REON Driftbox J Limited [Very Rare] VCA & CV controller / Programmable Joystick

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"Driftbox J is the first VCA-CV controller + sequencer in the series, assuming a combination of a Driftbox S / R Synthesizer and an external device such as a sequencer. Two large joysticks control the CV output on the X axis with VCA on the Y axis. Although oscillator is not installed in Driftbox J itself, by inputting audio and CV / GATE / MIDI signal from the outside, it is possible to change the level and pan without changing the audio signal groove, output the processed CV It is possible to manipulate parameters of other Synthesizers.

Features:

2 Joystick VCA controller

XY dual CV controller
2 C manual CV output control and attenuation
2 channel programmable CV sequence output
16 steps · Program memory

Step input and manual / loop input

MIDI / GATE synchronization

Master / slave operation with gate pulse signal
Slave operation by MIDI

Connections

MIDI In
Gate In/Out
Audio In (2x)
Audio Out (2x)
CV-A / CV-B 1ch /2ch"

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Sequential Circuits Split Eight Polyphonic Synthesizer

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"rare synthesizer model of Sequential Circuits the Split-Eight. The patch memory battery was replaced 3 months ago. Factory patches have been installed and a few custom patches. It has a few scratches on the side wood panels. Thanks for looking.

Details:
-8 voice VCO analog oscillators

-patches can be stacked making it a 4 voice synth with the possibility of using 2 different patches at the same time

- unison mode stacking all oscillators into one voice for fat sounds"

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Vintage Crumar Composer CPS 49 SN 00151

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"The Composer is a 49-key, ensemble synthesizer. Featuring mono & poly synth, poly organ, string, and dual oscillator synth sections with dedicated outputs. The synth section features 7 monosynth presets, 3 polysynth presets, resonant low pass filter, and ADSR envelope. The string section features an AR envelope, and the organ section features four presets, leslie simulator, release control, and percussion...

Missing the 'Portamento' knob/pot."

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Crumar Orchestrator

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"This is a vintage Crumar Orchestrator (known as the Multiman-S in Europe). The strings on this synthesizer sound remarkably similar to the ARP/Solina String Ensemble, because they use the exact same TCA350 BBD delay chips found in the Solina, and have a very similar triple delay line configuration for its ensemble effect. In addition to the Violin and Cello string sounds, there is a Brass section with a four pole ladder filter that was most definitely infringing on the Moog patent at the time. There's also two piano sounds ("Piano" and "Clavichord"), and a bass section that works on the lowest 27 notes of the 61 key keyboard.

This particular synthesizer is in excellent operating condition, and remarkably good cosmetic condition for a synth manufactured in 1977. The right-hand piano volume slider shaft is broken, but the original slider cap still can grip on to the stub (most photos show the cap in place, I included another photo with the cap removed for purposes of full disclosure). There is no lid and the original lid latching hardware has been removed.

This sucker is heavy!"

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Clavia Nord Modular Rack Synth SN 20011174 w/ Rack Ears

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"In good working condition. Comes with non-factory rack ears. Has a missing cap on the encoder knob (doesn't affect anything) and non-factory volume knob. Everything works perfectly. The original editor runs great on Mac up to Monterey through Wine emulation, so in theory it should run on M1 Macs without any issues. But you better to check if you have M1."

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M-Audio Venom Synthesizer

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"This synth has some pretty wicked synth textures and beats at a great price. Amazing arpeggiator too. Very underrated and well worth double the price. Great synth, lightweight, can be used as a controller too!"

Unfortunately you need an external editor to access the full synth engine.

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White Model KORG MS-20

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A couple of these have been featured on the site before, but this one did a better job of showing the white side planl. It would be interesting to see the smaller black keys in white as well. Note this listing states it's an original vintage analog synthesizer, but later mentions it is the reissue. Gig bag/soft case pictured below.

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Exploring the CHORD mode on the 1979 MSV

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"A gate signal is sent to the MSV gate input, but also an audio signal from 259e is sent to the RES (resonator) input. Not directly, but first to an attenuator (210e) and then to a 292e used as modulated VCA.
An LFO is scanning through the wavetables of the modulator VCO on the 259e to add some variation and also produce some weird sounds. I like it for instance around 01:50.
No external effect added."

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Rob Papen - Signature Sounds for Waldorf M (Sounddemo)

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"Rob Papen is a well-known sound designer from the Netherlands and many of his sounds and plug-ins have become legendary. Back in the 90s, he supplied several sound sets for the Microwave 1, which just saw the light of day. His 'Techno' and 'Signature' cards inspired many users and can therefore be heard on countless productions of the 90s. The two sound sets have been freshly reworked by Rob Papen and optimized on the M.

Both sets have been combined into one soundbank. The current signature set contains 128 patches and offers different lead sounds, basses, percussive sequencer sounds, pads, plugs and much more.

For external effects, the two FX plugins Delsane and RPVERB2 by Rob Papen were used. If you purchase the soundset you can get a discount on the two plugins. Please send a proof of purchase to : info@robpapen.com"