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Check out the tiny hex pad on the back! :)
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Original Yamaha DX9 Synthesizer Data Tape
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Aside from this still existing, another interesting thing is the "A" and "B" indicating each side of the tape is hand written. Curious if it was done during manufacturing or if the owner did it later. As you can see on the back of the case, there are three banks. If you've ever used a tape for data backup on a synth, you'll know they don't take up much time, so it is possible all three banks were on one or both sides.
"The tape has been tested and plays well with no faults. It has not been tested on a DX9 synthesizer."
via this auction
Aside from this still existing, another interesting thing is the "A" and "B" indicating each side of the tape is hand written. Curious if it was done during manufacturing or if the owner did it later. As you can see on the back of the case, there are three banks. If you've ever used a tape for data backup on a synth, you'll know they don't take up much time, so it is possible all three banks were on one or both sides.
"The tape has been tested and plays well with no faults. It has not been tested on a DX9 synthesizer."
PAIA 2720 Vintage DIY Analog Synthesizer
PAIA Gnome Early Synthesizer w/ Original Box & Manuals
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"This was available in kit form in the mid 1970's
Itis completely assembled and for the most part works.
The only issue I can report is the VCF appears to have limited functionality.
The resistive element is intact and it does work.
Requires two 9 volt batteris to operate.
Unit is in very good condition."
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"This was available in kit form in the mid 1970's
Itis completely assembled and for the most part works.
The only issue I can report is the VCF appears to have limited functionality.
The resistive element is intact and it does work.
Requires two 9 volt batteris to operate.
Unit is in very good condition."
ENSONIQ ESQ-M ANALOG WAVE SYNTHESIZER w/ Original Box & Voice Crystal Carts
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Nice shot of the CEM3CEM3379 24 dB/oct. VCF, VCA, VC pan 379 chips on the inside further below.
"It comes with rack ears, 4 cartridges, manuals, a bunch of cool preset sheets, and original box. One thing worth noting is that cartridge 2 and 3 are full of great useable sounds and drum kits while cartridge 1 and X have been erased. It also responds to aftertouch which is great. This is what you want if you don't have the space for a big heavy keyboard."
via this auction
Nice shot of the CEM3CEM3379 24 dB/oct. VCF, VCA, VC pan 379 chips on the inside further below.
"It comes with rack ears, 4 cartridges, manuals, a bunch of cool preset sheets, and original box. One thing worth noting is that cartridge 2 and 3 are full of great useable sounds and drum kits while cartridge 1 and X have been erased. It also responds to aftertouch which is great. This is what you want if you don't have the space for a big heavy keyboard."
Crumar Bit 01 Rack Expander 6-Voice Vintage Synthesizer SN 00060
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The Bit 01 is an analog six-voice polyphonic MIDI module. It has MIDI-in only, so there's no saving patches by MIDI - only to the Tape interface (which I haven't tested). There are 99 memory locations - 75 for basic patches - 24 for saving splits & doubles. It has selectable stereo audio outputs for those split & double modes (3 voices per channel).
I don't have the proper owner's manual, only a scan of the Bit 99 manual (the same engine with a keyboard) which you'll get in a nice binder! The 01 lacks the "program advance" pedal input (for program chaining) and headphone jack that the 99 has. It does have the release pedal input. The MIDI input works fine, including program change. The sound is clean from both channels."
via this auction
The Bit 01 is an analog six-voice polyphonic MIDI module. It has MIDI-in only, so there's no saving patches by MIDI - only to the Tape interface (which I haven't tested). There are 99 memory locations - 75 for basic patches - 24 for saving splits & doubles. It has selectable stereo audio outputs for those split & double modes (3 voices per channel). I don't have the proper owner's manual, only a scan of the Bit 99 manual (the same engine with a keyboard) which you'll get in a nice binder! The 01 lacks the "program advance" pedal input (for program chaining) and headphone jack that the 99 has. It does have the release pedal input. The MIDI input works fine, including program change. The sound is clean from both channels."
Roland MC 202 w/ Arturia Beatstep
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"You are bidding on a Roland MC 202 synthesizer. It works great and is a classic since it is essentially a SH-101 with no keyboard. It does have a few minor scratches and chips on one side, but functionality is not affected. It has a built in sequencer, but I prefer to use it with the Arturia Beatstep (CV/Gate Sequencer). With this you get..."
via this auction
"You are bidding on a Roland MC 202 synthesizer. It works great and is a classic since it is essentially a SH-101 with no keyboard. It does have a few minor scratches and chips on one side, but functionality is not affected. It has a built in sequencer, but I prefer to use it with the Arturia Beatstep (CV/Gate Sequencer). With this you get..."
Testing a KORG SQ-1 with a Vintage Yamaha CS15 Synthesizer
Published on Jul 13, 2017 Ritchie DeCarlo
Pulse - Beat Making Music Studio / Audio Sequencer Promo Code
JN3HREM9X6JX
First one to grab it gets it.
As promised in this post. :)
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MIKE303 'Roland Orchestra 01' (VP330 Tr808 Juno60)
Published on Jul 13, 2017 AnalogSynthMuseum
MIKE303 'Roland Orchestra 02' (VP330 Juno60 Tr808)
"Roland Juno60 arpegiator of the Juno60 sync and control by the Tr808
strings human voice vocoder Roland vp330 MKII"
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