Thursday, February 11, 2021
AE#137 Repairing A Kawai K3 Synthesizer With A Bad Voice
video by Artifact Electronics
"I picked up a Kawai K3 hybrid synthesizer where one of the voices is out of kilter. Let's dig in and repair it."
LYRA-8 / Strymon Big Sky / MASF Possessed Improvisation
video by Akihiko Matsumoto
Music by Akihiko Matsumoto - https://akihikomatsumoto.com
Mixer: Ableton Live
Synth: Lyra-8
FX: MASF Possessed
Reverb: Strymon Big Sky
Comp/Limitter: iZotope Ozone9
Camera: Sony a7RII (Zeiss Batis 25mm F2.0)
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Omri Cohen Meditation Spores - Full Album
video by Omri Cohen
"It was performed and recorded live using Eurorack and VCV Rack, and it's available for free/pay what you want on Bandcamp - https://omricohencomposer.bandcamp.co...
And also on Spotify, iTunes, and more - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/omr...
00:00 - Sit Still
12:35 - Feel Your Breath
24:20 - Wondering Mind
28:45 - Notice Your Body
37:38 - Reflection
47:16 - Take It With You"
ARP Axxe Repair & Restoration - Synthchaser #134
video by Synth Chaser
Previous demo video:
ARP Axxe Demonstration - Synthchaser #126
"Functional demonstration of the ARP Axxe 37 key monophonic analog synthesizer keyboard. Also discussion of what went into restoring it."
And a filter repair post here
ARP Odyssey II Model 2810 (Serviced) 4035 Filter SN 0061
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via this auction
"1970's ARP Odyssey II (Model 2810) - Serial Number: 061
Odyssey Mark II's were produced between 1975 and 1978. They are largely similar to Mark I's; the main differences are the use of the black and gold color scheme and the inclusion of CV/gate in all models. This particular model features the infamous ARP 4035 "Moog Lawsuit" filter and sounds absolutely incredible.
Has to be one of the cleaner units we've seen, a few keys are slightly discolored and one trim pot cap is missing (does not affect functionality, see last photo).
This Odyssey was just gone through by our in-house technician:
-Disassembled and cleaned all sliders
-Cleaned all control panel controls
-Removed buss bar and cleaned bars and contact fingers
-Replaced all electrolytic capacitors
-Replaced (4) bipolar junction transistors in power supply voltage regulator circuit
-tuned and calibrated"
via this auction
"1970's ARP Odyssey II (Model 2810) - Serial Number: 061
Odyssey Mark II's were produced between 1975 and 1978. They are largely similar to Mark I's; the main differences are the use of the black and gold color scheme and the inclusion of CV/gate in all models. This particular model features the infamous ARP 4035 "Moog Lawsuit" filter and sounds absolutely incredible.
Has to be one of the cleaner units we've seen, a few keys are slightly discolored and one trim pot cap is missing (does not affect functionality, see last photo).
This Odyssey was just gone through by our in-house technician:
-Disassembled and cleaned all sliders
-Cleaned all control panel controls
-Removed buss bar and cleaned bars and contact fingers
-Replaced all electrolytic capacitors
-Replaced (4) bipolar junction transistors in power supply voltage regulator circuit
-tuned and calibrated"
2x Transcendent 2000 Analogue Synths w/ Docs
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via this auction
"Synth 1: ( with the Washburn sticker on the front) I built this myself from the kit and gigged and recorded with it extensively hence it shows plenty of signs of wear on the woodwork in particular. The only problem it ever had was that the bucket brigade noise chip would fail and need replacing from time to time. This seems to be a design weakness with the original chip, there may be a better chip nowadays that could be used instead. The whole synth was working perfectly when I put it away into storage a few years ago.
Synth 2: Was built by my good friend Paul Phippin, a sound engineer for the BBC at the time. He was more engineer than musician so stripped all the 741 chips from it for other projects he worked on over the years, these are very cheap to replace ( about 31p each from RS components ) but consequently this synth definitely does not work but on the up side it has been stored in its original shipping box so the case and wood work is in much better condition.
It is possible to trigger one synth from the other ( or via a 1v / octave sequencer ) which opens up a world of possibilties to make some really phat sounds."
via this auction
"Synth 1: ( with the Washburn sticker on the front) I built this myself from the kit and gigged and recorded with it extensively hence it shows plenty of signs of wear on the woodwork in particular. The only problem it ever had was that the bucket brigade noise chip would fail and need replacing from time to time. This seems to be a design weakness with the original chip, there may be a better chip nowadays that could be used instead. The whole synth was working perfectly when I put it away into storage a few years ago.
Synth 2: Was built by my good friend Paul Phippin, a sound engineer for the BBC at the time. He was more engineer than musician so stripped all the 741 chips from it for other projects he worked on over the years, these are very cheap to replace ( about 31p each from RS components ) but consequently this synth definitely does not work but on the up side it has been stored in its original shipping box so the case and wood work is in much better condition.
It is possible to trigger one synth from the other ( or via a 1v / octave sequencer ) which opens up a world of possibilties to make some really phat sounds."
Dinsync Gilbert
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via this auction
"Here is a Dinsync Gilbert professionally built and calibrated. It has some useful mods too.
Switch to select faster or slower lfo rate. Allows Lfo to get into audio frequencies
Switch to set lfo shape to modulate pwm independent of lfo setting
3 pots to control level of waveform and noise so you can easily mix all waveforms simultaneously (like the sh101) VCF keyboard tracking amount.
Gilbert is a small format analog monosynth inspired by what we consider to be some of the best era of Roland™ machines from the late 70s/early 80s. It has a nice “rubbery” tone that will be familiar to all acid aficionados and makes a great supporting voice for your RE-303. Gilbert can be thought of in a couple of ways. On one hand you have a fully fledged analog monosynth and on the other hand due to its I/O connections you could think of Gilbert as a eurorack module in a synthesizer format. Of course combinations of both also work, anything is possible. It's pretty much a modular sh101."
via this auction
"Here is a Dinsync Gilbert professionally built and calibrated. It has some useful mods too.
Switch to select faster or slower lfo rate. Allows Lfo to get into audio frequencies
Switch to set lfo shape to modulate pwm independent of lfo setting
3 pots to control level of waveform and noise so you can easily mix all waveforms simultaneously (like the sh101) VCF keyboard tracking amount.
Gilbert is a small format analog monosynth inspired by what we consider to be some of the best era of Roland™ machines from the late 70s/early 80s. It has a nice “rubbery” tone that will be familiar to all acid aficionados and makes a great supporting voice for your RE-303. Gilbert can be thought of in a couple of ways. On one hand you have a fully fledged analog monosynth and on the other hand due to its I/O connections you could think of Gilbert as a eurorack module in a synthesizer format. Of course combinations of both also work, anything is possible. It's pretty much a modular sh101."
Casio MT-18
video by SynthMania
"A little gem from the '80s - the Casio MT-18 accompaniment mini-keyboard with chord buttons."
InterModular OverDrive
video by OMNiSYN
"This one is a bit of a leftover from 2020 - but it does demonstrate the kind of sounds that you can get from a System 700."
You can find additional OMNiSYNTH 700 demos here, and details on the System 700 here.
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