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Anime "Urusei Yatsura/HachaMecha Daikonran 3 part 3

Digitana Synthi AKS KS Expander Prototype

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'I have completed the prototype of a new module project I have been developing for a while, namely an 'Expansion' unit for the Synthi AKS Keyboard Sequencer (KS). It could work equally with an EMS TKS (the version of the KS EMS made as a standalone unit to be used with a VCS3 mk2). Infact the prototype was tested using a KS connected to my VCS3(mk2). The KS is a great feature of the Synthi AKS and while its no shakes compared to modern hardware sequencers its what makes the Synthi AKS arguably the most desirable of all the portable Synthi's. What the KS offers is 3 channels of CV into the Synthi Matrix: two pitch CV channels via Input Ch1 and the Seq Input (the latter recordable via the sequencer the former real time via the touch sensitive keyboard) in addition to a dynamic envelope CV via Input Ch2 whose amplitude varies with how hard the touch keys are played.'"

Elka X-705 Jean Michel Jarre Organ Synthesizer

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"The Jean Michel Jarre organ / synth
Elka X-705 organ
m. analog synthesizer
Watkins WEM amplifier PA 100
Allsound Leslie"

Elka X-705 organ, which has incorporated as a special feature a real analog synthesizer. The nature sounds and organ sounds are great. It comes together with the old system, a Allsound Leslie and a WEM 100 PA amp The organ is complete with the bass pedal and a rocker pedal, both original and also there are two chrome-plated legs and a cover, so that it can be transported in a Flighcase."

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LOGAN STRING MELODY II STRING MACHINE/SYNTH

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Vintage Korg Synthe Bass

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"Lou Barlow said this is his favorite synth in a documentary. Also favorites for bands like Soft Cell and Cars, etc. Korg's Synthe-Bass (model SB 100) is a small 2-octave monophonic bass synth that had a very fat sound. It has one oscillator, an AD Envelope and a low-pass filter. Small and portable, it came in a brief-case design. Unlike many portable synths of the time, it featured full size keys... this Korg Synthe-Bass was just serviced by Mtroniks in Mesa."

Roland CR-68 Classic Analog Drum Machine with Mods

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"This is the baby brother to the CR-78- essentially same sounds and rhythms, but no programmable beats... The "cool mods" are separate outputs for the Bass Drum, Snare and HiHat sounds (see the rear pics) The sound of these individual outputs is still affected by the 'Balance' control (basically the HiHat gets louder or softer)
The main outputs work normally. the 3 additional 1/4 in jacks to the left of the 3 individual outs don't appear to be hooked to anything"

Roland TR-808 Drum Machine

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Roland CR-78 CompuRhythm

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"Roland CR-78 Analog Drum Machine (actually they called it a Rhythm machine or CompuRhythm) Programmable!" If you're a songwriter, just hit a preset and it just "fits' what you're playing. It's not "rigid", like a lot of electronic drums. It's not an accident it was used on all those hits. PLUS this thing sounds incredible with real drums playing along. (Everyone knows the Phil Collins part on "in the Air Tonight" where the Cr-78 gives way to that great live drum fill-kinda makes them explode) You can program it, but incredibly A LOT of artists just used the presets!

Here's a link to an alternative (and much improved) to the ws-1 programmer, hard to find and not as versatile as the new CR78-PGM ( I think it's a czech company) Any CV converter with clock out could probably program it, but for serious stuff get the programmer, it could really make this machine fly."

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