Projekt Elektronik Modular Update

See the update in this post.

ARP AXXE Restored

via this auction

"Faulty chips replaced
Buss wire and j wires hand polished.
Keybed totally dis-assembled cleaned and new bushings installed
Unit was calibrated burned in and re-calibrated (pro work bench, oscilloscope, frequency counter etc.)
Keys compounded and polished
Sliders and switches cleaned and lubed
Custom set of slider caps of my own manufacture color correct
Circuit board cleaned with electronics board wash"

ARP LITTLE BROTHER Model 2953

via this auction

Tama Techstar TSQ1000 & TS505 Drum Synth & Sequencer

via this auction

"super rare and great Tama Techstar TSQ1000 sequencer and the matching TS505 drum synth to go with it. DO NOT underestimate this drum synth! It surely runs circles around the tr808 and 909... as it can do those classic sounds and allot more. There is lots of info online about the TS505. This combo lets you step sequence the TS505 in the same fashion as you would sequence the TR808. All cables to hook the two machines together are included!"

Swedish House Mafia - One (Your Name) feat Pharrell - Official Music Video

YouTube via swedishhousemafiaTV | July 12, 2010

Order 'One (Your Name)' ft Pharrell from iTunes NOW! http://itunes.com/swedishhousemafia

We thought things could not get any bigger. Tinie Tempah in Ibiza, Kylie in Ibiza, Electric Daisy! Sensation! But now we're back to what counts...the music....and the video!!!!

Swedish House Mafia - Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso & Steve Angello - release the Official Video for their massive debut single and Club Anthem of the Summer 2010!

Directed by: Christian Larson & Henrik Hanson
Director of photography: Mattias Montero

http://swedishhousemafia.com
http://facebook.com/swedishhousemafia
http://twitter.com/swedishhousemfia
http://myspace.com/swedishhousemafia"

Teenage Engineering OP-1

Pokey Panel

via Skrasoft

"Just a quick post this time… The Pokey module panel graphics are finished and being sent off to get made. Here’s a rendering.'

"This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 at 11:54 pm and is filed under Modular Synths, POKEY (Atari)."

Monotron

flickr by Chris_Carter_

"It actually sounds great (through proper speakers) for such a diminutive and affordable unit. And I love the box cover tagline... 'GO-ANYWHERE ANALOG'"

Making things

YouTube via ColorspaceTrance | July 13, 2010

"Video ends at 2:36"

Playing with Boing (Launchpad)

ColorspaceTrance | December 26, 2009

"Trying "Boing" app for Monome used with Nonome on Launchpad!"

MachinedrumVsBCF2000 Live Dubstep

YouTube via CreativeDisplacement | July 13, 2010

"In the left screen iam using my Machinedrum with all the drum section, in the BCF2000 all the Synths i´ve made in Cubase and Live mixing it all.

In the right screen iam processing the master out with the SugarBytes "Artyllary" _ patch "All FX"

Enjoy!!!!!"

EMS SYNTHI w/ Doepfer A-149-1 RCV www.thesynthi.de

YouTube via thesynthi | July 13, 2010

"EMS SYNTHI w/ Doepfer A-149-1 RCV (Buchla "Source of Uncertainty" Model 265 clone) http://www.thesynthi.de"

motu bpm controller testing - MOTU BPM DIY Hardware

YouTube via controller1337 | March 12, 2010

"motu bpm controller test

just testing assignments and checking encoder values with the bpm software.
checking the filter section, excuse the single pad press for about a min as i was making sure encoder values were set correctly.

for the build go here
http://midibox.org/forums/topic/12735...
http://www.motunation.com/forum/viewt..."

Audiotouch - Multitouch Table @ UCSD Music Center

YouTube via cerupcat | May 20, 2009

"A preview of Audiotouch @ UCSD's Music Center Opening House on May 9th.

For more information see: sethsandler.com

Thanks to all that made it out for the event!"

Opensource Multitouch Music Apps sethsandler.com

" From: cerupcat | November 03, 2007 | 28,559 views

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Two applications I created for a multitouch table I am building. Both applications are still a work-in-progress.

Find more on DIY multitouch tables and applications at my blog sethsandler.com or www.nuigroup.com.

Thanks to Adi, Deej, and Muhneer for making these videos on their tables since mine is still in progress."

More videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/cerupcat

How to Make a Cheap Multitouch Pad - MTmini

cerupcat | April 28, 2008

"Follow me on Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/SethSandler

*READ BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION*

my website: http://www.sethsandler.com

*NEW SOFTWARE RELEASED - GET IT FROM THE LINK BELOW*

-Software and Getting Started Guide-
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* MTmini Software and Updates: http://sethsandler.com/multitouch/mtm...

-What's a MTmini?-
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Don't have a Multitouch Table yet? Have one, but need something smaller for testing? Building a small portable multitouch pad will allow you to test software and experiment on a smaller scale while building your full table or when away from your multitouch screen. Have fun and make a MTmini! This uses Front Diffused Illumination, with normal ambient light (infrared not required or needed) and a normal off-the-shelf webcam (IR filter can still be in place).


-How's it Work?-
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For this to work, all you need is a room with (at least) some light. The results will be best when the room lighting is even (no bright lights shinning from one direction onto the multitouch pad).

When you place you fingers on the surface, shadows are created where your fingers are. The webcam sees these shadows and sends the image to the tracking software which tracks the shadows as they move on the surface.

It's important to try different lighting setups and to configure the software in order to get the best results.

Thanks to:
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-David Wallen
-Christian Moore
-Laurence Muller
-NUIgroup Community"

Siesta Submarina - Jungle Nightfall (Machinedrum+Monomachine Techno)

YouTube via TrondC | June 29, 2010

"HELLO WORLD! Decided its right about time I started making some videos for my tracks. So, this is me performing a live version of my track "Jungle Nightfall" (not nightfail as it might look like it says...) Machinedrum + Monomachine and a little KP3 for added spice. I'll try and find a better position to record from next time so you can see whats going on.

EDIT: the audio quality on youtube is SHYTE, so please visit http://soundcloud.com/siesta-submarina if you want to hear this and other tracks in better quality, or you can download most of my tracks for free for top audio quality :)

enjoy!"

Siesta Submarina - Kolibri (Blue Orchid Mix) Live Machinedrum + Monomachine

TrondC | June 30, 2010

"HAY AGAIN! Look, I found a nifty way to place my camera in such an angle and place that you can actually see what I'm doing (or, if you are familiar with elektron gear anyway). So, this is a re-make of mytrack "Kolibri", originally MD only, but added the lovely Monomachine for the growly bass and some clean chord sounds. For some reason, the 16th hihats are killing the audio, but you get the idea :) Please go to http://soundcloud.com/siesta-submarina for free wav, mp3's etc etc. :)"

sweet distortion

YouTube via DrOctave1 | July 14, 2010

"a little abrasive love for the ears repetative but harsh at times. a nice little patch i was just goofing off with."

hertz donut second patch

YouTube via DrOctave1 | July 14, 2010

"a patch i slapped together fast to test the HD out just fiddleing around nothing insane. enjoy."

FL Studio 9.5 Beta - What's New?

YouTube via imageline | July 14, 2010

"This video shows some of the new features in FL Studio 9.5 Beta. Check out your account for details on how to grab a copy.

Registered FL Studio owners can click on the link below...

http://forum.image-line.com/viewtopic...

Enjoy!"

259e Melody

YouTube via boobtube356 | July 14, 2010

"De rigueur shaky cam vid."

Sophie rocks tha mic on dat new sheet

YouTube via stylinghead | July 13, 2010

"trying out the new yamaha cs-01 mods while Sophie holds down the vocals."

We are all just waves in a wavetable...

Last month I received a Facebook message stating I had been tagged in this image from Billy Kurniadi's Photos. I noted the custom wood knobs, and thought, how cool, so of course I posted it. I saw a ton of other names tagged as well, many I recognized like James Maeier aka Carbon111 who hosts the excellent XT resource site, Stefan Trippler who hosts trippler.net, Wolfram Franke and Stefan Stenzel of Waldorf, Wolfgang Palm of PPG, the father of wavetable synthesis, and too many others to list here. See Facebook here for the full list. I thought we were all tagged to check out the wood knobs. I'm sure this was the case, however, there might have been another reason. What didn't occur to me at the time was what might have been the actual reference to the tagged names. We are all just waves in a wavetable, waves in synthesis. That is pretty cool.

For those not familiar with wavetable synthesis, in short, a wavetable synth uses wavetables for it's main oscillators. Rather than a basic saw, square, sine, triangle or sample as the source waveform, you have access to a table of multiple single cycle waveforms. A single cycle waveform is pretty much a single snapshot of what you'd see in an oscilloscope. Think of a wavetable as a spreadsheet with each cell containing a different snapshot. In the XT, each wavetable has 64 cells. You can either select one of the static waveforms and use it as an oscillator waveform like you would a saw, square or other waveform, or you can "sweep" through the table by applying any available modulation source like an LFO or envelope. This is how you get evolving textures out of a wavetable synth. For more see Carbon111t's site and Till Kopper's Waldorf FAQ site.

Update: I originally stated Stefan Trippler hosted the Waldorf FAQ site. It's actually Till Kopper.

If you can't get to the Facebook link, click below for the list.

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Roland Juno 106S

via this auction

Roland Juno-106 with built in speakers. Note the colors match the Juno-106, while the HS-60 does not.

Vintage Unique DBK Synthesizer

via this auction

"DBK Unique Synthesizer is USA imported version, of bit 99-1984, made in Italy."

Crumar Bit99

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Roland SH-101 - CUSTOM FINISHED IN WHITE

via this auction

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M4H03134 - Synare Tympani

YouTube via elmadave | July 13, 2010

This one just went up with no description. Not sure if it's for the one up for auction posted here.

Single Manual Keybord Version of the Sequential Circuits Prophet-10

via this auction
"Up for sale is an extremely rare Sequential Circuits Prophet 10 keyboard. This synth has just has $700 worth of maintenance put into it, making it flawless. It works great, and sounds better than any synth you have ever heard, HONESTLY. This once is a rare piece, sometime along the way a previous owner had cut off the second tier keyboard, effectively making it a single tier Prophet 10. This modification in no way hinders the performance of the synth, in fact I think the single tier version is optimal. This synth works PERFECTLY, keeps amazing tune and functions day in and day out. This Prophet 10 has MIDI, although I am not sure how to engage the MIDI, or rather how to get it to function. The repair tech had told me that the MIDI passes and should be functioning, yet it is not engaged, most likely a simple fix. Besides the MIDI, this synth is perfect inside and out. Looks great, every button and knob functions as you would expect and as I have previously stated, nothing comes close to this piece in sound. If in NYC, local pickup would be amazing, will ship globally." This one spotted and sent in by dump.fm.

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Atomic Shadow Lab

YouTube via MyAtomicShadow | July 11, 2010
Some synth spotting via Atomic Shadow: "Here is a quick look around the lab. The mic on my camera is having a spasm so no narration. Yes, I do wear the lab coat sometimes.

I have a new collection of recordings coming up. Please find Atomic Shadow on Facebook for links to free downloads. Thanks!"

Regarding the xylophone controller and double manual organ: "It is a Wernick Xylosynth, which despite the synth in the name is really just a midi controller. The organ is a Philips Philicorda GM-760."

Clavia Nord Lead 2 with Original Box

via this auction

I'm curious how much the printed box costs over a standard cardboard box. Would make for good wallpaper in the studio/office.

"The incredible Nord Lead synthesizer is taken a few steps further with the Nord Lead 2. It uses the same synthesis technology and sounds as good as the Nord Lead, but adds a few nice new touches. These features include a ring modulator, OSC 1 can sync with the white noise generator, increased LFO and arpeggiator waveforms and patterns, distortion in the squelchier punchier filter section and 4 individual outputs.

All the great sound, MIDI control and analog-like sound and design that made the Nord Lead famous return in this new and improved version. The Nord Lead 2 is the synthesizer of choice for many professionals."

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Treino - montando um synth

Treino - montando um synth from arthur joly on Vimeo.

"Treino para o projeto do Reco-Synth.
Previsto ainda para o ano de 2010, este synth será o primeiro Custom Made Analógico da Reco-Head."
Googlish:
"Training for the design of Reco-Synth.
Also provided for the year 2010, this synth is the first Custom Made Analogue of Reco-Head."
Gakken SX-150 - you can still find them on Ebay.

Circuit Bent Speak and Spell Vintage Glitch Synth w/LFO PART II

YouTube via radial77 | July 13, 2010

"eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...
See listing for features"

1984 Take 2

YouTube via Rothgar777 | July 13, 2010

"1984 redone, more analog sounding?"

Brazilian Minimoog

YouTube via analogstudio | July 13, 2010

"Trabalhamos incansavelmente neste projeto ao longo de 6 anos e agora estamos muitos satisfeitos com os resultados e fascinados com os fantásticos sons e efeitos especiais que este instrumento produz.."

"Worked tirelessly on this project over six years and now we're very pleased with the results and fascinated with the fantastic sounds and special effects that this instrument produces .."

Update: see this post for more.

Arp Quadra Synth

via this auction

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ARP 2500 Power Module 1002/230V

via this auction

"This is a an extremely rare 230 volt power module used for the ARP model 2500 synthesizer system. Very few of these modules were made for the 230 volt european market."

Roland VP-330 Plus MK-II vocoder

via this auction

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New M-Audio Axiom Controllers

"The M-Audio® Axiom® 61 controller combines all the production power and performance you need to get the most from your music software and MIDI gear. More than just a “data entry” controller, the Axiom 61 features piano-style, semi-weighted keys for a musically satisfying playing experience. Large dynamic trigger pads make it easy to program beats and trigger one-shot samples—while the encoder knobs, faders, and buttons deliver complete real-time control over your software. DirectLink mode provides easy, automatic access to common DAW functions* including transport, mixer, track pan, and virtual instrument parameters—no complicated setup required. Axiom 61 even features a sleek, angled top panel for easy viewing in any environment."

"The M-Audio® Axiom® Pro 61 keyboard controller builds on the acclaimed Axiom 61 with premium TruTouch™ action, proprietary HyperControl™ MIDI mapping technology and other cutting-edge enhancements. HyperControl automatically maps the keyboard’s 65 controls to commonly accessed parameters in digital audio workstations including Pro Tools®, Cubase, Logic and Reason*, as well as software instruments. The constant two-way link with your host DAW means the keyboard’s controls are always in sync with your software’s active parameters. The intuitive graphic LCD constantly updates the current values, which ensures seamless editing and prevents parameter jumps—even when plug-ins are closed. Toggle instantly between Mixer and Instrument control modes. Map buttons to send QWERTY key commands right from the Axiom Pro 61. Save settings to 50 memory locations—each with four profiles of quick recall via the intuitive graphic LCD. Now you can control your entire session right from your Axiom Pro 61."
Click the pics for the supersized shots.

Links:
* Axiom 25
* Axiom 49
* Axiom 61
* Axiom Pro 25
* Axiom Pro 49
* Axiom Pro 61

Roland D-50 charm :)

flickr by TheSynthFreq

Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar

YouTube via jbfairlight | July 13, 2010

"Synthétiseur monophonique produit par Oxford Synthesiser Company entre 1983 - 1986."

Sherman Filterbank 2 Experiments

YouTube via zibbybone | July 13, 2010

"A couple of months ago, a buddy of mine asked me to pick up this Filterbank he found on the Dallas Craigslist. When he came to town to pick it up, we whipped up this quick video of it. First we run an unfiltered saw wave from a Roland SH-101. The gate out from the 101 is running into the FB's ADSR trigger in and the 101's CV out is running into the FB's FM input. Later, we run a Roland TR-606 through it, using the trigger out from the 606's low tom to trigger the FB's ADSR. Let the mayhem begin!"

Reason Micro Tutorial - Kong's Synth Drums

YouTube via PropellerheadSW | July 11, 2010
Double Rainbow ref in this one.
"Has music just not sounded the same to you since Miami Vice went off the air? Then you're in luck! The synth drums in Kong bring analog drum sounds back to your music. Most analog sounds these days are sampled, meaning the sound you load is the sound you've got. In this micro tutorial you'll see how easy it is to make wonderfully tweakable analog synth drums and assign them to your pads."

Turning a Matrix M1000 into a Monster Xpander

via Artesia on this Midibox thread

"Heres a little project for you,
its been sat at the back of my mind for a while, that it should be entirely possible to make a oberhiem matrix xpander / m12 type synth from the venerable m1000 rack units, by realising the full potential of what should be possible with the humble little cem3396 chips they are based on.

It seems abit of a shame that the chips are capable of fast, realtime control changes; yet the m1000 processor is so slow ..it just cant cope & the filter cascade should also be hijackable in the manner seen in the matrix 12 / xpander synths (for massive filter choices)... however they also lacked some niceitys, like -proper- resonance control, continuiously variable stereo pan for voices (preset pan positions) ...and having much faster envelopes would bring the chips to life for percissive sounds.

this project intends to allow the user to get the best out of the humble chips, and allow them to realise their full potential - and with a little luck, the project should be a considerable improvement on the xpander synths too ;)"

JRS Mystery Modular?

This one in via Jeff of The Tangeant Project. Anyone know what it is?

Some bits from Jeff:
"I have a collection of odd old modular things that a friend had salvaged from the UMASS music department dumpster. He gave them to me a couple years ago and I have no idea what they are or what they do. I've attached a pic of one of them [i have 3 of this module and another different thing - a VCA bank if I recall]. I searched high and low and nobody can identify them - the closest anyone came was some sort of custom made 'daisy' modular, but that was not even a solid bit of info. They are not in good condition - all the barrier strips for powering them are missing and some chip sockets are empty, but the internal wiring seems to be intact and most of the boards are fully populated. They are just collecting dust in my basement."

Followed with the second image:
"The only identification i have found is an etching with the letters 'JRS' on all of them, and this module seems to be a "PWG-2" ['pulse wave generator'?].

So it's some sort of JRS modular system that is a mystery to everyone - a friend even contacted some people in academia that worked at UMASS and one of them said they recalled seeing it but never used it or knew what it did.

I've just been so afraid to do ANTHING with these, as i can't even tell what they need voltage/current-wise. i suppose somebody with more electronics chops than i could look at some of the volatage ratings on components[caps, resistors] and make a decent guess and not blow it up, but that person is not me. Of the 3 of this particular box, a couple have hand-written labels on them that say 'clock bad' and that would seem to be a major function, but who knows..."

DieHard Battery vs. Gary Numan

YouTube via DIEHARD | July 09, 2010

"http://www.diehard.com
The power of one DieHard Platinum battery powers 24 cars without batteries, the man that invented electronic music, and his lights and keyboards. Bring on the groupies.

See more torture tests at http://www.diehard.com.
Hear The Pleasure Principle album in its entirety live this fall: http://www.garynuman.co.uk"

via Brian Kehew

Octave Kitten Synthesizer

via this auction

Octapad : Stick to it! (by Franck Smith)

YouTube via odiolorgnette | July 13, 2010

"Vintage drums on Roland Octapad SPD-30 by Franck Smith © 2010

http://twitter.com/franck_smith
http://francksmith.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/odiolorgnette

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

"Franck Smith" Octapad Roland SPD-30 drums electronics percussion Odiolorgnette drum-synth"

Meet Aalto.

YouTube via madronalabs | July 12, 2010

"Aalto is a new softsynth coming summer 2010 from Madrona Labs. http://madronalabs.com."

Buchla sound in software. Also see this post.

Moogfest 2010 Announced

"AC ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCHES MOOGFEST 2010 OCTOBER 29-31 IN ASHEVILLE, NC,
MASSIVE ATTACK, MGMT, THIEVERY CORPORATION CONFIRMED TO APPEAR

FULL SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED JULY 27; TICKETS ON SALE JULY 30.

AC Entertainment – creator and producer of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Big Ears Festival, and Vegoose - is proud to announce MoogFest 2010, a three-day festival celebrating the innovative vision of sonic pioneer, Robert Moog, to be held Halloween weekend, October 29-31, in Asheville, NC. Confirmed artists Massive Attack, MGMT, and Thievery Corporation will be joined by over 25 additional internationally renowned artists performing in multiple venues throughout downtown Asheville, including the Asheville Civic Center Arena, the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, and Asheville’s renowned world-class club, the Orange Peel.

In addition to the festival’s extraordinary musical offerings, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in workshops, engage with artists in panel discussions, enjoy visual art exhibitions, installations and film screenings, and explore their own musical creativity with a variety of Moog instruments.

The complete schedule of artists and events for MoogFest 2010 will be announced on July 27th and tickets will go on sale July 30th.

Asheville, the adopted hometown of Bob Moog, offers a spectacular setting for the MoogFest experience. Nestled in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina, Asheville’s relaxed and unique character, along with its rich and exciting cultural heritage, have made it a prime getaway and tourist destination for over 100 years. AC Entertainment has been an active force in the cultural scene of Asheville, NC, for nearly 20 years, booking and presenting well over 3000 concerts and events of all sizes during that time.

Asheville is the headquarters of Moog Music, the company Bob Moog formed in 1963. Moog’s push for continual innovation permeates the company’s culture to this day. In 2008, they produced the groundbreaking Moog Guitar and more projects are currently in development. 2010 marks a landmark in the company’s history as the 40th anniversary of the Minimoog, one of the most popular of the Moog synthesizers, which will certainly be a focus of the MoogFest weekend.

'Bob Moog changed the course of music as we know it,” says AC Entertainment’s founder, Ashley Capps. “He put new worlds of sound literally at the fingertips of musicians, unleashing a creative revolution. We’re thrilled and honored to be able to celebrate his extraordinary legacy in the place that he called home and we hope to do so for many years to come.' Clearly, MoogFest 2010 will be an essential pilgrimage for music fans and sonic adventurers from all over the world.

Visit moogfest.com for more information and updates about the festival.

For more information about Moog Music and its founder, Bob Moog, visit moogmusic.com."

Parallel Worlds Reworks 09 Festival Live Set, 19th Of September.

"parallelworlds-reworks-20090919
dark ambient electronica idm downtempo analog analogue sequencer doepfer synthesizer

complete live set of Reworks 09 Festival, September 19th 2009.

this live set contains tracks from the following cd albums:
Shade(DiN32) 2009
Obsessive Surrealism (DiN26) 2007

the final improvisational track was based on the Doepfer A100 modular system.
Released by: DiN "

http://www.parallel-worlds-music.com/

Update: pic from the event:

Synths: Doepfer A100, Nord Lead rack, Korg MS-2000R, Roland JP8000

Photo by Antonis Chaniotis (chaniotisant gmail.com)

VCO Calibration Software

YouTube via shiftedphase | July 13, 2010

"A simple piece of software I wrote to help with modular synthesizer VCO design and calibration. The software uses the sound card as well as the K1600 MIDI Converter from Kilpatrick Audio."

Massively Modded Roland TR-808

via this auction

"modified TR-808 with extra pitch controls, decays, etc...this is very, very rare and its sound possibilities were incresed ten fold...a classic. It has got MIDI as well, also it comes with the original programming switches (coloured ones). Now all the pads are black and the LEDs are blue."

This one spotted by dyLAB

YAMAHA MOTIF ES RACK

via this auction

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Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1

via this auction

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Digisound Synthesiser Module - 80-2 VCO

via this auction

"Digisound 80-2 VCO board and front panel with components including ICs but NOT CEM3340

In not very good condition, not tested

Front Panel dirty and scuffed in places, no PCB pillars,

Not constructed brilliantly but soldering ok

Been in a cupboard for 20 years!"