Roland SBX-1000 sync box and midi sequencer

via @psilosamples


Anyone know where to find the system disk for an SBX-1000? I'm not seeing it on the Roland FTP site here.

This MySpace page mentions someone that did obtain a copy.

Below is a pic of what an original SBX-1000 looks like.

Also see the SBX-10 and SBX-80.

Rare Vintage Roland SH-3

via this auction

"Vintage Roland SH-3 synthesizer. Original limited run before they were forced to change out the filters due to moog design infringement. The model then became the SH-3a. 'The Roland SH3 was produced in 1974. It is more rare than the SH3A which was put into the market after Moog sued Roland for the original SH3’s filter design. This is one reason the Roland SH3 sounds so incredible. Rumor has it that less than 100 of these were ever made.'"

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Fairlight CMI Schoener 1983 & an Oberheim Four Voice and Violin

YouTube via FairlightIIx | September 18, 2010

"Capture of an old VHS recording of Eberhard Schoener doing a live recording with a Fairlight , an Oberheim Fourvoice and a violin. Musik und Technik 1983."

Arp 2600 Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

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DIY Steiner Synthasystem Panels are In - VCO

Full details on Analogue Realities

"The first panel order arrived, so I stuffed a VCO panel to see if it all fit right.I'm waiting on some MTA connectors to do the flying wires."

Yusynth vc panner profile

flickr By sduck409
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"This is my build of the Yusynth voltage controlled mixer/panner."

Pepe's synth sounds like heaven

Pepe's synth sounds like heaven from ))) datafone on Vimeo.

"Score dedicated to Pepe's Casio VL-Tone dream instrument.
The monophonic melody, 8 bit bass and the analogue rythm machine are made for VL-Tone original. Additional synth and beat are 8 bit bank assembled parts.
Thanx Pepe.
AYM@Datafone"

Korg trident.wmv

YouTube via pascalum | September 18, 2010

"Discovering the Korg Trident Mk 1"

FARFISA MELODIC RHYTHMER CER-60 vintage drumbox

YouTube via | September 18, 2010

"Playing around the Farfisa "Melodic Rhythmer" CER-60. It's a very rare analogue drumbox from the seventies. There are CANCEL tabs for several sounds: CYMBAL, CLAVES, COWBELL, BASSDRUM. With these tabs you can mute them.
This box has a funny design, it looks like a guitar amp. There is no speaker inside. It's also perfect for your next prank with a guitar player ;-)"

x0xb0x & KPR-77

YouTube via hartig1967 | September 18, 2010

"just to show you that the Korg KPR-77 Drumbox can be used as Acidmachine too.
This machine came out as Korgs answer to Rolands TR-606. The KPR-77 is full analogue. It's a nice machine with a very unique sound, can be synced via DIN Sync."

uw meets modular

YouTube via erasemusic | September 18, 2010

"machinedrum uw mkII and a custom eurorack modular. md feeds clockpulses to the modular for sequencing and triggering, some sounds from the md gets processed thru the modular. the sound then gets routed back into the md so no mixer or external effects are needed. this in in preparation for a livegig later on . . ."

korg ds-10 track 55+

YouTube via korgds10 | September 18, 2010

"Nintendo Korg ds-10 track. It's actually a remake of "Track 55". Had to redo it because the bass pitch was way to low in the original track. Sounded ok on the DS-10 with headphones but not so good anywhere else. Lots of changes including the melodies. Anyways, as usual, more DS-10 stuff at http://korgds-10.blogspot.com"

Carcass (Music Made From A Game Boy Kick Drum Sound)

YouTube via littlescale | September 18, 2010

"Carcass (Music Made From A Game Boy Kick Drum Sound).
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http://little-scale.blogspot.com/"

How to Time-Stretch on Akai S-3000 S-3200XL S-3000XL S-1000

YouTube via vinyljunkie07 | September 18, 2010

"This video shows how to time stretch a simple loop to fit a specific tempo

Use this website to find out your time factor % This will tell you the % you need to go from example 130 BPM to 125

http://www.thewhippinpost.co.uk/tools..."

iloSynth-1- Free VST synth - vstplanet.com

YouTube via vstplanet | September 18, 2010

"iloSynth-1 - Free VST synth http://www.vstplanet.com/Instruments/...
Developer: iloyd.com"

Alberti Forest - Madrona Labs Aalto Track

YouTube via cstarrett | September 17, 2010

"(Please excuse the noise. I'm still trying to get the hang of screencasting. The Aalto's sound was pristine coming from my laptop, but I couldn't get the screencasting software's sound clean.)

Lie down on the forest floor, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and relax. Let your inner eye wander through an imaginary landscape. What do you see?

This was my first patch/composition on the Aalto virtual modular plugin. I registered the software soon after putting up this video because of my fantastic experience!

http://madronalabs.com/aalto"

Inside a Moog Source

via Marko of Retrosound.de

Vicky T of Cobra Starship

Also see this post for a color shot.

Weezer - The 8-bit Album

via FFFFOUND!

on Pterodactyl Squad

Integrated Keyboard Controller (IKC) DIY Project

via slo on this electro-music.com thread

"New pic of my finished IKC controller

More over on the Appendage thread

George"

Shruti-1 "Mean Green Machine"

flickr By fcd72
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"It's back - the Mean Green Machine !!

Just testing if everything fits... its yet fixed by TESA-Film."

"Mutable Instruments Shruti-1, a monophonic Hybrid Synth with CEM 3379 Filter.
Since its out of production you might check out the new Shruthi-1 which is available soon and has no hard to retrieve vintage CEM-Chip...."

Machinedrum SuperSlow LFO

YouTube via Catabolicdj | September 17, 2010

"The Machinedrum has some fast LFO speeds, but the slowest only goes 4 bars. Here's a trick to make it go much slower than that for longer, evolving sound creation. Getting past the 4-bar limit can help to make patterns feel looser and breathe more. This trick can be adapted to the Monomachine and probably to many other synths that have more than one LFO and the ability to modulate LFO speed. Video is available in HD so you can see the screen settings."

XILS-lab DynaMYX.flv

YouTube via xilslab | September 18, 2010

"DynaMYX effect from XILS-lab"
Search on xils

Englitina Button Layout Evolution

YouTube via tradlessons | September 17, 2010
No audio in this one.
"This animation shows how the standard treble English Concertina layout was transformed into the 27-button layout used for Englitina on the iPhone/iPod Touch.

The final graphics are from Englitina 1.5, currently in review with Apple."

iPads on Ebay
iPod Touch on Ebay

MicrotonalTutorialVid.m4v

YouTube via rrr00bb | September 17, 2010

"A Demo of how Mugician's microtonal capabilities are used in practice."

iPads on Ebay

Korg microSTATION Presets

korg microSTATION - drum fx preset 1-59 HQ

YouTube via triumphthruxton | September 18, 2010

"String drum fx preset 1-59, Korg microSTATION is a new workstation from Korg. I just got the first shipment to Europe and I have had the Korg M3 and the Korg M50 Workstation before. This is a light weight 2.5 kg/ 6lbs workstation/synthesizer with amazing sounds and a built in sequencer.

Pros: portabel and easy to use, amazing sounds from the bigger M3 series, sequencer, great software editor

Cons: mini keys, small LCD display

Everything recorder with a Korg SR1 Sound On Sound field recorder.

You can make a 16 channel song with drums, bass lines, leads, pads and so on. Use up to 5 effects and master effects and then save your work to a SD card. With the USB connection it can act as an VST in your DAW like Cubase, Logic, Live. Since I use it in a studio it is very easy to just put it in a bag and use it both at home and in the studio. I initially bought the Korg M50 but 7 kg/15 lbs was bulky since I also play bass guitar and use Cubase on my laptop, impossible to get all that equipment on the metro."

korg microSTATION - fx percussion preset 60-156 HQ


korg microSTATION - string preset 50-135 HQ


Update:

korg microSTATION - synth lead preset 1-44 HQ

Image Line Sakura Tutorials

YouTube via imageline | September 17, 2010

Playlist:
Sakura Part One - Introduction
Sakura Part Two - Standalone Mode
Sakura Part Three Interface Tour & Master Controls
Sakura Part Four Modelling Touch
Sakura Part Five Modelling Two Touch Hi Cut Filter
Sakura Part Six - Modelling Three Vibration String
Sakura Part Seven - Modelling Four Vibration String Two
Sakura Part Eight - Modelling Five String Interaction
Sakura Part Nine - Resonator
Sakura Part Ten - Modulation
Sakura Part Eleven - Modulation Two
Sakura Part Twelve DSP Effects

"First Orbit" Mark Mosher Live from Electro-Music 2010

YouTube via newechoproductions | September 17, 2010

"Video excerpt of my performance of the original composition "First Orbit" from the album I Hear Your Signals. Video by Jeremy DePrisco with audio recorded with camera mic. I'm using Percussa AudioCubes and a Novation Launchpad to play and control the music."

DEMO KORG MS10

YouTube via PianoVintage | September 18, 2010

"DEMO OF KORG MS10

THANKS TO PHILOU

ENJOY !!!"

Vénus-Beautiful days-graal7 mix

YouTube via graal7 | September 18, 2010

"start with original song and mix with improvisation .
motif xs sequenceur and moog ,nordwave and monotron sounds."

DEMO FENDER PIANO BASS

YouTube via PianoVintage | September 18, 2010

"Fender Rhodes Piano Bass from 1971.
Special thanx to my Cameraman a.k.a Phillipe A

Enjoy !!!

Ps: sorry for this bloody crappy sound."

Roland SH-101 with Original Box

via this auction

"Its a classic popular mono synth for a reason - it sounds great and its easy and fun to play. The ability to mix in the sub oscillator at 1 or 2 octaves below makes this a killer bass line maker. Add in the 100 note sequencer and arpeggiator and you can see why this has become a classic synthesizer. Runs on batteries or standard 9v adapter"

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BOSS DR-55 Dr Rhythm Vintage analog Roland drum machine

via this auction

KORG KPR-77 with Original Bag

via this auction

"KORG KPR-77 Programmable Rhythm with Case, Working, needs c batteries, nice condition, weight 3 pounds 8 ounces,see 6 pictures. Click on the picture to enlarge"

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KORG MS10

via this auction

Serial: 139874

KORG RHYTHM KR 55B

via this auction

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1985 KORG Super Percussion DDM-220 Drum Machine

via this auction

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Korg 770 analogue synthesiser

via this auction

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Autumus - Escape From Me

YouTube via AtlantisLion | September 17, 2010

"Made with Roland SH-101 and Roland RS-09 synthesizers, and Roland TR-606 and Roland CR-8000 drum machines."

Dual Minimoogs - Starbuck Moonlight feels right

YouTube via juliomoran99 | January 12, 2009
Read the story behind Starbuck on RetroUniverse here.
"De los temas mas solicitados en nuestras presentaciones con "Video Rock Tour" es este de la banda de rock pop nacida en Atlanta Starbuck, liderada por su cantante Bruce Blackman y este gran exito para el año 1976"
Googlish:
"Of the most requested items in our filings with "Rock Video Tour" is east of the pop rock band Starbuck born in Atlanta, led by singer Bruce Blackman and this great success for 1976"
via metasonix

Night- by TSF

YouTube via TheSynthFreq | September 17, 2010

"Night- 80s synth-pop composition. (re-uploaded due to video/audio sync issues)
Synths used- roland D-50 (preset patch), JV-880- lead sax, Alpha Juno-1- synth bass w/delay fx, Motif6- midi to CZ-5000 (strings), Yamaha DX-9- midi to JV-880.
Korg EMX-1- new 80s pattern.
Please enjoy! :)"

Dewanatron Swarmatron - faux THX sound effect

YouTube via bigcitymusic | September 17, 2010

"Here is the amazing Dewanatron Swarmatron sounding a bit like the THX sound that you've heard in movie theaters. Enjoy. :-)"

Buchla Source of Uncertainty

YouTube via boobtube356 | September 17, 2010

"266e in charge."

ether^ra CHALKWATEREYE

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | September 17, 2010

"an improv featuring primarily the mighty Serge Creature/Seq A combo along w/the Doepfer Dark Energy/Tenori-on. http://ethera.blogspot.com"

Pop Production With SONiVOX VOCALIZER

YouTube via SONiVOXmi | September 17, 2010
Vocoder
"A quick demo of SONiVOX VOCALIZER being used in a pop production."

DIY Eurorack Modular System

via this auction
"THESE ARE THE MODULES:
(2)BLACKJACK VCO'S: SAW/RAMP/SQUARE/TRIANGLE/SINE OUTPUTS.
WITH DIRECT CV, SYNH IN, LINEAR CV IN, PWM INPUT, ATTENUATED CV INPUT
(2)MIXER'S: EACH MIXES 3 SIGNALS. THEY CAN ALSO BE USED TO MIX VOLTAGES AND AUDIO.
(1) 12db LM13700 VCF: LPF/HPF/BPF. IT WILL DO CLEAN SINE WAVE AT HI REZ.
(1) POLIVOKS LM4250 VCF
(1) MS-20 VCF
(1) ENVELOPE FOLLOWER
(1) PAD PIEZO INPUT FOR PERCUSSION
(1) MIDI CV 4 VOICE CONVERTER
(3) EXPO VCA'S
(3) NOISE GENERATORS
(3) ADSR GENERATORS
(2) VC-LFO'S : SAW/RAMP/SQUARE/TRIANGLE/SINE

(3) INTERNAL BI-POLAR LINERA POWER SUPPLIES
THERE IS A USA WHITE POWER CORD."

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Vintage Bentley Rhythm Ace Drum Machine FR-6

via this auction
"Vintage 1970's Bentley Rhythm Ace FR-6 drum machine, for the classic retro analogue Sounds

Rarer than the common Long organ top ones with the music rest, this would fit in much better in a studio set up.

Beats 2-beat selectable by rotory knob, Bass drum, Base drum and snare, Fox trot one, Swing one, March, Hara Nara
Beats 4 beat selectable by rotory knob, Bass drum, Bass drum and snare, Fox trot two, Swing two, Swing three, Tango.
Plus Bossa Nova, Samba, Mambo, Cha-Cha, Beguine, Rock N Roll, Ballard, Slow Rock and Waltz.

Large on/off switch
Volume,
Tempo,
Ballance."

TECHNICS SX-WSA1R Acoustic Modelling Synth

via this auction

Curious how these sound compared to the Yamaha and KORG physical modeling synthesis.

Update via spunkytoofers in the comments: "technics had a large number of synth romplers and d-50 style keyboards.

the wsa is way more friendlier to program then any of the yamaha vl synths but probally due to the simpler nature of the wsa. sampled attack, body resonance was modelled by complex filters. the yamaha computed the attack as well which is taxing on processors. the trade off was polyphony. with exception to the vl1m it was monophonic with the yamahas. the vl1 can handle two but what you get is total expressive control and realistic physical reactions from instruments: reeds squeak. trumpets crack. penny whistles will break the octave by overblowing etc.

the vl's have better outputs then the wsa and the wsa always seemed a bit thin sounding to me, but it always could distinguish itself in a mix. the wsa was pretty bad for wind control. you'd think that they'd keep that in mind while designing the synth. the mono legato mode requires a keyboard to activate (slurring between two notes) so it could never sound smooth in realism for me.

i'd hate to program the vl from scratch. the editor is a bunch of text boxes. patchman has a good set of wind controller sounds he's made for professional use but if you want to tap into the exotic possiblities you'll need to edit it yourself. total mayhem.

my vote for the ultimate physical modelling would be the vl1m. still very expensive and even really rare. the vl70 is still available though.

perhaps you've heard a few of the stock demos presets by this guy? there's a few exotic sounds demonstrated: http://www.kbspace.com/vl1m/audio/index.html

patchman also has some vl1m demos on his site too. http://www.patchmanmusic.com/yamahaVL1.html

he also has some patches for the korg z1 and a few other physical modelling synths on his site as well if you were curious to compare the quality: http://www.patchmanmusic.com/korgZ1.html"

See the comments below for more.

Technosaurus Microcon II Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

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Ensoniq Sequencer Cartridge SQX-10

via this auction for an ESQ-1

Note the sequencer is a cartridge mounted inside the synth.

"# Ensoniq ESQ-1 keyboard serial number 10639
# Ensoniq Sequencer Expander Cartridge model SQX-10 (fitted)
# E2Prom Storage Cartridge model STC-8 (in keyboard cartridge slot)
# The original Owner's Manual version 1.1 (some 200 pages)
# Software update 2.0 document
# Software Update 3.0 document
# Ensoniq model FSW-1 pedal
# US power cord"

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