Overview & Demo | Korg Wavestation SR

Thoughtful Clips

"The last & most powerful Wavestation hardware to see daylight in the 1990s (without audio inputs, sadly). The SR is an evolution of technology with touches from some of the most influential sound designers and synth engineers of all time.

[active links on YouTube here]

MU:ZINES:
http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/kor...
Dan Phillips’ Wavestation SysEx banks page:
http://www.danphillips.com/wavestatio...
Dan Phillips’ excellent Wavestation comparison chart:
http://www.danphillips.com/wavestatio...
Controlling the SR from an external X/Y controller:
https://www.gearslutz.com/board/elect...
KorgForums Wavestation has all three SR RAM banks:
http://korgforums.com/support/wavesta...
Insights from Dr. Mike Metlay on Wavestation history and technology:
http://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthre...
Edisyn Editor (works with Wavestation SR):
https://github.com/eclab/edisyn/
01 series card sets:
https://indra.com/~cliffcan/01pcm.htm...
SOS Wavestation Tips:
https://www.soundonsound.com/techniqu...
VintageSynth:
http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/korg...
Silicon Breakdown’s look at the Prophet VS:
http://www.siliconbreakdown.com/proph..."

Quick Look | Inside the Peavey Spectrum Synth: 'Contact Without Static' Repair

Thoughtful Clips

"My latest web-find is a used Spectrum Synth with sound quality issues. Some diamonds in the rough need only a bit of attention to become star performers again.

Like many American-made synths of the 90’s this box is full of audible potential & easy to figure out.

Here’s a copy of the Peavey Spectrum Synth user manual:
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/306...

Here’s a copy of the Peavey Spectrum Synth Preset List:
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/306...

Synth Museum has specs that fills in some gaps:
https://www.synthark.org/Peavey/Spect...

Software to control & edit the Spectrum Synth for your PC or Mac:
https://ctrlr.org/peavey-spectrum-syn...

More about the Peavey DPM synth architecture:
https://dpmv3.wordpress.com/2016/03/2...

Tons of classic articles & ads from popular synth magazines:

https://www.muzines.co.uk/

If you enjoy this content & find it useful, help keep me up late at night making more content like this: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IM61J8O"

Overview & Demo | Yamaha YS200 Digital FM Synthesizer

Thoughtful Clips

"A vintage digital synth that has some advantages over the famous Yamaha DX7, the Yamaha YS200 was a workstation with a funky design and fairly advanced features for its time period. Let's take a look.

Here are a few sites to explore for more info:

Very cool editor: http://home.kpn.nl/m.tarenskeen/ysedi...

Everything you could want to know about 4 operator synths (including the YS200): http://nuxmicromedia.com/4ophq/cgi-bi...

PDF copy of the manual from ManualsLib.com:
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/778...

Forget Wikipedia, Vox Day's Planetary Knowledge Core is much better: https://infogalactic.com/info/Yamaha_...

Straight from the Music Magazine Archive: https://www.muzines.co.uk/gear/3/3/405

Demos from DeepSonic are a great example of what the YS200 can do: http://www.deepsonic.ch/deep/htm/yama...

Thank you Howling Pixel for laying out the stats: https://howlingpixel.com/i-en/Yamaha_...

If you enjoy this content and find it helpful please help keep me up late at night making more content like this: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IM61J8O"

Vintage Unboxing | An Unloved Technics SX-WSA1 Needs Rescue

Quick Look | Inside the Technics SX-WSA1 - Assessing Damage

Thoughtful Clips

"Yeah. I knew it needed fixing when I bought it.
Improper packaging damaged it further.
I can't let this synth continue to be passed around again without a good restoration."

Repairing the Technics SX-WSA1 Acoustic Modeling Synth

Thoughtful Clips

Active links for the following on YouTube here

manuals:
https://members.technicskeyboards.com...
hyper- enthusiasm:
https://www.gearslutz.com/board/elect...
short article:
http://javelinart.com/technics-sx-wsa...
screen info:
https://www.ued.net//ued/viewItemActi...
Sam at Syntaur:
https://syntaur.com/

More info from across the N E T:
https://xy.cx/synth/wsa1/
https://sonicstate.com/synth/technics...
https://sonicstate.com/synth_reviews/...
https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewto...
https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers...
https://www.matrixsynth.com/2019/11/t...
https://yamahamusicians.com/forum/vie...
https://en.audiofanzine.com/workstati..."

Overview | Ensoniq MR Rack 64-Voice Expandable Synthesizer

Thoughtful Clips

"Ensoniq MR Rack has nearly everything you could ask for in a ROMpler: ease of use; multi-timbral functionality from the ground up, 64-voice polyphony; outstanding & flexible effects processing, simple layering and splits...
only one thing hamstrung this fantastic synth in the mid-90s, and it was purposely designed with this omission.
Do you know what it is?

https://www.emumania.net/ensoniq-mr-r...

Find the MRC-1 SysEx files here:
https://www.fumph.com/unofficial-enso...

Quick History of Ensoniq:
https://infogalactic.com/info/Ensoniq

https://www.matrixsynth.com/2020/01/e...

https://web.archive.org/web/199802140...

3-in-1 EXP Board for sale:
http://sampler-expansions.dxp.pl/

3-in-1 EXP Board Installation/Demo: [posted here]

Possible MR RACK editor in the works?
https://www.gearslutz.com/board/elect..."

20 Dollar Drum Machine: Mattel Synsonics Drums Stereo Pro

Ipsum Audio

"This is a fun little drum machine from the 1980's manufactured by Mattel. It features analog drum sounds and the weirdest sequencer. I plan to pull the internal speakers out and use the space for some mods/circuit bends."

Ambient Jam with App | Minimoog Model D Synthesizer app | ZOOM MS-70CDR | FOSTEX-X12, Tape Machine

TYBO

"Ambient Sky 0909⛅️
New Meets Old. This app, “Minimoog Model D Synthesizer” is FREE now. Can you believe it?

▼Equipment used in video

ーSynthesizer App
Minimoog Model D Synthesizer

Download Here
👉https://apps.apple.com/app/minimoog-m...

ー Effector Pedals
ZOOM MS-70CDR

ー Tape Machine
FOSTEX X-12

ー Recording Equipment
Ableton Live 10

ー Camera
FUJIFILM X-T3
GoPro8

ー Lens
XF35mmF1.4 R"

Waldorf Kyra VA Synthesizer - Sound Demo (No Talking)

Klangfarbe

"Kyra is a powerful, hardware virtual analog synthesizer capable of creating a wide range of contemporary sounds for live and studio musicians.
We took a chance and turned some knobs to cheak out what it really sounds like.
Hope you dig!"

Queen Of Pentacles Percussive Synthesizer // A 909 in Eurorack Form

Ricky Tinez

"The Queen Of Pentacles is a hybrid Analog & Sample based Drum voice for the Eurorack modular world. It ties 3 Analog drum sounds based off of the Roland 909 Analog Circuits, and 4 Sample based engines with interchangeable banks that you can load your own samples into! It also has an Onboard effect processor with 2 banks consisting of 16 effects in total!"

You can find details on Endorphines' Queen Of Pentacles here.

Roland VM-3100 Mixing Workstation - effects on guitar - a quick jam with SE-02, Volca Sample & Keys

Expanding Sound

"The Roland VM-3100 Mixing workstation is a weird relic of the turn of the century. It's a very early mixer/converter from the early 2000s with some features that make it somewhat out of date. This thing cost 2000 dollars when it came out! Now it can be found for under 200. I was given this mixer by a friend who deemed it to be useless for his new setup. My outlook on gear is that I always think it has a purpose. So after playing some guitar through the built in effects I realized the effects are probably an overlooked section of the mixer. I think they sound really nice! This jam is just me having a little fun trying out the effects on guitar while using the mixer with my Roland SE-02, Volca Keys, and Volca Sample. Im playing a Fender Duo Sonic."