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Roland Jupiter-4 SN 861554
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"This unit had been in use by our customer until we bought it. It had been serviced by another tech in the recent past, but we still had to pay our tech for the 15 hours of highly skilled labor required to get it up to our standards (including fixing a problem the previous tech didn't fix right), and now it's ready for its next happy home. As you can see from the pics, it appears as though someone replaced the original wooden sides with new ones.
Someone previously replaced a bunch of the original screws with some strange ones, so we had to waste an hour disassembling things and putting in new screws of the right type. Techs, please don't do this! Don't misplace the originals / order the right screws when you do so you don't make more work for the next tech who's got higher standards."
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Someone previously replaced a bunch of the original screws with some strange ones, so we had to waste an hour disassembling things and putting in new screws of the right type. Techs, please don't do this! Don't misplace the originals / order the right screws when you do so you don't make more work for the next tech who's got higher standards."
Roland Jupiter-8 w/ Custom Wood Side Panels
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"100% functional Roland Jupiter 8!
All faders recently lubricated and are working great. Custom walnut sides.
This one sounds exceptional."
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"100% functional Roland Jupiter 8!
All faders recently lubricated and are working great. Custom walnut sides.
This one sounds exceptional."
Waldorf Rack Attack Percussion Synthesizer
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"Unfortunately I didn’t have the time to explore the endless possibilities allowed by this Synthesizer, but what I did experience while using it was incredible drum and percussion sounds and patterns, all of which can be modified and programmed however the user prefers. I can see it has huge potential as a source to lay down strong backbone beats and rhythms for all kinds of recording and live performance scenarios."
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"Unfortunately I didn’t have the time to explore the endless possibilities allowed by this Synthesizer, but what I did experience while using it was incredible drum and percussion sounds and patterns, all of which can be modified and programmed however the user prefers. I can see it has huge potential as a source to lay down strong backbone beats and rhythms for all kinds of recording and live performance scenarios."
SYNTON Fénix II PP
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You can find demos and an interview with the designer Bert Vermeulen & Peter Kember of Spacemen 3 & Sonic Boom in previous posts here (interview here).
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You can find demos and an interview with the designer Bert Vermeulen & Peter Kember of Spacemen 3 & Sonic Boom in previous posts here (interview here).
Rhodes Chroma Polaris 64-Key 6-Voice Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer
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"00% working and currently has the original preset bank loaded. The membrane switches are all working. Over the years the unit has had a few repairs, including one of the pot muxes and replacement of all of the VCO tuning caps (Believe me, you want this done on any Polaris you find) The headphone out circuit on these is a rather poor design, which causes a good deal of hum. I have disabled this, as I want the cleanest sound I can get from the Hi Z output jack. (The Hi impedance output is the one that sounds the best) All of the keys are working perfectly. One key has a slight wiggle, which is very minor and doesn't affect playing."
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"00% working and currently has the original preset bank loaded. The membrane switches are all working. Over the years the unit has had a few repairs, including one of the pot muxes and replacement of all of the VCO tuning caps (Believe me, you want this done on any Polaris you find) The headphone out circuit on these is a rather poor design, which causes a good deal of hum. I have disabled this, as I want the cleanest sound I can get from the Hi Z output jack. (The Hi impedance output is the one that sounds the best) All of the keys are working perfectly. One key has a slight wiggle, which is very minor and doesn't affect playing."
Mos-lab 2500 et ma matrice au 18 Novembre 2024
video upload by batchas
Click CC in the player controls on bottom for subtitles.
"Une vidéo en français comme état des lieux relatif à la matrice que j'ai construite pour les modules du Mos-lab 2500.
I checked the french text generated automatically by youtube and did some corrections, so the english translation is available and not too bad."
Tiptop/Buchla 200 Series | Episode 11 | 285t Frequency Shifter & Balanced Modulator
video upload by Cinematic Laboratory
"The 285t is a worthy addition to the already impressive classic 200 series by Tiptop Archeology and Buchla. It has two separate sections which can be combined at will. The top section is a frequency shifter with a built in reference VCO/LFO that can go up to 1K and allows modulation and FM. You can use your own reference sound by switching up to EXT but then you'll need to take care of FM and modulation yourself. The section can be used to play with the perceived pitch of any source, tuning it up and down at will. You can also use it (multed) to add an extra layer to a single voice, or to a mix.
The lower section is a classic ring modulator with a dedicated out, and a variable output that's under CV control. Variable mode can morph the effect from off to amplitude modulation (unipolar) to ring modulation (bipolar) which adds metallic effects. Ring modulation works best with sinewave modulators, but you can throw any combo of waveforms at it. It pairs very well with the 'simple' 258 VCO because it has two sinewaves, where the 259 has only one.
00:00 Introduction
00:31 Bipolar Shifts
04:00 Beats
04:27 Audio
05:33 Beats and Audio
06:04 Feedback patch with the 296t Spectral Processor
07:56 Ring Modulation"
Marius Leicht - Chor der Oszillatoren (Oberheim Eight Voice)
video upload by Marius Leicht
"I recorded a whole album using nothing but this dream synthesizer for every single sound. It consists of precomposed, multitracked pieces as well as free improvisations of which this is one. It showcases nicely what fascinated me most working with the Oberheim: The subtle interactions between these eight voices, each one produced by an individual full synthesizer of its own. They are not synced in any way and each has its own tuning, envelope shapes, filter characteristics and all... It's like a human choir, where all the singers give their best to create a uniform sound, yet you can still follow each individual voice with your ears. Hence the name of this improvisation.
Learn more about the album at the link above and feel free to buy a physical CD. :-)"
https://www.mariusleicht.com/sp/klang...
Instruō - tràigh [Signature Edition]
video upload by Instruō
Update: DivKid video added below.
"Hello!
Jason here.
Thank you for watching this video :)
This Signature Edition limited re-release of the tràigh low-pass filter module is available for purchase direct from Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/18233...
I am producing a limited batch which will be available for purchase while stock lasts.
This revised module was developed as a creative side project over the past month or two as a means of dealing with the unfortunate situation of having a very large pet greyhound with a relatively large diagnosis of cancer.
Winston was confirmed to have a stage 2 soft cell sarcoma earlier this year. He underwent a surgery on September 24th during which the tumour was successfully removed. (He has recovered very well and quickly!)
Due to the location of the sarcoma there is a high likelihood of cancer cells remaining at a microscopic level. If left unchecked they will likely return as a tumour with a chance of metastasising.
Winston began a 4 week treatment of radiotherapy on November 4th.
As of writing this we are now past the half way point and he is responding very well with no significant side effects presenting.
Each treatment requires full general anaesthetic, so I have a very dopey boy every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the entire month of November.
The vets do provide him with some roast chicken each session when he wakes up. So he seems quite happy with his current unusual routine.
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