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Roland MC-505 SN C030994 with Blue LEDs

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Vintage Synth Top Trumps ! Roland ARP Oberheim, Korg and others

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"This auction is for a set of Vintage Synth Top Trumps originally produced by GMedia. Rare, unopened and unused. 'The classic trumps game for synthesizer buffs - settle those arguments once and for all with the synth spotting equivalent of arm wrestling!'"

These do appear to still be available on the GForce site.

6HP MIDI TO CV CONVERTER

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"MIDI TO CV CONVERTERS ARE NOW RELEASED. IT IS SMT BASED. THIS IS FOR DOEPFER COMPATIBLE, EURO FORMAT, MODULAR SYNTHESIZERS.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MODULAR CASE FOR YOU TO USE THIS.

A 10 TO 16 PIN HEADER/IDC CABLE AND PANEL SCREWS ARE INCLUDED (M3 TYPE) WITH PURCHASE. THIS FOLLOWS THE -12V GND GND +12V SCHEME. NO EXTERNAL 5V RAIL IS REQUIRED.

MODEL: EURO 6HP MIDI TO CV

CONTROL:
(1) PORTAMENTO KNOB TO DO THE FUNKY WORM OR GANSTER WHISTLE

JACK OUTPUTS:
(2) PITCH CV OUTS
(2) GATE 0-5V OUTS
*BOTH OF THESE OUT PUT AT THE SAME TIME, THIS IS A MONOPHONIC CONVERTER

(1) MIDI CC TO CV OUTPUT
(1) TRIGGER OUT. (THIS IS NOT A CLOCK, IT IS FOR TRIGGERING PERC. MODULES OR ENVELOPES GENERATORS)
(1) GLIDE 0-5V OUT
(1) ACCENT 0-5V OUT

THERE IS ONLY A MIDI INPUT.
(1) LED INDICATES POWER, AND THE OTHER (1) INDICATES MIDI INCOMING NOTES.

YOU CAN CHANGE MIDI CHANNEL 1-16# USING A DIP SWITCH ON THE CIRCUIT PCB."

midi phone

YouTube Published on May 14, 2012 by gugabox

"Had a couple of office phones lying around and thought I would make something out of one of them (at least)"

seqSQUARED: The Analogue Pattern Generator

YouTube Published on May 14, 2012 by hexinverterDOTnet

"seqSQUARED is a programmable voltage controlled switch used to generate complex patterns with multiple analog step sequencers. It is designed to be used in a modular synthesizer and will be available in Eurorack kit and assembled form, as well as many other DIY formats.

For more information, and to preorder, check out the project funding page at Indiegogo:

http://igg.me/p/89405?a=227451"

de/Rastra - Oscillographic Synthesizer and Computer Interface - Kyle Evans (Performance Excerpts)

YouTube Published on May 13, 2012 by yakthekyle

"-de/Rastra

-For more info go to: http://yaktronix.com/derastra

-The de/Rastra oscillographic synthesizer is a real-time audio/video instrument and computer-interfacing device that allows a performer to generate visualizations intrinsic to cathode ray tube technology while simultaneously creating the acoustic analog of the displayed imagery. The de/Rastra oscillographic synthesizer is an open source project and will eventually be accompanied by tutorials on methods of CRT hacking. Related tutorials can be found at http://www.crackedraytube.com/textstutorials.html but specific information regarding de/Rastra are in progress."

mika vainio & franck vigroux

mika vainio & franck vigroux, live 2 from dautrescordes on Vimeo.

franck vigroux:
elektron octatrack
akai VX 90
moog voyager rme

mika vainio (ex Pan Sonic)
vermona monolancet
korg electribe

The Making of the MEEBLIP

"A goal of the MeeBlip project is not only making our hardware open, but being open about what we learn making that hardware. We tended to keep some of that to ourselves at first, but now that we have something more meaningful to share, we’ll be a bit less shy. Getting things rolling, MeeBlip’s chief engineer James Grahame – no stranger to hardware design and manufacture – explains why making hardware can be … well, hard. Happily, with each mistake, you get a chance to get a bit smarter. But it can come down to something as simple as a ribbon cable. I’ll let James tell the story. -Peter

Designing and building boutique music hardware is hard. Anyone who tries to tell you different is either trying to sell you something or hasn’t tried it themselves..."

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Ultra Rare LINN DRUM MACHINE 4-page 1982 BROCHURE w/ Demo Record

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Spotting this one on Retro Synth Ads who has a write-up on the disk.

"This two minute and 22 second demo was part 2 of Linn Drum's 1982/83 advertising campaign titled "The Ultimate Drum Machine". The campaign included an ad of the same title that appeared in Keyboard Magazine (and maybe others - haven't researched that too widely) that ran from May 1982 to March 1983. And in that ad was a promo offer to get a free demo record along with the name of the nearest dealer..."