Synth Magic Elka Solist 505

Published on Oct 15, 2013 SPFXsynthesisers·37 videos

"Elka Solist 505 recreated for Kontakt 5.
Every single key of every preset has been sampled clean and a second set of samples recorded through vintage valve pre-amps. Bot sets can be selected from the front panel.
GUI designed by saintjohnbaxter.
Availble at www.synthmagic.co.uk"

Elka X705 Vintage Synthesizer Combo Organ Synth

via this auction

"You can get a lot of info about the Elka X705 from this great site if you go to this link: http://www.combo-organ.com/Elka/#X-705

This has a lot of features once it gets going. There's 2 rows of keys and drawbars. There's a string section, also a synthesizer with a filter."

Update via Qwave in the comments: "I own one o these too. I
The Stringsection is 100% technically identical to the ELKA Rhapsody 610 http://till-kopper.de/elka.html. Only some sliders are missing. The monophonic synth is a build in ELKA Solist 505.

Jarre used one of these with some optical extras for the very first China tour to play the "Last Rhumba" live."

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elka solist 505 synthesizer with moog ladder filter

via this auction

"a small monophonic lead preset synthesizer by elka similar to the moog satelite arp pro soloist it has 11 presets that can be changed with cutoff resonance attack release vibrato portamento and wow (filter envelope) for a full description and sound example go to the very in depth review on http://www.till-kopper.de/elka_solist505.html it has the famous moog ladder filter propably came out before moog caught up with companies and clamped down on it"

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Synthesizerpark at springeight festival

YouTube via springfestival.
Update: previous video via springfestival is gone. Above is a new one from radio FM4.

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"Synthesizerpark at springeight festival
Graz, May 2008

Peoples, hear the oscillators!"

The third presentation of the synthesizerpark is themed "Peoples, hear the oscillators!". After two years participating at the c/o pop in Cologne the exhibition is now going to be shown in Medienkunstlabor at Kunsthaus Graz as a part of springeight.

Countless sound production units from the over 30 year old synthesizer-history are presented and ready to be tested by the festival visitors. Spontaneous live jams are welcome and form an integral part of the programme.

Ever since 2005 the synthesizerpark has presented the most important, quaintest and most interesting devices from more than 30 years of analogue synths. All devices in the synthesizer park are completely wired and ready to be used. Several devices have been linked to complete systems. Visitors are given the opportunity to enjoy a unique -- on request also guided -- experience of the world of analogue sounds and collect practical information on the functionality of the devices.

All synth-manufacturers, from ARP, Moog and Korg to Roland, Sequential Circuits and Vermona to the recent Macbeth, will be represented. Almost all of the synthesizers on display are part of Frank Husemann's and Sunny Vollherbst's collection. The two curators have launched the synthesizerpark with passion and enthusiasm. As both are not mere collectors but active musicians, they regard it as very important that the visitors are not only passive spectators but part of a continuous live-jam.

In addition to the exhibition of those analogue classics Andreas Schneider from Schneiders Buero in Berlin (www.schneidersbuero.de) will bring the newest synthesizer technology to Graz.

Moreover, there will be several workshops and a photo exhibition by renowned photographer Katja Ruge from Hamburg (www.katjaruge.de). A synthesizer slideshow will complete the broad concept of the exhibition.

Excerpt of exhibition:
Synthesizer
minimoog, moog prodigy, OSCar, jen sx 1000, yamaha cs30, yamaha cs10, yamaha cs20m, roland juno6, roland jupiter4, roland jupiter6, roland jupiter8, roland system 100 (2x), roland sh5, roland sh2, roland paraphonic 505, roland vocoder vp330, ARP odyssey, ARP Quadra, ARP pro solist, Crumar bit99, farfisa synthorchestra, Oberheim OB 8, korg lambda, korg MS 10, korg MS 20, PPG wave 2.2, kawai synthesizer 100f, MCBETH M5, etc.

Drum Machines
roland cr 78, roland cr 8000, roland tr 606, sequential drum tracks, korg minipops 7, korg minipops120, korg kpr77, aria diamond, novation drumstation, vermona DRM1 MK3, etc.

Step-Sequencer
roland system 100 (modul 104), roland CSQ 600, yamaha cs30

Workshops
The last few exhibitions have appealed to a much larger audience than initially expected. A great deal of the visitors had not had any direct contact with analogue electronic musical instruments before or had been producing music exclusively on computers with software synthesizers.
The many questions regarding functions and operating the machines showed a clear need for workshops for newcomers. Two workshop modules are to open up the world of synthesizers to interested visitors.

Workshop 1
Fundamentals of setup and operation of an analogue synthesizer using the example of the monophonic Moog Prodigy (Our "Learning Synthesizer")

Lecturers: Frank Husemann and Sunny Vollherbst
- Sound generation (Oscillator VCO)
- Sound editing (Filter VCF)
- Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
- Musical playground, play guides (Glide, Pitchbend, Modulation)

Workshop 2
Setup and operation of an analogue synthesizer
Conducted by Andreas Schneider with modular systems by Döpfer.
- System components (drum synthesizer, step sequencer and synthesizer)
- System connections (patching, control voltage and synchronization)
- Musical handling of the complete system

The workshops can repeatedly take place alternately during the exhibition period.


The curators:
Sunny Vollherbst works as a sound engineer for the bands Tocotronic, Blumfeld, Kettcar, for the Hamburg live clubs Fabrik, Übel & Gefährlich and Molotow.

Frank Husemann works as the executive sound engineer in the Hamburg live club Übel & Gefährlich and ran the vintage instrument store Subraum in Hamburg for seven years.

Both have been working with analogue synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines since the 80s and are producing electronic music.

In 2007 they launched the synthesizer studio Hamburg where one can record with about 30 analogue synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines, all synchronised by Midi Clock.
www.myspace.com/synthesizerpark

Their new project Q cubic (together with Axel Kochmeier) is an Electro live-act with analogue synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines, without laptop and playbacks.
www.myspace.com/qelectro"

Till Kopper's Workspace

Get ready to drool. The following is a set of images sent my way via Till Kopper. Absolutely impressive. You might remember Till Kopper from these previous posts. Be sure to scroll as the link is a search on "Kopper" and will bring up this post.

You can listen to and see more of what Till does with this gear on his website. Be sure to click the images or the full size shots. Also I think I got all the synth labels. : ) If I missed any post a comment.

Overview from the staircase.
The wooden rack right of the WAVE contains:
Moog Prodigy (my first real synth)
Access MicroWave controller
ART Multi FX unit
Waldorf waveSlave
Waldorf microWave
Waldorf waveSlave (another one)
Waldorf microQ keyboard
Behringer mixer
Ibanez DM2000 delay
Waldorf Midibay-15
(see the other pictures for the rest of the gear shown here)

foreground: Moog Voyager
left keyboard stand:
Jen Sx1000
Waldorf XTk30 (lent away, therefor not shown here)
Manikin Electronics Memotron

between the keyboard stands:
Korg Micro Preset 500
Korg Poly Ensemble PE-1000
Korg Poly Ensemble S PE-2000
Monikin Electronics Schrittmacher
Behringer sub-mixer
3 Modulus MonoWaves (2 beta units)
Waldorf rackAttack
right keyboardstand
Minimoog (with Lintronic Midi and beechwood cabinet) Waldorf WAVE +16
Q32 with
Prototype Waldorf Blofeld atop

The wall of string keyboards (left column from top to bottom):
Wersi Voice FX atop
Farfisa Syntorchestra
Hohner String Vox atop
Logan String Melody
ARP Quartet
ELKA Rhapsody 610
(right column from top to bottom)
Crumar Performer
Vermona PianoStrings (from former East German) Hohner String Performer Crumar Multiman S Wersi Stage Performer Mk1 SII (additiv synth with a single SSM filter and Wersi Voice FX build in) Spot the Waldorf Pulse, Waldorf 4Pole, Waldorf EQ-27. AceTone (= early Roland) Rhythm Ace 2L and Tascam HD recorder

ELKA Solist 505 atop
ELKA X705 organ (with bass foot keys and pedal

Notshown on these pictures:
Eminent 310 unique
broken Hohner ADAM
Schimmel piano
Boss DR-220E
Keio (= early Korg) MiniPops 3
Casio VL-1
Dübreq Stylophone
EEH DS500 (does not boot anymore, need new battery?)
2 ELKA Rhapsodies 610 as spare parts
Waldorf WAVE (the spare WAVE) lent away to a friend

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