The Awesome Sonar Traffic Synth Collection at Kytopia, Utrecht

Published on Mar 17, 2015 sonicstate

"We get a look round one of Utrechts true wonders. The Sonar Traffic room at Kytopia"

Rare fed Synton Syrinx at 5:47.

PS3100 triple vactrol resonator for Eurorack DIY

Published on Mar 17, 2015 fonitronik

"A short demo of the PS3100 resonators for Eurorack. The module features three vactrol based voltage controlled bandpass filters with fixed Q, as known from the PS3100. It provides a common input and output for all three channels, as well as single in- and outputs. The on-board wide range triangle LFO is resettable (sync) and is normalled to the CV inputs of the 3 BPFs. The LFOs signal can be inverted for the 3rd channel."

KORG LittlBits Modular synthesizer exploration with delay

Published on Mar 17, 2015 Ritchie DeCarlo

"Getting some amazing sounds from this toy!!"

littleBits synth kits on eBay

New Analog Hardware Keyboard Synthesizers from Artisan Electronic Instruments

Published on Mar 16, 2015 Michael Bachman

"Introduction to the Artisan Electronic Instruments Baroque Synthesizer"

It looks like we have a new hardware manufacturer in town.  Above are three demos of the new Artisan Electronic Instruments Baroque synthesizer. You'll find three SoundCloud demos below. Further down you'll find a concept image of the "Victorian" mono synthesizer keyboard and teaser pics for what appears to be a desktop synthesizer and a eurorack module.

The Baroque as you can see is near completion. It features an all analog signal path with dual oscillators and 4-pole lowpass filter, VCA with digital envelopes, noise (able to be pitch modulated), patch memory, and an extensive modulation system with the ability to bitcrush modifiers - 3 Envs, 4 LFOs with 7 waveforms, nine modulation paths with 18 modulators to chose from.  All knobs positions are patchable and recordable. At the end of the first video he mentions the Baroque should be completed in the next couple of months, he is considering making a version without a keyboard and potentially smaller versions (see concept pic further below), and finally the Baroque will be able to be converted into a polyphonic version using smaller internal boards (pics of the current boards below).

Some pics & additional details:

The Baroque

"All Analog Dual Oscillator, Dual Sub-Osc, 4 Pole LP Filter and VCA sound path with 18+ modulators and modifiers.

40 knobs, 48 switches and/or LEDs, 4 LCD displays
CV and Trigger outs
Midi- In and Out plus a poly-chain bus."

The guts consist of the "Ottava (left) and Maestro (middle) [which] fit perfectly inside the Baroque Synthesizer.. with space for Rondo... the keyboard scanner is in the far right."

The Ottava is the analog voice source with digital noise (diagram below), and the Maestro appears to be the digital modulation source.

All wired up.

Ottava Block Diagram ... Analog Signal Path

Panel overlay below.

The "Victorian"

"All analog dual oscillator monophonic synthesizer with on-board analog delay effects and unique hand-built circuits. Custom built curved control panel and back, oak side and case. 4 octave touch sensitive keyboard."

Upcoming desktop synthesizer?

Upcoming eurorack module.

Innerclock Systems Sync-Gen II PRO & Sync-Step

via Innerclock Systems, where you'll find a write-up with some praise for the devices.

Modular Wild-Malekko Heavy Industry-Richter Megawave-Bank 10 Part One

Published on Mar 16, 2015 Modular Wild

http://malekkoheavyindustry.com

"An exploration of Bank 10 of the Miniwave bank of the Malekko Heavy Industry Megawave,Includes Oscilloscope views and sounds.Sound and Video by Raul Pena.Part One of Two.
For the ultimate experience follow along with the Miniwave manual:
https://web.archive.org/web/200602140..."

All parts:

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The Build — Wej Schematic

Published on Mar 11, 2015 Retronyms

Wireless MIDI. You might remember the Wej from this post back in October. Their pre-order goal was met and development is progressing.

"In this episode of The Build, Dan talks about the development of Wej. Take a look at the 'development guts' of Wej as Dan outlines the components he's been using to write the firmware. At 4:38, Louis appears to stress-test the setup with a wireless controller-driven solo.

Wej is a hackable wireless midi performance base iOS. More info: http://preorder.retronyms.com/

The Vegas Lounge development dev kit by Punch Through: https://punchthrough.com/docs/doku.ph..."

Yamaha SY-1 Keyboard Synthesizer SN 5760

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via this auction

"Unit works perfectly with the exception of the bender, which has a slightly unstable pitch. Please see photos for cosmetic condition details. 100v unit will include a regional adapter plug and voltage converter so you can use it in your home country."

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ARP Odyssey 2800 White Face Analog Synthesizer

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via this auction

SN 281580 or 281500

"Up for sale is an amazing Arp Odyssey 2800 white face. This is a beautiful piece which has been previously restored/serviced. All sliders, switches, knobs, keys and jacks work flawlessly. Great condition, really clean. About a year ago the restoration work was done and it's been working flawlessly ever since. It stays covered in a clean studio and gets regular use. Truly amazing sounding and a pleasure to play in it's restored state...

Here are the details of what was done when I first got it about a year ago.

Everything was meticulously cleaned by hand during the restoration. Sliders were dismantled, cleaned, polished, lubed, tested and only the best internals were used resulting in an accurate and perfectly smooth operation. All original Arp slider caps are included! Each switch was cleaned and slightly lubed. The keybed was also restored, keys cleaned, buss bars and spring contacts polished, key heights leveled, and new key bushings installed so the action is like new and all keys trigger perfectly. After the work was done the Odyssey was calibrated."

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KORG MINI POPS JUNIOR SN 750884

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"Vintage early 1970s Mini Pops Junior Analog Drum Machine

Keio Electronic Lab Corp Tokyo Japan (later to become Korg)

Serial # 750884

240 volt AC 50/60Hz Australian Plug

Completely original in every aspect

Cosmetically in outstanding condition except the number 226483 written on top case in pencil"

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