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Thursday, October 08, 2015
Stand-Alone Oberheim Mini Sequencer with Mods
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"A working Oberheim Mini Sequencer. Each knob in the Control Voltage Preset area has two parts, upper knob and lower knob, the uppers are for Seq 1 and the lowers for for Seq 2. On the original design, Seq 1 and Seq 2 have their own independent outputs, both working. This particular unit has been modified so that both sequences are also CV output through the 'OUT' on the front panel, and you can switch between both using the '1/1' switch just above the 'OUT'. Please see photo. This mod works great, and is fun.
There is an additional mod called 'RESET' on the front panel, which I have never tried.
I used this with a minimoog, and it works great. I tried using it with an ARP AXXE, and the ARP CLOCK seems to have been disable in order to make one of the mods work.
But aside from the ARP CLOCK not working and the RESET mod untested, the rest works great.
Like I said, I used this to drive my minimoog - and you can also use the EXT CLOCK to sync with the TRIG OUT of a TR-909. So you can have a TR-909 driving the Oberheim Mini Sequencer driving a Minimoog. It's a blast!"
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"A working Oberheim Mini Sequencer. Each knob in the Control Voltage Preset area has two parts, upper knob and lower knob, the uppers are for Seq 1 and the lowers for for Seq 2. On the original design, Seq 1 and Seq 2 have their own independent outputs, both working. This particular unit has been modified so that both sequences are also CV output through the 'OUT' on the front panel, and you can switch between both using the '1/1' switch just above the 'OUT'. Please see photo. This mod works great, and is fun.
There is an additional mod called 'RESET' on the front panel, which I have never tried.
I used this with a minimoog, and it works great. I tried using it with an ARP AXXE, and the ARP CLOCK seems to have been disable in order to make one of the mods work.
But aside from the ARP CLOCK not working and the RESET mod untested, the rest works great.
Like I said, I used this to drive my minimoog - and you can also use the EXT CLOCK to sync with the TRIG OUT of a TR-909. So you can have a TR-909 driving the Oberheim Mini Sequencer driving a Minimoog. It's a blast!"
POLIVOKS RUSSIAN ANALOGUE SYNTH
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"It's been full serviced with new caps and pots and has midi.
It's in full working order, sounds like a beast - fatter than your mum*.
This is the demo that made me want to buy one."
Uploaded on May 7, 2008 Jexus
"Demo of Poliwoks All sounds programmed by WC Olo Garb. Video editing by WC Olo Garb."
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"It's been full serviced with new caps and pots and has midi.
It's in full working order, sounds like a beast - fatter than your mum*.
This is the demo that made me want to buy one."
Uploaded on May 7, 2008 Jexus
"Demo of Poliwoks All sounds programmed by WC Olo Garb. Video editing by WC Olo Garb."
Future Retro 777 Monophonic Analog Synthesizer SN FR3D71499426
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"What a fantastic machine. It was even tuned and enhanced by Jered Flickinger himself so that it can achieve a smoother attack. Best acid box I've ever worked with, but it does so much more than just acid. Works with all your vintage gear as well. I've never seen a 7-pole filter, but this one has it, and a 3-pole as well. Comes with original manual and original Jameco power supply, plus some patches and patch templates to help get you started. I never thought I'd part with it, which explains the Boards of Canada and Aphex Twin stickers, but it doesn't fit into my new show."
Pic of the inside.
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Pic of the inside.
Macbeth Studio Systems M5
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"This is the original M5 with the black & orange colour scheme, as used for the ARP2600.
Note that whilst it ‘looks’ like an ARP2600, the M5's 'sound' is more Moog and Oberheim. (The original ARP2600 stole the Moog filter design of course, hence epoxy sealed units, lawsuit, etc...)
IMO it is sonically much more powerful and versatile than the 2600, based on the dual filter design alone, as outlined below.
It has both a Moog 'based' (and classic) transistor ladder 24dB/Oct filter for VCF1, PLUS an Oberheim 'based' State Variable 12dB/Oct filter for VCF2.
As well as dual VCF's, I often used the CV controlled Stereo Pan Amp + Spring Reverb for Stereo FX of one or other, or even a VCF MIX, such that I had 4 audio ‘stems’ per patch for mixing.
A glimpse of the huge flexibility on offer here and that's only on the output... There are more modulation & audio paths possible than I care to mention... 1000's basically!
It has a total of 70 sliders which makes it easier to see the settings at distance for many of the functions, as well as allowing for easier ‘patch mixing’ as one might do or have done on a classic analogue mixing desk. It could be a great educational tool in that regard, or else any synth fan could simply get lost in the possibilities and enjoy the sonic adventures... There is no manual for this synth, so it is assumed you are not a beginner to analogue synthesis & CV control...
As well as using as 2 separate mono synths, the M5 has ‘per Oscillator CV’, allowing you to play 3 note polyphonic chords with the right CV/Gate set-up and opens up another whole area that analogue monosynths can’t access... In Mono mode you can of course easily detune to play ‘fixed’ chords shapes from one note in any case and is great fun to experiment with this alone.
As pictures shows this is a huge synth. As well as the sliders it has 23 rotary/switchable pots and over 100 ¼ jack sockets- not 3.5mm mini-jacks as on the 2600.
I planned to buy as a synth 'for life' but a new venture now requires serious funds. I have had 9 years of sonic fun on this amazing synth and now it can be yours..."
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Note that whilst it ‘looks’ like an ARP2600, the M5's 'sound' is more Moog and Oberheim. (The original ARP2600 stole the Moog filter design of course, hence epoxy sealed units, lawsuit, etc...)

It has both a Moog 'based' (and classic) transistor ladder 24dB/Oct filter for VCF1, PLUS an Oberheim 'based' State Variable 12dB/Oct filter for VCF2.
As well as dual VCF's, I often used the CV controlled Stereo Pan Amp + Spring Reverb for Stereo FX of one or other, or even a VCF MIX, such that I had 4 audio ‘stems’ per patch for mixing.
A glimpse of the huge flexibility on offer here and that's only on the output... There are more modulation & audio paths possible than I care to mention... 1000's basically!
It has a total of 70 sliders which makes it easier to see the settings at distance for many of the functions, as well as allowing for easier ‘patch mixing’ as one might do or have done on a classic analogue mixing desk. It could be a great educational tool in that regard, or else any synth fan could simply get lost in the possibilities and enjoy the sonic adventures... There is no manual for this synth, so it is assumed you are not a beginner to analogue synthesis & CV control...
As well as using as 2 separate mono synths, the M5 has ‘per Oscillator CV’, allowing you to play 3 note polyphonic chords with the right CV/Gate set-up and opens up another whole area that analogue monosynths can’t access... In Mono mode you can of course easily detune to play ‘fixed’ chords shapes from one note in any case and is great fun to experiment with this alone.
As pictures shows this is a huge synth. As well as the sliders it has 23 rotary/switchable pots and over 100 ¼ jack sockets- not 3.5mm mini-jacks as on the 2600.
I planned to buy as a synth 'for life' but a new venture now requires serious funds. I have had 9 years of sonic fun on this amazing synth and now it can be yours..."
New Future Retro Touchplate Keyboard Control with Arp, Sequencer, Knobs, MIDI & CV in the Works
Based on the pic we have:
MIDI In, Thru, Out
CV: Clock, Gate, Key CV, Velocity, Touch, Mod
8 Octave range
Arpeggiator and Sequencer with MIDI Sync CV, Poly?, Range, Glide, Accent, Hold, Rest and Direction.
Three knobs for Glide, Swing and Tempo
http://www.future-retro.com
Fugue for iPad and Eurorack Patch
Published on Oct 8, 2015
"Put together a patch and had the new iPad app, Fugue, play around with the patch"
Cool Thonk & Animodule stickers.
iTunes: Fugue Machine | multi-playhead sequencer - Alexandernaut
"Relax"TR8, Octatrack, Moog Voyager, A4
Published on Oct 8, 2015 Dylan Nau
"Went dumpster diving at the local thrift shop for some samples, whipped up a fun little housey number. Been really digging just making house music lately, nice and easy and good grooves. Using the Novation ReMote for controlling the A4 and the Moog. Very compact awesome little setup here. Enjoy."
Novation // Circuit - First look with Tom Demac
Published on Oct 8, 2015 NovationTV
"We took Circuit to outboard synth guru Tom Demac's studio in London to see what he thought.
For more information on Circuit, head to: http://www.novationmusic.com/circuit"
Rare SOLTON PROJECT 100 Keyboard Synthesizer with MIDI, Sequencer & SSM Filters, VCAs & ENVs
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"MEGA RARE SOLTON PROJECT 100 ANALOG POLY SYNTH
(the Keyboardversion, the Expander is called Solton SM 100 )
this is really fat and VERY Prophet 5 like sounding !!!!
also FANTASTIC to use it to layer a PROPHET 08 or Polyevolver with it,
so you add some real vintage SSM sound and fatness to the modern DSI filters
you'll get some real magic sounds combining the new with the vintage !!
SSM FILTERS SSM VCAs SSM ENVELOPES !!!!
POLYPHONIC SEQUENCER !!! MIDI !!!"
You can find a demo of the SM 100 here.
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via the listing:
"MEGA RARE SOLTON PROJECT 100 ANALOG POLY SYNTH
(the Keyboardversion, the Expander is called Solton SM 100 )

also FANTASTIC to use it to layer a PROPHET 08 or Polyevolver with it,
so you add some real vintage SSM sound and fatness to the modern DSI filters
you'll get some real magic sounds combining the new with the vintage !!
SSM FILTERS SSM VCAs SSM ENVELOPES !!!!
POLYPHONIC SEQUENCER !!! MIDI !!!"
You can find a demo of the SM 100 here.
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