ARP + SNL: A Piece of History Revisted

Alvin Taylor with Billy Preston on first SNL, Oct 1975. from Richard Fox on Vimeo.

via The Alan R Pearlman Foundation

"ARP + SNL: A piece of history revisted via an upcoming, much anticipated film and our ARP Pro Soloist! From d’ARP

This has been a secret that I’ve been waiting to release, and now it’s here! Back in February I received an email from a representative from SONY Pictures asking if I knew where they could rent an ARP Pro Soloist for their upcoming film Saturday Night due to be released soon. The movie, originally called SNL 1975, is about the first Saturday Night Live episode, and how it all came together. They wanted an authentic instrument to use when they depicted the late, great Billy Preston playing none other than the ARP Pro Soloist and singing 'Nothing from Nothing'.

First, how cool is that? The first musical act on SNL featured an ARP and amazing ARP artist upfront and center!

Second, yes, we had a wonderful ARP Pro Soloist coming to us from California. It was being tuned-up by the amazingly talented Alsún Ní Chasaide of SyntheticDreamscapes after a heavy-duty stint at NAMM during which people such as Stevie Wonder, Lamar Michell, Patrick Moraz and Dave Kerner gave it a spin!

After some finagling, we had it sent to Georgia where the filming took place and to my astonishment, this particular instrument was about to gain even MORE infamy… none other than the Grammy Award winning Jon Batiste was portraying Billy Preston! Talk about one instrument taking on powerful vibes!

The film is scheduled for a premier on Oct 11. We can’t wait!!! Meanwhile, our second favorite Pro Soloist (our first is my dad’s, of course) will be out in the public again in the next year. We believe the magic that musicians bring to the instruments is contagious, so catch the vibe and stay tuned! Read about the film on Vanity Fair, and check out the trailer below (ARP shows about 1:17 / 2:17) and the original video of Billy Preston on Vimeo."

Intellijel Cascadia Desktop Semi-Modular Synthesizer SN CXAX030

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Roland VP-330 MKI Vocoder Plus Doggy

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"This vintage synth was fully overhauled and serviced by my synth repair shop “Synth Tailor Electronics” here in the wonderful city of Columbus, Ohio.

Restoration/Overhaul details:

-All lilac/Matshusita electrolytic capacitors changed (over 100-these are known for leaking the electrolyte from the bottom side)

-Power Supply Rebuilt

-Entire synth disassembled and cleaned with ultrasonic cleaner. Keys polished and contacts cleaned.

-Corroded components/Op Amps replaced with NOS components

-Jacks+Switches+Sliders rebuilt and ran through ultrasonic cleaner.

-Full Calibration and Tuning

This synth has a few scratches and knicks, but not that bad. The worst is on the Left Hand controller section, something was dropped by the Pitch slider and has a small crack. It doesn’t affect the slider or functionality-it’s just a minor cosmetic blemish."

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ARP 2813 Odyssey MKII Duophonic Synthesizer SN 1261

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"Mint/Collectors grade ARP Odyssey II for sale! Cosmetics are really great, and hard to find an example like this that in Todays market. This unit was fully overhauled by my repair shop Synth Tailor Electronics LLC in Columbus, Ohio!
Work/Restorations performed:

-All New Bourns slide pots (with thick gold swage pins, unlike most other replacement sliders on the market)

-Rebuilt PSU

-All Tantalums Replaced with new

-Pratt Read Keybed rebuilt, new Bushings

-Full Calibration and Tuning

Video comes with my standard one year warranty (visit my website for more details)

Visit synthtailorelectronics.com for repairs and restorations on vintage synthesizers, drum machines, outboard gear, and tape machines!"

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Linn LinnDrum LM2 w/ EPROM Library

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"This is not an average LinnDrum LM2. Purchased used 2 years ago and fully refurbished including new MIDI installation by Bruce Forat of Forat Electronics. Included are 43 (forty-three!!) additional sound EPROMs! It works normally and is ready for years of use."

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Linndrum LM2 with JL Cooper MIDI

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"Fully functional and in excellent vintage cosmetic condition and features JL Cooper MIDI mod.

This has been serviced for relability. Service includes:
- replacing electrolytic capacitors
- replacing a few faulty ICs
- installing JL Cooper MIDI mod
- new batteries
- cleaning all button contacts
- cleaning all sliders and lubricating
- cleaning all potentiometers
- cleaning all i/o jacks"

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Novation MININOVA 1st patches including a Vangelis Patch

video upload by James Dyson

"Novation MININOVA 1st patches
A couple of patches I made, I may make more.."

Erica Synths Nightverb - Demo with DSI Mopho X4 (No Talking)

video upload by Shock-HRz

FLUORINE NEW FIRMWARE 1.4T // Two Technoid Jams

video upload by SPHERICAL SOUND SOCIETY

"We are releasing 3 new firmwares for FLUORINE. This is a Jam with firmware 1.4T (from techno). That one is tailored techno and droning. Is kind of experimental and strange, trance inducing...

The official 1.5 will appear in a few days. In the meantime you can download all the firmwares in our webpage:

https://sphericalsoundsociety.com/

All current firmwares are free for FLUORINE customers and you can switch and upload the one that you feel like playing."

New Inside_Joke Patches for the Kurzweil Forte/ K2700 (and others)

video upload by Inside_Joke

"Made a song with just my Kurzweil sounds. Some of the sounds are freebie patches, link in the patreon post (registration not needed)

https://www.patreon.com/posts/109836105

I love working Dawless with just my Forte and an Akai MPC for quick tracking. It's the main reason I transferred my sound library to the Kurz. No latency or PC troubles. Then, with tweaking and all, I go back to DAW (REAPER) and start tinkering. For me, it improved the musical process, less distraction more notes.

Hope you enjoy!
Inside_Joke"