Casio CZ-101 Demo

Title link takes you to another one synth sample by memo on VSE, also saved here for posterity. Great sample.

Roland SH-09 Track

Title link takes you to a cool track made solely with the Roland SH-09, sent my way via Chris.

"Thought this might make you smile, it 's from my Roland SH-09 project page. I tried to see if I could capture the feeling of an early, cheesy synth composition ( i.e. Bruce Haack and miss Nelson which I love ). The track was made entirely on my modded SH-09, recorded and multi tracked in logic. I added a little tape delay and vintage spring reverb and the voice samples were a finishing touch. Hope you enjoy.

Chris"

I did. Thanks Chris!

TR-808.com

Title link takes you to TR-808.com where you will find specs, pics, mods, samples, the manual and more. Via Music Hardware.

AHNE 2006 Maplin

Shot of the Maplin via AHNE 2006. Description below by Eric (alt-mode).

"It's a 4 oscillator monosynth with a pin matrix for patching (the pins are not compatible with EMS synths). It has some unusual routings in that there are no oscillator outputs on the matrix. All of the oscillators go into 3 different mixers that then can be routed to other modules.

It has two filters and a phaser as well as some LFOs, I think. It sounded pretty good in my limited use. It did have some very odd EGs with multiple segments and different terminology. I didn't have time to wrap my brain around the EGs.

The real issue with Maplins is that they were sold as kits so the quality is based on the skills of the builder. David was telling me that this particular unit was assembled by someone who was very very good. He said there are wires that go across the chassis, as part of the design. Each wire is tagged on each end so there is no need to trace the wires. All of the soldering is exceptional and given that it is working today after 20+ years is testament to good construction skills.

Eric"

AHNE 2006 by alt-mode

Title link takes you to more. Mmmm... Waldorf Wave.

Nice Lawn

Shot of 5 Yamaha CS80s sent the the CS80 list by Kent.

Check out these mods on one of them:

"The knobs and sliders on the mod panel is the Dynamic Unison, Dimension C and Phase Shifter controls.

The Dynamic Unison is a auto switching mono to poly controller using the old on/off, chorus and tremolo buttons.

Then there is a Dimension C chorus/ensemble like the Boss CE1. These use the four silver buttons for the different fx amounts. And the on off is the old wha button.

The Phase Shifter is a four, eight and twelve stage unit with stepping and rise only and fall only.

Other mods on it include midi in ,through and out. Yes that's right midi out :)"

I asked, and yes, it does transmit poly-aftertouch.

Update via nkdent in the comments: "Well the Dimension C has those tiny silver buttons and is much more compact so I'd say he probably mounted the board for one inside. The history is that the Dimension D came first and the C is a budget but still guitar pedal version that's analog and comes pretty darn close. A big difference is the D has stereo or mono balanced ins and stereo outs. The C has only a mono in and a choice of mono or stereo outs and is unbalanced with a much tighter packed circuit board that's a fraction of the size of the D.

The settings are pretty similar (there is no variable speed on either, just presets of increasing intensity) though at least one is more different than the other 3 if you compare the 2."

OB-1 Resurrected

This one in via Brian Comnes.

"There has been a burst of Email recently on AH list extolling the Bay Area's synth tech Greg Montalbano aka Klosmon so I thought I'd get you in the mix. I was so happy that he brought my OB-1 monosynth back to life from leaky battery hell a couple of months ago that I put together this little graphic to commemorate the event. The battery damage was like the Eveready Bunny, it just kept going and going and going.....but then Greg kept replacing and replacing and replacing, and voila - phatt bass lines redux."

PEK Demo on YouTube

Title link takes you there.

Florian Schneider's Roland System 700

"The unit up for action was formerly owned by electronic music legend Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk (proof available). It has recently been fully calibrated, restored, and cleaned by analog synthesizer specialist Sebastian Niessen (SND)." Title link takes you to shots pulled from this auction. Via Moogulator.

Details of auction saved for posterity:
They don't come any nicer or more prestigious:
You are bidding for Roland System 700 Main Unit. The System 700 was Roland's flagship synthesizer in the late 70s and early 80s and is probably the most elaborate modular synthesizer ever made.

The unit up for action was formerly owned by electronic music legend Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk (proof available). It has recently been fully calibrated, restored, and cleaned by analog synthesizer specialist Sebastian Niessen (SND).
All modules are in pristine, near perfect condition and fully original (no modifications). The case and its tolex is also in very good condition (no cuts, only a few very minor scratches).
The red and white toggle switch caps have been removed for purely aesthetic reasons, as has the red envelope trigger button, which was replaced by a black one. The original parts are included and can easily be put back into place.
The system's configuration is fully original and contains the following modules (some of which are grouped together):
3 voltage controlled oscillators (full range)
2 voltage controlled oscillators (low frequency)
1 clock oscillator
1 reference oscillator
1 noise generator

1 voltage controlled low-pass filter (24dB/octave, voltage controllable resonance)
1 voltage controlled multimode filter (12dB/octave, low-, band, and high-pass)

2 voltage controlled amplifiers (for insiders: the good ones using the BA662 chip, not the CA3080)
1 ring modulator

1 voltage controlled phaser w. lfo
1 spring reverb

1 3-channel stereo output-mixer
1 3-channel audio/cv-mixer w. bipolar outputs

1 preamplifier
1 envelope follower
1 lag processor
1 sample & hold
2 multiple jacks

The unit's power supply is currently set to 240 volts. It can internally be switched to 100, 115, 220, and 240 volts. Serial number is 090173. For more information check vintagesynth.com/roland/sys700.shtml.


Shipment worldwide, please ask me for shipment fee BEFORE bidding. Shipping and insurance is not included in the price.

This is a private auction. There´s no warranty and I won´t take it back again! Happy bidding!

AHNE 2006 Shots

Title link takes you to some pics via Steve from this year's AHNE.

You are looking at a shot of some homebrew drums. Click for a bigger image. Absolutely gorgeous work.

Via this post on the-gas-station.

Update: The following are notes via Steve on AH. I thought the Buchla 200e comment was kind of funny.

" Highlights for me..
-Getting a sound out of the 200e
-Using the spectacular JKJ CV3 MIDI/CV to finally let my P3 and modular play together. : )
-Seeing some amazing DIY work. circuits, panels, cabinets.. bravo guys!
-20 solid minutes of EMS AKS patching/tweaking. Now I serioulsly want one of these!
---Wish I could have patched the Serge a bit!! aargh, maybe next year."