Vintage Oberheim Modular Synthesizer SEM - Pro-expanded

via this auction
"echnical details: The SEM is mounted in a 5RU 19" rack case and contains an internal power supply with an IEC AC connector on the rear panel. There is a custom 1/4" patch panel on the right side that brings out the patch points of the SEM signal flow. This allows you to use the synthesizer in a more modular fashion. The patch panel also contains 8vb and 16vb suboscillator circuitry for each oscillator, each with a volume pot for the suboscillator level. There is also a mixer on each panel as well as a 3-jack mult for modular patching. Ultra bright Blue LEDs. See the photos of the panel for full detail. The customs panels are ENGRAVED (not silkscreened) with each function's name in silver. The custom panels use Cosmo knobs for the pots, the same knobs as found on the iconic Moog synthesizers. These modules will interface nicely with a Moog modular system or even the newer Moog Music products that have patch points available. Of course they will also work with any analog modular synthesizer -- new or old -- provided you can get the patch cables to 1/4" (many companies such as Synthesizers.com sell adapter modules). Work was completed by a respected Los Angeles Synthesizer tech."

Roland SH-1000

via this auction - this is the one from this video

"Roland Sh1000manual

The Sh1000 has historical value being the first synth Roland made but it is also a great little monophonic synth. As Marc Doty below says , dont believe everything thats written or said on the net cause its just one persons opinion. Use you own eyes and ears to evaluate what you like. The presets sound great and can be changed by frequency mod /amp mod. The synth section is very easy to use and you have great control over sound shaping . All parts of the users synthesis section are easy to use and have a very unique sound . The filter section is especially good sensitive ,powerful and raw. it also has some very unique controls such as random noise switch which can be modulated in a number of ways.Very stable tuning with easy access to 3 tuning points ; the pitch knob on the front section (up a 5th /down 5th ) , overall tuning pot on the input section and a tuning pot on the bottom of the keyboard for adjusting the pitch spread of the octaves .

The Sh1000 up for sale is in remarkable condition, as near mint as your going to get for such an old instrument.Its 100% fully working and comes with the original case(even the key) and sheet music stand. I think its a really beautiful instrument."

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Unique early synthesizer - $85 (york,pa.)

via this cl posting via Adam. "custom made"
"posting our early synthesizer, made in Lancaster, Pa. for use with accordions or possibly keyboards- Custom made, this has draw bars and buttons that produce sounds of other instruments. it's a collectible vintage piece, and takes an amp and electrical cord, plus a hook up to the instrument. wt. appx. 40 pounds"

Update: some more shots:

Osmos Trailer

Osmos Trailer from hemisphere games on Vimeo.
"A few gameplay sequences from Osmos.
More info at hemispheregames.com
Soundtrack by Gas/High Skies, and Loscil."

Osmos Gameplay Footage

Osmos Gameplay Footage from hemisphere games on Vimeo.
vis Synthtopia

Minimoog 2

YouTube via alphacode909

HC KSS 1st Annual Midwest Gathering

YouTube via suitandtieguy. "Brought to you by STG Soundlabs."

Youtubetech - original track, kind of techno, house

YouTube via grauoliv

"Okay, nothing very special. This is the third and final take. First the audio was bad, then the video. This time I got it! Live techno jam with pre-programmed sequencing with Manikin Schrittmacher, MAM SQ-16 and Yamaha RY-30. Bass from Moog LP and DSI Mopho, Strings from Virus and Micro Q, Percussion from Drumstation, RY-30 and Akai MPC 500. Last jam in my 2008 studio setup. Now it's getting rebuild for more efficency. The track is inspired by ripe909 who really does a great job with his tracks & videos here on youtube."

Kurzweil K2500 base, No Roms Kdfx Demostration Part 1 by S4K (Jordan Rudess Style)

YouTube via Space4Keys
"Demostration
Keyboard: Kurzweil K2500 Base version ( no ROMs/kdfx)
Performed by S4K

www.space4keys.com"

Synth Bach

YouTube via Shleeeed

NAMM: Blofeld Road

follow-up to this post
Pictures taken by three crazy Waldorf betatesters: Dr. Georg Müller, Till "keep on turning these knobs" Kopper and Boele "SCD" Gerkes.

http://www.waldorfmusic.de
Note: Waldorf stated that they have NO part in this and may consider looking out for more sane beta-testers... :)

Hmm... The local Migros is somehow not as flattering as Abbey Road. :) If you could only pick up synths at the supermarket...

My Proposal to Katy Rokit during MachineDrum Live PA

Published on Jan 5, 2009 KatyRokit

"Shagghie's Live PA at The Kava Lounge on Dec 12th, 2008.
He asked me, 'WYMM', by plugging in robotic vocal samples into his drum machine towards the end of this amazing Live PA. i said yes!"

Elektron Machinedrum, Monomachine and Roland TB-303

Update: some details from Shagghie:
"I proposed to vocalist Katy Rokit during a live PA at the Kava Lounge last month...
I plugged in speak-and-spell style vocals into each part of the MachineDrum during my
last song of the set...such that it would say "Katy Rokit Will You Marry Me", and let those parts build up as I dropped out other parts. This vid is of the last few minutes of the set and captures the proposal, and her delightful reaction, too! (she said yes, amazingly!)

For the synth heads... the live show was centered around the MachineDrum, a Beast 303 (www.thebeast.co.uk), a Kaos Pad 3 for FX and transitions, and an RNC compressor off the back of a Xone62 into the house mixer. Full audio of the entire set in high-res is here

Quite simply, the best night of my life. Thanks to VictorJohn and the Android Cartel and the army of TekFunkers for all your support, being there, and making that night so very special."

Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Custom Wood Case

more shots on synthwood

# 2006 Build
# Cherry Wood with English Chestnut finish

Metasonix KV-100 Prototype Demo

YouTube via endmusik. sent my way via Darren
"Demo Video by Michael Weeks and Darren Halm of The Wretch, putting the Prototype of the Metasonix KV-100 through it's paces"

omegacode80

"CS80 recordings focusing on an ambient melodic style. I plan to eventually post some Studio Electronics 8 voice Omega/Code recordings using the CS80 filters to compare to the CS80."

You might remember omegacode80 form this demo called CS80Strident. He set up the site linked above to host more of his tracks and demos.

The following two new tracks have been added as of this post. Be sure to check out his site for more over time.

CS80sine by omegacode80

CS80dynamicsong by omegacode80

Barba-phone Barbapapa

Flash based synth thing here.

via Z of NEW ALLIANCE EAST

"Neuroplasticity" (Game Boy - LSDJ Track)

YouTube via littlescale
"by Sebastian Tomczak
2009
LSDJ and DMG-01 Gameboy"

waldorf blofeld teil vierzehn

YouTube via thegoacyst
"again just the waldorf blofeld synth. i thought that i should post the last demo of blofelds OS1.04 because of the announced OS upgrade from Waldorf Gmbh."

DSCF2778

YouTube via scaffbeat

moog vocoder prophet

YouTube via mattmoogstar101. sent my way via VoiceEncoder
"This is a quick 1 take demo made especially for voice encoder and intromix.The Moog vocoder 1979 was almost identical to the bode vocoder which came out in the early 1970s. This blows away my VP330 for power but the roland vp is better for harmonies and singing with. Please see this as only a rough quick demo with mistakes using just the vid cams mic. I will make a proper demo soon."

moog vocoder ob1

"this is a rough demo with mistakes of the moog vocoder and the ob1"
Flashdance

aphex in tuss's studio,rare footage

YouTube via cuntingconglomerate. I saw this one on Califaudio. Apparently these are rotary speakers from the Yamaha EX42.
"in a recording seshion, rare footage, 6 revolving speakers"
Not the best shot but there you have it. Previous posts. You'll find another shot on Califaudio linked above.

Nortec Collective Visits BCM

via Big City Music

http://www.myspace.com/nortec

You might also remember Nortec Collective from these videos from pepemogt, specifically their catchy Tijuana Sound Machine featuring plenty of "Synth Babe." They use classic analog synths including an Oberheim Four Voice, as well as newer gear such as the Tenori-On. They rip a mean accordion as well.

If you are short on time, here are some posts that stood out:
Latinsizer / Celofán
Latinsizer Synth Cover Art
SEARCH /Broadcasting Tijuana Electronic Music to outer space
I also wrote this article for CDM back on April 27, 2007.

Malekko Assmaster Euro Module

via diablo guapo:

Assmaster1.mp3

"Germanium octave fuzz based off the Maestro Brassmaster fuzz pedal. The clip is a square (TipTop Z3000 and a Harvestman Polivoks filter with modulation on the freq of the filter and sens on the Assmaster) Fuzz circuits play nicely with filters with lots of res...the harvestman certainly fits the bill. i really didnt "push it" very much in this clip but you can get some INSANE tones and harmonics that way... they will ship first week in Feb"

Metasonix R-51

"R-51
Coming soon....
Audio demos by Josh Humphrey at Big City Music, using Analogue Systems modules (RS-95 VCO, various LFOs, EGs and sequencer -
R51 with EG
R51 with EG - 2
R51 sequence
R51 with LFO
"R51withLFO" shows what happens when you modulate the distortion CV input with a slow LFO signal."

via bigcitymusic.com and brian c

010609pm

YouTube via dkimcg
"Experiment in using PlanB Model 10 Polyphonic Envelopes (4 of em) as a compositional tool. The first M10 is at a super long cycle, and 2 more long envelopes that control many many things. The video is about 3 cycles of the longest Model 10 with tweaks here n there, and the Analogue Systems Echo module gong between the three time modes manually (I flick a switch)."

Playing Around

YouTube via soso0101
"I just got this for Christmas...So im having fun playing around with my Korg Kaossilator...It's a little touchy and you have to be extremely gentle when sliding to the pitch you want...see me cross my fingers and practice a few times with patch 58 before recording it...but i went for it and went to the right pitch...yeah mines of moria! best game in the world..."

Playing Around pt. 2

Weird Sound Generator + LFO Light www.thebetatesters.org

YouTube via IINewIIVirusII
"Here is the video of my new WSG currently for sale on ebay until 01-11-09 of course you can check out the designers website www.musicfromouterspace.com for some cool stuff. Don't forget to check out www.thebetatesters.org for some more of my items."

My Vocoder

YouTube via VoiceEncoder. Hmm.... His voice sounds familiar. :) Go Cowboy!
"Roland SVC-350 Vocoder using Korg Poly-800 Synthesizer as the carrier input."

My Vocoder 2


Roland Vocoder and Korg Synthesizer

"Roland SVC-350 Vocoder and Korg Poly-800 Synthesizer"

Moog Memorymoog

via this auction

Oberheim OB-8

via this auction

Trevor Pinch Interview on VICMOD

"Trevor Pinch is the co-author of the amazing book Analog Days. If you are a fan of synths, or just have a passing interest, this book is a must read. After interviewing so many people for the book I thought it would be great to interview Trevor."

You can find the full interview on VICMOD
(direct link in case you find this in the archives)

stribe 0.2 - simple demo

YouTube via soundwidgets
"This is the new driver board (0.2) along w/ a new LED board that has sockets so I can change the colors of bar-graphs around for different apps. This is pretty random still barely exploiting what this can do - but I keep finding neat stuff by accident."
I thought I posted this one already, but apparently not. You can find prior posts featuring Stribe by clicking on the label below.

PAIA Velocity Touch Interface

via this auction

"PAIA Veloci -Touch circuit board. This kit is no longer avaialble from PAIA and can be used to add velocity capability to older synths that did not have this feature. What is included is the bare pc board and a copy of the complete assembly and user manual that came with it."

"QUESTION: There is an input for a piezo element that detects keyboard pressure; Is the piezo included with the PCB, in this auction? I'm wondering because it seems like this circuit would require an unusual sized peizo-- one that would fit under the entire length of the keyboard, right?

ANSWER: There is an input for a single piezo sensor - I will include one with the board. The sensor must be mounted in such a way as to sense the impact from all of the keys - instructions are in the manual regarding the installation. It is up to you to determine if the keyboard you wish to install this in will work with this board - I believe all of the PAIA keyboards were able to work with this interface since they had some type of bar that all the keys came to rest on when they were depressed and the sensor could then be installed under this bar and pick up the velocity from any key pressed as well as the total after touch pressure (the hardest key pressed would dictate the after touch voltage, - in other words, not polyphonic after touch but a single value for all keys.) The velocity voltage from the pcb is also determined by the key pressed the hardest - there is only one voltage output for velocity. The tech support people at PAIA should be able to offer further help on the use of this product. Thanks." via brian c

QUESTION: How does this device work? Does it connect to a keyboard? Is it for Midi data or control voltages? I'm very interested and curious about it.. Thanks.

ANSWER: The Manual for this device (official name is Veloci-Touch Controller) is labelled 8786/4786 (which I think are the product numbers) since there was a rack mount and also a stand alone desktop version of this product. It has a single piezo sensor that is installed under the keys of a synth keyboard in such a way as to pick up the initial impact of any key when first pressed and also the continuous pressure (aftertouch) once any key is down. The manual is dated 1982. I don't know how long this was in production but it is no longer made now. The circuit has a piezo input, gate input and a pressure (voltage) out, velocity (voltage) out and there are four pots on the circuit as well. It was made for keyboards that do not have velocity or aftertouch capability. It has control voltage outputs only (no MIDI) so it is made for use this with a keyboard that has control voltage inputs. It does not operate on the MIDI data coming from the keyboard, it is an entirely analog circuit. I'd suggest contacting PAIA for more info on this as well."

Manmachine plays a diy synth

flickr by rrooyyccee
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full size

"In book one, Manmachine finds a bunch of old electronic detritus and builds a synth. Echo wakes up and finds herself surrounded by music in the valley."

Update: You can find the comic here.

pauk on pages

pauk on pages from Pauk on Vimeo.
"Little demonstration of what pages can do."

NAMM: Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard? Check.

Pictures taken by three crazy Waldorf betatesters: Dr. Georg Müller, Till "keep on turning these knobs" Kopper and Boele "SCD" Gerkes.

http://www.waldorfmusic.de

Note: Waldorf stated that they have NO part in this and may consider looking out for more sane beta-testers... :)

Update 1/10: Bosendorfer and Migros images added.
Update 1/11: Snow and Reverb added
Update 1/12: Bunny, Wii added
Update 1/13: Microwave, Snow added
Update 1/14: B3, Effects added

Roland JUNO-106S

YouTube via KM65536. "my favorite synth." That's saying something considering his others.

Update via Dave Cornutt in the comments: "I've never figured out why Roland made not one but two versions of the 106 with built-in speakers, the 106S and the HS-60."

KORG Polysix

YouTube via KM65536

Roland Vocoder Plus VP-330

YouTube via KM65536

Polymoog Synthesizer

YouTube via KM65536
"Great strings sound!
これは私の所有物ではありません。
YMOのコピーバンドで有名なあの方のお宅へ遊びに行った時のものです。
このストリングスサウンドは素晴らしすぎます。
ほ、欲しい。。"
Googlish:
"
Great strings sound!
This is my property.
YMO is when I went to your house to play with him the copy of the famous band.
This is too SUTORINGUSUSAUNDO greatness.
Most want."

Sequential Circuits Studio 440

YouTube via WISSJE

Technics SX-K700 on MiK-Music

You'll find details and more shots of the inside on MiK-Music.

via MiK in the comments of this post.

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