Alesis A6 Andromeda 61-Key Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer

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"Andromeda At A Glance

SOUND SOURCES 32 (two per voice) with sub-oscillators plus hard and soft sync. 16 ring modulators (one per Voice). Noise generator. Three audio inputs. FILTERS 32 resonant VCFs (two per voice). Filter 1: two-pole multi-mode (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and band-reject). Filter 2: four-pole low-pass.

MODULATION Three LFOs per Voice. One S&H generator per Voice. Three multi-stage, multi-mode contour generators per Voice. One multi-stage tracking generator per Voice. Modulation matrix with 71 inputs and 92 outputs. KEYBOARD & CONTROLLERS 61-note (C-to-C) velocity-, release velocity- and aftertouch-sensitive, semi-weighted keyboard. Pitch and vibrato wheels. Ribbon controller. Five pedal inputs.

EFFECTS Analogue: distortion. Digital: reverb, delay, chorus, flanging, pitch-shifting, rotary speaker. OTHER Real-time arpeggiator (one per Voice). 16-event, programmable step sequencer (one per Program).

STORAGE 256 Programs in flash RAM. 128 Programs in RAM. 128 Mixes in flash RAM. 128 Mixes in RAM."

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Korg 770 Analog Synthesizer

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"Vintage Korg 770 with Kenton hz/v - gate - filter kit installed. This was just serviced and plays like new for a synth from the 70’s ! There are a few knicks on top and the volume knob is a bit loose but functions just fine."

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Oberheim TVS-1 Two Voice Synthesizer SN 0456

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"This is a professionally fully restored Oberheim Two Voice. It's in physically excellent condition for its age. The original tolex is in amazing shape with only a couple little tears in the lid. The keys are perfectly pristine white, no fading at all. You can tell this spend the majority of its life with the lid on judging by how nice the key whites are. Every module was professionally restored by Synth Tailor a little over a year ago, the Sequencer was restored by Rosen Sound and Synth Tailor. Restoration documentation will be provided to the new owner. Definitely not the cheapest TVS you can find but if you buy one that is not restored you are looking at 2-4k in labor to get it back to a reliable state and a very long wait time for it to be completed."

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Befaco Oneiroi meet Octatrack - V/oct and audio input

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"Patch notes: The Octatrack's audio outputs are processed by the Oneiroi, it also receives notes, clock and some modulations via Midi Thing V2.

Oneiroi is an ambient and drone-like soundscapes full voice.

At his core, there is a Wavetable/Supersaw, Sine Wave Oscillator and a joyful Looper. This is followed by an FX section featuring a Multimode filter, a Resonator, a Delay, and a Reverb.
Its randomizer creates instant patches at the touch of a button.
The Looper can record the external input or the output for 'Sound On Sound' looping.

A full-stereo synthesizer that easily creates dense atmospheres for hypnotic music or cinematic sound design.
Featuring three oscillators, four effects, a looper, modulation with complex routing, and a randomizer."

Keyboard Mag Feb. '90 | What Was In It?

video upload by Espen Kraft

"Vince Clarke and Erasure 'Wild tour'. Tony Banks and 'Bankstatement', and lots of useful articles and tutorials. The 1990 February issue of Keyboard Magazine was/is jam packed with entertaining and educational stuff.

Find my music here:
Bandcamp: https://espenkraft.bandcamp.com/"

Tubbutec Modypoly Play Modes

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"I am a big fan of tubbutec mods. They offer fascinating new possibilities to old synthesizers while preserving their original functionality.
Modypoly update enables new voice modes: 2 Voice, 3 Voice, Polychord and extended unison mode.
Here Im triggering the Monopoly with a TR-606. Chords via Korg Hawk 800."

Beetlecrab Audio Tempera

video upload by Luca Longobardi

"Not just beautiful, though — the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they’re watching me. What I’ve up till now, what I’m going to do — they know it all. Nothing gets past their watchful eyes. As I sit there under the shining night sky, again a violent fear takes hold of me. My heart’s pounding a mile a minute, and I can barely breathe. All these millions of stars looking down on me, and I’ve never given them more than a passing thought before. Not just the stars — how many other things haven’t I noticed in the world, things I know nothing about? (Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore)

P.s.
Did you know that with Tempera you could play the original sample while processing it with different emitters? I didn't, and it was a wonderful surprise to discover this amazing feature."

GND-1T Speech Chip Synthesizer 2. Auto morphing, Drift Buffers, Drum Mutes, and Scenes

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GND-1T instructional demos | All GND-1T posts

"This is #2 in my series of short instructional demos of the GND-1T speech chip synthesizer. In this installment I cover:

- Automated Morphing between patches (single, and block morphing)
- Using the permanent Drift Buffers
- Individual Drum-note mutes
- SCENES

If you haven't seen part 1, it's probably worth a quick look, as this one builds from there. In all these tutorials, everything you hear is taken directly from the GND-1T stereo output, without any additional processing or effects. For more information (and to download the user manual), see https://richardvanhoesel.com/gnd1t

p.s. Beyond its musical application, you can also use the drum-notes mute function to enable just a single MIDI drum note at a time for "MIDI learn applications", e.g. when setting up an external sampler to be triggered by the GND-1T."

Lovelier by the Flower | Prophet 5

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"sounds from a lifetime ago, that's what this Prophet 5 brings into a full recall."

Korg DW-8000 soundscape - A shadow is near

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"After fixing and playing the Kawai SX-240, I had searched for other synths that were similar to, or equal to the SX-240. The DW-8000 came across as a potential candidate. I found one locally for a good price ($350) from the original owner. It had more issues than I realized when I arrived. Half of the tact switches were difficult to press. Two keys were cracked and three keys needed complete replacement, so I replaced all the keys and replaced all the tact switches. The price ended up substantially more, doesn't it always?

I reached out to the seller to let them know that I fixed it all up and it's back to 100%. They said thanks, and then dropped out of the conversation. I guess not surprising, but I guess they really didn't want to know any more about the synth they had since the 1980s, not that I planned to continue communicating with them or anything. Just seemed weird to me, like I annoyed them by telling them I was taking better care of it? I don't know.

Anyway - here is my first musings with it before I did any repairs. Note that I did at one point have a Korg DW-8000. I sold it because 'The Korg Radias has the same waveforms' which was obviously a stupid reason to part with it.

That said - I doubt it will stay long term. Many things have happened since I posted this video (uploaded June 13th, 2024), and this is just another excellent synth I do not think I need.

Eventide Blackhole VST used for reverb."