MATRIXSYNTH

The Waldorf Edition

Image via Tomman.de.

via La Orange Factory

Minimoog #066

Via Josh

"Mini (#066) with pitch and modwheel modification (color changing pitch ...green to blue to purple and pulsating mod wheel)"

Title link takes you to more shots.

Shadow XTk and Andromeda A6 Prototype

You are looking at only one of two Shadow XTks in the world and an Adromeda A6 prototype. Click here for more shots.

via Josh

Fenix Modular

Title link takes you to some shots of Josh's Fenix Modular. He actually posted this unit for sale on Analog Heaven. Here's a link to the post if you are intersted.

Title link takes you to a track by Mark of the DSI PEK (Poly Evolver Keyboard) and the Jomox XBase09SE.

Details:

"OK here goes - a little demo (audio only) of the XBase09SE and PEK in action. Three tracks of XBase: kick, with a little analog Ashly SC-66 EQ; swishy snare, with a little LFO and analog EQ (more Ashly); and rim/clap, with analog echo (tube echoplex). Drum sounds were group-compressed with analog comps (Ashly CL50's). Two tracks of PEK: a pad of analog osc's in random VCA mode, sync'd to XBase clock; and a saw/pulse lead with some LFO on a sync'd osc. I'm still just dipping my toes in, so there's not a whole lot that goes on dynamically, but I just thought these were cool sounds and patterns that others might find inspirational as well. Happy noodling..."

My midi tama ts306

"This is an old tama ts306 drum synth brain. Originally intended for use with a set of electronic drum triggers, it had no midi, only trigger inputs. Thanks to the wonder of modern DIY electronic kits (thanks Paul Maddox and Laurie Biddulph!) I have installed a midi conversion kit. This is me playing it from my Korg electribe ER1. Also, some extra squawks from a bird we were birdsitting at the time."

Not actually mine, just the name of the video via Brandon Daniel of fdiskc. YouTube via bdufdiskc.

Anonymous Posting

I have received a number of complaints about anonymous posters slamming others. As any given person can post multiple times under anonymous, it's hard to tell whether the comments are coming from one disgruntled person or many. The one thing I do know is I don't see the complaints come in as often on lists like the Analog Heaven mailing list. Why? Probably because your name/alias is tied to the comment.

Moving forward I will be removing anonymous comments that are blatent slams on others. However, I will leave anonymous comments on for the more constructive stuff that comes in, so if you have something useful to contribute, and wish to anonymously, please do.

Scottish Made Powerhouse Drum Machine

Click here for shots pulled from this auction.

Details:
"Here is something you won't see too often - a vintage SCOTTISH MADE POWERHOUSE DRUM MACHINE, made by a company called Bandmaster L.T.D./G.R. International, it looks to be from the 70's and is covered in what looks like Vox Vinhyde, as used on Vox AC-30 guitar amps, this is the only drum machine I know of that uses 8-track tapes!, it comes with 8 tapes, each of which have about 4 different beats on them, the tapes have labels showing a blond European babe boogieing with a guy playing drums behind her, there is a knob on the unit that controls tempo, i.e. it slows down or speeds up the tape, there are a couple pushbuttons for adjusting the sound and a couple that don't seem to do anything that I'm aware of, there is also a balance control since this is a stereo unit, on the back are a pair of RCA output jacks for left and right to hook-up to a stereo and a 1/4" phone output jack, there is s unmarked slide switch on the front panel that doesn't seem to do anything, on the back are a couple footswitch jacks, the machine comes with a dual pedal board that plugs in back, one pedal is a temporary pause/cut-off of sound and the other advances the tape program from one track to the next, I'm not sure if the footswitched are original equipment or not, I tried all the tapes and noticed some played better than others, might be the machine needs to be used some more, 8-track tapes have always been funky and these are no different, the program lights occasionally don't light, again, the machine may just need some "exercise", the tempo, balance and volume controls all are working, the machine is in nice shape cosmetically."

via Mike Ford

Juno-106 on SoNiCbRaT

Looks like SoNiCbRaT added a Roland Juno-106 to his studio. Title link takes you to his studio gallery were you'll find more shots of the 106 and much more, previously posted here.

Click here for his notes on the 106.

Update via cornutt in the comments:
"You absolutely can use MIDI to change banks and patches. To map the bank and patch numbers to MIDI program change numbers, do this:

1. From the two digits displayed (the bank and patch numbers), subtract 1 from each.

2. Multiply the bank number by 8 and add the patch number.

3. If the patch is from bank group B, add 64.

Make sure the rear panel MIDI function switch is in position II or III, or the 106 won't respond to the program change message.

I've heard some people say the 106 sounds thin compared to the J6 and J60. My response is that people who say that haven't spent enough time working with it. I have noticed that some people tend to use the chorus as a crutch, and don't spend enough time trying to get a good basic sound before they add the chorus.

And yes, the chorus is a bit hissy, but no more so than any other analog BBD delay device. A somewhat more severe problem is that the chorus, when combined with high-resonance filter settings, can sometimes cause rather extreme and unpredictable level excursions. Keep a compressor or limiter on the output and be happy.

I bought a J106 new in 1984. I still have it and use it frequently. And although I've created hundreds of patches on it, I still don't think I've used all of its potential."