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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EMS Synthi E - The Educational Modular Synthesiser (1975) Serial # 194 7137

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"Such a great little compact modular synthesiser that can really surprise with its heavy bass growl. Ive destroyed sound systems at venues performing with this thing.

“Versatile and Robust” as the manual states… You have to hand it to the people at EMS they really knew how to design synths. This one has all the features you need to perform with just this alone and bring the house down, its sliding controls are smooth and intuitive, its internal touch ribbon controller is super fun and you can plug external gear (guitar, voice, drums into the Envelope Follower) to control any or many parameters. The Synthi E was designed for schools and colleges back when education held humanities in high regard, imagine being exposed to modular synthesis as a high school student?!?

A tight little package wrapped in an original Spartanite case which alone is extremely sort after and valuable.

Did I mention that it is battery operated as well? Yes, so you can take it into woods and jam out to nature sounds, set up a mic and your Synthi will play along with the birds. For studio sessions it can be connected to a 12volt DC power source so you can play all night long.

It also comes with and extremely rare 3-octave external keyboard with silky smooth action if you wanted to play it in a more conventional manner. Ive never seen one of these for sale, ever so I doubt there are many out there. Serial # 7137

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SKULL XLPC PHOTO THEREMIN SYNTH

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Audio demos at the listing.

"THE (NEW AND IMPROVED, WIDER RANGE FROM LOW TO HIGH PITCH) LARGE PHOTO CELL INSTALLED ON TOP OF THE THEREMIN WILL PICK-UP ANY EXISTING LITE IN THE ROOM, AND TRANSFORM IT INTO SOUNDS THAT ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD.THE THEREMIN REACTS TO ALL TYPES OF LITE, INCLUDING FLASHLITE, LASER POINTER, TV, OR ANY OTHER LITE SOURCE.BY SIMPLY WAVING YOUR HAND OVER THE PHOTO CELL SIDE TO SIDE, UP AND DOWN YOU ARE ABLE TO CHANGE PITCH, AND VOLUME.TO GET THE BEST SOUND EFFECTS YOU CONNECT AN AMP.(ALL MY XLPC THEREMINS ARE BUILT TO BE USED WITH AN AMP.) AND EFFECTS PEDALS TO THE THEREMIN AND LET YOUR IMAGINATION GO. ANOTHER NEW FEATURE IS THE RED LED LIGHTED EYES THAT ARE OPERATED BY THE RED ON AND OFF SWITCH. GREAT FOR DJ's, IN THE STUDIO OR LIVE ON STAGE. ADD MY XLPC THEREMIN TO YOUR SET-UP AND EVERYONES HEAD WILL TURN!!!

GO TO THIS WEB PAGE FOR A GREAT DEMO FROM MY FRIEND IN JAPAN http://www.apollonmusic.com/xlpc-theremin/exhibitions.html

The XLPC Theremin includes:

8 ohm Speaker(very small, low volume)

Red On/Off Switch ( RED LED LITE operated EYES by the on and off switch)

Silver Pitch Volume Knob

Extra Large Photo-Cell (NEW and IMPROVED, WIDER RANGE from low to high PITCH)

1/4" Output Jack (Amp. Cable not included)

1 C Battery

NATURAL HEAD and Heavy Duty Black Plastic Base

Instructions

(See my eBay Store)"

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Metasonix TM-3 SN80 Tube VCO SN TM3-80

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"This VCO has a very unique sound and tracks nearly 2 octaves with a HZ/volt CV source, But be warned, it is not perfectly scaled and is not temperature stable. That's not a defect its just the way it is, If you want pussy trance anthem pads or want to play Mozart then don't buy this. It's definitely a raw meat kind of aural experience, chewy and tough.

The METASONIX TM-3 consists of two thyratron tube sawtooth oscillators, which are wired in parallel but may be offset with their individual front-panel tuning controls. Furthermore, soft sync is available, to force oscillator 2 to track with oscillator 1.

The waveform produced by the 2D21/5727 thyratrons is unique and distinctive--a very imperfect sawtooth. It's the kind of sound that screams "VINTAGE", because the only other instruments that produce it are vintage ones--the Mixtur-Trautonium, the Univox, and some 1950s electronic organs.

Furthermore, there is a suboctave circuit, which adds a square wave one octave below oscillator 2. It includes short pulses an octave above, for a distinctive sound. And you can mess with the STABILITY control to get unique effects--because the suboctave divider is made of two neon lamps, and NOT a transistor flip-flop. Except for the CV driver, the TM-3 is all tubes.

And unlike most other synthesizer VCOs, the TM-3 is so sensitive that it is easily used for FM sound effects--simply by driving either CV input with a line-level audio signal. Both inputs are DC coupled and highly sensitive. The result is a unique, and very extreme, form of signal distortion.

The TM-3 is a Hz/V VCO, meaning it follows a linear characteristic. Each successive octave requires doubling the control voltage. As shipped, the first octave is swept from 0 volts to 0.25 volts, the next from 0.25 to 0.75 volts, etc. Although not standard to the present modular-synth industry, this scheme simplifies the TM-3's use as a signal processor, and avoids the use of an exponential converter circuit, which can drift with temperature or cause other problems. TM-3's CV control is compatible with vintage Korg MS series and Yamaha CS series synthesizers.

Technical specifications

Output signal max approx 10 v p-p. Capable of approximately 66 Hz to 526 Hz. Center pitch setting with tuning knobs and 0.0v input gives approx. low C (66 Hz). Actual range obtained depends upon individual thyratron tubes installed--about 2 1/2 octaves is typical. May be controlled from any MIDI-CV converter having Hz/V capability, including the Synhouse MIDIJACK II, Philip Rees Little MCV, Kenton Pro-Solo and Pro-2000, and Encore Expressionist.

Power input 10v AC to 12v AC, 50/60 Hz, 1 amp max at idle--derived from an appropriate plug-in AC adapter. Inputs: two 1/4" phone jacks for CV or audio (they mix linearly). Output: 1/4" phone jack, audio, mono, 50k ohm impedance.

Dimensions: 7 1/2" (192mm) x 4 3/8" (112mm) x 3" (77mm). Weight not including accessories approx. 5 pounds (2.2 kg).

This is used electronic gear in great shape (low hours) from a smoke free home studio. I test it before it ships, but it is non returnable and there is no guarantee other than it will not arrive DOA. Rock On!!"

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Lustobjekt "La Salle Blanche" Record Session

Published on Dec 29, 2013
via Cornel Hecht on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"Session with PPG, Jupiter & Moog"

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"Back in 1994, Carlos Perón created the 40-minute soundtrack "La Salle Blanche" to "The White Room", a fetish film that achieved wide acclaim in the gothic, fetish and dark wave scene.

The music, which seemed to have immense magic power, was even played at high-end erotic establishments and fetish/BDSM studios. The piece quickly turned from being an insiders' tip to a classic. Rumor has it that some ardent fans even conceived their children to "La Salle Blanche".
Now, 20 years later, the German art project "Lustobjekt" have picked up Perón's original composition.
For more than two years they worked on a completely new version of the classic:
"We had to be very careful transferring the spirit and the magic of the original so it was quite a challenge. Just one mistake and all our efforts would have been a complete waste of time. Nobody could tell us if this experiment would actually work out."

"Lustobjekt" are no strangers to the scene. The art project was founded in Hamburg in 2006 by Cornelius Ohm. Since then they have published original compositions and remixes at irregular intervals. "Lustobjekt" sound like a highly seductive variant of electro pop, based on classical songwriting and somewhat influenced by Kraftwerk, Yello and Donna Summer.

At the mysterious "Hell" studios "Lustobjekt" experiment with special custom-made instruments on new exciting sounds and songs or completely crazy ideas.
Carlos Perón: "Nobody knew what they were up to at that studio. But when I heard their first
sounds I was so excited that I let them have my original files."
Mystical Gregorian chants take their listeners on a journey entering a realm of unfathomable basses, soft synthesizer melodies and lascivious French lyrics sung by a mysterious beauty -- pure, light, almost clinical sounding.

Pain, punishment and domination -- striking words whispered and accentuated by taylor-made percussion instruments. With whips and timpani they guide their listeners through the music while offering comforting safety.

So are you weak or can you resist the magic?
http://www.lustobjekt.com
https://www.facebook.com/lustobjekt"

Roland's AIRA Officially Unveiled - Massive Pic Gallery, Details, Videos

AIRA — Artists make first contact with AIRA

Published on Feb 13, 2014 RolandChannel·835 videos

"Groundbreaking artists talk about their experiences with Roland instruments and make first contact with the AIRA gear. Artists appearing are: Arthur Baker, Ricardo Villalobos, A Guy Called Gerald, Rain Man, Netsky, Oscar Burnside, Boys Noize, Dr Meaker, Hardfloor, John Heckle, Hisashi Saito, and Akkord."

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Update3: You can find a write-up on Novamusik here.

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CME WaveIdea NeoSynth UF Universal Sound Expander

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Googlish Description:
"The wave idea NeoSynth 24 is an audio / MIDI GM built-in sound module for CME UF keyboards of the series. It offers high-quality sounds and effects and adds to add the CME keyboards great tonal possibilities.

High quality and update negotiable instruments
NeoSynth offers an internal sound bank (64 MB/256 Mbits), which may be updated according to your needs and enables completely new sounds in the same keyboard.
Various sound banks are available: General MIDI standard set, Grand Piano, Hip Hop, Techno / House, RnB, and many more. These sound banks are available on SD cards and can be ordered separately for replacement of the internal sounds. After the update, the SD card can be removed from the slot.

All available sound banks are made of high quality sampled instruments with 16 to 24-bit resolution at up to 96 kHz sampling frequency.

NeoSynths built, high-performance DSP allows a polyphony of up to 124 votes.

Built-in audio effects
NeoSynth offers state-of-the-art effects with two effects, one is responsible for the synth part, the other is the audio inputs.

Among these effects are for example Hall, Delay, parametric, multi-band equalizer, chorus, etc. Spazializer that can be used simultaneously and their parameters using a comprehensive MIDI implementation can be edited in real time.

Multiple inputs and outputs
NeoSynth offers a variety of inputs and outputs, both digital (S / PDIF) and analog, which can be integrated easily into any studio setup and equipped with 24-bit A / D and D / A converters are. The dynamic range of converters is between 100 and 106 dB, which delivers pure sound quality. All signal paths can be routed without using a patch editor software. For example, it is possible to route a certain MIDI channel to a particular auxiliary output, while all other channels lie on the main exit - so no limits.

A USB connection allows the NeoSynth MIDI input plug and play to use as an external MIDI interface for PC or MAC. An extra driver is not necessary.
A headphone output can also operate up to 16 Ohm headphones.

Great MIDI implementation
A few hundred parameters can be controlled in real time via MIDI commands, allowing a deep intervention in the affairs of NeoSynth sound from any MIDI controller or MIDI software.
The attached patch editor software for PC and MAC controls the most-used parameters, including the routing, effects and channel parameters and is easy to use. Furthermore, taking full load of patches and NeoSynth. In addition, enclosed is a software for PC and MAC to upgrade the firmware of the NeoSynth for future capabilities to be able to.

Features
* MIDI / USB expansion for CME UF Series
* Up to 124 voices polyphony
* Built-in effects processor
* Reverb, Delay, EQ, chorus, ...
* Up to 64 MB GM sound bank
* Updatable sound banks from an SD card (order)
* Different music styles available
* Class compliant USB MIDI (no driver)
* 24 bit / 48 kHz audio ways
* Main stereo output (24 bit D / A converter)
* Stereo individual outputs (24 bit D / A converter)
* Headphone output
* Analog Stereo Audio input (24-bit A / D converter)
* S / PDIF Stereo Digital Audio Output
* Available for UF and VX Keyboards
* Comprehensive MIDI implementation
* And more ...
* Silver version for CME UF keyboards"

Alien Head Theremin

Photo cell theremin. It picks up light changes in the room.
Title link takes you to XLPCTheremin.com.

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"THE NEW AND IMPROVED (MORE LOW TO HIGH RANGE) LARGE PHOTO CELL INSTALLED ON TOP OF THE THEREMIN WILL PICK-UP ANY EXISTING LITE IN THE ROOM, AND TRANSFORM IT INTO SOUNDS THAT ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD.THE THEREMIN REACTS TO ALL TYPES OF LITE, INCLUDING FLASHLITE, LASER POINTER, TV, OR ANY OTHER LITE SOURCE.BY SIMPLY WAVING YOUR HAND OVER THE PHOTO CELL SIDE TO SIDE, UP AND DOWN YOU ARE ABLE TO CHANGE PITCH, AND VOLUME.TO GET THE SOUND EFFECTS YOU HAVE TO CONNECT TO AN AMP.(ALL MY XLPC THEREMINS ARE BUILT TO BE USED WITH AN AMP.). CONNECT EFFECTS PEDALS (DELAY - DISTORTION - PHASE SHIFTER - ETC.) TO THE THEREMIN CUSTOMIZE AND EXPERIMENT, LET YOUR IMAGINATION GO. GREAT FOR DJ's, IN THE STUDIO OR LIVE ON STAGE.JUST CLICK ON THE LIGHT SWITCH FOR ADDED ATTENTION. ADD MY XLPC THEREMIN TO YOUR SET-UP AND EVERYONES HEAD WILL TURN!!!

The XLPC Theremin includes:

8 ohm Speaker (very small - low volume)
Red On/Off Switch
Silver Pitch Volume Knob
Extra Large Photo-Cell (New and Improved)
1/4" Output Jack (Amp. Cable not included)
1 AA Battery (mounted outside the base for easy access)
Soft Plastic Green Alien Head Lamp "