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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

I Are Music Man (theremin en i'm weasel)


YouTube via 655321alex.

Robert Fripp Frippertronics

Title link takes you to a video of Robert Fripp demonstrating Frippertronics in 1979, on SoNiCbRaT. Anyone know if this indeed was the start of live sample based looping? Live being the key difference from previous forms of looping.

Synthwood Pro One Modwheels


Remember the Synthwood clear modwheels from DSI? Here's an image of one lit. They come as part of the Sequential Circuits Pro One Wood case. Note these are the same modwheels used in the DSI MEK and PEK as well as the MOOG Voyager. Title link takes you to a few more shots of the Synthwood Pro One Case extras.

# Each custom Pro-One wood case includes: A Dave Smith Wheel box with new acrylic wheels
# Two New Pro-One spec pitch/mod potentiometers
# Pro-One, Sequential Circuits and Synthwood.com nameplates
# LED backlit (red, blue, yellow, orange, white .. et cetera) in the works

The Attic feat. Therese - The Arrival


YouTube via 2006Norway.

Saw this one on Music Thing. Damn there's a lot of vintage gear in this set. It's a trip seeing it in a current performance. Apparently Eurovision none-the-less.

Twilight - Hartmann Neuron Sound Set and Samples



via http://www.surroundsfx.com

You'll find sample players between the descriptions. Spooky...

Quasimidi Polymorph

flickr by re.light.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Yamaha CS40M with MOOG Filters

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Update: samples via the seller in the comments: one, two, mirrored here.

Details:
"This was once a Yamaha CS-40M, a rare and exceedingly PHAT 3-voice polysynth used by the likes of Juan Atkins, Vangelis and Stevie Wonder...(for more info, see [link])

BUT THEN!...

Quite a skilled engineer/ geek/ synth nerd got his hands on it, and modded/ retroffited it out so that:

1. The filters (high pass, low pass, band pass) have all been replaced with original analogue MOOG filters - most likely from a Moog Rogue or Moog Source, but you'll have to open it up to verify! Suffice to say that it's...well, 'phatter' than your momma. Exteremely creamy, grunty. I guess that's because its....a Moog! I invite you to take a listen...

2. There are an additional 2 banks of sound/memory locations, accessible via the front panel using 2 small switches. These have already been programmed with some crazy-ass synth bass/acid/pad sound. Gorgeous."

via synthcat.

Realton Variophon

Title link takes you to the rest of the shots pulled via this auction. Details: "very rare Realton Variophon gig. 19inch 3u rack analogue wind instrument synth made in the early 80s with 6 different instrument expansion cards that slot into the back of the rack. the cards that are included with this unit are tuba, trumpet, clarinet, alto saxaphone, soprano saxaphone, trombone. the sounds can be played individually or you can choose to play any combination (including all of them) at the same time. this is not multi timbral so you can't play a bass line with the tuba a lead line with the trumpet etc. the rack unit has 4 knobs for editing each individual sound
* Upper Partials: for changing the amplitude of the high partials, (Sharpness of the sound),
* Lower Partials: for changing the amplitude of the low partials and the fundamental
* Formant Frequency: for selecting a spectral band which could be attenuated or amplified with the formant level knob.
* Formant Level: for attenuating or amplifiing the choosen spectral band (formant frequency).
includes flightcased 32 note keyboard with cable to connect to the rack unit breath controller with 7 spare mouthpieces and the cable to connect to the keyboard mono and stereo output every instrument card works,the breath controller works,all of the knobs have a nice smooth action and the keyboard plays great. this synth doesn't produce moog type analogue sounds it only makes wind instrument sounds,so if you need a synth to make bonkers noises look elsewhere. there is an enthusiasts website that you can look at to find extensive information about this synth and play a virtual version.the address is www.variophon.de"

Roland SH-2000

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Cat Girl Synth Modules


CGS Synare (shots pulled via this auction

Details:
"The face plate is MOTM style and MOTM style knobs. The CGS Cynare Analog Drum Synth is perfect for making analog snares, hi-hats, claps and any metal sounds!! Comes with two optic cells to really make the sound shimmer!!! Has built in HP/LP/BP filter with VCF input and output, so can be used as a seperate VCF!!! Has input and output for the VCA also, so can be used as an extra VCA, too!! It was professionally built and comes with a MOTM power connector cable. I purchased it new from the Bridechamber online about 6 months ago. Info and specs: http://www.cgs.synth.net, http://www.bridechamber.com.

CGS Dual Chime Simulator

Details:
"The face plate is MOTM style. The CGS Dual Chime Simulator is perfect for making analog cymbals, hi-hats, and any metal sounds!! Comes with an optic cell to really make the sound shimmer!!! It was professionally built and comes with a MOTM power connector cable. Info and specs: http://www.cgs.synth.net"
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