MOOG POLYMOOG 280A Synthesizer With 285A POLYMOOG Expansion Pedal SN 1386 & 1328

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"POLYMOOG SERIAL # 1386

POLYPEAL SERIAL # 1328

ALL ORIGINAL – Non restored.

This is a very rare Moog synth that includes the hard to find poly pedal. Unit powers up and all voices, buttons, pitch ribbon and slider controls function. Only defects on this unit is some a slider pots are scratchy sounding on the voices when moved. That should fixable with some contact cleaner sprayed on them though. 3 of the piano keys tend to trigger a voice and will not stop playing that note on certain voice settings. All of the other keys trigger properly."

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Dave Smith Instruments In The Spotlight With the OB-6 and Kat Day

Read the full interview with Kat Day on Dave Smith Instruments here.

"Kat Day is one half of the British Berlin-based audio visual duo, The KVB. Originally formed in London in 2010, the pair is known for their prolific output, and has released 5 albums and a number of EPs. In the past year alone they have toured Asia, Latin America, and Europe, along with festival shows in South Africa and San Francisco. They are currently working on their follow up to 2016’s Of Desire which was recorded at Geoff Barrow’s (Portishead, Beak) studio in Bristol and released on Barrow’s label, Invada Records.

We chatted with Kat about how she’s using the OB-6."

You can find previous posts featuring DSI's Spotlight series here.

New York School of Synthesis T-Shirt Now in Black

Now available here. They also have the original white Ts as well. If you are not familiar with the New York School of Synthesis, see this post.

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Heavy Water Layer dislocation - Tape Distortion Atmospheres

Published on Nov 20, 2017 A Box In The Sea

"Some atmospherics I recorded to a cassette player of which I've modified the motor for variable control. Then resampled parts live via my Ultra Variable Temporal Particle Generator (WTPA2) and run through the El Capistan and Big Sky.

Then I move to the Maschine MK3 and Jam to coordinate the percussion/atmospherics and piano. I am also using the Octatrack to play a few other samples and as an FX processor."

Orange & Black ARP 2600 Modular Synth + 3620 Keyboard

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Roland MC-202 MicroComposer Analog Synthesizer w/ Carrying Case SN 316000

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Delia Derbyshire Honored with Posthumous PhD

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"The under-appreciated electronic music pioneer behind the Doctor Who theme is to be honoured posthumously with a doctorate from her hometown university as the programme gears up for the debut of its first female lead.

Largely ignored in life and barred from working in studios because she was a woman, Delia Derbyshire, will be awarded an honorary PhD from Coventry University on Monday."

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This one was sent in via MATRIXSYNTH Reader Gareth.

An interesting side note is that I once almost picked up Delia Derbyshire's EMS VCS3/Putney. Peter Kember, aka Sonic Boom of Spectrum and Spacemen 3 fame, was selling it along with a Synton Syrinx years ago, before I started this format of MATRIXSYNTH. I seem to remember he wanted around $7k or so for it at the time, but I might wrong. I didn't have the funds so I passed. Also, a little unknown bit of synth history is that EMS sent the BBC an EMS SYNTHI 100 during the time Delia Derbyshire was there, and she actually did not take to it. It is my understanding that she preferred to work with tape. Curious what she might have thought of a Buchla, as the focus of Buchla was to compliment electronic music composition on tape.

Novation Peak Song Demo

Published on Nov 20, 2017 Uriel Ortega

"I recently got my hands on the new Novation Poly synth. I have been completely blown away by the versatility of this instrument. It is such a warm but aggresive sounding Synth, capable of making so many modern and vintage sounds. Enjoy this song Demo, I had so much fun making it. I did not use any external effects, only the stock effects from the Peak, which are wonderful."

1970s Moog "Micromoog" Synthesizer SN 4943

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"The elderly lady that I got it from used to use it to just to play country bass lines in a band with her sister in the early 1980s. Then, for many years, she just kept it stored in her house. Last week, she got it back out and sold it to me. I've been playing it all afternoon and am duly impressed. After wanting any kind of Moog for a long time, it's my first Moog anything..."

Love the stories you find on eBay.

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Red on White Washed Moog Minimoog Voyager Performer Edition #17 of 24

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"You know the deal! #17 of #24 white wash performance edition- played once or twice- very clean. All original boxes no dust - Clean collectors edition- comes with soft Moog case original papers and boxes. 2 expression pedals brand new all brand New!"

Anyone recognize the signatures on back?

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