Black_Box Oscillator

YouTube via mCKENIC | September 22, 2010 "74HC14 chip used as an oscillator box. Sorry for the camera sound quality but really its kinda a rough sounding box in person!"

Trash invaders #001 – Schneiders Buero

Trash invaders #001 – Schneiders Buero from Kaare Bøje on Vimeo.
"Recently I was on a trip to Berlin, fooling around as a tourist, but I did have one plan: To visit Schneiders Buero (The largest store in Europe with showroom when it comes to modular synths and the more special filter/fx brands). I had a good talk with the owner himself (Andreas Schneider) who has run the shop for more than 10 years. Before Schneiders Buero he was working with sales for Jomox. He claimed that the store was the biggest of its kind in Europe and I have to admit that I’ve not seen so many modulars/drum machines/filters in a store showroom before (Here I’m talking about the more rare equipment). The best thing is that you can try all of it and the people working there are very helpful. The store itself is quite hard to find and is placed in Kreutzberg (Berlin), but if you ever go there and have just a little interest in modular synthesis or rare filters/effects then you need to go to Schneiders Buero. I made a little video (with sound from the pocket cam) and there are more pictures from my visit on our website – justastudio. (Sorry for the English, but it’s not my native language) Links: schneidersbuero.de justastudio.net - pictures + video "

Oakley Sound System ADSR

via krisp1 on Facebook

http://www.oakleysound.com/

Club of the Knobs, Moonmodular, & Synthesizers.com

via Aliens Project where you'll find more pics and the description in German (Googlish here).

Note this appears to be part of the monster modular posted here and here featuring the PPG modular. Check out the poll result in this post for whether people would pic the PPG or Polyfusion modulars pictured.

KORG PS3100

more pics on Aliens Project

Highly Liquid MIDI2600 for Atari 2600 + Synthcart

via this auction

"The MIDI2600-External kit converts MIDI notes into joystick or keypad control signals, for instant MIDI control of Synthcart and other cartridges.

Includes:
* 1 x MIDI Input
* 2 x Joystick/Keypad Output
* Select / Reset Outputs
* Power & Activity Indicator LEDs

For details and instructions, visit:

http://highlyliquid.com/kits/midi2600/

Assembly required; 2600 console & Synthcart not included. Requires 2 x joystick extension cable. Sega Genesis controller extension cables are compatible--search eBay for: genesis controller extension"

CRUMAR OMB-2 Analog Synth Bass Pedal & Drum machine

via this auction

Description appears to be pulled from Beat Box!. You'll find other vintage rhythm machines there as well.

"Crumar was an Italian company that was famous for their keybord instruments. The OMB-2 was one of their few ventures into analog drum sounds. OMB stands for one man band. It not only has drum patterns, it also has rhythm and bass. The main unit had all of the controls to select and mix. The pedal board allows you to play bass on the pedals manually, or when it auto mode, select what key your bass pattern is playing in. The volume pedal is a nice feature. This outfit was one of the early one man band units and helped pave the way for hundreds of solo musicians that needed 'electronic side men' ."

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Roland Juno-6

via this auction

"Roland model JU-6 specs accordig to Service Notes, May 20,1982 first edition

Keyboard: 61 Keys (5 octaves) C2-C7
VCF: Cutoff frequency (4Hz-40KHz) ENV modulation (10 octaves max.)
LFO modulation (6 octaves max.)
Keyboard follow (0-100%)
ENV: Attack time (1ms-12s)
Decay time (2ms-12s)
Sustain level (0-100%)
Release time (2ms-12s)
LFO: Rate (0.3Hz-20Hz)
Delay (0-2.5s) Arpeggio: Rate (1.5Hz-50hz)
Bender control range: DCO (+/- 7 keys max.)
VCF (+/- 4 octaves max.) Output level: L(-30dBm)/M(-15dBm)/H(0dBm)
Output: (mono, stereo, headphones)
Tune: (+/- 50 cents)

Dimension:1060(W) x 113(H) x 378(D) mm Weight: 11 Kg Power: 25W"

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CASIO Casiotone MT-70

via this auction

Update: scans of the barcode music added below thanks to Amy E. C. in the comments. PDF here.

The style reminds me of the Roland Gaia.

" * 49 midsize keys
* built-in speaker
* 8 note polyphony (4 notes with accompaniment)
* separate knobs for main and rhythm + accompaniment volume
* tempo knob
* 10 semi- OBS preset rhythms {rock 1, disco, swing, samba, beguine | rock 2, march, waltz, bossanova, tango} selected by a 5-step slider + switch
* 20 preset sounds {pipe organ, tibia, flute, piano, vibraphone, jazz organ 1, chorus, wah brass, funky, synth bells | wood wind, full tibias, oboe, celesta, xylophone, jazz organ 2, synth brass, cosmic flute, banjo, chime} selected by 10 OBS buttons + "select" button
* "casio chord" switch {off, fingered, on}
* "accomp. select" switch {rhythmic, arpeggio}
* chord memory switch (chords stay held after releasing key when on)
* "octave down" switch (transposes main voice 1 octave down, works only in chord mode).
* rhythm "intro/ fill-in" and synchro buttons
* sustain switch
* vibrato switch {off, on, delayed}
* sequencer with edit feature (345 note steps + 100 chord steps, monophonic main voice + 7 standard chords)
* 2 "one key play" buttons (to step note by note through sequencer musics)
* "melody guide" keyboard play training feature with key lighting (37 red & green LEDs above the keys)
* Input for a barcode reader pen to load songs from special song books into the sequencer
* LCD display shows the selected preset sound, the current chord and the current sequencer step number
* CPU "NEC D7802G 038, 8319EX" (64 pins with zigzag layout) which outputs trigger pulses for external analogue drums and controls 2 soundchips "HD43517, 3G 43" (42 pins) those output timbres based on 2 mixed digital sine(?) wave tones with different digital envelopes.
* analogue percussion {base, snare, open cymbal, close cymbal, woodblock} which uses transistor noise for cymbal and snare
* tuning knob
* headphone and line output jack

MEASUREMENTS:
63.5cm L x 18.5cm D x 6cm T"

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REPLACING KORG WAVESTATION BATTERY

YouTube via PianoVintage | September 23, 2010

"Hi all,
Pingu is proud to introduce his firt tutorial about "how replacing Korg Wavestation battery"
Hope it can helps
Enjoy"
Also see this post.