Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Turkey day to those in the US. I did a quick image search for "thanksgiving synth" and this came up. I guess if there ever was a Turkey Synth, this would be it. Although this Korg Trident definitely has the colors going for it. BTW, this keytar shot ended up being from this CDM post from last year. : )

OK, off to go gorge myself. Leave it to the good old USA for creating a holiday where the main purpose is to completely stuff yourself.

JH.'s Farfisa VIP 500 page

Title link takes you there.

DSMidiWifi

YouTube via 0xtob. Seen on Music Thing.

EML 101 Oscillator Noodling

Video and image below sent my way via vgermuse. Make sure to check out the other samples and shots previously sent in via vgermuse. Enjoy. Thanks vgermuse!

POLIVOKS

Title link takes you to shots and first impressions on SoNiCbRaT. You have to check out the crazy packaging for this one. : )

Update via the world of next tuesday in the comments:
"Many Soviet synths have copied Moog filters. This one doesn't. Maybe the seller just describes all his Soviet analogs like that? I'd say from what I've heard it has by far the best most original sound of anything easily obtainable. Other Soviet synths can certainly produce some good sounds too though a lot of them I'd chalk up to moog-like filters. Though there is said to be a change in sound between earlier and late filters. I have the earlier filter. The sound on mine is wonderfully overdriven though maybe not so on units built later on. It's not "thin" to me unless you set the bandpass that way rather than use the lowpass. The resonance is nasty ("without pity" says David Korn), which can be used to it's advantage, but it's not going to ever come near doing things like Moog does with resonance for better or worse. The looping envelopes combined with the LFO can do some sounds most monosynths can't do. (then again so can a decent modular but that's another topic). I wound up cleaning a lot of pots. I'm not using any chemicals because I don't know what they are made out of. I got them all working and quiet but a year later they are quite noisy again. The switches and rotary knobs can make noises too."

EMS Matrix Panel

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Details:
"Up for auction is a very rare item from EMS. It uses the same 16 x 16 matrix panel found on the Synthi A and VCS3. However, insead of being connected to fixed modules, each input row and output column on the the matrix is connected to a 1/4" jack.
Using this type of patching system really opens up the possibilities for people using multiple stomp boxes & other effects units. The routing of each effect in the chain can be easily switched around and even fed back around the effects chain.

The pins used to make the connections are regular shorting pins, not the pins with resistors as found on the Synthis. Although you can certainly use the other pins if you have them (see my other auctions for pins)."

via Michael.

Chaos MatrixBox

flickr via jackchaos.

Update via Jackchaos in the comments:
"It's a development board for a control surface for an Oberheim Matrix 1000 I'm building using MIDIBox hardware and MIOS along with custom software.
When it's done, I'll have an aluminum panel made to look as much like a OB-X and a Matrix 12 (Expander).
More info here."

Lassence uVentury Manual

Click here for a pdf of the Lassence uVentury Manual.

Yamaha CS20M

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Details:
Specifications:
Polyphony - Monophonic
Oscillators - 2 +1 sine osc. in VCA section
LFO - 1
Filter - 1 filter with low, band or hi pass; ADSR envelope
VCA - 1 ADSR; additional sine wave generator
Keyboard - 37 keys
Memory - 8 patches
Control - CV / Gate
Date Produced - 1979

ARP 2600

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