Thursday, July 23, 2026
Korg USA Mobilizes Workforce for Long Island Cares Volunteer Initiative
Press release follows.
Korg USA Mobilizes Workforce for Long Island Cares Volunteer Initiative Supporting Regional Food Security Efforts
MELVILLE, N.Y. — Korg USA Inc. expanded its ongoing community involvement last week through a dedicated employee volunteer day at Long Island Cares – The Harry Chapin Food Bank. The initiative directly supports regional efforts to address food insecurity across Long Island by providing critical operational help to the non-profit organization. The collaborative effort highlights Korg USA’s active corporate citizenship and aligns with a shared strategic vision to mobilize localized resources for neighbors facing humanitarian challenges.
The relationship between the two entities is further strengthened by leadership integration, as Korg USA CFO Diana Cecchini serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Long Island Cares. This organizational connection facilitates direct alignment between Korg USA’s corporate community engagement initiatives and the strategic goals of the food bank. By advancing leadership and active collaboration, the volunteer initiative directly supports Long Island Cares in its core mission to improve food security for families, sponsor programs focused on achieving self-sufficiency and educate the public on the root causes and consequences of hunger.
Long Island Cares formally acknowledged the impact of Korg USA’s workforce following the volunteer day, recognizing the musical instrument company’s ongoing dedication to the organization's regional humanitarian goals. In an official social media statement, Long Island Cares noted that the time, enthusiasm, and dedication of the Korg USA team help make their mission possible, expressing gratitude for the continued partnership and its role in making a difference in the lives of local neighbors.
For more information about Korg USA, please visit www.KorgUSA.com
For more information on Long Island Cares, please visit www.licares.org
Top 14 Famous Michael Jackson - synthesizer intros and songs
video upload by jami.m
"Synths used in these videos: Yamaha DX7, Yamaha Montage, Yamaha MODX, Prophet 6, Roland JV-80, Roland Jupiter-X
Daw: Cubase 14 pro
Audio interface: Apollo Twin X
00:00 Wanna Be Startin'
Something
00:16 Thriller
00:38 Beat It
00:56 P.Y.T.
01:14 Human Nature
01:59 Bad
02:56 Billie Jean
03:41 Remember the Time
04:02 Thriller version 2
04:59 Another Part of Me
05:28 Smooth Criminal
05:46 Will You Be There
06:16 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
06:56 Thriller (Zombie dance live loop)"
Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean to Turn You On | Vintage Synth Cover | PPG Wave System & Emulator II
video upload by RetroSound
"Robert Palmer's classic hit "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" recreated using an authentic collection of legendary 1980s electronic instruments.
This cover was produced primarily with the iconic PPG Wave 2.2 and PPG Waveterm A. Most of the synthesizer sounds and samples were created directly on the original PPG Wave System, delivering the unmistakable sound of early wavetable synthesis.
Additional textures and sampled guitar sounds were performed on the legendary E-mu Emulator II, while the rhythm section combines the unmistakable punch of the LinnDrum with the electronic percussion of the Simmons SDS8.
The drum and percussion tracks feature two true vintage classics:
🎹 PPG Wave 2.2
💾 PPG Waveterm A
🎹 E-MU Emulator II
🥁 Simmons SDS8
🥁 LinnDrum
This cover is a tribute to the incredible production and atmosphere of the original recording, combining authentic 1980s synthesizers, sampler technology, and classic drum machines.
The goal of this production was to recreate the authentic sound and atmosphere of the mid-1980s using original hardware instruments."
Website ► https://retrosound72.wixsite.com/home
Merch Shop ► https://retrosound.creator-spring.com/
The Ultimate 80s 12-bit Sampler Comparison
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LABELS/MORE: Akai, Korg, Roland, Sequential, Yamaha
LABELS/MORE: Akai, Korg, Roland, Sequential, Yamaha
Physical control surface for MIDISID : demonstration
video upload by MIDI IN
"When I pitched this recently for pre-orders, I talked about the controls but didn't really demonstrate it, so here I'll use it to dial in some interesting sounds and make a tune.
Control Surface product page:
https://lectronz.com/products/midisid..."
Follow-up to this post.
Some pics and additional details via the Control Surface product page.
"I've long wanted to have the controls for the 3 voices of the SID laid out like this, MiniMoog style.
MIDISID can do many things, but you're working with a screen and four buttons/knobs. As people have told me, "no-one likes menu diving".I'm calling this the physical control surface. It gives accessible physical controls for most if not all of the things that you can do using MIDISID.
Note:
This doens't contain the SIDs or drive them directly. It doesn't include the MIDISID It is a separate control panel.
There's nothing here that you can't do on the MIDISID already but it makes it so much easier to design sounds when you have knobs and swithes in easy reach.
There's nothing here that you can't do already with a configurable MIDI controller of your choice. MIDISID has long had a list of CC numbers.
Communication is one-way. So this won't necessarily reflect changes that you make on the MIDISID itself
With all of that said, it gives you easy access to the filter, waveforms, envelope, pulse width modulation and advanced features like ring modulation, waveform sync, portamento, arpeggiation. Designing sounds has never been easier."
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LABELS/MORE: MATRIXSYNTH Members, MIDI IN, SID
LABELS/MORE: MATRIXSYNTH Members, MIDI IN, SID
BCR PRESENTS THE KIDS WANT TECHNO W/ GHOST IN TRANSLATION
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LABELS/MORE: DIY, Ghost In Translation, MATRIXSYNTH Members
LABELS/MORE: DIY, Ghost In Translation, MATRIXSYNTH Members
STOOR Live at Sónar 2026 - Colin Benders x Nadia Struiwigh x Reeko x .VRIL x Speedy J
video upload by STOOR, Speedy J, Sónar Festival, Nadia Struiwigh, Colin Benders
"Colin Benders x Nadia Struiwigh x Reeko x .VRIL x Speedy J Live at Sónar 2026. STOOR Live SonarCar Takeover Day 1 in Barcelona.
Stage and video design: Karl Klomp
Visual artists: Daniel Steenhoff, Danne Hekman, TSO, Karl Klomp
Camera operator and video editor: Leon van Engelen"
Bandcamp: https://stoor.bandcamp.com/
Dutch STEIM Zwarte Dozen Systeem - Sound Demo with Novanex Delay.
video upload by Acid Solder Club
"Short jam of patching with the rare Dutch modular synth system that started out around 1974 within the STEIM Studio for Electro-Instrumental music.
Since 2022 Veerle (Elektortek) got her hands one this system, in total consisting out of 4 rows of "cassettes"/modules (34 total modules, 4x patch matrices). It needs quite some servicing and repair, but als a lot of cassettes survived the forces of time.
Since last year the system is based at Acid Solder Club Utrecht, Veerle's creative electronics/ DIY and synth workshop and experimental sound studio based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Together with a small team (herself, Rob vd Poel and Sybren Danz) we are searching for documentation, video materials, schematics and all kinds of doodled and sketched info, that most unfortunately, is lost in time.
We are currently also working on a digital archive with stories, patch ideas, a new service manual and repair blog.The process is slow, since a lot of information is lost and we are looking at similar circuits at the time, and digital and book references to help the build.
Follow Acid Solder Club insta and socials for quick updates!
@acidsolderclub
/ acidsolderclub
No post processing anything, and also no filter (yet, in service) or envelopes so it was quite challenging and not really all volume levelled out and such but meh, that's not the point of this video :)
Casettes used in this patch:
V.C Quadrature Oscillator
3x VCO/LFO
ProductModulator
Dual amplifier divider
Inverter
Dual VCA
2x Matrix patchpanels
NOVANEX Sound Shifter SS12000.
that was in the workspace for servicing for the Re:vive Studio, based inside the Instituut of Image and Sound in Hilversum.
https://revivethis.org
https://www.beeldengeluid.nl"
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LABELS/MORE: DIY, exclusive, exclusive2026, STEIM
LABELS/MORE: DIY, exclusive, exclusive2026, STEIM
He Made A DRUM MACHINE From An Old Organ Found In The Trash!
video upload by THIS MUSEUM IS (NOT) OBSOLETE
"Veerle (Acid Solder Club) shows us some cool things she brought to the museum."
Longer drum video:
From STINKY Electronic Organ To HARDCORE Drumcomputer!
video upload by Acid Solder Club
"Episode 1 where we disassemble 2 electronic organs the Riha107 and Riha730, both were in bad condition and ready to end up on a landfill.
This video is about taking them apart, finding useful elements and pcb's and build it into a new electronic hardcore drumcomputer that you can build at home too!
Part of a multiple episode series, and checkout the video at THIS MUSEUMS (NOT) Obsolete as well where we tryout one of the organ salvaged drumcomputers in the museum together with Mitch!"
Previously:
Re-using parts of organs for rhythm machines - first test and explorations
video upload by Acid Solder Club
"This is a first test and tryout for looking at possibilities of re-using printed circuit boards of old organs that are no longer usable and re-casing them in new ways.
In this video I've swooped the inside of a KAWAI organ donated by Vincent /Vinnieragua out of the dust, and triggering the sounds of the drummachine board with triggers from modular synthesiser module the "Turing Machine" by Music Thing Modular.
This is a first pilot and proof of concept in a series of follow up projects of re-using organs that are no longer serviceable either due to poor conditions, lost knowledge or other reasons."
Drone 3 Raw Sound Demo
video upload by Ghost In Translation
"The audio is recorded straight from Drone to my output module. The audio out of Drone is stereo so I’m using a stereo splitter cable.
I go through the 16 algorithms to showcase how Drone sound.
Then I take another Drone and connect its MIDI out to the MIDI in of the first one, and I demonstrate that Drone can be MIDI controlled.
Drone is going to be released very soon and for sale on https://www.ghostintranslation.com."
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LABELS/MORE: eurorack, Ghost In Translation, MATRIXSYNTH Members, New Modules, News
LABELS/MORE: eurorack, Ghost In Translation, MATRIXSYNTH Members, New Modules, News
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