Vintage Synthesizer Site (www.allsynths.com)

YouTube via Allsynths. Nice description:
"Access, Ace, Akai, Alesis, Aries Music, ARP, Arturia, Bitheadz, Bomb Factory, Buchla, Casio, Cheetah, Clavia, Conn, Cordovox, Creamware, Crumar, Doepfer, E-mu, EDP, Eko, Electrix, Electro Harmonics, Elektor, Elektron, Elektronika, Elgam, Elka, EML, EMS, Encore Electronics, Ensoniq, Estradin, Fairlight, Firstman, Formanta, Fruity Loops, Future Retro, GEM, GeoPhisPribor, Gleeman, GMEDIA Music, Hammond, IK Multimedia, Jen Electronica, JoMoX, JVC, Kaemi, Kawai, Kellar Bass System, Kenton, Keyfax, Keytek, Kinetic Sound, Kirovsky , Koblo, Korg, Krasniy Partizan, Kurzweil, Lel', Linn, Lowrey Micro Genies, Luberetskiy, MAM, Marion, Mellottron, Melodia, Metasonix, Moog, Multivox, Murom, Mutronics, Native Instruments, North Press, Novation, Oberheim, Octave, OSC, Paia, Panasonic, Philips, PPG, Propellerhead, Prosoniq, Quasimidi, Redsound, Rheem, Rhodes, RMIF, Roland, RSF, Seer Systems, Selma, Selmer, Sequential Circuits, Sherman, Siel, Steinberg, Steiner Parker, Studio Electronics, SyncerSoft, Synhouse, Syntecno, Synthesizers.com, Synton, TC Works, Technosaurus, Teisco, Univox, Vermona, Waldorf, Wayoutware, Welson, Weltmeister, Wiard, WMS, Wurlitzer, Yamaha"

Yes Yes Yes/Orgon Modular Synthesizer/VCS-3/TR-606 Video

YouTube via t7l6i50xu
"http://www.123FreeRings.com
ringtone
ringtones
realtone"

keybdwizrd - Roland JV-1080 Demo #4

YouTube via keybdwizrd. Parts 1-3 here. Update: stereo version:

MIDIbox 808

YouTube via ucapps. via Nusonica.
"An introduction of MIDIbox 808: Roland TR-808 Clone + 16 Track Sequencer"

Syntrax ported to Symbian 3rd edition phones

remember Syntrax? It's been updated to support 3rd generation phones. You can find more info including the list of supported phones here.

BTW, I created a new "mobile" label below for synths that run on mobile devices. If you catch any posts (old or new) that should have this label, post a comment.

RSF Kobol

via synthforum.nl where this is listed for sale along with a Teisco sx400 and Farfisa Polychrome.

"RSF Kobol Keys. (Erg Zeldzaam)
-ssm2040 filter en 2050 vco's-
-2 x 8 staps (geheugen) sequencer-

in erg mooie staat (uit collectie Olivier Grall)
Ik heb een mail gestuurd naar iemand die zoekende is naar een kobol keys. Deze persoon heeft voorrang.. daarna jullie... daarna evt. internationaal.
2800,-"

Serge Creature - First Impressions on Synthwire

The post by Carbon111 is up on Synthwire.

solo arts and crafts party

flickr by yoshimii

Alesis Micron

full size

AudioCubes Drop Test February 2008

YouTube via Percussa
"An inside view on creating and testing the AudioCubes, the first commercially available tangible interface technology in the world (see www.percussa.com). In this video we test new packaging for the AudioCubes, to make sure the product does not get damaged during transport. The inventor, Bert Schiettecatte, walks us through the process."

Update: Anyone know if you can theoretically use these like you would Reactable? I'm guessing you can assign them to control different parameters on a synth and use them in much the same way.

Roland SH-101 Analog Synthesizer + TR-606 by RetroSound

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo number '101' by RetroSound on YouTube

The Roland SH-101 internal sequencer is triggered by the TR-606 Drumatix and I turn the knobs.
drums: Roland TR-606
no external effects used"

Roland Juno Series DCOs

"This page is a brief look at the technology of the Roland Juno series digitally controlled oscillators. These are an interesting hybrid design. Although digitally controlled and digitally stable, the oscillator produces a true analogue output, even for ramp waves, rather than the typical staircase waveform produced by feeding an incrementing count to a DAC or from a wavetable."

DSI Evolver

Dvia this auction

What's off with this image?

Circuit bent mechanical furby sequencer - The Furby Gurdy!

YouTube via thenervoussquirrel on the forum.
"Each furby has 4 controls: mute, crash, loop and reset. The handle turns 8 cams which operate corresponding microswitches to create interesting rhythmic patterns. Part of the 'setting up' section at the beginning has been fast forwarded. Please commission me to make lots more of these machines!"

acidfest 1

flickr by the sodium potassium pimp
(click for more)

Find ET

full size

Von Haulshoven on space

YouTube via vonhaulshoven. Spot the synths (list on electro-music.com).
"playing space music while traveling into a black hole"

DMX voice boards

flickr by Neil Vance
(click for the full set)

Inside an Oberheim DMX

full size

Sleepy Eyes of Death

flickr by kjten22
(click for the full set)

KORG Mono/Poly
Linn Drum
MOOG Opus 3 x 2

top full size
bottom full size

http://www.sleepyeyesofdeath.com/

Rozzbox with Monome controller

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Here is the 5-voice RozzBox being controlled with a Monome. Our friend Kylee was kind enough to bring his new Monome by our shop."

Alesis Micron Synth Demo By Tony 2008

YouTube via acaruso36
"My first demo of my new additon to my arsenal of Keyboards. The Alesis Micron Synth. I used a preset from the Mircon and improvised a Techno Ballad Song."

Blancmange 'Blind Vision' 1982

YouTube via AGESOFTHEROD. Roland Jupiter-8.
"performing on The Tube UK TV pop show ... 31 December 1982"

5 Minute Romp thru the IP

YouTube via evltube
"(1971) This is one of the movies that document the early history of the research that resulted in the creation of the EVL Lab.

This is an early video piece staring Dan Sandin in which he explains, in general terms, the functionality of the Sandin Analogue Image Processor (IP). This was the instructional video that accompanied the modules for constructing you own Sandin IP.

Sandin was an advocate of education and espoused a non-commercial philosophy, emphasizing a public access to processing methods and the machines that assist in generating the images. Accordingly, he placed the circuit board layouts for the IP with a commercial circuit board company and freely published schematics and other documentation.


The IP is a general-purpose patch programmable analogue computer, which is different from a regular digital computer, and is optimized to process video/television signals and sound. The video is processed through the IP "live" so that the viewer is able to see the effect on video signals. Initially the video is B&W, at the end Sandin debuts the 'Color IP'.

More information can be found on the EVL website"

Update: http://scanimate.zfx.com/ for more video synthesis.

Tokyo Shops and Magazines

via peterwendt. follow-up to this post.

"Urban Music - Hammonds and vintage synths. I didn't find the place.

Sofmap Creator's Land (in Googlish)
Sofmap is a big PC/software/etc. chain. "Creators Land" denotes their shops for audio, MIDI, desktop video, etc. There are some big "generic" Sofmap shops in Akihabara and a multistory Creators Land. I seem to remember:

1st floor = desktop music (Edirol, etc.)
2nd floor = new hardware
3rd and 4th floors = used

There is another Creators Land in Shinjuku, I think; the selection of used stuff wasn't as good.


There was a new+vintage shop called Modern Tools in northern Tokyo, but I can't find their WWW site anymore. They had a Roland System 100m, Yamaha CS-50, and lots more.

RockOn in Shibuya had a very small used selection, but I liked it for new stuff. Sort of a combination of Analog Haven and GC Pro. Doepfer, Jomox, and Studio Electronics in one corner; big control surfaces and high-end preamps at the other end. They were the Japanese agents for Technosaurus, and they had the "small" Sony Oxford digital mixer (RMX-100).

I visited a few more grungy little used stores, but I can't really recommend them.

Japanese musicians' magazines:
Sound&Recording (in Googlish)
Keyboard (in Googlish)
DTM (in Googlish)

At least you can see what the covers look like.
Where to get the magazines: Kinokinuya Bookstores (in Googlish)

Buy the magazines here and drool over the ads.

Searching for deals and shops in Japan: Digimart (like eBay for musicians) (in Googlish)

Sorry, this is all in Japanese. You can convert it too Googlish, or ...

A lot of the terms are actually in phonetic (Japanese) English! The angular "letters" are the Japanese katakana "alphabet". Find a basic study outline about Japanese with a table of katakana symbols. Using the table, you can find terms like "synzesiza", "osciray-ta", "keybodo", "kontro-ra", and "fil-ta". Even if you don't want to learn Japanese in general, this will help you a lot. Browse www.fiveg.net, and you can learn the characters for "used", etc., from the links.

Oh, and if you visit ... Shibuya caters to techno and DJ stuff, and J-pop; it's a 20-something place. There are DJ-focused gear shops (including Echigoya Music), huge billboards of the latest female J-pop stars, and the "young and fashionable" department stores will have videos of battle DJs in the display windows. After 9-10 PM, there were young rock bands playing on the street corners. The sea of humanity on the weekends is unbelievable.

I hope this is useful.

Regards,

Peter"

Future-Retro XS Bacon Demo Part II

YouTube via shagghie

Future-Retro XS Bass Techno Tweaking part I

keybdwizrd - Roland JV-1080 Demos

keybdwizrd - Roland JV-1080 Demo #1


keybdwizrd - Roland JV-1080 Demo #2


keybdwizrd - Roland JV-1080 Demo #3

YouTube via keybdwizrd
"Demo of some factory presets on the Roland JV-1080 synthesizer. MIDI controller is an Oxygen 49 from M-Audio."

The CitrOownd (my synth Pt2)

YouTube via a2sidedcoin
"It's in a enclosure (orange, hence the name)I have matching knobs for it as well, pure analog, dual 555's, two 1Meg Ohm Pots, an LED, Stereo out and a trusty on/off switch.. Powered by 9v (going to 6/9v switched power, you'll see why)

There are two other things wired to the synth this time around..

Synth to a BOSS SP-202 Sampler (using the filters on that)to a Line6 PocketPOD to my Audio Interface(no fx in ableton)

Sorry about my arm getting in the way... and hope you enjoy!"

Studio Prep

YouTube via pendlecoven
"Some footage of wiring up the studio. TR808, TR909, TB303, SH09, MMT8."

Electronic Organ Kit

images via this auction

"1970's Science Fair Electronic Organ Kit."

Polymoog Synth foot controller

via this auction

MOOG Polymoog

via this auction

Roland RS-505

images via this auction

"The RS-505 Paraphonic Strings replaced the classic RS-202 and combined strings, a basic polysynth section and a bass section. The keyboard was shortened to 49 keys and is split down the middle to assign different sounds to the left and right sides of the keyboard.

The Synth section has four waveforms (selected by the large white buttons) and its own VCF with cutoff and resonance sliders, VCA ADSR sliders and LFO features. The Bass section has three preset bass sound types to choose via the big red buttons. It has its own VCA Attack and Release sliders and Vibrato controls. The String section has two String preset sounds - selectable via the big green buttons - and other features borrowed from the RS-202.

Sounds from the three tone sections can be blended for interesting results and the built-in Ensemble chorusing effect really warms, thickens and lushes up the sounds! The Paraphonic 505 also features an external audio input (mono) so you could run another synth through the quadruple-BBD Ensemble chorus. A new little performance control section to the left of the keyboard provides convenient volume, tune, glide and pitch bender controls. Similar to the ARP Omni, the Paraphonic 505 is considered one of Roland's finest string synths of its era."

Access Virus TI Polar

images via this auction

MOOG Taurus

images via this auction

Alesis Micron

via this auction

"Alesis Micron features: * Industry-leading ION analog-modeling sound engine in a compact package * Eight voices, each with three oscillators, two multimode filters, three envelope generators, two LFOs, sample and hold, and tracking generator * Four multitimbral parts * Programmable step sequencer and arpeggiator * Programmable rhythm sequencer for drum kits * Dynamic realtime phrase sequencer * Stereo buss effects, including reverb and 40-band vocoder * 1/4" balanced stereo analog outputs and inputs with 24-bit conversion * 37-key synth-action keyboard with velocity sensitivity * 3 continuously-rotational 12-bit parameter knobs, 2 assignable modulation sliders, pitch wheel, expression and sustain pedal inputs * Compatible with ION programs"

the squarewave parade updates

the DOWNGRADE
analog sample rate reducer - version 2.1

the MING MING
stereo passive analog ring modulator / octave up

the last couple SAFEPLACES

the last couple TREMBLES

and a few old creations are available here"

Axis-64

Axis-64 Harmonic Table Midi Controller by C-Thru-Music

images via this auction, via burstgenerator.

http://www.c-thru-music.com

Future-Retro XS Bass Techno Tweaking

YouTube via shagghie
"This video was approved by Bacon the Flying Pig for public distribution."

Shopping in Shibuya

Follow-up to this post. Another synthesizer shop in Japan. This one via ben.

Roland Synthesizer Book Set

via this auction, via Gregor.

NINO NARDINI TOP MAMBO Funny Moogy Synth

YouTube via PlastikOD
"Don't take it too seriously ; ) NINO NARDINI "Top Mambo" from the FUNNY MOOGY Album. A milestone of electronic music ;)"

Evolver vs. Gibson SG with Timeline delay

YouTube via Analogger
"This is a 16-step sequence I created on my Mono Evolver keyboard. Two of the oscillators are analog and the other two I used a couple different waveforms from the Prophet VS. I used to own a VS and loved some of the radical harsh waves. I synced it to a Jomox M-Base doing a 4x4 pattern.

I ran my SG thru a Damage Control Demonizer Distortion. Personally, I love this thing. It has a sweet direct out so you can get the sound of a cranked stack at low levels. It kills all that Roland COSM shit. However, the Roland stuff is useful when you are looking for more synthetic textures. About halfway thru I engage the Damage Control Timeline delay pedal. It is synced to the sequencer tempo."

Oberheim OBXa solo

YouTube via magevers
"Me playing a simple song, without the use of a sequencer, on the fat "jump" Oberheim OBXa. The OBXa was played in split mode. This recording was made with a small pocket camera."

nord wave

YouTube via graal7
"just a little demo with nord wave; after teh jp8000 and radias ;i change for a nord wave (

MOOG Taurus II Bass Pedals

images via this auction

"Features: pitch, mod, glide, tune, rate, shape, OSC, VCF, auto trig, oscillators, filter, contour generator, mixer volume"

Echigoya Music Online

Another synth shop in Japan via peterwendt in the comments of this post on FiveG. Click here for their vintage synths. Peter also listed RockOn as worth visiting, but I didn't see a vintage synth section online. If you find it, feel free to comment.

Pictured: Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

Update via Brandon Daniel in the comments: "This flickr set was taken in echigoya music in Sept 2005"

4ms Bend Matrix_01

4ms Bend Matrix_02

YouTube via danlayne (click for more)
"Sequencing and tempo adjustment" and "tempo rhythm sequence with keyed random trigger interruptions"

The paradize of synthesizers

YouTube via tomspiritcatcher. The paradise of synthesizers.

"A travelling in the most amazing shop selling vintage synthesizers in Tokyo. It's called "FiveG" http://www.fiveg.net/. I could spend all days there and waste all my money to buy everything..."

Entagled (closing section)

YouTube via Thomasooo2003
"Final instrumental part of the Genesis track from "Trick of the tail". Recorded with nylon string guitar(s), Mellotron and Yamaha CS-30 synthesizer (solo voice and bass pedal sounds)."

Ran Kirlian - Diaspora

YouTube via RanKirlian
"Real-time improvisation redorded on sunday feb 17 2008 at The BlueRoom by Ran Kirlian. Synths:ccess Indigo Redback, Access Indigo, Waldorf Microwave XT, Roland JP-8080. Tribal groove shoot via PC."

pARM Demo1

YouTube via MMTAKEDA55. via motohiko in the comments of this post.
"this is demo for analog synth that I made for myself."

Big Elf - "Madhatter"

YouTube via sross108. Two Mellotrons and a Minimoog. via Brian in the comments of this post. "Maybe they should check out "Big Elf" - who do music just like this for about 15 years, with real Mellotron, Moog Modular, Hammond and Chamberlin."