Korg Synthe-Bass with MIDI in Built in Case

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"Korg SB-101 Synthe-Bass: This machines is a supremely rare bass synth from the mid-1970s. Not only does it sound super cool, it is one of the best-looking keyboards ever made, in my opinion. The sweet two-octave keyboard and the classic Korg controls are housed in a very durable briefcase. Very James Bond and very very very rare. This unit is in good condition. While showing minor wear, and a few screws on the case were replaced, it is still the best condition Synthe-Bass I have ever seen. Of course, it words perfectly. This unit is the Japanese edition but it comes with a power adapter. It gets better. This machines was originally lacking cv/gate, midi (of course) or any other method of control other than your hands. Thanks to my tracking down of the schematics and passing them to the powers-that-be at Synhouse years ago, this unit has a midi adapter professionally built into it..."

LM13600 Korg MS-20 Synthesizer SN 145773 with Original Case

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"Japanese 100v model and comes with high quality 120v to 100v step down transformer. Filter section does not use KORG35 chip. It has a filter daughter board. Recently serviced and all electrolytic capacitors have been replaced. Stay in tune very well. Comes with original case..."

The new KORG MS20 Mini has the KORG 35 filter which much more aggressive sounding with high resonance compared to the LM13600 filter daughter board. The LM13600 sounds smoother.

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ROLAND DJ 70 MKII KEYBOARD SAMPLER SYNTH

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Prophet 08 + Moog LP + Kaossilator

Published on Jul 23, 2013 Indiemultimedia·10 videos

"Playing the Prophet 08 arpeggiator while doing some melodies with the Moog LP Stage II. Tweaking some knobs, making some noise, having some fun!"

Online Petition to Keep Bob Moog's Archives in Asheville with the BMF

You'll find the petition here. If you haven't heard the news see this post.  I'll add this to it as well.

The petition was setup up via Michael Koehler who sent in the following:

"I am not involved with the BMF, but am friends with Michelle. She knows that I am doing this.

I am very passionate about it because I was fortunate to knew Bob for a short while and know that he would not want things to go the way that they are going right now. I am not trying discredit Cornell or say anything bad about them. They are a fine institution. I am just trying to help them see what moving the archives would mean.

There is so much more to this material. It is not simply 'Bob's stuff'. In Bob's work, he always included colleagues and musicians in the development of his works. If we send these notes off to some storage facility where only scholars can reference them, most of this is lost. The BMF is connected with many of the musicians that worked with Bob. They have the ability to connect the information that Bob wrote down from the engineering standpoint and re-connect it with the musicians that worked with Bob to create it. I have witnessed this first hand. I am telling you, this type of documentation and interpretation would be impossible with the items at Cornell. Think of all of the nuggets that have come out of the BMF. Stories, video clips, etc. Remember all of those insights? It is almost as if Bob were still here. Cornell will most definitely have a totally different output. It will be much more sterilized and scholastic.

I saw first hand the work that Michelle and her team have done. There were literally rooms of material laying in in total disarray. One piece of gear that was salvaged by her team was the very last minimoog made from the original factory. The synth was barely salvageable at the time. That was in 2006. Had it laid there, out in the shed, exposed to the elements, do you think it would even be salvageable today? And, even if it were, do you honestly believe that Cornell would even restore it? In the list of items, it most likely would not be on the top of the list. But the reason that this synth was so iconic to save was that back in the day, Bob had the fore-site to know that something like this should be preserved. Remember, this was at a time when you couldn't give analog synths away! Bob was like that, he knew to save things not for himself or his own legacy, but because some day, these things will be important to someone.

Another example, the BMF has restored 100 recordings. I have heard some of these. Amongst them is a recording where Bob sent a minimoog prototype to Sun Ra to play with and asked Sun Ra to let him know what he thought of the synth. Sun Ra used it in a performance the night that they received it. They did not have a user manual or any instructions, they just went with it. Sun Ra recorded this performance and sent the tape to Bob. This was the first recording of the minimoog and it was also an iconic recording of a concert as well. I can tell you that if this recording goes to Cornell, no one will be able to hear it. The licensing rights will never be able to be cleared by them for public consumption. No way a record label will give that away easily. Way too broad of a license. Where as the BMF would be allowed to play these recording during their exhibits and seminars because they would be able to keep custody of the recording preventing broad public dissemination.

I could go on, but I have probably typed your eyes out! :)"

You'll find the petition here.

Abstract Data ADE-30 Wave Boss and the ADE-31 Logic Boss Now On Sale

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"The ADE-30 Wave Boss and the ADE-31 Logic Boss are on sale now!

The ADE-30 combines the most practical and commonly used waveform and CV utility functions in a compact, fully-featured module with 4 independent, DC-coupled stages and 7 unique functions in total.

The ADE-31 is a multi-stage, switchable logic and pattern-generation module combining utility and performance-oriented features. Up to 4 inputs and 12 simultaneous outputs in a unique cascading architecture with CV switching and linking between the 2 stages."

You'll find video demos and additional details for each on the Abstract Data website.

FISOUND OVRDrive Analog Four Sound Pack

Published on Jul 22, 2013 PatchArena·2 videos

"Presenting: OVRDrive Analog Four Sound Pack. 128 New Sound Presets For The Elektron Analog Four.

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All audio in video was recorded directly from the Analog Four using the new Sounds. No additional sounds, effects, or processing."

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Access Virus TI Desktop Synthesizer

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Vintage Basky II Analog Bass Synthesizer

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Doepfer SCHALTWERK MIDI CV SEQUENCER

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"SCHALTWERK is a professional tool for generating pattern-based musical structures. It is an input and controlling instrument for rhythmic trigger patterns, arpeggios, analog sequences, chord triggers and other rhythmic structures whereby all functions are available simultaneously. The real time access to all 8 tracks predestinates SCHALTWERK for improvisation and live events. The main features are:

8 track pattern sequencer with MIDI
16 CV- and 8 Gate outputs
controls for each track: 16 buttons and LEDs
setting/resetting of steps by pressing the corresponding button while the pattern is running, resulting in lively structures changeable in real time
display of the active steps and the actual step
mute/demute track by a dedicated mute button for each track
MIDI-note or controller event, master note, master velocity, prescale, note length, delay, MIDI channel and last step (for uneven measures) independently programmable for each track
for each single step note and velocity are programmable or may be recorded from an external MIDI keyboard (analog sequencer mode)
in combination with incoming MIDI-notes each track may alternatively work as an arpeggiator, chord trigger or gater (combined with the possibility to turn each step on or off)
128 patterns (1 Pattern = 8 tracks of 16 steps)
fast selection of patterns with 32 pattern and 4 pattern bank buttons with LEDs
creation of pattern-links (1-2/1-2-3-4), i.e. track expansion to 32 or 64 steps
16 songs, each song has 128 steps for pattern number and number of repetitions of the pattern
fast selection of songs with 8 song buttons and 2 song bank buttons with LEDs
copy, move, clear, load, save tracks, patterns and songs
save all informations via MIDI SysEx
synchronisation (internal/external) via MIDI-Clock
record function: realtime recording of certain actions similiar to a software sequencer
transposition of sequences via MIDI notes
2 separate MIDI inputs, 2 separate MIDI outputs, DIN-SYNC (Roland compatible) input or output
light grey 19" case, 8 height units
184 LEDs (standard: red, blue series: blue), 208 buttons, 2-line LC-display, alpha-dial for data input
optically similiar to Regelwerk, MAQ16/3, A-100, MCV24, MS-404 ....
For more detailed information please look at the english manual."

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