Rare Soviet FAEMI 1M SN 0687190 POLY ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

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"Up for sale is extremely rare Soviet vintage polyphonic analog synthesizer "FAEMI-1M". It is a compact polyphonic analog synthesizer produced by Katchkanar radio equipment factory "Formanta", which is the manufacturer of such well-known synthesizers as Polivoks, Formanta, Manual, Maestro etc. Faemi-1M is a "young brother" of a very popular synthesizer Polivoks. It bears the same logo on the package and retains some of its most impressive capabilities, for example the powerful resonance filter. The handy keyboard of the synthesizer has also remained unchanged. But unlike Polivoks, this synthesizer is entirely polyphonic (a so called "organ-string-synthesizer"), which makes it possible to merge several timbres with the addition of a timbre (Brass) passed through the filter.

Faemi-1M is housed in a compact metal body with plastic sides. It has a 4-octave keyboard (from F to E; or from "Fa" to "Mi" in Russian; their combination gives "FaeMi"). Parameter control is performed with handy knob regulators graduated from 1 to 10. The synthesizer consists of four main sections: OSCILLATOR, TIMBRE, FILTER and AMPLIFIER.
The OSCILLATOR section provides the following functions: RELEASE, FINE TUNING, GLISSANDO. The TIMBRE section (waveshape select) has four timbre volume controls - PIANO, STRING, CLAVECIN, and BRASS.
The VIBRATO(LFO) group includes the controls of vibrato RATE, vibrato DEPTH and time of vibrato DELAY. The vibrato RATE parameter is controlled by red-light indicator.
The FILTER section (red button) passes the BRASS timbre through the filter (for the other timbres it is impossible) & includes the envelope group: ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN, RELEASE. The parameters of the filter are CUTOFF, RESONANCE, and FILTER MODULATION.
Section AMPLIFIER includes only a one control regulators - for global VOLUME.

On the front connection panel, the following connectors are situated: PEDAL input for filter control (5Din), PHONES (1/4 TRS "Jack"), main OUTPUT (1/4 TRS "Jack") and input for SUSTAIN pedal (5Din).Next the POWER connector, power ON/OFF, the FUSE are situated."

You'll find some samples on ruskeys.net

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Elektron Sidstation SN F10100669-81

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"For sale here is an Elektron Sidstation. This is a rare synth no longer made. Great sounding 8-bit chiptune style synth, gets you very interesting effects, leads, bass. Very different from anything else out there. In excellent shape and fully functional. Comes with Sidstation and power supply. Freshly loaded with the Ninja presets..."

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Geoff Countryman and the Electro-Harmonix Ring Thing, Single Sideband Modulator

Published on Jun 4, 2013 EHX·163 videos

"Saxophonist, Geoff Countryman, explores the EHX Ring Thing which provides unprecedented control of ring modulation, plus pitch shifting over a four octave range. Ring Thing lets you explore a new world of waveform interaction where complex ring modulations deliver everything from subtle color changes to slithering metallic sweeps. Fully programmable!"

Electro-Harmonix Ring Things on eBay

Geoff Countryman and the Electro-Harmonix H.O.G.2, Harmonic Octave Generator

Published on Jun 4, 2013 EHX·163 videos

"Saxophonist, Geoff Countryman, explores the EHX H.O.G.2 which delivers complete control of 10 totally polyphonic and glitch free voices, ranging from two octaves below to four above the instrument's pitch---all without the need for a special pickup or instrument mods of any kind."

Electro-Harmonix H.O.G.2s on eBay

Rick Parker and the Electro-Harmonix Superego Synth Engine

Published on Jun 4, 2013 EHX·163 videos

"Trombonist, Rick Parker, explores the Electro-Harmonix Superego Synth Engine. The polyphonic Superego reinvents sample and hold, performs fluid glissandos and unleashes oscillator-like synth effects. Layer sounds, create infinite sustain, use the effects loop to invent your own sounds. It features Auto, Manual and Latch modes!"

Electro-Harmonix Superegos on eBay

Oscillations

Oscillations from Coony on Vimeo.

"Just some Lissajous figures produced by two sine wave generators that are frequency modulated by a random sequence. Crappy camera Lo-Fi image and sound, but you get the picture..."

The Little Putney V2

Eurorack EMS VCS3 clone via Zeitdehner's Modular Pages where you'll find more pics and info.

"With the original 2011 build of my Little Putney, I missed a crucial feature of the genuine VCS3/Synthi. That is output level control of individual waveform outputs from the oscillators. The Analogue Systems RS95e oscillators do not have any output level control.

I have now finally implemented this with a passive attenuator bank. I designed a new frontpanel and had it cut, drilled and engraved by Schaeffer AG..."

October 1980 German Sequential Circuits Prophet-10 Ad

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Prototype Demo: Breadboard Based Modular Synth System

Prototype Demo: Breadboard Based Modular Synth System from Phillip Stearns on Vimeo.

"This video demonstrates some prototype modules being developed by Phillip Stearns and Pete Edwards for a larger breadboard based modular synth system. The current collection of modules demonstrated here were developed and designed by Phillip Stearns using a stackable, header-based form factor designed by Pete Edwards. Each module features a curated collection of CMOS chips configured into powerful core multipurpose functions. At the heart of the design approach and ethos is the desire for endless musical and electronic invention, exploration, and discovery from the bottom up or the top down.

The current lineup of modules includes:
The Shifter: A complex signal generator that utilizes an 8-bit linear feedback shift register.
Divide by 2 by 2 by 2 by 2...: a frequency divider that produces 12 sub octaves with three programmable 1 of 8 outputs.
Divide by 3 - 10: A frequency divider that produces subharmonics
The Digitizer: A real-time 3-bit ADC
The Rhythm Brain: Three synchronized, independently programmable binary rate multipliers."

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[Music] Swiveling Marble Eyes (Sunvox + Pixilang)

Published on Jun 1, 2013 Brian Muramatsu·24 videos

"This time I experimented with using a different scale than usual and incorporating some spoken word into the track. I know I broke my rule about using no samples, but only the vocals were sampled. I still use only Sunvox modules for the rest of the sounds. :-)

I used Pixilang for the visualization again. However, I rendered at 640x360 and zoomed in to get to 1280x720. This boosted the frame rate, so I hope it is a bit smoother than the last video. There is nothing too special about the video. The circles are just images that I made in GIMP and tinted by Pixilang.

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/btmura/swivelin...

Ogg: https://sites.google.com/site/btmura/...

Sunvox: https://sites.google.com/site/btmura/...

Tools: Sunvox, Pixilang, GIMP, ffmpeg, OpenShot, Audacity"

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