MATRIXSYNTH

Abusing The Matrix ;-)

video upload by John L Rice

"Quick extreme external clocking test of the SSL The Matrix module. The M524 quad VC LFO from @moonmodularhq provides The Matrix clock on channel 1 and then the other 3 channels are mixed by a M526 and sent to the channel 1 CV input. Always fun to see The Matrix lights reverse themselves! 😜 If you buy this module abuse it at your own risk! 🥺😅🧐 #modularsynth #electronicmusic #sequencer"

Korg EA-1 Electribe - Analog Modeling Synthesizer w/ Original box

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Elka EK44 Vintage Analog FM Synth w New Blu Display + Case SN 032428

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"Thanks to its BBD built in chorus (same as Juno 60), it s capable of very lushing and warm sound.

New LCD blu backlit display installed.
With Case.
FULLY SERVICED by pro tecnician."

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Valmont - Analog Jam 3 : Nation

video upload by Valmont

"Chords: Sequential Prophet 2000, Steven PDD-3000, Dynacord DRP-16, Ibanez UE-405
Bass: E-Mu Emax II playing a CS20M+Fairlight III patch
Bold Bass: Arp Axxe (mk2 in mk1 body), Ibanez UE-400
Flanged Chords: Akai AX-80, Boss BF-1
Drums: Behringer RD-8, Roland SIP-301, MPC Electronics DSM 1 (not to be confused with M.P.C), Yamaha R-1000, Alesis MidiVerb
Bright Pad: Sequential Prophet 600
Emax, AX-80 & RD-8 are live sequenced in Audacity, the Prophet 2000 is audio-looped on the two first cycles"

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Sequential Prophet 600 : Ryuichi Sakamoto - Opus

video upload by Valmont

"A blissful theme by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Covered (in another tonality with shortened parts) on a modified 1982 Sequential Circuits Prophet 600."

Prophet 600 twins: Prophet 1200

video upload by Valmont

"I've been wondering about that one, I thought this would make a P10-esque stack, but happens that not really! The problem I had capturing this video is that P600s are phasing out, non stop. It drifts so much that it is impossible to merge them in a coherent mono signal! (Yo, 24 unstable analog VCOs at the same time??) So it's nice on headphones, sweet on largespeakers, but hell on mono devices. Also having twice the same instrument that has this very strong signature makes it not really simple to stack. It is more meaningful to have 2 different ones, like I did here: [previously posted here]

Anyway, it had to be done, and I'm happy to know I don't need a second Prophet 600 x))

Oh and about the question, 'Do two Prophet 600 sound different?', the answer is a bit yes! To my ears, one was brighter and thinner. The other one's VCOs were harder to tune, and it was darker in the way that it didn't bring as much overdrive as the other P600. The thing is that you can't trim the VCA load, so no way to adjust this. Also I have the voicepanning board installed, that I bypassed for this video (All trims to left side), but it may change the sound. I guess all of this is mostly due to different aging of CEMs? Like my friend's one slept for years, and mine is being daily used and taken on stage idk but I prefer mine x) Funny thing tho, they didn't have the same build quality, pots were feeling a slight bit different, and inside there was differences for capacitors used (none had ever been recapped tho), for connectors and power supply too. Early models look less reliable, late ones are safer.

0:10 Soundcheck
0:20 Sound 1
0:36 Sound 2
1:03 Sound 3
1:43 Sound 4
2:00 Sound 5

Recorded at my friends' from MusikMusicStudio some time ago"

Parsedalis on Prophet 2000, Dynacord DRP16, Ibanez UE405

video upload by Valmont

1985 Sequential Prophet 2000 (12 bits Sampler)
1984 Dynacord DRP-16 (12 bits Reverb)
1982 Ibanez UE-405 (Analog Chorus)

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Elka EK-44 Demo

video upload by Valmont

"Fun fact this unit was the one used by UVI for their soundbank 'uvi synthox' x)
1986 italian FM synthesizer, 4 operators, 8 algorithms, 18 voices, 8-parts multitimbral.
It also has 2 individual mono 3009 BBD lines (wish they had just made one, but stereo)
The EK44 - call it EM44 or ER44 as well - is based on the Yamaha YM2203, which sounds cleaner than classic DX chips... too nice for my taste, I sold it a year ago!
It's more straightforward than most FM synthesizers: sounds are rather thought as stacks of simple patches rather than single complicated evoluting sounds. Also the approach is orthogonal to DX series if I can say! You program a single parameter, for all the operators one by one on the same page. DX would give you multiple parameters for a single operator, and yet you would have to change parameter and operator by a single button. The EK44 show you the 8 (2x4) operators values, at the same time by little graphs on the screen, it's really cool. What's less cool is that they don't display algorithms anywhere. How am I supposed to guess them?? (you might have to look at the german pdf online)

Worth noticing the keyboard feeling is a step ahead from other synthesizers of that era, not as good as the solid straight Kawai K3 or AX80, but really flexible, bouncy, pleasant and kinda unique.
Additional comment: it's defo not a 1500€ synth as you might see on reverb lmao

0:00 FM Realm
0:13 3009 Strings
0:33 Golden Hour
0:49 Zappa's Apostrophe
0:58 Abas 1
1:04 Abas 2
1:08 Stackbas
1:14 Polyphonic Memory
1:34 Musical Greenhouse
1:45 Stratus
1:56 Pasiphaë
2:16 The Contract
2:28 Broken Lullaby
2:40 Simmons' Spring"

KIWI by Siel: 15 sounds (Ex Opera 6/DK-600)

video upload by Valmont

"I made one demo here but I could just go on more, it sounds too great!
The KIWI, more often branded Opera 6, or DK-600, is a super rare super great italian synth.
Sometimes reminds me of the Jupiter 8 and the Oberheim OB-8, if we put appart the abscence of crossmod. The EG are hella tight, the DCOs are damn bright and full, the filter so mellow...... The epitome of the analog polysynth, far away from the cliché of italian synths.
Also an expensive instrument in the 80's as it cost 50% more than a Korg Poly 61, a Juno 60, a SX-210 or Yamaha DX9... Nowadays it would be about 4.400€ if we adjust the inflation, so definitely not an amateur synth! It was just about the level of a Prophet 600, which funny thing is that they are absolutely opposite in sound characters (and in components, 100% CEM for P600, 100% SSM for KIWI), but they go so well together! They are probably my 2 fav synths in my room :)

Thinking about installing the voicepanning on this one too tho :D

0:00 - mild minds
0:19 - dahlias
0:34 - rbmk
0:59 - 42
1:16 - kujenga
1:29 - gris
1:50 - forbidden
1:56 - model
2:14 - jupiteresque
2:35 - windy beacon
3:01 - deluxe cream
3:25 - hermes
3:42 - sputnikzer
3:53 - blue weekend
4:12 - humble"