Monday, July 11, 2016
POWER DX7 CHANNEL - The Very Best Of Yamaha DX7 FM Synthesizer
Published on Jul 11, 2016 Power DX7
"This is a Power DX7 Channel Promotional Video with a selection of my very best Yamaha DX7 Patches.
About Power DX7
I have owned my Yamaha DX7 Mk I since 1986 and making my own original DX7 patches ever since. My focus is to push the DX7 (and other FM synthesizers including DX7s, DX7II, TX802) to its limits to create many original patches with breathtaking sonic quality, realism and expression, from warm analog synthesizer sounds to uniquely DX7 piano, brass, string voice, etc.
About the Yamaha DX7 FM Synthesizer
Introduced in 1983, the Yamaha DX7 is the one of the best ‘pure’ synthesizer which has a very powerful FM synthesis engine. Even without sampled waveforms or a digital filter, it can produce amazing sounds from analog-like bass and pads, to breathtaking human voices, strings, pianos etc.
About This Video
All Yamaha DX7 sounds featured in this video are my original patches, created using the Yamaha DX7 Mk1 front LCD screen.
Featured Yamaha DX7 Patches
1. Filter Sweep - Like Patch
Even without a digital filter, the DX7 can produce an unique filter-like sound. A similar sound is used for my DX7 analog patches demo, Van Halen 1984.
2. Powerful Synth Brass
Uniquely the Yamaha DX7 sound, it's a powerful sound with a natural flanging effect. The same sound is used for my DX7 analog patches demo, U.K. Alaska.
3. Warm & Soft Pad
An amazingly analog-like warm pad sound, you'll never guess that it's actually coming out from the Yamaha DX7 FM synthesis engine! It has a beautiful natural chorusing effect, and adding external chorus and reverb effects makes it a magic.
4. Resonant Filter - Like Bass
Again even without a digital filter, the DX7 can produce a bass sound with a filter - like effect. It has this 'sticky' sound, typical of an analog resonant filter.
5. 80's Sampler - Like String Pad
With an amazingly realistic string sound, the DX7 can produce a string sound that resemble those 1980's sampler based string sounds.
6. Amazing Acoustic Piano
This Yamaha DX7 Piano patch can produce realistic, harmonic - rich metallic sound at lower notes.
7. Breathtaking Male Choir
With breathtaking sonic quality and realism, the DX7 is showcasing its true capability, emulating a realistic male choir sound. This breathtaking sound can rival modern hybrid synths.
8. Breathtaking Female Opera
With breathtaking sonic quality and realism, the DX7 is showcasing its true capability, emulating a realistic female opera sound. These breathtaking sounds can rival modern hybrid synths.
Power DX7 Intro Song
All original DX7 patches with amazing sonic quality, realism and expression - Piano (High and Low notes), Male Choir, Female Opera and DX7 Brass'
E-Mu Planet Earth Synthesizer Factory Demo Songs
Published on Jul 11, 2016 Sound Programming
"Factory demo songs from the E-Mu Planet Earth rack module.
Song List:
1. Rain Dance (0:02)
2. Planet Earth (2:46)
3. Movin' Earth (6:09)
4. Organic (10:35)
5. Earth Tones (12:44)
The Planet Earth is part of the Proteus 2000 family of synthesizers and has two slots for E-Mu expansion ROMs, with the first being occupied by the World Expedition module containing 32MB of world/ethnic instruments."
Oberheim OB-8 SN C40503
Kawai SX-240 Synthesizer Keyboard
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via this auction
"Offered for sale is the Kawai SX-240, a classic very rare and unique sounding dual DCO multi-waveform Analog Synthesizer (made in 1984) with SAW, SQUARE, PULSE (2nd LFO), BRASS (Ring Modulation) waveforms, 8-voices of polyphony, an additional SUB Oscillator, Poly8/4/mono modes, a super-warm, lush, on-board chorus/ensemble effect, 8-SSM 2044 filters (used on PPG-Wave 2.2, Korg Mono/Poly, Korg Trident, Korg Polysix, Kawai SX-210, Kawai K3 etc), a LFO that can be routed everywhere in the DCO, VCF and the VCA, MIDI In/Out/Through, Portamento, Glissando, a 8-digits LED screen for editing the parameters and the option of being placed in Split or Dual patch modes. In Split mode you can assign two patches to be played in a split on the keyboard. In Dual mode two patches can be played at the same time for a rich, warm and layered sound, not very common in Analog Synthesizers. It has also a built-in, real time 1,500 note sequencer and chord memory. This is a very useful synth!
Kawai SX-240 has a great rich, lush and unique analog sound to it that can't be reproduced by today's modern synthesizers. Cuts through the mix in a unique way, and due to its rarity will not end up sounding like other analogs of the era. Sonically it is somewhere between Korg Polysix and Roland Juno-60."
via this auction
"Offered for sale is the Kawai SX-240, a classic very rare and unique sounding dual DCO multi-waveform Analog Synthesizer (made in 1984) with SAW, SQUARE, PULSE (2nd LFO), BRASS (Ring Modulation) waveforms, 8-voices of polyphony, an additional SUB Oscillator, Poly8/4/mono modes, a super-warm, lush, on-board chorus/ensemble effect, 8-SSM 2044 filters (used on PPG-Wave 2.2, Korg Mono/Poly, Korg Trident, Korg Polysix, Kawai SX-210, Kawai K3 etc), a LFO that can be routed everywhere in the DCO, VCF and the VCA, MIDI In/Out/Through, Portamento, Glissando, a 8-digits LED screen for editing the parameters and the option of being placed in Split or Dual patch modes. In Split mode you can assign two patches to be played in a split on the keyboard. In Dual mode two patches can be played at the same time for a rich, warm and layered sound, not very common in Analog Synthesizers. It has also a built-in, real time 1,500 note sequencer and chord memory. This is a very useful synth!Kawai SX-240 has a great rich, lush and unique analog sound to it that can't be reproduced by today's modern synthesizers. Cuts through the mix in a unique way, and due to its rarity will not end up sounding like other analogs of the era. Sonically it is somewhere between Korg Polysix and Roland Juno-60."
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Model 1000 Synthesizer SN 3812
PAiA 4786 VELOCI-TOUCH SYNTHESIZER MODULE
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via this auction
This appears to be the first post showing what the PAiA 4786 looks like on the site. A search on 4786 only brings up one previous post from January of 2009. That post only featured a couple of pics of the circuit boards and instructions. See it for more details on the module. If you do a search for 4740 you will see a ton of PAiA modules in systems, but not this one.
via this auction
This appears to be the first post showing what the PAiA 4786 looks like on the site. A search on 4786 only brings up one previous post from January of 2009. That post only featured a couple of pics of the circuit boards and instructions. See it for more details on the module. If you do a search for 4740 you will see a ton of PAiA modules in systems, but not this one.
PAIA 4740 ENVELOPE GENERATOR SYNTHESIZER MODULE W/ MANUAL
Groovesizer MB Multiboard Synthesizer
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via this auction
"The Groovesizer MB (for multiboard) is a DIY 8-bit audio platform. It’s a musical chameleon that can take on a number of different roles from sequencer to synth, drum machine, or midi controller. Exactly what the Groovesizer MB is at a given moment depends on the firmware it’s running. Existing firmware can be freely hacked, or new firmware developed using the beginner friendly Arduino IDE. Firmware is loaded to the board directly from the Arduino IDE, either via an AVR ISP programmer, or by flashing the Atmega chip on an Arduino board and swapping it out."
See manufacturer's specs here.
via this auction
"The Groovesizer MB (for multiboard) is a DIY 8-bit audio platform. It’s a musical chameleon that can take on a number of different roles from sequencer to synth, drum machine, or midi controller. Exactly what the Groovesizer MB is at a given moment depends on the firmware it’s running. Existing firmware can be freely hacked, or new firmware developed using the beginner friendly Arduino IDE. Firmware is loaded to the board directly from the Arduino IDE, either via an AVR ISP programmer, or by flashing the Atmega chip on an Arduino board and swapping it out."
See manufacturer's specs here.
Roland VP330 Vocoder Plus Keyboard Synthesizer
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via this auction
"Refurbished by tech as follows: All PCBs removed and cleaned. All electrolytic capacitors replaced. All slider pots removed, disassembled, soaked in a mild deteregent solution, rinsed thoroughly, dried, re-assembled, re-lubricated and restored as new. Wiring harnesses, pots and jacks thoroughly cleaned. All faulty IC circuits replaced. Fully calibrated using the original factory service manual.
Front top panel re-finished black. Back and bottom panels are original, side cheeks are non-original but fabricated very close to OEM parts. Some parts of printed silkscreen are worn and the bottom base shows minor wear. Also, 2 or 3 keys show minor damage from what looks like a soldering iron mishap. Functionally the unit is flawless.
Roland factory service manual and complete schematics included with this sale."
via this auction
"Refurbished by tech as follows: All PCBs removed and cleaned. All electrolytic capacitors replaced. All slider pots removed, disassembled, soaked in a mild deteregent solution, rinsed thoroughly, dried, re-assembled, re-lubricated and restored as new. Wiring harnesses, pots and jacks thoroughly cleaned. All faulty IC circuits replaced. Fully calibrated using the original factory service manual.
Front top panel re-finished black. Back and bottom panels are original, side cheeks are non-original but fabricated very close to OEM parts. Some parts of printed silkscreen are worn and the bottom base shows minor wear. Also, 2 or 3 keys show minor damage from what looks like a soldering iron mishap. Functionally the unit is flawless.Roland factory service manual and complete schematics included with this sale."
Volca on the Krome : KORG Volca/Krome/minilogue/MS-20mini/SQ1
Published on Jul 11, 2016 karenevil
"I made a couple of simple stand ( or frame ) for my volcas to use them on my Krome keyboard :)"
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