MATRIXSYNTH

Memorymoog

Published on Mar 1, 2020 No Nag Recordings

"I had the opportunity to take care for this magnificent peice of instrument for while. tI has been one of biggest dreams to own one since i was a boy with toys. Now that I tested it for some time i can say that for the price, I'd rather go for the Moog One. Sure, I still want one but only, more or less, as a collectors item. But It can still perform and make sounds like no other."

1975 Roland 100m

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Moog Model 15

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Oberheim SEM - CPS-1, original from 1976

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Roland SH-3A Synthesizer

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"This synth is in incredible condition for its age, it has been very well cared for and has never left my studio as long as I’ve had it. There are no issues whatsoever with the synth everything functions perfectly as it should and it sounds incredible. It hurts me to have to let it go but I’ve moved into a smaller studio and no longer have room for all of my full keyboard synths :( I have shipped quite a few vintage synths with no issues but I will be purchasing Reverb’s shipping protection just to be safe. Rest assured it will be packaged extremely well. This is a beautifully preserved piece of Roland’s history. Fast, free shipping!!"

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Bontempi HF232.20 rare electronic keyboard organ rhythm preset machine SN 40320139

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Note the headphone out jack is actually labelled "EAR."

"Main features:
44 fullsize keys

polyphony 8 notes (only 4 with accompaniment)

4 combinable OBS preset sounds {flute, strings, brass, oboe} selected by locking switches

6 OBS preset rhythms {waltz, slow rock, swing, disco, rock, latin} selected by locking switches

vibrato switch

fingered & single finger chord

chord memory switch (means simply that chord is held when releasing keys)

manual chord mode switch (labelled "automatic)

tempo slider

master & rhythm volume slider

main voice is squarewave without envelope, muffled through capacitors

analogue percussion {base, snare, hihat, clave}; cymbals and snare are made from transistor noise.

main ICs "AMI 8233MAB, 27430510" (40 pin DIL) + "AMI 8301XU, 27430520" (24 pin DIL)

mains operated

headphone & line out jack

large built-in speaker (in the case bottom, makes nice bass)"

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Giaccaglia Electronic Organ 60s Rare SN 030440.2

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"Check this shop here: https://reverb.com/shop/dbs-gear-bazaar"

Built-in rhythm machine section. Note this is the first post to feature Giaccaglia.

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"All switches and buttons work. Rhythm machine presets work and tempo change. Some keys are bit bent pressed on first octave, also some same keys wont respond so its possibly top octave MK 50240 chip issue that needs replacement."

Pic of the inside below.

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Best Ambient Synth Shootout #81: Böhm Dynamic 4x9 - Song 2

Published on Mar 1, 2020 Christian's Sonic Spaces

"This is the second song with the Boehm Dynamic 4x9. It's a German FM-synthesizer from mid-80s that were only available as DIY project. It uses 12(!) Yamaha ICs of the type YM2203, which were commonly used in home computers from NEC as well as in arcade games until the early 90s. Each of the ICs has 3 FM-voices for an overall 36 voices 4-part polyphony.

I used for the recording the following FX for the song:

T-Rex Twister, DigiTech Obscura, Alesis Ampliton, Pigtronix Echolution 2 Deluxe, GFI System Specular Reverb 2.

Depending on the recorded track some FX are deactivated.The signal went through a Presonus StudioLive 16.0.2 into the PC for recording. To create the complete song I recorded consecutively several stereo tracks. The final song was then mastered with a bit EQ and compression on some tracks and some limiting on the master track."

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