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Yamaha Motif XS8 Star Edition: 2GB sample RAM, 16GB Flash dr. & Pianosoft Library

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"The XS8 Star Edition is a souped up XS8 there is only one of. First the sample RAM is expanded to 2GB. Then as a response to the XF8's much-advertised 1GB of Flash RAM, I gave the XS8 a 16GB Flash memory stick... ha! When the paint wore off on the XS's right side from my mouse / trackball, I created a custom decal to cover the metal. The winning bidder gets and extra decal, and the Photoshop file on disc too in case you want to change the text, add colorful flying monkeys to the design or whatever.

One of the things that never looked quite right to me on the standard XS8 are those iffy green side panels. So I got to work again and voila - lovely smooth wood panels, like a $10,000 Yamaha DX1. Except this new synth has 1000 times the audio capabilities of a DX1.

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Waldorf Streichfett String Synth with Original Box

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"Only six weeks old immaculate conditions comes with all original packaging manual psu and unused serial for Waldorf software bundle"

The pink on black string synth.

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KAWAI K5000S Classic Additive Synthesizer Keyboard

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Two Fairlight Brochures and 1986 NAMM Voice Tracker invite card

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"(3 Items): Two vintage and NOS, near mint Fairlight brochures, 4 pages each, full color, (the Fairlight MFX and the Fairlight Voice Tracker brochure) and one 1986 vintage NAMM Fairlight Voice Tracker Invite Card. Both brochures are approximately 11.5 inches X 8.25 inches. The NAMM show invite card is approximately 6 inches X 4.25 inches. All 3 have satin/glossy finish on high quality paper. No punch holes, no writing."

Original ARP 2600 Analog Synthesizer Patch Book

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"Rare original Arp 2600 Patch Book with 100 patches of various sounds. It is worn around the edges, but is complete. It also has some blank front panel facsimile pages in the back so that you can keep a record of your own sounds and patches."

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Original 1971 ARP 2600 Synthesizer Poster

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"Arp 2600P Synthesizer Poster, Original 1971 (7-71) Vintage on light bluish paper. This is the Treble Clef Logo Version. Approximately 34 inches X 22 inches give or take. Has a larger pic of the standard Arp2600P and a smaller pic of the unique Arp2600C Console (metal cased unit). This poster is perfect for framing and hanging in the synthesizer studio. This is completely ORIGINAL and NOT A FAKE OR COPY like others you may see on ebay from time to time."

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Stylophone 305S

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"First of all, it’s certainly true to say that it’s much larger than the regular Stylophone – which is, after all, about the size of an inch-and-a-half thick postcard.

The 350S is a souped-up Stylophone in every way: instead of the Stylophone’s 20 notes – an octave and a half – the 350S has 44. That’s three and a half octaves, and you can see in the picture the difference in length between the two keyboards.

Not only that, the 350S has eight voices, as opposed to one (or even the S1’s three), and some of these are themselves in different octaves.

The voices are designated ‘woodwind’, ‘brass’ and ‘strings’. In these days of sample-based synths, none of these sound terribly much like what they say they are, but they have the general qualities of these instruments – and, despite what you may read, one or two of them are quite like the distinctive tone of the regular Stylophone that we all know and love!"

You'll find additional details on the 305S at the listing or Andy Murkin's Music Electronics blog, where it appears to have been pulled from.

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VINTAGE CRUMAR TRAVELER 1

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Korg LAMBDA ES-50 SN 234365

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"The unit appears to be working fine, I noticed the Electric Piano preset seems to be only producing percussive noise, but otherwise all other presets sounds working fine as well as all the keys and switches and knobs. Maybe a slight scratch noise on the volume slider which could probably do with some adjustment/servicing as well."

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