Not the best pics but I thought they were worth capturing for anyone interested, and as you don't see the inside of these often.
via the listing: "Extremely rare and unusual Clef Microsynth B30 in pieces. This is not a project for the faint hearted as they synth is in pieces and does not work, a project for someone skilled in repairing/restoring synths. As far as I know these were built by Clef Electronic music (late 1970s) in conjunction with Practical Electronics magazine to offer a mono synth at an affordable price Kit Form or built. I don't know if this was one of the kit models or ready built."
A few pics in via @BLightningM. You might remember the S3-6R from previous posts. The wood panel conversion kit is from R-MONO Lab. Some pics starting with the JU-06 captured from their site below.
"Legendary 70's synth. The Transcendent 2000 was one of the first commercially available synths to be available to the public. It was sold as a kit and this one was built by myself. It was never used in anger and was put away with other band gear in a store room. Now I am having a clear out and it's up for sale.
There is lots about this synth on the internet. Designed by Tim Orr this type of synth was popular in the late 70's early 80's and in particular was used by Joy Division. These are fairly rare beasts , especially a working one. I have checked the synth out and adjusted some of the key contacts to give better contact / overtravel. This was a weak point on these synths as they are fairly delicate. So here we have a fully working example of this traditional analogue synth. All the keys work , all the controls work. Overall it is in good condition for its' age. It is monophonic ( one note at a time) but has some great sounds /effects. If you are not familiar with this synth please note it must be plugged into a sound system/ amplifier etc. in order to use it , ie. no built in sound system but that's pretty standard for a synth."
"The Korg EX-800 is an 8 voice polyphonic synth and this one is in really good shape (which I paid £300 for). This synth has been modified and includes additional knobs for - Filter cutoff, Resonance, pseudo FM amount , Noise + a switch to choose a 12dB or 24 dB filter. The desktop version is very hard-wearing with its metal case, also giving it a good weight.
I have also modified it further by installing the HAWK-800 upgrade (the kit costs about £100 to buy + my time to install) which adds an unbelievable amount of features to the original synth. If you go to https://www.hawk800.com/ this explains in detail all the extras you get from it."
I forgot to re-tune the thing before recording (it was still using the old samplerate tuning words) so it is not tuned to A = 440Hz, but otherwise it is of course IN tune so no difference there :P"
"Outrun soundtrack Passing Breeze as you've never heard it before! Remixed using Dexed VST plugin emulating the sound of the legendary 1983 Yamaha DX7 FM synthesizer.
The original arcade hardware also used a primitive form of Yamaha FM synthesis so this version has similar sounds but in much higher fidelity.
So enjoy once again the sound of the Yamaha DX7 electric piano and bass patches, put through a touch of TAL Chorus (an emulation of the Roland Juno-6 analog chorus).
"Live looping with analog synths, a Fender Rhodes, and Ableton Live. Recorded in one take with no pre-recorded loops or sequences.
Sounds are from a Moog Mother-32 and DFAM, a Make Noise DPO and 0-Coast, a Dave Smith Instruments MoPho, and a Fender Rhodes. All effects are from Ableton.
Live Jams and Sequenced Jams on BandCamp: https://rheyne.bandcamp.com"
"The GR-1 prototype being used in a live performance by Erwin Tuijl of Pocket Knife Army. Drums were done on the Elektron Analog Rytm. All synth sounds done on the GR-1 :100% dry, no FX processing.
Please help us reach the last GR-1 stretch goals! Thank you!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/844778849/gr-1-granular-synthesizer"
Playlist:
Roland Boutique D-05 P1 (Preset 1:Original D-50) All 64 Presets
Roland Boutique D-05 P2 (Preset 2: New for D-05) All 64 Presets
Roland Boutique D-05 P3 (Preset 3: PN-D50-01) All 64 Presets
Roland Boutique D-05 P4 (Preset 4: PN-D50-02) All 64 Presets
Roland Boutique D-05 P5 (Preset 5: PN-D50-03) All 64 Presets
We restore a dead ARP Odyssey. Not the new Korg one, a real vintage, 1973 Mk 1 Model 2800 Whiteface ARP Odyssey. We change the ICs, capacitors, sliders, repair a dead oscillator and a damaged power supply. This Odyssey gets the full Synthchaser spa treatment!
Slider kit, capacitor & IC kits and other parts for DIY repair and restoration of ARP synthesizers are available at my website. I also repair and restore ARPs and other vintage synths for customers around the world."
"An instrumental version of Nitzer Ebb - Join In the Chant.
Gear used:
Roland Boutique SH-01A
Roland Boutique TR-09
Roland AIRA TR-8
Roland AIRA MX-1
Roland GO:Mixer
iPhone 7
Presonus AI console"
"This is a quick demo I quickly made using:
6 CMS 2607 rack mount synthesizers, 2 Roland MPU-101 MIDI converters and 1 TR-808 analog drum machine (upgraded by CMS).
The 2607 is an updated and miniaturized version of the ARP 2600. I only had approx 1 day to record this and some photos before I disassembled the rack. The customers were waiting for their instruments. Go to discretesynthesizers.com for more info. The synths are mounted in a vintage Emcor rack cabinet similar to those used in vintage sci-fi movies and TV."
See the Phil Cirocco label below for more. See here for more details on the CMS 2607, an ARP 2600 on steroids.
"If you like my stuff please support me on http://music.ollilab.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/theBURG
I have had the privilege to try out the new Roland Boutique SH-01A boutique synth. I have never owned an SH-101 myself, I have played them a couple times but not really spent any significant amount of time with them the last 15-20 years or so.
I know this is a classic synth, and I can understand why because this puppy just screams to be played and sequenced to the max and it sounds really really great.
A few words on the video/demo format. There are loads and loads of videos and demos out there already, and my take on this noodle sound demo session is to show you a bit how i work with synths when designing sounds. So there will not just be dry signals, you will hear and see some of my favorite effects paired up with the SH-01A whenever I find a sound that works for me.
So no deep dive into features, it is just me playing and the SH-01A doing what it does best, eg being really fun and inspiring synth.
Yes ! it is both monophonic, polyphonic AND you can run all voices in unison for some extra wide and fat leads. I don't do unison in this video though since it was way too loud, sorry for that.. but trust me, its fat :D
I tried to blend the playing with FX to a level so that the dry parts were audible as well, but as you know i like my FX so it tends to be a bit more wet at times :) If you have any questions let me know.
FX (from left to right, connected in series) .. audio out from SH01A in mono to SolidGoldFX imperial (fuzz), EarthQuakerDevices Space spiral (modulated delay), Catalinbread CSIDMAN (granular delay), tc electronic ditto X2 (looper), Strymon el Capsitan (tape echo), Strymon blueSky (reverb) -- to mixer and 2 track. The track is slightly normalized to keep some of the peaks under control, else what you see is what you hear.
"No copyright infrigement intented.
Used for the purpose of criticism and education.
It's NOT like the original neither is NOT intented to be.
Sequenced parts done on Cubase 5 using several plugins, then audio mixdown passed to Roland SP-606 sampler and trigged on it.
Roland JP8000 - EFX
Yamaha AN1x + Roland JV-1080 - Voicy sound
Roland V-Synth + Access Virus TI2 Desktop - Analog Strings
Korg Trinity V3 connected via midi to Roland JV-2080 and Roland V-synth XT - Main solo"
"This track is using sounds only from the Dave Smith Instruments OB-6 analog synthesizer. The OB-6 is a modern take on the vintage Oberheim classics like the OB-X,OB-Xa, OB-8 and SEM. The track is composed and produced by www.firechild.se"
"In this demo i'm raising and lowering individually and in progressive order the single band pass filters (frequencies: 250, 350, 500, 700, 1000, 1400, 2000, 2800 Hz) to show their individual characteristics.
The low pass shelf filter (aka "Kuhschwanzfilter") is always set to 5 (mid position), the high pass shelf filter from fully closed to fully open at the beginning and at the end of the demo.
Delay (TC Electronics D-Two) and reverb (Vermona DSR-3) added."
"This was such a cool problem I edited some video I shot for the customer into a synthchaser video. Customer was reporting his Oscillator 2 couldn't be calibrated and was drifting. The trimmer should be adjusted to make a 20Hz square wave, but the lowest it would go was 40Hz. So he sent in his oscillator board and I put it in one of my Odysseys and this is what I saw!
Parts for DIY repair and restoration of ARP synthesizers are available at my website. I also repair and restore ARPs and other vintage synths for customers around the world."
"Nino & Paul of d'Voxx provided us which a great journey of melody, texture, beats and ambience with their live performance at Modular Meets Leeds 2017. Plenty of developing arpeggios and melodic and harmonic work scattering across beats and darker textural work in the background."
d'Voxx Rig Rundown // Modular Meets Leeds 2017
"Paul & Nino of d'Voxx give us a rig rundown talking us through their performance rig with a modular case each, mixing and FX. We also delve into how they approach performing as a duo both with pieces originally composed and thought out individually and also pieces improvised around themes together."
"What piece of music gear would London Modular Alliance take to a desert island with them?
All is revealed in our forth episode of Desert Island Synths, where we asked the London producers to pick the most important piece of equipment in there studio.
The guys went straight for the classic Buchla Music Easel."
The MSQ-700 from 1984 is an 8-track sequencer that holds up to 6,500 notes that can be stored. Several functions of the MSQ-700 include a chain function, multi-track function, overdubbing and a merge function. Use it to control your TR-808, or Juno-60 or any other MIDI equipment. The MSQ-700 is compatible with both MIDI and Roland's proprietary DCB sync methods."
"The Arp 2600 is a synth of the top league. Truly easy to use and amazing to create sounds.... This one has been fully serviced and calibrated and it will be gone through again before shipped. The unit included the original around keyboard ..
The front lid of the case is missing, therefore unit is all complete except for the front cover... They appear in eaby from time to time and also there are companies that make news ones but i rather keep equipment all original..."
"This is my first encounter with the Conductive Labs 'The NDLR' (pronounced noodler). The guys at Conductive Labs (who had previously seen my demo videos here on Youtube, and had attended a couple of my live performances) asked if I would run one of their prototype NDLRs through it's paces... and of course, how could I resist! This is still a beta unit; some features have not yet been implemented (such as the LFO section) but hopefully these series of quick demos will give you all an idea of what the NDLR can do in a musical context. I only have it for a week before I have to give it back, so I will be doing as much as I can while I have it...
In this Demo #1 I have the NDLR Paired with the Waldorf Blofeld. Since the Blofeld is Multitimbral, it's quite easy to have the NDLR play the various parts on the Blofeld. A perfect example of the ultimate minimal setup for live jams!
In the next, forthcoming Demo #2, I will have the NDLR play a Korg Minilogue (for the PAD) and three Moog Mother-32s. I will also dive deeper into the Menu system.
In Demo #3, it will be the NDLR with the Moog Sub 37, ARP Odyssey, Waldorf Microwave XTk and the Micro Q!
Please support these guys on Kickstarter to make this project happen, I really want to see this get out into the world! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/..."
"The aim was to create a pack where each sound can be tweaked to get the most out of the 64 patch slots. Patches 1-32 are more unique in their macro layout and the sound types are varied whereas the patches 33-64 have more of a standard feel to them to give you a broad sound palette to work with. Patches 33-64 can be shaped using macro knob 5 to switch between different oscillator settings which will give the patches different character. Macro knob 8 was used for distortion which in turn was tweaked to add character and variation to the sounds.
COFFEE & BEATS VOLUME TWO CONTENTS:
64 Circuit patches + BONUS patches!
64 carefully selected drum samples from the Sonic Treats series. All are sampled from the Elektron Analog Rytm drum machine and processed.
1x FULL pack file for Components with sessions, samples & patches
1x 64 patches Components file
1x 64 drum samples Components file
1x 16 sessions Components file
All patches as individual .syx files.
BONUS over 100 drum samples as wave files from Sonic Treats VOL 1&2
Not the best pics but I thought they were worth capturing for anyone interested, and as you don't see the inside of these often.
