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Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Yambience - Yamaha CP-30 + SS-30 ambient synthesis


video upload by zack dagoba

"An ambient composition made on the splendid Yamaha CP30 Electronic Piano and the SS30 String Synthesiser, both made in the late 1970s. Also featured is a combination of FX pedals (see video for more information) and vintage reverb units (Lexicon 224, EMT 140 and Quantec Room Simulator)"

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Yamaha Strings Model SS-30 Woodgrain Synthesizer SN 1736

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Sunday, May 16, 2021

Sekiwa Synthesizer Study Synth Album





via this auction

List of gear on the back cover. Note all the typos.

Synthesizer
ARP 2600 - ES
ARP 2800 ES Odessey
ARP-2701 (with Degital Sequencer)
ARP 1701 ES Pro Soloist
MOOG 55 System
Mini Moog
Yamaha CS-10
Yamaha CS-10
Yamaha CS080 Polyphonic Synthesizer
Korg 800DV

Synthesizer Model
ES-0111 Dual VCO + Digital Ring Modulator
ES-0211 VCLF
ES-0221 VCLF + VCHF
ES-0311 VCA
ES-0411 Dual Envelope Geuerator
ES-0511 Dual Ring Modulator + Level Shifter
ES-0611 Multimode Filter
ES-0621 4 Variable Filter Bank
ES-0711 Dual DC Mixer
ES-0811 Scale Oscillator Driver
ES-5111S Dual LFO System
ES-5121S Ascending + Exponential Geuarator
ES-5131S AGC + Variable limiter

Tape Recorder
TEAC 80.8 8Track(1/2") Tape Speed 38cm/p 1
TEAC A3340S 4Track(1/4") Tape Sp 38cm/p 1
TEAC A7400 2Track(1/4") Tape Sp 38cm/p 1
TEAC A2300S 4Track(1/4") Tape Sp 38cm/p 1
Ampex MM-1000 16Track(2")
Ampex AG440b 2Track

Mixer
TEAC M-3 (8ch)

Accessory
DIC EM-1000 Echo Machine
ES ESA-20 Phase Machine
ES ESA-30 Streo Flauger
ES ESd-10 Computer Sequencer
ES ESd-16 Digital Sequencer
ES ESd-101 DA + Interfase

Other Instrument
Yamaha CP-70 Electric Grand
Yamaha SS-30
Solina String Ensewble
Clavinet D-6
HAMOND X-5

Saturday, February 06, 2021

Yamaha SS-30 Rare 70's Analogue String Synthesiser SN 1318

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via this auction

"This Yamaha SS-30 sounds great. It is a string synth, released in 1977 and it gets a really good write up, many people seem to love it! There are two tones for each note and it can create some really lush timbres. If you are after a stringer, this would definitely be a great option."

Monday, November 23, 2020

Yamaha SS-30 Strings Synth SN 2454

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Monday, November 02, 2020

Yamaha SS-30 Synthesizer SN 1115

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Mechana - A Lonely City - Yamaha SS-30 track laying...


Craig Sue Sound

"This is a quick snippet showing me laying up the Yamaha SS-30 part for a
track on my new Mechana ep entitled "A Lonely City"... The SS-30 is going
through a Electro Harmonix Small Stone, and, out of shot my Meris 500 series Mercury 7 Reverb... Enjoy..."

For the following release:




"A 3 track ep of lots of Synth textures and melodies inspired by walking around my city and seeing these buildings towering over us and thinking of the DNA & life that is in these amazing structures..."

Equipment used on the 3 track EP:

Roland JD-800
Roland JX-10 Super JX
Roland VP-330 mk1
Roland RS-09
Yamaha SS-30
Oberheim SEM patch unit
Korg Micro-X
Moog Liberation
Moog Source
Moog Prodigy
Moog Micromoog
Moog Voyager
Soma Lyra 8
Arturia Microfreak

Thursday, August 27, 2020

70s Synth Strings from Italy - The Crumar Multiman-S



Alex Ball synth vids

0:00 - Opening demo
0:35 - The String Synthesizer
2:44 - Paraphony
4:11 - The Crumar Multiman-S
4:32 - Basic Strings Demo
5:42 - Low Strings Ensemble Demo
6:07 - Phased Strings Demo
6:34 - Brass
7:46 - Piano
8:17 - Clavichord
8:31 - Bass
9:01 - The Multiman
10:11 - Outro Disco Bonanza

"Today we take a look at the Crumar Multiman-S, an Italian string synthesizer from 1977.

We also look at the concept of a string synthesizer in general; an instrument that served as a stop gap, but that forged its own identity due the distinctive sound and the records they were used in.

Originally conceived by Ken Freeman, others saw the impending gold rush and got their instruments out. When I say there was a 'string synth heyday', I'm not exaggerating. Here's a list of just some of them:

Friday, April 17, 2020

Yamaha SS-30 String Synthesizer SN 1658

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via this auction

"Uncommon Yamaha string synth with a distinctive, rich sound."

Sunday, March 01, 2020

Vintage analog Synth Session


Published on Mar 1, 2020 heckenschreck

"A session with: Yamaha SS-30, ARP Explorer I, ARP Odyssey III, Sequential Circuits Prophet T-8, Oberheim OB-8 and the Bass monster Roland MKS-80. Drums: SCI Drumtraks and Korg Monotribe. Midi clock Master: Garfield Master Beat. MKS-80 Sequencer: SEQ-12. T-8 Arpeggiator: Arpie. FX on Explorer I: Eventide Eclipse, FX on SS-30 and OB-8: T.C. Electronics M-3000."

Thursday, December 05, 2019

Yamaha SS-30 STRINGS Synth SN 2493

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via this auction

"This Polyphonic ensemble from Yamaha is in excellent condition, though it does show some tiny signs of age. It is fully working, have been cleaned and refurbished. All the knobs have been cleaned and lubricated. Thekeyboard has been rebuilt, every keys are working correctly without double triggering. The unit has been calibrated following the factory specifications."

Monday, December 02, 2019

Yamaha SS-30 String Synthesiser


Published on Dec 2, 2019 JMPSynth

"Quick demo of the Yamaha SS-30 String Synthesiser, one of two stringers favoured by Ultravox in the 1980's due to its lush sound.

Please forgive the picture quality from phone, the audio has been over-dubbed which is the important thing."

Monday, October 21, 2019

Custom Rackmount Yamaha SS-30


Spotted this one on http://ss30m.blogspot.com

"When I started this project I had a simple aim. I have expanded on that scope now, but the basic idea was to put the whole SS-30 into a rack-mount case, with MIDI. I have had MIDI working since last year but the front-panel was temporary. It was a proof-of-concept and not something I wanted to really play. Not ready for the studio.

As of last night, I have achieved what I set out to do. An SS-30 I can play in my studio from a MIDI enabled rack mount."

You can find pics of the Yamaha SS-30 in the archives here.

Thursday, June 06, 2019

YAMAHA SS-30 SN 2122

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via this auction

Monday, October 01, 2018

Yamaha SS-30 Vintage Analog String Synthesizer with Orange Flight Case

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Friday, June 08, 2018

Yamaha SS-30 Analog String Synthesizer SN 1291

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Yamaha SS-30 Vintage Analogue String Synthesiser SN 1731

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via this auction

"This fully wood-cased beast is a classic String-Synth of the seventies from Yamaha. It is "multi-phonic" as it uses a divide-down, electric organ type of architechture for its tone generation. There are two tones for each note so it's probably fair to say it's dual-oscillator, and it can create some really lush timbres. It's richer sounding than the ARP Solina String Synth. It has an individual VCA envelope for each key. The four-octave keyboard is not velocity sensitive, and the synth offers just a few controls above the keyboard for choosing preset sounds, and modest tweaking (no filters, LFOs, etc). It has been used by Utravox & Midge Ure."

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

GForce Intros RE STRINGS for Reason w/ Billy Currie Interview & Freeman String Symphonizer Overview


Published on Apr 11, 2017 GForce Software

"RE-STRINGS is our Rack Extension version of the award winning VSM and contains a selection of its most popular and iconic String Ensembles including: ARP Quadra, Crumar Multiman, Elka Rhapsody, Eminent 310, Freeman String Symphonizer, Godwin String Orchestra, Hohner K4, Junost 21, Korg Lambda, Korg PE2000, Logan String Melody II, Mellotron Violins, Moog Opus III, Roland VP330, ARP Solina, Technics KN200, Yamaha CE-25 & Yamaha SS-30.

With it's dual layer capability, it's possible to load the classic string ensemble sounds from years gone by or create your own hybrid ensembles.

Legal Notice
All musical instrument manufacturer and product names are trademarks of their respective owners and in no way associated or affiliated with GForce Software Ltd. The trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose sounds and technical data were studied for this instrument. All names of instrument inventors have been included for illustrative and educational purposes only and do not suggest any affiliation or endorsement of GForce Software Ltd."

Billy Currie talks String Synths, VSM & RE-STRINGS

Published on Apr 11, 2017 GForce Software

"During the process of creating patches for RE-STRINGS Rack Extension, we talked with Billy Currie about his use of String Ensemble keyboards over the years and how the Elka Rhapsody and Yamaha SS-30 contributed to some of Ultravox's classic tracks.

Billy also talks about how valuable the VSM and RE-STRINGS libraries are to him and how they've been used in his latest album, Doppel."

Freeman String Symphonizer

Published on Apr 11, 2017 GForce Software

"A brief walkthrough of the Freeman String Symphonizer, invented by Ken Freeman, sounds from which are in both VSM and RE-STRINGS.

The Further Adventures of K.FREEMAN and his Incredible Machine of a Thousand Strings courtesy of I Monster - BRIGHT SPARKS album. www.imonstermusic.com

Ken Freeman footage courtesy of BRIGHT SPARKS Documentary
http://brightsparks.movie"


via Propellerhead

"50% OFF Release Offer! 2 weeks.

The modern, polyphonic string synthesiser was invented in 1970 by Ken Freeman, a British keyboard player and engineer who discovered that if you layered two notes then detuned and slightly modulated one a pleasant ‘chorused’ sound resulted. Over the next 10+ years Ken’s initial discovery spawned an industry that saw the manufacture of more than one hundred ‘string machines’ and multi-keyboards.

Although viewed by some as a one-trick-pony or a poor man’s polysynth, string machines had so much character they’ve graced tracks by artists as diverse as; Lonnie Liston Smith, Air, Pink Floyd, The Cure, Parliament, Herbie Hancock, Camel, Joy Division, Jean-Michel Jarre, Thomas Dolby, Tonto’s Expanding Head Band, Genesis, Toni Tone Tony and countless others.

Product details
Based on our award winning Virtual String Machine (VSM), RE-STRINGS comprises 67 individual sample sets from a plethora of classic analogue string ensembles including the ultra rare (and first) Freeman String Symphonizer, the highly coveted Solina, the eminently desirable Eminent 310, the highly-lauded Logan String Ensemble, plus several other classic (and not so classic) string machines.

Each sample set spans 49 notes (4 octaves), each individually sampled and looped, plus RE-STRINGS contains a 700+ patch library created by respected patch designers including legendary string machine user and keyboard maestro, Billy Currie.

With Dual Layer capabilities - each layer comprising of a Lowpass, Bandpass & Highpass Resonant Filter Section, Two Envelope Generators, Pitch or Filter LFO, Dynamic control including filter aftertouch - if you want to create your own hitherto unrealised hybrid combinations of classic and evocative string ensembles, it’s a cinch. Finally, global vintage style Ensemble & Phaser effects are provided, allowing you to hone your sound to evocative, retro, string ensemble perfection.

RE-STRINGS includes string tones from the following classic instruments ARP Quadra (1978) Crumar Multiman (1975) Elka Rhapsody (1975) Eminent 310 (1972) Freeman String Symphonizer (1973) Godwin Model 749 String Concert (1980) Hohner K4 (1977) Junost 21 (c 1986) Korg Lambda (1979) Korg PE2000 (1976) Logan String Melody II (1977) Mellotron (1963) Moog Opus III (1980) Roland VP330 (1979) Solina String Ensemble (1974) Technics KN200 (1982) Yamaha CE-25 (1983) Yamaha SS30 (1977)"

Sunday, March 27, 2016

"Working for the weekend" Loverboy Oberheim OBXa Keyboard


Published on Mar 27, 2016 synthartist69

"Just a Loverboy jam...this song makes me happy.... I believe it was originally done on an OBXa but not 100% sure...."

Update: someone mentioned he used a Prophet 5 and a Yamaha CS-50 at the time. Below is a video from them performing it live in 1983. You can see the CS50 on top at 2:58. Can't tell what's under it. The left side panels by the left knob box don't match a Prophet-5 or OB-Xa.

Update2: Turns out that is a custom case for the Prophet-5 that the CS60 sits on. Via the same source:

"He had a custom wood case built to hold the P5 under the CS. It sat on top of the electric grand. I actually talked to him about it when he stopped by Sweetwater when I worked there. He also used a Yamaha SS-30 string synth and sometimes a second P5 on his left."

Loverboy Working For The Weekend Live In Vancouver 1983

Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011 ozgisch

Thursday, February 04, 2016

Yamaha SS-30 Analog String Synth SN 1222

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