Oxford Synthesizer Company OSCar SN 0817 TN

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via the seller: "A rare collectable British classic, this OSCar is in near mint condition and perfect working order.

I have had five OSCars over the years. This was my favorite one. It seems to have some extra overdrive or something. It goes a bit dirtier sonically and has more bite and character.

The sequencer and Arp are fantastic for generating ideas spontaneously.
It has been fully serviced and upgraded by James Walker. It has midi and the latest and latest Operating System Eprom OM2a.
The potentiometers and battery have been replaced, insuring smooth reliable operation.
The only thing to mention cosmetically is there is a small chip on the E2 key (image 5)"

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TAMA TECHSTAR TS 204 ANALOG SYNTH/CLAP SN 201023

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1 CHANEL IS - THE CLASIC ELECTRIC DRUM SYNTHESIZER ! with a few twists.

2nd CHANEL IS A FANTASTIC 808 LIKE CLAP WITH ADJUSTABLE REVERB !

PRETTY MUCH ALL YOU NEED TO MAKE SOME SLAMMING SAMPLES.

OR, REAL GOOD FOR YOUR LIVE KIT . Comes with rack "ears".

Trigger with drum pad or, External Source ."

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Waldorf Q Rack

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"This rack unit has All the functionality of the full keyboard version minus the keys, and pitch and mod wheels. It has both the highly sought after Sequencer and Arpegiator which are extremely powerful and programable. (the smaller Q rack does not have the sequencer)"

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Delptronics LDB-1e Analog Drum Module Eurorack

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"This is lightly used, the only signs of use are the slight rings from mounting. This will come with it's original box and everything that came with it new.

Eight voice polyphony
All drums can be played simultaneously, including
open and closed hi-hat for a super punchy cymbal
Connect it to any sequencer or clock source
Built-in gate to trigger converter means that a 5 volt signal of any shape or duty cycle will trigger the drums
4HP wide, 61mm deep
An expansion module providing individual output and volume control for each instrument will be available soon."

Korg Mono Poly Analogue Synthesizer SN 370952

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Bob Moog Mural in the Distance

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MikroWave - sequencer / synthesizer for Android

Published on Oct 17, 2012 by 01101001011001110110

"Taking the standard example of playing C minor chords @ 120 BPM, this video of filtered pad sounds shows off the improved features of MikroWave after recent updates, including increased sample rate, broader filter range, drum compressor and a whole load of performance improvements by way of reducing both memory and CPU footprint.

You can get both the full and FREE version from Google Play : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.igorski.mikrowave.free"

DX5 playing DM "Love in Itself"

Published on Oct 17, 2012 by DX5

"Love in Itself. I changed the end a little bit.

Gear used:
Left: Yamaha DX7
Upper: Roland Promars MRS-2
Mid: Roland JP8000
Lower: Kurzweil PC1x

Backtrack recorded with Pro Tools.

Composed by Martin L. Gore"

Cool Parallella Kickstarter Updates

This is a follow up post in via cheater cheater:

"I just wanted to let you know that the Parallella kickstarter which I wrote to you about last month (http://m.matrixsynth.com/2012/09/parallella-supercomputer-for-everyone.html) is going strong. The project has broken 50% of the required goal; with 10 days to go it just might work out. There have been a lot of updates, and they showed some DSP demos, which directly apply to performance in music applications:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adapteva/parallella-a-supercomputer-for-everyone/posts?page=2

Demo #1: Using a Scalable Parallel 2D FFT for Image Enhancement
http://www.adapteva.com/white-papers/using-a-scalable-parallel-2d-fft-for-image-enhancement/
- FFT, that's reverb, equalizers and cabinet simulators for you! This demo uses the much more computationally intensive two-dimensional FFT for images.

Demo #2: Scalable Parallel Multiplication of Big Matrices
http://www.adapteva.com/white-papers/scalable-parallel-multiplication-of-big-matrices/
- matrix multiplication is a staple in many advanced DSP techniques. Among others, analog component modeling can be implemented with it (think Virtual Analog synths the kinds of FXPansion's Synth Squad/ D-CAM, Arturia, or the u-he Zebra/ACE/Diva)

Demo #3: Approaching Peak Theoretical Performance with Standard C
http://www.adapteva.com/white-papers/approaching-peak-theoretical-performance-with-standard-c/
- what this says is that, MHz for MHz, nothing can be faster than the Parallella. It's fairly amazing given that, when comparing clock speeds, the thing is about 5x faster than desktop CPUs.

There are also new pledge rewards and pledge levels. A lot of comments have been posted and the discussion is very lively: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adapteva/parallella-a-supercomputer-for-everyone/comments

It looks like the project is on the verge of getting funded - but it'll need any bit of help - so if anyone reading this is interested in the project, consider backing it!"

Mr.AcidMachine Bass Drum 909 Audio Demo

"This is the mracidmachine.com TR-909 Bass Drum box!
Based on the Roland TR-909 bassdrum, this box can go from house to gabber and beyond.
9 knobs to adjust parameters.
It can be triggered by audio or voltage pulse.
The knobs adjust Input Sensitivity, Pitch, Distortion, Output Level, Tune Depth, Tune Decay, Attack, Decay, and Compression.
The level of the input changes the accent amount.
For sale now at mracidmachine.com
Enjoy."