Analog System RS Integrator Demo

Via REwire on Vintage Synth Explorer. Impressive range of sound.

Yamaha Electone Site

Fred Lui dropped by to post a comment on my GX1 Site post. He included a link to his site dedicated to the Yamaha Electone line of instruments including the EX21, EX42, GX1, EX1, EX2, FX1, HX1, ELX1, and ELX1m. Click through title link for more including larger shots. Now if I cold only read the site. : )

Yamaha GX1

Different Skies - Electronic Space Music Festival

Groovy. I think this is the first animated gif on my site! : )



In via AH. Title link will take you to the daily photo log. Looks amazing. Wish I was there. Check out the site for more info on what it's all about.

"HOW MANY PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN DIFFERENT SKIES?

Typically, there are about 20 participants at Different Skies in Arcosanti including musicians, video artists, interns, and production folks. This is limited by the amount of housing space available to us for the event and by the amount of stage space and mixing channels for the main concert. This allows everyone to participate in the proceedings; there are always groups of people talking or playing who have room for one more, and there is a good feeling of community.

The Saturday concert typically gets an attendence of over 100 people."

PPG Wave 2.3 Rack

Wow! I never knew these even existed.



"PPG Wave 2.3 Synth custom rackmount version. I hear that there were only
about 10 of these worldwide. Very good cosmetic condition. Unit is a classic"

EAR Products For Sale

In via AH (Note: I updated the email address below to prevent spam bots from picking it up. If you send email, make sure to take out the spaces):

Sept 13, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
contact: Don Hassler
EAR
dlh30039 @ yahoo.com
http://www.ear-group.com

EAR Products released for sale.

LOS ANGELES -

Electro-Acoustic Research (EAR) is excited to announce a limited
quantity
release (10 units each) of the following in Doepfer Eurorack format:

Livewire:

Livewire Cyclotron
Livewire Frequensteiner Filter

Plan B -

Model 12 State Variable Vactrol Filter
Model 13 Dual Timbral Gates
Model 17 Event Timer

These units are currently available for sale and immediate delivery. Current module
reservations will be held for 24 hours.
For
more information -or- to purchase any of the above, to go:

http://www.ear-group.com/

Click on the PURCHASE navbar selection for a shopping cart purchase via
Paypal. You may view photographs of the modules on each products
listing
page.

A larger production run of each module is expected by Oct. 1, 2005.

Oberheim SEM Resource Page - ErsatZ Planet

In via AH. Someone asked for the pin out points for the Oberheim SEM. James Husted replied with his site, ErsatZ Planet. Amazing resource including the following (Title link takes you there):

The Owner's Manual for the Synthesizer Expander Module (SEM)
The Schematics for the Synthesizer Expander Module (SEM)
This includes the stand alone SEM power supply and wireing harness
Synthesizer Expander Module (SEM) Parts Placement drawing
Operations manual for the 2-voice with Mini Sequencer
The Schematics for the 2-voice Analog Keyboard (1st Generation)
The Schematics for the 2-voice Digital Keyboard (2st Generation)
The Schematics for the 2-voice (and 4-voice) Power Supply
The Schematics for the 2-voice Mini Sequencer
The Schematics for the 2-voice Output Module
The 2-voice Wiring Harness
The 4-voice Wiring Harness
The Schematics for the 4-voice Digital Keyboard (also 8-voice)
The Schematics for the 4-voice Programmer
The Schematics for the 2-voice (and 4-voice) Power Supply

More DSI Polyvolver from Stefan Trippler

Title link takes you to the mp3. Enjoy.

Bluesynths

In via AH. Bluesynths is a great synth resource site as is. I'm looking forward to the updates.

Hey folks,

Just letting you lot know that www.bluesynths.com is back on. We're busily
writing new sections, so please exscuse the simplicity of the site for now.
You should be able to search all our synth articles, as well as all the
sounds etc.

By next week we should have all the user/tech manuals online (copyright
pending), then work will start on a better/interactive user section. I would
appreciate any feedback on what you would like to have... my personal ideas
in development right now are:

1. public blogs/journals for each user (allowing them to write studio/synth
related diaries. I would hope for synth developers & hobbiests to post
technical diaries of their current projects)
2. user studio gallery
3. user kit-list (big section, manage your own kit list, which is then
searchable... get an idea of who owns what synthesizer, and how much they
payed, date, serial etc).
3. internal user messaging
4. pdf download of all articles (soon)
5. forums (may take a while)
6. german language (soon)
7. searchable retail services (big section, a worldwide list of all synth
repair companies, and vintage synth retailers, including (when possible) a
company review by us. postable comments for each one by users - ensures you
keep them on their toes for bad service! etc.)
8. synth literature (background reading... this was up before, but I need to
edit it slightly).

If anyone has any web related questions (bugs etc.) then feel free to e-mail
me directly:
lawrence.eldridge(a)bluesynths.com

Hope you enjoy it!

Hammond Solovox Synth

Link takes you to Craiglist so expect it to be down soon (craigslist posts don't last too long).

The post saved for posterity:



"Date: 2005-09-08, 1:05PM EDT


FS: Very rare Hammond Solovox with tone cabinet, model J, series A circa 1940-41. Considered perhaps the first synthesizer. Designed to attach under a piano keyboard to play monphonic melody lines. It's oscillator feeds a chain of 5 sawtooth diveders producing bass, tenor, alto and soprano pitches. There are 5 formant filters to modify the tone. Knee-lever volume control. Slow or fast voice attack. 14 tubes. Very similar in concept to the Clavioline. THIS UNIT IS NON-FUNCTIONAL and sold as-is and will require a knowledgable tech to restore and get up and running again. I have had this in storage for many years hoping to restore it but have not had the time so up for sale it goes. Must be picked up in central NJ. $150."

Chris Strellis - Skylab

Update: A slightly slower version of the track: http://www.adwright.net/chris/voynich/sounds/Skylab2000.mp3

Track done with only a single Yamaha CS10. No midi, just multitrack manual playing. Impressive. Reminds me of a more agressive Air with a little Laurie Anderson thrown in.