JEN String Machine SM2007 SN 02210

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"Own a piece of synth history with the rare Jen SM2007 String Machine.

The String Ensemble is one of the earliest and unique string machines of the mid 70s
like the ARP Solina, Logan String Melody, Roland VP330 and others.
The Jen SM2007 was bought and rebranded by the Thomas Organ Company as the VOX String Thing.
Eventually this original technology was acquired by Crumar and eventually ARP, but very little is known about
this rare Italian analogue machine.

GForce Software, famous for their emulations of vintage synths in plug in format like the ARP Oddity, ARP2600, ImpOscar and
many others, have also created an emulation of the JEN SM2007 in their Virtual String Machine Expansion Pack.

This is the grand daddy of all string synths of 70's and 80's. Once you play it you will see how lush the sound is of the string ensemble.

The synth has organ section, violin, viola, and cello, and ensemble for all of the sections with auto or manual sustain and attack.
You can also adjust the tone of the sound from thin to rich and warm.

All keys work perfectly as well as the selector buttons.
The sliders aren't as smooth as they used to be but they are fully operational with no crackling.
The wood panels have some dings and the main body shows signs of age.
See the photos."

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Sequential Circuits Drumtraks SN 07646 with Original Box

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Roland System 102 expander instruction manual from 1977

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"Roland System 102 instruction manual in English from 1977 with 31 pages."

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Roland System 102 expander patch book from 1976

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"Roland System 102 patch book in English from 1976 with 30 patch examples."

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Bela + Doepfer Dark Energy II: what can Bela do with an analog synth

Published on Mar 31, 2016 Bela Platform

"Back us on Kickstarter, until April 1st 2016 bit.do/belakickstarter

Simple demo of what Bela can and cannot do when connected to a CV-controlled synth.
Using Bela-flavoured libpd to run Pd patches

More info bela.io"

Chung Kuo Cover by Studioliv. A tribute to Vangelis on Jupiter 80

Published on Mar 31, 2016 studioliv1

"A tribute to Vangelis on Jupiter 80.
Chung Kuo Cover by Studioliv.
First Patch from my Vangelis Soundbank for Jupiter 80."

Update:

To The Unknown Man Cover. Tribute to Vangelis on the Jupiter 80 by Studioliv

Monique Sound Preview - zapped through the Factory Presets

Published on Mar 31, 2016 Monoplugs

"Monique is designed for raw bass and lead sounds - if you need something unique, then you can try out Monique: http://Monique.Monoplugs.com"

Dave Smith and Pioneer DJ to Announce Something New at the Musikmesse

This one in via Soviet Space Child, spotted on DJWORX. I bet you didn't see this one coming. If you look at the Pioneer DJ website you will see a number of DJ products featuring multi-colored pads as seen in the graphic although in much more limited layouts. This is DJ product so a good guess would be DSI's filter and/or effects integrated into one or more of their products. As for the number of pads in the graphic? We'll find out soon enough. If you have any guesses feel free to leave a comment. Note Dave Smith will be at the Pioneer booth daily noon to 5PM Thursday April 7 - Saturday April 9.

Update: details are here.

Electribe 2, Bass Station II, Monotribe - live hardware drum & bass

Published on Mar 30, 2016 Matt Greer

"Live hardware Drum and Bass - korg electribe, monotribe & novation bass station 2

Hello,

So, I've been contemplating selling my Electribe 2. I've been a little unsure about this so I decided to give it a little more use before I made my decision. I arrived at this.

Ah, yes, Drum & Bass. My oldest, deep passion in electronic music. Actually, for me, it started with Breakbeat Hardcore then Jungle then DnB. Basically, I've watched it grow through many transformations over the years. Always loved it. Funny to me that the basic style has been around for 20+ years yet it still holds surprises.

As such, my own DnB tends to be a bit of a fusion. It's always a tad slower (166 BPM here) than the new stuff (old school jungle was a bit slower) and I tend to mash different styles together. Incidentally, I'm also working on an alternate mix of this track with Ragga style vocals.

So.. here we are. I made a jungle-ish, jazz step-ish, smooth-ish, ragga-ish, atmospheric-ish Drum and Bass kind of thing. Hope everyone likes it, even the NON-old school-jungle-heads. ;)"

Spring in Blue | Eurorack Modular Ambient

Published on Mar 30, 2016 r beny

"Taking a break from recording to...record. Got a new, better tripod and I wanted to try it out.

This one is inspired by lingering feelings from winter.

Eurorack and Audiothingies P6."