EB.TV TECH: Thomas P. Heckmann's Devil's Kitchen Playlist

Published on Jan 21, 2016 Telekom Electronic Beats

Playlist:
STEELPHON S900 SYNTH PRESENTED BY THOMAS P. HECKMANN
SUZUKI OMNICHORD OM27 PRESENTED BY THOMAS P. HECKMANN
EDP WASP SYNTH PRESENTED BY THOMAS P. HECKMANN
TI LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR PRESENTED BY THOMAS P. HECKMANN
LINN LM-1 DRUM COMPUTER PRESENTED BY THOMAS P. HECKMANN

Steelphon S900 (Version2)- Rare Analog Synth

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Oxygene IV (J.M.Jarre)

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"Oxygene IV, Ensoniq ESQ1, Korg Polysix, Steelphon S900, Roland TR505"

VAI 6: Crumar Multiman S/2 / Maestro Universal Synthesizer System

video by Vintage Audio Institute Italia

"Crumar Multiman S/2 gets sliced up by the modulation section of the Maestro Rhythm King 4, then on to the envelope filter of the other Maestro machine: the Universal Synthesizer System - an early, maybe the very first, multi-effect for guitar.
Spring reverb brought to you by Telefunken Echo Mixer.
The other output of the Multiman gets phased by the Mu-tron phasor.
Steelphon S900 and noise routed to the Binson Echorec."

STEELPHON S900 Vintage Analog Italian Synth

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"Vintage Analog Italian Synth
VERY RARE
Excellent Condition and Perfect Working Order
Just serviced
the serigraphy is slightly discolored (only in a few spots), typical of this synth

It has been used by David Bowie..."

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Happy New Year! The Year in Synths 2013

Happy New Year Everyone!

What a busy year it has been in the world of synths.

This is going to be one doozy of a post, so bear with me. This post is a review of the year in synths for 2013. We begin with Tributes to Those We Lost This Year, followed by New Manufacturers & Makers, Older Manufacturers Added to the Site, New Gear Announcements, Top 10 Posts by Traffic,  My Standout Posts for the Year, and finally This Years' Synth Events. I did my best to keep things as short and concise as possible.

Let's begin with the hardest part of the post.

Tributes to Those We Lost This Year

RIP Bernard Parmegiani - Electronic & Acoustic Composer
Lou Reed RIP
RIP Dick Raaymakers aka Kid Baltan
RIP George Duke - DreamWeaver
RIP Ralph Dyck, Sept 28, 1941 – May 20, 2013
RIP Ray Manzarek

All missed and never to be forgotten. Take a moment to remember them.

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New Manufacturers & Makers

Starting last January, I decided to keep a running list of every new manufacturer and maker introduced to the site during the year.  This is something I haven't done before and I thought it would be interesting to see how many there were in the year.   It's easy to focus on the big synth announcements throughout the year, but what about all the new makers and brands? I shouln't have to go considerably into the significance of new designers on the scene, so I'll just say two things regarding them.  One, the number of new makers is a direct reflection on the interest in our scene, and two, these are the creators of new gear which directly translate into new designs not previously available to us.  Think about that for a moment.  These are makers and designs that did not exist before.  They are part of our synth history.  So what is the total count of new synth designers for the year? A whopping 113. Think about that a bit. One hundred and thirteen new synth designers and brands this year alone.

Here they are (note a handful date back to 2012, but 2013 marked their momentum and availability):

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Steelphon S900

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Second one to go up for sale this week. These are quite rare. This one is listed for $5352.12, while the other is listed for $7,137.74.

Vintage Audio Institute - Italia 1.

Published on Mar 14, 2020 Vintage Audio Institute Italia

Farfisa Soundmaker
Eko Rhythm Maker
Steelphon S900
Binson Echorec 2

Synthmaster

Trip. When I had severe GAS (Gear Aquisition Syndrome), I used to have these dreams where I'd walk into a pawn shop and see all these bizarre and obscure synths. Sometimes they were rare models of Oberheims and Rolands, etc, but usually they were obscure synths from manufacturers I've never seen before. Right before I was waking from the dream, I'd think if I only grab one I might be able to take it to the other side. : ) If you ever had dreams like this you probably know what I'm talking about.

Well, when I saw the Synthmaster post on sequencer.de, I had that same feeling, like I just walked into a pawn shop of obscure synths in dream land. There are a ton of bizarre and obscure synths I've never seen or heard of before. Looks like he brought them over from the other side. Click here for more.

Pictured above top down: E-Pro Minisynth, Firstman FS-4V       Polysynth, and Antares 1.

Synths on Synthmaster:
Antares 1
E-Pro Minisynth and Spirit - this looks like the Crumar Spirit to me.
CRB Daimond Vocostrings Ser.1, Ser. 2
Crumar Spirit, Compac Synth
Conn Electrik Band
Elka Accordion Synth Soloist 505
Excelsior Digital Synth, EK 4
Excelsior EK 4
Firstman SQ-01, FS-4V Polysynth
Jen Synx 508
Keytek CTS 5000, 2000, 1000, 400
Paia System 4700
Powertran Transcendent Polysynth, Transcendent 2000, Transcendent Variation
Pulser M 75
Salamander SMS 400
Skyline Orchestra
Steelphon S 900
Stramp Synchanger 2
Welson Syntex