"This is a vintage Simmons SDS7 drum synthesizer with 12 modules. All 12 modules have EPROMS installed (please see the last 3 photos). it was removed from a recording studio, and put in storage for awhile. The system powers up, and seems to work as it should. I can press the 'Program' button, and all of the lights blink, allowing access to any of the individual parameters. I don't have any pads, so I can't test it further. Because of this, I'm selling it as-is for parts or repair. No returns."
"Access Virus B in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original power supply, manual, and rack ears.
The Access Virus B is the second generation of this German made desktop synth-module. A favorite for its aggressive analog sounds, the Virus B is very intuitive and user-friendly, with 32 knobs and 27 buttons, all of which allow tweaking in realtime. The Virus uses physical-modeling to digitally recreate analog sounds, with an incredibly punchy and clean analog sound that can give you anything from low sub-woofer blowing basses to overdriven 303-style lead lines.
The new OS in the Virus B doubles the original Virus A's polyphony from 12- to 24-voices and the oscillators, from 2 to 3 per voice. The new OS also added an enhanced programmable 32-band vocoder. There are now up to 82 simultaneous effects, a retro-phaser (6-stage stereo phaser with 24 filter-poles), chorus/flanger, ring modulator, multiple forms of distortion, an analog boost algorithm, and an envelope follower. Up to five FM (Frequency Modulation) modes are also on-board and many new sounds are offered in this notably improved iteration of the Virus."
"1970's Roland SH-3A vintage analog synthesizer in exceptional condition and in perfect working order. Recently serviced by Synapse Audio, this SH-3A works flawlessly and has been recapped as needed, receiving a thorough cleaning in additional to being calibrated and burned in to ensure optimal performance. Roland's first non-preset based synth, the SH-3A features two LFOs and is unique for offering five different footings with mixable waveforms, as well as both subtractive and additive synthesis. The single oscillator SH-3A has an incredible range of pure analog sounds used by the likes of Blondie and Vangelis, and with the transistorized ladder-filter, the SH-3A can achieve very Moog-like sounds.
All features of this vintage synth work as they should and the keyboard is remarkably clean. All of the original knobs and sliders are intact, barring the Release slider, and the graphics are well preserved. This particular SH-3A was produced for the Japanese market, indicated by the Roland badge with green Japanese text underneath.
The synth comes complete with the original latching lid."
"ROLAND TB-303 Computer-Controlled Bassline Acid Original barely used in excellent/ mint condition. All tactile switches and knobs in perfect working order. This is a rare find."
Thought this one was interesting. Most Pulse and Pulse + synthesizers had a matte Nextel surface. This one is shiny like the newer model Qs. I forget if there was a later run of the Pulse with this surface.
Update via swissdoc: "Frank Schneider from Waldorf confirmed those to be late models. Nextel was tricky to handle, so not all production partners could do it. Environmental safety was quite a challenge, so not all could adhere to those regulations. Powder is more robust and better to the environment."
"I'm not sure that 'Epic Sci-Fi Ambient' is a thing but this is definitely sci-fi and somewhere between epic and ambient, so I'm sticking with it.
So with this one I pretty much made what I actually set out to, which was a Blade Runner ish inspired soundscape 'nice' ambient thing. I'm using the Clavia Nord Lead 12 Voice for pads and lead/bass (I made the pad sound this morning, not sure if the lead/bass is one of mine or a preset tbh), Sony MiniDisc MZ-N710 with a field recording I made of passing cars in the rain back in the early 2000's, both with a boat load of Zoom 1201 reverb. I chose to most random bunch of chords ever but somehow it hangs together.
Absolutely the kind of soothing music I'm looking for at the moment!"
Elka Synthex, DSI/Sequential Tempest, and Octave Kitten featured as well.
"The Logan Vocalist, by Logan Electronics, 1979, Italy.
The Logan Vocalist is an analogue synthesizer designed to mimic the sound of a polyphonic choir and the solo human voice. Evocative vocal-like sounds are made using a mixture of hard-synced oscillators, analogue filtering, and ensemble and vibrato effects.
There isn't a lot of information on this rare and interesting synth, and the schematics are the only documents I can find. If anyone has more information, including the A3 folded manual that Peter Forrest mentions in his A-Z book, please let me know!
Join 'Sintetizzatori Vintage Italiani' and 'VSMIproject Vintage Synthesizers Made in Italy', both on Facebook to see more Italian synthesizers.
Also, visit https://www.museodelsynth.org/ to find out about the Italian synthesizer exhibition in Macerata, Italy.
Thanks to Keith Kniveton at Lucid Sound, and to Dani Wilson at Hideaway Studios.
All music by me, except for
02:29 - 03:17 : Non si Sevizia un Paperino by Riz Ortolani, used in the Italian giallo movie Don't Torture a Duckling, 1972;
and,
03:17 - 03:48 : L'Alba dei Morti Viventi by Goblin, used in the movie Dawn of the Dead, 1978.
"Demo, walkthrough and review of NATIVE INSTRUMENTS ANALOG DREAMS from their PLAY SERIES. We'll listen to some of the analog synth sounds and patches and I'll give you a quick tutorial how to navigate and use this sample library for KONTAKT and KONTAKT PLAYER VST plugins."
