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Vintage Synthesizer Museum Featured on ABC Local News

This one in via the Vintage Synthesizer Museum in Emeryville, CA.

This is pretty awesome. It's great to see synths of any kind featured in mainstream news.

via ABC7 News in the Bay area:

"A new East Bay museum dedicated to vintage synthesizers has a collection of instruments that produce unmistakable sounds found in many of the songs of the 1970s and 1980s.

Monday, January 12, 2015 08:24PM
EMERYVILLE, Calif. (KGO) -- In today's digital world, an East Bay man is offering up a serious dose of analog at a new museum he just opened to the public.

Some East Bay musicians and engineers have created a unique music space, one that preserves the history of synthesized and music, as well as the instruments which made those sounds in the 70s and 80s, and maybe even more recently.

The Vintage Synthesizer Museum in Emeryville is a place where music lovers can learn, play, rent, or record.

From the classic to the experimental, the museum has instruments that defined more than a decade of music.

Lance Hill is the mastermind behind the collection that acquired piece by piece for more than a decade.

"It's ridiculous," Hill said in regards to his collection, and obviously an addiction. An addiction he used to keep to himself until he found a space for rent.

"I found the studio," he said. "It looked like an old recording studio from the 80s and I just knew that this was the place to have the collection."

The Vintage Synthesizer Museum includes something that's been in magazines with its famous owner, an oddity made of see-through plastic.

Some of the synthesizers on display at his Vintage Synthesizer Museum in Emeryville.

"It was formerly owned by Joe Zawinul of Weather Report. It's kind of in rough condition because he took it on the road," Hill said.

"This clear case, there was maybe 20 of these and I have one of them," Hill said.

It turns out these analog instruments are more than just history. they make sounds that computer engineers still haven't quite been able to imitate. A discerning musician can always tell the difference.

"They sound warm and fuzzy and beautiful," one of Hill's friend's said.

"I don't know, it moves you. It's a little more inspiring," another one of Hill's friends said.

"You are not going to get a computer emulation of this that sounds remotely like this," Hill said.

Unlike digital keyboards, these actually require tuning and they can go out of tune, which some say makes the sound more real."

Joe Zawinul's ARP 2600 and a rare Clear Gleeman Pentaphonic at 1:16.

Eigenharp Alpha with Basestation Pro

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via MATRIXSYNTH CLASSIFIEDS

"Eigenharp Alpha – ebony finish, silver, plastic keys + Basestation Pro.

Includes all the original accesories (cables, usb stick, manuals, etc.) + basestation pro (with travel bag) + Hiscox case with pro lining.

Perfect condition, as new. Almost unused (only 4-5 times) and always at home.

Located in Madrid (Spain). If you live near me I can show it to you in person. Pictures sent by mail by request.

Will ship worldwide.

4500 euro (a new instrument with this configuration would cost more than 6700 euro)."

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::vtol:: nayral-ro

::vtol:: nayral-ro from ::vtol:: on Vimeo.

"Interactive robot orchestra

more info and images - http://vtol.cc/filter/works/nayral-ro

The orchestra consists of 12 robotic manipulators of various designs, each of which is equipped with a sound-transmitting speaker. The manipulators, combined together, form a single multi-channel electronic sound orchestra. Due to constant displacement speakers in space, changing direction of the sound and the algorithms for generating compositions, the orchestra creates a dynamic soundscape. In order to interact with the orchestra, controller Leap Motion is used, that allows to control robots and sound by simple hands gestures in the air - similarly to conducting an orchestra.

The project is based on the idea of a combination of modern music, computer, interactive and robotic concepts and approaches for the creation of works of art. In many ways, it is inspired by well-known works that were presented in the recent past, such as Pendulum Choir (2011) and Mendelssohn Effektorium (2013). However, Nayral Ro is different from these projects in many ways. Its algorithmic system, in which sound and musical composition are being produced, is real time, and the acoustic environment also changes simultaneously with the process of creating the musical piece. Also, the whole process is completely subordinated by the 'conductor', so this a role is similar to such of a composer, performer and operator at the same time.

Creation of more sophisticated versions, more subtly revealing the potential of Leap Motion for tuning to the movement and changes in sound, is being planned for the future development.

video by Nikolai Zheludovich"

hard:

- arduino mega
- modified OWI-535
- servo motors + actuators
- 12 channel sound system
- leap motion

soft:

- ManosOSC
- Pure Data

Commission by Garage Museum of Contemporary Art & Geek Picnic Festival, Moscow - St.-Petersburg, 2014.

sp. thanks: Violet Postnova

Nord Lead A1 A1R LIQUID LIMBS Patches

Published on Jan 13, 2015 Soundria.Com

"Nord Lead A1 patch demonstration by Liquid Limbs. You can fetch the sounds used in this demo here: http://www.menemszol.hu/files/file/14... Please visit Liquid Limbs' Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/skysuta"

Nord Lead A1s on eBay

Synth Giants 03: Kurzweil Forte vs. Korg Kronos X vs. Yamaha Moxf8

Published on Sep 16, 2014 Soundria.Com

"We are back with our typical A/B test with the latest and greatest keyboards :) Watching and listening this would not give a proper judgement, but you can get the idea / taste / capability of the synths. We definitely suggest to try it yourself in a shop near you! (And make your own conclusion). Though we welcome your comments, as always :) Enjoy! (PS: please see our other Forte video for a solo demo about the presets). NOTE: some sounds distorted in the Yamaha MoxF: it's not Youtube, nor a clipped recording, but the instrument itself."

Novation Bass Station II sequences Synthesizers.com Modular synth!

Published on May 26, 2014 Soundria.Com

"This Synthesizers.com Custom-44 modular synth is for sale. So we tested it, and had surprisingly great fun by the unexpected features of the Novation Bass Station II: the sequencer was a joy to record and play and driving the big modular it gave some great results!"

Waldorf PULSE 2 +paraphonic+ analogue synth!

Published on Dec 20, 2013 Soundria.Com

"Just stumbled into this fat piggy and we fell in love with it. Quickly recorded some presets we played."

Waldorf Pulses on eBay

9 Drum Machines: Roland, MFB, Nord, BKE, Elektron, Korg, TipTop Audio

Published on Apr 10, 2014 Soundria.Com

"We live wonderful times: so many drum synthesizers available, each with their own character. We played each a little, and made a movie so you can see each other next to the other.

Captions are available in English and Hungarian. Video is recorded at our pro audio / musical instrument store in Budapest.

00:07: Roland AIRA TR-8
01:58: Korg Volca Beats
03:29: MFB Tanzbar
05:11: MFB 522
06:22: Vermona DRM1 mkIII
08:18: Nord Drum 2 and Nord Beat
09:40: Elektron Machinedrum
12:31: TipTop Audio BD808,BD909,SD808,,Hats808,Hats909,909CP
14:02: BKE Beat Thang"

2*pi = synth jam (w/ Benjolin, Eurorack, MicroBrute, Standuino 2pi) #TTNM

Published on Jan 13, 2015 The Tuesday Night Machines

"A calm synth jam, using my Modular Synth Noise Rack and the Standuino 2pi for some background sounds, while playing with the Microbrute on top.

Audio gear used:
- Eurorack Modular Synthesizer (with Klangbau Köln / Rob Hordijk Benjolin, XR-VCO, Tube/Röhren VCA, Ladik S-030 Clockworks, etc. see: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...)
- Arturia MicroBrute (analog synthesizer) through MXR Micro Flanger pedal
- Standuino 2pi White Noise Edition Synth through Electro Harmonix EHX SuperEgo Synth Engine pedal
- Zoom R16 (recording & mastering)

Filmed with a Canon EOS 550D (Rebel t2i)."