Xerxes from Black Corporation

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"This is an 8 voice analog synth based on the famous and rare Elka Synthex. The instrument was bought straight from Black Corporation 25th of August 2020."

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EMS VCS-3A Putney SN 2620 & DK-1 Cricklewood SN 3320

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VCS-3A via this auction

A rare chance to pick up an early example of this legendary instrument. Preliminary conclusions from our inspection is that it is original inside and out. It has an unusual heat sink at the top of the boards, but this is an early modification and may even be factory. It’s also notable that it is badged “VCS3a” on the serial plate: hence James describing it as ‘late/early’!"

DK-1 via this auction

"Rare EMS Synthi DK1 Cricklewood keyboard for sale in excellent condition. The perfect partner to your VCS3 or Synthi A... Can be upgraded to factory DK-2 duophonic spec during service."

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Vermona Synthesizer

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video by Kee Reel

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"Vintage Eastern German Vermona synthesizer, made in 1980s.
The machine is in fully working condition, you can check the video in the gallery.

Comes with the original hard case and power cord."

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The Yamaha DX200 FM Synthesizer (Digitone's Older Brother) | CONFORCE

video by Conforce

"The DX200 is a really cool hands on FM synthesizer relic from the past that was the basic source of inspiration for the Elektron Digitone perhaps? It's maybe not as advanced and flexible but it certainly is a great one of a kind FM synthesizer that is so much more fun to use than a hard to program DX7. Check the video to find out how I use it, what my favourite features are and on which tracks I applied the Yamaha DX200.

In the end, the DX200 is a God-send for any musician looking for those classic DX/FM sounds without all the hassles and complexity of programming and maintaining the old synths that provided them. The DX200 has realtime control, built-in realtime sequencing, filters, morphing ability and much more! A true classic that stood the test of time but didn't increase in price on the vintage market, luckily. Still this synthesizer is hard to find but certainly not impossible to find!"

Yamaha DX200s on eBay | on Reverb

Versalife - Korg Mono/Poly Sample Pack | CONFORCE

video by Conforce

"Get samples & presets:https://gumroad.com/conforce/

Track: Versalife - Cyclical Pathway on 2020 Vision Recordings

About: I decided it was time for a new sample pack with the focus on my Mono/Poly synth, a wild analog beast of a synthesizer from the 80’s that has a very unique approach and set of features like no other. It doesn’t like to sound smooth or lush but likes to go into the snappy and fierce spectrum. The fast analog envelopes allow for very snappy sounds and good envelope filtering. With 4 oscillators it’s very powerful and has the ability to make real cutting bass sounds and thick chords. The FM and CrossMod section allow for very fresh sparkling and glitchy percussion sounds that enter kind of a modular sound spectrum. On top it has a powerful arpeggiator that allows for some real freakiness....
The MP is a real secret electro weapon that rattles like no other synth. An all in one in electro synth that covers the whole domain of sounds you need.

Now I give you a solid complete taster of what it’s like in the form of a very cool sample pack that contains some of my personal recordings and also custom recorded samples for the kit.

I hope you’re having fun with these in your daw, elektrons, korgs or tr8s’s!"

Jamming on Korg Mono/Poly and Roland SH-101 | CONFORCE

video by Conforce

"A simple recent jam showing how I sequence my Korg Mono/Poly and Roland SH101 with the Elektron Analog 4 Keys. Drums come from Live's Drum Rack. NO talking over the music, recording comes from Ableton Live. Drums were later added. This is not the Behringer Monopoly, this is the real deal. Not saying the Behringer is a bad synth.

Check the slides in the video for additional information on the gear and used plugins and processing! I give away some secret weapons there! Don't lose attention."

Dawless techno on a TR-808 & SH-101 | CONFORCE

video by Conforce

"About: This is a simple video jam describing how you can use a trigger out from for example your TR-808/TR08/TR-909 to another piece of external hardware with an arpeggiator or internal sequencer that allows synchronisation via trig or external clock in. It's a pre midi and din sync method to get two devices in sync with each other. The limitation of this sequencing technique makes it so cool and unique. The new Roland boutiques all have trigs in and out so you can also use the Boutiques for these kind of purposes. I often use the SH-01a to sequence an SH-09 for example.

It's something really simple and sometimes overlooked but very helpful if you want to work without a computer and midi or din sync. The sync is very tight. The way you trigger the SH-101 makes it sound very distinct and many classic techno records were made on these devices with this technique. The sequence on the SH-101 can be up to a 100 notes and the 808 pattern that trigs your 101 will simply just step through all the notes in a structure via your drum pattern.

One of the reasons the 101 is so much fun is that you can jam away on the octave switch and portamento with the sequencer running and it never sounds bad. 'Quote from a Patreon member'

Artists who are famous for using the SH-101 are Robert Hood, A Guy Called Gerard, Drexciya, Dopplereffekt, Fabrice Lig, Mathew Jonson and of course many more techno & Chicago producers that haven't been mentioned here."

Roland SH-09 the Dark Sister of the 101 | CONFORCE

video by Conforce

"Here's a video dedicated to one of my favourite monosynths from Roland, the SH-09. A friendly neighbour had this thing stuffed away in a closet and he traded it with me for a digital camera. Good deal! It's a bass monster that eats the SH-101 sub for breakfast. The synth is very limited but does what it does and that is making snappy sounds and deep bass. It sounds very ghetto, evil and gnarly. It has tons of character and an electrifying PWM that cuts through solid concrete. It's from the 1980's and is a secret electro weapon! Raw, gnarly and punchy."

Roland JD800 & JD990 Soundset/Presets (Trailer) | CONFORCE

video by Conforce

"Get it here: https://gumroad.com/conforce?sort=pri...
This soundset is compatible with both the RolandJD800/JD990. A true classic PCM synth with a superb frequency range compared to the cheaper JV models. The JD800 presets focus on ambient, pads and textures.

DEMO's are made with the presets 100%, slight reverb processing was applied."

Roland JV1080/2080: Bioluminescence Soundset | CONFORCE

video by Conforce

"The Bioluminescence soundset by Conforce for the Roland JV1080/2080
is available at https://gum.co/jv1080_2080_presets_bi...

This is not yet compatible with the Cloud VST, this file will be added later in a few days and is free for everyone who purchased the SYX file. Consider it a pre-order if you only use the VST version.

The soundset is compatible with all Roland JV models (JV-1010, JV-1080, JV-2080, XP-30, XP-50, XP-60, XP-80, XV-88, XV-2020, XV-3080, XV-5050, XV-5080)"