Thursday, December 11, 2025
California's Shortest State Highway! State Route 153 (Gold Country)
video upload by CatSynth TV
"We take a quick ride along 'California's shortest state highway', State Route 153. It runs a half mile in total from a junction with CA 49 in Coloma, California to Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. The park commemorates the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in 1848, which sparked the California Gold Rush, and features a large monument and statue of Marshall.
Although CA 153 is labeled as the 'shortest', there are a few routes that are de facto shorter, such as CA 77 in Oakland and CA 275 in Sacramento.
The accompanying music features the following instruments:
iOptigan, with 'Bluegrass Banjo' sound set
Cherry Audio Mercury 8
Arturia Piano V and Stage 73 V
EastWest Fab Four and Stormdrum 2
BFD Drums v3"
Also see Catsynth's iOptigan tutorial here: The iOptigan: the infamous Optigal Organ of the 1970s in your iPad!
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Moog Messenger: 64 Arp Presets No Talk Sound Jam Demo
video upload by Anton Anru
"Spiral Motion is a collection of 64 Arp Presets for Moog Messenger.
The patches cover a variety of Arp tones: mild and aggressive, deep and bright, simple and complex, soft and punchy, musical and experimental.
🧬 All sounds are very dynamic: they have synced modulations, and they are velocity-sensitive. You may hold a chord and add accents to the arpeggio with velocity, or add expressiveness via aftertouch.
And, of course, you should play with Envelopes, Filter Parameters, Arp Patterns and Range, LFO Rate to get the best experience of the presets.
📦 Get these patches: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/mess...
🧿 The soundset is universal, the Arps are suitable for all genres of electronic music, including Techno, House, Trance, Lounge, Downtempo, Funk, Disco, Pop, Acid, Hardcore, IDM, Drum'n'Bass, Breaks, Breakbeat, Trap, Electro, Ambient, Dubstep, EDM, Synth-Pop and others.
Performed by Pavel Mikaelyan.
Alisa 1377: The Rare Soviet Synthesizer from the mid-80s
video upload by RetroSound
"(c)2007-25 by RetroSound
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Rodina Alisa 1377 - Soviet Analog Synthesizer (1985)
The Alisa 1377 is a rare monophonic analog synthesizer built in the Soviet Union during the mid-1980s.
Manufactured at the Lyubertsy Military Radioplant 'Rodina' near Moscow.
A lead synthesizer intended not for mainstream pop, but for experimental electronic music, sound design, film work and research.
Produced in small numbers, making surviving the units rare.
The Alisa 1377 is fully analog. All waveforms can be used individually or in combination. Frequency modulation (FM) available for all waves.
Pulse width modulation (PWM) with adjustable width and depth.
Octave switches (+1 / +2) and portamento. The sound character is warm, raw and a bit instable. Unconventional compared to western synths. The self-oscillating filter and the FM options allow for metallic, droning, and very experimental tones.
The video sequences are made by Natalja Smirnowa in Dec 2025 in Sankt Pertersburg (Russia)
RetroSound synthesizer demo videos since january 2007.
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Artiphon Chorda Smart Synth + MIDI Controller (White)
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You can find a demo posted here.
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You can find a demo posted here.
Akai MPC 1000 Sampler / Workstation (Blue)
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Includes power cable
128GB Internal Hard Disk
128MB RAM
JJOS128 V1.07
MPCStuff custom pads and tilted angle LCD screen
Includes 2GB compact flash card
via this listing
Additional Perfect Circuit listings
Includes power cable
128GB Internal Hard Disk
128MB RAM
JJOS128 V1.07
MPCStuff custom pads and tilted angle LCD screen
Includes 2GB compact flash card
Electronic Music Laboratories Electrocomp EML-101 Synthesizer labs *REFURBISHED*
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via this eBay listing
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"This EML-101 was meticulously refurbished and is better than others you may find. This process required 36 hours of highly skilled vintage synth labor, plus parts costs. This unit includes the factory installed pitch bend wheel, which is rare.
Here's a summary of some of the work we did to this instrument that should make it significantly more valuable than others on the market:
We replaced the original handle - those familiar with 101s know the handles often fall apart - we've learned not to carry them by the handle / always carry them with both hands! At the time of writing this description, we see a unit listed as serviced with duct tape holding its handle together. This unit was fully disassembled and cleaned inside and out. Replaced jack washers and nuts. Rebuilt power supply for longevity (replaced electrolytic capacitors and 2 regulators). Replaced metal latches. Replaced electrolytic caps. Cleaned jacks. Removed and cleaned all keys. Removed and replaced rubber keyboard bushings. Cleaned and lubed key contacts and bus bar. Recalibrated CV VCO 1, 2, 3, 4, VCF. Replaced trimpots exp circuit. Replaced all pots that weren't perfect, so this unit works crackle-free and feels like playing a brand new instrument."
via this eBay listing
Additional Tone Tweakers Listings
"This EML-101 was meticulously refurbished and is better than others you may find. This process required 36 hours of highly skilled vintage synth labor, plus parts costs. This unit includes the factory installed pitch bend wheel, which is rare.
Here's a summary of some of the work we did to this instrument that should make it significantly more valuable than others on the market:
We replaced the original handle - those familiar with 101s know the handles often fall apart - we've learned not to carry them by the handle / always carry them with both hands! At the time of writing this description, we see a unit listed as serviced with duct tape holding its handle together. This unit was fully disassembled and cleaned inside and out. Replaced jack washers and nuts. Rebuilt power supply for longevity (replaced electrolytic capacitors and 2 regulators). Replaced metal latches. Replaced electrolytic caps. Cleaned jacks. Removed and cleaned all keys. Removed and replaced rubber keyboard bushings. Cleaned and lubed key contacts and bus bar. Recalibrated CV VCO 1, 2, 3, 4, VCF. Replaced trimpots exp circuit. Replaced all pots that weren't perfect, so this unit works crackle-free and feels like playing a brand new instrument."
Ult Sound DS 4 Percussion Synthesizer SN 812020
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via this Reverb listing
"Exactly that YMO sound!
The ULT-SOUND DS-4 was released by Toyo Gakki in the 1980s.
It is a 4-channel analog drum synthesizer that is very famous for being used by Yukihiro Takahashi.
It is a famous made-in-Japan synth drum machine with a simple interface, yet capable of creating a wide range of sounds.
It has 4 channels: CYMBALx2, SNARE, and NOISE. You can immediately enjoy old-fashioned synth drum sounds.
Sine wave and square wave can be selected, and the oscillator with wide frequency range allows you to create a wide range of sounds by adjusting sustain, sweep, and tuning.
Not only synth drums, but also Mario jumping and intense SE sounds can be generated.
The warm, analog-like sound is sure to make you fall in love with it once you hear it!
Please experience that sound that only ULT-SOUND can produce.
* To play the sound, it is necessary to connect a drum pad for Eledora, or to trigger each channel from Para Out on a rhythm machine, etc.
All parts have been maintained.
This unit comes with a copy of the manual and a non-genuine AC adapter.
* Lid is missing.
Product Rank: B: Fairly, scratches & signs of use, but no problems in normal use applications.
Serial number: 812020
Case: No case
Manual: Copy
Other accessories: Non-genuine AC adapter
Note: Other accessories are only those shown in the picture."
via this Reverb listing
"Exactly that YMO sound!The ULT-SOUND DS-4 was released by Toyo Gakki in the 1980s.
It is a 4-channel analog drum synthesizer that is very famous for being used by Yukihiro Takahashi.
It is a famous made-in-Japan synth drum machine with a simple interface, yet capable of creating a wide range of sounds.
It has 4 channels: CYMBALx2, SNARE, and NOISE. You can immediately enjoy old-fashioned synth drum sounds.
Sine wave and square wave can be selected, and the oscillator with wide frequency range allows you to create a wide range of sounds by adjusting sustain, sweep, and tuning.
Not only synth drums, but also Mario jumping and intense SE sounds can be generated.
The warm, analog-like sound is sure to make you fall in love with it once you hear it!
Please experience that sound that only ULT-SOUND can produce.
* To play the sound, it is necessary to connect a drum pad for Eledora, or to trigger each channel from Para Out on a rhythm machine, etc.
All parts have been maintained.
This unit comes with a copy of the manual and a non-genuine AC adapter.
* Lid is missing.
Product Rank: B: Fairly, scratches & signs of use, but no problems in normal use applications.
Serial number: 812020
Case: No case
Manual: Copy
Other accessories: Non-genuine AC adapter
Note: Other accessories are only those shown in the picture."
Anywhere Instruments Tinysizer SN 32
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"Hand built in Germany analog modular synthesizer. Patchable VCO's, filters & effects, power supply, light, mini patch cables included."
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"Hand built in Germany analog modular synthesizer. Patchable VCO's, filters & effects, power supply, light, mini patch cables included."
Ensoniq Fizmo
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