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Yamaha CS-50 vintage analog synthesizer

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Note this is a CS-50, not CS-60. The 60 has a ribbon controller. Both are essentially half a CS-80. A CS-80 allows you to layer two voices and of course has poly aftertouch.

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Roland System 100 Model 101 Vintage Analog Synthesizer

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KAWAI DX900 Organ with Teisco 100p Based Synth Section?

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"KAWAI DX900 organ from the early 80s and it cost was thousands back then. If your in to analogue sounds this is the organ for you, every sound is pure analogue, with digital affecting the next generation of kawai organs (sr range)

It has 3 manuals and the top is based around the tesico 100p synth, its got many features like hold, portamento, brilliance, its got aftertouch on the topmanual, which allows note bending, growl, vibrato,

For the main manuals, theres a full set of drawbars for the top including percussion , for the bottom full set minus 16, 5.13, and 2 drawbars for the pedals, this organ has a real leslie and vibrato built in too with its own internal amp and speakers.

The string sounds are totaly unique just pure kawai, they can be mixed with all drawbar sounds, and theres also a bank of sounds with piano, they really dont sound like pianos etc but are totaly unique to this instrument, it also has vocal sounds too which are amazing

The drum machine is preset witll four drumbreaks totally analogue (sounds really great) with full tempo control, its got an arpegiater and auto bass features too.

Heres a link from the organist andrew gilbert playing it back then as a real organ, (scroll down to see clips)"

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52 Reason / Record Tips - Week 45: Subtractor Filters and Envelopes

YouTube via PropellerheadSW | January 26, 2011 |

"In the second installment of my "Synth School" series I'll be staying on the Subtractor synth but looking at the Filter sections, Amp Envelope, Filter Envelope, and Mod Envelope sections. The masters of synth production are masters of these tools. Something as simple as a Low Pass filter when paired with the right chord progression can lift the entire club crowd into a frenzy. The proper Amp Envelope can bring out the vibe in your song. These are powerful tools to conveying and even evoking strong emotion from what sometimes are rather sterile starting melodies or chords.

As always, I encourage you to play around with them on your own to get a feel for how they behave and interact with each other but today I'll walk you through each slider and button and show you a little of my own experimentation."

optical theremin red and black vintage looking thing

YouTube via drmoonstien | January 26, 2011
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Backline MIDI for iOS

"Backline MIDI is a utility designed for fast, accurate MIDI troubleshooting in any setting. Created by the minds at Audiofile Engineering, it's an ideal tool for traveling techs and live engineers who need a convenient way to monitor or send MIDI information on the go. Create a master clock for tempo and time-sync functions, monitor incoming MIDI messages across channels with detailed info, and much more, all with an intuitive, easy-to-read interface.

MONITORS
- Status Board for monitoring MIDI messages including:

* Note On
* Note Off
* Aftertouch
* Controller
* Program Change
* Pitch Wheel
* Channel Pressure
* Clock
* Start
* Timecode
* Continue
* Tick
* Stop
* Song Position
* System Exclusive
* Song Select
* Active Sensing
* Tune Request

- List (see message details such as channel and velocity)
- Clock display
- Timecode display

GENERATORS
- Click (send specified note on assigned channel at a given tempo)
- Transport (send start/stop/continue messages)
- Clock (send tempo)
- Timecode (send timecode)"