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Saturday, March 23, 2024

Befaco Octaves VCO Jam with Turing and Pony VCO, VCF


video upload by Molten Music Technology

"I gave Befaco's new Octaves VCO a bit of a run, pairing it through the Pony VCF and playing along with the Pony VCO and friends."

See the launch party posted earlier today.



Octaves VCO via Befaco

A harsh and funky take of an additive Oscillator.

Pile up multiplications of your frequency to get a lo-fi-retro wall of squared sound!

You get six doubled frequency pulses, or octaves, with common PWM and volume control for each of them.

The output of each is cascaded to the next one, so you can either have one output with all frequencies or break the chain and get several sums and modulate each independently!

FEATURES

Six bands, multiple of the base frequency.

Square wave oscillator with Octaves selector PWM control and sync.

Range control for Tune pot.

Volume CV control and individual output for each band

Cascaded summing outputs.

SPECS

Current needs: +12V: 110mA, -12V: 84mA

Width: 12 HP

Depth: 22mm (assembled and DIY), including power connector

Aluminium, heat-treated front panel

Designed, kits prepared and completed modules assembled in Barcelona



PONY VCF via Befaco

Space-conscious lowpass filter and volume processor.

A combination of VCF + VCA + Mixer that lets you mix three different sound sources, and shape their tone, and levels in a breeze.

The Pony Filter is built around the SSI2144 FATKEYS™ Chip. Has the elegant sound of the classic transistor filter without the associated distortions, due to Dave Rossum’s “improved ladder” topology.

FEATURES

3 Channel Mixer (Out normalized to channel three for feedback)

Temperature-compensated Q and frequency.

Compensated Volume VS Resonance

2 Cuttof CV INs.

CV 1 Selectable routing Cut-Off or Cut-Off+VCA

Voltage controlled Q

Two Segment Peak Meter

SPECS

Four-pole, 24 dB/octave

Current needs: +12V=50mA, -12V=45mA

Width: 6 HP

Depth Assembled Version: 22mm

Depth DIY Kit Version: 35 mm

Designed, kits prepared and assembled in Barcelona.

Yamaha Portasound PSS-11 - compact keyboard with AWM sounds


video upload by Alfonse

"The Yamaha PSS-11 is a small keyboard from 1992 with an AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator, as Yamaha tried to put more realistic sounds based on samples into their home keyboard range, seen as a step up from the FM sound chips that had dominated the PSS range in the second half of the 90s.

The PSS-11 has only 39 basic sounds, including percussion. The rest of the 100 voices on offer are variations of the other 39, including layered dual voice, split keyboard, extra sustain, harmony (changing harmony in step with the auto accompaniment), and echo (a rudimentary delay effect that changes delay time in step with the tempo).

Music: 'Dodgy Apricot' (C) Copyright 2024 Alfonse
Download the track here: https://alfonse.bandcamp.com/track/do..."

SYNTHORAMA PPG Showroom 4K


video upload by peter m mahr

"PPG Showroom at Martin Hollinger's SYNTHORAMA synthesizer museum in Luterbach, Switzerland.

https://www.luterbach.ch/anlagenplaet..."

And a 2022 video from Torsten Abel:

Synthorama Synthesizer Museum Switzerland
video upload by Torsten Abel

"In March 2022 I visited the Swiss synthesizer museum "Synthorama" in Luterbach. I had a very nice chat with the owner Martin Hollinger and he gave me his kind permission to film this round trip. Most of the instruments are fully working and in a good shape. Visitors have the ability to play with all that gear. Only a own headphone is needed for the headphone amplifiers under the tables.

If you are planning to visit the Switzerland, make a stop in Luterbach and support Martin Hollinger with a visit. Opening hours are regulary the first Saturday a month 10am - 6pm, but if you contact Martin you can ask him for a private tour."

-- See the Synthorama and Synthorama Matrix labels below for more. The Synthorama Matrix label will bring up posts from my visite back in 2008.

Mica Sonic Electronic Bongos + Korg Mini-Korg 700 Demo


video upload by Synth Tailor Electronics

"Very rare set of (x2) Mica Sonic electronic drums (woodblock/conga/bongos) and Korg Mini-Korg 700.

Both units were restored by Cole from Synth Tailor Electronics. Outboard gear used:
-MXR Pitch Transposer
-MXR M-113 Digital Delay
-Roland SP404
-Death by Audio Rooms Reverb"

2/28/24 (be flat, 8 step) Yamaha CS-30 + CXM 1978

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video upload by Cfpp0

"Another one from the end of February 2024. One oscillator is set to SEQ and the other to KBD, so you hear a droning note under an 8-step sequence from the onboard sequencer. At 1:48 I start playing some notes and you can hear the portamento. Mostly this video demonstrates the filters."



via this listing

"Insane. The Yamaha CS-30 is an animal. The filter, the oscillators, all those envelopes, all that modulation—it sounds amazing, wild. And it’s an ecosystem. Self contained, with its own sequencer, LFO, headphone output, keyboard; flip a switch to transpose your 8-step sequence, flip another to drone, drone, drone, flip a switch to change envelopes. But it also has external audio in to the filter, external control voltages in and out, sequencer pitch and gate out, and so on. So on! So on!

Solo leads, cellos, vocal formant and vowel, alien bells, whatever, it’s versatile.

It tracks Hz/v for all you Korg MS-10, 20, 50 folks, all you thyratron-loving Zerosum Inertia folks, Metasonix folks.

Very nice ergonomics. Good angle to the controls. Large knobs and faders.

This one has been around here for a few years, but had a problem with the keyboard glitching. It was just serviced and is now working great, plus it has been changed to operate on North American power."

Oberheim Matrix 12 61-Key 12-Voice Synthesizer

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Korg Polysix 6-Voice Analog Polysynth SN 465747

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via this listing

Additional SYNTH CITY Listings

"1980s Korg Polysix, tested in great working condition. This one is very clean inside without any battery leakage issues. Battery has been updated and internal power supply has been recapped. Sounds amazing! JUNO KILLER."

Yamaha CS-50 Polyphonic Synthesizer SN 2511

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Additional SYNTH CITY Listings

"1977 Yamaha CS-50 monster 4-voice poly synth! This particular unit has been well maintained, works wonderfully. Includes the original lid, no legs."

Roland RS-505 Paraphonic 505 Analog Synthesizer Keyboard SN 730275

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Yamaha CS-15D Analog Synthesizer SN 3934

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via this listing

"Yamaha CS15D in very good and fully functional condition. Beautifully looking synth with an amazing sound."

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