ARP Quadra - dub house funk - MikeSynth

video upload by Mikus Pilatus

"Quick demo using the strings , poly and lead all at once.
(Didn’t use the bass section)"

Moog Source Sequenced by Stepic

video upload by Bata

"Sequence on Moog Source with the help of Devicemeister's Stepic (software sequencer).

Akai MPC X
Behringer Model D (Minimoog 2016 reissue clone)
Behringer TD-3-MO (Devilfish modded Roland TB-303 clone)
Korg Delta
Ladyada Xoxbox (Roland TB-303 clone)
Moog Source
Roland SBX-1 (sync box/midi to cv converter)
Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089 mk1"

Ambient Ø Beginner's Guide [#3 All About Sequencing]

video upload by SONICWARE

Ambient Ø Beginner's Guide

"SONICWARE LIVEN Ambient Ø | Soundscape Synthesizer
https://sonicware.jp/pages/liven-ambient

We have created the Ambient Ø Beginner’s Guide series with the collaboration of Daniel Beck Rose, also known as @SonicCartography .

This is the third and final video in the series.

All About Sequencing

1) Introduction and Overview
0:00:00 Introduction and Overview

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PlantsSystem-Reproduction

video upload by plantssystem

"'Reproduction' was made with Prophet-5 and TX81Z. The video is OpenProcessing."

amor fati

video upload by Ebotronix

Intellijel Designs System & Strymon Big Sky MX in Dual Cloudburst Mode
Intellijel Designs:
2x Dubmix with Expander, Azimuth 2 , Quadrax,Tetrapad,
Shapeshifter , 2x Amps , 4x Planar 2 , 4x Polaris Multi Mode Filter,
5x Dixie II +, 2x Plonk , 2x Multi FX 1u, 2x Mixup, 2x Tangrams,
2x Quadratt 1u, 2x passive LPG, Dr. Octature 1 & 2, Steppy,
Scales, Bifold, Flurry , Quad VCA,
Sealegs, Quad Inverter, µMod V1 , ADSR,
2x 104 ~ 7 U Case.
Cylonix - Cyclebox II with expander
Tunefish Modular 3x Ornament and Crime
Doepfer R2m
Strymon Big Sky MX in Dual Mono Mode controlled with
Midi CC ( 16 channels) by 16n Faderbank AtoVproject
06.12.2024
Video# 2439

65 Must-See Synths & Keyboards: Ultimate Studio Tour

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Step into the iconic Greystoke Studio in West London, owned by renowned record producer Andy Whitmore! In this exclusive tour, Andy reveals one of the largest analog keyboard collections in the UK, featuring gems like the legendary Jupiter-8 and Yamaha CS80. Discover the studio's rich history of creating chart-topping hits with artists like Boy George, Lemar, and Peter Andre.

This video is Part A of the studio tour, showcasing Andy’s unparalleled synth collection. Stay tuned for Part B, featuring rare keyboards like the Steinway & Hammond, along with his guitar collection.

🔑 Studio Highlights:
• The birthplace of Peter Andre’s #1 hit 'Flava' and Lemar’s triple-platinum album Time to Grow
• Recent projects include Ben Hemsley’s 'Every Little Thing' with over 5M Spotify plays
• Home to iconic TV theme music for ITV Champions League and tracks featured on The Simpsons, Top Gear, and Frasier If you're a synth enthusiast, music producer, or just curious about where the magic happens, this tour is for you!"

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Insights In Sound - Tom Oberheim, Inventor/Synthesizer Pioneer

video upload by Get It In Writing

"He's one of the founding fathers of electronic instruments, a legendary name in synthesizer history, and a most humble and unassuming genius. We sat down with Tom Oberheim to learn about his personal history, and that of the company that bears his name. Part One of our two-part interview."

Part Two here

Oberheim Teo-5 goes Super Massive

video upload by James Dyson

"Playing some of my presets with Valhalla Supermassive Reverb."

Oberheim Teo-5 goes Super Massive part 2

Mark Twain on the Tellharmonium

This one was spotted and sent in by Gerard Pardeilhan.

Note that's not Mark Twain in the image as he was much older in 1907 as pictured here. The image appears to be "Musician playing at the Telharmonic Hall. The photograph originally appeared in Gunther’s Magazine, June 1907. Courtesy Reynold Weidenaar" according to Cabinet Magazine.

From the article on Cabinet Magazine:

"'The trouble about these beautiful, novel things is that they interfere so with one’s arrangements. Every time I see or hear a new wonder like this I have to postpone my death right off. I couldn’t possibly leave the world until I have heard this again and again.' —Mark Twain

The new wonder that Mark Twain described was the Telharmonium, a pioneering and immensely ambitious electrical musical instrument, the first to synthesize sounds from electrically generated waves. Conceived in the early 1890s by Thaddeus Cahill—whose original name for his invention was the Dynamophone—the instrument produced sound with dynamos that generated alternating currents. Because the sound was generated electrically, it was possible not only to synthesize sound but also to transmit it over telephone lines, making it possible to provide music to thousands of hotels, restaurants, and home subscribers."

I did a quick search for the quote and also found the following from The New York Times, December 23, 1906 on twainquotes.com via The New York Times.

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TWAIN AND THE TELEPHONE
He Hears the Telharmonium and Incidentally Tells a Story.

"The trouble with these beautiful, novel things is that they interfere so with one's arrangements. Every time I see or hear a new wonder like this I have to postpone my death right off. I couldn't possibly leave the world until I have heard this again and again."

Mark Twain said this as he lounged on the keyboard dais in the telharmonium music room in upper Broadway, swinging his legs, yesterday afternoon. The instrument has just played the "Lohengrin Wedding March" for him.

"You see, I read about this in THE NEW YORK TIMES last Sunday, and I wanted to hear it. If a great Princess marries, what is to hinder all the lamps along the streets on her wedding night playing that march together? Or, if a great man should die -- I, for example -- they could all be tuned up for a dirge."

"Of course, I know that it is intended to deliver music all over the town through the telephone, but that hardly appeals as much as it might to a man who for years, because of his addiction to strong language, has tried to conceal his telephone number, just like a chauffeur running away after an accident.

"When I lived up in Hartford, I was the very first man, in that part of New England at least, to put in a telephone --, but it was constantly getting me into trouble because of the things I said carelessly. And the family were all so thoughtless. One day when I was in the garden, fifty feet from the house, somebody on the long distance wire who was publishing a story of mine, wanted to get the title.

"Well, the title was the first sentence, "Tell him to go to hell." Before my daughter got it through the wire and through him there was a perfect eruption of profanity in that region. All New England seemed to be listening in, and each time my daughter repeated it she did so with rising emphasis. It was awful. I broke into a cold perspiration, and while the neighborhood rang with it, rushed in and implored her to desist. But she would have the last word, and it was "hell," sure enough, every time.

"Soon after I moved to New York; perhaps that had something to do with my moving. When I got there and asked for a fire-proof telephone, the company sent up a man to me. I opened up all my troubles to him, but he laughed and said it was all right in New York. There was a clause in their contract, he said, allowing every subscriber to talk in his native tongue, and of course they would not make an exception against me. That clause has been a godsend to me."

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I also found another write-up on Substack here.

See the Telharmonium label below for additional posts.

Testing new machine with radio & drum machine

video uploads by Telmatronics



"Experimenting with live radio signals on the line-in channel, and syncing a drum machine
The synth and drum machine are plugged into the mixer, radio into the synth line-in
Recorded onto phone with audio line from mixer, synth levels a bit variable.

Having random sounds to mix into the tube input signal produced some interesting results, especially with gated output so the signal gets abstracted.
Big thanks to Ed for drum machine and beats 👌"