Monday, October 05, 2020
Exploring DCO-106 with J3PO
Cherry Audio
"The producer extraordinaire J3PO recently sat down with the DCO-106, and shared the results!
DCO-106 offers a precise recreation of the iconic polysynth, with over 300 presets, 16 voice polyphony, three reverb modes, MPE support, and much more.
The DCO-106 is both easy to understand and powerful to explore, creating a massive array of sonic landscapes, cutting lead sounds, warm and hazy pads, punchy synthetic electro drums, and far more."
The rarest Japanese synthesizer? | Suiko ST-50
HAINBACH
"In which I demo and make music with an obscure synthesizer made for the Japanese traditional music market, the Suiko ST-50. Created to accompany poetry, the ST-50 is a beautiful and strangely timeless instrument. Its haunting sound and unusual playing style set it apart from many other instruments."
Logan Vocalist Analog Choir Synthesizer (1979) The Hierophant
RetroSound
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The Hierophant
Logan Vocalist - 37-note (F-F) monophonic and polyphonic analog choir synthesizer from the year 1979
Rare like stardust and maybe one of the most interesting human voice synths ever. Made in Italia.
The sound is a bit like the Roland VP-330 human voice section but you have a lot more possiblities with the 3 vowel filters (aaaa----oooo----uuuuu), the envelopes and mixing the different sounds.
Unique sound and very characterful like a Mellotron or Vocoder.
analog choir sounds and solo voice: Logan Vocalist (1979)
bass: Moog Taurus (1976)
analog strings: Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus (1979)
drums: Roland TR-808 (1980)
recording: multi-track, played by hand
fx: reverb and delay
RetroSound synthesizer demo videos since january 2007.
All is for free. If you like my work, so can you support me with a donation or a purchase of my synth shirts or music albums. Thank you!
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360 SYSTEMS Digital Keyboard - Rare and Historic Synthesizer Demo
GOLDEN HANDS
"Less than 200 of the 360 System Digital Keyboards were produced between 1982-1984, making this an extremely rare piece of musical history. It features 16 samples that are trigger when the keys are engaged, much like a Mellotron but with higher fidelity and more sonic options.
This video features a walkthrough of the keyboard and all functions. From the time I start playing, the audio source of the keyboard is a stereo file exported from Logic, recorded in high quality so you can hear the fidelity and nuance of the samples and overall functions.
For more details contact me through www.kizmitmusic.com"
Rare CRUMAR DS-1 // Less than 200 made in 1978 SN 28
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There was also a Crumar DS-2.
"One of the very few remaining Crumar DS-1 on the planet, serial number 28. Recently serviced and recapped, this impressive monosynth works like a charm and looks great - far better than any other DS-1 / DS-2 available nowaday.
Released in 1978 to compete against the Minimoog, the Crumar DS-1 implemented one of the earliest digitally controlled oscillators (DCO) - if not THE first. In those days this was enough to mark a synth as "Digital Synthesizer" but actually the DS-1 is a fully analog monosynth with analog controlled digital oscillators. A rocksolid synth that can easily genetare fat basses, expressive lead sounds and an unexpected range of percussive/FX sounds.
So Crumar released the DS-1 (their first full-fledged synthesizer) in 1978, more than four years after Korg and Roland began their domination of the low-cost arena. Consequently, and despite its cool sound and features, everybody overlooked the DS-1 and less than 200 units were sold.
The Crumar DS-1 is a dual-oscillator monosynth with a 24dB/octave resonant low-pass filter (inspired by the Minimoog Ladder), one LFO (assignable to oscillators, VCA, VCF and PW), Glide FX, two selectable noise generators and a useful Gate/IN. The front panel has a lot of well organized (and sturdy) knobs and sliders that make the DS-1 a very intuitive machine.
Specifications :
OSC Waveforms : Saw, Tri, Squ, PW (only OSC1)
OSC Parameters : Volume, Pitch, Octave, Manual PW Modulation
Noise : White / Pink + Volume control
LFO Assign : OSC1, OSC2, VCF, VCA, PW (OSC1)
LFO Waveforms : Saw Down, Tri, Squ, Saw Up, S&H, Scaled
LFO Parameters : LFO Delay
VCF : Cutoff, Resonance, ADSR, ADSR Amount
VCA : ADSR, ADSR Amount
Other : Pitch Bend, Glide with Speed Glide / Speed Range
Connections : Out Hi, Out Low, Gate/IN & Gate/OUT (+/-5 Volts)"
via this auction
There was also a Crumar DS-2.
"One of the very few remaining Crumar DS-1 on the planet, serial number 28. Recently serviced and recapped, this impressive monosynth works like a charm and looks great - far better than any other DS-1 / DS-2 available nowaday.Released in 1978 to compete against the Minimoog, the Crumar DS-1 implemented one of the earliest digitally controlled oscillators (DCO) - if not THE first. In those days this was enough to mark a synth as "Digital Synthesizer" but actually the DS-1 is a fully analog monosynth with analog controlled digital oscillators. A rocksolid synth that can easily genetare fat basses, expressive lead sounds and an unexpected range of percussive/FX sounds.
So Crumar released the DS-1 (their first full-fledged synthesizer) in 1978, more than four years after Korg and Roland began their domination of the low-cost arena. Consequently, and despite its cool sound and features, everybody overlooked the DS-1 and less than 200 units were sold.
The Crumar DS-1 is a dual-oscillator monosynth with a 24dB/octave resonant low-pass filter (inspired by the Minimoog Ladder), one LFO (assignable to oscillators, VCA, VCF and PW), Glide FX, two selectable noise generators and a useful Gate/IN. The front panel has a lot of well organized (and sturdy) knobs and sliders that make the DS-1 a very intuitive machine.
Specifications :
OSC Waveforms : Saw, Tri, Squ, PW (only OSC1)
OSC Parameters : Volume, Pitch, Octave, Manual PW Modulation
Noise : White / Pink + Volume control
LFO Assign : OSC1, OSC2, VCF, VCA, PW (OSC1)
LFO Waveforms : Saw Down, Tri, Squ, Saw Up, S&H, Scaled
LFO Parameters : LFO Delay
VCF : Cutoff, Resonance, ADSR, ADSR Amount
VCA : ADSR, ADSR Amount
Other : Pitch Bend, Glide with Speed Glide / Speed Range
Connections : Out Hi, Out Low, Gate/IN & Gate/OUT (+/-5 Volts)"
Mini Sitting on a Mini
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Minimoog on a Minimoog couch.
"We are restoring this Minimoog Model D serial number 10985, with the NEW OSC board. Pictures are BEFORE the restoration, we'll replace them whenever it is finished.
Things we are doing in this unit:
- Replacement of all electrolytic and tantalum capacitors.
- Restoration of the whole key contact system and installation of brand new bushings
- Full cleaning of the wood, panel, knobs, potentiometers, switches, connectors, etc.
- Replacement of damaged knobs and pointers with original ones.
- Dead zone mod in the pitch bend.
- All three uA726 with heatsinks
- Full calibration as indicated in the service manual."
via this auction
Minimoog on a Minimoog couch.
"We are restoring this Minimoog Model D serial number 10985, with the NEW OSC board. Pictures are BEFORE the restoration, we'll replace them whenever it is finished.
Things we are doing in this unit:
- Replacement of all electrolytic and tantalum capacitors.
- Restoration of the whole key contact system and installation of brand new bushings
- Full cleaning of the wood, panel, knobs, potentiometers, switches, connectors, etc.
- Replacement of damaged knobs and pointers with original ones.
- Dead zone mod in the pitch bend.
- All three uA726 with heatsinks
- Full calibration as indicated in the service manual."
Moog System 15 w/ Roland System 100m Modules
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"Orginal series Moog system 15: Serial number 8473 manufactured in 1976 at Moog's Trumansburg, NY factory.
The unit powers on but I have not performed a recent sound check. This unit does NOT included the Moog 24db low pass filter. A substitute low pass filter is installed instead. Some of the keyboard keys stick and need to be replaced. An alternative is to use a control voltage converter (not included) with another keyboard. Patch chords not included but are readily available elsewhere since they are standard sized audio patch chords."
via this auction
"Orginal series Moog system 15: Serial number 8473 manufactured in 1976 at Moog's Trumansburg, NY factory.
The unit powers on but I have not performed a recent sound check. This unit does NOT included the Moog 24db low pass filter. A substitute low pass filter is installed instead. Some of the keyboard keys stick and need to be replaced. An alternative is to use a control voltage converter (not included) with another keyboard. Patch chords not included but are readily available elsewhere since they are standard sized audio patch chords."
Folktek Mobius Harmonizer
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You can find demos of one posted here.
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You can find demos of one posted here.
YAMAHA CS15D 37Key Monophonic Synthesizer
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