Electronic Music Laboratories EML 500 Electrocomp Synthesizer

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"What we have today is an EML 500 Synthesizer. In the late seventies, there were a few different US based synthesizers. You all know about Moogs, Arps, EMS, Oberheims and all of the Japanese models, but EML made unique and idiosyncratic designs.

This is their 500 model, designed as a competitor for the Minimoog/Micromoog and the Arp Odyssey. In its case, it didn’t make much a ripple in the pond, but some guys from Akron liked it. Devo had a EML500 in their studio, and that should tell you all you need to know about this guy.

These are extremely rare. It is probably a Good instrument, but for this model, there aren’t a lot of choices."

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Custom Korg Poly-800 with Filter and Chorus Mods

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"This thing is great for dreamy evolving pads, drunk sounding horns, lofi surfing, and 80’s car chases.

The filter is modded to allow free playable control over cutoff and resonance, with a 2 pole/ 4 pole switch installed for more variety.
The chorus has been modded to allow adjustment of the rate, going into audio range for ringmod-like effects, adjustment of depth, and a true mix knob allowing for control between fully dry and fully wet.

There’s an external input, so you can run some audio signals in and override the noise.

The internal battery has been replaced with a battery clip for no-solder battery swaps and a brand new battery has been installed.

All the tact switches have been replaced, so no annoying switch bounces while trying to program a sound.

The instrument is painted to match the green lettering in the programmer menu."

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Yamaha TX816 TX216 TX7 QX7 DX-27/100 & KX88 Brochures & Pricelists

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"Original Yamaha TX816 Brochure from 1985

This is a must-have for any vintage synthesizer/Yamaha collector as these are getting very hard/impossible to find these days.

This Yamaha Brochure has no writing, highlighting, underlining in it.This brochure is in very good condition, see the picture's for more detail.

Original Yamaha TX7 Brochure from 1985

This is a must-have for any vintage synthesizer/Yamaha collector as these are getting very hard/impossible to find these days.

This Yamaha Brochure has no writing, highlighting, underlining in it.This brochure is in very good condition, see the picture's for more detail.

Original Yamaha QX7 Brochure from 1985

This is a must-have for any vintage synthesizer/Yamaha collector as these are getting very hard/impossible to find these days.

This Yamaha Brochure has no writing, highlighting, underlining or any stamps in it.This brochure is in very good condition, see the picture's for more detail.

Original Yamaha DX-27/100 Brochure

This is a must-have for any vintage synthesizer/Yamaha collector as these are getting very hard/impossible to find these days.

This Yamaha Brochure has no writing, highlighting, underlining or any stamps in it.This brochure is in very good condition, see the picture's for more detail.

Original Yamaha KX88 Brochure from 1985

This is a must-have for any vintage synthesizer/Yamaha collector as these are getting very hard/impossible to find these days.

This Yamaha Brochure has no writing, highlighting, underlining or any stamps in it.This brochure is in very good condition, see the picture's for more detail.

2 Yamaha Pricelists from 04/1985 and 04/1986

These Yamaha Pricelists are containing prices of the Yamaha DX7,DX21,DX27,DX100 synthesizers and more."

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Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002 Rack Mount Synth SN 0745

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Roland GR-500 Guitar Synthesizer with GS-500 Guitar and 24 pin cable

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""Listed here is the flagship of the legendary pre-MIDI, all analog guitar synthesizer systems; The Roland GR-500 synth and GS-500 guitar.

This listing includes the Roland GS-500 guitar controller, The Roland GR-500 Synth module and a factory 24pin cable.

The GS-500 guitar is in Very Good condiction with all of it's original electronics, including the hexaphonic pickup, synth controls and 24pin connection to the GR-500 synth module. The gutiar hasn't been modified at all (as far as I can tell). The original pickups are intact as are the string isolators which are essential for the mulichannel infinate sustain system to fucntion. There are a few -very- small scrapes and dents as one might expect from a guitar from 1978... but overall it looks like this insturment wasn't used heavily and it looks great.

The GR-500 synth itself has recently been serviced (2023). It just got entirely re-capped (capacitors replaced)s, power supploy serviced, and several of the chips were changed from soldered to socketed.

Almost all of the features of the synth work well. The Guitar, PolyEnseamble and Bass sections work exactly as you'd expect them to. The PolyEnsemble and Bass sections are remarkably cool. Being able to play fully polyphonic chords on an anlog guitar synth is just a beautiful thing.

The Solo Melody section, however, is currently not functioning quite correctly. Right now the pitch of the Solo Melody section does not track the pitch of the guitar correctly, and the amplitude detection in this section doesn't seem to be tracking correclty either. I am not sure what the issue is, but two techs have suggested that this section may just need to be properly calibrated and the instructions for this procedure can be found in the service manual which is readily available. I regret not having the time in my life right now to address this issue as it may be quite minor, but I just can't say what this issue is for sure and I wanted to be totally up front that this issue exists.

So we have this remarkably, unique and rare set of GR-500 and GS-500 where the gutiar is in really nice shape, and the syth has recently been serviced and cleaned, but does have some issues with the Solo Melody section."

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KORG 800DV duophonic/monophonic synthesizer SN 770644

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"This Korg 800DV synthesizer is a rare find that will add a unique touch to any musician's collection. With 44 keys and both duophonic and monophonic capabilities, it offers a range of sound possibilities. The analog technology and Japanese craftsmanship make for a high-quality and reliable instrument.

The 800DV has been well-maintained and is in great working condition. It also comes with a variety of features, including various model options and a country/region of manufacture in Japan. This synthesizer is a must-have for any serious musician looking for a distinctive sound."

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Bad Gear - The Bass

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Korg Volca Bass. Is this member of the original Volca trio (Korg Volca Beats, Korg Volca Keys and The OG) still The Bass??? Has this compact synth turned into a modern analog synth classic?

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:49 Overview Korg Volca Bass
01:14 Oscillator Section, Oscillator Modes
01:57 Filter
02:28 LFO, Envelope
02:53, Lack of Accent Track, Slides
03:07 Active Step, Limitations
03:22 Pattern Recording, Editing
03:39 What else??? Midi, Pricing
04:00 Hate
04:24 Jam 1 (Techno, Bass Power)
05:25 Jam 2 (Volca Setup)
06:25 Finale (House, Non Bass Tones)
06:26 Verdict"

Stylophone CPM DS-2 Drone Synth SonicLAB Presentation

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We had a visit from Matt at @Stylophone who came to show us the new Drone Synth Module from the new Compact Portable Modular range the CPM DS-2. With a pair of 3340 Oscillators and a pair of 12dB 3320 filters, LFO , mod matrix, PT2399 delay and Alesis reverb chip - its got some decent capabilities."

Introducing ALM MEGA MILTON - Compact Utilities

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"The 'MEGA MILTON' is a smorgasbord of handy all analog utilities in just 8HP that will greatly extend the functionality of your Eurorack system.

It includes a stereo line input converter for incorporating line level external sources into a Eurorack system, a fixed 4 input mixer with breakout attenuator for combining signals, a gated slew limiter for adding slides to sequences, a sample and hold with analog white noise with a myriad of uses such as generative melodies or producing percussive textures and finally a buffered mult for droop free signal distribution with handy LEDs to monitor.

All sections are normalised to help with typical use cases such as generating random CV from the sample & hold section, a smooth random source from the slew output and breaking out a standalone attenuator from the fourth mixer input.

The 'MEGA MILTON' provides essential classic synthesizer building blocks for patching in any Eurorack system. In this video we take a look at all of its features."

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SOUNDMIT 2023 - DRONING INFINITE SOUNDS VARIATIONS - ELTA MUSIC

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"Finalmente mettiamo le mani, le orecchie e gli occhi sui prodotti @ELTAmusic, mani e orecchie sul nuovissimo #solar42 e occhi sui laser che per 2 giorni hanno arredato gli spazi del Soundmit 2023, per la prima volta in Italia, i Lettoni di Elta Music hanno catalizzato l'attenzione degli amanti dell'ambient-drone!

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ELTA MUSIC su Soundmit: https://soundmit.com/en/exhibitor/elt...
ELTA MUSIC Website: https://www.eltamusic.com/

Finally, we get our hands, ears, and eyes on the @ELTAmusic products, hands and ears on the brand-new #solar42, and eyes on the lasers that have adorned the spaces of Soundmit 2023 for 2 days. For the first time in Italy, the Latvians from Elta Music have captured the attention of ambient-drone enthusiasts!

Enfin, nous mettons nos mains, nos oreilles et nos yeux sur les produits @ELTAmusic, les mains et les oreilles sur le tout nouveau #solar42, et les yeux sur les lasers qui ont décoré les espaces du Soundmit 2023 pendant 2 jours. Pour la première fois en Italie, les Lettons d'Elta Music ont captivé l'attention des amateurs d'ambient-drone !

Finalmente ponemos nuestras manos, oídos y ojos en los productos de @ELTAmusic, manos y oídos en el nuevo #solar42 y ojos en los láseres que han decorado los espacios del Soundmit 2023 durante 2 días. Por primera vez en Italia, los letones de Elta Music han captado la atención de los amantes del ambient-drone.

Si ringraziano per il video @pvmlab6423 - Max Esposito e Gabriele Guarnieri
#soundmit #eltamusic #dronemusic #modularsynth #torino"