Roland MC4 B + OP8 + MTR 100

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via Wavemeister

"Up for sale is a rare set of Roland MC4B + OP8 + MTR 100.

This sequencer is one of the best CV Gate sequencers ever made.
It is a great tool to use with a modular system like the Roland System 100m, 100 or 700.

The units are in very good shape and work perfect.
PSU of the MC4B has been recapped with high grade caps.
All buttons and switches have been restored and work like new.

MC4B and OP8 are 220V and MTR 100 runs under 110V."

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Yamaha to Host Rare Vintage Synth Exhibit at NAMM

Pictured: Yamaha's first synth, the SY-1.

"Yamaha to Exhibit Rare Vintage Synthesizers From 40‐Year History at the 2015 NAMM Show

BUENA PARK, Calif. (January 6, 2015)—Yamaha today announced that it will exhibit around a dozen rare vintage synthesizers at the 2015 NAMM Show, the largest musical instrument trade show in North America, to be held January 22‐25, 2015 in Anaheim, California. This showcase, which celebrates Yamaha’s 40th anniversary of manufacturing synthesizers—a milestone reached this year— plans to include analog synthesizers like the SY‐2, CS30 and a special guest or two, the gorgeous GS1, the DX7, which was one of the most commercially successful synths of its day, and the rare VP1—a polyphonic physical modeling synthesizer. Some of the models will be playable. Yamaha introduced its first synthesizer, the SY‐1, in 1974 after decades of research and development and established a high technological benchmark when it released the CS80 polyphonic synthesizer in 1976. The company made musical history in 1983 when the DX7 debuted as the most commercially successful electronic keyboard of its time. This keyboard, which helped shape the sound of popular music in the 1980s, relied on frequency modulation—the leading‐edge technology of the time. By the end of the decade, Yamaha synths evolved from performance instruments to full‐fledged music workstations. The rise of music production synthesizers helped spur the home recording revolution by providing arrangers with a single tool to orchestrate almost any combination of musical instruments with ever‐more realistic tone generation. Yamaha helped develop the use of

sampled—or recorded—tones, along with physical modeling that went beyond sound by recreating instrument behavior as a mathematical model. Building on years of experience and distilling all of Yamaha’s technical innovations into one synth, the Motif series, introduced in 2001, evolved into an industry leader by offering great sound, computer integration and the ability to create sophisticated musical performances with ease. To celebrate the anniversary, Yamaha released the latest iteration of this series, the Motif XF, with a special edition white finish—the only Music Production Synthesizer on the market available in this color. The model offers an exclusive 40th Anniversary Premium Contents Pack that includes FL512M flash memory expansion, a USB drive with content from vintage Yamaha synthesizers and more than $1,000 in rebate offers on Yamaha products and third party soft synths, editors and sound libraries. Beyond hardware, Yamaha became an early adopter of digital technology. Earlier this year, the company launched www.yamahasynth.com, a new community for Yamaha synthesizer users. The site features a forum where members can interact with Yamaha’s product experts including the legendary Phil “Bad Mister” Clendeninn, Yamaha Synthesizer artists and other enthusiasts, along with resources to help all players get the most out of their instrument and download sounds directly into their synthesizers. 'Yamaha has long mastered the art of drawing on past technologies to improve on future synthesizer models,' said Nate Tschetter, marketing manager, Music Production, Yamaha Corporation of America. 'We continue to make high‐quality synthesizers for every stage of one’s musical career from the bedroom studio to the sold‐out stadium.' For more information, visit the Yamaha Booth at the 2015 NAMM Show in the Anaheim Marriott Hotel, Marquis Ballroom, January 22‐25, 2015, or http://4wrd.it/yamahasynth."

Transcendent Powertran 2000 PCB

via midierror

"I have re-drawn the PCB for the above synth so it is readable. Many of the online scans have blurred characters, and are spread over a number of images."

PanzerLyu - Underpass (John Foxx live synth cover - Microbrute, MicroKORG, Miniak, Boss RC-505,)

Published on Jan 7, 2015 PanzerLyu

"Cover version of classic John Foxx masterpiece.
Main patch played with Korg MicroKORG, sampled and looped on Boss RC-505. Bassline from Arturia Microbrute.
Drum sound from two different drumkits of Kaossilator2, sampled and looped on Boss RC-505.
As usual, one shot one kill...so excuse me for the mistakes!
No DAW or Pc involed.

Gears:
Arturia Microbrute
Akai Miniak
Korg MicroKORG
Korg Kaossilator 2
Boss RC-505

Effects:
Reverb preset by Xenyx X1622USB
Equalization and filter by Boss RC-505
Overdrive and distortion on Microbrute by Digitech BP50

Mixers:
Behringer Xenyx X1622USB
Behringer Xenyx Q602USB
Behringer MicroMIX MX400"

MANGROVE: One flip

Published on Jan 7, 2015 Gil Michell

"Two Mangroves with White Whale, Meadowphysics & Earthsea from monome.

Five over four rhythm. Inter-modulated oscillations.

http://shop.whimsicalraps.com"

Fragments d'abîmes corpusculaires (Dreyt Nien)

Published on Jan 7, 2015 heodesalciphron

"pièce improvisée de 55 minutes, en 15 parties

00:00 Quelques grabeaux étincelants
...
03:00 Déesses et artisans, la métaphore de Cléopâtre
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07:20 Fragments d'abîmes
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10:22 Les arachnée contradictoires dévorent leurs moissons
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12:35 Paresseuses et sournoises caresses
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14:30 Batailles molles & chasses obscures
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16:15 Fourmillement vespéral en inexorables vauriens
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18:20 Toutesfoys frivoles
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21:00 L'intimiste manqué aux gazouillis complexes
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27:00 Pétulante d'esmoy, amorty toi
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30:06 Azuré de terres veincus
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32:41 Tetragramme
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36:38 Bioconstructeurs au singulier
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39:50 Meurdrissez les maladies inconnues / esclat renoüe, s'amasse en dépourveue
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44:50 Incarnations corpusculaires spatiales
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Synthesizer with ATxMEGA microcontroller Unison-mode

Published on Jan 7, 2015 chippie461

Follow-up to this post.

Vulpecula Signal

Published on Jan 7, 2015 wellurban

"A noisy drone that derives from cross modulation between Braids and the A124 Wasp filter. Braids is in WMAP mode; signal goes via A124 (with resonance at max) to delay and reverb; in turn the A124 BP out modulates Braids' Timbre via a VCA. LFOs modulate the VCA amount (and hence the feedback effect on Braids' wavetables) and the A124's cutoff. The Wasp sometimes picks up harmonic series, and sometimes goes into paroxysms of harsh noise.

The oscilloscope shows Braids' direct output on the x axis and the filtered version on the y axis."

alien telemetry

"A handful of self-generating patches I made for the BEMI Music Easel and saved to the iProgram Card. Just scrolling through... For video of this: youtu.be/W_aiOsU-NgY"


Published on Jan 7, 2015 Todd Barton

Near Mint EDP WASP Electronic Dream Plant Analogue Synth

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via this auction

"This little Wasp synth has just been services by Benden Tech and is in perfect working order. It's a real time-warp having been owned by me from new but kept in storage for many years. The decals and case are all perfect, the only defect is a missing knob cap."

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