Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Farfisa Syntorchestra internal view and features run down
YouTube Uploaded by sounddoctorin on Jul 20, 2011
"Bob Weigel of http://www.sounddoctorin.com investigates the Farfisa Synthorchestra a bit and demos the sounds."
New! Skychord King Capitol Punishment SleepDrone6 Synth
via this auctionSee Big City Music (RSS) for more.
"The sleepdrone 6 is a hex oscillator analog drone machine.
The sleepdrone 6 creates aggressive fighter bomber drones smothering all matter within audible range into a brutality harmonic meditation.
The knobs connect to invisible rope pulleys that harness the tension of energy from above. Also, the ropes are connected to the wings of flying craft. At the end of the ropes there are hooks. These hooks steal sound vibrations from the air and turn them into terror. The terror is then conveyed into packets of energy. These packets of energy are commanded by the sleepdrone 6
Features:
6 analog square wave oscillators
6 volume controls
6 on/off controls
Master volume mono out
Please note: This unit requires a standard 9 volt DC wall wart with a negative(-) center (not included)."
MXR 185 Digital Drum Computer
via this auction
"The MXR 185 Digital Drum Computer was a noble but brief attempt by MXR to break into the once burgeoning market of the drum machine frenzy in the early 80s. The Founder of MXR and also Alesis, Keith Barr, saw the potential for an "in" into the market and decided to consult both Roger Linn and Tom Oberheim on the design concepts of a proper digital drum machine. At the time of the development of what was to become the 185, Roger Linn who reveling in the glory of the LM-1, was just putting the finishing touches on the LinnDrum and Tom Oberheim who already had massive success with the DMX was looking to make improvements with the DX. The MXR 185 was one of the EARLY drum machines and was directly modeled after the Linn and Oberheim concepts. Unfortunately, the MXR was unable to recreate the allure of the Linn and DMX which were already de facto staples in the music industry. Though this drum machine definitely embodies the essence of the earliest drum machines, it really didn't offer anything that made the buyer want to change what they had and with MIDI popping up on the scene at this time, MXR was just a little behind in what was a very high-pace and ferociously competitive time in the electronic music instrument industry...
First off, this unit is really clean. This would be perfect for a museum or for a Rompler Mod project. The sounds are thick and chunky like a Linn and just dripping with character. The unit does NOT have MIDI though there are MIDI to PPQ converters out there to make it run on MIDI. The sequencer section has a couple of limitations like: You can't change programs while the sequencer is running. You have to press stop, change patterns and then press start again. The unit does not like corrupt patterns. I have confirmed that the CR2032 memory battery in this unit is dead so if the unit sits long enough with no power, the memory starts to fault and then you will have to program the pattern again. All this unit really needs though is someone to take it under their wing and give it a purposeful life again. It's very cool, very rare and very clean."Fully Restored ARP Pro Soloist with Lighted Sliders
via this auction"beautiful ARP Pro Soloist with lighted LED sliders installed. The aftertouch sensor works perfectly, and the unit is a joy to play. This synth has the much sought after 4034 transistor ladder filter in it, unlike Pro Soloists that came later. The unit has been fully restored and calibrated, and it plays beautifully. The following has been done:
*New key bushings for smooth, even keyboard action
*Power supply upgraded for smooth DC and low ripple
*All electrolytic and tantalum capacitors replaced*All switch contacts completely cleaned of corrosion and dirt
*Lighted sliders added
*logic chips upgraded to modern equivalents"
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