POLYBRUTE 80s FUNK! (no talking)

video upload by Jeremy Parker

"As promised from my Arturia POLYBRUTE review, I've been making more sounds and have just upgraded to the version 2.0 firmware to allow some new cool possibilities. This original song, 'Boombox Slide', is inspired by the 1980's funk style of Prince, Cameo, Janet Jackson, Morris Day and the Time, etc. The song actually started right after I made one of the new sounds featured here, "Haywire", which itself was inspired from the keyboardist of the same name. All of the sounds, with the exception of "VHS Keys", were programmed by me and were very fun to create on the Polybrute. Enjoy!"

"Christmas Time Is Here" feat. Steve Langone

video upload by Jeremy Parker

"The classic Vince Guaraldi composition on Hammond organ this time, and with special guest, Steve Langone on drums.

https://www.stevelangonedrums.com/"

Mini-Korg K-2 Rescue!

video upload by Jeremy Parker

00:00 Title
00:29 Intro
02:56 History
08:21 Michael Lunn
15:12 Demo
19:11 Initial Inspection
22:11 Disassembly & Electronics
27:34 Sheet Metal
29:02 Capacitors & Re-assembly
32:24 Problems
34:13 Cosmetics & Final Details
43:42 Outro & 80's Jam

"This time I'm going DEEP into the Univox Mini-Korg K-2 (a.k.a. Mini-Korg 700s), including the history, the story behind the family member who passed it down to me, a demonstration of the synth, the extensive restoration effort, and finally a rad 80's song with my friend and amazing guitarist, Justin Piper.

I'd like to thank family and friends that helped with this whole project, including the Lunn Family, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Mary Champagne, Kristin Parker, Craig Parker, and Justin Piper.
https://justinpiper.com/home

Here are some of the resources/companies that made this possible:
metal-work/repair - https://www.apluschelmsford.com/
sheet metal powder-coating/silkscreen - https://jmd.industries/
audio tape restoration and digitizing - https://www.sonicraft.com/

Here's a great video on the Mini-Korg by Alex Ball that just came out, with more details on the history: [posted here]

Here are my sources of information and images as credited in the video: http://retrosynthads.blogspot.com/
http://vintageunivox.com/
https://www.soundonsound.com/music-business/history-korg-part-1
https://en.audiofanzine.com/
https://www.matrixsynth.com/
https://www.epicurious.com/
https://reel2reeltexas.com/
http://neatdesigns.net/
http://nemo-newengland.blogspot.com/
http://conradhoffman.com/capchecktut.htm
walnut finishing tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zT4h..."

Astro + Arturia = AWESOME!

video upload by Jeremy Parker

"My love of astrophotography has intersected with my love of synthesizers in a beautiful venn diagram of awesomeness. At least I'm hoping so! One of the reasons I purchased my Arturia POLYBRUTE was exactly for making space music. It's been over a year since my last astrophotograhy video, so it's about that time.

Most of the images were taken from darker skies, but a couple came from home under my light pollution with the new astro camera and filters. I listed some details on the sounds I used, and also the images you'll see. If you want more dorky details, see below:

Scope: StellarVue SV102T, MoonLite NiteCrawler
Mount: Explore Scientific PMC-Eight G11, Spring-loaded OPWB on DEC, O-Vision Worm on RA
Cameras: QHY600 & QHYCFW3-L w/Chroma LRGB & 3nm Ha/OIII/SII, Nikon D5300 H-alpha mod, Nikon Z6, GoPro Hero8 Black
Guiding & Alignment: StellarVue F50 GuideScope & ZWO ASI290MM Mini Guide Cam, QHY Polemaster
Computer & Software: Surface Pro Windows 10, ASCOM POTH, CdC, PHD2, SGP, Backyard Nikon
Gallery: https://gaac.us/gallery-2/jeremy-parker/

Arturia POLYBRUTE sounds used:
"Hawkins" (pad) - beginning and end astmospheric chords
"Chonky" (bass) - basslines in main song
"VHS Keys" (keys) - chords in main song
"Claire De Lune" (keys) - chords in chorus behind piano solo
"Deaths Harmonica" (lead) - melody in main song

Other sounds:
Addictive Drums VST - drums in main song
Yamaha S3X - acoustic piano in main song solo
Aether VST - reverb on piano

Mics on piano:
KSM141s in cardioid pair, ORTF (approx)
KSM44a cardioid over middle C"

PolyBrute: My first real synth!?

video upload by Jeremy Parker

"Here's my in-depth look at the Arturia POLYBRUTE after a few months of ownership. It's my first analog polysynth ever, and despite a few hiccups, I'm excited to own this instrument and find myself getting lost in sonic possibilities, exploring the land of synthesis!

00:00 Title
00:23 Intro
01:42 Childhood synth obsession
03:08 Choosing the PolyBrute
04:15 PolyBrute arrives!
05:40 Powering on and issues
09:26 Sound demos
16:45 Final thoughts"

Rhodes MKIII EK-10 Rescue!

video by Jeremy Parker

"Here's my in-depth look at the Rhodes MKIII EK-10 and the recently finished restoration I did. Here are some links to the companies / resources that made this possible:

Vintage Vibe: https://www.vintagevibe.com/​
Fender Rhodes Super Site: https://www.fenderrhodes.com/​
The Electric Piano Forum: https://ep-forum.com/smf/​
Retro Synth Ads blog: http://retrosynthads.blogspot.com/​
Great Synthesizers online magazine: https://greatsynthesizers.com/en/​

0:00​ Intro
1:01​ History
3:08​ Demo & Features
6:51​ Mechanical & Cosmetic Work
14:18​ Electronics Repair
15:46​ Sustain Pedal
16:15​ Outro"

Here's a collaboration featuring the MKIII EK-10:

"Tough Cookies" w/ Dan Abreu, Steve Langone, Ben Alman
video by Jeremy Parker

"Here's my latest funky composition, 'Tough Cookies', featuring the talents of Dan Abreu on sax, Steve Langone on drums, AND 'Cowboy' Ben Alman on bass. After I restored my Rhodes MKIII EK-10, I just had to write a tune to feature it. The name 'Tough Cookies' is something I say to my daughter a lot. :) We hope you enjoy this tune as much as we did recording it!

Please check out Dan on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzvc...​ and website: https://danabreu.com/​​"

Roland SH-1000 Rescue!

video by Jeremy Parker

Great video from new supporting member, Jeremy Parker.

"Here's an in-depth look at my latest restoration project, Roland's first synthesizer from 1973, the SH-1000. There's a little history on the synth and the formative years of the market, plenty of SH-1000 driven background music, a quick demo of the features/sound, the complete restoration and finally a little jam video at the end.

Here are some handy resources that I used for this project:
User manual / service manual: https://www.manualslib.com/products/R...​
Serial number lookup: https://serial-number-decoder.com/rol...​
Roland R&D Center (including Google Maps view of museum): https://www.roland.com/global/company...​
Vintage Synth Advertisements/Info: http://retrosynthads.blogspot.com/​
Everything Synth-related: https://www.matrixsynth.com/​

Great history on Roland by Alex Ball: https://youtu.be/JcbpRMZIQ8g​

0:00​ Intro
2:03​ History
4:39​ Features & Demo
7:35​ First Day Trying Synth
9:15​ Taking Apart Synth
10:39​ Cabinet Work
15:08​ Keyboard & Electronics
20:58​ Final Reassembly
22:12​ Outro
22:39​ SH-1000 Jam"