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Bass Guitar, Drums and Teisco 110f. That's one hell of a good sounding synth to me.
Anyone know if these tracks indeed only featured the Teisco?

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Yamaha SK50D Symphonic Ensemble

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This one is an organ/synth combo. You can find some more shots and info on these previous posts, as well as, of course, the web.

SYNTECNO TeeBee MARK III

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Details:
"The Syntecno TeeBee is a bonafide 303 ACID emulator with some tricks up its own sleeve! At first glance you'll notice it has many of the same controls as the original TB-303 - Tuning, Cutoff, Resonance, Env Mod, Decay. It has square and sawtooth waveforms like the 303, and adds a ring modulator and external audio input. There's no Accent but this synth has MIDI with velocity sensitivity (there's your accent). Although it has a sequencer, it is very simple and hidden. Therefore, there is no cool 303 slide effect. However, slide effects can be controlled through MIDI, as well as every other editable parameter using MIDI SysEx commands!
As a 303 emulator it sounds pretty darn good. However, it costs almost as much as the real deal. The Syntecno TeeBee has MIDI in/out, Roland Din Sync and CV / Gate in/out as well as an external audio input making a creative tool in your studio for emulating 303's, filtering external audio such as drum loops or voice, and controlling older synths using CV / Gate."

Crumar Toccata

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Unfortunately the details are slim and there aren't any close ups of the knobs. If you know more about this piece please comment. I'm curious if it's a synth, organ or combo.

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Roland PG-1000

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Slider box for the Roland D-50 LA Synth. Click the image so you can see what you can edit on the synth. Unfortunately the top right row is hard to make out. Check out these previous posts for more shots if you want to see what they are.

Oberheim OB-Mx

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This one is an 8 Voice model. I remember when this was first reviewed in Keyboard Magazine. It was toted to have classic MOOG and Oberheim filters. What's intersting is this was before the scrutiny that came with VAs, and if I remember correctly the reviewer bought into this without question. It received an excellent review, however rumor was that it was the prototype, which is supposed to sound better. Nine Inch Nails reportedly received a prototype and used it in The Downward Spiral.

Check out these previous posts for samples, the OB-Mx story and more. Scroll when you get there. For some bizarre reason the Akai AX80 came up on top. : ) If you scroll, you will find some great samples by Brian Kehew of The MOOG Cookbook as well as other samples, images and info.

RA MOOG Modular

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Over 2 million hits!

I just passed 2 million hits today. That's real people, not search bots. I hit 1 million on Nov 10, 2006. That's an additional 1 million hits in under 6 months. I started the blog under two years ago, on July 20, 2005 with a somber post. My anniversaries will always be bittersweet. This current post marks number 7,127 since I started the blog. Thanks for the ride so far.

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Exclusive Interviews on Matrixysynth

Before I move on to new posts, I just wanted to say that I added an Exclusive Interviews section on the right of the site, just above the synth books section. I never wanted to do interviews on Matrixsynth quite frankly because I only want to put up posts about synths on the site. I now realize that I can do interviews focused on synths and by focusing on synths, quite a bit about the artist is revealed. Currently there are only three on the list. Do take a look at them. I do plan to add to the list over time.

Interview with Hexfix93 of VAC

The following is an interview I just wrapped up with hexfix93 of Velvet Acid Christ. As you know, this site is about the gear, namely synths, and the gear that helps drive and enhance synths, but ultimately the focus is on synths.

I was chatting a bit with hexfix93 and asked him if he would be interested in a slightly different take on an interview, one focused on synths and their impact to his world. We all have our story regarding how our obsession with synths first started, how we see and approach synths and what they mean to us. I thought it would be interesting to hear his story. The following is the interview.

Before it begins, I want to thank hexfix93 for taking the time out for this. We all have a different approach and a different story when it comes to our synths. This is his. For more of his music check out VAC and don't miss Toxic Coma. Cheers, matrix.


1. What was your first synthesizer, how old were you when you picked it up, and why did you pick it up?

"It was some kind of old yamaha cheap thing. i got it for my atari st, so when i played games like leisure suit larry that the music wouldn't come from the wimpy fm built in sound, but a general midi synth instead. it really didn't sound all that great. i wasn’t really a keyboard player at this point.

The first synth i got as a keyboard player was a roland w30 sampler workstation. And we made like 3 records with that keyboard. i remember gary slaughter an x vac member, spilled orange vodka drink on it. and i had to take it apart and clean every part of it by hand slowly, it took weeks. it was a pure nightmare.

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