whiz

YouTube via jasonkramer1

via sendling.

"early demo of whiz. visual lfo editor + 28 step sequencer. the puppy is Max."

10voicePS3100

Another Waldorf Blofeld demo by Boele of SCD: 10voicePS3100.mp3. This one based on the KORG PS3100.

Roland JP8000 JP 8000 Jupiter Juno demo

YouTube via synthartist69

"I had a few request for a demo of the JP8000 so here is a super quick one for you!"

Mining, PA, 1904 -- MG-1 Blues

YouTube via Goldenthrush. "My Woman Left Me And Took The Hammond, So All I Got Left Is A MG-1 Blues".
"This film, I'll warn you now, is in very bad shape. I did what I could with it with iMovie's filters, but it's a prime example of a piece of our historic record that is in dire need of restoration.

An "actuality" film, that is, footage of people doing normal people stuff, this documents aboveground work at a Pennsylvania coal mine. You'll see three explosions to start, one while the camera is panning; the second, two guys go running out of a mine while a third watches, then boom; and the third, a cool under-snow explosion.

Then it moves on to a horse drawing a dump wagon up to a steam shovel. It's amazing seeing how effortlessly the man running it managed the machine.

And finally, it shows the gravity rail that was moving coal up and out of the mine.

Tedd's father worked (briefly) as a coal miner in PA, with his father. This was where Tedd's Dad learned the old truism "you don't have to run faster than the explosion you just caused, just faster than your old man".

Yep, Tedd's dad's stint as a miner was pretty short.

Speaking of the misfits, the music is not a blues, and is actually titled: "My Woman Left Me And Took The Hammond, So All I Got Left Is A MG-1 Blues".

Synthesizer players hate it or love it, the poor little poly-synth enjoys a peculiar place in reality. Tedd loves his, obviously.

In this piece, the MG-1 is set to emulate our Hammond, and does so pretty well, I think.

And I really have no idea why it got the excessively long name. I suppose I should be happy he didn't come tear-assing out of the studio with an explosion on his heels.

Some rights reserved.

Welcome To Route 66"

Marion 8 Voice Analog Synthesizer ( by Tom Oberheim )

via this auction

"The MSR-2 is an Analog 8-voice Polyphonic Synthesizer."

Note the OB-Xa and Ob-8 style blue stripes on black. Anyone out there know what Curtis chips these used and if/how they compare to the Prophet '08?

Oberheim OB-Mx

via this auction
Not the best shot, but you don't see these often. What is interesting is I think the Oberheim OB-Mx wins hands down for the absolute worst ebay shots ever. It actually is a bit fascinating when you think about it.

BTW, another interesting bit of synth info is if you click here you will see every single synth shot I've gathered since I started the blog. You can do a search for any synth and you will see how many images come up for each. This will give you an idea of how often particular synths come up on ebay, or rather the ones I've posted. I *think* the Juno-106 reigns king but I could be wrong. If you find a synth I've grabbed more shots of off the bay feel free to post it in the comments.

Inside the Alesis Micron

via Lyle: 

"Here’s a few pictures inside my Alesis Micron. I was expecting to find a Freescale(Motorola) or Analog Sharc DSP but instead I found these low cost Wavefront AL3101CG DSP’s. Nine of them to be exact, 8 for voices and 1 for effects. These are interfaced to a Freescale Coldfire micro via some FPGA glue logic. Some time ago Alesis sold semiconductors for audio and ADAT applications but has since ceased doing that. I wonder if Wavefront is the same group? Perhaps someone else knows."

If anyone knows more, feel free to comment.

Analog Synthesizers; Understanding, Performing, Buying

"In this book, the technical explanation of the nature of analog sound creation is followed by the story of its birth and its subsequent development by various designers, manufacturers and performers. The individual components of analog sound creation are then examined in detail, with step by step examples of sound creation techniques. Then the modern imitative analog instruments are examined, again with detailed instructions for programming and using them, and the book is completed with appendices listing the major instrument lines available, hints on values and purchasing, other sources of information, and a discography of readily available recordings which give good examples of analog sound synthesis. The CD which accompanies the book gives many examples of analog sound creation basics as well as more advanced techniques, and of the abilities of the individual instruments associated with classical and with imitative analog sound synthesis."

click here for more. via brian c.

The System - You Are In My System

YouTube via criticalbeat. Black PPG Waveterm.
"Great music video from The System for the hit single "You Are In My System". Released in 1983 (Atlantic Records)."

Update via Qwave in the comments:
"I wonder what is under the PPG waveterm A.
And where is the PPG wave 2.2 that would play the sounds created by the waveterm?
And this keyboard with the QWERTY keyboard inside is very unique. And it isn't a PPG keyboard for sure.
So we see a PPG waveterm here that loads a "Transiant File" (="sample" in PPG terms) on page 3.0.

The PPG EVU (= Extension Voice Unit) is based on the PPG wave 2.3 and does not work with a Waveterm A sample at all. The PPG wave 2.3 doesn't load them the right way too.
I had a PPG system ith a wave 2.2 and a 2.3.
And an upgraded waveterm A that ran waveterm B software. Bt the reformat disk for booting in waveterm A mode was bad, so I could not use my wave 2.2 together with the waveterm for sampling. But of cause for the very special Event Generator (not realtime sequencer!) of the PPG waveterm B.

keep on turning these knobs

Till "Qwave" Kopper"

Oscillator Cross Modulation "Chatter Box"

YouTube via isotopeofme. via poictesme on the Matrixsynth Forum.
"Cross modulating the 2 oscillators in my doepfer modular synth and running the resulting "chatter" through the VC phase shifter."

PAiA SoundSheet Demos

click here for the demo on Audio Playground (Keyboard Museum).

1000Bells

Another Waldorf Blofeld sample by Boele of SCD: 1000Bells.mp3

Breadboarding Filters - reloaded

YouTube via MusicMiK. Follow up to this post.
"The second part of the breadboarding series. This time, it's another SVF design, based on UAF42 and NE5517 (compatible with LM13700). Simple circuit, but not finished yet for musical use."

AX80 voice board

flickr by mabel.sound.

This is a follow-up to this post via Inverseroom on Inside electronic instruments. Shots of the Wurlitzer 206 and Akai AX80 have been added to the set.

Tenori-On Demo Fun

YouTube via twoco. via Music Thing. I liked the guy with the light.

SUZUKI WARAKU japanese exotic KOTO synthesizer

via this auction, via inverseroom.

"WARAKU is extremely rare and one of the most strange japanese electronic musical instruments it was originally made for playing japanese traditinal music and made by SUZUKI(home of omnichord,NOBARA,tronichord..) but this is one of most strange & bizzare instrument SUZUKI ever made...

WARNING! WARAKU is looks like classic japanese taisho koto(japanese peacock harp) but WARAKU IS COMPLETE ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT NOT ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS

WARAKU was very expensive and made very limited quantities those days it was made for the very small circle of the people who seriously studying japanese traditional music and never sold at ordinary musical instruments market so i'ts very hard to find even in Japan these days this is your first and last chance to get this bizzare exotic gem!

first of all it's very beautifull! built in classy exotic wood case in classic taisho koto(japanese peacock harp)shape with strange shape 27 key keyboard(same key as classic japanese peacock harp) with 5 string bridge and 4 assignable drum pads it has 16 sounds(all exotic japanese traditional instruments like koto, shamisen, shakuhachi, weird voice etc) and in percussion mode you can play many exotic percussions by keyboard or assignable drum pad there are pitch bend lever and vibrate switch, OUTPUT JACK and HEADPHONE OUT and surprisingly it has MIDI OUT!, so you can play external MIDI module by WARAKU's unique 5 strings or keyboard size is approx W89cm D17cm H10cm

you can play WARAKU by keyboards(polyphonic) or 5 string bridge and 4 assignable drum pads( this unique 5 string brdge can play by usual guitar pick hold one key of the keyboards and play each 5 string bridge by pick like guitar 5 string brdge is sumilate japanese traditinal instruments like taisho koto(japanese peacock harp) etc.. japanese harp musician often uses fast trill play so it has above 3 strings with same sounds 4th string is -1 octave from first 3 strings(in the case you choose taisho koto,other case same as above 3 strings) 5th strings is bass string (you can set it favorite tone) string is touch sensible with verocity and totally electronic device, it's not just simply electrical amplified like usual electric guitar, complete electronic!

WARAKU has MIDI OUT so you can play another MIDI synth by this unique 5 string brdge this 5 strings are very effective for guitar,bass kind of string instruments it's feeling like guitar synthesizer

4 drum pad is also touch sensitive and can easily playing by your fingers assign drum sounds to pad is very easy,just hold one key and hit the one pad in percussion mode drum sounds consists of many exotic japanese traditional percussions of course in drum mode you can play all of them on keybord

WARAKU's sounds are very hi quality,exotic and strange!,very unique original sounds and playing by 5 string bridge wiyh pick is very funny experience"

click here for more images.

Miracle Piano Teach System

One last one via Andre.

Anyone remember these? I do. Never played one though. I wonder what the "Synthesizer" sounded like.

Roland EP-20

via Andre

Roland DDR-30 Digital Drums

via Andre

click the image for the full size shot.

WERSI Stage Performer MKI

via Andre.

Siel Orchestra

click here for more images via Andre.

Techni Musique Synthé Vocal (French vocal synth for C64)

"Built in 1984 by the french company Techni Musique based in Clermont-Ferrand. This unit has also been massively produced for the Amstrad 464/6128 and distributed in primary schools with the 'Plan informatique pour tous'. Unfortunately the Commodore 64 hadn’t a big success in France so this Commodore 64 version seems to be quite rare!"

You can find more info including images and a sample via stamba on the Matrixsynth Forum

Analogue Miniature 18

flickr by danmcp

Analogue Miniature 17

flickr by danmcp

Interview: Richard Barbieri, Porcupine Tree

Be sure to check out the write up on Sonic State.

Korg MS2000 a brief introduction with electric friends

YouTube via totaltwit.

"A quick look at the Korg MS2000 synth and a sound that got me playing Gary Numan's Our Friends Electric"

circuit bent hammer

YouTube via cretin4321. http://cliplead.blogspot.com

Prophet64 to be Replaced by MSSIAH

via C64Muisic!

December 5, 2007: MSSIAH
Prophet64 successor to be released Q1 2008!
This is an official announcement of the successor to the Prophet64 Cartridge: MSSIAH - Midi Sid Software Integrated Applications and Hardware.

The cartridge contains Prophet64 software upgrades as well as a new killer music application and an integrated midi interface.

Full scale production is expected to start in quarter 1, 2008.

More info will be posted on the Mssiah site later on.

"pulce"

YouTube via rtntsy6. I actually found this video linked in trash_audio's latest Workspace post on Retina.it (do check it out).

Paia vs Sherman in fuzzy view

YouTube via mtheadded. "A little wave filtering."

Filter Oscillation

"One makes a filter resonate by providing the right kind of feedback. Amplify the output of the VCF and feed it back to the input. If that doesn't work, do it again but invert the signal. Note that only filters with even numbers of poles oscillate [see the comments in this post]. The classic Moog filter is a 4 pole.

David Hillel Wilson
Curator,
New England Synthesizer Museum
www.synthmuseum.com/nesm"

Moogs of Christmas Future

flickr by _mpd_ (click for more)

full size

Russian Survivalism

YouTube via Xvostya. An anti-synth post.
"http://www.nuninekrasova.ru/
http://nin.su/
original song by Nine Inch Nails
genre: psychedelic chanson
back vocal: Trent Reznor
additional back vocal + guitar + misc shit: Anton LeNIN (aka dfiend)
No Synthesizers Used.
http://community.livejournal.com/ru_n..."
Accordian. via jared

korg padKONTROL

YouTube via mbvglider.
"i just received one today and i'm fucking around with it. i've got a lot to learn and i missed a few beats here and there."

More Vangelis Live

Vangelis - Pulstar [Live]

YouTube via mugensx. "Concert in Rotterdam. 18th June 1991."

Vangelis - Mask Мovement 5 [Live]

Alesis Micron Complex FM Pad

YouTube via Gtechture. This one has a bit of a Radiohead vibe.
"This video is of a Patch I made. It Is a warm pad sound with one Oscillator thats frequency is being modulated. The FM amount is linked to an envelope. The FM gives the pad sound texture."

And one more...

Alesis Micron FM Patch

Roland Juno 60 Van Halen I'll Wait by JimmyPound

YouTube via synthartist69.

"Here is an excellent example of the Juno 60 Brass edited for "I'll Wait". I did add an external delay to spice it up a bit. I'll Wait is more difficult to play correctly on the Juno 60 due to only 6 note polyphony. I am new to video recording and hope to get past the learning curve in the coming months. I hope to learn how to perform successful audio editing in the future in order to make better quality videos! Feel free to ask any questions. Thanks for viewing!"

TL072 lodged in foot

YouTube via synthmonger. "FELT GREAT" TL072

Robot Song No. 1

YouTube via robcat2075.
"In 1984 I wrote a program for my Commodore 64 to algorithmically compose "gregorian chants". Every time I ran it it came up with something different. This is a recording of one of those times"

Yamaha SHS-200

images via this auction

"49 MINI-KEYS AND BODY BUILT IN STEREO-SPEAKER & 66 VOICE LIST, 66 STYLE LIST, 6 VOICE/STYLE LIST, 6 CHORD SEQUENCER, 3 EFFECTS, RHYTHM CONTROL, 5 PARAMETER CHANGERS, 6 MODES AND MIDI OUTPUT."

What is really odd is that it's the same keytar model featured in this video just posted yesterday. That was the first time the SHS-200 has every been posted on this site.

MOOG Sonic Six

via this auction

Sequential Circuits Six-Trak

images via this auction

"Multi-Tambral/Keybord modes/Sequencer/Apregiator

The unit may operate in onmi, poly, or mono mode The six trak has a midi in and out ports.

The Sequential Circuits Six-Trak was released in 1984 at a list price of $1295.

It features a 4 octave, non touch sensitive, keyboard with non spring loaded pitch and modulation wheels located on the left hand side above the keyboard. Editing is done by using a 10 digit (0-9) numeric key pad to dial up the applicable parameter you wish to adjust. Parameter values are adjusted by a single knob. "

Jupiter 6 detail

flickr by spacedust2019

full size


"6-voice polyphonic analog subtractive synthesizer from '83.

Almost everything on this unit is analog (oscillators, filters, envelopes, etc). The sound can be a bit thin but using the unison button will fatten the sound considerably!

This unit doesn't have any on-board effects."

Synthesizer Park

flickr by festival c/o pop (click for more)

full size

Create Digital Music Night at Etsy Labs!

YouTube via etsy. via Nusonica.
"Check out hacked synths, CD-Rs, a handmade keytar and more at Create Digital Music's party! Hosted by Esty Labs and Make: Magazine."

Thummer Demo

YouTube via JimPlamondon. via felix inferious.
"Melody with the right hand, accompaniment with the left, and expressive effects with your thumbs -- only the Thummer lets you do all that! See www.thummer.com for more information. Performed by Gavin Healy."

EMSME

Another EMS Synthi track via mono-poly

DZIENNIKARZE

YouTube via KASOWER. Spot the "synths." "2004 album Neuromantic wersja Albumowa Old School Mix"
Yamaha SHS-200.

Novation Supernova saves a prayer

YouTube via totaltwit.

Also check out this post.
"Hear the Supernova attempt to make sounds like Duran Duran on their Rio album. The Supernova needs to be twiddled, it has 3 oscillators not all are needed ro recreate early synth sounds. Here is an attempt at sounding like Save A Prayer which has those two memorable synth lines both recreated here."

Newborn BYOC

YouTube via IranContras.
"This BYOC Digital Delay pedal is less than five minutes old. This was made immediately after putting a battery in it for the first time."