Roland MC-303 Groovebox

via this auction

Yamaha CS 10 analog monophonic synth

via this auction

ORIGINAL MOOG LIBERATION WARRANTY CARD

via this auction

1981 KORG TRIDENT SYNTHESIZER PIANO ORGAN 2-PAGE AD

via this auction

"1981 Korg Synthesizers, Organs, Pianos, Tuners, Rhythmers, Special Effects 2-page Magazine Ad.

Ad measures approx. 8"X 11" inches. When joined measures 16"X 11" inches."

See the seller's other items for more.

Bass & lead sounds on the Minimoog

YouTube via ToddGates | December 11, 2010

via this auction

Serial # 5297

"Here's a link to the video I made using this keyboard on 11 December 2010 called "Bass & lead sounds on the Minimoog": [above]

I've had this Minimoog since 1986, and it's been mostly in storage since the early 1990s. I took it in for servicing this year at dBm Pro Audio/Music Services (320 West 37th Street, NYC 10018). It now works perfectly and sounds great. Here's the description of what they did:

Disassembled unit and blew all dust & debris from interior. Worked hi-grade contact cleaner into all jacks, pots & switches using precision applicator. Reseated all connections to VCO/VCF PCB. Rebuilt/recalibrated main power supply. Removed all boards for complete cleaning/refurbishing of edge connectors, corrected solder joints. Removed keybed and cleaned all contacts and buss bars. Replaced incorrect key springs and re-aligned. Complete calibration including VCA, VCF, VCO and A=440 tuning standard. Cleaned in and out. Bench tested keyboard functions across the full dynamic range, and over time. Now performs perfectly to spec."

Moog Little Phatty Stage II Synthesizer

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Ensoniq ESQ-M

via this auction

"Ensoniq ESQ-M (Rack version of the ESQ-1) features digital waveforms but with analog filters. It also boasts many other analog synth features such as a ring modulator, sequencer, and oscillator-sync. It comes with 40 preset sounds that are easily customizable. What sets this synth apart is its ability to play digital voices, analog voices or a combination, giving you a wide array at your fingertips!"

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Omnisphere Video Tutorials: Unison

Omnisphere Video Tutorials: Unison from Spectrasonics on Vimeo.

Merry Circuit Bent Christmas

YouTube via deathstarchris | December 16, 2010 |

"Circuit bent Casio MT-520. Added a severe cut-off filter and a minor cut-off filter and a light dependent resistor and one momentary switch to activate it. Most circuit bent stuff is heavy on the glitch side. This one is not. More mellow, for the season. Happy Holidays."

Roland TR-808

via Acid Box Blues where you'll find more pics and audio.

Lofi Guitar Synth Amplifier in Barbie Jam Box Lunch Box - Synthrotek Kit

YouTube via synthrotek | December 16, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
"The limitations are limitless..." Best quote ever.
"Synthrotek.com's lofi Audio Amplifier Kit enclosed in a Barbie Lunch Box. A great way to perform live! Take this kit and mount it in the case of your choice and you can take it anywhere, powered by one 9V battery (or Wall-Wart if you like)."

An Introduction to the Mini Wave - Part Two

YouTube via rezzn8r | December 16, 2010 |

"More tips and tricks for Dr. Richter's 'swiss army knife' of modular synthesis."

[Sin]Synths

flickr By nicolasulloa

"My sins...
† Roland SH-101
† Roland Gaia SH-01
† Korg Monotron"

SOERII & POOLEK : EZ A KARÁCSONY (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

YouTube via soeriipoolek | December 16, 2010 | 28 likes, 10 dislikes
casio sk-1 and sk-5 and a chicken singing in hungarian
"WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/SOERIIPOOLEK
WWW.SOERIIPOOLEK.HU
RENDEZTE:E357
KELLEMES ÜNNEPEKET KÍVÁNUNK MINDENKINEK!"

Remember to check out the holidays label below for all holiday posts.

The Electric Holiday Orchestra plays Anime "Urusei Yatsura / Jiken da Jiken da Daijiken" / part 1

YouTube via btpro | December 16, 2010 |

"around 1980, I composed BGM of TV animation "Urusei Yatsura".

In this video, I played "Urusei BGM" with analog synthesizer in real time.

Part 1 : Rhythm part."

KORG PS3100 in the background.


Update:

Anime "Urusei Yatsura / Jiken da Jiken da Daijiken" / part 2 by The Electric Holiday Orchestra

btpro | December 18, 2010 |

"Create Urusei Yatsura BGM Part-2. I added Sequencer part to previous video."

Anime "Urusei Yatsura / Jiken da Jiken da Daijiken" / part 3

btpro | December 20, 2010 |

"Urusei Yatsura BGM by original composer, Part-3. Added Bass and another sequencer part to previous video."

Anime "Urusei Yatsura / Jiken da Jiken da Daijiken" / part 4

btpro | December 22, 2010 |

"Create Urusei Yatsura BGM Part-4. Added Melody to previous video."

Update:

Anime "Urusei Yatsura / Jiken da Jiken da Daijiken" / Complete by The Electric Holiday Orchestra

btpro | December 24, 2010 |

"Complete Movie. Rhythm + Bass + Sequencer 1. 2 + Melody, All movies together."

05-serge2.MOV

YouTube via zackdagoba | December 15, 2010 | 1 likes, 1 dislikes

"here is a spare video i made for my talk in st petersburg, russia at the weekend. it's a fairly complex patch example on the serge modular. for more see http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot...."

Micromoog in Dumpster

via Modd3d where you find more.

"The best part about this particular Micromoog is that it was found in a dumpster and still works great. Why somebody would throw something like this out I have no idea, but they obviously didn't know (or care) what they had. When I first plugged it in I expected a puff of smoke or at the very least silence. It fired right up though. "

The Micromoog is now under guard by a Robosapien.

Donut Musician

flickr By Karly West

Going modular - first test

YouTube via csmcrckrs | December 14, 2010 | 2 likes, 0 dislikes

"Very simple 4-note sequence ... basically only using one module.

Sequence: Doepfer A-111-5 Synthesizer Voice

Bass and Drums programmed in Ableton Live

Sequence programmed in Ableton Live and then sent to the modular"

Going modular - second test

csmcrckrs | December 15, 2010 |

"All sounds produced by the modular ...
Intro: Doepfer A-111-5 played with a midi keyboard
Sequences: Doepfer A-111-5 and MFB OSC-02 triggered by Ableton Live"

EDP Wasp

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crumar multiman-s

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Alesis Micron

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Silver Glitter x0xb0x Synthesizer

via this auction

"x0x with a special metal flake automotive paint from House of Kolor. It's a 4-stage paint, including primer, base coat, sparkly middle coat, and top clear coat. It was all shot through my Sata II paint gun in my garage and I must say it looks fantastic. It reminds me of Kustom amps from the 70s. It's basically like 70s boat paint! The back panel is a clear acrylic panel, which allows you to see all the analog goodness that makes this little guy sound so great!

The only mods done to the x0x were the bass boost mod, as well as the addition of a power switch on the back panel. Everything else is stock, with Adafruit firmware. It sounds fantastic, and will kick out sweet acid basslines all week while looking chic in your rig. When cutting the hole for the power switch, the acrylic cracked a tiny bit, which I've shown in a closeup photo. It's not very noticeable."

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1975 Elka Rhapsody 610

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DJ Catscan heel vet

YouTube via waveshaper | December 16, 2010 |

"Bart @ the Fenix and R&S UBM"
Synton Fenix XL

arp odyssey 2800

YouTube via siebenjager | December 16, 2010 |

"please excuse the crappy playing and sound quality, just a video to show functionality of this particular Odyssey."

This Second Sleep - Journal Mashed

YouTube via arthurpainter | December 16, 2010 |

"http://thissecondsleep.blogspot.com/
My first attempt at a video using only my new Buchla 200e, containing the following modules: the Arbitrary Function Generator, the Quad Function Generator, the Quad Dynamics Manager, the Complex Waveform Generator, and the Triple Morphing Filter."

This Second Sleep - Cycle About Decorum

arthurpainter | December 16, 2010 |

"http://thissecondsleep.blogspot.com/
Here's my second Buchla 200e improv video. This time the patch is nearly self-playing, with minimal tweaking from yours truly."

Synth.nl Studio & Planetarium Show

via synth.nl where you'll find a couple more shots, info on the upcoming show and link to audio for last year's show.

Click the image for the full size shot. I did not label everything.

say hello to KalimbaTron

flickr By 0ze

"Kalimba + microphone + Korg monotron (slightly modded)

joy of use: plenty
sonic experience with headphones: tranquilizing
live possibilities, apart from creating superb feedback noise: could be improved :)"

MIDI-to for iPad

MiDi-to iPad application showcase from MiDi-to app on Vimeo.

iPads on eBay
iPads on Amazon

"MiDi-to is a wireless DJ MiDi controller designed for Serato Scratch Live™. It is the first iPad MiDi controller designed for Serato that does not need any additional software to work. MiDi-to takes advantage of the new Core MIDI framework available with iOS 4.2 which minimizes setup and latency.

Our philosophy is to bring back the DJ's attention to their DJ set instead of their computer.

MiDi-to is designed by DJs for DJs with ease of use and ergonomics as priorities. It is a performance tool that empowers Serato users to control Cue points, FXs, Loops and track selection directly on the iPad. We tried to create a layout that is uncluttered and functional.

MiDi-to's features are divided into 3 practical views.

MAIN VIEW:
Trigger Cue points
Trigger Samples
Use your "Ultra Knob" FX and all the latest presets
Set manual loops
Set auto-loops on the fly
Reverse or "censor" the playing track
Change playback mode between Absolute, Relative and Internal quickly in emergencies (cleaning your needle for example)

FX VIEW:
Control your FX in "Super Knob Mode" for each deck.
In this view you can have up to 3 simultaneous FXs per deck.
All the latest Serato FX presets are included for quick and precise manipulation via ergonomic virtual faders.
Change the rhythm of the FX on the fly.

LIBRARY VIEW:
Navigate through your Crates and tracks directly from your iPad
Assign a song to the desired deck and play it!

The MiDi-to equipped iPad can be seamlessly integrated into a DJ setup providing a more hands-on approach to Serato's features while enabling the DJ to perform in novel ways.

MiDi-to's ambition is to become the platform for combining Turntablist and Controllerist performance techniques, for the next step in DJing.

MIDI-TO REQUIRES SERATO SCRATCH LIVE™ SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE CONNECTED TO A WI-FI EQUIPPED MAC. IT HAS BEEN TESTED AND OPTIMIZED FOR THE SL1 INTERFACE.

NO ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE NEEDED.
WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DOWNLOAD OUR OPTIMIZED SERATO MIDI MAPPING PRESET FROM OUR WEBSITE FOR A QUICK AND EASY SETUP.

You just need to connect the iPad to your computer via Wi-Fi.

FOR MORE INFO AND A STEP BY STEP VIDEO TUTORIAL PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MIDI-TO.COM"

MiDi-to Tutorial & Demo from MiDi-to app on Vimeo.

"In this step by step tutorial we explain how to create a network on your Mac, how to setup network MiDi and install our Serato MiDi preset file.

Then we go through MiDi-to's features.

For more info visit midi-to.com"

Sidrassio

YouTube via KirkMarkarian | December 14, 2010

Sidrassi Organ

KirkMarkarian | August 05, 2008 | 10 likes, 2 dislikes

"Here's a video of me, Kirk Markarian, playing my Sidrassi Organ. My effect list is:
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay
ZVEX Vexter Fuzz Factory
Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi
ProCo Rat 2
ZVEX Lo-Fi Loop Junky

I don't use all of these effects at the same time. Less is more, quite often. The only effect that is on all the time is the Electro-Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, because it gives me the sound I'm looking for."

Bird Loves MATRIXSYNTH!

via Keegan:

"This is my new cat, Bird. She loves watching youtube synth videos."

Awesome! Thank you Bird! :)

Tron Signing Synth Art Prints - Moog Print Art

via Jacob

"I've created a new screen print of every classic Moog Synthesizer in chronological order - it's being released today by Nakatomi Inc."


Click through for more pics including one of the full print.

Buchla Experiments by recoilsun

http://recoilsun.bandcamp.com/

diy 4 dummies by white noise

Check it out here.

snip from the intro post:
"This is the first column of what hopefully will become a series about the ins and outs of Synth Do-It-Yourself. I haven’t decided yet on the exact format, but Synth DIY is something I like to do personally. In the past I received several mails and messages from people asking me what to do or choose I thought this column would be a good place to share information, tips, tricks and thoughts.

There are a few simple thoughts about and ‘rules’ from the Synth DIY scene to let you decide whether you should try it."

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Nintendo DS concert, live performance (Electroplankton + KORG DS-10)

YouTube via Matchugovsky | March 05, 2009 | 109 likes, 7 dislikes

"Performing live "Warm Lake" track for "ALIASING" album made by me on Nintendo DS.
Download the album on http://thesands.ru"

Yamaha CS 15 analog monophonic synth

via this auction

more pics here

Yamaha CS 5

via this auction

more pics here

Daniel Olsén on Marching with the ilomilos

Daniel Olsén on Marching with the ilomilos from Jeriaska on Vimeo.

FamiTracker after 3 minute mark.
"Videogame Music in Context on Kickstarter
tinyurl.com/​vgm-context

Q&A on IndieGames.com

Southend Interactive is an independently financed game studio based in Malmö, Sweden. According to manager Fredrik Erlandsson, the company has refrained from entering their products in the Independent Games Festival because they see it more as a forum for less experienced devs. However the design methodologies underlying Windows Phone 7 and Xbox Live Arcade puzzler ilomilo have embodied an independent spirit.

"Someone comes up with an idea and presents it to the team," says composer Daniel Olsén. "If people like it, we’ll start working on a pitch to show to publishers. We also have something called “hippie day” when we sit down in small groups and try to come up with ideas for pitches. Usually, whoever comes up with the idea is the one who stays in charge of the project later on. That’s pretty much it."

Close to one hour (not all of it is used for the mobile version) of music has been written for the game, which is out now for the Windows mobile device and will see an official release on XBLA in early January. A full-length remix album is also in the works, care of art director Simon Flesser. We caught up with the game's composer to hear about his music score, which in its endearing use of eclectic instrumentation and imprecise harmony lends a childlike quality to the overall game design."

Sine.Magnet.Phosphoresced - Audio/Video Installation - Kyle Evans

YouTube via yakthekyle | December 16, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"*Note: Internal laptop speakers will not properly reproduce the low frequency sounds utilized in the piece, please uses external speakers.

-This is documentation of a recent audio/visual installation that explores an analogues relationship between sound and image. Sound is generated and modified algorithmically and is visualized through the utilization of the phosphorescent capabilities of antiquated television technology. Each television has been modified to display the electrical signal associated with the sound transforming it into patterns and imagery."

Note: I created a new "Art Installations" label for these types of posts. This is the first. I'll update older posts as/if I have time. As always, if I miss labels in posts, feel free to call them out.