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Rare Original Oberheim Analog Synthesizer Knobs

Oberheim OBSx Analog Synthesizer Voice Card

via this auction

"rare Oberheim OBSx Voice cards with all chips included and functional. Each card contains the following CEM chips:

1) Two CEM 3340 VCO (market value is $65.00/chip x 2 chips = $130.00
2) One CEM 3320 VCF (market value is $55.00/chip x 1 chip = $55.00
3) Two CEM 3310 EG (market value is $45.00/chip x 2 chips = $90.00

This brings the value to $275.00 in just CEM chips not even counting the value of the OBSx voice card board itself. The CEM chips as many of you who may be looking at this auction are becoming quite rare, and difficult to find. Also it is important to note that these CEM chips are used in many of the older polysynths from a variety of manufacturers...here is a link:http://www.sequencer.de/blog/?p=2449" Keep an eye on the seller's other items for more.

Kawai SX-240

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Nova @ NAMM! - Waldorf Zarenbourg

YouTube via Novamusik | January 20, 2011

http://www.waldorfmusic.de
http://novamusik.com/
Novamusik on eBay

Axel Hartmann is the man behind the Hartmann Neuron and various synth UI designs ranging form the Moog Voyager to the Waldorf Wave. You can find a list of companies he designed for here - scroll bar to the right in the site itself.

Update: and of course the other man is Stefan Stenzel, the director of research and development for Waldorf - both the new Waldorf and previous.

The Daydream Sound Reviews The Ensoniq ASR X Sampler & Drum Machine

YouTube via TheDaydreamSound | January 20, 2011 |

"Here we take a look at the ASR-X sampler by Ensoniq. The ASR X followed by the ASR X Pro were the last samplers produced by Ensoniq.

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NAMM: Fairlight iPad App Pricing

YouTube via productionroom | January 20, 2011 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
.1 percent of the original cost of a Fairlight: 50 AUD, 50 USD, 25 EUR
Will you be picking it up?
iPad prices on eBay

"NAMM 2011: Synthgeek.tv - Fairlight CMI30A iPad APP

In the 1980s, Fairlight Instruments turned the music industry on its head by developing the first commercial instrument based on sound sampling. See the history page for more background. That company was wound up at the end of the eighties. Fairlight's successor, Fairlight.AU, is now the world leader in professional audio editing, recording and mixing.

In 2009, Peter Vogel, one of the founders of the Fairlight of the '80s, re-established Fairlight Instruments with the objective of developing musical instruments utilising the latest audio technology developed over the last decade by Fairlight.au.

Although Fairlight Instruments is independently owned and operated by Peter Vogel, there is close cooperation between the two companies. Fairlight.au has been contracted to supply key technology, including its groundbreaking Crystal Core media processor and develop the specialist audio software required.

For more information contact Production Room on 0113 246 7985 or email info@production-room.com"

1980 Sequential Circuits Sphinx Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

Le ciel est vert - M-Audio Venom Track

Le ciel est vert by olbriand
"First track i made entirely with the VENOM M-audio, in multitracks."

M-Audio Venom on eBay

LOS ANGELES & ORANGE COUNTY MUSICIAN'S SWAP MEET

"Musician's Swap Meet Association promotes and organizes musician swap meet events in the Los Angeles and Orange County area of California. Our primary focus is to provide a venue for professional and non-professionals vendors to promote, sell, and trade their music products & services to the general public. Musician's Swap Meet vendor types vary from show to show."

If anyone makes this, report back on any interesting synth items found. You never know what you might find.