White on White Oberheim FVS

Title link takes you to more shots.

Modcan VCO with custom Doepfer Faceplate

In via Peter Grenader on AH. Title link takes you to a bigger shot. This unit has anodized graphics which will never rub off. The Up 1 oct/Down 1 octave input has been replaced with a Gizmotron.

GMedia Trump Cards

These have been out for a bit. I just stumbled accross them again. I need get me a couple of packs, one to open and explore and a couple to stash away.

Google Print

GetLoFi found some good grabs via Google Print. Title link takes you there.

More shots from Zom Zom - New Flickr Shots

Synthesizer.at

Nice synth site with workshops and a dedicated page on the Elka Synthex. Have to like that. Unfortunately I don't read German, so I'm missing out. : ( I ran into this site a couple of times but just recently discovered it again after seeing it on the Deep Synthesis Journal.

GMedia Retro Bundle

In via Synthtopia. M-Tron (Mellotron), Minimonsta:Melohman (Moog Minimoog), ImpOSCar (Oxford OSCar) and Oddity (ARP Odyssey) for $449.95 US.

Clear Case SCI Pro One

Update: Via Carbon111 via the comments:

"That was a one-off I believe. Sequential made it for use in their full page ads for the Pro-one when it came out. "

Interesting. I never know that.

Looks like I'm on an SCI roll... The following isn't a clear Gleeman Pentaphonic, but actually an SCI Pro One. I forget where I got this shot. If you know please share and I'll update the post.

Pro One Samples

Title link takes you to a post on the Prophet 5 on VSE. Clustercord and CTB put up some great Pro One samples as an example of what the Prophet 5 rev 3.3 can sound like. The Pro One was in essence a one voice Prophet 5 rev 3.3.

SCI Prophet 5 Tribute Site

Great SCI Prophet 5 site I ran into on a VSE thread. I haven't seen it before. It is super rich in content including some history on Sequential Circuits, technical specs, sounds, original advertising, pictures, links and more. Definitely worth checking out.

ARP Mixer

Not a synth but interesting. Sent my way via Tom of Music Thing. Thanks Tom. As usual, I saved the auction shots and the title link takes you there. Some info from the auction below. : )

"On sale a real rare 8 channels vintage analog mixer from ARP, the brand of synthetizers such as the Odyssey and 2600. Arp produced this analog mixer for few months back in late ´70s, and no more than 300 units were made, making this auction an overrare opportunity to buy this great sounding mixer for a very friendly and attractive price. This mixer´dynamics and real warm sound make it a perfect tool for any modern´studio purposes, from mixing a rock/pop project to add warmth and evocative deepth to any electronic music.The item´electronic conditions are good,all the sliders and pots work and sound smoothly and clean and aesthetically the unit is okay.There are some scratches on the panel and on the wooden case,but, after more or less 30 years it´s been made,you shouldn´t ask for more!:-) Still, it sounds miles better than any modern mackie or soundcraft project studio desks, and looks really sexy too :-) Most of the people today don´t consider how important can be the use of a vintage mixer when producing in studio,because our ears already got usual to the flat and cold sound of modern mixers, even the good ones. So, this is a nice opportunity to add something special in your setup, without spending a fortune. Needless to describe Arp´brand hi-specs standards in synthetizers,sequencers,strings machine etc. Pure 100% quality, as this mixer reflects. Don´t miss it, you won´t see another one on sale in ages...! The mixer is in Berlin,germany, but I´ll ship worldwide. Paypal welcome. Happy Bidding!"

Yamaha DX1 Shots

Yamaha DX1 uber FM synth on the *bay. Title link takes you to some amazing shots saved from the auction.

$120 Moog Modular

Yowsa! Via Sonic State, title link takes you there. Oh, the suspense... : )

"That's right. I'm a little teared up actually. Lemme tell the story...

So a couple weeks ago my buddy Robert says one of his friends has a Moog synth. I was shocked, considering the small size of this town. So I was pretty excited about checking it out. Today I met the owner, this is what he said, "yeah, it's a Moog (pronounced mooooog)- like it's got a bunch of jacks in the front that you plug 1/4" cables into." I almost shit my pants. I asked him what he paid for it- $75. So I offered to buy it. He couldn't figure out why I wanted this old pile of knobs so bad and gladly said he'd sell it. I'm going to offer him $120, that's all that I'm worth right now. I don't know how complete the system is, but it comes with a CV keyboard and we know for sure it makes noise. That's all he could tell me about it.

So I'm one happy motherf*cker right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm gonna call him in a little while to see if he'll sell it right away (before he finds out what it's worth!).

FINGERS CROSSED, let's hope this all goes through easily and the thing is is ok shape. He said it's small, so I'm expecting just the basics in terms of modules, but hopefully it's enough to be useful.

I'll report back in a little while.. "

Ray Wilson - Music From Outer Space Sound Projects

Forgot to post this earlier. Via Engadget, via Music Thing.

EKO Ecosynth P15

Trip. Never saw one of these before. Up for auction on the *bay.



Description from auction:
"EKO EKOSYNTH P15
3 1/2 Octave Analog Monophonic Synthesiser made by EKO in Italy, in the late 70s or early 80s

Description:

This is a SERIOUSLY RARE monosynth.
It says "digital system" on the front panel, but that refers to the fact that most of the circuitry consists of Integrated Circuits rather than indivudual components.
There are 15 preset sounds (Hence, P15). You can play them as they stand, or switch the Voltage Controlled Filter (VCF), and Voltage Controlled Amplifier (VCA) into "manual" mode, and tweak the sound anyway you want. There is also a full LFO section, capable of affecting the Oscillator, and the Filter. (Wah Wah and Tremolo). The VCO functions can be delayed as well. (as per Roland Juno)!
It is strictly monophonic, ie you can play one note at a time.

Construction:
This machine is built into a heavy-duty flightcase, constructed from wood, and sheet steel. The case also has a vinyl coating. It's heavy!"

Deep Synthesis Updates

New pages up on Sealed's site. Both contributions from Don Solaris. Includes info, images and samples.

Ensoniq SQ80 Digital/Analog Hybrid Synth with Poly Aftertouch


Yamaha A4000 Sampler Synthesizer (nice LCD text : )

Audio Damage 907A Fixed Filter Bank

Via Create Digital Music. Audio Damage recreates the Moog Modular 907A as a $29 US software plug-in. More info after the hop including samples.



"The Audio Damage 907A Fixed Filter Bank plug-in is a faithful recreation of the Moog Modular Synthesizer's 907A module. This plug-in creates a variety of tonal effects by passing its input signal through eight band-pass filters, one low-pass filter and one high-pass filter."

Ray Kurzweil Remembers Bog Moog

Ray Kurzweil on Wired. Amazing reflection on Bob Moog's impact on him including his inspiration prior to Kurzweil Music Systems and on to Bob's stay at Kurzweil. It's personal, professional and purel respectful. This is one of those articles where I had a tough time picking a quote for the post, I litteraly wanted to qoute every single paragraph. Title link takes you there.

"The Bob Moog I knew, however, wasn't focused on his pivotal role in music history. He was motivated by his love for invention, for applying electronics to music, and for interacting with the musicians who used his technology. He had a rare combination of talents: an intuition for signal processing and an equally clear sense of the language of music."

Link came in on AH from David Vandenborn.

6079smith.com

Interesting site with some circuit bending, DIY, samples and modulars. Title link takes you there.

Three shots from the site:
Guess that this is? (I don't know, that's just what the cpation says : ) ).


Korg MS20 Filter clone (mmm.... cardboard)


Roland SH-101 moded

Another Mini Synth

Thought I posted this one already but apparently not. Via electro-music.com. Title link takes you there.

Korg Triton Goes Black

Korg TR via Sonic State News. Title link takes you there.



"Based on the the Tritons Hyper Integrated sound engine, the 64MB wave ROM (twice that of the original Triton) is packed with new sounds, plus some of the Korg classics, the TR bucks the Korg usual silver look by being “sleek and black” as they put it. The TR features a 16 track sequencer, sampler and effects section and adds USB MIDI plus SD card data storage."

Voyager Rack - New Flickr Shot

Synth Coverpop

Via Music Thing. Very cool. I was hoping this was coming when I saw the guitar version on Music Thing. It sounds like Tom got the creater to do a synth version. Way to go Tom! Title link takes you there. You have to use it to appreciate it.

Voyager Acid

A little raw Voyager acid with Roland TR-909 and MC-09. Right click title link and save - 2.2M MP3.



Details:

• Roland TR-909
  
• Roland MC-09 Phrase Lab (synced to 909 and just running the preset Patch 01 bass line).
  
• The MC-09 audio out straight into the Voyager


• Voyager filters set to 1 Pole


• Voyager modwheel set to random LFO to Filter


• LFO synced to 909 set at 6


• Cutoff set at 1k


• Resonance set at 6


• Spacing at 0


• OSC 1, 2, 3 and Noise on the Voyager set to 0, so this is all MC-09


• No effects/processing. Just raw via a Tascam US-428 USB audio in


• Wave converted to MP3

Starts with modulation at zero then I start messing with the mod wheel (subtle to give it a little motion), nothing else. I suck at playing and recording, so apologies for the quality. It sounds much better on my monitors. I was just messing around with this and thought I'd share.

Prophet 5 Shots

Update: Tim updated the synth to a 3.3 with the 120 memories. Price is the same.

SCI Prophet 5 for sale. Title link takes you to more shots saved for posterity. Details below including contact info if you are interested.



"Due to unfortunate circumstances, I need to sell off one of my Prophet 5s.

This one is in fairly nice shape, with one blemish. It looks like it
might have been stored on it's end under less than favorable conditions
at some time, so the right hand end panel is a bit "weathered". It's
definitely something that could be easily sanded and restained. Also
the paint on the metal base is peeling off a bit in that area on the
bottom, but this is an easy one to solve. Aside from that it's in very
nice shape.

I was planning on refinishing the end and keeping it, but I really can't
at this point.

I need to sell this one off QUICKLY, so I'm pricing it at $1350 and will
only accept payment by Paypal. I'm looking to wrap this one up right away.

Additionally, if someone wants to pay an additional $50, I'll do the 3.3
upgrade to take it up to the 120 programs before I ship it out.

It's a really nice Prophet, and I hate to sell off gear, but this one
has to go.

Pictures are posted at:

http://my.execpc.com/AF/C0/sexsymbl/Prophet/
Thanks!

Tim (sexsymbol [AT] execpc.com)"

The Packrat and his Keytar

I posted earlier on the Packrat and his Keytar, which he planned to don for Halloween. Well, here he is in full splendor. Nice vans man. : ) Title link takes you to a bigger shot.

Meet Clyde

Had to put up the after shot. : ) I bet it talks to you just like HAL.

Scaramanga - New Flickr Shots

Damn. Some amazing, amazing close up shots of various gear. Had a hard time picking one for the post! So of course I went with green on black. : ) Title link takes you to more.

New Yamaha TQ5 Shot

I posted about the Yamaha TQ5 just yesterday. Well reptar who started the thread on VSE put up a shot of his turned on. I didn't relize that black bar was actually a screen. Pretty cool. Ah, the things that fascinate me... : )

Corky Burger's Modular Mayem

Join Corky Burger in his building of a synth.com modular. Every month he will be putting up a new module and sharing his experience including sound samples. Title link takes you there.



"Corky Burger is building a modular synth. Month by month he adds a new module which unlocks further sound manipulation possibilities. He promises to keep you updated on his progress with downloadable sounds and insights into his sonic exploration."

Jupiter 6 and PPGs

Nice shot in via Lars on AH of a Roland Jupiter 6 and PPGs on an A-Frame.

Steiner Master's Touch filter/cv/gate Breath Controller

Interesting piece currently on the *bay. Title link takes you to shots saved for posterity.

From the auction: "This auction is for one vintage Steiner (Crumar) Master's Touch breath controller in great functional and okay cosmetic condition. Basically it's a voltage controlled resonant filter (VCF) and voltage controlled amplifier (VCA) with rubber tubes and mouthpieces that you use to control the cutoff ("S.E.D." in Steiner terminology) and gate the volume. Runs on 110V US voltage and has built in power supply/cord.
There's an input for an audio signal to be processed by the VCF and VCA, and outputs for the processed, dry and mixed signals. CV outputs are also generated by the mouthpieces ("breath" and "bite") and these can be used to control external synthesizers or effects via cv or pedal inputs. There is also a little rubber pad by which you can generate CV via a fingertip along with both positive (v-trig for old Rolands and Arps) and short-to-ground (s-trig for old Moogs, Korgs and Yamahas) gate outputs available simultaneously. Little red LEDS show the status of the trigger and breath outputs. Very versatile and incorporates very well with any modular system. Extremely easy to use. "

Free Clyde

Via Paul Schreiber of MOTM. Guess what goes in this? : ) Title link takes you there.

Electric Music Box

Amazing new Buchla site containing a wealth of Buchla information and services. There is a drop down list of modules including detailed information and images.

Electric Music Box offers repairs and restorations of classic Buchla intruments, as well as the purchase, selling and trading of these rare and coveted pieces.



Note: Rick asked me to note that he had to whip the site up quickly as Keyboard Magazine linked to it; currently Mac Safari and Firefox are a bit flakey. He is aware of the problem and will fix it when he gets a chance. IE works fine.

The Mighty Serge - Kevin Fortune Speaks

Via John P on AH. Title link takes you there. Some really nice shots after the hop.

Chris Strellis - The Release featured on Arturia

Back on September 6, 2005 Chris Strellis gave me the go ahead to post his tribute to the late Bob Moog, titled The Release. It's an amazing track using the Arturia Minimoog and Modular V soft synths along with samples of Bob Moog. Arturia just put it up under their The Highlight of the Month section. If you haven't heard the track yet, you owe it to yourself to do so. It is one of the best tributes to the late Bob Moog that I've heard; a beautiful and powerful piece. I do not like to favor one person's tribute over another, but this really is THE tribute piece in my opinion. The samples and flow of the piece are breathtaking, especially with the samples of Bob and finally when the pads come in. When the pads do come in, I can't help but think of Bob's passing and his release from our world and time. Title link takes you there - scroll down to the bottom of the page for a link to the track (if you catch this post after the link is gone, you can also check out my old post which includes some comments from Chris Strellis as well). And of course there is Chris Strellis' website.

Wiard Borg 2 Filter

The Wiard Borg 2 Filter is now shipping. Title link takes you to the revised Wiard site with samples.

Lenny The Lemur

Yep, it's Lenny The Lemur hanging with Dave and the Polyevolver. Title link takes you to Lenny's website. Lenny's master? Ron West of course. Thanks Ron. : )

Custom SCI Prophet 10

Sent my way via Heath. Title link takes you to more shots. Thanks Heath. : )

Yamaha TQ5

Never saw one of these before. Found this via a post on VSE. Title link takes you to the VSE page on it with the same shot. Hmm....



Thought the following from the thread was funny:
"I was also blown away by how much it looks like an answering machine."

Korg DW8000 - New Flickr Shot

Soundmaster Disco Beat

Update: Video clip added to share, also sent to me by Mattias.

Sent to me by Mattias. Title link takes you to a couple of shots. According to Mattias this sounds and looks identical to the Univox MR-12 I posted on earlier. Thanks Mattias!

Roland Jupiter 8 sold on the *bay for $203.49

First the $150 Roland TB-303. Now this.
Yep... Title link takes you to pictures saved for posterity. Click here for auction.

ARP T-Shirts

Update: The ARP shirts are sold out. The museum shirts are still available.

In via AH. Joseph Rivers of the Audio Playground Synthesizer Museum gave me the ok to post this. He only has a few left if you are interested. Contact info below. Also note the Moog and museum shirts.




The Museum had some ARP T-Shirts made for its Museum party back in 2002 and we only have a few left Large and X-Large. Does anybody on AH want one? Its $12 plus shipping $4 in the US and $11 for Europe via priority mail. and would be to you in 2-3 days in US, 3-5 days in Europe. Not going to have any more done so want to just sell off the rest. You can see it at http://www.keyboardmuseum.com/store/ap/pic/arp_t.jpg

Its Black with ARP Logo in Orange big on the front.


Also have the Museum T-Shirts for $8 plus shipping.
Moog Minimoog front panel on front and Audio playground Synthesizer Museum on back.

Or Arp Odyssey front panel on front. Audio playground Synthesizer Museum on back.


http://www.keyboardmuseum.com/store/ap/pic/ap_tback.jpg
http://www.keyboardmuseum.com/store/ap/pic/ap_tmoog.jpg
http://www.keyboardmuseum.com/store/ap/pic/ap_tarp.jpg


Thanks

--
Joseph Rivers

The Audio Playground
Synthesizer Museum
699 Clay St.
Winter Park, Fl. 32789


audioplay @ earthlink.net

Buchla 700

Shot of the Buchla 700 of the Audities Collection. Sent to me from rick, echo7even. Thanks rick!

Update: More on the Buchla 700



Snip from More on the Buchla 700:

"THE 700'S ARCHITECTURE includes four dedicated computers, each of a different nature, and each optimized to its particular function. The nerve center of the instrument is a general purpose digital computer. Responsible for user communication, data processing, and supervisory control, this "host" computer can be programmed to accommodate varied musical needs.

A second computer "massages" incoming data. It directs conversion of analog voltages into digital form, discards redundant information, and transmits essential data to the host computer.

Receiving instructions and data from the host, a third computer (called the multiple arbitrary function generator) directs the instantaneous progress of 190 acoustic variables, each with a time resolution of 1/2000 of a second. This facility enables specification of complex sonic detail and extends the possibilities for expressive control.

A fourth computer, essentially a pipelined digital signal processor (DSP), is responsible for producing the 700's twelve voices. Built into this computer are unusually powerful algorithms for sound generation, including frequency modulation, waveshape interpolation, and timbre modulation (unique to the Buchla, this technique significantly augments the electronic vocabulary."

Inside a 505 - New Flickr Shots

Inside of a Roland MC505. Click through for a couple more shots including a 3D immersive visualization - not synth, but very, very cool.

Lights - New Flickr Shots

Kork Microkontrol and Powerbook.

Herbie Hancock and Korg - New Flickr Shot