MOOG Prodigy

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Yamaha RX-17 Circuit Bent Drum Machine

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"The Yamaha RX-17 features standard drum sounds including bass drum, snare, toms, hi hats, cymbal, claps, as well as latin sounds like timbales, congas, and cuico, with 1000 user programmable patterns, 10 songs memory, and programmable volume control. Full MIDI implementation makes it very flexible when using it with sequencers and other MIDI boxes as both master, slave, and a sound module. The RX-17 has MIDI in and out, stereo 1/4" outputs, and 1/4" headphone output. This unit has been professionally modified with:

* 3 noise filters- these add variable amounts of distortion, noise, and feedback
* 2 glitch switches- these turn the normal sounds into clicks and odd noises
* 16 point RCA patchbay- combine any points with included rca cables for dozens of new sounds and effects
* 1/4" line input jack with volume control(red knob) - This also works through 2 of the noise filters
* custom hardwood side panels for "vintage" synth look
* clear Lexan control panel with red LED backlights

This RX-17 operates normally with the switches in the off position, and as an extreme noise machine with the switches activated in many combinations.The Circuit Bent RX-17 is a great machine for experimental and electronic musicians looking for a unique sound and sample source. The RX-17 is powered by a 9 volt DC adapter."

Super Circuit bent Yamaha RX-17

YouTube via anode8
"The most elaborite yamaha RX-17 drum machine I have modified yet. Patchbay, noise filters, switches, and audio input."

Oberheim Xpander

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Speech Synthesis (1984)

YouTube via ckmogo. via Nusonica.
"http://www.cchronicles.com From the Computer Chronicles TV show."

Look Around You featuring EMS VCS3 and Roland TR-66

YouTube via 81ZX.
Harrington 1200

black and white

flickr by threeblackbirds

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"maddi, please be careful with my synth."

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94/366: Break the Sky

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PAiA Strings n Things

CHARLES COHEN AT THE BUCHLA MUSIC EASEL

CHARLES COHEN AT THE BUCHLA MUSIC EASEL from Alex on Vimeo.
"/ / / / / Viewing with headphones or a stereo source is highly recommended / / / / /

This colorful video features sound artist Charles Cohen improvising on a 1970's Buchla Music Easel. This extremely rare instrument is one of Don Buchla's 200 series. Buchla (a pioneer of audio synthesis) only manufactured 14 of these units. The entire film was edited from an hour-long set of free improvisation, with audio was taken directly from Charles' mixing board.

All of the photography and editing was produced by Alex Tyson, a sound and video artist from Pennsylvania. The film was shot in 16:9 720p High Definition format, using a 35mm LensBaby 3GPL.

This film is free to distribute, share, blog, vlog, etc. When re-posting, please copy and paste this text to inform anyone about the film.

At this time the film is only available online. While you can stream it in HD, it is best viewed on DVD.
Please contact the filmmaker for hard copies if interested.

Charles can be reached at ccohen (at) voicenet.com .

Alex can be reached at alextyson (at) gmail.com"

Update: if you haven't already watch this one full screen. Also check out these previous posts on Charles Cohen.

Roland SH3 Synthesizer

"The hands of Oliver Chesler, The Horrorist in his recording studio in Berlin, Germany using his Roland SH3 synthesizer.

The Roland SH3 was produced in 1974. It is more rare than the SH3A which was put into the market after Moog sued Roland for the original SH3's filter design. This is one reason the Roland SH3 sounds so incredible. Rumor has it that less than 100 of these were ever made.

You can hear pure Roland SH3 accompanied by an Electrocomp-101 in two songs from The Horrorist: Room of Posers and Sex Machine.

If you enjoyed this video you probably will enjoy this blog: www.wiretotheear.com"

via Oliver Chesler (The Horrorist)
Things to Come Records
www.thingstocome.com
thehorrorist.thingstocome.com

Nick Rhodes & Synthesizers - Interview 86

YouTube via likeanangel826. via Nusonica.
"Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran interviewed - in studio footage."

PETER BAUMANN - BICENTENNIAL PRESENTATION

"This instrumental title is taken from Peter Baumann´s first solo album, 'Romance´76' (1976/Germany) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Baumann"

21. - 25.5.Synthesizer Park 2008 - in Graz / Österreich

Synth event in Graz, Austria, April 21 - 25, 2008.

more info in German on sequencer.de

Tod Machover & Dan Ellsey: Releasing the music in your head

TED Talks

Rheem Key Bass

YouTube via tenderstems. via skott. Note it's actually Kee Bass, not Key Bass.

8-Bit Noise

YouTube via tenderstems. "Noisy 8-Bit killing machine" via Skott.

Buchla 700 Rare Synthesizer

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"It has been rumored that there are 12. I have heard that number a bit higher and a bit lower depending on who you ask. There is a Buchla 700 Yahoo group for enthusiasts so there has to be at least a few of them. It is an awesome and truly unique piece of synthesizer gear.

The condition is good. There is a tiny bit of tape residue from the time it spent at JL's repair shop many years ago on the black top and a few of the screws holding down the top panel are missing but easily replaced. The external video monitor output does not work (like about 99% of Buchla 700s). You do not need the monitor to make it work - just touch the panels and off you go. It makes amazing sounds - spatially rich and unlike anything you've heard before. You can hear a LIVE sampling on my myspace site - mainstreetelectricalparade. All the blinking lights work on the bottom and the sensors appear to work well - although it is such a bizarre instrument I am never sure what I am triggering and what is automatic.

It is being sold as a rare vintage instrument. 'As is' condition with no refunds. This is your chance to own an extremely rare experimental instrument. Please do not bid on it if you have no idea what it is.

There is a ton of info on the Buchla here:

Buchla
VSE

Included in the auction: The Buchla 700, a power cable, whatever 3.5" disks I got when I bought it many years ago...a working system 3.5" disk is in the drive currently. "
More via echo7even on AH: "a 700 in this particular condition is a very crippled instrument. The 700 is based around a Graphical User Interface which requires the VSDD chip be operational and a compatable monitor be connected. Otherwise you only get access to the single basic preset and a few of the parameters for the Osc Freq, Index and Filter...the strength of the 700 are the various Osc routings, 12+ X 96 Breakpoint Envelopes (per voice (12)) and user "Timbre Table" generation and the sequencers. other 700 woes are the *sealed membrane*, CEM chips, powersupply, disk drive & backlight. if it works tho it is one of the craziest FM synths ever developed... even has its own phase shifter."

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Trevor Studio

click here for some studio shots sent my way via trevor. Click here for the music made with it.

The list:

"Synths - Roland V Synth, MEK, OB-12, Roland JV 1080 w/ vintage keys and orchestral expansion cards, Roland XV 5050, Waldorf Pulse Plus, Kurzweil K2000 (one of the blue ones), Sequential Six Trak w/ self styled spalted maple custom end panels.

Software Synths - NI Komplete 4 (Absynth 4, Kontakt, FM8, Battery 3, Guitar Rig 2, Reaktor 5, Pro-53), FL Studio, Cubase Studio 4 synths (Prologue, HALion)

Analog Filters - Ebbe und Flut, Akai MFC 42, Jomox M-Resonator, MAM RS3, Sherman Filterbank 2, Moog MF 101 lowpass and 105 Murf, two Peavey Spectrums, Studio Electronics Modmax Phaser (I'm including this here because my unit acts far more like a weird filter than the phaser of it's namesake . . . not sure if it's because the used one I bought was modified or if they're all that way)

Hardware Effects and Signal Processors - Metasonix TM-1, Digitech Talker, TC Electronics Fireworx, Ibanez AD202 analog effects, Korg KP3, Boss DD-20 delay pedal, Mackie 400F audio interface, MOTU Midi Express 128 midi patchbay, Bellari 282a and 583 stereo tube compressors, Aphex 106, Art Pro Channel preamp

Studio Essentials and Other Instruments - Mackie Onyx 24.4 console, Parker Fly Guitar, Korg Padkontrol, Warwick Thumb 5 bass, Mandala electronic drum, Mackie HR 824 monitors, Dusty Strings hammered dulcimer, Cort fretless bass"

Navs Goes Metal

eruption.mp3
"The details: the Model 15, which has been modded for 'harder sync' as per Peter Grenader's suggestion at the Plan B Yahoo Group, was slaved to the Cwejman VCO. The Model 12 SVVF was modulated by an EG + LFO. The solo was double tracked with some manual filter + LFO tweaking." Navs on canecutters.co.uk

Access Virus TI Polar Song Demo #3 By TONY ((Stereo))

YouTube via acaruso36
"My new Video with Stereo Audio and a new song I created with Access Virus TI Polar called 'Loving & Growing each Day'"

Secuenciador TCS Parts 1-4

YouTube via kapiza. Follow-up to this post.

SCI Prophet-600 + Pro-One + TR-707 by RetroSound

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

bassline: SCI Pro-One triggered by the TR-707
all other self-made sounds: SCI Prophet-600
drums: Roland TR-707

live played, no overdubbing, no sequencer software used"

enapa mixing analogue-style

YouTube via enapa1apa
"Fostex E-16 and soundcraft 400b fx: boss re-1000 boss dd-3 fostex 3180 soundsource: monomachine / MD finished song"

Squarecave: a DIY analog/digital synthesizer

"The Squarecave is a hybrid digital and analog music synthesizer. It uses digital CMOS ICs to generate a sequence of oscillations of varying pitch and volume, and then pipes the result through analog filters (lo-pass, hi-pass, band-pass)."

More info here.

Lucky and Chewie at the Casio MT-65

The top two shots are Lucky and the bottom Chewie, both of course Cockatiels. flickrs by Loscha.

Casper Electronics C1 Series Speak & Spells

More info on Casper Electronics
"This piece is brand new and there are tons of details to follow including pics, videos, online manual and add on features…such as the LFO module pictured on the Speak&Read in my last post.
Below is a picture showing some of the standard features:
-atari controller port
-guitar strap pegs
-locking 1/4″ audio jack
-pitch adjustment body contacts
+
-sound activated LED
-3 glitch switches
-LOOP switch and adjustment
-HOLD switch and adjustment
-pitch adjustment
-industrial reset button"

Secuenciador TCS

YouTube via kapiza. via Nusonica
"Secuenciador TCS controlando a Moog Prodigy. CV1=VCO CV2=VCF GATE3=GATE
habrá mas informacion en karlospizarro.org --(en construccion)---"
Googlish:
Sequencer TCS controlling Moog Prodigy. CV1 VCO CV2 = = = VCF GATE3 GATE
There will be more information at Karlospizarro.org - (under construction) ---

AHMW 2008 via Computer Controlled

You can find the full set here.

Yamaha CS10

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You can find the manual here on Yamaha Japan.

White MOOG ROGUE

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"here is a vintage MOOG ROGUE synthesiser STUNNING WHITE FINISH fully serviced and rebuilt by CUSTOMSYNTH.CO.UK it features : unique customsynth white finish with cream 'flip flop' end panels and matching paintwork fully serviced,tuned,calibrated original MOOG power supply it sounds amazing and looks sublime....the end panels 'turn moog fader cap blue' in the light ,it is wonderful and a true ' one off' custom MOOG"
Also see this post

MOOG Satellite

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"This is a monophonic analog synthesizer with a 37-note keyboard. Designed and manufactured by Thomas Organ Company, in production between 1974 and 1979. Also known as the Model 5330."

HardSid PCI

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"HardSid Quattro PCI card. It can handle up to 4 sid chips. 2 chips are included, a 6581 and a 8580. Also if desired i can include a cd with manuals in a PDF format and also drivers/software, but all of manuals and drivers are on the HardSid website. The the drivers/software are for Windows 98/ 2000/ ME/ XP. This card has recently been discontinued and is somewhat hard to find."

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MOOG 203A MOOG POLYMOOG

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Access Virus TI

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Roland JP-8000

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Roland GR-33B Electronic Bass Guitar Synthesizer

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You can find more info on the GR-33B on joness.com.

Inside a Roland GR-33B

KORG 800 DV MAXI-KORG

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"SPECS:
KEYBOARD: SCALE 44 KEYS, F-C 3 1/2 OCTAVES
SCALE: 64', 32', 16', 8', 4', 2' TOTAL: 8.5 OCTAVES +
WAVE FORM: TRIANGULAR WAVE, QUARE WAVE, SAWTOOTH WAVE, PULSE WAVE, CHORUS, PINK NOISE(HIGH TONE ONLY), WHITE NOISE(LOW TONE ONLY)
EFFECT SWITCH: BRIGHT, EXPAND, VCA SHORT-LONG, SUSTANI-HOLD, VIBRATO, DELAY VIBRATO, PITCH BEND, PORTAMENTO, KEY TRANSPOSE ABCD, /lMIXER-32', 16', 8', 4', 2', RING MODULATOR, REPEAT MODE ABCDE
SLIDE CONTROL: TRAVELLER, ATTACK SLOW, PERCUSSION SINGING, VIBRATO SPEED, VIBRATO DEPTH, PITCH BEND, REPEAT SPEED, REPEAT RATIO, DELAY PITCH BEND SPEED, PORTAMENTO, VOLUME.
OTHERS: COARSE TUNING, FINE TUNING, /MIXER
DIMENSIONS: 32X17X7"
36 LBS" Users Manual

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テルミンを演奏するネコ

YouTube via blancbonn. Cat playing theremin. via Gord.

Hypergolic

via Hal:
"I think that you might be interested in my newest online music offering - 'Hypergolic'by The Analog Synthesizer Ensemble. Listen in streaming audio and download 'Hypergolic' by The Analog Synthesizer Ensemble for free on this page
'Hypergolic' was the first free form improvisation from the April 5, 2008 home studio recording session of The Analog Synthesizer Ensemble: Hal McGee (Moog Voyager), Jay Peele (MicroMoog and Moog Rogue), and K. Paul Boyev (Moog Voyager).

Happy listening, Space Explorer... Hal" You might remember them from this post.

Tweaking Nord Lead 2X

YouTube via fischek
"I thought it would be fun to record a bit of tweaking of the Nord Lead 2X. I've added a bit of ping pong delay from KP3."

Electro-music 2008 Festival

via electro-music.com where you can find more info.
"We proudly announce electro-music 2008, a three day conference/music festival to be held at the Renaissance Center in Kingsport Tennessee, August 14 - 16, 2008. The program will include lectures, demos, jam sessions, and concerts."

Birds. They're FM monsters, they are ...

fruehlingserwachen.mp3 via Navs
"Spring has finally arrived in Berlin and the birds are giving it some. Tried to get in on the conversation with some FM action courtesy of Plan B's Model 15 and Cwejman's VCO-2RM. I wonder if they understood me?"

The Homemade Synth of Bukit Merah

YouTube via rottenramonedi.
"The Homemade Synth of Bukit Merah: Work in progress. made by doogz."

Stupid Atheist Tricks, Part 1: "I used to be a Christian"

YouTube via sounddoctorin. You can find previous synth videos by sounddoctorin here.
You can see the "non synth" write-up for this video on the top right, under the More link, here.

Das Synthesizer-Magazin Heft #8

On sequencer.de

Theis Modular List

click here for the full list on seqeuncer.de.

So is it Theis or Theiss? I continue to see references to both.

Synthdoc

"Welcome to my pages on Vintage synthesizer restoration. On these pages I aim to have information on synthesizer restoration, links to parts, manuals, schematics and so on. I have been reading electronics sporadically since way back in the 90´s and I always was the kid who fixed my neighbors TV set or VCR. So naturally I started to open up my synthesizers as well and started investigating how these machines worked and what parts they used and so on. My interest in restoring these machines does not stop at getting them back to life, I also like to cosmetically enhance these instruments either back to their original state or to do some custom work on them." You will find a ton of inside shots. Pictured here are a couple of shots of the rare PPG Wave 2. http://www.synthdoc.com/. via sequencer.de. PPG Wave 2.0

An Ongoing Composition Project On The ARP 2600

click here and wait for the audio. via sequencer.de.

Sonic LAB: Prophet '08 Review Pt1

See the write-up on Sonic State.
Update: Inside Synthesis has the uncompressed audio up.

Alpha Juno Control

YouTube via intervenous. This is a follow up to Inside a Roland Alpha Juno 2.
Be sure to check out intervenus for the write-up and more. via magenticka on the forum.
"Intervenus demonstrating midi control of the Roland Alpha Juno 2, via 'Alpha Juno Control', a software midi controller for MAC. This is not a performance, or musical showcase. It's a short demonstration of parameter controlling this classic analogue synth via software. I prefer the hands on control of the PG-300, but this is a good alternative. Sequenced via Renoise, including Boss DR-880."

The Sounds And Music Of The RCA Electronic Music Synthesizer (1955)

click here for the track listing on 36 15 MOOG. Also be sure to check out the rest of the site.

Pictured below is the schematic diagram of the RCA Synthesizer.