Monday, November 22, 2021
Vermona PerFourMer MkII: Noodlings with a Zen delay
video upload by Richard DeHove
"After many enquiries and much nagging I was finally able to buy a Vermona PerFourMer MkII - for a machine that's been around almost 10 years these things are hard to get! The original was released in 2003 and the MkII in 2012. Had mine for about a week now and it's a beautifully engineered knobby beast. Am really enjoying cycling through the four oscillators and the delight in this reminds me of my first synth, the Korg Mono/Poly. The Vermona takes things a lot further than the Mono/Poly though with individual flters, LFO and envelopes.
In this noddle the Vermona is in Poly2 mode with individual insert effects on each oscillator: a Vahlbruch SpaceTime delay, Phase 95, and two channels of the Boss RV-6 reverb. As things progress I add in the Erica Synths Zen delay on the stereo output. It's on digital ping pong mode with a gently overdriven input and some bandpass filter. Finally I add in some Zen overdrive before finishing with basic Zen again. In hindsight it may have been better to roll off some of the top end of the reverb, pan oscillators 3 & 4 left and right and turn off the Zen ping pong. But then every little knob twiddle changes the flavor slightly and eventually you just have to plate it up and serve. If you've read this far you're probably a hard enough synth nut to appreciate the special love I have for osillator 4 in this noodle. It's the low "boom" hit that sounds every now and then. It's just a simple triangle wave with no special settings at all but somehow with the reverb it manages to sometimes sound like a cavernous drum. Had to sell quite a bit of stuff to fund this one, including the very interesting little Norand Mono, which was a bit of a shame. Still, no regrets in having the Vermona! I've got all sorts of things queued up waiting to try :)
0:00 Intro blather
0:44 Dry oscillators
1:08 Insert effects
1:19 Effects demo
1:48 Cycling through
2:22 Noodle with effects 1
3:00 Zen delay added
4:05 Overdrive added
5:35 Silly amounts of overdrive
6:10 Minimal beauty again
My site: https://richarddehove.com/
Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/richarddehove"
Sequential Circuits Six-Trak // 80's Poly, and the OG Groovebox
video upload by Jorb
"Really do find this one special, would love to find a really slick way to program with midi CC.
Intro 0:00
He Speaks 1:00
What Makes it Special? 2:30
Patch Demonstrations 7:34
Parameter Walkthrough 11:09
Parameters Continue Via Midi CC 16:14
Multi-Track Recorder 23:42
Stack Modes 27:46
Arpeggiator 29:00
Voices on Separate Midi Tracks 29:56
Conclusions & Used Market 33:14"
Ensoniq ESQ-1 SN ESQ-31725-D
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via this auction
"This is the plastic-body variety, which is allegedly more reliable than the earlier metal-body version. It has been professionally serviced and works perfectly. All filters tune correctly - see photo. I also replaced the internal battery, and updated the OS to the latest V3.5.
Stuff done:
New 2/3AA battery fitted. The proper OEM one, not a button cell.
Power supply completely rebuilt.
Tested and tuned and ready to go!
Replaced a few keys.
Keymapper IC replace.
There are minor blemishes on the front panel - see photos - but nothing major, and nothing on the display.
These instruments really sound glorious and are now starting to appreciate in value. Grab this one while you can!"
via this auction
"This is the plastic-body variety, which is allegedly more reliable than the earlier metal-body version. It has been professionally serviced and works perfectly. All filters tune correctly - see photo. I also replaced the internal battery, and updated the OS to the latest V3.5.
Stuff done:
New 2/3AA battery fitted. The proper OEM one, not a button cell.
Power supply completely rebuilt.
Tested and tuned and ready to go!
Replaced a few keys.
Keymapper IC replace.
There are minor blemishes on the front panel - see photos - but nothing major, and nothing on the display.
These instruments really sound glorious and are now starting to appreciate in value. Grab this one while you can!"
Roland Jupiter 4 49-Key Synthesizer
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via this auction
"Vintage Analog synth. All re-furbished, cleaned, adjusted and tested. All works. Sound amazing and it looks awesome. Chassis has marks of wear and tear . Filter is IR3109 chips. No Mods all as it was."
Pic of inside circuit board below.
via this auction
"Vintage Analog synth. All re-furbished, cleaned, adjusted and tested. All works. Sound amazing and it looks awesome. Chassis has marks of wear and tear . Filter is IR3109 chips. No Mods all as it was."
Pic of inside circuit board below.
Roland TB-303 with Quicksilver MIDI and Carrying Bag
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via this auction
"Has Social Entropy’s Quicksilver MIDI mod installed which adds several functions, I’m more of a Din Sync user so I really don’t need the MIDI one.
Cosmetic condition is good overall for its age and normal use but has two cosmetic details worth mentioning, both details can be seen in the last two pictures, first it has a small chipped corner, it was like that when I got it, second one is that some of the silver paint is starting to fade around the filter and envelope control knobs, pretty normal for a used TB as in those knobs is where the 303 magic happens .
Quicksilver user manual can be found online at social entropy website.
Includes the original Roland carrying bag, the IN and OUT MIDI cable adapters and a brand new power supply which I will take out of the package for shipping ."
via this auction
"Has Social Entropy’s Quicksilver MIDI mod installed which adds several functions, I’m more of a Din Sync user so I really don’t need the MIDI one.
Cosmetic condition is good overall for its age and normal use but has two cosmetic details worth mentioning, both details can be seen in the last two pictures, first it has a small chipped corner, it was like that when I got it, second one is that some of the silver paint is starting to fade around the filter and envelope control knobs, pretty normal for a used TB as in those knobs is where the 303 magic happens .
Quicksilver user manual can be found online at social entropy website.
Includes the original Roland carrying bag, the IN and OUT MIDI cable adapters and a brand new power supply which I will take out of the package for shipping ."
Crumar DS 2 Synthesizer SN 278
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via this auction
"Tested recently. One of the oscillators is off-line. This item is a bit of a project. There is a schematic inside the cover. All original. Much of this unit is functional."
via this auction
"Tested recently. One of the oscillators is off-line. This item is a bit of a project. There is a schematic inside the cover. All original. Much of this unit is functional."
Akai AX60 Analog Keyboard Synthesizer
ROLAND Jupiter-6
Akai Professional EWI1000 module & EWV2000 Wind Controller Analog Synth
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via this auction
SNs 40619-00490 & 21105-00432
"This is the first EWI made by AKAI Professinal. EWI1000 is the controller and EWV2000 is the sound source."
via this auction
SNs 40619-00490 & 21105-00432
"This is the first EWI made by AKAI Professinal. EWI1000 is the controller and EWV2000 is the sound source."
Marsh UDS / Марш УДС ( Soviet Analog drum module) 808 / 909 Kick Killer , HQ sound
video upload by Kee Reel
"Showing the Marsh UDS features. The sound rage of this machine is really wide. You can tune the kick similar to classic Roland Units ( 808 / 909 / 626).
No processing/effects, just natural Marsh sounds.
Triggered via Arturia Keystep Pro with drum gates outputs.
0:00 - Intro ( jamming)
0:42 - Bass / High boost
1:56 - Kick options
3:22 - Snare / Noise options
4:34 - Other sound"
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