MATRIXSYNTH

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar Synthesizer MIDI 117V

Clavia Nord G2X

via this auction

Note the green leds in the mod wheels.

" * Features
* Over 150 different categories of modules with oscillators, filters, envelopes, vocoder, physical modeling, reverb, delay, frequency shifter, pitch tracker, sequencers, Les, MIDI modules Altec, etc.
* Voice Expansion board fitted as standard for double polyphony compared to the standard G2
* Easy access to 120 patch parameters on the synth front panel for easy real-time sound editing and tweaking

* 8 patch variations for creation and storage of 8 complete parameter setups per Patch for instant recall from the front panel
* 8 Murphy Groups per patch for controlling sets of parameters from single control sources (mod wheels, pitch stick, keyboard velocity, after touch, control pedal etc.)
* Multiple patches can be set up as Performances
* Internal audio and MIDI buses between the 4 slots
* MIDI modules control and automate external MIDI equipment
* SUB connection between G2X and PC or Mac Editor

* 4 audio ins plus an included gooseneck mic with an SLR Mic input and built-in preamp
* 4 separate audio outs
* Internal RAM for reverb and delay effects, physical modeling, and more
* 3 freely assignably mod wheels with position LEDs, one pitch stick and 2 pedal inputs
* Large internal memory for storing patches and performances (multi patches)

* Extremely compact patch file size (kb) for easy sharing
* 24-bit/96 kHz internal processing for highest possible sound quality
* Crystal clear 24-bit, 96 kHz A/D/A converters
* Lightweight and portable

For more info on this instrument, check out the web site"

CYNTHIA INDUSTRIES ZERO OSCILLATOR in MOTM Format

via this auction

"To find more information on the Zero Oscillator, please visit: Cyndustries"

MOOG PRODIGY VINTAGE ANALOG SYNTH

via this auction

Sequential Split Eight Synthesizer

via this auction

Moog The Rogue Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

"This is a 32 key monophonic anolog monster! USA made in the 80's, it was instantly featured by every artist on the scene! 2 VCO's, VCF, & VCA- the range of tones is astounding! Most popular about The Rogue is its thunderous bass tones and its 'sample and hold' abilities!"

Kawai K1 Voice Crystal Cards

Voice Crystal 1
"Rare and hard to find "Voice Crystal 1" 64 RAM card for the Kawai K1/K1m synthisizers. Holds 64 patches. Great way to expand your synth and store sounds you want to keep."

Voice Crystal 2
"Rare and hard to find "Voice Crystal 2" 64 RAM card for the Kawai K1/K1m synthisizers. Holds 64 patches. Great way to expand your synth and store sounds you want to keep."

Identical descriptions. Anyone know the difference between these two? As for Voice Crystal in general, if I remember correctly, they made patch sets in various formats for various synths, not just Kawai. I'm guessing these two were patch sets vs. blank memory cards considering the difference in their names. I remember seeing their ads in Keyboard Magazine.

Access Virus TI Polar

via this auction

Roland Juno-G - Performances 33-48

YouTube via SynthManiaDotCom — June 17, 2010 — "Roland Juno-G

Demo of Performances 33-48
33 Rotary Multi (a Hammond organ with all drawbars out and two-speed Leslie)
34 Dist Gt Mult (a heavily distorted electric guitar)
35 FreeFall Pad (a synth pad through deep phaser)
36 Delay Santur (an arpeggiated Santur)
37 Str Stack (a smaller string ensemble)
38 JUNO Pop 2 (a sequence / synths split)
39 Triple Int (arpeggiated synth/piano)
40 Piano+Pad 2 (piano layered with pad)
41 Fat Synth (yep)
42 R&B Set (Rhodes + soft pad)
43 RolldHrp/Vel (changes the playing of the harp according to key velocity)
44 Bump It Up! (urban setting with synth bass and e.piano/synth)
45 Slice Trance (bass and trance synth split)
46 SyncLead Seq (filtered sequence and classic Prophet-5 style sync split)
47 Merry Festa (a bouncy Big Beat style FM bass / trance synth split)
48 OrganAns/Mod (electric bass / organ split)"

All parts here

Update:

Roland Juno-G - Performances 49-64

"SynthManiaDotCom — June 17, 2010 — Roland Juno-G

Demo of Performances 49-64

49 90's Set (a synth bass / Staccato Heaven split)
50 80's Set (a synth bass / Fairlight Vox split)
51 Angelis Pad (a synth bass / Vangelis CS-80 style pad split)
52 Motown (a 1960s style bass / piano+bells split)
53 Nwcomers/Mod (an Alternative setup)
54 Night Gig (standard contrabass / piano+vibraphone split)
55 Disco Set (classic late 1970s bass / strings+glocken split)
56 Seaside (bossanova-style acoustic bass / piano+guitar split)
57 South Wind ( bass / piano+strings split)
58 HipHop Set 2 (synth bass / Minimoog lead split)
59 Reggae Set (modern Reggae/Dancehall split)
60 Light Step (modern dance setup)
61 Phase D (bass / Clavinet split)
62 TrioPly Tmpl (typical Pop bass / piano split)
63 Seq:Template (multitimbral template for the on-board sequencer)
64 GM2 Template (multitimbral template for the GeneralMIDI 2 specs)"

Sequential Circuits Pro-One

via SV SYNTHESIS where you'll find more pics and a track. Note SV SYNTHESIS is a California based synth tech.

Just Because...

via Buchla Tech

Space Baby Modulated Digital Delay demo

YouTube via WoosterAudio — "February 14, 2010 — Space Baby is a digital delay which will debut at Handmade Music Austin #5 on February 28, 2010 (along with the Bleep Labs PicoPaso). It has dedicated controls for wet/dry mix, delay, and feedback. A rotary encoder is used to adjust delay modulation speed/amplitude, clock source, and ring modulation.

The same simple 8 beat synth line plays throughout the demo. The demo begins with the dry synth sound, and then I start tweaking the delay and feedback controls. Later in the video I enable the ring mod / distortion. The ring mod multiplies the original signal by the delayed signal for unusual clangorous sounds.

The delay modulation and infrared beat sync features are not used in the demo.

http://woosteraudio.com
http://handmademusic.noisepages.com/a..."

MIDI-IR and Space Baby Demo

"WoosterAudio — June 10, 2010 — This is an extended demo of MIDI-IR and the Space Baby digital delay. MIDI-IR is syncing to an instance of the Audio Damage Tattoo drum synth running on a laptop. It is generating an infrared clock to wirelessly drive the Space Baby and Autonomous Base Generator (ABG). The audio output from the ABG synthesizer is fed into the Space Baby.

MIDI-IR and Space Baby are available in both kit and preassembled form at http://woosteraudio.com

Compatible Andromeda Space Rocker devices are available at:
http://4mspedals.com (ABG)
http://ericarcher.net
http://bleeplabs.com
http://mickeydelp.com"

MIDI-IR and Space Baby Demo Outtake

"WoosterAudio — June 17, 2010 — The missing psychedelic second half of the midi-ir / space baby demo, saved from destruction.

More info at http://woosteraudio.com"

chipPad 1.2 with Bit Mode

chipPad 1.2 with Bit Mode from earsmack on Vimeo.

"chipPad with Bit mode now allows you to create and mangle contiguous & discontiguous sub-loops - on the fly! More information available at earsmack.com"
chipPad - Earsmack Music on iTunes
iPads on Ebay

KORG DS-10 PLUS: The Patch By Shinichi Osawa

YouTube via seehanth001 — June 17, 2010 — "Here is my Korg DS-10 Plus cover of Shinichi Osawa's song: The Patch.
This song takes advantage of DUAL MODE in Korg DS-10 Plus.
Everything was created on the Korg DS-10 Plus.
Please Enjoy!! :D"

Moog Voyager Base Editing I

YouTube via Subtronik — June 17, 2010 —

"This is a short example of how easy it is to create rich, dynamic and interesting sounds on the Voyager. I started with a default single osc preset and tweaked it into a squelchy, aggressive bassline in minutes. Beat added post production. Visual FX made from same footage."

MakeNoise MATHS as dual oscillator

YouTube via enamu6 — June 17, 2010 — "MakeNoise MATHS functioning as a dual oscillator, with wave outputs, ringmod and square wave.
Maths gets note CV from the Klee sequencer, straight to a mixer module.

As a demo for a muffwiggler thread, about MATHS as oscillator."

A Vintage Moog Clone?

via David Bulog on the AH list:

"Hi I just got this modular synth today Any clues as to which kitset this was built from --the front panels look professionally made A minimoog was driving it I believe"

followed by:

"A moog modular keyboard was driving it -(not a minimoog as first thought)--uses the same connector as moog keyboard my guess the circuit is a clone of parts of system 55 Im going to obtain the keyboard then i will see how I go my first thoughts are new knobs and recover the case with some black Roland vinyl "

Definitely looks DIY. If anyone has any info on this, feel free to comment or shoot me an email. My contact info is in the bottom right of the site.

Update: It could be an ENS based synth. Via Gino on AH: "Moogs used Cinch Jones connectors and and really old ones had round hi density screw thread connectors on their modulars. They usually only used about 6 pins unless you had VCA and EG knobbage on your controller From the look of that thing I would get it recapped and recalibrated before i ran it for very long, especially if it is an ENS1 based synth."

You can find some info on ENS here, specifically the ENS-76 VCO.

Update: pic of the inside below.

LCD Soundsystem's Plantain Studio

See Plantain Studio for more synth content. Note the studio is now open for outside projects.

via Abe Seiferth: "My name is Abe Seiferth. I'm available for producing, mixing, and engineering at Plantain Studios in New York City. Plantain Studios, otherwise known as DFA studios, is James Murphy's of LCD Soundsystem studio. This studio which has not been open for outside projects is now available through me. This full service studio is an amazing place for producing, mixing and tracking. I have started a blog called Today at Plantain in which myself and my assistant feature different synths from the massive collection here at the studio. The blog features photos and music recorded at the studio. I can also be contacted through the blog for rates and details on the studio." Be sure to see Today @ Plantain for more.