Vintage Moog Modular Model IIP Synthesizer For Sale Jay Wires Invents Safety Dance 42 Years 2 Late!

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"‪@jaywires‬ (who you should follow) just invented The Safety Dance 42 years too late!

Here we have a vintage 1968 Moog IIp modular synthesizer, nearing the end of restoration, controlled by a Korg SQ1 sequencer, accompanied by a Korg Volca Beats drum machine. This fine Moog modular will be available for sale soon at tonetweakers.com. Please use the contact form on the website to get in touch.

Buy meticulously serviced vintage synths at tonetweakers.com and please sign up for our newsletter for inventory updates! LINKS in profile! #vintagesynth #vintagesynths #synth #synths #synthesizer #synthesizers #keyboards #analogsynth #analogsynthesizer #analogsynths #analogsynthesizers #retrowave #synthwave #electropop #synthpop #80smusic #safetydance #menwithouthats #arp2500 #arp2600 #modularsynth #moog #moogmodular #moogiip #moogiiip #moog15 #moog55 #moog3p #buchla #polyfusion

Hats off to Men Without Hats for their smash hit The Safety Dance, one of the best 80s songs ever. They're still making great music -- be sure to check them out!"

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Illusion - Jay Wires

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New track from supporting member Jay Wires, who previously brought us Meaningless.

"'Illusion' by Jay Wires delivers a heavy dose of melancholic 80's synth tones over a pulsating groove. Synthpop art with a human heart.

STREAM:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jay..."

"The romantic notion that there is someone out there for everyone sent hundreds of millions of people to online dating apps last year, including Jay Wires. Trapped in a world with seemingly infinite options where temporary relationships are the norm, he decided to set himself apart by putting his profile to music with a brief jingle expressing his intentions, thus giving birth to 'Illusion,' a foray into a desolate, chimerical territory, as he succinctly expresses the loneliness and hopelessness that one feels when searching for their soulmate in a landscape that feels more like a carnival’s House of Mirrors than its Tunnel of Love.

A plaintive query prefaces a punchy electronic beat, and synth layers build as Wires’ cri de coeur - raw and emotional, gives way to a chorus driven by a galloping bassline with the intensity of a racing heartbeat, and distant bells like a death knell stab you to your core, evoking that hollow feeling of loss and want. This is a story of being trapped in the confusion of a shimmering fog, with lyrics full of yearning, calling out for The One that idealism tells us is out there for each of us.

Somewhere in this barren wasteland, Jay finds himself 'losing faith in destiny,' that this person may not even exist. Hope turns to cynicism, and deliciously melancholic hooks and textures fill the atmosphere with disconsolate laments, intensely conveying the exhaustion that Wires feels in this chase, one that seems futile and unending. -Mae de Agua"

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaywires/
Bandcamp: https://jaywires.bandcamp.com/music
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2kykgDmrb5YmN0zORjTOf9

DK Synergy II+ For Sale - Professionally Refurbished

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"Here’s the DK Synergy II+ we just refurbished and will soon put up for sale on our website at tonetweakers.com. The Synergy is an incredibly powerful FM / additive synthesizer that sounds somewhat similar to the famous Yamaha DX7 series, but many feel it sounds much better. We love both. Famous users include Jay Wires, Wendy Carlos and Donald Fagen. In the past, one needed to hook up their Synergy to a Kaypro computer running special software to create their own Synergy sounds. However, someone recently developed a new editor that runs on modern computers. This is a game changer - we can’t wait to hook our Synergy up to it!"

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Meaningless - Jay Wires

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New track from supporting member, Jay Wires.

"Getting tired of those Depeche Mode AI tracks? Me too. No emotion, no direction, no point. Listen to my new song instead.

Meaningless is the 3rd track off the forthcoming EP2 by Jay Wires.
Please share your thoughts in the comments.

https://linktr.ee/jaywires
Bandcamp: https://jaywires.bandcamp.com/music
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2kykg... Distrokid: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jaywires/meaningless

Modular Synth Loop by Jay Wires ft. Doepfer A-100 Modular ARP 2600 vintage synthesizer ARP Sequencer

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"Sometimes I just mess around on my modular synths when I wanna take a break from writing Synth Songs (which you should check out). And sometimes it turns into a song. Comment if you like this. Or hate it.

Synthpop art with a human heart
http://jaywires.com"

Buchla 200 modular system analog synthesizer the electric music box synth

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"Here’s my Buchla 200 system. Part original vintage buchla and part clone, it’s my go to synth when I wanna annoy my neighbors dog. Does this sound annoy you? 🐶 looks great though, doesnt it?

It would mean a lot to me if youd check out my music at jaywires.com 🙏🏼"

$50 Roland System 700 - first video of this massive classic vintage synth modular beast

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"What do you think of this Roland System 700 I just found at a flea market for $50? The elderly couple I bought it from was using it as a coffee table when their cat wasnt sleeping on it.

Here’s the first sound I made on it using just the main cabinet (sequenced by korg sq1 and drums by volca beats). ​⁠@tonetweakers will begin the restoration process this week, but the next few weeks will be spent making space for it cause not even an undisputed world champion Synth Tetris master like me can fit this much synth into a NYC synth cave without getting rid of a bunch of stuff.

please check out my music. jaywires.com for all the links. Synth love from NYC ❤️"

Ghost by Jay Wires

New release from supporting member Jay Wires available on multiple platforms via distrokid.

"New York City based synthesist-songwriter Jay Wires dials up catchy electropop infused with human emotion - synthpop art with a human heart. 


Victims of ghosting are often left confused and wondering what went wrong. “Ghost,” by Jay Wires, conveys succinctly that hollow ache in an uncomplicated and beautifully poignant way, with a lush immersive sound that embodies that emptiness which consumes you to your very core. 


With cleanly layered analog synths evoking desolate war-torn landscapes with background shades of Vangelis-meets-Depeche Mode, this despondent lament intensifies with its elements building into an eerie, enveloping wall of sound, expressing an overwhelming distress as the song’s subject flits away, on to their next victim. 


From the initial gasp of breath to the grand finale, this compelling track draws us into a delicious melancholia, perfect for the Halloween season."

Refurbished Roland TB-303 bassline TR-808 rhythm composer acid house live techno track

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"Live acid on the Roland TB-303 and TR-808 by Dr. Jay Wires, BS MD PhD @jaywires

Both of these fine specimens are available for sale on our website.

Buy vintage gear that works like new at tonetweakers.com

We buy sell trade refurbish vintage synths and electronic musical instruments.

Tone Tweakers Inc.
http://www.tonetweakers.com"

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Korg Minilogue analog synth Korg Volca Beats drum machine dead battery total boner killer PROTIPS

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"I’ve got access to every great synth ever made, but these little korgs are some of my favorites because they’re so much fun to play.

PROTIPS:

1. don’t forget to charge those batteries. As you can see, when your volca drum batteries die midway through your jam, it’s a TBK (total boner killer). Game over.

2. the minilogue takes a shockingly long time to tune up on its own, so hold down shift and press record to manually tune it.

3. It just blew my mind to find out (like 3 years later) that there’s an official Minilogue firmware update that lets you transpose your sequences via the keyboard. Not sure why this wasn’t part of the first version, but I’m looking forward to backing up my patches and updating this OG minilogue and my minilogue xd real soon. Now if only I had more time to play them.

4. Be a pal and stream, like, follow, share and all that other BS. http://www.jaywires.com/"

Don't Say Goodbye by Jay Wires

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Some info on the gear used, via Jay Wires:

"I used Patrick Cowley’s Sequential Circuits Pro-One for a few of the sounds. It had remained unused since his death in 1982 until 2022 when Tone Tweakers refurbished it and added MTG Turbo CPU and MIDI (reversible mods). I also used the Roland Juno-60 I got from my friend Vince. The rest of the sounds I dialed up from scratch on basic Logic softsynths, except for the piano, which was a preset."

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On the release:

"‘Don’t Say Goodbye’ is the fifth single from Jay Wires.

New York City based synthesist-songwriter Jay Wires dials up catchy electropop infused with human emotion - synthpop art with a human heart. With a long history of dealing vintage synths to serious recording artists, Jay Wires finally started releasing music of his own in August 2022 through Yes Trigger Music.

‘Don’t Say Goodbye’ is a true story about being ghosted by a narcissist during the isolation and loneliness of COVID lockdown, cleverly disguised as an upbeat synthpop ditty that some may find reminiscent of Yazoo or The Postal Service.

‘Don’t Say Goodbye’ was suddenly released on July 7, 2023 without any prior promotion.

LISTEN ON SPOTIFY:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0iNSpXoV0K2ncoY4dJ28U9?si=9c0bb5e3619f4527

LISTEN ON BANDCAMP:
https://jaywires.bandcamp.com/track/dont-say-goodbye

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaywires/"

Sunrise ft. Korg PS​-​3300 by Jay Wires

"This piece is based around an evolving sequence I made on an early Korg PS-3300 synthesizer. I programmed the rest of the sounds from scratch on Apple Logic Pro X soft synths. It's my sonic interpretation of the sunrise. Does it sound like that to you?

Thanks so much for listening! Please sign up for my mailing list, follow me on social media and say hi! Links below.

Email and say hi! ❤️ JW
jaywires4u@gmail.com
LINKS: jaywires.com"

EMS VCS3 The Putney sound effects. It’s for sale too!

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"Trying to fit this EMS VCS3 into my next song but not sure if it’s gonna work for this one. This synth was meticulously refurbished and is for sale at tonetweakers.com @tonetweakers along with most other great vintage synths."

Roland TR-909 drum machine techno beat by Jay Wires

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"Today at work, we took a break from our other restoration to help an old homie repair his messed up Roland TR-909 that a couple other techs couldn’t fix. Here’s a video of the test drive i took to make sure it was ok. You’ll hear a little crackle cause we made a one time exception for a good friend and only did the bare minimum to get it working again and safe for use again, rather than the meticulous refurbs we’re known for at tonetweakers.com. Now who wants to book me for their rave?"

Vintage ARP 2500 electronic music synthesizer model 2002 track in progress by Jay Wires

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"ARP 2500 vintage modular synthesizer from 1970 + drums, track in progress, programmed by Jay Wires on a very early Tone Tweakers-refurbished ARP 2500 model 2002. Check out Jay Wires music at jaywires.com and buy vintage synths that work like new at tonetweakers.com."

Breathe by Jay Wires

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"Breathe is the 4th track off the Kaboom! EP by Jay Wires."

Available on muliple formats here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jaywires/breathe

"In contrast with the preceding singles from ‘Kaboom!’ [posted here], ‘Breathe’ is positively upbeat. Its lyrics contain a sense of soothing, calming relief after the heartbreak and emotional upheaval elsewhere on the EP, and its sounds and rhythms are nothing short of ascendant and rapturous. It is a hopeful song about rekindling the fires of romance.

The inspiration for the sense of optimism came from a walk that Jay took in an abandoned park in Astoria, Queens. “I was walking through the long, uncut grass during the COVID lockdown,” he remembers. “The climatic break and instrumental section that follows it in 'Breathe' were meant to capture that euphoric feeling of two people getting back together.”

‘Breathe’ provides a transcendent conclusion to ‘Kaboom!’, the debut Jay Wires EP. Two years in the making, the EP contains 4 songs freighted with intense emotion and epic electronic arrangements. These songs are an expression of what Jay calls “electro-pop therapy” and were inspired by a painful break-up during the isolation and loneliness of COVID lockdown."

-Mat Smith of Further.

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Electrocomp EML-101 vintage synthesizers for sale - fully refurbished

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"Here’s the Electronic Music Labs Electrocomp EML-101 we just sold a customer. It was meticulously refurbished over dozens of hours, sparing no expense, and is way better than the rest as a result. Buy vintage synths that work like new at tonetweakers.com and please sign up for our newsletters while you’re there. Played by Jay Wires (who you should follow after you follow us). Thanks!"

KABOOM! by Jay Wires

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A new release from supporting member Jay Wires.

You can find it on various services on Distrokid here.

Time and Space by Jay Wires

You can find the release on various platforms on Distrokid here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jaywires/time-and-space

"‘Time And Space’ is the second single from Jay Wires.

‘Time And Space’ follows the debut Jay Wires single, ‘Candle In The Night’, and continues a story that began there. Filled with frank honesty, longing and unrequited caring, ‘Time And Space’ was written after an argument between Jay Wires and his ex-girlfriend. “We approached arguments differently,” he reflects. “My solution to arguments was always to talk things out as soon as possible in order to move past them, whereas hers was needing to be alone, taking time and space before coming back.” The song was written during one of those periods of post-argument separation.

In spite of its lyrical themes, ‘Time And Space’ highlights Jay Wires’ knack for creating towering, ascendant intricately-detailed electronic pop tracks, full of personal emotion and reference points. “The argument happened in December 2019,” remembers Jay Wires. “That month, we saw a live jazz band perform songs from the ‘Charlie Brown Christmas Special’ soundtrack in a hotel lounge in Williamsburg. For the instrumental break, I created the sound of brushed cymbals to capture the atmosphere of that performance.” ‘Time And Space’ concludes with a powerful, stirring, uplifting synth-orchestral segment, offering a fragile sense of optimism that this was just a temporary parting, not something more permanent.

‘Time And Space’ is the second song to be taken from the debut Jay Wires EP, ‘Kaboom!’.

-Mat Smith of Further.

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Jay Wires testing the Korg ARP 2600m

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"Tone Tweakers just got a shipment of Korg ARP 2600ms in. We’ve got a couple real vintage ARP 2600s in the studio (and in inventory), but this new clone is pretty cool. It’s not quite the same, but it sounds great regardless. Plus, it’s tiny and super cute. We sold out fast, but this one was purchased for the studio and we won’t have time to use it for a few months, so if anyone wants one here in the US, get in touch via the website. For sale or swap for cool vintage gear. Thanks for reading and listening."