The Birth of the Prophet VS

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"The Birth of the Prophet VS
By Chris Meyer, ex-employee of Sequential Circuits
originally printed in the VS WaveWrangler User Guide, (c)1991 Interval Music Systems
updated 7/99 and 6/01 by the original author

The Idea

It all started some time in 1985. We were still working on the Prophet 2000 sampler, and as resident historian (in other words, I had the biggest archive of synth magazines and manuals), another engineer asked me to explain how various instruments performed waveform crossfades.

I had finished discussing the Fairlight, and had moved on the PPG - explaining its wavetables, and the ability for it to scan a group of waves first in one direction and then back again. While I was scrawling this back and forth motion in my notebook, suddenly a little twinge went off in the back of my head, and my hand drew the next line arcing down the page...and the concept of crossfading between waves in two dimensions, not just one, was born.

Trying to imagine what it would sound like to wander around a space with different waves in each corner was a little beyond most people's grasp at the time. So, I decided to patch it up at home on my rag-tag modular synthesizer..."

Paul Bley's Arp 2500

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"Switched On is honored to deal with the Arp 2500 owned by free jazz pioneer and pianist Paul Bley.

Here are detailed photos of all of the individual modules in their un-restored state.

All serial numbers on the modules are extremely early production. The sequencer is the first ever made!"

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Waldorf Rocket Synthesizer Now Available for €219 / $286.50

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Googlish: The logical structure of the user interface as well as the selection of the available control and switching elements are evidence of the wealth of experience, Waldorf under construction displays exceptional sound generator has. So are all the functions that affect a synthesizer sound significantly, Direct access. Rocket is the perfect fun machine, because of its very attractive price appeals to every sound interested. It works in stand-alone mode as well as in any music production environment. Here his sound is beyond any doubt, a real Waldorf Synthesizer just - powerful, directly and with great attention to detail.

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Moog Source

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Vintage 1980's YAMAHA DD-3 & DD-6 Digital Drum Synthesizer

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Oberheim OB8 Synthesizer

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1979 German KORG Ad - Die Neue Synthi-Generation

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single cycle wave forms

Published on Mar 7, 2013

"How to use single cycle waveforms using Caustic 2 and Sunvox for Android"

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=sunvox

iTunes:
SunVox - Alexander Zolotov
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99 sounds (patches) for PPG WaveGenerator

Published on Mar 8, 2013

"To download the patches, click here: http://tinyurl.com/a62k3s2
This video contains some of the 99 sounds (patches) made by Alba Ecstasy for PPG WaveGenerator, one of the most powerful synthesizers for iPad. What you hear in this video is the pure sound of the WaveGenerator.
The PPG WaveGenerator is controlled by a Virus Ti2 via iRig MIDI.

Sound design by Alba Ecstasy."

iTunes:
WaveGenerator - Wolfgang Palm
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Bliss Pad

Published on Mar 8, 2013 Apps4idevicesMusic·412 videos

iTunes:
Bliss Pad - David Covey
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"Bliss Pad is a fun and simple three voice synthesizer with an easy to navigate, colorful interface. Customize your sounds with the tone editor then play and loop them. Bliss pad is designed to be satisfying no matter your level of musical knowhow.

At a glance:
- Quirky retro sound and graphics
- Autochord makes playing a breeze
- Reverb, pitch delay, wobble effects
- Arpeggiator with randomizer
- Super simple loop bank lets you layer your sounds
- 12 old school drum samples"

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