Crumar Spirit (1983 NAMM Show / Time Capsule!) Fully Recapped w/ Original Packaging SN 00011

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Curious if that's MOOGSPIRIT printed on the box below. It was designed by Bob Moog but the synth does not have his name on it, so it would be interesting if it was on the box. It could be MONO but what's left doesn't look like an N to me. If it is MOOG there's no space between it and SPIRIT. I believe this is the first post to feature the box.

Details from the listing:
"Not only is this a super rare synth (Serial number: 011) designed by Bob Moog, this particular unit was purchased new directly from the Crumar booth at the 1983 NAMM Show here in Chicago. The original buyer has kept it safely stored for the last 40 years, never used! Guaranteed you will NEVER find a cleaner example of this rare synthesizer.

Our service department have performed a fresh recap on this as the originals dried out after years of sitting in storage. The synth functions wonderfully, like new as you would imagine.

Includes the original box with evidence of being express shipped from Italy to the NAMM show. In addition to the original manual, warranty paperwork, cables and carrying case and pouch."

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Serviced Vintage Moog Polymoog 203a Synthesizer SN 3861

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"Here's a fully functional Polymoog 203a Synthesizer in nice cosmetic condition. This was serviced in August 2023 by Synthchaser. Work done included:

Recapped power supply
Repaired all known functional issues
Replaced panel button LEDs with new, lower current blue LEDs - reduces synthesizer power consumption by over 1/4 Amp, increases LED lifespan, and looks cool.
Cleaned slide pots"

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Ensoniq Fizmo Transwave Digital Synthesizer w/ Custom Knobs

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Volume IV for the Prophet Rev2 (Demos Part 1)

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"This video demonstrates 12 patches from our latest release, Volume IV for the Prophet Rev2! We're putting the finishing touches on Volume IV at the moment and we're shooting for a release date of September 15th, 2023.

Thanks for watching!

Visit us at https://www.robustamericanpatches.com/ for more info."

Dirtywave M8 vs. Roland R8 Autechre Crystel

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08 23 23 Serge Paperface '78

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How Many Tom Oberheim TVS PROs Were Released?

I was curious how many were released after this Special Edition Two Voice PRO listing, so I reached out to the man himself, Tom Oberheim.

So how many were produced?

According to Tom:

"I looked thru my records and this is the official count on the two versions of the TVS-PRO:

1. Regular production from early 2015 thru April 2018 - 365 units beige & black

2. Special Edition during spring of 2021 - 9 units sold thru a lottery system"

And there you have it.

That means there are only 374 TVS PRO models in existence. Just over 100 of the 365 are the all black model, making the beige count somewhere under 265 units.

The three pics here are from Tom Oberheim's Product History page.

Vintage Oberheim 2 voice tvs-1 meticulously refurbished by tonetweakers.con final pre-shipping test

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"Here’s one last systematic test of the meticulously refurbished real vintage Oberheim TVS-1 2 voice synthesizer we just sold on our website (see below). This just shows the synth section. The sequencer video will be uploaded as a private link and emailed to our customer cause the performance was kind of embarrassing. 😂🤦‍♂️ It’s now ready to pack and ship."

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ROLI RISE 2 Features

video upload by ROLI

"@sinestarproject beautifully showcases the express, slide, and vibrato features on RISE 2.

Close your eyes and pretend you are listening to an orchestra :)" But don't miss the video notes.

Sequential Prophet 5 rev4 - Factory Presets Demo (Sounds Only)

video upload by wolfgang S vukan

"So... this is THE LEGEND - new version (rev4) of the first polyphonic synth with preset memories - The PROPHET-5!

What to say... so many old and new records were recorded with this synth, it's created by synth pioneer Dave Smith (who created MIDI too) and it sounds spectacular. I just try to imagine how people reacted to this synth back in 1977.! It's amazing.

I was so interested in how VINTAGE knob react when you change Prophet-5's revision modes (from rev1 to rev4) - it's really interesting and sounds different. In rev1 mode P5 sounds more archaic with, fex., slightly different decay on keys - this remind me that my Jupiter 4 (1978) reacted at the same way.

All sounds are recorded directly from Prophet-5 to Tascam DR-05x recorder in 24bit/96kHz resolution, without any FX processing.

Sequential Prophet-5 official web site:
https://www.sequential.com/product/pr...

Thanx to Marko Milosavljević and Audio Pro Artist (Beograd, Srbija), official Sequential importer for Serbia and for this synth presentation."