Casia MS-01 Modular Synthesizer

DIY modular comprised of modules from various manufactures. See the full list of modules here and be sure to see the rest of Casia.

via Deviant Synth, catching things that matrix doesn't. ;)

Tech Stuff - Moog

YouTube via AouretVolkenVisage

Laurie Anderson - Home studio (late 80's)

YouTube via AouretVolkenVisage. vocoders... vocal processing.

Laurie Anderson & Laurie's clone - What you mean we (1986) - part 1

"Directed by Laurie Anderson (1986)
Collected Videos (1990)"

Edgar Froese - Sobornost (1981) - Solo TV performance in Germany

YouTube via AouretVolkenVisage. Sent in via kevin.

Anyone have more info on what I'm guessing are the Seq & Terminals behind him?

"Edgar Froese - Sobornost (1981) - Solo TV performance in Germany

Synth setup :

Oberheim Xa
PPG wave 2
PPG 340 B
PPG 380 EG
Seq& Terminals"

Human League - Don't You Want Me (Live 1981)

YouTube via Ichnos71live. read the description here.

TUTORIAL: making drum sounds out of sine waves and noises on the ESX1 electribe

YouTube via muzik4machines
"The LFO's on the ESX are not fast enough to make a snare out of a sine wave so I had to use a noise, the ER1 is better at analog-ish drum sounds, next time..."

1978 Vintage Powertran Transcendent 2000 Analogue Synth

via this auction

"1978 Powertran Transcendent 2000 analog mono synthesizer. Designed in the UK by Tim Orr of EMS Marketed by POWERTRAN of Andover, Hampshire. It has been used by the likes of Joy Division and New Order... I have uploaded some extra large photos here"

MOOG SOURCE SN 3647

via this auction
"The Moog Source is a monophonic microprocessor-controlled analog synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music from 1981 to 1985. The Source was Moog's first synthesizer to offer patch memory storage. The design was also the first (and only) Moog synthesizer to feature a flat-panel membrane keyboard to replace the standard buttons, knobs and sliders. Though state-of-the-art at the time, the membrane panels are prone to malfunction after extended use.

In addition to the memory capable of holding 16 presets, the Source features a 37-note keyboard, and two VCOs that can be selected between three waveforms and three octaves. Programmed presets can be saved to a cassette interface to free up the onboard memory for additional new patches. The 24dB/octave VCF has parameters for keyboard tracking, cutoff frequency, resonance, and envelope amount. There are two ADSR envelope generators that can be set in single or multi trigger modes, one for the VCF and one for the VCA. For modulation, the Source features LFO and sample and hold ."

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OBERHEIM OB-1

via this auction
inside an OB-1

Obeheim TVS-1 Two Voice System

via this auction
"Specifications * Polyphony - 2 voices * Oscillators - 4 VCO's (2 per voice) with sawtooth or variable-pulse waveforms * LFO - LFO is triangle wave only * Filter - (x2) Lowpass filter with cutoff and resonance. Can be modulated by the LFO, envelope or external sync * VCA - (x2) Attack, Decay and Sustain * Keyboard - 37 keys * Arpeg/Seq - Mini Sequencer (with 8 steps and 2 voices) * Control - CV / Gate * Date Produced - 1975-1979"