MATRIXSYNTH

MacBeth's BARABAS1 Makes it Through Security

via Ken MacBeth's Photos

"BARABAS1 is back and up and running having survived the British Airways flight back from LA. Lets get some new FB music on the go- and that aint Facebook btw!"

http://www.macbethstudiosystems.com/

New Steiner Synthasystem Progress

via Analogue Realities where you'll find the full post:

"The project is getting very close to fruition. I've recently tested and now have working the VC Trigger Generator, Noise, Selective Inverter, Phase Shifter, Voltage Processing Module, and tonight, the Tuner Monitor. The Voltage Follower (slew or portamento), Ring Modulator, and Input Amplifier prototypes have shipped and should be here early next week. After that, I need to finish up some panels and then order some production PCBs.

Nyle came over last night and spent a few hours helping me go through the Selective Inverter. It is a very interesting module, and I don't quite know how to explain it. I guess because I'm still trying to understand it. It was a specialty module Nyle built for a customer and very few were every built."

NEW 2011 Optigan 2-Disc Style-Pak - STRINGS

YouTube via optigandotcom | January 22, 2011 |

"Now taking pre-orders at http://www.optigan.com/content/shopti...

Optigan is proud to present our first 2-disc Style Pak release, STRINGS, offered at a 2-for-1 price! The two discs are individually titled CHAMBER STRINGS and SYMPHONIC STRINGS. This is a very utilitarian sound set for the Optigan, featuring the "Violin" and "String Ensemble" keyboard sounds previously only available on the Orchestron, each with matching string pads on the chord buttons. There are no drums or other rhythmic effects- just lush, lo-fi stringy goodness. Please excuse the inept noodling of this sound demo!

A special note about the chords: for these discs, we've decided to put proper A and E major chords on their respective chord buttons, which in turn renders most of the diminished chord buttons incorrectly labeled. To compensate, we've put the A and E dim chords on the SFX 4 and 5 tabs. Also, SFX tabs 1-3 are Fsus4, Csus4 and Gsus4 respectively.

Music produced, edited, and mastered by Pea Hicks.

Disc creation software, disc production cover artwork and jacket layout by Robert Becker

Cover artwork by Robert Becker

LEFT HAND: String chords.

RIGHT HAND: Strings.

SPECIAL EFFECTS SWITCHES: 1. Fsus4, 2. Csus4, 3. Gsus4, 4. Adim, 5. Edim."

http://twitter.com/#!/optigandotcom

pristine casio vl-1 & Trio - Da, Da, Da

via Bryan Bowman's Photos

Trio - Da, Da, Da

Update via brian in the comments:

casio pop.mp4

bowmoneydrums | January 23, 2011 |

"sketch of an idea that popped up when i was playing with the ADSR of the casio vl-1. this thing has really surprising functionality for the size and age of it...i added some delay and low end...rhythm and lead from the casiotone"

Roland BA662A Rare VCA IC's 808, 303,Juno

via this auction

"Two used (and tested) Roland BA662A VCA custom chips.

the BA662A VCA chip has been used in many vintage Roland synthesizers like the TB-303

Juno 6 and 60 ,TR-808 ,most of the SH series, Jupiter 8 and many more classic Roland synthesizers.

and effects from the 80's. The BA662A is also being used in the new clone of the TB-303 the x0xb0x.

These chips were made by Roland during the late 70's and 80's and today they are obsolete

and rarely seen!"

Korg Univox SR-120 Analog Drum Machine

via this auction

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CRUMAR BIT99

via this auction

drmoonstein circuit bent synth with photo theremin

via this auction
video at the auction and here
"This is a nice diy synth noise machine with an optical theremin the sound can be manipulated by light with normal room light or flash light leds whatever. it was hand built buy me. power on toggle, power on momentary push, oscillator 3 way toggle for type select, 2 oscillator knobs, optical/light sensor, optical 3way toggle on of on on1 turns on sensor and a led that blinks to the tempo of one of the oscillators an effects the sensor in a really cool way. on 2 is without the led and is only effected buy outside light, lo pass filter knob, optical sensor intensity knob, runs on 9v battery not included, has 1/4 inch audio out put, has red and green leds that blink to separate oscillators and one power indicator led that slowly changes color,. it is housed in a vintage recycled video enclosure there is some ware and scuffs"

Omni Arp Mk1 Analogue Synthesizer

via this auction

via the seller's description: "In 2001 I had all the capacitors replaced (by the "Man with the Golden Fingers" in Elsternwick Victoria. He gave it a thorough overhalling and as a result it works perfectly. Its missing 3 of the slider tabs but otherwise is in perfect working order complete with instruction manual. It comes complete with carry case (hand made by my Uncle). The serial number is 2485 0011"

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