Crumar Spirit SN 00050

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VEMIA is Peter Forrest's auction house. He is the author of The A-Z of Analogue Synthesizer Books.

"Beautiful and super rare Crumar Spirit, designed by Bob Moog in the early 80’s, only around 100 pieces produced. This unit works at 117V from factory, if you use it in Europe you should buy a voltage converter (around 50€ for a good one on Amazon) The working condition are very good, I never had a single problem with this synth from when I bought it, obviously you should consider that it’s a 40+ years old instrument and sometimes could need some knobs cleaning and standard maintenance. The aesthetic condition are very good for its age, as usual there are different signs of use here and there, please take a look at the pictures and don’t hesitate to ask for more, I’ve tried to point every cosmetic defect in my photos. After several bad experiences with customs, I will only ship to EU, UK and Switzerland. - NO SECOND CHANCE ON SUNDAY FOR THIS ITEM -"

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Crumar DS-2 Vintage Monster Mono+Polysynth

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"Here is a great example of a CRUMAR DS2 vintage digital / analog synthesizer. Very clean conditions, it looks impressive with lot of modulation controls. Sounds is tipically warm with an unique character. I have available a MIDI kit for the mono VCOs that I can supply on request (150 euros, or 300 euros installed). This rare synth has been serviced and currently working in original conditions with included its original lid."

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Chris Cross of Ultravox's Sequential Drumtraks drum machine

video upload by sighkid

"Was lucky to buy this Sequential Drumtraks formerly belonging to the late, great Chris Cross of Ultravox at an auction of his personal artefacts last year. I feel very privileged to own it as you can imagine! Was pleased to see that the batteries had held up and it had a few songs still stored in it. I wasn't able to match any of them to specific Ultravox songs, but then again I'm not the best person to be trying to identify a song just from an isolated drum pattern. Anyway here's a sample song that was on it for those curious :)

NB A couple of points to note:

one of the cooler features of the Drumtraks is that the sounds for each instrument are stored as rom chips that can be swapped in / out. And indeed this unit came with some spare chips. But this does mean that the chips fitted currently may not be the ones originally intended to use with a particular stored pattern.

in theory the Drumtrax can store a specific tempo as part of a song, however most of the ones stored now are set to 136bpm. It seems an unlikely coincidence that that was the intended tempo for all of them, so possibly the idea is that they would have been synced to a master clock elsewhere or have the tempo manually set at playback. Either way I'm not convinced that the tempo here is necessarily the intended one."

Buchla Zollstock

video upload by Ebotronix

"Buchla 200t TipTop Audio,
242t, 2x 292t, 4x 258t, 2x 281t ,2x 207t, 2x 259t, 257t, 266t, 2x 245t, 296t,
Doepfer R2m , Ribbon Controller,A 126-2, with Expander,
A 110-4, A 156, 2x A 177-2,
Mutable Instruments, 4x Shades,
Grendel Formant Filter
4ms, QPL, Peg, DLD,
Tunefish Modular ,2x Ornament and Crime,Dorian Scale,
WMD Time Warp,
Strymon Big Sky MX
12/ 8 time
10.04.2024
video # 2504"

AllOverYou (Mechanical Mix)

video upload by Downpoly

"I don’t normally upload unfinished work but this will do, I love this sync option letting me split the music and percussion between machines. Here the Model III drives the music from the S2 McFish, while the Model 4P drives the TR-808 on the TD-6. No pre recording or loops here, just background to one of the latest tracks for the next album."

The Synth Sounds of Rush: "Tom Sawyer," "Subdivisions" & More

video upload by Reverb

"How did Geddy Lee create the era-defining prog rock synth tones in Rush's biggest hits (and fan-favorite deep cuts)? Will Kurk is back to show you exactly how he did it. Learn more and find all the synths used—including the Moog Music Geddy Lee Minimoog Model D—on Reverb.

00:00 - Intro
02:27 - Tom Sawyer
08:17 - Subdivisions
11:39 - La Villa Strangiato
13:39 - Jacob's Ladder
18:29 - The Camera Eye

Photo of Geddy Lee by Fin Costello / Staff / Getty Images."

Re-sequencing breaks with Circuit Rhythm for making dub-techno

video upload by Novation

"👉 Discover Circuit Rhythm: https://bit.ly/_Circuit_Rhythm

In this video, Dylan takes a classic breakbeat and reworks it into something new, re-sequencing and reshaping it into evolving dub-techno grooves, all with Circuit Rhythm. Using Rhythm’s numerous powerful sample manipulation and performance features, a simple loop becomes a starting point for fresh ideas.

From chopped hits to shifting patterns, see how creative sample manipulation can take your tracks in unexpected directions. Whether you’re deep into dub-techno or just getting started with beatmaking, here's a quick look at what’s possible using our Circuit Rhythm.

Create packs and download your samples from Circuit Rhythm, just connect your Circuit Rhythm to the computer and head to Components: https://components.novationmusic.com/

Chapters:
00:00 - Chopping breaks with Circuit Rhythm | Dub-techno beatmaking
00:26 - Starting a track with a break beat on Circuit Rhythm
00:55 - Making a pattern from a break beat on Circuit Rhythm
01:31 - Making a pattern ping-pong on Circuit Rhythm
02:19 - Adding a second pattern on Circuit Rhythm
03:23 - Adding a third pattern on Circuit Rhythm
04:37 - Pattern chains and scenes on the Circuit Rhythm
05:13 - Trying different parts on Circuit Rhythm
05:51 - Jamming with scenes on Circuit Rhythm
06:12 - What we used to create a track using Circuit Rhythm
06:38 - Performance on Circuit Rhythm"

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Italian Sonic Camp Coming to Superbooth 25

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"The Italian Sonic Camp is a tent with all the small producer from Italy – join us for unique gear, good vibes, and unexpected surprises!

Inside the tent you will find :

LepLoop presents the new synth ArpoLoop

Jolin presents the new module Krono

Clatters presents the new module Sonora


Clank presents the new synth Uranograph

Herbs & Stones presents the new synth Mousse

NONO presenting the new module Major Tom"

Join us in the morning for Moka&Ambient – an authentic Italian moka coffee and great music!

Enjoy some inspiring talks, and take part in our raffle for a chance to win a special prizes.

After 6 AM, we gather for Marmellata – Italian jam session you can’t miss!

The tent is located in the beach area Z"

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Breeze Block: Magnetic Granular Synthesizer + MIDI Controller

video upload by Passepartout Duo

0:00 - Flute Samples / Granular Synth Mode
0:42 - Piano Sample Playback / MIDI Control Mode
0:57 - Synthesizer and Effects / MIDI Control Mode
1:18 - Lights Out / Granular Synth Mode
1:45 - Tiny Magnets / Granular Synth Mode
2:18 - Spoken Voice / Granular Synth Mode
2:49 - Duet / Both Modes

"Breeze Block is a magnetic granular synthesizer and MIDI CC controller. The surface of the instrument is divided into eight zones that are each independently sensitive to permanent magnetic fields. By interacting with the instrument using a neodymium magnet, you can capture audio which is split into grains and manipulated. Different zones and positions on the instrument have different effects on the pitch, density, and character of the granular texture."

MC-202: The Awkward Sibling

video upload by Alex Ball

"A look at Roland's MC-202 from 1983."

0:00 Intro
1:12 History
3:31 Demo 1
4:30 The difference between a 101 and 202
6:38 Demo 2
7:30 Tubbutec 2oh2 / Demo 3
8:52 Legacy of the 202
10:10 Sample pack and Summary
10:42 Outro Jam