Tonic the Sequencer by Rebel Technology

Published on Sep 6, 2017 Rebel Technology

"In-depth product demonstration of Tonic, the new additive interval sequencer from Rebel Technology.

Tonic is a clever but uncomplicated module which opens up new possibilities in a modular system. It’s a new concept and very different from a step sequencer, allowing a new way of thinking about musical sequences and melodies."

ROLAND JV-2080 with 6 Expansion Boards

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ROLAND JV-2080 with 6 expansion boards:
SR-JV80-02 ORCHESTRAL
SR-JV80-07 SUPER SOUND SET
SR-JV80-09 SESSION
SR-JV80-10 BASS AND DRUM
SR-JV80-15 SPECIAL FX Collection
SR-JV80-16 ORCHESTRAL II

Waldorf Micro Q OMEGA Phoenix Edition 75 VOICE Virtual Analog Synthesizer SN 64400500573

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"Waldorf Micro Q Phoenix Edition (#377 of 500) WITH the 75 VOICE OMEGA EXPANSION!! If you are familiar with this synth, you know that the Phoenix Edition is hard to come by to begin with. You probably also know that the Omega expansion is also super rare to find... don't miss the chance to have the RAREST OF THE RARE!! It took me forever to find one of these in this minty condition with the Omega expansion. I'll miss it like crazy, but bills and life have a funny way of making decisions for you."

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Rare Soviet Analog Synth RITM-2

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"RITM-2 (Rhythm-2), rare soviet analog mono synthesizer of 80’s, there were manufactured only 3000 items, approximately.
This synth was made in 1991, and is in great working and cosmetic conditions, you can see on photos. All keys, knobs and controllers work well.
Power supply voltage - 220-230V/50Hz. Power cord and 5 din to 1/4’’jack adapter are included."

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Vintage Kawai SX-240 Polyphonic Keyboard Synthesizer

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"For Demonstration" Roland VP330 Vocoder Plus SN 844

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Interesting little bit of synth history. I don't recall seeing an official Roland demo serial number style badge before.

via the listing: "Just had it professionally cleaned and serviced. It's in great condition. The best vocoder and strong / choir ensemble. Many ways to tweak the sound. Had vibrato that you can assign to the vocoder and ensemble. Also has an amazing sounding amendable chorus."

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KORG M500 Micro-Preset Analog Mono Synth (Korg35 Filter Chip - MS10 / MS20)

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"Recently serviced so in perfect working order and generally great condition. Made famous by OMD and Human League etc.. its an unusual and quirky synth that uses 2 KORG 35 filter chips, which were also used in the MS-10 and early MS-20's - you can get similar bass sounds out of this."

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Waldorf Rocket

Published on Sep 6, 2017 3rdStoreyChemist

The Conductive Labs NDLR

Published on Sep 4, 2017 Conductive Labs

via the Kickstarter campaign:

"What is The NDLR...

The NDLR is for anybody who loves making music but finds themselves staring at their keyboards not knowing what to play. It is a new MIDI device that defines a new place in your synth studio. It fits between your sequencer and keyboard controllers and your sound modules. It keeps your oscillators busy by playing sequences of notes over several MIDI channels so you can keep your fingers busy tweaking patches and twisting knobs!

The initial idea: multiple synthesizers playing notes and chord changes at the same time, without a computer in the way. The initial idea evolved into playing up to four parts: a drone note, bass line, pad notes, and a motif sequence, simultaneously.

The NDLR can play up to eight synthesizers via MIDI. It can send...

a bass line to one synth.
an arpeggiated sequence to your favorite lead synth.
chord notes of a pad to up to four synthesizers by using interleaved poly-chaining.
a drone note targeting those exotic evolving synths.
a MIDI pass-through from your favorite external sequencer or keyboard controller and it will be automatically transposed from “C” into the current chord notes.
A ring of seven buttons enables playing any chord degree directly. When shifted, the same buttons allow you to pick chord types: triads, 7ths, 9ths, and suspensions, etc. The sonorities of these chords, major, minor, diminished... are automatically selected based on the chord degree and the key and mode chosen.

All the above mentioned technical details melt away while playing The NDLR. But we quickly realized while developing those features that keeping songs fresh with ever changing patterns and chord progressions is vital. The chord degree and chord type can also be selected externally by a sequencer. The notes played by the sequencer become the root notes of the chords that The NDLR plays.

The eight encoder knobs enable you to vary the sequences, rhythms, densities and range of notes. There are also three LFOs and two randomizers that can be assigned in the x8 modulation matrix to any of the parameters of The NDLR or to external MIDI CCs. This ensures that in addition to the motion of your synth patches there can also be an automated chord progression and modulation of The NDLR parameters.

We stuffed all this into one box that's easy to use and fun to play. It's an easy choice for anybody who loves making music and wants to tweak knobs on their otherwise silent synthesizers. So support this Kickstarter project now!"

0-Coast Patch of the Week #17: Quasi Random Gates

Published on Sep 6, 2017 MAKEN0ISE

"When triggering the Slope circuit, EOC can be used as a quasi-random pattern generator by adjusting the relation between the trigger frequency, and the Rise and Fall times."

All parts here.