EMS Synthi P

EMS Synthi P? According to the page, "A MkIII "Professional" version with improved Oscillators, Filter and Envelope. Only 3 prototypes made, 2 in this form with bronze finish, the other in standard Synthi A case and styling." Followed by, "Contains many of the features of the Synthi 'A', but designed for the professional musician who requires the highest standard of stability, versatility and low noise." Hmm... More professional than a standard Synthi used by the likes of Pink Floyd. : ) Interesting. Title link takes you to the page with more including a list of twelve features in addition to those on the Synthi A. Thanks to Philip Sanderson for sending this my way.

Vacuum Tubes in an Old Lowry Organ

I was checking out Toby Paddock's site http://www.paddfam.com/ and ran into his Flickr set where I pulled the shot below; thought this was a really warm shot worth putting up. Title link takes you to the Flickr set which includes some shots of the Pacific Northwest Synthesizer gathering as well. On his main site be sure to check out the music gear link for some interesting shots including a Minimoog with the back open for an inside shot of the synth.

Synton Docs

Another from John Loffnik. I updated my earlier post on the Synton Modular to include this, and I figured it warrented a new post as well. Interesting bit is that Bob Moog's Big Briar was distributing the Synton in the US. Check out the order sheet pictured below. Title link takes you to a couple more shots including a system photo brochure and module descriptions.

Click image for a bigger pic.

Korg Microkorg - New Flickr Shot

Synthi Video

Enjoy. : )

Happy Thanksgiving! & Scott Stites Synth DIY Site

Huh? Well... First off, Happy Thanksgiving to those here in the US! So... For the heck of it, I ran an image search on "Thanksgiving Synth" on Google just to see what the heck would come up. Well.... Only one shot came up, pictured below. I wondered what the heck it was so obviously I clicked on the link. I ened up on Scott Stite's Synth DIY page. Remember Scott Stites? He's the one that supposedly did this Buchla 200e demo I posted on earlier. The demo actually turned out to be a Buchla clone he did.

Title link takes you his website, with more info on his Buchla adaptation and much, much more. Definitely check it out. Happy Turkey Day everone! Hope you are not as bloated as I am. Man, I am stuffed... ; )

"Thanksgiving Synth"

Wavemakers

Title link takes you to John Loffink's Wavemakers website, home to an obscure and fascinating line of modular synths during the 70s and early 80s. The site covers the history of Wavemakers, photos, music, catalog, documents and links. Make sure to check out the history for a fascinating and unfortunately sad story behind Wavemakers. Also make sure to check out John's Microtonal web site.



"Wavemakers was a mobile operation, beginning in Ann Arbor, Michigan, later moving to Edmonds, Washington. The company began in 1970 around the University of Michigan, creating custom modules for the university and area musicians. These were large format modulars with varied size control knobs and 1/4 inch jacks. "

"Wavemakers was the brand of synthesizers and electronic music equipment created by "kb electronic music instrumentation," initially a collaborative effort between Terry Kincaid and David Bates. Their company officially started in 1970 and continued until the early 1980s."

"Terry died unexpectedly of pneumonia in February 1995. Hard working to a fault, he was on the phone that very day helping customers of the software company that he worked for, and tragically considered himself too busy to go to the hospital for medical help.

Barton McLean recalls an anecdote about Rick Petersen's "Natural Causes," a piece of music accomplished on the Wavemaker 4. Barton sent it to Terry Kincaid, who was deeply moved. Terry sent a letter back saying that after hearing Rick's piece he realized why he worked so hard at developing new instruments. David S. Bates passed away in 1974 and Terry Kincaid passed away in 1995, but their Wavemakers instruments leave a legacy that is just now being rediscovered."

Trent Reznor Waldorf Microwave and Programmer

Some great shots of various gear via RaZoR on AH including this Waldorf Microwave with Access Programmer, both previously owned by Trent Reznor and donning his sig. Nice. See below for links to some other gear shots. As usual I saved these offline so if they disappear post a comment and I'll redirect the links. Thanks RaZoR!

And yes, these are all for sale. Email razor [@] sbcglobal.net if interested.





Waldorf XT Pics ($675): http://improperchannels.com/XT/

Roland 8080 Pics ($600): http://improperchannels.com/8080/

Novation Supernova II R Pro Pics ($750): http://improperchannels.com/SN2/

Waldorf Microwave and Access Programmer Pics (same as title link - $1100): http://improperchannels.com/AW/

Heath Gear Page

Heath is in the process of updating his site. He's put up a nice gear page that will be updated over time. It's looking good already with some fantastic synth p*rn. He might be putting up songs and samples over time as well. Title link takes you there. Enjoy. I am. : )

The Mighty Prophet 10

Andromeda A6 Tracks

Two more Andromeda A6 tracks via the A6 list.

The first track is by Chad Gould. It's a really nice, 80s style, exclusive A6 track. It's an amazing pad-fest in a really good way. Title link also goes to this track.
http://www.kcgould.net/music/mp3/Forbidden%20Star%20-%20NPN.mp3

The second track is from Colin Chung. It's an A6 sequence with Juno 106 on top. Really nice mix of the two synths.
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/blitzforce/Temp/A6/CCJ_A6Arp_106Jam_L.mp3

Enjoy.