Oberheim Matrix-1000 Flyer / Ad

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From the flyer:
195 Keyboards
118 Strings
130 Woodwinds & Brass
239 Synthesizers
119 Basses
74 Lead Sounds
125 Effects & Percussion
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Instant Sounds = 1,000
Suggested Retail Price £449 inc VAT = +1

Fit Susan!

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Spot the Oberheim OB-Mx

Plague Bearer Barebones pack

flight of harmony

via Deviant Synth

The Sound Lab Mini-Synth PLUS

"Attention! Drum Roll Please...
It's The Sound Lab Mini-Synth PLUS!
What do you get when you cross a Sound Lab with a Sample and Hold and improve many of the Sound Lab's features? The Sound Lab Mini-Synth PLUS Project of course! Are you ambitious! If so this is your project! This is not for the faint of heart synth diyer. There are kludges, value changes, two boards a new front panel. But when you are done you will have a truly cool piece of analog synth gear. If you're looking for your next project and you're a seasoned synth diyer this may be the one you've been looking for. Click here for the complete scoop!"

Say hello to the completed Sound Lab Mini Synth

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via Sam in the comments of this post.

Custom Cat Pro-One

via catsynth.com

The MMM One Year Later

This post marks exactly one year to the minute since the first Mattson Mini Modular post went up. Pictured here is the Production Prototype #1 complete with two Syntar filters. You can find more images here.

Be sure to see these full size.

Click on the MMM label below for all prior posts including video and audio.

"Lift Off" indeed

Update: see the Mattson Mini Modular forum for a note from George Mattson on the anniversary.

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Yamaha CS Side Panels by Synthwood

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be sure to view these full size

synthwood.com

Roland Synthesizer System 100 - Original Roland Brochures

via this auction

Roland Jupiter 6 & RE-301 Chorus Echo

YouTube via zibbybone

"Sort of a "two in one" demo for your viewing pleasure. One of my favorite things about the Jupiter 6 is its resonant mulit-mode filter. I've got the JP-6 set up in split mode with a 2 voice unision bass sound and a 4 voice polyphonic lead/pad both using bandpass filters. This JP-6 has the Europa upgrade which adds enhanced MIDI capabilities and imroves on the built in arpeggiator. A neat feature added to the arp is a polyrhyt mode. A single note will repeat at standard tempo. As you add notes, the clock is divided for each note. Kind of hard to explain, but watch and see. I forgot to turn off the RE-301's reverb at the beginning, but I soon switch to a completely dry signal. I then add the reverb, chorus (very nice for pads) and lastly the tape echo. If you listen in stereo (might have to add "&fmt=18" without quotes to the end of the URL), the direct signal & reverb are in left channel, tape echo in right and chorus in both. You can hear some pretty extreme wow and flutter on the echo in some parts. I hope I just need a new tape and not a new motor."

Nord Lead 2X and Roland D-50

YouTube via fischek
"2 arps on Nord Lead 2X running simultaneously (pulse nad noise) and a patch on Roland D50"

EMS Polysynthi

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"1979 Analog & Polyphonic Synth made by EMS. Serial n° 18 out a serie of 51 units produced"

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ARP Pro Soloist

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Elektron Sid Station

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"ELEKTRON Sid Station Mos 6581 Synthesizer made in SWEDEN SERIAL f10100846-81
glow in the dark knobs!
MOS6581 SID-synthesis
Brushed aluminium casing
Alfanumeric backlit 2x16 LCD display
MIDI 3*DIN5P In/Out/Thru
1/4" line level audio out
1/4" line level audio in (routed through SID-filter)
Dimensions: 240W x 70H x 200D [mm]
Powerful and friendly SidStation OS
Three oscillators, phase accumulation synthesis
All oscillators syncable (ringmodulation and synchronization)
Sweepable pulsewidth modulation
Resonant multi-mode analogue filter
Portamento, individual for all oscillators
Variable interval-independent portamento time
Unique wavetable function in form of 3-track mini-sequencer
Flexible 4-part LFO modulation system
Extensive MIDI support"

Roland Juno106 Demo by Nicolas Kern

YouTube via noyau. via fishek.

Bohmworld

You can find everything Böhm at Böhmworld.
The site is in German. You browse the site in Googlish here.
Anyone know if they are the same company that brought us the Boehm SoundLab? I did a quick search on the site and didn't see it.



Note that Böhm also brought us the hobbytron. via Wulfhard:
"This was a DIY-kit "to make appetite" for the bigger Boehm-organs and for testing your solder skins, because Dr. Böhm organs where sold as kits. So if you finished the "Hobbyton", you could start with a kit of a "Starsound" or other real ones - rather optimistic, if you look at the guts" You can hear an mp3 of it here.

Also via Wulfhard:
"This crazy guy [crazy is a good thing :)] got a 1977's kit of a Dr. Böhm Organ in the year and built it up in 2006-2007 (Dr. Böhm got bankrupt in 1990 at the end of the home organ boom - it's said that they had more work on repairing failed DIY-kits than selling new ones...)

http://www.boehmworld.com/fntbul.htm

The 3x keyboard is made of 3000 pieces already - complete organs could be 30.000 pieces in total (at the price of a Mercedes Benz). But they could be build up in chunks, for example one manual and one oscillator first - you received the kit parts in a kind of subscription. It's not known how many begun kits are rusting in german cellars...."

Waldorf Q Wavetable Sound

YouTube via kay396ss

Oberheim OBXa

YouTube via JMPSynth
"A demo of the Oberheim OBXa in unison mode. Starts with a solo with some external delay and reverb added then again with the addition of some Boss Chorus, Phaser & Flanger."

Oberheim OB-8 (Part Two)

Roland S-330 used as an advanced virtual analog synth

YouTube via zioguido
"The Roland S-330 is an old digital sampler (1986) and is quite a piece of useless gear today, infact it's being sold for a few dimes on ebay [link] and on the classifieds. I happen to have one, it hasn't been used for years... but I remembered that it had some nice synthesis features other than its limited sampling possibilities, praticularly I remembered it had a nice analog-like filter, pretty good sounding for the days.

This video shows how this machine can be used without samples, as a stand-alone primitive virtual synthesizer.

First I load the OS, then I sample 400ms of silence, then I use the 'wave draw' function to draw my waveform and loop only what's showed in the wave window (that is, most of the sampled data won't be used).
The TVF (Time Variant Filter, as Roland used to call it) is the most interesting part. It also offers an 8-stage envelope.
With the patch parameter page I can set the unison mode and use the detune for a fatter sound.

What you see here is what is output from its video socket, and what you hear is what is output from out #1.

I was about to throw it into the garbage! :)"

The Oasys Birds of a Wire Combi Improvsation

YouTube via MinorAchievements

Jon & Vangelis I Hear You Now cover

YouTube via yarosystems. "My interpretation of the masterpiece."
KORG MicroX, Novation Nova

Cat In The Rack

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e-mu XL1
Korg MicroX

Voice of Saturn ~Modulator

"This unit has a VCA (voltage controlled amplifier), triangle and square wave generator and AR (Attack / Release) envelope shaper. Together, they can be used to add tremolo or AM (amplitude modulation) effects to audio signals, and also add attack and release ramps to control signals. There are two summing CV inputs, as well as an "Instant On" button that maxes out the control voltage. The triangle output can be adjusted into a quasi square wave with adjustable duty-cycle (% on or off in each cycle). This gives you a chopper effect that can be used to fade out a sound by chopping larger and larger chunks each cycle. Skill level: Intermediate... maybe beginner"
You can find more info on the Curious Inventor website.
Also click here for some prior posts including video.

TB303 EMULATION

YouTube via feelda303
"short demo of 3o3 sound emulation... this is the original preset called POCKET TB "

Roland V-Synth Capabilities

YouTube via Gtechture
"This Is the Demo of the Roland V-Synth. I created The first Three programs and the last two. I created this video to clarify that the V-Synth is capable of producing both wild new sounds, and classic synth sounds. It is a very poweful synth. I do not understan why owners are selling them for $800."

v-synth demo part 2/2

YouTube via feelda303. Roland V-Synth XT controlled by Access Virus TI Polar.

v-synth demo part 1/2

Roland TB-303 with Original Packaging

images via this auction

"Overhauled by Roland JAPAN"

They still service old gear?

"The Roland TB-303 Bass Line is a synthesizer with built-in sequencer manufactured by the Roland corporation in 1982 and 1983 that had a defining role in the development of contemporary electronic music. The TB-303 (named for "Transistor Bass") was originally marketed to guitarists for bass accompaniment while practicing alone. Production lasted approximately 18 months, resulting in only 10,000 units. It was not until the mid- to late-1980s that DJs and electronic musicians in Chicago found a use for the machine in the context of the newly developing house music genre. At the time they were very cheap, which helped to contribute to their popularity. The TB-303 is considered a collector's item today, often valued at US $1000 to $3000. An example recently sold on eBay for US $2,275.00. Phuture's "Acid Tracks" is widely acknowledged to have been the first Acid House recording to incorporate prototypical TB-303 sounds. Earlier recordings featuring the TB-303 can be traced back as far as the early Electro scene, including artists such as Ice T, Newcleus, and Mantronix, as well as pop musicians such as Heaven 17 and Section 25. In the early 90's, as new Acid styles emerged, the 303 was often overdriven, producing a harsher sound. Examples of this technique include Hardfloor's 1992 EP "Acperience", and Interlect 3000's 1993 EP "Volcano". The well-known "acid" sound is typically produced by playing a repeating note pattern on the TB-303, while altering the filter's cutoff frequency, resonance, and envelope modulation. The TB-303's accent control modifies a note's volume, filter resonance, and envelope modulation, allowing further variations in timbre. A distortion effect, either by using a guitar effects pedal or overdriving the input of an audio mixer, is commonly used to give the TB-303 a denser, noisier timbre--as the resulting sound is much richer in harmonics. The head designer of the TB-303, Tadao Kikumoto, was also responsible for leading design of the TR-909 drum machine." Be sure to check out the seller's other items. Quite the list there.

Audio Damage Automaton Now Available...

You can find it here.
"Automaton is a unique look at buffer effects, allowing you to experiment with artificial life within your DAW. With four separate effects (Stutter, Modulate, Bitcrush, and Replicate) driven by a cellular automata sequencer, Automaton is capable of adding subtle seemingly random fills and "humanizing" effects, but if you like, you can crank the sequencer up to eleven, and watch as your DAW becomes a petri dish while Automaton makes complete hay of the track you've inserted it to.

» Cellular automata sequencer with host tempo-sync, five different musically useful rulesets (including a step sequencer), extensive randomization features, and a life of its own.

» Four sequencer-driven effects, including Stutter (a buffer delay for extremely short loop slices), Modulate (a self-modulating ring modulator), Bitcrush (sample rate and bit depth reduction, and our own "Error" effect), and Replicate (a special version of our Replicant effect, tuned for use with the cellular automata sequencer).

» Master section allows extensive mixing capabilities, enabling Automaton to excel at either adding subtlety (like an occasional extra hi-hat) or complete self-generating IDM madness.

» MIDI Learn for hardware control of most parameters (VST only)"

videos previously posted here.

The fleet, again

flickr by Ricardipus

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"Akai AX-80 (left), Casio CZ-5000 (right), Sequential Circuits Split-8 (middle, at bottom)."

KORG 707 (1988)

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KORG 707 Ad

Moanonme

YouTube via larsby
"I tried to build a monome, but ended up with something similar. Read more about the build over here: http://www.larsby.com/johan/moanonme/"

Tony Little Workout [Korg DS-10 Remix]

YouTube via slake487
"Tony Little Video Workout with music by Cheatz - Techcraze 2 created on KORG DS-10. Hard to sync music with video using movie maker."

Modular Sex!!!

YouTube via thedivinechemical
"I've only got one oscillator and a MIDI-CV converter, but holy shit does this thing kick ass even with so little firepower!"

Roland SH-101 Red

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Moog The Source

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"1982 Moog Source (aka The Source), a twin VCO monophonic analogue synthesiser... 16 patch memories, a great arpeggiator and sequencer built in... beautifully weighted increment control wheel... Has S/trigger and CV in's and outs, so easy to hook up to Midi with something like a Kenton Pro-1 etc."

Moog Minimoog Minus Boards

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"Minimoog, Serial # 6581 final assembled (back in the good old days when synths were hand made) on December 21, 1974. Back in the late 80's when I was into at the time revolutionary MIDI possibilities, I decided I wanted a Studio Electronics Midimoog. So I took the cards out and sent them to Studio Electronics to go in the Midimoog I bought from them (I sold the Midimoog several years ago).

A Minimoog with Serial # 6587 recently sold for almost $4000.00. It obviously came with the cards, but if you're willing to wait and find the cards, you'll have a Minimoog that will be guaranteed to go up in value even more as each year passes!" Again, note this one does NOT have the voice board so it obviously does NOT work. Now go look at the price. :) Anyone know what each board was? You can see the slots in this bottom inside shot.

STUDIO ELECTRONICS MIDIMOOG

via this auction

Make Noise Format Jumbler in Eurorack format

"The module is a passive, 12 HP/TE format panel adaptor. It has connections for banana jacks, 1/4", 2 x 1/8" and a single ground jack for the banana grounding. There is no power required, in other words there is no ribbon cable and you can even use the module without mounting it if desired. Furthermore the module can be used as a "mini" multiple depending on how its hooked up."

The module is in-stock and can be ordered at Analogue Haven

Kawai K3 | demo by syntezatory.prv.pl

YouTube via Jexus

"986 Kawai K3. All sounds programmed by WC Olo Garb. Video editing by WC Olo Garb. ||| Syntezatory.prv.pl Videos: showing you not what a synthesizer can do, but what a man can do with a synthesizer.

In some patches I use aftertouch (the force applied while depressing the keys as a modulation source). It affects filter cutoff, oscillator pitch, and DCO1 vs DCO2 balance."

E-mu - Oberheim - Korg

YouTube via twelvebits
"SP 1200, Matrix-6R and Wavestation sequenced with Logic 8. Synths are without external efx."

Livewire AFG glitch

YouTube via cray56
"Livewire AFG with Electro Harmonix Stereo Memoryman with Hazari"

KORG DS-10 My Original Music #1

YouTube via ozashikiTECHNO

Stylophone with KORG DS-10 + iPhone App

YouTube via jetdaisuke
"http://webdog.be/archives/0...
I play the stylophone like Kraftwerk's "Pocket Calculator". with Nintendo DS and iPod touch."

Old Korgs are Cool

YouTube via synthesizerman
"Old korgs are cool. The MiniDoc is doing all the work pushing around a few Korgs, a modular synthesizer, and a Roland TR-808. The MiniDoc can also lace sync tracks onto analog tape or a DAW."
Spot the synths. That little orange one is an EML Polybox.

Pitch shifting & Amplitude Modulating a Drum Sample with a

YouTube via isotopeofme
"In the interest of learning more about the electronics I use, I put together this simple beginners DIY electronic kit from Maplin. I modified it slightly, where there should have been a small condenser microphone I put in a wired input so that I can route sounds from the modular and computer through it. This is an example of the (ahem) high quality pitch shifting algorithm you can get your hands on for 10 GBP and what it does to a drum sample. This little battery powered gizmo pitch shifts up or down 3 octaves, amplitude modulates with a square wave and and has what I assume to be a ring modulation mode. Im using my Doepfer VCA to attenuate the signal. I put it together in about an hour last weekend but botched the job. This morning I went back and traced my error to ignoring the polarity on the LED and a diode. Unfortunately I think I fried the LED because its not doing what it is supposed to do. More on http://www.isotopeofme.com"

Arturia CS-80v

YouTube via GCom67
" A quick demo i made showing some of the sounds from the very nice Arturia CS-80v vsti synth."

And in this room, we keep the 1980s

flickr by orbz

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Roland JX-3P

sill in progress

via mono-poly's public channel

click here for a crazy big shot. Note at the top of the image you can select different sizes.

feel free to call out any missed in the labels.

Folktek The Book of Sound

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"The Book of sound By Ben Houston.
This extra custom piece is part of a folktek series entitled "philanthropoid"". Also in the series on the site is the Mantis, dronescape sequencer, the moth, the growling insect, the bug, the octa-hedra, walking stick, pendulum translator and others. The sound is phenomenol and continues to amaze us. It is a sonic symphony of nasty and grimy sweetness, endless layers of sound possibilities emenating from High quality OSC originally based on high tech speech synthesis. Seemingly random bits can be rediscovered time and time again and then there are those moments that you will most likely never rediscover. This piece WILL provide sounds that you will not find in other synthesizers and will astonish you every time you turn it on.

This particular piece features four patchable knobs, two with common center points and a twelve point patchbay. This allows you to determine function and provides tons of flexibility. In addition, featured is a light sensitive photo theramin control for global synth sound as well as: two more knobs (global control and power kill), glowing lamp power indicator , 2 folktek button/switches for activate and freeze mode sections,light sensitive photo-contol, reset, 1/4" output, built in battery pack, basic manual of function and layout. You'll be able to cipher through waveforms and textures with extreme sensitivity in thousands of ways. Waveforms (individual, or multiple layers) can be captured and maintained, often intermodulating in beautiful and/or disturbing ways. Super sensitive knobs let you filter through tons of sounds and glitchscapes. Albums are waiting to be created here as the sound is quite different from anything else you'll find.. Runs on 4 "AA" batteries Includes manuel"

Update via stylinghead in the comments: "if it really comes with manuel it is definitely worth it. manuel makes a mean margarita and is a brilliant conversationalist to boot."

ROLAND SPV-355

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"# SEPERATE INSTRUMENT INPUT!!!
# Voltage-controlled filter with resonance, pitch tracking, and variable envelope generator or envelope
# Voltage-controlled amplifier with selectable envelope generator or envelope follow control.
# Hold pedal input.
# Variable foot pedal control over filter cutoff of VCO output.
# CV outputs for Pitch (control voltage), Gate and Envelope Follower.
# CV inputs for Pitch (control voltage) and Gate.
# Effects send and return"