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Monday, February 10, 2014

Light Face KORG RCA Victor Tribute M-500 Micro-Preset Vintage Analog Synth


via eBay

This isn't something you see everyday.

"Up for sale is Korg M-500 Micro-Preset vintage analog synthesizer, one of the most earliest and rarest synths Korg produced in the '70s. This one is a super rare version that Korg made under the name of Victor, which has different coloring to the genuine Korg M-500, although the synth itself are exactly the same."

I don't believe I've ever seen one of these before.  Note the RCA logo to the left of Victor. The Victor was the RCA Synthesizer.  You can watch a video on the history of The RCA Synthesizer here. Also see the RCA channel at the bottom of this post for more. Cool to see KORG pay tribute like that so many years ago.

Make Noise Rene as NonLinear Quantizer


Published on Feb 10, 2014 MAKEN0ISE·34 videos

"Demonstration of the Make Noise Rene Cartesian sequencer, used to quantize external voltages by CV-addressing the X-CV input in Snake mode. Since each location's value can be set independently, quantization can be as linear or non-linear as you prefer.

See James Cigler's excellent "Rene 101: Charming the Snake" for more info about Snake Mode" [posted here]

Eowave Capsule Titan Double Demo


Published on Feb 10, 2014 analoguezone·16 videos

http://analoguezone.com

"Patch #1

Oberkorn sequencer gate out - ADSR gate input
RAYONNEMENT ADSR output - Filter CV input

2x Discrete Oscillator Square outputs - Mixer input
Mixer output - MAGNETOSPHERE 24 dB Low Pass Filter input
1x Zone BF LFO triangle output - Oscillator PWM input


Patch #2

1x Zone BF LFO Random waveform output - multipled with TipTop Audio Stack Cable -
- 24 dB Low Pass Filter audio + CV inputs - filter in self-oscillation
- VCA input"

Program Change Matrix-1000 & JX-10 Sample Packs

You'll find them at the Program Change website here.
The following are a two demos and some details captured for the post.



"800 instant, high resolution sampled instruments taken from Matrix-1000, greatest sound module of the classic Oberheim world.

Legendary synth manufacturer, Oberheim had a wonderful plan in the late eighties: they developed a relatively cheap synth module with all the analogue goodies they had at the time (yes, fine oscillators and filters), give them a MIDI control and tons of preset sounds covering every sound style their instruments ever produced.

The result was Matrix-1000, and it fulfilled all the dreams with some exceptions. Its sound was as huge as an Oberheim should have, and they let it fly with 800 preset sound programs (plus 200 rewritable memory slot). But the control was not so perfect, you cannot edit the unit itself at all, and starting an external editor was also a pain due to the very slow microprocessor Matrix-1000 had."




"145 ready-to-play, high resolution sampled instruments recorded directly from Roland’s last analog classic, JX-10 a.k.a. Super JX.

In the mid-eighties Roland produced their most perfect analog machine of all times, the JX10 synthesizer, also known as Super JX. Structurally it was equivalent of two JX-8P synthesizer packed together in a single box, with wider, 76 note keyboard – but its fans loved it way many more than any of the JX-8P user loved his own instrument.

Super JX used up 2 x 2 oscillators for every patch combination you call up from the front panel – a so-called upper and lower unit of two sound boards. This resulted so huge, fat sound which is hard to describe. And they used the company’s best oscillators, followed by an excellent high or low pass filter which wasn’t too far from the ones found in the outrunning Jupiter series.

The only Achilles point was the lame MIDI implementation – but some experienced users solved the numerous problems and released an EPROM hack which made the instrument really usable."

Biophilia - NordBio - Mini Documentary on Bjork's Biophilia


Biophilia - NordBio from Biophilia Educational Program on Vimeo.

"Det islandske formandskab i Nordisk Ministerråd 2014 presenterer
Biophilia - kreativitet som en undervisnings- og forskningsmetode."

iTunes: Björk: Biophilia - Björk

Moog MP-201 Multi-Pedal Expression CV/Gate Converter

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via eBay

"Like new Moog MP-201 Multi-Pedal used for controlling analog and modular synthesizers, synthesizers with an expression pedal input, the entire Moogerfooger range if pedals or any device with a control voltage input, not to mention it being able to convert MIDI information to 4 separate CV/Gate outs. Perfect with a Voyager, Little Phatty, Dave Smith Instruments synth like Prophet or Tetra (Tetr4) among hundreds of others. You will be getting MP-201 serial #716 with the power supply and manual. The OS version is 2.0. This is clean as a whistle."

Folktek Luminist Garden with Absynth's Aetherizer


Published on Feb 10, 2014 Anthony Distefano·273 videos

"A little jam with Folktek's Luminist Garden and NI Absynth"

via Anthony Distefano on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Eddie Harris - 'Zambezi Dance' Improv modular synth cover


Published on Feb 9, 2014 VoltageCtrlRtv·20 videos

"Jazz has always been a big influence in my life thanks to my Grandmother exposing me to it at an early age. Eddie Harris has always been one of my favorites, the 'Instant Death' LP is an incredible album from start to finish and it also holds more nostalgia because this album has been sampled by a few of my favorite HipHop artist back in the day.

This is a live one take improvised composition using my analog modular synth and the Arturia Microbrute.

For this composition I setup a complex analog modular synth patch built around the 250e patch from the MakeNoise Pressure Points / Brains manual. The bassline sequence is being generated by the Arturia Microbrute.

The Microbrute sequence is also controlling the pitch of the Harvestman Piston Honda and the envelope is being generated by the Malekko/Richter Envelator. This patch was way too busy to reverse engineer anymore of it.

Enjoy
Shiro Fujioka aka voltagectrlr"

via Shiro on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

1980 Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Reference Brochure


via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the full set of scans and a write-up.

"Sequential Circuits Inc. Prophet-5 "The Completely Programmable Polyphonic Synthesizer" reference brochure (spec sheet) from approx. 1980."

1984 BANANA Synthesizer German Ad


via synthmuseum.de

See the SSB channel below for more including a demo of one featured in a Moonlight Matters studio tour.
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