MATRIXSYNTH

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Serge Modular TKB Touch Keyboard Sequencer

via this auction
"Serge TKB touch-activated Sequencer and Keyboard panel made by Sound Transform Systems, when they were located in Oakland, California. This is absolutely the most versatile control surface for your analog synths. It's an incredible piece of equipment that truly inspires creative manipulation of sound. And it's not just for Serge system owners! I used it with my MOTM-format modular system, my Sequential Circuits Pro-One, an EMS Synthi, to name a few. You can use it as a normal 4-bank sequencer, but it can do so much else... program your own scales with the knobs and play them with the keys; run a sequence and "play" the start point by tapping the positions; jack into the pressure out for dynamic CV from key playing (which you can use to control filter cutoffs, vco tunings, etc); or clock it in the audio realm for a custom-shaped waveforms and use as a VCO! This unit works as it should and is in good condition. It comes with the rack ears which can be removed, if desired."
Sold For: US $2,299.00

LINNDRUM

via this auction

Synth-Project presents: impOSCar2 Controller Keyboard

YouTube via SynthProject — June 08, 2010 —

"It´s done. A short presentation of my last project. The impOSCar 2 Controller 'Keyboard Version'"

Synth-Project Pure-MCone Hardware Controller

YouTube via SynthProject — April 25, 2010 — "Little Demonstration of the self-made Pure-MCone Hardware Controller.
With Mac-Mini inside and 10" Touchscreen. 90 Knobs and 27 switches and 5 Octave Keyboard.
Special designed for TubeOhms Pure-Rack VST Instrument.

Think about, this is a full working Standalone Hardware Controller, not a Hardware Synth. ;o)
You find out more on:

http://www.synth-project.de

Have fun !"

Synth-Project Pure-MCone Hardware Controller Part2

"SynthProject — June 01, 2010 — Another little demonstration of the Pure-MCone Hardware Controller.
This time one of the Organ Sounds of TubeOhms Pure-Rack, played with the Pure-MCone Controller"

The beauty of it all, part 2

YouTube via attorks — June 08, 2010 — "Like the previous video a simple sensitive 8-step sequence on the Synthesizers.com Q960 sequencer which drives the Synthesizers.com Modular. Notice that the sequence starts on step 6. The passionate solo is performed on the Roland XP-80 and the sentimental strings on the Waldorf Q Keyboard.
I hope the music is not to depressive for you."

Spring cleaning

flickr by miggohoo

JSH DRUM SYNTH PRO RHYTHM

via this auction
"Controls include:
VCO1
SQUARE WAVE
WHITE NOISE
RING MOD
VCF
FREQUENCY
HPF
LPF
BPF
RESO
LFO
MOD
DECAY"

Note it's actually JHS and not JSH.

JHS SD-1 Pro-Rhythm Drum-Synth

previously posted
YouTube via fuzzpedal0101 — November 10, 2009 — "Random tweaking of the JHS SD-1 Pro-Rhythm Drum-Synth. Excuse the peaking recording levels - this thing is quite unpredictable!

I've never seen a demo of this thing so I thought I should do my bit.

This unit is battery powered.
Parameters from Left to Right

- VCO 1 Freq.
- VCO 1 Square/Noise/Ring selection switch

- VCF Freq.
- VCF LP/BP/HP selection switch
- VCF Reso

- VCO 2 Freq.
- VCO 2 LFO/OFF/Squiggle (hf modulation) selection switch
- VCO 2 Modulation Amount to VCO1 or VCF

- Sweep VCO 1/2 Selection Switch
- Sweep VCO Direction/Amount
- Sweep VCF Direction/Amount
- Sweep Decay

- VCA Decay
- VCA Volume"

JHS Pro Rhythm Analogue Drum Synth

Previously posted
YouTube via virtuaswindon — March 07, 2010 — "JHS Pro Rhythm Drum Synth Analogue Drum Pad, as used on countless 1970s disco tracks, DUB reggae beats etc."

Blue Roland SH-101

via this auction

Sequential Prophet-5 V2

via this auction
"An extremely rare chance to bid on a Rev2 prophet 5. Its well known that both the Rev1 and Rev2 prophet 5's produced a richer, more musical timbre due to the use of SSM oscillators and filters rather than Curtis Chips used in the V3 models. The Rev1 was not really stable at all and is not really worth considering unless you really know your way around analogue circuitry and a soldering Iron. The Rev3 is the most stable of the Prophet 5's but for many of us the sonic cost of that stability was too high, the Curtis chips ironed out all the character...

This Rev 2 has been lovingly rebuilt from scratch by James at Synth Repair Services and electronically I doubt there will be a finer example of a Rev2. As there were less than a thousand ever made, these synths are extremely rare. This sound gorgeous, there is a reason why the list opf people who have used the prophet 5 is basically a list of pretty much every keyboard player of the last twenty years i.e."

Oberheim Strummer

via this auction

The Strummer is a MIDI device that mimics various strumming techniques. You plug a MIDI controller into it and then it to your MIDI device. It does not produce or process audio, only MIDI.

Moog Little Phatty Tribute Edition

via this auction

"This one is a limited run that has the great classic wood panels and blue lights. It comes with the carrying case as well as the Bob Moog Tribute CD that includes articles, audio excerpts from Bob Moogs memorial service, wallpapers, and more. Also included is a manual, a moog infinity CD, a 1/4 in. and power cable... upgraded with the new hardware and software 2.1 Factory upgrades (A $175 value)."

Synthesizer von Gestern (Synths of the Past) Volume 2

via this auction

"This is a brand new sealed, unopened copy of the rare classic synthesiser book, 'Synthesizer von Gestern' by Matthias Becker. It is the second volume, which (at 146 pages) is larger than the first, and includes an incredible array of classic synths. Unlike the A-Z or Museum book, this is a beautifully-bound hardback, and is printed on very good quality paper. It is the first and only edition of this rare book. The picture is of another book, but it is identical.

When this book was out of print and no longer available, copies were changing hands for 100GBP-plus. Then the publishers found one last pallet of books in their warehouse, gave them to the author in lieu of royalties, and I drove to Koeln in Germany to bring back all I could.

It is in German, but so much of the book is taken up with beautiful full-colour photos and excellent illustrations that that isn't as important as you might think, if you don't speak German. It's a great coffee-table book, but full of serious information too - and the photos are in a class of their own. Crisp, beautiful, detailed, professional!

The book starts with an in-depth interview with Oskar Sala, inventor of the Mixtur-Trautonium (used for the entire soundtrack of Hitchcock's 'The Birds'). Fantastic photos of his studio and various Trautoniums.
Other synths and electronic instruments covered in detail include:-

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"I´ve missed to record the sound before and i raised the volume of this video to 133%, because it was so quiet...."
Bushings are the little rubber fittings that keep keyboards feeling good - they prevent the clickety clack.

Octave Plateau Voyetra Eight Pics

more pics here

inside a Voyetra 8

genoQs Machines Turns 5

Happy Birthday genoQs!
via the genoQs newsletter:
"Dear all, almost 5 weeks ago we started the genoQs 5 years celebration 'season', most notably featuring a significant price discount on our product line*.

The response has been tremendous! We thank you for that and are more proud than ever of our machines and our history.

Looking forward, we will drive the delivery of the backlog, while at the same time continue with perseverence our work towards the next level.
Wishing you happy sequencing and a beautiful summer!
---
*PS: The offer will expire on Wednesday, 9th of June 2010, 23:59h CET
There is still some time left to hurry up and take advantage of it.

Marcel Achim and Gabriel Seher"
http://www.genoqs.net/

Touring Dana Countryman's Modular Synth

YouTube via happymoogman — June 07, 2010 — "Dana Countryman gives a tour of each module of his synthesizer, mostly from synthesizer.com.
Recorded on June 7, 2010."
All posts featuring Dana Countryman
Features Blacet, STG, MOTM, Analogue Systems, Modcan, JH and DIY as well.

Electribe EMX is Shining

YouTube via rudeog — June 07, 2010 — "This was edited and shortened. Demonstrates synching a sample to the beat, as well as using VPM with sin and modulation (as suggested by a viewer of one of my previous vids. Thank you @tikiandthemartyr, I like it.)
From the EXM manual regarding VPM:
The VPM (Variable Phase Modulation) oscillator type uses the output waveform of oscillator 2 (the "modulator") to modulate the phase of oscillator 1 (the "carrier"), producing metallic sounding overtones."

korg monotron with MS-20 & KP3

YouTube via atoooy — May 02, 2010 — "monotronのLFO周期とKP3のBPMを合わせて、SAMPLINGしてます。合ってないかな？
headphone で聞いてみてください"
Googlish:
"The KP3's BPM LFO monotron combined cycle, SAMPLING and I. Are there correct?
please headphone listening. "

YMO Covers on the KORG MS20 and Electribe EMX

BEHIND THE MASK play on KORG MS-20 & electribe emx

YouTube via atoooy — December 05, 2009 —

"Very small midi keybord is casio GZ-5 that connect korg radias for vocorder sound"

テクノポリス play on KORG MS-20 & electribe emx

"atoooy — September 19, 2009 — with vocoder sound "TO KI O !" by KORG RADIAS"

ライディーン play on KORG MS-20 & electribe emx [Rydeen]

"atoooy — September 08, 2009 —

KORG MS-20 is monophonic analog synthesizer released in 1978. electribe emx is music production workstation with analog modeling (MMT) synthesis engine. I should practice performing more."

You'll find more videos on atoooy's YouTube channel here.

impOSCar 2 Keyboard Controller - New Pics

Two new pics via Synth-Project.de.

Follow-up to this post. See the Synth-Project label below for all posts.

Teenage Engineering OP-1 Fresh & Raw new sound demo

via Teenage Engineering

"Not super extraordinary, just two new demos of the tape EQ and the distinct and raw sound of the OP-1. We are working hard right now to finish the OP-1. But we will try to post more demos soon.Fresh & Raw"

Update: second demo here

PAiA 4700s

via CatSynth

"PAiA 4700 Modular Synthesizer Project by Brett Maraldo (aka Plexus), referenced in the 'Hall of Fame' on the PAiA website."

Casio VZ-10M also released as the Hohner HS-2/E

via this auction

Spec sheet below.

Sequential Circuits Prophet-600 MIDI Analog Synthesiser

via this auction

"The Prophet 600 is a MIDI six voice polyphonic analog synth. Featuring two Curtis Electromusic CEM3340 oscillators per voice and the CEM3372 VCA/24dB/Oct low pass filter, sequencer and handy arpeggiator. The 600 gives you access to many of the classic Prophet style sounds without the crazy price tag that the Prophet 5 seems to attract"