Thursday, November 06, 2014
John Bowen SOLARIS Synthesizer
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"Up for auction is argueably the best sounding synth made to date, the somewhat rare and amazing John Bowen SOLARIS. The SOLARIS is a high-end digital synthesizer, which features state-of the-art digital synthesizer technology, yet sounds like classics of the past, or digitals of the present and future. Because of John's early successes working for Moog and Sequential Circuits, and Korg, John had an intimate knowledge of analog synthesis...but later on, he also became one of the best designers of digital synthesis with Creamware and Zarg. This made John uniquely qualified to combine all he had learned into the Solaris. This synthesizer is A BEAST to say the least, able to emulate most any analog or digital synth with ease, although John designed it to go where synths had not yet gone as well. And not only is the sound fat, thick, and ballsy in a very analog way, but also very capable of sounding digital in a analog way as well...very hard to hear some of it's sounds and not hear analog oscillators and filters in it somewhere."
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Frostwave Quad MIDI to CV Converter
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I don't believe I've posted one of these before. Interesting bit of gear from Frostwave's history.
"Control up to 4 of your favourite CV-equipped, analogue synthesizers at one time with a MIDI-source computer or digital instrument with this incredibly versatile MIDI to CV / Gate conversion unit.
Info:
The Frostwave Quad MIDI-CV Plus is a rack mount four channel MIDI to analogue CV convertor, designed and manufactured in Australia. The unit operates in three different modes:
1. As a basic four channel convertor, it interprets MIDI note number, velocity, and note on/off on any four adjacent MIDI channels and produces corresponding control voltages and gate voltages to drive up to four analogue mono synths.
Or to control your FROSTWAVE RESONATOR and/or FROSTWAVE BLUERINGER V2
Switches enable each channel to be either V/Oct (Roland, Moog, Arp etc) or Hz/V (Korg MS series). Gate polarity can be either positive or S-trigger (Moog) type. Pitch bend information is interpreted on each channel via a 16-bit DAC and added to the control voltage to give smooth glides. There is a DIN sync output for early drum machines, locked to the MIDI tempo.
2. The second mode is for modular systems, with various MIDI controllers being interpreted from one channel. Eight continuous and four gated outputs are available.
3. In the third mode, the unit is used as a MIDI controller. Plugging a standard analog games joystick into the unit allows samplers etc. to be triggered by the fire buttons. Moving the joystick changes the notes and volume.
Other Uses:
via this auction
I don't believe I've posted one of these before. Interesting bit of gear from Frostwave's history.

Info:
The Frostwave Quad MIDI-CV Plus is a rack mount four channel MIDI to analogue CV convertor, designed and manufactured in Australia. The unit operates in three different modes:

Or to control your FROSTWAVE RESONATOR and/or FROSTWAVE BLUERINGER V2
Switches enable each channel to be either V/Oct (Roland, Moog, Arp etc) or Hz/V (Korg MS series). Gate polarity can be either positive or S-trigger (Moog) type. Pitch bend information is interpreted on each channel via a 16-bit DAC and added to the control voltage to give smooth glides. There is a DIN sync output for early drum machines, locked to the MIDI tempo.
2. The second mode is for modular systems, with various MIDI controllers being interpreted from one channel. Eight continuous and four gated outputs are available.
3. In the third mode, the unit is used as a MIDI controller. Plugging a standard analog games joystick into the unit allows samplers etc. to be triggered by the fire buttons. Moving the joystick changes the notes and volume.
Other Uses:
Xfer Serum: How to Make Custom Wavetables
Published on Nov 6, 2014 PlugInGuru
"Rate! Comment! Subscribe! This video shows you my technique for making the Wavetables that will be included in my Patch library for Serum. Pick up this library (after Nov 10th) at www.PlugInGuru.com.
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Dual VC Gate_Modifier / Trigger Delay Preview
Published on Nov 6, 2014 JRock17991's channel
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Doepfer A105 24 dB SSM Low Pass Filter Audio Demonstration
Published on Nov 6, 2014 Raul's World of Synths
"A continued exploration of the Doepfer A105 24 dB SSM Low Pass Filter. This time we hear the wide range of the filter using a sequenced passage. We also explore the subtlety of the filter's resonance. Second video of three. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."
All parts:
The Build — Phase84 LFOs
Published on Nov 6, 2014 Retronyms
"In this installment of The Build we're excited to announce the official name and sleek new look of Digits in development, Phase 84. Synth Lord Louis will also show you the fun and versatile features of the LFOs!
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Custom Painted REMCO SOUND FX MACHINE
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A bit Jackson Pollock.
"For your consideration I have an ultra rare Remco Sound FX Machine analog synthesizer from 1979. It has not been circuit bent, the only modification besides the custom paint job is the addition of a 1/4 jack making it ready to plug and play with your amp or mixer. This thing sounds amazing, It utilizes the same sound chip that was used in the Space Invaders arcade video game, but instead of playing pre-programmed sounds, it lets you gain access to the chip and change the parameters to create a wide variety of sounds. It comes from a clean smoke free home. You will receive the synth with a fresh battery installed... Heres more info I found on the internet.
'The Remco Electronic Sound FX machine was based on the Texas Instruments SN76477 analog sound effects chip. This little late-1970s integrated circuit generated square and noise waves that could be modulated to create all manner of bleeps, bloops, buzzes and auditory insanity. It's perhaps most famous as the sound chip used in the arcade version of Space Invaders.'"
via this auction
A bit Jackson Pollock.

'The Remco Electronic Sound FX machine was based on the Texas Instruments SN76477 analog sound effects chip. This little late-1970s integrated circuit generated square and noise waves that could be modulated to create all manner of bleeps, bloops, buzzes and auditory insanity. It's perhaps most famous as the sound chip used in the arcade version of Space Invaders.'"
planb M15 subacid rain, makenoise erbeverb, metropolis
Published on Nov 6, 2014 heodesalciphron
"M15/transmission=QMMGLPG=QMMGLP"
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