Akai S612 - The first and best sampler Akai ever made - Demo/review/tutorial

Published on Dec 14, 2018 Espen Kraft

"When the Hi-Fi home system producer Akai entered the music tech/gear business with the Akai S612 sampler, and the Akai AX80 and AX60 back in 1985/86, no one new what to make of it. Not even Akai themselves. I don't think they knew how successfull their samplers would be in the years to come after this.
This was also the only sampler they'd ever produce that was in black.

The 612, in essence 6 delay lines with sampling functions, was streamlined the year later with the grey S700.
Both have a analog filter, non resonant, but where the S700 is a menu driven sampler, the S612 uses knobs and faders for adjusting parameters and that is very, fast, intiutive and simple. No Akai sampler for many years after the S612 did this.

Unfortunately it does not comply to the "standard" Midi Sample Dump protocol so with a fawlty Quick Disk drive like most of these has today, you have to use some old Atari or MAC to transfer sounds to and back from a computer. Or fix your quick disk system.

The demo track I start off with (Tell Me) is made entirely of sounds coming out of the S612. I've multi tracked it of course and additional effects are being used.
It has that 12-bit, slightly gritty sound I love."

WALDORF QUANTUM // First Quick Run-Through of a few Presets

Published on Dec 14, 2018 Genshi Media Group

"::| TO HEAR THE FULL RANGE OF FREQUENCIES, A GOOD PAIR OF HEADPHONES ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED |::

I finally received my Waldorf Quantum Hybrid Synth today! Was first in line at Sweetwater Sound (ordered just over a year ago!) This is just a quick run-through of a few of the presets minutes after unboxing; with the final clip being my first attempt at programming a patch. There are much better videos of this out there already, I just wanted to document my first experience with it. Once I dive deeper into this amazing beast of a synth, I will post much better videos of my own sounds and how I will use them in compositions and film scores.

#WaldorfQuantum #HybridSynth #Synthesizer"

Behringer Neutron demo

Published on Dec 13, 2018 Hunart©

"Thanks to SoundTrade I`ve had a chance to make a quick soundcheck of the Neutron. All sounds are from the synth, no external FX, no EQ, no compression."

Korg prologue OS Update & Tutorial/How-to Video

Published on Dec 13, 2018 Korg

"How to update the OS to the latest version on the Korg prologue analog synthesizer. This video shows updating to 1.3 OS for example, but this process can be used for any update on the prologue.

Find the software download here:
https://www.korg.com/us/products/synt..."

George Frideric Handel's Sarabande on the Sequential Prophet X

Published on Dec 13, 2018 Sean Christopher - Evoking Emotion Through Music

"For the Sequential Prophet X I decided to do suite 4 of George Frideric Handel's well known Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437). The Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437) was composed by George Frideric Handel, for solo keyboard (harpsichord), between 1703 and 1706. It is also referred to as Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 4. It was first published in 1733.

Only the Prophet X was used for this piece, including the X's built-in FX, and was multi-tracked using Cubase 10."

Random Lights by Baghead

"Four S&H sources and the Benjolin cross connected to the Schlappi ANgle Grinder. A bit rough in spots but now you know how they interact."

via brian comnes:

"This is the simply a Benjolin feeding into a Schlappi Angle Grinder with 4 random S&H cvs

Also the H9 Nebula preset for 'ambience'

Some interesting sections, headphones are a big sub recommended"

Quasimidi Rave-O-Lution 309 Synthesizer Drum Machine Sequencer SN 43357

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Roland CSQ-600 Computer Controlled Digital Sequencer SN 152325

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"Vintage Roland CSQ-600 Computer Controlled Digital Sequencer in perfect working condition. This digital sequencer is from the same era as, and was designed to work with the TR-808, CR-78 and SH-2. In fact, it shares the same chassis and form factor as the TR-808. See the video below for a CSQ-600 in action from SynthMania! [at the listing and previously posted here - click here for even more]

CV and Gate In/Out + Sync IN/Out, with 4 sequence memory locations on board. Works great with any CV-controlled keyboard or modular synth system."

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Oberheim OBMX 2-Voice SN MX001176 w/ Original Box

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"This from the collection of an avid recently deceased enthusiast who collected classic keyboards and modules but never played them.

*Never been rack mounted

Thus, absolute mint condition except for a light small scratch on the back side. (see pic).
Comes with OEM box, power cord and manual."

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Suiko SUIKO ST-50 * Rare Portable Japanese Desktop Synth

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