🎛️ Synthesizer Museum Berlin -Explora el corazón sonoro de Berlín

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"Located in the vibrant Kreuzberg neighborhood, the Synthesizer Museum Berlin is a unique space that pays tribute to the evolution of electronic music.

Opening in February 2025, this museum houses a temporary collection of more than 50 vintage and rare synthesizers, spanning from the 1970s to the early 2000s.

More than a static exhibition, the museum offers an interactive experience where visitors can play and experiment with these legendary instruments. From the pioneering sounds of the "Berlin School" with Tangerine Dream, to David Bowie's Berlin Trilogy, to the vibrant techno scene of the 1990s, Berlin has been an epicenter of sonic innovation.

During the tour, you'll discover everything from early analog synthesizers to modern modular systems; you'll understand how these machines have shaped genres like ambient, industrial, and techno. The museum also regularly hosts workshops and live events, offering a complete immersion in the world of electronic music"

SSB X-Flow FM Synthesizer

video uploads by Synthesizer Studio Berlin

Playlist (use the player controls to skip around):

1. Gnossienne no 1 X FLOW EDIT
2. X FLOW DEEP DIVE INTO XY FM
3. X FLOW TUTORIAL
4. THE POWER OF X FLOW MPE

SSB X-Flow FM Synthesizer
available at:
https://www.synthesizerstudioberlin.c...

A Revolution in Visual FM Synthesis

Experience FM synthesis like never before with the SSB X-Flow, a groundbreaking instrument for Native Instruments Reaktor.

X Flow reimagines FM with an innovative visual approach, replacing complex matrices with intuitive XY fields, putting the power of FM directly at your fingertips.

Key Features:

Visual FM Matrix:Ditch the confusing charts! X-Flow uses four XY fields to represent the FM matrix, providing a clear and direct way to shape your sound. Each operator's modulation source is visually displayed, making FM synthesis more accessible and creative.

Expressive Performance: X-Flow is designed for performance. Modulate your FM creations live with your mouse, MIDI controllers, or even with the nuanced control of Mono-, Poly-Aftertouch or MPE, for unparalleled sonic expression.

Deep Modulation Capabilities: Dive into a world of intricate sound design with extensive modulation options. X-Flow features 4 FM Envelopes per voice, 2 LFOs per voice (which can be polyphonic, monophonic, key synced or one-shot) for Pitch, Amp, and Filter modulation, and 8 XY LFOs per voice to further animate the FM matrix.

Powerful Sound Engine: X-Flow boasts a 24-voice engine with 4 operators, each offering 5 selectable waveforms (Sine, Tri, Saw, Pulse, Square). Shape your sound further with a dedicated filter section (including Low Pass and High Pass options) and an Overdrive effect for added grit and character.
(16 Voices for the MPE version)

Advanced Control: Fine-tune your sound with detailed controls including individual operator Pitch and Level, voice panning with randomization, and comprehensive Voice Mode options for polyphony, monophony, unison, and detuning.

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Opening the Synthesizer Museum Berlin - a few words by co-founder Michael Soltau

video upload by Synthesizer Museum Berlin

"Opening night of Synthesizer Museum Berlin (part one). Co-founder and owner Michael Soltau welcomes the audience and the two artists that are about to perform: Pyrolator will open the show, followed by Thorsten Quaeschning from Tangerine Dream (concert videos and interviews coming soon)

Eröffnungsabend des Synthesizer Museum Berlin (Teil 1). Mitbegründer und Eigentümer Michael Soltau heißt das Premierepublikum willkommen und kündigt die beiden Künstler an, die auf der Bühne auftreten werden: Zunächst Pyrolator und danach Thorsten Quaeschning von Tangerine Dream (Konzertvideos und Interviews folgen)."

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Yamaha | Synth Space Berlin Tour | Dom Sigalas & Matt Johnson | #SYNTHS1974

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"Welcome to Synth Space Berlin! Dom Sigalas and Matt Johnson take us on a tour around our built-for-purpose Synthesizer Museum and video production facility. Enjoy this video as they showcase a selection of the legendary Synthesizers in the room.

Learn more about our Yamaha Synth History here: https://europe.yamaha.com/en/products..."

xx Calder Plays Theremin | Dorit Chrysler

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Calder Plays Theremin | Behind the Scenes
video upload by Moog Music Inc

"We invite you to take a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Calder Plays Theremin," directed by filmmaker Michael Tyburski, featuring an original sound piece by composer and sound artist Dorit Chrysler.

In a new piece filmed at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, Berlin-based thereminist (and our dear friend) Dorit Chrysler brings a collection of electronic instruments together with sculptures on display in the museum’s 'Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start' exhibition for a novel experiment in sound and motion.

'Calder Plays Theremin' pays homage to both inventor Leon Theremin, whose eponymous invention has inspired generations of musicians and musical instrument creators, and sculptor Alexander Calder, who reimagined the art of sculpture as “an experiment in space and motion, upending centuries-old notions that sculpture should be static, grounded, and dense by making artworks that often move freely and interact with their surroundings,” according to MoMA. In this piece, Calder’s sculptures control the sound of each theremin, making for a truly unique and magical composition among these objects, personified as artists for the occasion. 'To hear a theremin trigger the Moog Model 15 synthesizer in the Sculpture Garden—priceless. The sound of a Calder mobile element rubbing against the antenna of a theremin producing microtonal sound in slight movement—breathtaking.' -composer and thereminist Dorit Chrysler

Visit moogmusic.com to read our complete interview with Dorit, where she shares what inspired her to develop the concept for this piece."

Update: Also see https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/671

Some of the Synths Coming to SoundMiT Torino on November 3 & 4 - Next Weekend!

Some of the synths to be showcased at this years SoundMiT - International Sound Summit will include The River by Baloran, the Analog Fusion by Fingersonic, the new Moog One, the Schmidt, and a Yamaha showcase featuring the CS80 and DX1.

An announcement from SoundMiT follows:

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My city: Berlin with Andreas Schneider on The Guardian

Published on Apr 11, 2013 The Guardian·5,536 videos

"My city: Berlin with Andreas Schneider

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Andreas Schneider shows us Kreuzberg, home of the counterculture scene in Berlin, and once home to David Bowie. Starting from his cult synthesizer shop, Andreas takes us on a journey through a district that narrowly escaped the wrecking ball of urban planning and gentrification, taking in the local museum, a neighbourhood diner and the local city farm."

via Pierre Serné of PatchPierre.Net on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Stacked & Racked Custom Roland System 100 x 4 Plus More

"edit: IM NOT SELLING TO DEALERS. please dont waste my time. thank you!

i thought i will never do this but i need dough for outboard gear. so here it goes: for sale is a vintage stage system built by the cyborgs which were a berlin school outfit in the 70s. it was buillt by lutz who also visited me a few years ago i have pics somewhere. it was amazing to see him work this thing after 40 years of absence.

it consists of:

- 2x roland system 100 model 101 base module
- 2x roland system 100 model 102 expander
- 2x roland system 100 model 104 sequencer
- 1x ppg model 314 clocked sequential control
- 1x ppg model 313 sequential switch
- the orignial cv keyboard built into a wooden case
- documentation as much as i can find.

this was all built into two wonderful aluminum cases and connected with buses, stereo pans etc. too many functions to list here. there is one large multi plug that connects the two boxes and you can throw the power switch and start sequencing 4 voices of tangerine dream stuff. you can also look at it as an experimental semimodular synth stack. its a real stage instrument from the golden age of sequencing and really belongs into a museum.

technically its sound except a few crackling pots and the usual vintage modular mold. i hope lutz the creator will attest to this later in this fred. i will also go through it with a maintainance specialist to fix as much of this as possible.

the sound is way beyond anything that can be done in euroland, especially the filters. ive done many sessions with this system with my partner from rutlinbey and i will include one of them so you have an idea what you can do with this wonderful instrument.

im looking to trade this thing for a as complete as possible system 100 or at least a model 101 plus cash. the ppg sequencer alone is around 2k and the whole system is valued around 5k at the moment. i will only sell it to another musician and professional traders can take a walk right now. also if you just think about taking this thing apart and selling the parts you will die a slow and painful death.

in closing i might add that this is a very emotional decision and i am an emotional guy so things can change rapidly. feel free to make me all kinds of proposals and why you think you should have it.

addendum: there is no hurry with this deal. im going to spain for a month next week and everything happens after that.

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cyborgs now, this is lutzs site with lots of music done with this system:

http://www.cyborgs.de/
http://www.cyborgs.de/synthesizer/music_start/music_frameset.html
click on cyborg synthesis and you will see it in action in the 70s, awesome stuff

a improv were we are trying to do an 80s porn soundtrack:

http://tindeck.com/listen/jwio"

This is for sale here http://www.sequencer.de/synthesizer/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=79098

or

http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1134509#1134509"

This one in via Florian.