"Roland D-550 with Musitronics expansion (M.EX) board. The M.EX board makes the D-550 multi-timbral, giving you the power to play up to 8 tones and 4 patches at once. This board triples the D-550's memory to store 192 sounds. It adds 10 new displays and 42 new parameters, providing enhanced capabilities for playing live or for use in a sequencer-driven environment. All voice allocation is done dynamically. You can create and save separate Multi-Mode settings for every patch, giving you instant access to 192 Multi-mode settings. This board also includes the Speed system which increases timing by 35%. More info, manual download, and sounds at Musitronics website. Also, included in this auction The PG-1000 programmer. Makes programming D-550 a breeze. Sliders for every function."
"Steiner-Parker Microcon synthesizer vertical black and white half-page advertisement from the right side of page 45 in the November/December 1977 issue of Synapse Magazine."
Note, Technosaurus also produced a different synth called the Microcon, followed by the Microcon II in the late 90s.
"Headphones highly recomended.
How to create a complex pad on the Waldorf Blofeld from scratch, using its stunning sonic capabilities. You can replicate this only if you own a license SL. Hope you like this."
"We have redesigned the MEEBLIP front panel and fitted the unit into a 4u rack, this is the initial fire up. It is being driven by an XOXBOX via midi. More to follow..."
"DISCLAIMER: I've never seen (nor heard) a Roland TB-303 in person (excluding audio recordings), nor really sought out the sound (why am I doing this then? See below). I'll change the title if this in no way resembles the sound of the TB-303. Youtube demo's and sound design forums only tell you so much. Now, who would want an RT Spectralis when the Roland TB-303 is cheaper? Well... it's not cheaper. It's vintage, thus expensive and sought after (the original, at least). It is what it is, it's different than the spectralis, but if you already have the spectralis, perhaps you can get that TB-303 sound. Any thoughts on improving this sound? Let me know, I will make a video of how to make this sound if indeed it sounds similar, but will also take suggestions on improvements. Enjoy (further details below)!
Someone on the Radikal Technologies forums suggested a tutorial on recreating that TB-303 sound. Of course, with no prior knowledge of the synthesis involved, I looked it up and found a Access Virus thread on the subject (see below). Basically, the spectralis doesn't have the right filter. It has a 24dB LP filter (which doesn't open all the way) and a MultiMode 12dB LP/HP/BP filter. I set my oscillator through the MM filter, using the LP portion (specifics below). I then decided to just make a long video and got carried away. One thing I learned on this adventure: INDIVIDUAL PANNING FOR EACH FILTERBANK FREQUENCY!!!!! I used that for OSC3 and OSC4... it was fun and completely unrelated to the TB-303 sound I was going for... Enjoy!
Published on Feb 14, 2013 expertsleepers·81 videos
"A demo of the Expert Sleepers ES-6 CV/Lightpipe Interface. A CV source in the modular is recorded and looped in Ableton Live. Then the CVs are quantised in software using Silent Way Quantizer.
http://expert-sleepers.co.uk/es6.html
http://expert-sleepers.co.uk/silentway.html"
"Roland D-550 with Musitronics expansion (M.EX) board. The M.EX board makes the D-550 multi-timbral, giving you the power to play up to 8 tones and 4 patches at once. This board triples the D-550's memory to store 192 sounds. It adds 10 new displays and 42 new parameters, providing enhanced capabilities for playing live or for use in a sequencer-driven environment. All voice allocation is done dynamically. You can create and save separate Multi-Mode settings for every patch, giving you instant access to 192 Multi-mode settings. This board also includes the Speed system which increases timing by 35%. More info, manual download, and sounds at Musitronics website. Also, included in this auction The PG-1000 programmer. Makes programming D-550 a breeze. Sliders for every function."
