Sequential Circuits Prophet 6

Published on Oct 4, 2019 Matt Johnson Jamiroquai

"I briefly chat about my Prophet 6 and play some the sounds I have made on it"

Fluid Retro Dreams

Published on Oct 4, 2019 MrFirechild

"With this track we are going back in time using mostly vintage analog synthesizers. We can hear Yamaha CS-80, Roland System-700, Roland RS-505, Solina String Ensemble and more in action. Fluid Retro Dreams is a track composed and produced by www.firechild.se"

Roland SH-101

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Korg Lambda ES-50 Vintage Analog Synthesizer

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"Korg Lambda ES-50 Vintage Analog Synth
A vintage and very rare analog synth made circa 1979.
This thing has awesome, unique sounds, as detailed in the online reviews below.
There's some wear on the corners, and one repaired key, as shown in the photos.
Otherwise it's in very good condition."

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Kawai Teisco SX-240 8 Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer with TAUNTEK OS

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"Good working used Kawai SX-240 from my personal studio and collection.
Has Tauntek OS installed which gives many much needed abilities.
Built In sequencer, 2 DC) Analog synth with SSM FILTERS!
DUAL and LAYERING ability, 8 Voice Poly, 2 voice Multitimbral.
FSK Clock in / out , MIDI Clock, Internal / External sync to other gear.

Synth has new memory battery installed!"

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Simmons SDS 1000 SN 00339

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"Vintage drum module from 1986, the SDS 1000 is a 5 drum kit comprising kick, snare, hi tom, med tom & low tom, triggering 10 complete kits (5 factory & 5 programmable presets). The toms have a unique 'second skin' to match the sound & response of a double headed acoustic drum. All voices have individual volume & input trigger sensitivity via pots on the front, plus sounds can be varied via filter, pitch, bend, second skin, decay, noise & click via pots also on the front. The unit features an LED display to aid programming & to the rear there are individual drum trigger inputs, individual voice outputs, stereo/mono out, midi in/out & footswitch input. The rare footswitch is included in this auction. If you're a fan of Simmons 1980's drum sound, this module has all those huge snare & tom sounds made world famous by numerous bands of the time, the kits really do sound excellent & are a joy to play!"

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Vtg Hammond NOVACHORD. The RAREST Polyphonic Tube Synthesizer / Organ SN 217

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"This Hammond Novachord has been in the family since the 1960’s when my grandparents bought it from an estate in Nyack NY. It’s been prominently displayed in the living room for just as long but last played in the early 90’s. I cannot attest to current functionality but believe it to be complete and will need minimal tlc to return it to its previous glory. Sold as-is, open to assist investigate as best of my ability."

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Novation Hits London with Slew of Free Events

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"We're hosting a series of free events in London between October and December 2019, bringing together a handpicked line-up of artists and industry experts. Grab your tickets >>> http://novation.eventbrite.com"

Roland MC-707 Groovebox With Sampling

Published on Oct 4, 2019 Perfect Circuit

"Roland's new MC-707 is a powerful groovebox. The MC-707 features 8 tracks that can each be full drum kits, a synthesizer or looper. The MC-707 can put together full tracks with its powerful sequencing and effects. To test out the sampler we decided to sample some of our own videos and a few others.

The MC-707 comes with 80 drum kits including the classic Roland TR machines. The synth engine has 64 voice polyphony with four oscillators per voice that feature both analog style waveforms and PCM samples.

MC-707 available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/roland..."

045//Extraterrestrials - Moog Mother 32 & URA self-generating music

Published on Oct 4, 2019 Alastair Wilson

"A semi-self-generating patch using a Moog Mother 32 and an Ultra Random Analog module sent through a Eventide Space hall reverb and an Eventide Timefactor on Reverse setting.

Finally, I have a dedicated random source! It's a bit of a game-changer when your music is based on random modulation... For this patch I went a bit overboard and simply connected every output of the URA to something on the M32, and 045//Extraterrestrials is the result - not quite melodic, not quite atonal, but something in between.

PATCH NOTES:
The sounds present in this patch are the M32 square wave providing tuned notes, clicks from a sub-audio LFO patched into the Ext Audio input, and odd tones from the filter resonance being driven into self-oscillation.
The M32 is triggered by random gates, which also clock one of the URA's sample & hold circuits. The filter cutoff and resonance, mix between the oscillator and a square LFO, LFO rate, and some Eventide Space parameters are all randomly modulated (the Space modulated directly from the URA). The M32 envelope is a very short pluck, and the LFO triangle wave is patched to the VCA CV input, providing wavering, uncertain volume modulation.
One channel of Maths is providing a constant voltage offset for one of the inputs of the URA, but the effect is subtle at best, and so this isn't necessary - the patch can be recreated without any noticeable difference by omitting it.

If you want to recreate this patch, you can find it here:
http://www.modulargrid.net/e/patches/..."