Tribute to Bob Moog - Moog Prodigy Sample

Via Vintage Synth Explorer. Rawnoiseattack put this together using only his Moog Prodigy, drum machine and and effects stomp box. Interesting piece with some voice samples from Moog the movie.

New free soft synths - d-lusion's Drumstation and Rubberduck

Via Synthtopia.

Roland Vintage Effects

Via Analogue Haven. Click through title link for much larger shot.



Roland Dimension D SDD-320
Dynacord SRS 56
Roland RV-800 Stereo Reverb
Roland PH=830 Stereo Phaser
Roland SRE-555 Chorus Echo

Switched-On Bach - Wendy Carlos

My previous two posts have me reflecting on the use of analog synths in more traditional, musical instrument roles. The quintessential example of this would of course be Wendy Carlos' Switched-On Bach. It is credited for propelling synthesis into rock and roll and the main stream. It's fascinating to wonder how things might be different had it not been released. Title link will take you to more, including this image and comments from Bob Moog:



"Switched-on Bach was released at the end of 1968 and became an immediate success. It was acclaimed as real music by musicians and the listening public alike. As a result, the Moog Synthesizer was suddenly accepted with open arms by the music business community. We witnessed the birth of a new genre of music--classical music, realized with impeccable musicianship on synthesizer and tape recorder.

Now, some three decades later, the electronic music medium has evolved into a mainstream musical tool. Sixteen-track and twenty-four-track recorders came to be widely used after the release of Switched on Bach, and then digital synthesizers, hard disk recorders, and computer-based music production systems. Wendy's contributions to this evolution cannot be overstated.

She has realized a wide range of high quality music, set ever-increasing standards for sound synthesis, developed a significant body of alternate tunings, and generously provided her usual perceptive advice to equipment manufacturers. Her four Bach/Baroque albums, specially remastered for this release, are major milestones in the evolution of electronic music. At the same time, each album stands by itself as an important contribution to our classical music tradition. I'm delighted to witness the re-release of these works, as are countless numbers of music lovers throughout the world.

--Robert A. Moog"

Stars and Stripes Forever - M3X style

Yep... That is one match I never thought I'd hear. It's insanity I tell yah. Enjoy. : ) Via vogelscheiss on AH.

Now we just need a custom bald eagle paint job on this...

Taps for Bob Moog

This came through on AH via Mark Smart. Taps done via modular at Pogo Studio. Abolutely beautiful.

Roland JX-3P Mod

Another shot in my synth p*rn collection that I forgot about. I vaguely remember this one. Notice the PG-200 controller imbedded in the case to the right. Gorgeous. Title link will take you to more shots.

Roland Devilfish Mod

I recently installed Google Desktop. I have it set to the sidebar mode. One cool thing I really like about it is that it has a photo widget that randomly goes through your photos; it's like having a mini slide show of all your pics. The cool thing is I have about 1G worth of synth photos I've collected over the years. Every now and then something really cool comes up that I've forgotten about that I figure I should share. Case in point, this red Roland TB303 Devilfish Mod. Absolutely gorgeous mod. Title link will take you to a site with more info.

Click here for two more shots and a bigger pic of this:

Lot's of Little Toys - New Flickr Shot

Moog/Radio Shack MG-1, Electro Harmonix Micro Synthesizer, Yamaha DX21?, BOSS SP-808. What fun. : )

First Univox on the 'bay

Via Music Thing.



Via Angelfire:
"Probably the earliest mass-produced portable electronic keyboard was the Univox. Manufactured by Tom Jennings’ J. M. I. Company, it laid the foundations for what was to become VOX- the sound of the 60’s. Designed in 1946 by Derek Underdown and Tom Jennings, it fulfilled Jenning’s original concept of a small, portable electronic keyboard instrument that could be used by a pianist to simulate the sound of various acoustic instruments and the human voice. In actuality, the Univox was really a monophonic organ with a range of tone selections and vibrato effects, which, for the time, was remarkably successful at doing just that."