"Treat Yourself" Vintage Sequential Circuits Birthday Cake Ad

via DSI on Facebook

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the full post.

"Sequential Circuits Inc. Model 700 Programmer and Model 800 Sequencer 'Treat Yourself' advertisement from page 11 of Contemporary Keyboard Magazine May 1980."

Roland Cloud JD-800 & ZEN-Core JD-800 Model Expansion "Symbiosis" Soundset

video upload by LFOstore


"We are celebrating 31 years of JD Synth Series!

Welcome to the "Symbiosis" soundset for Roland JD-800 Cloud & ZEN-Core.

Soundset is here: [Roland Cloud | ZEN-Core]

Finally one of the most glorious Roland digital synths which is so popular during 3 decades
- in a form of plugin now!

No more red glue issue, heaviest weight - you can take your virtual JD-800 wherever you want to play & compose.

After successful Roland Boutique JD-08 "Symbiosis" soundset we started to cooperate with Saga Musix for improve thier Conversion tool!

Yes, now we can convert sounds of Boutique JD-08 presets to Cloud,ZenCore versions aswell as real JD800 & even 990!

The Roland Cloud and ZenCore versions have been
made possible by JDTools https://github.com/sagamusix/JDTools
by Saga Musix https://sagamusix.de/

Symbiosis soundset converted, improved in a very wide range:

Lush & Massive Strings
Deep Atmospheric Pads
Complex Sequences & Arps
Deep & Razor Basses
Reach Polyphonic Sounds
Re-creation of famous Synth Sounds
Edge Leads
Beautiful Plucks
Vowel Tones

From Ambient & Electronica to SynthWave & SynthPop with benefits of phazeDistortion synthesis.

Made by Nick Klimenko aka Chronos, a creator of 'Organica' for Waldorf Blofeld & 'WS Universe' for Korg Wavestation

Enjoy and may the music come with you!"

John Bowen's Custom Moog Sonic Six at NAMM

Pic of John Bowen's custom Sonic Six at NAMM sent in via Atomic Shadow.

Update via Seth in the comments: "The bottom row is a Sequential Model 700 Programmer and a Model 800 Sequencer. The sequencer was modded to add a patch bay when it needed some repairs. "

Sequential Circuits - The Prophet Synthesizer - Large Advertising Flyer

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"Sequential Circuits - Prophet Synthesizer Advertising Flyer

Double sided - Has information about the Model 700 Programmer and the Model 800 Sequencer

Large Format - Classic black and white styling

Measures 13.5" x 8.5"

Condition: Good/Very Good Brochure is clean, flat & complete. No creases, rips, tears or writing. Has some corner wear and light general handling wear. No perfect but still nice. (about a B grade)"

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Recreating a JX-8P tone on the JUPITER-Xm

Kebu

Interesting note about the envelopes on the Jupiter-Xm model of the JX-8P vs. the origintal. The original supports negative values but the model does not.

0:00 Introduction
0:25 JX-8P vs. JUPITER-X
1:17 iPG-800 editor
1:55 About Roland Cloud
2:29 Comparing dry sounds
2:57 Recreating the tone on the JUPITER-X
4:26 Oscillators, filters, envelopes
7:57 JX chorus
8:51 Improving the emulation
11:33 ZEN-Core vs. JX8P model
13:35 Noise level

"Kebu demonstrates how he recreated the JX-8P lead sound from his tune "Just Another Space Odyssey" using the model engine in the JUPITER-X."

1978 Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Brochure

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"This original vintage Sequential Circuits Fold Out Brochure contains information and picture’s of the the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer, Model 700 Programmer and Model 800 Sequencer.

This is a must-have for any vintage synthesizer/Sequential Circuits collector as these are getting very hard/impossible to find these days.

This Fold Out Brochure has no highlighting,underlining or any stamps in it. This original Brochure is in very good condition, see the picture's for more detail."

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new modular clips, plan b model 15 pwm + more

Via hefix93 of Velvet Acid Christ:

"I finally got my attenuator. Now i can use the PWM on the plan b model 15. So i made some basic growly pwm osc lead and bass pad patches and showed off the ssm filter i got as well and the frequenstiener.

this is the model 15 pwm into the ssm lowpass filter. basic sweeping of the filter. pretty big if you ask me. [link]

Same as above but with the frequenstiener in lp. but the lp on this is not as fat as the ssm, its more noisy and aggressive. notice my horrid bad live playing ouch. talk about slop. ehehehe [link]

I love this pwm in band pass. kind reminds me of my old juno 60 but with bandpass. nice.. [link]

This just sound viscous to me.. i mean it rips and is nasty in that growling good way. [link]

Warning, this will blow your ears loud heehehehe. model15 pw out into filter in on ssm filter with resonance all the way up in self osc. then mess with freq on the model 15, and the freq knob on ssm to get outer space ufo 60s sci fi sounds. this filter does it the best, much better than the frequensteiner. Let's hear and digital synth modular or not sound like this, not a chance in hell. never.. [link]

these are all recorded directly into my rme fireface 800... nothing else.."

Be sure to check out hefex93's previous review:
Eurorack Modular Review by Hefix93 of Velvet Acid Christ

Sequential Circuits Model 700 Programmer and Model 800 Digital Sequencer Ad

Ad from 1977 featuring Rick Wakemen scanned by Retro Synth Ads, where you'll find the write-up including a couple of google map images of the two Sequential Circuits facility locations.

1980 Sequential Circuits Model 700 Programmer and Model 800 Sequencer Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

Now that's a synth cake.

Massive Analog Keyboard Collection - Greystoke Studio Tour!

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Greystoke Studio in London, is a high-spec London recording studio. Here we have a look at all the keyboards Andy had in 9/12/2020 – 41 Keyboards to look at!
Classic, Modern & Vintage Keyboards.

► If you haven't already please subscribe to our Youtube channel here
@andywhitmore

0:00 - Mini Moog Model D – 2017
0:06 - Roland Vocoder VP330 MK I – 1979
0:10 - Oberheim OB-1 – 1978
0:14 - Prophet 5 Rev 3.2 MIDI – 1981
0:25 - Prophet 5 Rev 3.0 MIDI – 1980
0:36 - Oberheim Xpander – 1984
0:42 - Oberheim OB-8 – 1982
0:55 - Roland Jupiter 4 MIDI – 1979
0:58 - Logan String Machine – 1975
1:03 - Hammond C3 + Leslie Speaker - 1968 + 1963
1:05 - Mini Moog Model D – 1976
1:12 - Wurlitzer 200A Electric Piano - 1976 (bought from 10CC's Eric Stewart!
1:14 - Fender Rhodes Piano Stage 73 – 1979
1:25 - Roland Juno106 – 1984
1:31 - Roland Vocoder VP330 MK II MIDI – 1980
1:38 - Korg M1 - 1990
1:40 - Nord Electro 3 - 2008
1:46 - Roland JD800 - 1991
1:57 - Korg Trinity - 1995
2:03 - Roland D50 - 1987
2:13 - Korg Poly 800 – 1983
2:14 - Roland SH101 – 1983
2:18 - Roland MC 202 – 1984
2:25 - Hohner Clavinet D6 - 1979
2:32 - Korg Z1 - 1997
2:39 - ARP Odyssey – 1979
2:43 - Prophet VS – 1986
2:53 - Roland MKS80 with MPG-80 programmer – 1986
3:03 - Yamaha TX816 - 1984
3:09 - Yamaha TX802 - 1987
3:12 - Studio Electronics SE1X – 1994
3:18 - Roland JP-8080 - 1998
3:22 - Roland JV1080 - 1994
3:29 - Nord Rack 2 - 1997
3:36 - Roland P330 - 1988
3:42 - Akai S3000XL 32 Meg - 1996
3:51 - Novation Supernova - 1998
4:05 - Novation Bass Station – 1994
4:09 - Kenton Pro 4 CV Gate Converter
4:21 - Steinway Model O – 1908
5:32 - EMS AKS Synthi VCS3 – 1972

Since this video was made Greystoke Studio has acquired
2 x Roland Jupiter 8 - 1981
1 x Yamaha CS80 - 1976
1 x Yamaha CS40M - 1979
2 x Roland SH1000 - 1973
1 x TTSH Two Thousand Six Hundred Mini Meanie Arp 2600 Clone Analog Synthesizer Modular Synth - 2016 - my model is 2023

Update video coming soon!

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1979 Keyboard Magazine Interview with Dave Smith

On how it all began:

"It wasn't until 1972, when he saw and immediately bought a Minimoog, that Smith began to consolidate these two areas [music & engineering]. He began making tapes with his new synthesizer and a four-track tape deck, but before long he had grown dissatisfied with that setup. 'Granted, there are a million things you can do with the Minimoog that most people don't even get near touching, but still everything is pretty much pre-patched, and I wanted to start doing more,' he explains. Starting from scratch, Dave soon built his own analog sequencer, which also functioned as a waveform generator when interfaced with a keyboard.

'When I finished it,' he relates, 'I realized that maybe someone else would want one, and that I might try to sell one. I guess that's how Sequential Circuits officially got started.' In 1974 the company name was trademarked, and Dave, working literally out of a closet in his one-bedroom apartment, began marketing and improving his Model 600 sequencer in his spare time. By late 1975, with his lab spilling over into the extra bedroom of another apartment, he was building the digital Model 800 sequencers. After a while he was renting workspace in Sunnyvale, in the area known as Silicon Valley, the heart of California's computer country, plugging in a telephone answering machine to take orders, and hiring assemblers. But it wasn't until April 1977, just after designing his synthesizer programmer, that Smith quit his regular job and began devoting his full energies to Sequential Circuits."

You'll find the full interview and a great write-up on the history of Sequential Circuits on Keyboard Magazine's online site here.

Sequential Circuits Model 700 Programmer and Model 800 Digital Sequencer

via Retro Synth Ads

"64 Synthesizers for $1195"

Ad from 1977

Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Fold-Out Brochure

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"This original vintage Sequential Circuits Fold Out Brochure contains information and picture’s of the the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer, Model 700 Programmer and Model 800 Sequencer."

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A Bit of Prophet 5 History

John Bowen recently posted the following on AH. I asked him if it would be ok for me to put it up as a post and he said yes. This is in regards to the the 1978 NAMM show and the birth of the Prophet 5 and 10. The Prophet 5 was the first fully programmable polyphonic synthesizer. Title link takes you to a shot of the Audities Foundation Prophet 10, which also came up on the thread (note the Prophet 10 label).

"The original Prophet was a 5 voice. Dave Smith thought to add the second
board (which was just another standard 5 voice board mounted above the
first) as an option, but the synth shown at that 1978 NAMM was a 5
voice, which Dave had barely gotten working earlier that morning (after
working on it almost nonstop the days & nights leading up to the show).
I was at the booth at 10 am as we opened the show, and somehow word had
gotten out about the possibility of us having a programmable
polysynth...we had most all the major manufacturers represented there,
right when the show opened, asking about it. We didn't know what time
Dave was going to show up, and tried to stay mum about the product,
while more and more people showed up. Some time after noon, Dave arrived
with the Prophet under his arm, and we cleared a space for it. He had to
do some quick tweaks and checks, and when he powered it up, it worked
right away (but was pretty badly out-of-tune).

As Michael says, we had enough orders after the show ended to feel great
about the Prophet 5's future, and took those orders to the banks to get
some investment capital to build them.

There were a few persons who Dave had already been selling the Model 800
(sequencer) and Model 700 (programmer) to, one of them being Pat
Gleeson, and when he saw there was an option to have 10 voices, he
immediately order two in that configuration. Dave hadn't really tested
the heat issue with the boards layered, but the first several Prophet
10s made soon proved obvious that there was a tuning instability
problem. After Dave looked further into the situation, he decided it was
not going to be a viable option, so we did recall them. I seem to
remember there were 6 in total sent out, and I the one at Korg R&D was
the only semi-functional one still around (however, there is now someone
doing restoration work on a different single manual P-10 for a museum).

But there was no 'desperate measure' requiring removal of one of the
boards, nor a change of the name...it was always a Prophet 5, and if the
optional 5 voices were to be added, a different sticker was made for the
front panel. Simply an option that didn't work out.

regards,
John Bowen"

JD-800 Palette Function in JUPITER-X / Xm - video demo, tutorial for X/Xm synthesizers

video by Robert Saint John

"Quick visual demonstration of the new Palette control implemented in the JD-800 Model Expansion when installed on a Roland JUPITER-X or JUPITER-Xm synthesizer.

The Palette function lets you display the values set for partials 1–4 in a row and edit them, for the partial parameter you last edited .

Slides from the JD-800 Model Expansion Owner’s Manual, available at https://www.roland.com/global/product...​"

Sequential Model 800 Sequencer SN 800-070

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Roland Museum Germany Massive Synthesizer Selloff - Most Gear for Sale in a Single Auction

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This one in via Marko of Retrosound.de.

26.000,00 Euro gets it all.

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Someone needs to contact the Guiness Book of World Records. Longest list of gear for sale ever:

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SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS MODEL 800 SEQUENCER

via this auction

"THIS SEQUENCER AS A POSSIBILITY FOR A TOTAL OF 256 NOTES, BUT YOU CAN PROGRAM THE NUMBER OF NOTES YOU WANT ( from 1 to 256 notes ).YOU CAN EDIT THE WRONG NOTES MADE IN CASE OF AND IN REAL TIME !!!!THERE'S AT THE BACK FACE A CLOCK IN AND OUT CONECTOR FOR SYNCHRONISATION WITH EXTERNAL INSTRUMENT..

IT HAS BEEN USE BY GEORGIO MORODER ( from hear to eternity ), JOHN CARPENTER, EARTH WIND AND FIRE..

THIS ITEM IS 110 VOLT, DELIVERED WITH COMPLET MANUAL AND SCHEMATICS.YOU CAN USE IT WITH MANY BRANDTS ( oberheim, roland ,moog.....volt octave.)"

Sequential Circuits Model 800 Sequencer

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Pic of the inside below.

You can find an overview video and demo of one posted here.

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Movie Themes by Paul Nolan

Published on Feb 14, 2019 Paul Nolan

Playlist:

1. Escape from New York Theme Synth Piano Cover Prophet REV2, Model D, JX-3P
2. Halloween Theme Piano Synth (Cover) Prophet REV2, Model D, JX-3P
3. Laurie's Theme - Halloween (1978) Piano / Synthesizer (Cover) All Hardware

Gear used:
Dave Smith Prophet Rev2 16
Behringer Model D
Roland JX-3P
Roland RD-800
/no vst synths used.

Tracked, Mixed, and Mastered in Cubase 10.

4. Stranger Things Theme - Synthesizer Cover (JX-3P, Mini V, JP-8V, and more)