A little history on the synth via the seller: "I have owned this since 2009 when I bought it from a collector in Kingston upon Thames. I used it for several years in a band until we all went our separate ways due to geographical reasons (also, we weren't very good). It has been sitting in my spare room unused for the last few years so I have decided to sell it on to someone who will make use of the amazing sound it has to offer.
Even though it has a few scratches and marks here and there, it is fully working. All keys, effects and knobs are work perfectly and are fully functional. It has a lovely warm tone to the preset sounds (these can be seen in one of the photographs), as well as a phase shifter, attack and sustain, and tone effects. I bought this without the lid, I imagine it would be hard to source one, but not impossible - I haven't looked as I didn't have a need for it.
This Korg was introduced in 1976 and used by the genius that is, Jean-Michell Jarre, as well as Tangerine Dream and Hawkwind. Also, I used it in a band - not worth mentioning."
"The PGM-4X4 is a multi-functional module that performs two different tasks. The main function is that of a programmer. Four columns of four separate control voltages can be individually chosen via the manual push-button or external gate inputs under each column. There is also an internal bus that allows direct normalized connection to the 4 gate outs of a separateFSR-4 (FSR-4 or FSR-4C family). The CV output range is selectable via internal jumpers to be either 0V to +5V or 0V to +10V (approximately) so that some rows can be set to be better suited for controlling more voltage sensitive destinations (such as the pitch of VCOs).
When all four push-buttons are held for a couple of seconds, the PGM-4X4 converts into sequencer mode. In this mode the four column gate inputs and manual pushbuttons switch to sequencer duty. Their functions are shown on the front panel in parenthesis. These are the classic Clock in, Reset in, Run/Stop, and Manual Step controls found on most sequencers.
The PGM-4X4 can be chained to another PGM-4X4 to create a 4×8 programmer or a 4×8 sequencer. PGM-4x4s can also be stacked to add as many row outs as you have room in your cabinets, allowing such things as a 4 column by 12 row programmer or a 8 step by 8 row (or more) sequencer."
Side note, not to detract from the videos: THOR!!! reminded me of how much I'm hoping Apple comes out with a larger iPad Pro this year. I have an original iPad that I use mainly with to edit some of my hardware synths that lack a decent interface, and for light sequencing. I have a Mini Retina for email when away from the laptop and for synths apps. It's nice and gets the job done, but I find I'm missing the larger interface when it comes to editing. I considered an iPad Air, but decided to hold off to see if I prefer the rumored larger "Pro" model.
"This is quick sound overview of Sugar Bytes Cyclop synthesizer for iPad. The Synthesizer comes with 6 different synthesis engines: Saw Regiment, Analog Sync, FM, Transformer, Spectromat and Phase Stressor. The Synthesizer comes with 10 different Filter types plus vowel mode.
Synth Anatomy's Impressions:
- Monstrous Synthesizer for iPad
- Open for all kind of crazy sounds
- No normal Synthesizer
You can find their Indiegogo campaign here. Synth spotting, and some specific gear talk from member Ron Ruthersford further below.
Video description: "2015 has been a year of miracles for Scarlet Architect. The long awaited release of their LP, Eternal Return, the bands first release in over 33 years, has been announced by Genetic Music: September 25th, 2015 is the big day!
Now the band has been invited by Zurich's BalconyTV to appear on the program as well as perform in another Zurich venue and several additional opportunities in a number of European cities have been made available to the band as well.
The band needs financial assistance to make the trip.Please help S.A. realize this career long dream by making a contribution to their Indiegogo Campaign."
The following is some additional info via Scarlet Architect's Ron Ruthersford, who has been known to visit MATRIXSYNTH. His Roland TR-808 was listed here. Some of you might remember Ron from previous PNW synth meets.
"In 1982, Scarlet Architect produced a 4-song EP and pressed 1000 copies of it. That EP garnered some recognition in synth pop circles, particularly in Europe, most notably for the songs 'Rose Grey' and 'Falls Away.' 'Rose Grey' was on the dance club charts in 1982 for ten consecutive weeks. For my fellow gearheads, my two bandmates and I recorded the entire EP in one session in a 24-track studio outside of Chicago using only my trusty TR-808, a Casio MT-30, a Casio VL-Tone (through an MXR flanger), and an SCI Pro-One (and of course our voices). It was great fun and a very fond memory.
We are re-releasing the four songs from that EP and seven additional songs from that period that were also professionally recorded but were never before released. The re-release, called Eternal Return, is coming out in September via Genetic Music (www.geneticmusic.de) and will be available on vinyl and CD and as downloads. The vinyl edition will only contain nine songs, while the CD will contain all eleven songs. All songs will also be available from the usual download sources.
Additionally, we have been contacted to play on Balcony TV in Zurich, Switzerland, and have also now been contacted by a few other places/people in Europe to potentially play a few more gigs if we can make it over there. In an attempt to do this, my bandmate has put together an Indiegogo campaign to try to raise funds for our 'mini tour.' The Indiegogo campaign can be found here. A great deal more information can be obtained from the video on the Indiegogo site. If we can achieve our funding goal, we might also be doing gigs in Germany and the UK.
For additional info about the band, we can be found at www.scarletarchitect.net and on Facebook. There are also several songs available for perusal on YouTube."
A few are embedded below.
Scarlet Architect's "Falls Away" & "Rose Grey" followed by some vintage Moog & Yamaha CS synth spotting in 1983:
Scarlet Architect - Falls Away
Uploaded on Jan 18, 2012 empty
"Awesome Minimal Synth from the US ... can't believe no one posted it yet. The best track on this nice EP."
Scarlet Architect - Rose Grey
Uploaded on May 5, 2011 mistressnazgaroth
Scarlet Architect Live 7 11 1983
Published on Jul 6, 2015 refuge6
"An outtake/preview from a recently discovered VHS tape of Scarlet Architect live. Here is a portion of what was to be their second release, the single 'Say You're Not Pretending'.
Original tape compliments of Suzanne Shelton."
A little history on the synth via the seller: "I have owned this since 2009 when I bought it from a collector in Kingston upon Thames. I used it for several years in a band until we all went our separate ways due to geographical reasons (also, we weren't very good). It has been sitting in my spare room unused for the last few years so I have decided to sell it on to someone who will make use of the amazing sound it has to offer. 
