Musikmesse 2011: Yamaha MOX6 synthesizer

YouTube Uploaded by baxshopnl on Apr 15, 2011

"http://www.bax-shop.tv | Bax TV doet verslag van de Musikmesse 2011 in Frankfurt. Yamaha presenteerde op de Pro Light & Sound beurs de MOX6 synthesizer. Productspecialist Bert Smorenburg vertelde aan Bax TV alles over de nieuwe synth."

Roland GR-55 Guitar Synthesizer GR-300 Tutorial Pat Metheny

YouTube Uploaded by WayneJoness on Apr 14, 2011

"Tutorial on programming the Roland GR-55 to duplicate the distinctive sounds of the Roland GR-300 as heard on the vintage Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays tune, Are YouGoing With Me? Includes tips on using the control assignment page."

Jupiter 8 Starlight

YouTube Uploaded by DonSolaris on Apr 15, 2011

"A small ambient piece made entirely on a Roland Jupiter 8 synthesizer. I didn't used any MIDI sequencing, just an old school multitrack, all hand played for a total of 5 overdubs.

There is no EFX, no EQ, no compression. Plain raw recording straight from Jupiter 8. I just normalized the track."

HyperSID test

YouTube Uploaded by eptheca on Apr 15, 2011
You can find some info on HyperSynth's HyperSID in this post.
"Test of my HyperSID synth."

Palle Dahlstedt - Moog Piano Bar & Nord Modular G2 Performance

YouTube Uploaded by dannefors1966 on Apr 13, 2011

"Palle Dahlstedt improviserar på Artisten 13 april 2011."

"Swedish electronic musician and pianist Palle Dahlstedt playing a concert grand, equipped with a Moog Piano Bar, four microphones and a Nord Modular G2. The sound from the grand is processed by the G2, and at the same time, the keys played determines all processing parameters through a dynamic vector-based mapping, following the same ideas as the instruments Dahlstedt developed for his duo pantoMorf (http://youtu.be/sVqP6P3t_8U [posted here]), all explained in this paper (PDF). Dahlstedt has also developed electronic percussion instruments following the same ideas (e.g., http://youtu.be/Dwe4xKJtl8s [posted here]). All three instruments were featured in this concert in Gothenburg, Sweden, of which more photage will follow shortly This is all part of Dahlstedt's research project Creative Performance, funded by the Swedish Research Council."

HELP JAPAN USED YAMAHA KX-5 Midi keyboard

via this auction. See the seller's other items for more.

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An Idea

YouTube Uploaded by AtlantisLion on Apr 14, 2011

"FOR APRIL 21st, 2011"

1939 Storytone Electric - World's First Practical Electic Piano?

via Piedemont Piano Company

"This is an extremely rare and historically important instrument. The Storytone piano was built in 1939 in a joint venture between Story & Clark and RCA - the piano has normal strings and action but no soundboard - the sound is amplified by pickups and a speaker system making it the world's first practical electric piano. The sound is very beautiful considering its design during the infancy of amplified instruments. As you can see the design is striking - art deco at its most radical. In excellent condition. Height 36in. Serial number 175267."

I'm not seeing this one on 120 Years of Electronic Music. Check out the site for a historical timeline of electronic instruments.

This one in via Jafafa Hots

Update: see the comments of this post for some links.

Unboxing the Teenage Engineering OP-1

flickr By Señor Pantalones
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Tarkovsky's 1972 Solaris Soundtrack Featuring Rare ANS Synthesizer

The soundtrack to Tarkovsky's Solaris is now available for download on Root Strata here. via Wikipedia:

"The ANS was used by Stanislav Kreichi, Alfred Schnittke, Edison Denisov, Sofia Gubaidulina and other Soviet composers. Edward Artemiev wrote many of his scores to the movies of Andrei Tarkovsky with the help of the ANS. Notably is Artemiev's score to Tarkovsky's Solaris in which the ANS was used to abstract, sci-fi effect.[1]"

See this post for more info on the ANS Synthesizer and it's history. See the ANS label for additional posts.

Solaris on Amazon

Bottom pic: The ANS at the Theremin Center (February, 2006)