The QUASAR system was inspired by the unpredictable nature of black holes and exploring the thoughts of getting lost in space by immersing yourself into a system that guides you in many unknown directions to force one to patch in ways they never thought possible.
With no sequencer in the system, users are forced to think outside the box to create melody and patterns. Having a lot of random voltages within the system allows this instrument to be a force of its own when it comes to generative patching techniques and moving compositions that can morph in the time domain.
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The Octopus Project | Moog Etherwave video upload by Moog Music Inc
"To debut the new Etherwave Theremin, Austin-based electronica group The Octopus Project performs their original track 'I Saw the Bright Shinies' in a performance filmed in the Moog Sound Lab.
In this performance, Etherwave Theremin takes the stage as both a lead instrument and a CV controller for the Moog Matriarch paraphonic semi-modular analog synth (as a creative way to play its filter). To complement the two distinct theremin applications you see and hear, multi-instrumentalists Yvonne Lambert, Spencer Stephenson, Toto Miranda, and Josh Lambert reimagine the 2007 song using vintage and modern Moog synthesizers: Moog One, Prodigy, Matriarch, Grandmother, Mother-32, DFAM, Subharmonicon.
"For over 60 years, Moog theremins have captured the imagination of players and audiences alike. Most recently over the last two and a half decades, Etherwave Standard and Etherwave Plus have set the bar for performance theremin design. Now, the all-time best-selling theremin models get an update to become simply Etherwave Theremin.
The new Etherwave Theremin focuses on the preservation of Bob Moog’s legendary theremin circuits to retain all the charm and character that made its predecessors so unique and sought after, while adding a host of new benefits:
Improved bass response and stability in the lowest registers
Updated antenna connections to enable quick assembly and easy removal for travel
Quick-release mic stand adapter for attaching and detaching the instrument from mic stands
Mute control for setting the instrument into a standby mode or used for “pitch preview” via headphones
CV output integration from Etherwave Plus (Gate Out, Pitch Out, Vol. Out) for connecting with other modular, Eurorack, and CV-controlled instruments"
"Welcome to the soundset for a semi-modular analog synthesizer - Make Noise 0-coast. It is a collection of 50 presets that includes: 16 Plucks, 14 Basses, 16 Leads, 4 FXs.
There is a wide range of timbres inside the pack: simple and complex, soft and aggressive, musical and experimental, harmonic and inharmonic, playable and modular-style.
The sounds are suitable for many genres of electronic music: Techno, Ambient, House, Deep, Progressive, Trance, Minimal, IDM, Downtempo, Lounge, Chill Out, Electronica, Dark/Noise, Industrial, and many others.
Each page contains notes that explain how the patch works, what parameters worth tweaking during the playback, how to develop the timbre during a performance. If you make all the settings consciously and try the things mentioned in the notes, you will learn lots of things about the synth and discover its true depth.
To recreate these patches, you need up to 11 patch cords. There are audio examples of all patches inside the folder with the soundset.
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"The Yamaha SK15 is a 49 key, 7 voice analog ensemble synthesizer, featuring organ, string, and poly-synth sections, brilliance (organ and string sections), release, tremolo, sustain and volume pedal inputs, and vibrato. The synth section also features a slow attack button and a resonant low pass filter with dedicated ADSR envelope. The organ section features 7 stops."
"Buy any 2 used Northern Light Modular modules and receive a free h-Bracket."
"The h series modules require a h bracket to be mounted in a 1U space"
You can find videos featuring Northern Light Modular in previous posts here.
Pictured:
Voltage Circus – Model hVC
Trommelmaschine – Model hTM
Morphing Mixer – Model hMM
Electric Dompteur – Model hED
Time and Triggers – Model hTT
Classic Oscillator – Model hCO
The Voltage Circus consists of two rows of 3 voltage inputs and outputs that can be chained together.
Voltages can be added , subtracted or an offset can be applied per channel.
The inputs and outputs are buffered and can be connected with shorting bars.
A switch limits each rom to provide 100% or 33% to the mixer channel to make subtraction possible or prevent clipping.
One use of the hVC is for example transposing of sequences, adding subtle animation to pitch signals or mix wild CVs to provide complex noise sources
"Sequential Circuits Prophet 3000 REV B 4MB. Very rare Rev B version with expanded memory and lots of extras. Included is a large library of factory and custom sounds.
New LCD Screen New Remote Panel Switches RAM expanded to 4MB Gotek USB floppy emulator with Flash Floppy v3.3, OLED screen mod, rotary knob mod, and speaker mod SCSI2SD Drive Custom Library Factory Library Manual Schematics This unit has been extensively restored and upgraded. The unit has a brand new LCD screen. All the remote panel switches have been replaced and work flawlessly. The memory has been expanded to its full 4MB.
The Gotek drive and the SCSI2SD drive offer the best workflow configuration. The SCSI2SD drive allows you to load an entire bank/project of sounds into memory in seconds. The Gotek drive allows you to add individual presets to the current bank that's in memory. You cannot load individual presets from the SCSI2SD banks, only full banks can be loaded. Therefore it's best to keep your entire library on the Gotek drive and your working and backup projects on the SCSI2SD drive."
"Oberheim OB-1 just went through service and completely overhauled.
Amazing beast, first presets synth, 1978, less then 600 made of this version.
Works flawlessly, no scratchy pots both Osc in tune, unit show some age but sounds amazing and works perfectly."
"This 8-voice Oberheim OB-X sounds amazingly fat and warm and is ready to find a good home. This synth has just been extensively serviced by Synthchaser in March 2022 with:
Power supply rebuild – new capacitors, trimmers, upgraded bridge rectifiers All tantalum capacitors replaced – All failure prone tantalum capacitors replaced throughout the entire synth Voice cards serviced – All polarized capacitors and trimmers replaced, voice cards calibrated Keybed refurbished – new bushings, keys ultrasonically cleaned, bus bars and j-wires cleaned and adjusted Many connectors replaced Factory patches loaded There are a fair amount of scratches on the paint–see photos for details. This is the final revision of OB-X which includes the Oberheim Computer Interface for connecting a DSX sequencer. All voice cards are original, no counterfeit or clone cards are in this synth."
"Synthesizer purchased overhauled and calibrated (By Vintage Standard in Japan) in January 2022 (invoice available), It is in near perfect cosmetic condition.
Revisions made : + Instalation DBM-TECH + PSU rework + Front panel control cleaning + Capacitors replacement + Trimmers replacement + Connector replacement + Keybed contact cleaning + i/o jacks cleaning + Calibration +burn-in tests All 6 voices are stable and functional.
The synthesizer has one more problem, the presets do not hold the memory even though the battery has been changed. It will have to go back to your technician one last time. I adjusted the price accordingly. I am ready to provide you with as much information as possible, photos, video call to tell you more about the synthesizer."
The QUASAR system was inspired by the unpredictable nature of black holes and exploring the thoughts of getting lost in space by immersing yourself into a system that guides you in many unknown directions to force one to patch in ways they never thought possible.
