Gold Face RITM-2 VINTAGE USSR SOVIET ANALOG SYNTHESIZER w/ MIDI

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The listing description matches this black one including the serial number. The back plate scuffs match as well. Not sure why this one is gold faced and the other black. If anyone knows fee free to comment.

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MFOS Weird Sound Generator WSG Analog Synthesizer Synth - LamayMusic

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Cool rainbow knobs.

"Listed is a Music From Outer Space (MFOS) WSG analog synthesizer designed by Ray Wilson.

NEWLY BUILT AND TESTED, ready to start making beautiful music (or noise).
Professionally hand-built (all by me [LamayMusic]).

This WSG is AC Powered and includes an AC adapter.
Saves a bit of money and waste by not going through the batteries.

This Weird Sound Generator has the CV mods to control Weird Freq A and B (each with separate CV 1/4 in) along with 1 CV for the filter cutoff.
These CV mods add a nice way to give the WSG more melodic potential.
The WSG can be used alone or by the CV (15 volt max, ie 1 volt per oct) and Gate inputs.

Plenty of REAL knob twisting switch flicking fun for the money!!!

All WSGs are not created equal!!! My Synths are not your 'typical' looking home built units. These are high quality, built with care and very professional.

Metal film resistors and high quality components (Sourced from Mouser Electronics) used through out.
Quality pots for a nice smooth turning action.
Circuit Board (Direct from MFOS) is mounted to case via aluminum stand-offs.
WSG dimensions are approx. 9 x 6 x 3"

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1980 Rivera Music Services Engineering Brief on Minimoog Mods

Great bit of retro DIY via Retro Synth Ads where you can find the full set of scans and a write-up.

"Rivera Music Services 12-page Engineering Brief and Photo Sheet for Minimoog Modifications from January 3, 1980."

Patch Base 3 Now Available

Published on Oct 10, 2018 Coffeeshopped

"Patch Base is the best collection of patch editors and librarians for a growing number of hardware synthesizers, and version 3 is a major update: adding new features including full undo support and patch bank backup and editing for most of the synths that Patch Base supports. Multitimbral / Performance editing and saving are now also supported for a wide array of synths. And a new affordable subscription option is now available, giving access to all of the editors in Patch Base at a low monthly or annual price."

You can find additional details at Coffeeshopped here.

DX5 playing Joe Crow "Compulsion" (Martin Gore vers.)

Published on Oct 10, 2018 DX5

"This is a cover of 'Compulsion' (Martin Gore version) as included in Gore's 'Counterfeit EP'. The song was originally composed by Joe Crow (ex Prefects/Nightingales).
Gear used:
Roland MRS-2 Promars
Emu Emax II
Yamaha DX7 II FD
Roland D-10
Backtrack recorded on Pro Tools.
Composed by Joe Crow. Arrangements by Martin Gore.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

And and awesome shirt! :)

Eagles - Hotel California (Modular Cover)

Published on Oct 10, 2018 Sebastien Leger

"Something different :) Using the modular as a super organic voices machines. Here 6 voice polyphony.

Used :

Mutable Instruments RINGS
Mutable Instruments Plats
Moog Mother 32 X2
Intellijel Atlantis
Verbos Harmonic Oscilator

all heavily modulated by 2X XAOC Devives BATUMI

Delay and bit crushing by Synthesis Technology e580 & Alright Devices T-Wrex.

Other FX from 4ms DLD

Sequence and beat programming in Ableton Live 10, using Endorphi.es Shuttle Control"

Moog One Sound Designer, Deep Dive Live from the Moog Factory, Pt 3 with Suit & Tie Guy

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Part 3 added here.

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Akai Professional Fire Demo (no talking)

Published on Oct 10, 2018 Bonedo Synthesizers

"In this video we demonstrate the new AKAI Fire DAW Controller for FL Studio 20!"

New Novation SL MkIII Keyboard Controllers w/ Eight-Track Polyphonic Sequencing & CV/Gate

Published on Oct 10, 2018

Playlist:
Novation // SL MkIII Overview - NovationTV
Novation // SL MkIII - Performance - NovationTV
Novation // SL MkIII & Ableton Overview - NovationTV
Novation // SL MkIII & Hardware Overview - NovationTV
Novation // SL MKIII - Deep Dive - NovationTV
Novation SL MkIII Sequencer & MIDI keyboard - How good is it for synthesizer setups? - BoBeats
Exclusive: Novation SL MKIII MIDI Controller - Presentation - Sonicstate
Novation SL MkIII Review: Is it a gamechanging controller? (49SL MK3/61SL MK3) - loopop
Novation SL MkIII with Eurorack Modular Synths // Sequencer, keyboard & controller - DivKidVideo
Novation SL MkIII Controller Overview - Sound On Sound magazine

"MIDI and CV-equipped keyboard controller with eight-track sequencer

Novation today announces the next generation of SL keyboard controllers. SL MkIII is far from your typical keyboard controller. It’s an all sequencing, all dancing hub for all of your music-making tools. A centrepiece to connect, control and create with your entire setup. Computer or not. Create quickly and easily with your MIDI hardware and CV/Gate synths. Build your tracks in the eight-track polyphonic sequencer: everything in time; everything in key; every control at your fingertips.

Novation worked with Ableton® to create an unprecedented integration with Live™. SL MkIII truly pulls your sessions out of the box. The full colour LCD screens give you full visibility of your parameters, while the pads, buttons, eight faders and eight knobs get you hands-on with your music – and in any major music software, using InControl. Deep integrations with Logic® and Reason – plus HUI compatibility with Cubase, Pro Tools® and Reason – mean SL MkIII can follow you away from Ableton®, too.

SL MkIII boasts Novation's finest, most playable and expressive synth-style semi-weighted keybed, with a sprung action and Novation's highest scan rate, all tuned to the needs of the experienced player.

Key features

Absolute hardware control, taking total control directly from the internal eight-track polyphonic pattern-based sequencer

Easy integration with Ableton® Live™ or any other HUI-compatible DAW. Controlling software is made easy by recording productions from a studio centrepiece

Whether in the box or outside the box, the MIDI and analogue clock and transport controls keep everything running in time

Highly customisable mappings for hardware and software easily control everything

USB; MIDI In, Out, Out 2/Thru; three pedal inputs; Analogue Clock Out; and two CV Pitch, Gate, and Mod outputs can be used to route anything anywhere

SL MkIII's pads, buttons, eight faders and eight knobs take control of all major music software using InControl

The SL MkIII has an exceptionally high scan rate of 10kHz, giving the keyboard a huge dynamic range for expressive keyboard performance

SL MkIII's velocity-sensitive RGB pads have multiple functions: they can be used for launching clips, as steps in the sequencer, they are perfect for the finger drummer, and have polyphonic aftertouch

Components allows templates and sessions to be backed up and restored in the cloud, enabling access from anywhere in the world. All content can also be saved locally"

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Oberheim Etude #1: "Marathon Man"

Published on Oct 10, 2018 Kris Lennox

"Straight-up, in-your-face synth hero in this piece. Full-on 80's mode. :)

Something of a LH stamina-fest! Yes, quite the marathon.

Presently I'm preparing the scores for review. What I'm creating for each piece is introductory text/explanation of the musical/technical points, plus the score - and I'm hoping to also have a 'player-friendly' version of each score i.e. all note names added to help those who may struggle with notated music. Very involved, but hopefully worth it.

Given there is no developed repertoire for the synth (I mean as in sheet music i.e. a quantifiable recorded form of the music that can be passed from player-player), it is difficult to say what a 'good' synth player is, as there is no established technical yardstick. With these etudes I'm covering the technical/musical difficulties encountered in synth writing (which isn't necessarily 'play fast'), and sometimes pushing those difficulties slightly further (you likely won't encounter an octave bassline with the jumps/constant nature as of this work - but if you can play a work such as this, 'typical' synth bassline writing is, relatively speaking, easy).

The end result is: if someone can play all 12, they'll have the ability to play almost anything/everything written for synth.

Guaranteed gigs/session work :)

The works are also good for pinpointing any weaknesses in playing. And hopefully also enjoyable as audio! No point writing music that sounds terrible!

The works aren't written necessarily to be played on an Oberheim - they can be performed on any 49-key synth. Even a MIDI controller/soft synth is fine. Personally, I'd love to hear what other players would do with them, in terms of patch/overall tone.

I'm also working on a set of monophonic works. I'll post one soon.

It would be nice for the audio for both sets to be available as an album/digital download. Let's see how things unfold.

All best
Kris"