Auld Lang Syne on a Yamaha L-20D

video upload by Benjamin Dehli

"Playing an excerpt from Auld Lang Syne on a Yamaha L-20D electric harmonium / reed organ 🎹"

https://www.dehlimusikk.no

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Happy New Year everyone!

The above video by Benjamin Dehli went up yesterday on the 31st, and I figured it would be an appropriate start to the New Year - something vintage that harkens back to the pre-synth age, but new to the site. This is actually the first post to feature the Yamaha L-20D. Aparently it's an electric harmonium as opposed to an electonics-based harmonium like the Telharmonium (click and scroll down for additional posts). If anyone knows more about the Yamaha L-20D and/or when it was released, feel free to leave a comment.

I found the following brief discripton from this forum:

"Yamaha harmonium - looks like it dates from the 60's or 70's in great condition. I've tried to find out info about these on the net for ages but there doesn't seem to be ANYTHING out there on it. This plugs into the mains and it sort of whirs up - like a mini leslie rotating speaker and when you play you can feel the wind coming out of it. It also has a sort of knee pedal that you can use to alter the volume. sometimes there's a bit of a buzz overall but it seems to depend on the day and the weather but a great vintage sound.No outputs on this but has built in speaker so would be great for micing up and recording."

There is no mention of it on Wikipedia as of this post. That said, it sounds like the electric portion powers the airflow, so it's likely closer to a classic wind based harmonium (click for additional posts) than an electronics based harmonium like the Telharmonium. Note via 120years.net, "The Telharmonium can be considered the first significant electronic musical instrument and was a method of electro-magnetically synthesising and distributing music over the new telephone networks of victorian America."

I also found the following video from four years ago.

Music for a Found Harmonium (Cover) on a Yamaha L-20D

video upload by Benjamin Dehli

"Music for a Found Harmonium by Penguin Cafe Orchestra played on a Yamaha L-20D electric harmonium / reed organ. All the sounds is created with the organ and recorded with a matched pair of AKG C451E."

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Live Set (3 tracks) - Trip Hop / Dub Techno / DnB

video upload by Electronisounds Audio

"This set was made for Clownfest 12: A 6-day, online Electronic Music Festival - featuring incredible electronic musicians from around the globe.

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See Emily's Player ~ Mutable Instruments New Year 2024

video upload by Ebotronix

Modular Synthesizer by Mutable Instruments.
a song for Emily
1.1.2024
video # 2325

Trigon-6 creating trance

video upload by Infested Alien

"Let's create some trance sound on the sequential trigon-6."

2012 by ThorF

A new release from supporting member, ThorF.

"Te album was written, recorded and mixed in the years 2010-2013 ish.

It's all soft synths inside Reason.

I retouched the mixing in 2023.

Mastered by Árni in 2023."

2012 is also available on Spotify and other streaming platforms.

Crumar Spirit 2023 edition – intro and sounds

video upload by Robotussin Vintage Synths

"This is a quick overview of the new Crumar Spirit, a recreation of an Italian synth made in 1981. This 2023 edition was created in a series of just 100 units by Crumar. Here's a first play discussing the functionality and the sounds."

The intro of "Speech Bubbles" by The Smile #thesmile #sequential #prophet5

video upload by Fluffy Momo

Kraftwerk, Neon Lights [Cover] by AtomoSynth

video upload by Atomosynth

"https://atomosynth.net/
Hello World. This is my rendition of one of my favorite songs, the last for this year 2023, my aspiration is for it to light a hope for a better world this upcoming year.
I used the AtomoSynth TK mini system: the Koe module for all synth sounds and the Tottem module for the drums. multitrack recorded using Cubase."

Groove Synthesis - 3rd Wave - Split Mode Inspiration.

video upload by Scott McAuley Sounds

"Patches will be available at https://www.orano.co.uk/shop or http://www.synthsounds.co.uk

So it's December 31st and we are all nearing the close of 2023. what an amazing year it has been for new synths! and new synth companies throwing some serious competition into the market! we seem to be in a golden age of synthesis, and long may it last I say!

For the final video of 2023, I put together a split patch of bass and bells, BECAUSE here in Scotland we say "Bringing in the Bells" at new year time, just before we all link arms and sing "auld lang syne" at midnight which translated means 'times long past'...

I'd like to take this opportunity to say thanks for all who watched, subscribed, asked questions, commented and purchased my banks over the past year! it allows me to keep doing what I do, and I have so much more to create for you all to enjoy! - we have such a great community of synth enthusiasts! so please, if you haven't already.... PLEASE PLEASE SUBSCRIBE :D

have a great night tonight, and I'll see you all in 2024!

HAPPY NEW YEAR SYNTH FAM!"

learning the t1 - "glass and onions"

video upload by junklight

"new studio, new video music!!!

this track is just getting my head around the t1 but I rather liked it so posting it."