Access Virus Bing Bada Bling

Remember the Goldfilter? Well, here's a couple shots of it in the flesh. The Goldfilter is a one-off, Limited Edition Access Virus TI. Title link takes you to a site the winner set up with more shots and info. The owner will be auctioning it off starting May 31st. This will be a fun one to watch. I'll put up a post if I see it in my Ebay feed, but if I miss it, feel free to shoot me an email. Via one of the anonymous in the comments of this post.

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Jan on 606

flickr by exebechay. via Alex.

ARP Pro Soloist Interfacing

The ARP Pro Soloist keyboard has a 6 bit output; 4 bits chose one of 12 pitches, and the remaining 2 bits control the octave. The voice selector card for both the Pro Soloist and the Pro-DGX output a 5 bit code that selects one of the 31 presets, or "Off". Finally, there is an op-amp that buffers a voltage proportional to the output of the aftertouch sensor, and subbing a CV for this output will work even if the resistive strip is dried out and dead. Thus, your MIDI to CV converter should generate a 6 bit code for note-on/off, a 5 bit code for program change, and a CV for aftertouch, and the only thing on the ARP you'll have to touch to play it are the aftertouch destination routings, the vibrato/repeat rate knob, and the portamento on/off switch.

David Hillel Wilson
Curator
New England Synthesizer Museum."

Sequential Circuits Pro One

Title link takes you to shots via this auction. This one is good enough for your mama.
Details:
"This is the original Sequential Circuits Pro-One. You could compare it to the Minimoog or the Arp odyssey but why? The three are the trinity of analog mono-synths. They often sit along side one another, but never do they replace each other.... The most common problem with the Pro-One is the goofy, clunky keyboard. The keys go out of alignment and become uneven. This one is no exception. This IS a snaggle toothed Pro-One. There are also two stickers on the back. One is "Tony Banks" and the other is "Le Car". They are really cool stickers and show that you are musically diverse. Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at PhotobucketI draw close attention to these flaws so they do not surprise you, but when you look at it you really see a beautiful, classic, good-looking synth that you would be proud to show off to your mom."

More Messe via Gearwire

Cwejman, Doepfer, Vermona


Cwejman

Roland MC-4b, MTR-100, and OP8

Title link takes you to more shots via this auction.

Details:
"This is a Roland MC-4b MicroComposer Digital CV/GATE Sequencer for sequencing analog synths with CV/GATE inputs. It comes complete with the extremely rare optional MTR-100 Digital Cassette Recorder and the somewhat rare optional OP-8 DCB converter for controlling a Juno-60 or Jupiter-8 via DCB interface. It also includes the original manual, 20 Maxell M-90 Data Cassettes (recommended by Roland in the manual), and an original DCB cable for interfacing with a Jupiter-8 or Juno-60. It took me over 12 years to complete this set, now you can save yourself the time and effort by buying them altogether. This sequencer is the tightest sequencer on the planet, and can sequence CV/GATE synths with ease. It was used by many artists to create some of the best music ever heard. Former users include Vince Clarke, Rational Youth, Human League & Martin Rushent (Dare!), Richard D. James (Analord), John Foxx, Wang Chung, Tears For Fears (The Hurting), Toto, Devo, YMO, and many more. A keyboard with CV/GATE output can be hooked up to enter notes via keyboard, or you can enter notes using the calculator keypad. This MC-4 is the more difficult to find expanded model with the "B" designation that allows you to save patches to the supplied MTR-100 Data Cassette Recorder at twice the speed as normal, and also contains double the memory capacity. This is my last MC-4b, and it will be sorely missed. You can listen to a song I composed entirely with this setup and an additional MC-4 here: http://isatellite.info/lifeintokyo.html. For more information, you can visit my detailed review at: link."

Ken Stone's Programmer/Sequencer

Bookmarking this one for "one of these days." Title link takes you to more info. Be sure to check out the rest of Catgirl Synth.

"The Programmer/Sequencer is a Serge inpired multi-stage sequencer. Unlike most sequencers, this one makes no use of binary counters. Rather, it uses a set of individual stages, each one directly accessible. As such it could be considered to allow "random access". The first sequencer produced by Serge was a 4017 based counter that put out gate pulses. In order to get a control voltage sequencer, the gate outputs were fed to the input stages of a multi-state programmer. Usually built in groups of four, but sometimes coupled through a switch, these programmers would only allow a single stage to be active at any time, outputting the corresponding control voltages to their bussed output jacks. The stages could be selected either via a gate/trigger input or a panel mounted push button."

Oscar and His 505

Image sent my way via Mark of The Backlit Lounge. BTW, in case you are interested, the "Backlit Lounge is a monthly event in San Francisco. It is open to any Electronic Musician that would like to perform. All you have to do is visit Backlit Lounge and sign up for one of the 45 minute monthly slots."

Vocoder

YouTube via reichmarshall. Sent my way via Mr.Array.

Roland System 700

Title link takes you to the source of this image. Here are some more: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). Anyone able to translate the Japanese or know more about these shots?

BTW you can find details on the Roland System 700 Modules here.