Simmons SDS-9 Analog Digital Drum Synth & EPROM Library

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via this auction
You'll find the list of roms and a link to demos and other resources at the bottom of this post.

"Simmons SDS-9 Analog Digital Drum Synth & EPROM Library
Includes 66 SDS Drum EPROMs, for SDS-1, SDS-7, SDS-9

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Modded Commodore 64 - Custom 8-bit Synth

via this auction

Sold For: US $200.00


"This commodore 64 has been modified for use with MSSIAH and CYNTHCART in your music studio. This is the latest in my series of custom Commodores. If you are unsure of what this machine is capable of, please have a look at this video for the last one I built:

MSSIAH SLAVED TO ABLETON LIVE MIDI DEMO

YouTube via djjonnyjams
'Commodore 64 with SID 8580r5 running MSSIAH software, sequenced by Ableton Live 7'

The machine in that video was sold to the production team "nVMe" based out of Brooklyn,NY. These guys are very happy with their purchase and plan to use it on future productions.

now listen to a track I made with a commodore 64, entitled "Easter Disco" you can hear it on my myspace page: http://myspace.com/djjonnyjams

The sound of this machine has been mimmicked for years with VST plugins, and sample sets, Now you can use the real-deal in your studio, and the MSSIAH cartridge makes this machine a fully midi-capable synthesiser. If you are unfamiliar with the SID chip, it's a three voice digitally controlled analog synthesiser with excellent Filter capabilities. The SID chip in this particular machine is the last revision 6581r4 (extremely rare). This is without a doubt the best sounding, and most sought-after 6581 SID chip to date. The filter capabilities in this revision are far superior to it's predecessors It is capable of producing everything from thick pads, to crunchy leads, to "blow your speakers out" sub-bass tones. It has been used for every genre from funk to house, to jungle/DNB, to Hip-Hop, and more. For a more in-depth explanation of the SID chip, see this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology_SID

The machine you are bidding on has the following modifications:

1. This is the classic "breadbin" style 64c case, with the latest revision motherboard (the most stable of the breadbin compatible boards) This commodore sports a single 6581 R4 and it sounds absolutely brilliant!

2. The pot installed in the upper right may be assigned to control any parameter in MSSIAH's Bassline, Drummer, and MonoSynth applications, you can select which parameter it is assigned to with the press of a button and all the keys have been fitted with my custom keylabels making it super easer to instantly map the knob to chosen parameter without ever stopping the performance. This knob can also be used to control filter cutoff with CYNTHCART (another popular c64 synth cartridge)

3. Noise reduction mod, the SID audio input (which is not used) creates a terrible noise so I have grounded the input and this eliminates that white noise that has plagued c64 musicians for years.

4. The stock red power LED has been replaced with a sweet RGB LED which cycles through all the colors in the spectrum. See this link for an example of what this light looks like:




5. Composite video output via RCA jack, so you may use a modern television or LCD with a video Line-in

6. Custom white paintjob using specialty paint that bonds to plastic. The look of this machine was inspired by the classic Commodore Vic 20, and It's even been fitted with the Gold "blingin" Vic 20 nameplate!

7. Swapped white and brown keys to represent two octaves of piano roll for live use.

8. The key labels were digitally printed on adhesive backed vinyl, and contour cut on vinyl plotter. This vinyl is designed for outdoor signage and the printer uses eco-solv UV ink, which is gauranteed 7 years average lifetime (this is assuming the commodore sat outside in the sun, rain, and snow for seven years, after all that, they might look a little bit faded) I chose these materials so that the labels will not fade even after thousands of sweaty finger keystrokes! See the pictures above to check out these labels.

10. Thouroughly cleaned all ports and contacts.

11. 1/4" TRS audio output jack for connecting to your mixer. This will give you the cleanest audio output, optimised for recording with an excellent signal to noise ratio.

Please note, the MSSIAH cartridge is not included with this auction. You can purchase a new MSSIAH cartridge here

This machine will be shipped in an original commodore 64 box, I will include a commodore owners manual, and power supply"

Vintage Guitar Synthesizer Overlays

Roland G-202 G-505 via this auction

Ibanez IMG2010 via this auction and this auction

Roland G-707 via this auction

See the seller's other items for more.

via the seller: "For quite a long time now I have been working on making replacement control panel overlays for various vintage guitar synthesizer controllers. First, I needed high resolution scans of the original overlays. Next was creating an appropriate file to reproduce the original graphics. And finally there was the issue of what materials and techniques to produce the overlay.

After trying various materials, this overlay is printed on high quality acetate. I used a professional sign shop for the printing, as they had the machines, materials, and experience with creating products designed to take abuse and still look good."

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Yamaha SY77 / TG77 ROM Cards

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Synth Ethnic ROM Card VC7707 produced by Akira Inoue via this auction

"Arguably the hardest to find, most rare ROM card for the SY/TG77 and SY99 synthesizers. This amazing selection of ethnic/world based synth sounds comes toward the end of Yamaha’s SY/TG77 era. Timeless sounds."

JSPA Vol. 2 ROM Card VC7706 via this auction

One of the much harder to find ROM cards available for the Yamaha SY/TG77 and SY99 synthesizers. Another fantastic example of Yamaha’s output of timeless sound design."

JSPA Vol. 1 ROM Card VC7705 via this auction

"One of the much harder to find ROM cards available for the Yamaha SY/TG77 and SY99 synthesizers complete with its case and insert. Another fantastic example of Yamaha’s output of timeless sound design."

Drums 1 ROM Card Set via this auction

"Secret weapon selection of very classy late 80s early 90s drum waveforms and patches for the SY/TG77 and SY99 synthesizers. Superb additional patches ranging from electric pianos to basses and pads as well. Very underrated and musical card set."

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Serge Modular System

images via this auction and this auction.
Auction 1:
QUANTIZER MODULE
ASR MODULE
ASR MODULE
DUAL TRANSIENT GENERATOR MODULE
RANDOM SOURCE MODULE
SMOOTH STEPPED GENERATOR
CV PRO MODULE
DUAL UNIVERSAL SLOPE GENERATOR
EXTENDED ADSR MODULE
SMOOTH FUNCTION GENERATOR
NOISE SOURCE MODULE
DUAL PROCESSOR MODULE
DUAL PROCESSOR SLOPE GENERATOR
PHASER MODULE
VOLT CONTROLLED STEREO MIXER
NEW TIMBRAL OSCILLATOR MODULE
PRECISION VCO (2 MODULES)
WAVE MULTIPLIER MODULE
VARIABLE QVCF MODULE
DUAL TRANSIENT GENERATOR
DUAL AUDIO MIXER MODULE
TOUCH ACTIVATED KEYBOARD SEQUENCER

Auction 2:
"PREAMP DETECTOR
FREQUENCY SHIFTER
C/M MODULE
WILSON ANALOG DELAY MODULE
MIXER MODULE
VARIABLE SLOPE VCF
RESONANT EQUILIZER MODULE
DUAL PHASER MODULE
DUAL CHANNEL STEREO MIXER MODULE

Serge gets its name from Serge Tcherepnin (pronounced "Cher - epp - nin"), a multitalented composer and electronic designer born of Russian-Chinese parents and raised in France. Self-taught in electronic design and circuit building, Serge enjoyed doing 'junk electronic' projects early on, making tape compositions using various electronic noisemakers cobbled together out of transistor radios and the like.

After studying music and physics at Harvard and Princeton, he taught music composition at the California Institute of the Arts. This was the early 70's, the heyday of Moog, ARP, and Buchla synthesizers. Calarts had a few Buchla-equipped studios. These were expensive, highly sought-after instruments, kept under lock and key. Getting studio time on one at Calarts meant being either a recognized staff composer or someone who maneuvered themselves into favor. The Buchla, ARP, and Moog synthesizers were interesting in their way, but could be improved upon. They were both expensive and bulky, a system with a decent number of functions could take up a whole wall in a small room. Serge and students Rich Gold and Randy Cohen wondered what they could do about this. After kicking around some ideas, they decided they were going to do their own synthesizer.

The first modules were designed, soldered, and built at Serge's home in what was essentially a kitchen tabletop operation. Before long, the word got out to other professors, students, and musicians about this new synthesizer. They wanted a piece of the action. Serge set up a strange sort of guerrilla manufacturing operation at Calarts on a second-story courtyard balcony. People paid $700 upfront for parts, worked on the 'assembly line' soldering and building modules, and eventually got themselves a six-panel system. Somehow, the Calarts administration either didn't find out or wasn't too bothered by this.

Another interesting player in this drama was composer Morton Subotnik, a professor at Calarts. He had a long association with instrument designer Don Buchla in the early 60's, the two of them collaborating on fundamental aspects of synthesizer design. When Mort spoke, Don listened. Serge caught on to this, and sought to woo Morton away from the Buchlas, but that was difficult. Eventually, Serge did build Mort some custom equipment.

In the 70's Serge collaborated on the design and construction of TONTO, a large polyphonic modular system. TONTO had the ancestry of many early Serge designs, some packaged behind faux-Moog front panels, including the NTO.

Serge eventually quit teaching and began to build synthesizers more seriously, using the first designs as a springboard. The Serge company was started in 1975, in the West Hollywood area, then headed north to San Francisco's Haight Street a few years later. It was always a humble bohemian concern, running more on enthusiasm and the love of making music than money and hardheaded business sense. Business tapered to a trickle in the middle 80's, and Serge, to support his family, started doing various outside electronic consulting projects. In 1992 Serge decided to move back to France. It was at this point that he sold the closely-guarded circuit designs to longtime associate Rex Probe, who then founded Sound Transform Systems. Production record keeping was pretty informal; it's estimated that "hundreds" of Serge systems were produced in the early years.

Today, Serge is again doing musical composition and is involved in helping Russian Jews move to Israel.
As Moog was a powerful East Coast influence that inspired ARP and Polyfusion, Buchla was the West Coast influence on Serge. Several Buchla designs, including the use of touch sensitive nontraditional keyboards, sequencers, random voltage generators, function generators, and matrix mixers found their way into Serge's repertoire. But that's not to say that Serge is merely a Buchla clone. Serge made many unique contributions, including the wave multiplier module, and some ideas were taken to new heights. Serge's oscillator designs have extraordinary accuracy and stability, especially considering their discrete nature. His philosophy of allowing the easy interplay of audio, control, and trigger signals, combined with the use of banana plugs, makes these systems wonderfully flexible.

There's no denying the amazing staying power of the Serge designs. Largely because of the development of convenient microprocessor-based keyboard synths, the 80's were a nasty time for analog synthesizer makers, practically all of them throwing in the towel. Serge's business slowed way down but never completely went out of production. With the recent clamoring for analog gear fueling successful production, Rex Probe and Sound Transform Systems look poised to carry the cream of analog modular music synthesis over the threshold of the 21st century, into their fourth decade of realization.

Sound Transform Systems has done a great job of continuing the analog modular lineage. Most of the traditional Serge modules are there, a few old ones were dropped, a few new ones added. The details are constantly being improved in many visible and invisible ways. They are still laboriously handmade, though the entire build process has been improved. Turnaround time has been improved from several months to 'just a couple'. All the components are top notch. The panel graphics and layout of many of the modules have been redesigned to make them more compact while keeping or improving the functionality. The circuit designs on many modules have been updated."

Pland Studios (Prince, Starship, Journey...) Matrix-12 for Sale?

via this auction
More pics at the auction while up.
SN M51406
"This is a very well kept (see pics) COLLECTORS ITEM Oberheim Matrix 12 with some famous history/ownership/usage behind it. This EXACT Matrix 12 and sounds created by it was used by PRINCE on a album !!!, Mariah Carey's producers on 2 albums !!, Jefferson Starship, Journey,
Huey Lewis and The News on 2 albums, Toni Toni Toni, Too Short, and a lot more !!!

READ THIS DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY TO UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THIS RARE BEAST.

This Matrix 12 has had 2 owners. Currently me (the second owner), and before me the original owner who bought it brand new in 1984.

This original owner whom I personally bought it from was Arne Frager the owner of world famous recording studio "The Plant Studios"
(Link Here: THE PLANT STUDIOS ). Arne Frager is also a famous musician and producer. He did that song "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell at his studio (The Plant Studios) with producer Curtis Anthony Nolen. Great story how he met Michael Jackson (who sang the hook in his studio) and Berry Gordy (owner of Motown and Rockwells dad), etc..

Anyway, Arne Frager bought this Matrix 12 brand new in 1984 when they first were released for his studio's (The Plant Studios) "in house synth". It remained as The Plant Studios' main "in house synth" from 1984 till The Plant Studios went out of business in 2008. Thats when I bought it from him. Thats 24 years of usage in a worldwide known famous studio like that. That studio was visited by various famous people everyday, literally.

Now, Arne had plenty of great stories about this Matrix 12, and who used it over the time on their albums/singles while it was in use at The Plant Studios. But to make it short, just do the math = Most artists that recorded at The Plant Studios between 1984 and 2008 and ALSO recorded a synth sound on their song has used and personally touched this exact Matrix 12 you are bidding on. Not to mention this EXACT Matrix 12's sounds are heard on their famous songs that are/were all over the Billboard Charts. To get a rough idea of just a few artists/producers that have personally used this exact Matrix 12, just go to the discography page of The Plant Studios here: THE PLANT STUDIOS DISCOGRAPHY , then look at every artist that recorded there between 1984 and 2008, and if they also had a synth sound in their song(s), then that synth sound on their album/single/Billboard hit is this EXACT Matrix 12 you are bidding on !!

According to Arnie, to name a few that for sure personally used this EXACT Matrix 12 in this listing (or their producers) for their famous song(s) or album(s) that you know of so well are:

MARIAH CAREY on 2 albums !!, PRINCE !!!, Jefferson Starship, Journey, Huey Lewis and The News on 2 albums, Toni Toni Toni,
Michael Bolton, Kenny G, Too Short, and many others. Those were just the main ones that stuck out.

I mean Prince's hands literally have touched and used this EXACT Matrix 12 in this listing !! Mariah Carey's producers literally touched and used this exact Matrix 12 in this listing for 2 albums of songs !!! Plus many others as you can see. Sounds this EXACT Matrix 12 has created are the ever so famous catchy synth sound you hear in the above mentioned artists Billboard hits of the time. When you hear their songs on the radio, them sounds are this EXACT synth ! This is what happens when a instrument is in such a world famous well known studio such as The Plant Studios. So this Matrix 12 is POURING over with Mojo, and historic history making vibes from the Stars !

On this page with all the other pictures of the unit, I have included a picture of the receipt Arne Frager gave me when I bought it, and will include that ORIGINAL receipt with the Matrix 12 as a "Certificate Of Authenticity". As you can see, it has The Plant Studios letter head, and Arne's signature (worth something in itself really !), and no, the blurred out marks on the picture of it are NOT on the original that you will be receiving. Between that and calculating the discography of that studio, you can piece the rest together."

Cynthia Milton Sequencer

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Details:

"This auction is for the whole set shown of (8) Milton Analog Music Voltage Controlled Sequencer Front Panels, including a very rare silver one with reversed graphics, (these are fully machined front and back and ready for the mounting of components). They are Modcan-A format, 1/8 inch thick aluminum, each 9" inches tall and 13.5 inches wide.

A convenient quarter-inch thick steel plate drilling guide is included for easily making more front panels with the same hole pattern.

(7) completely assembled and pre-wired Milton Engine Boards are included, just stuff them with chips and solder the wires that are already attached. Several Pairs of custom Engine Mounting Brackets are included along with three pre-assembled Asynchronous Boards.

These parts are for the famous Milton Voltage Controlled Sequencer sold under the Cynthia brand name via cyndustries.com. Originally designed for banana jacks they can easily be adapted to either miniphone or quarter-inch phone jacks. Although this sequencer and various do it yourself kit versions are available elsewhere on the web, this auction is the only place where you will find these front panels for sale.

Milton Circuit board kits and instructions (without panels) are available from BigCityMusic.com and www.buzzclick-music.com/ (Please Note, that this auction does not include authorization to go into production selling these as a business, if interested that must be negotiated separately with Buzzlick-Music.com above).

We are clearing out our workspace making room for the next big thing, so our spring cleaning is your gain!
These are the last ones, so snap these up before they're gone!

Cynthia
http://www.cyndustries.com"

Mint ARP 2500 Synthesizer for Sale and Videos

via Steve: "This is a once in a lifetime chance to own an Arp 2500 without breaking the bank to do it. The eBay listing tells the whole story- this Arp 2500 was purchased during ARP's bankruptcy auction, on site at ARP, by my friend Larry O. The modules were, and remained, in plastic wrap with tags right off the QA line. He recently assembled them into a 'mini' Arp 2500 system built into a cabinet from the QA dept of ARP.

It was fully serviced by Phil at CMS just now and is on eBay.

You will probably never, ever, see such a pristine and AFFORDABLE Arp 2500 for sale... Get it before its gone!"

via this auction:
"The Who’s Pete Townshend and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page were only two of the devotees of this legendary instrument. Hell, it was the ARP 2500 that was used to call to the aliens in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”!

The History
This extremely rare and primo system is the last of more than 100 modules and eight cabinets I personally purchased from the auction at the ARP factory when the company went out of business back in 1981. These modules were still wrapped in plastic with QA tags attached when I got them. (See recent photo of QA tags below.) They have seen very little use over the last 30 years (the QA tags are stamped with 1975 dates).

The cabinet resided in ARP’s Engineering Department, where it was used for prototyping new modules. The original serial number tag identifies it as being the 45th cabinet made in 1970 (70-045). Five of the modules and the cabinet sport ARP’s earliest logo (the “squishy lines”), while the rest have the “treble clef” logo.

Vintage? Oh yeah.
Needless to say, I cherry-picked a beautiful configuration to keep as my final remnant: four VCOs, two VCFs, two VCAs, four envelope generators, sample/hold, noise generators.

For the full auction story and a listening tour of this instrument, copy and paste these links to see my YouTube videos [below]

The Modules
This is one sweeeeet system, the likes of which you are not likely to see again. It’s the real deal:
1004-T Oscillator (mixable waveform)
1023 Dual Oscillator
1045 Voltage-Controlled Voice (this thing is The S**t)
1036 Dual Sample & Hold/Random Voltage
1003 Dual EG
1006 Filtamp
1016 Dual Noise

Click “Buy It Now” and get an additional 1006 Filtamp, also just back from service by CMS!

The Icing on the Cake
Included are an original, print Owner’s Manual, a CD containing PDFs of all the circuits and parts (though you really should have Phil do any work on it), and a cabinet extension cable.

On request I can provide an Excel doc containing The Gory Details: serial numbers, CMS service specifics, patching details for the outer slots."

Sold For: US $12,000.00





ARP2500 KingoftheModulars

YouTube via theonlylarrytheo
"Larry the O gives a tour of his ARP2500, including how he purchased it at the ARP auction."

ARP2500 mod improv1


"Part 1 of 2 of Larry the O improvising on an ARP 2500 modulation patch. A sound design session from the boop-squawk school."

ARP2500 mod improv2


"Part 2 of 2 of Larry the O improvising on an ARP 2500 modulation patch. Are you experienced? Have you ever been experienced? Well, I have."

ARP2500 S&H improv


"Larry the O improvising on an ARP 2500 sample-and-hold patch. Boop-squawk sound design, old-school style."

x0xb0x Wildberry = TB 303 Synth + Sequencer + Mods

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via this auction

Video posted here.

"This x0xb0x is not just another MIDI-controlled TB-303 clone like others, this one is a full reproduction of the original Roland synthesizer, with fully functional sequencer and finally with a complete bunch of modifications. This gives you as a result the most versalite and complete x0xb0x ever built.

The sequencer can be programmed just like the original 303 plus the sokkos OS funcionalities, and can be used to control other synthesizers via Midi. 128 banks of track memory and 64 banks of pattern memory are stored in onboard EEPROM, no battery-backup needed.

It comes with a 220v 9v AC adapter and instructions manual.

ADD-ONS

.- SUB-BASS ADD-ON: This switch brings you the possibility to low the tone of the x0xb0x. As a result of this variation you can get deeper and nicer basslines from the synth.

.- ACC-PLUS ADD-ON: This switch increases the overall accent of the synth, obviously this Add-on only affects to the accented notes of the sequencer, the rest will not suffer variation.

.- FILTER LOW-END ADD-ON: This switch modifies the behaviour of the CUTOFF filter capacity, mainly lowering itself almost a degree, close to the minimum, perfect for cutting low frequencies.

.- ENV-MOD ADD-ON: This switch changes the capacity to turn the envelope modulation down, closer to zero.

.- ENV-PLUS ADD-ON: This switch increases the envelope modulation capacity around three times the original ones.

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A Few Member Listings - DSI Tetra, Roland System-8, Yamaha CS6, & Casio XW-P1

A few supporting member listings:

DSI Tetra SN 03736 via this auction

Roland System-8 SN Z4J4137 via this auction



Yamaha CS6 VA Synthesizer via this auction

Casio XW-P1 via this auction

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360 Systems 20/20 Frequency Shifter (BODE)

via this auction

"This is a very rare item, probably the first I've seen one on ebay. It is a Frequency Shifter, model 20/20 by 360 Systems.

360 Systems was (and still is) an innovative company that developed this pitch changer (as used by Synergy/Larry Fast, John McLaughlin), one of the first guitar synths (John McLaughlin) the first sample-playback keyboard and many audio post devices since. They also developed the first LINN Drum for Roger Linn. Bob Easton was/is their clever designer."
360 based their design on Harold Bode's rare "Klangumwandler" that was made and sold for Moog in the late 1960s and early '70s.

The Moog/Bode 6552 Klangumwandler ('sound-changer', in German) was an interesting concept, to modify pitch (frequency) without changing the overtone structure. Bode's invention was first created for Ussachevsky's electronic music studio at Columbia University (Bob was quite familiar with the composer and studio, as well as his various students like Wendy Carlos. Wendy and Tomita used this module on their classic albums. Club of the Knobs synthesizers now make a very accurate replica of the original Bode/Moog module and you can see it (and the similarity to this 360 design) on their website. The 360 has the same "series of 5" settings (5,50,500) as the Bode - and mixed vs. independent outputs, although the squelch is internal on the 360 via trimpot. There is CV (Voltage Control) of the frequency - great with a sequencer, CV pedal (McLaughlin) or random. These are similar to a ring modulator, but have a VERY unusual effect at the lowest settings. This is the effect I love (and why anyone should own this) - a deep phasing in stereo, without "messing up" the sonic quality of the original signal - all bass a treble frequencies remain solid, and the harmonics shift around in stereo beautifully. It's weird but not ugly - very HiFi and cool-sounding.

BODE

some text from the web):
'... the EWE, which stands for Electro Wagnerian Emancipator. There's only one of them; it was designed for me by Bob Easton at 360 Systems… That is now gathering dust in the warehouse. I tried to use it on "Big Swifty" from Waka/Jawaka - Hot Rats, but it didn't end up on the final track." (BTW synth geeks - this is mystery item was basically just an EML Polybox, same idea!)

'We also have some neat little 360 Systems model 2800 programmable equalizers, which are four-band parametric with memory storage for saving any particular settings that you may like. Those were designed by Bob Easton and are no longer available, but we have a few of them.'"

via Brian Kehew of Moog Cookbook

Update via eben in the comments: "check out the comment in that ebay auction in the questions section - none other than Tom Rhea, author of the minimoog owners manual"

via the auction:
Q: Hey neighbor, interesting that you have a frequency shifter for sale, but your description that a klangumwandler shifts without changing the overtone structure is incorrect. Pitch shifting a la the Eventide Harmonizer does this; Harald Bode built frequency shifter(s) that provide a LINEAR shift in frequency (Hz) for all partials in the input signal. This will, of course drastically change the "overtone structure," not preserve it. Sorry to be a drudge about this, but I knew Harald well, teach this stuff at a well known music College," This message purely in the interest of sharing information. Hope you get a good penny. PS, I have several Bode 1630 FS (lucky me, but just knowing Harald was the real treat!) Tom Rhea (author Minimoog Owner's Manual, etc.) Good luck in the sale! Apr-14-09
A: Hey Tom - you are likely QUITE right. I only said it was based upon the Bode - which seems quite true given the controls and front panel, steps of "5's" etc. Obviously, the audio track given shows what this very unit does exactly, so no deception is implied.

Akai EWI Wind Synth Stand by SAXRAX

via this auction

"We decided to launch our new SAXRAX "E Stand" on Ebay as this is probably the best medium to inform everyone worldwide of the features of this unique stand. We have been developing this stand for over a year and now its ready for public release on 1st September. For those who do not know of SAXRAX stands, We are a UK manufacturer that specialise in making saxophone stands to the worlds greatest players. What you see today are the stands from our pre production build. That means they are exactly as you will see in the shops from 1st September. We just made a batch to prove out the tooling etc. They are brand new untouched and in the boxes. The E stand is desgined to hold the Akai Ewi 4000s model OR the USB model. It comes in a SAXRAX travel bag. This is the ONLY wind synth stand designed especially for the job. Its not a modified bassoon stand. This auction is for one E stand only.and does NOT include the instrument. As you can see in the picture we will be manufacturing a combo stand to hold a sax and an Ewi. you will need to email for this option. This combo stand is not included in this auction. If you buy it now you wil be one of the first people to own this stand in the world. They go on sale in the US in October."

Roland System 100m Modules

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121 Dual VCF SN 132245 via this auction

150 Ring Mod / Noise SN 071855 via this auction

130 Dual VCA SN 162328 via this auction

140 Dual Envelope SN 122817 via this auction

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SONICA by FRANK EVENTOFF SN 230 & 410

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SN 410 via this auction

SN 230 via this auction

"Travel back in time with this vintage Sonica. Yes, it is an unusual instrument. Around 1979-1980, only 650 were built. It's really a synthesizer that looks like a mini-guitar/sitar. The tone is something like a theremin. To hear the actual tone, there are various Youtube videos of folks playing one. This one is numbered 410. It's only about 20" long. It has its own little speaker and runs on a single nine volt battery. It has two octaves. All the notes on the headstock are major, but there is a half-step button on the body. The key is adjusted by a key knob. Yes, it is an odd duck! It is quite well made with a wood body (carved from Red Alder) and brass front, back and rear head stock plates (coated with baked enamel). The "fretboard" is also side with brass. This one is in good condition except for tears on the interior speaker grill cloth. The brass plating is tarnished, but I didn't dare scrub it with Brasso. It comes with the original (cute as the dickens) black chip board case with two piece of case candy. The mini six-page instructional booklet and warranty and the Sound Instruments warranty card (with the original 15 cent USPS "1980 Winter Olympics" speed skating stamp). It has an odd "in-tune" function: "Play the middle diamond... on the keyboard and turn the Key knob until the note sounds in tune with the music you're listening to." It also has an 1/8" output jack for a regular amplifier. Ol' Eric Clapton had one of these that was sold at his 2011 Bonhams auction for over $3,400. (Check it out online.) The inventor of the Sonica, Frank Eventoff, previously invented the popular Magical Musical Thing, and now runs Sensitronics, which is still on the cutting edge of experimental electronic musical instrument technology."

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Serge M Class Modules

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Sequencer B via this auction

Dual ADSR via this auction

Control Generator via this auction

Wave Processor via this auction

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Tiptop Z-DSP Reverb Card

via this auction

Note the auction is for the card, not the module.

"This auction is for a program card for the Tiptop Audio Z-DSP eurorack synthesizer module. If you are reading this you know the Z-DSP. The current cards are the Dragonfly delay and the Bat filter. This is a selection of the free DSP programs available on the spin semiconductor site burned to a blank card using the new Numberz programming tool. If you don't want to buy Numberz, then this is a cheap way to get 8 new programs.

the programs are:
1. Large hall reverb
2. Reverb with high and low pass filters.
3. Reverb and pitchshift.
4. Reverb and echo.
5. Reverb and wah.
6. Reverb and phaser.
7. Stereo chorus
8. Mono flanger

The card also has all the text and parameters.

Note: This auction is only for the program card, the Z-DSP in the picture is not included!"

Buchla Model 259e, 261e, 292e & 225e Modules

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259e Twisted Waveform Generatorvia this auction

261e Complex Waveform Generator via this auction

292e Quad Dynamics Manager via this auction

225e MIDI Decoder / Preset Manager via this auction

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Rare Digisound 80 Modules

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Sakata DPM48

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"Very nice condition cool sounding 80's drum machine with volume sliders, lots of knobs and individual outputs. It comes with its original box. A rare item, it sounds retro and dirty...looks oldschool, it has no optical damage whatsoever. The sequence module is included with this auction. Sync this to a analog synth and you are in electro heaven"
If anyone knows more about this drum machine, please post in the comments. This one in via Rasmus A. Nyaaker.

Update via Roberto in the comments: More on the Sakata DPM48.


Update via hinotori mortal in the comments:

"hi
i am the proud owner of 2 of the DPM-48 drum machines.
they were originally made by SAKATA a company which, to my knowledge, only ever produced this machine. . . its design and name were then bought out by HAMMOND, and hammond produced this machine for a short time. . . before they decided their leap into the world of drummachines was a waste. . .largely due to the painfully high price that hammond were marketing them at.... . the machine was then marketed by JUGGBOX.
they are EPROM based drum machines and are incredibly incredibly difficult to use without a manual .
i have a copy of the manual in japanese. . and this helps a little. . but if anyone has the manual in english please let me know . . . :)

the only person i have heard of using this machine was prince .

it has an amazing sound to it, if you love the LINNDRUM / DMX / DRUMULATOR . .
very punchy lo resolution hip hop sounds .

i have another version of this machine loaded with the "electronic drum set"

as there is little information about this machine anywhere, im unsure as to wether the "electronic" version was actually produced by JUGGBOX or by yet another company . .

it is easily synced to my tr606, having a din sync in and out i chain them together in serial .

there is currently a midified version of this machine on an auction site in japan going for around 500 GBP.

!!!!!!!

i will put images of my DPM48s onto my flickr account for those whoare interested.

if you want the DPM sounds without the hardware then they are included in NOSTALGIA . in the "rare beat boxes" section . . . of course ;) "

1972 ARP 2600 Series "2600P" & "3604" Keyboard

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Some pics of the circuit board below. Tons more at the auction.

"For sale is this vintage 1972 ARP 2600 series "2600P" analog synthesizer and matching "3604" keyboard. This particular set, serial numbers 26189 and 36186, is in very good all original condition and includes the original case lids, the original gray power cable, a non-original keyboard 6-pin cable, and non-original patch cables. The ARP 2600 is considered the absolute benchmark in compact analog semi-modular synthesis. Extremely versatile, and capable of producing a seemingly indefinite amount of both classic and modern synth sounds, the 2600 has become the standard by which other synths are measured. This is an incredibly rare example in that it is from the very highly-regarded early production run with the desirable superior 4027 filters, famous for being one of the best sounding versions. I have owned many ARP 2600s, but this is the best sounding one, the difference between it and others is actually surprisingly significant, so do not miss out on this No Reserve auction with Global shipping, because these do not come along often, and when they do, have been selling for upward of $11,000.00! This is a No Reserve auction which means the highest bidder will win... regardless of price!

Played, and made famous, by a veritable who's who of modern music, the ARP 2600 can be heard on albums by: John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Joy Division, Kraftwerk, Frank Zappa, Herbie Hancock, Steve Miller, The Beastie Boys, Cat Stevens, The Who, Depeche Mode, U2, and an ever-expansive alumnus of artists whom have featured this amazing synth in their music.

This early-production second version of the 2600 features the coveted 4012 filter which copied Moog's patented ladder-filter design, later ending in a legal dispute which forced ARP to change their faulty 4072 filters in 1977. It also features the rare 4027 chips, known for being more stable than their predecessors, and less noisy than those which followed. This is perhaps the best version made..."

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