The Modcan is imminent

http://modcan.com/

Just thought this was a cool pic via 7thDanSound. Click on it for the larger image.

You might remember some of 7thDanSound's videos here. Looking forward to seeing what he does with these.

Morning meditation & Lunetta by textualmusic

YouTube Uploaded by textualmusic

Playlist:
Morning meditation
"Just a quick note of sounds I was getting. Using divider to gate EG's and those envelopes open and close VCAs with a 7 chord tuned through the oscillators.. Then the outs to the mixer"

Lunetta-ing
"a fun little patch testing out the possibilities of the 4040 binary counter. single clock drives 1 -4040 divider, one of those outs (/2?) drives a 2nd 4040. 4 outs from both feed a bunch of simple VCA's with tuned oscillators as signal.. a triangle LFO mods a filter for one of the voices.. i should probably be practicing my drums right now.."

language
"a bunch of squares and triangles through VCA's and filters, modulated by LFO's and AR' Generators."

Lunetta in progress
"'Lunetta' a digital logic based synthesizer using mostly CMOS 4000 series logic IC chips. All inspiration came from this website. http://electro-music.com/forum/index.php?f=160 The different modules, mostly clocks/oscillators shift registers, VCO's and Digital to Analog converters."

lunetta demo part2.mov
"a little further along, wine box case and power are finished. One more module and this thang is FIN. Current lineup: 40106 oscillators/clocks x 6 40106 LFO x 2 40106 VCO x 4 4094 shift registers x 2 4015 shift registers x 2 4051 CV generator x 1 r2r ladders x 3 4017 8 step sequencer x2 4024 divider x 1 4011 ring mod x 2 4046 VCO x 2 2 passive tone controls 4 in / 1 out active mono mixer"

lunetta demo3.mov
"so here is another demo with bad audio and video. Exploring the more musical possibilities as well as chaotic sequencing elements. I have spent the last 2 weeks just making music with this and waiting to build more as I figure out what modules i find more useful than others. I will post a proper demo of the finished system in a month or so"

lunetta4.mov
"Still not finished. Here is another demo though, since there may not be one for a while. I am getting busy with other things. So here it lies in its new home, a custom made walnut case. Only about half of it filled. Apologies for the audio and video, it seems the quality gets worse and worse... hmmm."

oscillator fun
"my Lunetta synthesizer. Two 4015 shift registers clocked by the same oscillator. The data inputs fed with different clocks. those 8 outs feed CV triggers on 8 VCA envelope generators (AR type) signal sources are 8 different 40106 oscillators, outs summed and to the mixer, also many of those 40106 oscillators are feeding a couple sallen key filters, CV'd by triangle waves."

More: http://www.youtube.com/user/textualmusic

Roland SH-101 synthesizer

via this auction

SN 574665

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Hammond Novachord, world's first polyphonic synthesizer

via this auction

Tons more pics at the auction.

"(THE ONE SHOWN IN THE PICTURES IS THE EXACT NOVACHORD FOR SALE. THIS IS NOT THE SAME NOVACHORD THAT SOLD FOR $4500 A WEEK AGO IN MY LAST EBAY LISTING [captured here]. This is a different one than any of my previous auctions.)

This one has everything, including the speakers, original amps, tubes, electronics, etc. Nothing significant is missing, as far as I can tell. It does not turn on currently. I can rebuild the small wooden housing around the pedals (note the chips in the wood) at no extra cost to the buyer...

See the vid I had for the last Novachord I sold two months ago for an example of what a partially-working UNrestored Novachord sounded like. Then see all the other videos of restored Novachords to see their full potential."

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Reverse Keys Modded Roland SH-101

via this auction

"The unit has had a modification, we belive its an Arpeggio Mod done by MHB Music (Manford)"

Note the two other pics match the ones in this post.

PAIA 4700 Modular Synth

via this auction

"Includes these 16 modules, Paia control keyboard and a bunch of patch cables.

3 Paia 4720 VCO's
1 Paia 4711 4/2 Mixer
1 Paia 4712 Spring Reverb
1 Paia 4780 Step Sequencer
2 Paia 4740 Envelope Generators
1 Control Oscillator with Noise
2 Paia 4710 Balanced Modulators
1 Paia 4730 VCF
2 Paia 4770 Watt Block
1 Paia 8780 Equal Tempered D/A convertor
1 Paia 4761 Wing"

Conn Electric Band analog synth organ drum machine

via this auction

"This rare Conn Electric Band is a combination of preset & variable analog synth, polyphonic organ section, bass synth, drum machine, with an auto-accompaniment features, and an incredible spring reverb function. The "band" descriptor is apt, as it can do all of that stuff simultaneously. I'd suggest doing a search to see what all the buttons and slides are; I can also send a bunch more pictures. Anyways, all that being said, not everything on it is functional. But, if you're willing to deal with its janky indiosyncracies, it's pretty cool. As for how it works? Well, kind of depends on the day, the weather, the alignment of planets, etc. Gonna do my best to thoroughly explain: The analog drum machine, accompaniment section, and spring reverb all work perfectly. The organ section seems to need time to warm up, and when it does, the keys sometimes all play perfectly, and other times one or two won't play. The main synth section works, but sometimes the sound cuts out. Sort of pushing on the top, or hitting it, or looking at it sideways makes the sound come back. Also, the presets often get their sounds combined with the manual synth section (the variable part of the synth where you adjust portamento, wah, modulation, decay, and the two "tone" oscillators), but this is kind of a non-issue, as all of the presets are made from the manual settings, and thus easily recreated. Also, sometimes, the upper white keys act like they have portamento stuck on. The only thing that doesn't work at all is the bass section. So yeah, really temperamental, but even as is, there are tons of possibilities."


video previously posted here
Conn Electric Band tips and demo

KORG KRONOS VIDEO MANUAL

YouTube Uploaded by KORGINC on Jun 9, 2011

Playlist:
KORG KRONOS VIDEO MANUAL「1. INTRODUCTION & NAVIGATION」
KORG KRONOS VIDEO MANUAL「2. PROGRAM MODE」
KORG KRONOS VIDEO MANUAL「3. COMBINATION MODE」
KORG KRONOS VIDEO MANUAL「4. SEQUENCER MODE」
KORG KRONOS VIDEO MANUAL「5. SET LIST MODE」
KORG KRONOS VIDEO MANUAL「6. SAMPLING/GLOBAL/DISK MODE」

Kurzweil K2000 Base Edit I

YouTube Uploaded by Subtronik on Jun 9, 2011

"Here's some examples of the more intense sounds the Kurzweil K2000 can produce.

I used it's base default program to design five base patches to showcase the K2000's ability to make high quality 'virtual analog' sounds.

I finished with a single 'real-time' edit using the same default program showing each parameter in case anyone wants to reproduce the patch."

Interfacing Dotcom and Doepfer A100

YouTube Uploaded by raulsworldofsynths on Jun 9, 2011

"Short video describing my experiences with interfacing my Dotcom system modular with Doepfer A100."