JHS Pedals Spring Tank, Kodiak and Fuzz Series 3 deeper review (Korg Drumlogue, Moog CDX, JX-3P, ...

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"Here is my deeper Review about the JHS Pedals: Spring Tank Reverb, Kodiak Tremolo and the Series 3 Fuzz with the help of my Korg Drumlogue, Moog CDX (White Elephant), Roland JX-3P, Yamaha GS-2, B.Box Modulation Delay and Auto Wah, Malekko Scrutator, Boss DD-5, OBNE Rever, Maestro Ranger and TC.Electronics SCF.

Original title track "cat" by dkdent from the album "360 MB Grand Cru":
https://music.apple.com/de/album/368m...
https://amazon.de/music/player/albums...


https://www.jhspedals.info

00:00:00​ Intro
00:00:34​ Title Track
00:01:24 Epilogue
00:03:19 Sound Demos with Moog CDX & Korg Drumlogue
00:05:04 Spring Tank Reverb
00:10:06 Kodiak Tremolo
00:17:50 Series 3 Fuzz
00:24:35 Conclusion
00:26:33 Outro Track "Cat"

Used Equipment: Apple iPhone 11 & 14 Pro Max, Sony ZV-1, Sony ECM-W2BT, Universal Audio Apollo Twin Solo, Steinberg Cubase 12 and Final Cut Pro X"

Matti playing the Yamaha GS 2 with tabla drummachine

YouTube via RothHandle

"Me and Matti Bye have recently emabarked on a new project together...We are working on music for a production of Bröderna lejonhjärta at Stadsteatern in Stockholm. As always it is a pleasure to work with Matti and we have had three incredibly intense days and we have so far recorded five pieces for the show.

This little snippet was recorded with my cellphone at roth händle studios in stockholm.
If you are curious to find out more about the studio please visit www.roth-handle.nu for blogs, news and information."

Matti playing the Walton jami


"This film shows Matti recording a new piece on the finnish organ...the walton Jami. I picked this one up in Helsinki at a fleamarket."

Yamaha GS1 Super Rare 1981 FM Synthesizer with MIDI SN 1116

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The Classic Synth Makers T-Shirt

via Todd Sines on AH:
"so I'm doing a run of these t-shirts

[kinda like the Roots shirt here]

If you think I've missed someone MAJOR let me know but Moog, Arp, Roland, Yamaha, Korg, EMS, Synton, PPG, Sequential / DSI, Oberheim, Roger Linn / Akai, Harald Bode are all represented here.

The ink will be a light ivory or possibly metallic foil [non rainbow, don't worry].. The shirts will be Black American Apparel Organic shirts [so you can use your existing AA shirt as a reference]

If you're interested, let me know and I will start to gather an order..

You can email your SHIRT ORDER TO
shirts at scale.gs

In the subject, write the following:
AH T-SHIRT ORDER

in the body write the following
[SIZE] / [MALE or FEMALE cut] / QUANTITY [x]

like this:
L / M / 2
S / F / 1

would equal
2 large male shirts
1 small female shirt

Prices will be $22 shipped within the 48 continental and approximately another $6 per shirt sent overseas.

Payment will be via Paypal only, and you will receive an invoice after you've submitted your order.

The whole process of placing your order, gathering the final count, sending invoices, receiving payment, sending the artwork, getting the shirts made [having a local t-shirt house do the actual screening], filling the envelopes, applying postage and getting them in the post will probably be 45-60 days. So if you're in a hurry, go solder your own. :)

Thanks,
+odd"

Update: new design

Update via sines in the comments: "okay, everyone who's debating this ...
I am going with the original design, with slightly smaller commas and NO ampersands, despite the original. I tried it that way before and it just looked weird.

That's it.
http://www.scale.gs/ah/AHsynth_tshirt.jpg (below)

You can still place your orders here: shirts@scale.gs

thanks,
+odd"

YAMAHA SK20 SN 2851

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"Yamaha's SK-series are combo-keyboards with synthesizer, organ, brass and string sections. The SK-10 was the first of the SK-series, released in 1979 - the SK-20, 30 and 50D followed in 1980, and the SK-15 in 1981, possibly as a replacement for the SK-10. The SK-10 is the only one in the series that does not incorporate a synth section, but has organ, brass and string sections that can all be played together for more interesting combinations. Very sturdy casing, 4-octave and fully polyphonic the features also include a leslie simulator, vibrato, attack and sustain rocker switches, a slider for 'brilliance' and a one-octave transpose switch. Not exactly feature-laden, but a lovely string synth sound. Interestingly, they are often referred to as 'analog', but in fact do have a digital section. Its organ has one of the early implementations of Yamaha's FM technology in a very limited form, concurrent with the GS-1/2 development platforms which eventually led to the DX series.

The ORGAN SECTION is available in all the SK series synthesizers. It offers a full range of stop levers from 1' to 16', percussion levers with adjustable decay, and controls for overall sustain, brilliance and decay. This gives you quite a lot to work with in the way of synthesis. The organ's sound is FM based and it sounds very B3 like. You can add a Vibrato and a noisy but good Tremolo to it. Its sound is all about the 70's era rock organ, especially with the Ensemble chorus effect in use. It also has a Leslie-speaker output around back.

The PRESET STRINGS section isn't very sophisticated and offers very limited editing capabilities. It is the string section though, that is worth aquiring this keyboard for. Very similar to the best of the string synths, (such as the Arp Solina/Omni or the Logan String Machine) it has a sound reminiscent of the opening of 'Oxygene' (J-M Jarre) or the lead line from 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' (Joy Division).

The SK20 adds the POLY-SYNTH SECTION: a 7-note polyphonic synthesizer with basic filter, pitch, envelope, and portamento controls. It features two (detuneable) oscillators per voice so it's good for thick pads. It lacks any bite whatsoever and, even in normal attack mode, has way too slow an envelope to be used for any bass or percussion sounds. But, the pads and strings you can get certainly shine and glitter like Bowie a-la Ziggy Stardust (especially when layered with the Strings section). It's like a good entry-level synthesizer. Basic and simple LFO, filters and ADSR envelopes. It has a built-in sustain and the Tremolo and Ensemble chorus effect also apply to this section."

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ORIGIN OF THE DX7 & FM SYNTHESIS

madFame

"In the special episode of Synth Quest, I present the origin of FM Synthesis and the Yamaha DX7. Special thanks to Dr. John Chowning and Mr. Hiro Kato for setting my course to research this story. I consider the research in this video as the tip of the iceberg. If anyone has additional photos, information, or prototype examples, please let me know so I can update this video.

Please support this channel by subscribing and becoming a Patron:
https://www.patreon.com/madfame

TIME JUMP
0:00 Synth Quest Intro
0:35 Episode Intro
0:55 Chapter 1 - Computer Music | Max Mathews & Music I
1:42 Chapter 2 - Electroacoustic | John Chowning
4:09 Chapter 3 - FM Discovery
6:07 Chapter 4 - FM License | Stanford & Yamaha
9:46 Chapter 5 - Sound Technology | Yamaha Electones and Synthesizers
12:44 Chapter 6 - FM Development | MAD System
14:28 Chapter 7 - FM Development | TRX & #1600 (GS series & CE series)
17:25 Chapter 8 - FM Development | PAMS & DSX (DX Series)
21:34 Outro | Credits and Thanks"

Check out previous posts featuring madFame here.

Yamaha GS1 Demos - Digital FM Preset Keyboard Synth

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"Briefly, FM digital synthesis enables the GS1 and GS2 to precisely recreate the harmonic structure of acoustically produced sounds, as well as many other sounds, by generating a brilliant range of harmonics "all at once". And all without the tedious and expensive drawbacks of other digital synthesizers."

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YAMAHA SK20 SN 4206

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"Yamaha's SK-series are combo-keyboards with synthesizer, organ, brass and string sections. The SK-10 was the first of the SK-series, released in 1979 - the SK-20, 30 and 50D followed in 1980, and the SK-15 in 1981, possibly as a replacement for the SK-10. The SK-10 is the only one in the series that does not incorporate a synth section, but has organ, brass and string sections that can all be played together for more interesting combinations. Very sturdy casing, 4-octave and fully polyphonic the features also include a leslie simulator, vibrato, attack and sustain rocker switches, a slider for 'brilliance' and a one-octave transpose switch. Not exactly feature-laden, but a lovely string synth sound. Interestingly, they are often referred to as 'analog', but in fact do have a digital section. Its organ has one of the early implementations of Yamaha's FM technology in a very limited form, concurrent with the GS-1/2 development platforms which eventually led to the DX series.

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GMedia (Keyfax) PHAT BOY v2 Midi Performance Controller with Original Box

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Note GMedia, now GForce, makes the acclaimed impOSCar, Oddity, Minimonsta, M-Tron and Virtual String Machine soft synths.

Odd note: You can see the Phatboy has GMEDIA.COM printed on it. That URL goes to the "Global Media Capital" website.

Auction description on the Phat Boy:
"The Phat Boy is a midi performance controller that can be used to enliven GS/XG synths and soundcards and a perfect companion for Roland's JV synths, soft synths, Steinberg's Rebirth and so on. The new version 2 has twice as many options as the original.

Also comes with:
• Power adaptor
• CD software/manual
• 4 overlay cards

For a full review go here.

The Phat Boy's six modes are as follows:
• Mode 1: Roland GS, Yamaha XG and compatible sound modules.
• Mode 2: Creative Labs AWE32, 64, 64 Gold, Soundblaster Live! and Platinum soundcards.
• Mode 3: Standard MIDI Controller numbers (Continuous Controllers 1-13).
• Mode 4: Roland JV1080, 2080, 1010, XP30/50/60/80.
• Mode 5: Standard MIDI Controller numbers (Continuous Controllers 40-52).
• Mode 6: 'Classic' Mode (various Controller numbers)."

GS-1 demo Spain

Published on Mar 2, 2013 cnxww893·21 videos

Yamaha's first FM synth, 1 of 100. See this post for one currently for sale. See this post for additional videos by cnxww893.

Yamaha DX7 - Blade Runner Blues With New York Night Scene 4K

Published on Jul 6, 2018 Power DX7

"A beautiful place to visit at night, New York with night scenes.

Immerse yourself in New York night scene in 4K quality.

The music is Vangelis Blade Runner Blues with all sounds created by the DX7 MK1.
1. CS-80 PWM pad
2. Bass
3. Lead
4. GS-1 Vibe"