Roland W-30 and HxC SD Floppy Drive Emulator

YouTube Uploaded by JimAtwood on May 24, 2011

Note this works with other synths. See:
Korg DSS-1 Gets A Floppy Upgrade
Emu Emulator II digital / analog sampling synthesizer & SD Upgrade Kit

"This video basically shows you how I attached the HxC SD Floppy Drive Emulator to my Roland W-30 Sampler out the back. I did this for testing purposes and because to completely remove the floppy drive in the W-30 requires some time and work and all I wanted to do initially was to see if the HxC would actually work with the W-30.

Thus you will see that the floppy ribbon cable and power connector of the Roland W-30 can be slipped through the back of the W-30 between the top and bottom halves of the body. I put the W-30 OS version 1.07 on the SD Card and you will see that it boots the Roland W-30 no problem at all. You can then load other floppy images that you have saved to an SD card.

Note that I have also tested the HxC Floppy Drive Emulator with the Roland S-330 and it works great with that too.

I used SMFW30 to create my System and Floppy Images. Reading the manual will help you with how what settings to use and how to get the images onto the HxC Floppy Drive Emulator. The Roland S-330 and W-30 do require different setups.

If you have any questions you can visit my blog here for more info:

Jim Atwood in Japan
https://jimatwood.wordpress.com/2011/04/23/sd-card-hxc-floppy-emulator-for-roland-w-30-s-330-samplers/"

via Richard Issitt on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Not seeing any on eBay at the moment, but here's a search link for the archives.

Big-ass bin of Lesters

via Juliana Jaeger on Facebook

"Big-ass bin of Lesters, five layers deep. No fiberglass splinters yet."

Amazing Machines MIDITRIBE i/o unboxing mod +first play

YouTube Uploaded by FSK1138 on Apr 5, 2012

"got 3 units in the mail last week from Brazil.

Finally got down to foulab.org and installed then
- two more units to go and things get interesting .

midi sync from KORG electribe ea1

and yes, i do have 3 MS20 Legacy units

Amazing Machines
http://www.amazingmachines.com.br/products_miditribe.html"

Note the MS20 Legacy with MS2000 knobs.

MIDITRIBEs on eBay
monotribes on eBay

Oberheim OBX Synthesizer with Encore MIDI

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via this auction
"Oberheim OBX, 8 voice synthesizer with Encore midi. One of the legendary monsters of analog. The Encore midi gives it 120 programs instead of the original 32 in most OBX synthesizers. The paint and finish is in very good condition, beautiful for a synth this old, though there are some nicks here and there as will most vintage items. It was a 4 voice which was upgraded to 8 voices and the Encore midi added. Notice it has the large sequencer socket to the upper left of the Encore midi board. This is for plugging in a compatible ribbon cable to connect with an Oberheim DSX sequencer. The color scheme is the later darker grey color with the grey blocks on the mod panel..."

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Yamaha DX7 - the 32 classic factory patches

YouTube Uploaded by SynthManiaDotCom on Apr 5, 2012

"The 32 classic factory patches of the Yamaha DX7."

Figure iOS app - Quick Review with Ean Golden

YouTube Uploaded by eangolden on Apr 5, 2012

"Propellerhead has released their brand new application for iPad and iPhone that takes the awesome sounds developed in their Reason DAW and brings them to an intuitive mobile interface for beatmaking!

For more awesome cutting edge DJ tools, visit www.djtechtools.com"


iPads on eBay

Percussive Serge Spikes

YouTube Uploaded by djangosfire on Apr 5, 2012

"hyper percussion - like bottles and cans . . . and icepicks too"

The Feedback Machine by Music For Isolation Tanks

"Recorded in the studio by the mid 1990s three piece lineup of Music For Isolation Tanks. The Feedback Machine is a masterpiece of Analog circuitry and Human interaction. Features an EMS VCS3 (Putney) in the title role as well as all sorts of 1980s and 90s Analog Drum Machine and Synth goodness.

This album was originally recorded "live in the Studio" and released as one continuous track. To get the full impact of The Feedback Machine I recommend you listen to it in it's entirety from beginning to end as it was designed to be heard. I have made it available at a discounted price for those wishing to do so.
credits
released 29 November 1996
David Talento with two of the greatest Electronic musicians I have had the pleasure of working with. We were the MFIT trio doing some underground shows in and around Phila and I'm thankful that I had the mindset to capture the three of us recording this master mess.

Look up both these gentlemen to see the great heights they have achieved since:

Alex Westner
Flavio Lemelle

_DT- April, 2012

Some Instruments used:
EMS VCS3(Putney), SCI Pro One, Roland Juno106, TR808, CR8000, TR707, EH Microsynth, Theremaniacs Theremin, various Boss and DOD Pedals, Guitar into the Putney."

DSI Mopho - 80s ARP

"We are using the 2 Sub Oscillators and the ARP 2-octave up & down to create the sound; then sequencing 2 notes, 1 octave apart which is creating the 3 octaves sequence basis.
The first part of the sequence, only DCO 1 can be heard.
The second part of the sequence, we are using iControlMIDI to slowly move the DCO Mix towards DCO 2; which has a high pitched Oscillator modulated by LFO 1.
The third part of the sequence, we are using iControlMIDI to change the LFO1 Waveform from Square to Random, then back to Square.
The fourth and last part of the sequence, we are using iControlMIDI so fade out the VCA.
There is a high end (hardware) reverb.
There is no drum machine and only one track / one sound."

Ecole Berlin Deux

YouTube Uploaded by snipz on Apr 5, 2012

"Thought I'd give the Berlin School a little try.
All Euro format modular. Modcan Touch sequencer providing the bassline from an AFG through a Sound of Shadows. FM'd sounds from the Hertz Donut arpeggiated from the Flame Chord Machine which also pruduces quantized cv's for the quad VCLFO from Doepfer to provide the chords from the Pressure Points. Percussion from noise from Noise ring going through the notch pass of a Div 6 Filtare.
Lots of other stuff going on including the bouncing ball patch on Maths, and wavefolded sine from a Z3000.
Floral stuff thanks to a mild Spring in South London!"