MATRIXSYNTH

«WOMB» — hands on interactions with digital sound

«WOMB» — hands on interactions with digital sound from a guy called tom on Vimeo.

"Knobs, buttons and keys are the dominant means of interaction with electronic musical instruments. The aim of the «WOMB» prototyp is to explore alternativ ways to this paradigm. What if we could shape digital sounds with our hands, in the same way we can shape/sculpt clay?

«WOMB» is a hybrid electroacustic instrument that allows rich, direct, haptic interaction with a multidimensional parameter space through a flexible userinterface. It is based on the awesome Axoloti plattform and was developed as part of my masters degree in interaction design at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)."

Crumar Performer + Moog Taurus "Sleepless"

(c) vintage synth track by RetroSound
strings, lead and fx sounds: Crumar Performer (1979)
bass: Moog Taurus 1 (1975)
recording: multi-track

Original/Vintage Waldorf Pulse Polyphonic Rack Synthesizer SN 96030554

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Sequential Circuits Six-Trak Vintage Analog Synth CEM3394 overhauled & upgraded

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"Recently maintained and upgraded by a professional synth engineer:

power supply (220V) electrolytic/tantalum capacitors and regulators are replaced
all voice board electrolytic/tantalum capacitors are also replaced
new battery box with 2x AAA batteries (for easy future replacement) is installed
ROM has been upgraded to the latest version 14.0 (mainly fixes various midi bugs and introduces Unison detune)
new Z-80 CPU is installed in socket
internal boards, sliders and keyboard contacts are cleaned
most of the ICs are socketed (for easier future maintenance)
the instrument & wheel are fully calibrated/tuned
factory presets are restored"

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Yamaha FS1R Rack Mount FM Synthesizer SN PN01002

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Yamaha TX816, eight DX7 synths in a rack

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"The TX816 is the big boss of all FM synths. It is a rack with eight TF1 modules which are Yamaha DX7 synthesizers condensed down to a single circuit board. Designed for use with an external controller and patch editor, the TX816 allows you to easily play eight DX7s.

There are 3 levels of Yamaha TX816 expertise. Level 1: how to use the TX816, Level 2: which software claims to emulate it well, and Level 3 why none of them does, but can sound great layered to it. If you are reading this listing, I guess you made your way to Level 3 already, congratulations. It's nice to be between professionals.

Although one can use the TX816 like it's eight seperate DX7s, mixing and panning each module together to layer the sounds into one monsterous 128 voice and 48 operator DX powerhouse is where it truly shines. The TX816 has been used by Kitaro, Chick Corea, Michael Jackson, Europe, and Scritti Politti between others. In the early eighties the unit cost $5,000. Each module also features an indepednent audio out (XLR) and MIDI I/O for a total of eight audio outputs and MIDI I/O's. It also has one global MIDI in/out port with 8-part multitimbrality, but no common stereo or mix output.

The unit I'm selling works, I just played all 8 modules separately to verify. It has two minor issues: the last module flashes a low battery error though it still holds patches (I'm out of TX816 batteries) and the back of the enclosure has a small ding on the left. It doesn't show if the TX816 is mounted in a closed rack. So instead of the $1600 what some people listed their mint unit on eBay, you can have mine for $999 with the one memory error and case ding."