIES
THERE IS A USA WHITE POWER CORD."

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Vintage Bentley Rhythm Ace Drum Machine FR-6

via this auction
"Vintage 1970's Bentley Rhythm Ace FR-6 drum machine, for the classic retro analogue Sounds

Rarer than the common Long organ top ones with the music rest, this would fit in much better in a studio set up.

Beats 2-beat selectable by rotory knob, Bass drum, Base drum and snare, Fox trot one, Swing one, March, Hara Nara
Beats 4 beat selectable by rotory knob, Bass drum, Bass drum and snare, Fox trot two, Swing two, Swing three, Tango.

Plus Bossa Nova, Samba, Mambo, Cha-Cha, Beguine, Rock N Roll, Ballard, Slow Rock and Waltz.

Large on/off switch
Volume,
Tempo,
Ballance."

TECHNICS SX-WSA1R Acoustic Modelling Synth

via this auction

Curious how these sound compared to the Yamaha and KORG physical modeling synthesis.

Update via spunkytoofers in the comments: "technics had a large number of synth romplers and d-50 style keyboards.

the wsa is way more friendlier to program then any of the yamaha vl synths but probally due to the simpler nature of the wsa. sampled attack, body resonance was modelled by complex filters. the yamaha computed the attack as well which is taxing on processors. the trade off was polyphony. with exception to the vl1m it was monophonic with the yamahas. the vl1 can handle two but what you get is total expressive control and realistic physical reactions from instruments: reeds squeak. trumpets crack. penny whistles will break the octave by overblowing etc.

the vl's have better outputs then the wsa and the wsa always seemed a bit thin sounding to me, but it always could distinguish itself in a mix. the wsa was pretty bad for wind control. you'd think that they'd keep that in mind while designing the synth. the mono legato mode requires a keyboard to activate (slurring between two notes) so it could never sound smooth in realism for me.

i'd hate to program the vl from scratch. the editor is a bunch of text boxes. patchman has a good set of wind controller sounds he's made for professional use but if you want to tap into the exotic possiblities you'll need to edit it yourself. total mayhem.

my vote for the ultimate physical modelling would be the vl1m. still very expensive and even really rare. the vl70 is still available though.

perhaps you've heard a few of the stock demos presets by this guy? there's a few exotic sounds demonstrated: http://www.kbspace.com/vl1m/audio/index.html

patchman also has some vl1m demos on his site too. http://www.patchmanmusic.com/yamahaVL1.html

he also has some patches for the korg z1 and a few other physical modelling synths on his site as well if you were curious to compare the quality: http://www.patchmanmusic.com/korgZ1.html"

See the comments below for more.

Technosaurus Microcon II Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

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Ensoniq Sequencer Cartridge SQX-10

via this auction for an ESQ-1

Note the sequencer is a cartridge mounted inside the synth.

"# Ensoniq ESQ-1 keyboard serial number 10639
# Ensoniq Sequencer Expander Cartridge model SQX-10 (fitted)
# E2Prom Storage Cartridge model STC-8 (in keyboard cartridge slot)
# The original Owner's Manual version 1.1 (some 200 pages)
# Software update 2.0 document
# Software Update 3.0 document
# Ensoniq model FSW-1 pedal
# US power cord"

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Moog spotted in "WHITE COLLAR" season 2

via sonicbrat

"there is a sighting of Moog synthesizer in the American series "White Collar" Season 2 Episode 9 about 13minutes in [start at 12:45] as "Mozzie" tries to decode a music box message with, well a Moog. :)"

Be sure to see the Synths in TV and Film post for more.

Radikal Technologies Acellerator Ad

PDF here

via Shagghie aka the-high-sage

"The Accelerator is a polyphonic Synthesizer with eight powerful subtractive voices. Each voice consists of three oscillators, two multimode filters, 6 envelope generators, three voice LFOs and one section LFO. An additional noise source with independent multimode filtering and variable signal routing has been added for more sonic flexibility. A very nice balanced lightweighted keyboard with 61 keys, keyboard split option, aftertouch and velocity sensitivity completes the new synthesizer.
The Accelerator is perfectly prepared for your Live performances. A lot of synthesizers nowadays do not offer direct patch selection anymore. Instead of using direct access push buttons you have to dial in the desired patch and press enter. The Accelerator makes sound selection instantly available at your fingertips with dedicated patch select buttons. Furthermore, the unique program chain feature allows for programming a chain of programs that selects the correct patch automatically for you.
Another stunning new feature is the the built in 3D sensor. Movements of the keyboard are converted into Modulation data. This brilliant addition allows for controlling parameters like pitch, the filter frequency or modulation depths by lifting up or shaking the keyboard.
Do you love step sequencers and arpeggiators? The Accelerator would not be a Radikal synthesizer if we did not integrate some sequencing goodies. You can enter some notes into the step sequencer, transpose the sequences with the left hand while performing a solo at the upper end of the split keyboard.
The powerful warm and crispy sound of this new synthesizer flagship will become the center of your keyboard setup. If you would like expand the Accelerator‘s sonic power even more you can get additional voices with our DSP expansion module. The DSP expansion does not only add extra polyphony to the Accelerator - you will also be able to use up to eight independent synthesizer sounds at a time with the integrated multimode feature.
- 3 oscillators with sweepable waveforms, time linearity modulation, phasemodulation, ringmodulation between Oszillator 2+3
- oscillator synchronisation - 6 envelope generators - 4 LFOs (3 voice, 1p art LFO) - noise with noise filter (multimode filter 12 / 24 dB) - independent amp EG for noise - 2 multimodefilter per voice - LP, HP, BP and
Notch with 12/24 dB per filter switchable - independent oscillator to filter feeds - serial and parallel filter configurations - 8 voices (expandable per DSP upgrade) - categorized randomize sound function
- monochrome graphic display with RGB backlight - modulationmatrix - 2 FX - arpeggiator
- step sequencer - split, dual, single and performance mode - 3D positioning sensor for parameter control - 61 lightweighted keys with channel aftertouch - 512 sound memories - floating point for enhanced dynamic range - expression pedal input - footswitch input - USB (USB MIDI class device) - two external inputs - two outputs - MIDI In, Out, Thru - headphones output
Available in june 2010.
RADIKAL TECHNOLOGIES
ACCELERATOR
advanced subtractive polyphonic synthesizer"