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2019 Mode Machines x0xb0x MK3

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John Bowen Solaris SN 0311

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"Incredible condition, everything works great!

Serial number in the 300s. I was told that serials below 250 sometimes have encoder problems -- nothing to worry about here! The encoders work great as does everything else!"

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Alesis A6 Andromeda 16 Voice Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer SN (21)A6003020800087

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A6 Andromeda Features

>Real analog synthesis with full MIDI implementation

>16-voice polyphony, 16-channel multitimbral capability

>Each voice features 2 oscillators and 2 classically derived resonating filters. External audio inputs can route any signal through filters

>61-key semi-weighted keyboard with velocity, release velocity and aftertouch. Ribbon controller offers multiple assignable functions

>Backlit LCD window with real-world parameter values (including time, frequency and BPM) and high-resolution graphics

>Built-in arpeggiator and analog-style sequencer with MIDI sync. High-quality digital effects including reverb, chorus and echo, plus a built-in analog distortion circuit

>256 preset and 128 user-defined programs with PCMCIA memory card slot for additional programs and mixes

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Korg WaveStation A/D Rackmount Synth Module SN 300544

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"The Wavestation A/D is essentially a compact rackmount module of the Wavestation EX. It has the 4MB of advanced Vector Synthesis and Wave Sequencing synthesis and editing capabilities. The A/D also has a joystick controller to aid editing the Vectors. A new feature is a stereo analog input for filtering and modulating any external audio sources. They can even be used as part of the vector wave shaping, vocoder and more to incorporate it into your sound. The Wavestation A/D also has a wealth of on-board digital multi-effects for sweet synth sounds and pads!"

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Roland MSQ-700

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"Sequence your gear the old fashioned way!"

NAMM 2020 - STG Soundlabs

Published on Jan 17, 2020 SynthMania

"Check out the STG Soundlabs products at: https://stgsoundlabs.com"

Interesting note from the video: there are more Moog Mother 32s than all Minimoogs produced.

Marc Doty aka AutomaticGainsay in the background. Credit goes to gridsleep in the comments for catching him.

NAMM 2020: Rhythmo BeatBox Drum Machine

Published on Jan 17, 2020 sonicstate

"If you're looking for an affordable MIDI controller to make beats on and you'd like to do a little DIY in the process then the Rhythmo BeatBox could be exactly what you're looking for.

The Rhythmo is an all-in-one DIY MIDI controller drum machine kit and mobile studio that will eventually have an associated App for making beats."

Premiered Jul 19, 2019 Swiftstyle

via Kickstarter

"The BeatBox is an all-in-one DIY MIDI controller drum machine kit and mobile studio made for everyone from beginners to professionals. It has a built-in battery so you can play it at home or on the go. You will be making music within minutes with the same ease of clicking away on a keyboard.

Build your BeatBox from the ground up/from scratch. BeatBox comes un-assembled as we believe making it is 50% of the fun itself! There’s no soldering involved. Everything is either quick connection or screwed on

Learn to create and play your own songs. The best way to learn the BeatBox is hands-on through tutorials on our music production app. 4 integrated tutorials for 4 different styles of music with video instructions will be in the BeatBox app, including live performance tutorials for each, so you can finally flex on your friends with ease.

Create your own fire beats! No need to purchase another DAW for this controller. With the BeatBox app, you can create custom beats on-the-go using your smartphone..."

SEQUENTIAL PRO 3 Audio Demos

"All tracks recorded directly from the Pro 3 with no additional external processing. Tusker Bunch Multitrack Demo was created by Peter Dyer using the Pro 3 exclusively for every sound."

https://www.sequential.com/product/pro-3/

Sequential Pro 3 posts

Wendy Carlos: A Biography by Amanda Sewell

A new biography on likely the most pivotal electronic artist to bring awareness to synthesizers, Wendy Carlos.

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"With her debut album Switched-On Bach, composer and electronic musician Wendy Carlos (b. 1939) brought the sound of the Moog synthesizer to a generation of listeners, helping to effect arguably one of the most substantial changes in popular music's sound since musicians began using amplifiers. Her story is not only one of a person who blazed new trails in electronic music for decades but is also the story of a person who intersected in many ways with American popular culture, medicine, and social trends during the second half of the 20th century and well into the 21st. There is much to tell about her life and about the ways in which her life reflects many dimensions of American culture.

Carlos's identity as a transgender woman has shaped many aspects of her life, her career, how she relates to the public, and how the public has received her and her music. Cultural factors surrounding the treatment of transgender people affected many of the decisions that Carlos has made over the decades. Additionally, cultural reception and perception of transgender people has colored how journalists, scholars, and fans have written about Carlos and her music for decades."

An Interview with Doug Lynner

You'll find the full interview at FREQ.org

"Doug Lynner started out as a keyboard and guitar player in psychedelic rock bands in California in the 1960s. Doug also teaches music composition and is known internationally for his modular synthesis performances and online tutorials. He was editor and publisher of Synapse magazine and currently helms the Neat Net Noise label. Doug improvises as Bloop Quack with R Duck on processed guitar, and the duo hosted a weekly live radio show, Bloop And Quack, on KZSU Stanford 90.1 FM in the Bay Area.

This interview accompanies his session for Philippe Petit‘s Modulisme platform as part of Freq‘s ongoing collaboration with the site."

Serge & Buchla systems pictured. According to Doug, the bottom is at California Institute of the Arts. "It is the Buchla 200 that was in the fabled Studio B-303."