AHMW 2015 This Saturday April 18th!

AHMW 2014 - A look at last years event.

"This year's theme: HYBRID

The annual Get-Together will be Saturday, April 18th at the PHHS Media Center. I'll have the doors open at 9:00am. All synthgeekgearheads are encouraged to join us and spend some time with awesome gear and great people.

Past gear includes:
All sorts of Modulars (MOTM, DotCom, Euro, Blacet, Metalbox, Wiard, Cynthia, Modcan, Serge, Buchla)
Moog: Minimoog, Voyager, Prodigy, Polymoog, MemoryMoog, Taurus (I & III)
ARP: 2600, Quadra, Odyssey
Oberheim: Xpander, OB8, OB-X (and crOwBX!), OB-1, Two Voice, Four Voice
Sequential: Pro 1, Prophet 5 (rev 2 & 3), Prophet T-8, Prophet 2000
Roland: Juno 6, Jupiter 4, Jupiter 6, Jupiter 8, RS-101, SH-09, SH-101, SH-3a,
TB-303, TR-505, TR-606, TR-707, TR-808, TR-909, System 100, System 700
Korg: MS-20, PS-3100, Trident, Lambda
Yamaha: CS-15, SY-2, CS-80, SK-30
Also: VCS3, Putney, PPG, SunSyn, Polygamist, Buchla 400, Rhodes, Hammond
And DIY gear, and much more!"

Full details here.

Moog Space

Published on Dec 12, 2014 Ebotronix

Moog Freqbox²² chords, Prodigy² arp, Taurus2 bass, Voyager
B Murf, CP251 ,MP 201, VX351
Buchla System #1
Kenton Pro 2000 Poly Mode for freqs , Pro Solo, Pro Solo mk 2
Rane SM 26
Rocktron Rack Interface
Roland GI 20
Yamaha KX 25, MCS 2
Mackie "the mixer"
Korg Micro X arp source for Prodigy's
FX: Akai MFC 42,Boss SL 20, VF 1
Lexicon MPX 100,MX 400, PCM 80 /90
Ultrabeat drum
vid # 1199

Original Vintage Buchla 400 Modular Synthesizer Cabinet, 200 Compatible

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See the seller's other items for more.

"Super rare and original vintage Buchla 400 / 200 modular synthesizer cabinet in near mint optical conditions. PSU fully working, 110 volts, or 220/240 with some jumpers modifications on the transformers pins. The aluminum boat inside is original too as the connection strip and wires.

It's a rare occasion, extremely hard to find!"

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Bµchl@ the €xpl°rer

Published on Jun 14, 2013 Ebotronix·683 videos

"Buchla System # 1, Line6 Filter Pro,Sherman Filterbank # 2, Arp Odyssey 2821 (noiser)
FX : Alesis 3630,BSS DPR 402 Lexicon MX 400, Line6 Echo pro
+ ~ -
261e Modulation Osc to Line 6 Filter Pro
Synth -0- Matic to LPG
261e Principal Osc to Sherman Filterbank to LPG
Odyssey S&H clock by Kenton Pro 2000
Logic Master"

ms²° buchla

Published on Jun 13, 2013

Korg MS 20 & SQ 10, Buchla System #1, Sherman Filterbank 2
FX: Alesis Metavox & 3630, Aphex Model 104, Lexicon MX 400
Doepfer A 165 , 2x A 183-3 Amp
Make Noise Format Jumper
Logic Master & Ultrabeat kick 12/8
noises by MS20 & Alesis Metavox
+ ~ -
261e to Sherman Filterbank to LPG
MS 20 to LPG
SQ 10 to 261e & MS 20
MS20 S&H to Total in & 261e Modulation OSC
MS 20 wheel to 281e decay
225e clock to Doepfer A 165 Trigger Modifier to SQ 10 Step in

ms buchla

Published on Jun 13, 2013 Ebotronix·681 videos

"Korg MS 20 & SQ 10, Buchla System # 1, Sherman Filterbank 2, Alesis Metavox
FX Alesis 3630, Aphex Model 104, Lexicon MX 400"

freq²sem

Published on Jun 10, 2013 Ebotronix·680 videos

Oberheim Sem
Moog Freqbox(2x) ,CP251 ,MP201;VX 351;
Buchla Low Pass Gate
Maestro Ringmodulator
Sherman Filterbank 2
Kenton Pro Solo MK2
Boss LS 2
FX: Alesis 3630, Aphex Model 104, Lexicon MX 400

Voyager Freqbox Filtre LPG

Published on Jun 7, 2013

Moog Voyager and 2x Freqbox
Alesia Filtre
Buchla Low Pass Gate
Lexicon MX 400
Drums Logic Ultrabeat 6/4

Buch la$t reed

Published on May 29, 2013 Ebotronix·676 videos

"Buchla System # 1 sequenced by Korg Micro X
Access Virus C XL bass
Korg micro X chords via Alesis Filtre & paradiddled Low Pass Gate
drums &sequence by Logic Ultrabeat
FX :Lexicon MX 400 & Line6 echopro"

digit²analogue

Published on May 25, 2013 Ebotronix·674 videos

Access Virus C XL
Buchla System # 1 low pass gate
Korg X 50
Moog Voyager
Quasimidi Sirius drums
Lexicon MX 400
Line6 echopro
Yamaha MCS 2
Logic Seqencer
full moon

Virus C & Buchla Low Pass Gate

Published on May 24, 2013 Ebotronix·672 videos

Access Virus C XL
Buchla System # 1
Lexicon MX 400
Line6 echopro
Yamaha MCS 2

siriusun

Published on May 16, 2013

Quasimidi Sirius
Buchla System # 1
Boss SL20
Clavia micro modular (S&H low drone)
nylon guitar
fx: Alesis Metavox, Lexicon MX 400,Line6 echopro,SPL Gold Mike
drums Logic Ultrabeat

multi forma(n)t 96 bp m

Published on Mar 31, 2013 Ebotronix·622 videos

4 ms Peg, RCD VCA Matrix
Analogue Systems 2x RS100,4xRS 110,2xRS 360
Bananalogue Serge VCS
Buchla System # 1 midi sequence by Yamaha KX 25 arp
Cyndustries 2x Zero Oscillator
Doepfer 6x A 185-2 ,4x A 134 panning by Moog MP 201
foh choices
Grendel Formant Filter 2x
Make Noise Brains PP 2x Maths 2x Moddemix Optonix QMMG
Malekko Jag
Moog 4x Freqbox
SSL Modulation Orgy
Toppobrillo,Sportmodulator,2xQuantimator 2x TWF
Logic master clock to Kenton Pro 2000
Mackie Mixer's
Drums & Mayhem Voice by Korg X50 & MicroX
FX Boss VF 1,Lexicon MX 400 & PCM 80, Line6 Echopro , TC M 3000
Yamaha MG166CX for FX mix

Martin J. Newcomb: The Museum of Synthesizer Technology

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"The Museum of Synthesizer Technology by Martin J. Newcombe (Privately Printed July 1994, First Printing; softcovers)

Scarce 118-page publication illustrating the collection of the short-lived (1994-1997) Museum of Synthesizer Technology in Berkshire.

Contents:

Foreword by Bob Moog
Aims and Services of the Museum
The Exhibits
A Voyage of Discovery
History of the Synthesizer
Moog - History of the Company
Moog - The Range of Instruments
Oberheim
E-mu
Buchla
Sequential
Arp
Polyfusion
EML
EMS
EDP
Roland
Miscellaneous

Including the synthesizers:

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Buchla 400

flickr set By kbr111
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Update via Don Garbutt in the comments: "I worked on this model at IRCAM in the early '80s. It kept overheating, so they flew Don Buchla to Paris to turn a fan screw with a screwdriver!"

SMS Salamander Modular & Voice 400

via It's Full of Stars where you'll find more pics.

"As it turns out Chris [Muir] worked on the design and manufacture of the SMS synths back in the day, and this was his personal system. Nowadays it gets a little bit neglected in favour of the Buchla, but it sure looked pretty. SMS's most successful product was the Voice 400, pictured at the bottom."

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Buchla speaks

Buchla speaks from Giorgio Sancristoforo on Vimeo.

"A boring (short), but educative video about formant filtering with the 291e Buchla Triple Morphing Filter.

Thanks to the internal stage sequencer it is possible to program the 3 bandpass filter for simple vocal formants sequences.

oversimple work, just tweaked the freqs... I could do better with bandwidth and amplitude tweaks... but whatever... it sounds fun :)

these are correct in italian.. I suppose that vowels in english have different formants...

tenor "a"
freq (Hz)
650
1080
2650

tenor "e"
freq (Hz)
400
1700
2600

tenor "i"
freq (Hz)
290
1870
2800

tenor "o"
freq (Hz)
400
800
2600

tenor "u"
freq (Hz)
350
600
2700"

Synth Museum book NOS 1994

via this auction

"This was produced to celebrate the opening by Bob Moog of what was then the biggest synth museum in the world. The foreword is written by Bob Moog.

Full colour large-format paperback, laminated cover, 118 pages, full of excellent pictures of the great synths in the collection.

As the Museum doesn’t exist any more, it’s highly unlikely that the book will ever be re-printed. I believe I have the last brand-new copies available.

Instruments covered include: ARP Solina, Pro/DGX, Solus, Little Brother, Omni, Omni II, Blue Meanie, 2500, 2600, Sequencer, Odyssey;

Buchla 100, 200, 700;

E-mu Modular, Emulator II;

EDP Wasp Special, Gnat, Spider;

EML 101, 200, 300, 400, 401, 500;

EMS VCS3, AKS, Pitch-Voltage Converter, Synthi 100;

Korg PS3100, 3200, 3300;

Moog Liberation, Sonic 5, Sonic 6, Bode frequency Shifter, Syn Amp, Vocoder, 12-Stage Phaser, Modular 3c, 15, 35, 55, 3P, Memorymoog, Micromoog, Prodigy, Minimoogs, Multimoog, Polymoog, String Filter;

Oberheim 2-Voice, 8-Voice, Matrix-12, Xpander;

Polyfusion modulars;

Roland System 700, VP330, System 100M, MC4B, MC8, MC202, TR808, TR909, TR55, Revo 30, TB303, JP4, JP8, SH-5, Chorus & Space Echoes;

Sequential Prophet 5, 10, Split 8, Pro-One;

Birotron, Chroma, Ondioline, Kobol Expander, PPG 2.3 & Waveterm B; Gleeman Pentaphonic, Synthex, Wavemakers, OSCar, Formant, CS-80, etc..

Who's selling: my name's Peter Forrest. I've been writing about synths, keyboards, effects and recording gear for nearly 20 years now, and I run an internet auction called VEMIA (Vintage Electric Musical Instrument Auctions) which specialises in synths, drum machines, effects, and so on."

Peter has a number of other items up for auction here.

buchla 1

YouTube via otisvue.
"patched without using 250e module which is the circular one in the middle of unit (a sequencer, to simplify)"
Funny note: this video reminded me of something I couldn't quite figure out at first. I then realized I had a pawn shop dream last night. In the dream, I had some formal appointment and had to head into the city (not a real city but one of those imagined ones). Anyway I see a pawn shop and decide to get off the bus and walk back to it. I get in and there are a number of synths all relatively overpriced, a DW8000 for $745 and a few synths that don't actually exist but I knew them in my dream. In the corner is a dusty 200e with a about 8 modules in it. I talk to the owner of the shop and he says he's going out of business and closing down soon. I ask him how much for this one (the buchla) and he says 18k and it needed a little work! I of course think, shoot! It's the same price as a new one with problems to boot. At the same time I'm a little relieved as I will not be spending money this time. I then head out for my appointment, no Buchla in hand. I totally forgot about this dream until seeing this vid. I love synth dreams, especially pawn shop ones. There was a time when I was having them every other night. You know you have GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) going when this happens. The best thing is when you find deals in real life and for a split second you literally think, oh no, another synth dream I'm going to wake up from. I picked up a TR-909 for $190 once, a JD-800 for $600 CDN (about $400 US), and a Pro-One for $125, all when prices were high for each. Each one had me wondering if I was going to wake up.

The Top 100 Synths According to the A-Z of Analog Synths

via Ethan Callendar in the comments of this post. Thank you Ethan! Click the image to shoot Peter an email on the availability of the A-Z Books. I have them and they are very, very good - an absolute must have for synth enthusiasts.

"Here are the top 100 according to Peter Forrest's "A-Z of Analogue Synthesisers:

1. Moog Memorymoog (LAM)
2. Roland MKS-80 (w/MPG-80 + MKB-1000)
3. Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (Rev 3)
4. Moog Memorymoog Plus
5. Sequential Circuits Prophet-10
6. Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (Rev 2)
7. Oberheim Matrix-12
8. Sequential Circuits Prophet-T8
9. Moog Original Prototype
10. Oberheim Xpander

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