MATRIXSYNTH

Buck Rogers Space Funk

Buck Rogers Space Funk part 1

Buck Rogers Space Funk part 2

"Futuristic Space Funk Band with Punker Riot on Buck Rogers TV Show"
via AudioLemon

moonbank

Title link takes you to there MySpace page. Pretty cool stuff. It's not electronica and it's not prog rock. : )

Guess the synths

Title link takes you to some nice shots via this auction.

"With it's 23 sliders, 16 switches, 3 knobs and 2 buttons, the Roland PG-800 is a godsend for live tweaking while you run MIDI sequences to your synth. It's great for sweeping the resonance or cutoff while a nice throbbing bassline is playing! We could not imagine programming the MKS-70 or JX synths without this unit. It makes programming these synths 1000 times faster and easier!!! We must also mention, this unit belonged to Adrian Belew, the well known guitarist (and probably the most innovative one at least) for King Crimson. It's in amazing condition, so I don't think he gigged with it. I do know the Roland JX-8P was his main synth for awhile, so I can imagine him using this programmer to get his sounds programmed."

Oberheim DMX

Title link takes you to some nice shots via this auction.

Juno Filter Module

Update. I have removed the image and quote from AH at dj hohum's request.

via dj hohum:
"I've taken the images down from my flickr site and I plan to bring the images and description of the finished module back in the future on a different site."

Here's the link to the post on AH. Sorry folks, I try to respect people's wishes when it comes to content on this blog. Not sure why dj hohum wanted it pulled, but he did. I'm not removing the post altogether as there are comments here and of course it is interesting synth info .

AnalogLive! at the Redcat Theater - November 16th, 2007

"We're extremely pleased to announce the confirmation of AnalogLive! - a live all-analog ensemble performance at the CalArts Redcat Theater, located in the Disney Music Hall complex in Los Angeles, on November 16th.

Bringing together some of today's leading composers, performers and designers for a real-time presentation of works centered around the revival of analog synthesis, Analoglive! is a collaborative live ensemble performance from composers Gary Chang, Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails, Richard Devine, Peter Grenader, Chas Smith, and a rare Los Angeles appearance by Thighpaulsandra of the band Spiritualized, along with Paul Tzanetopoulos - involving kinetic video sculpture, electro-acoustic music via analog synthesizers and acoustic instruments.

For more information on the show, click the link below and we hope to see you there!

http://www.ear-group.net/analoglive!.html"

Sherman as Sequencer-Trigger

YouTube via verstaerker.
"using the envelope follower of the sherman to create an envelope wich controls the Doepfer Sequencer"

Kawai K5000s

Title link takes you to shots via this auction

"The genesis of the K5000 was the Kawai K5 additive synthesizer. So with Advanced Additiveª synthesis, Kawai has come up with a synth, the K5000S and the workstation version, the K5000W that go the limit on creation of sophisticated additive waveforms.Rather than using pre-set waves, this synthesizer builds custom waves using up to 128 harmonics. By way of 128 Format Filters, individual envelopes for each of the harmonics, 24db/octave resonant DCF and DCA's (That's Digitally Controlled Filters and Amplifiers), the K5000 offers a large number of sound choices. These additive sounds can be also combined with internal PCM sounds.The K5000W workstation has 226 pre-set sampled sounds made up of 128 General MIDI patches and 11 drum kits. Along with the 61-note keyboard, you'll have 64-note polyphony with a 40-track/40,000 note sequencer and a built-in Standard MIDI File disk drive with 99 song and 180,000 note capacity. If you get the K5000S synth, then you'll have a multi-mode arpeggiator (yes! they are coming back), 16 preset and four assignable "macro" control knobs to change parameters during live performances.

FOR SOUND DEMOS GO HERE

Polyphony - 32 voicesOscillators - Digital Additive Synthesis plus PCM samples;
Harmonics: 64 per source; Waveforms: 689 (123 synth, 341 GM, 225 drums). Note: only K5000W features GM soundsEffects - 4 effects algorithms with 32 different effectsFilter - 128-band formant filter, 24dB/oct low-pass and high-passLFO - 2 (one for formant filter, one can be freely routed to other destinations)VCA - 1 ASDR per part, with key scale and velocitySequencer/Arpeg - Sequencer: 40 tracks, 40,000 note capacity (K5000W only)
Arpeggiator: 40 patterns, 8 user (K5000S and K5000R only)Keyboard - 61 Keys with velocity and aftertouchMemory - 200 patches, 64 performancesControl -
MIDI (K5000S, K5000R: 4-part multi-timbral; K5000W: 32-part multi-timbral)
Date Produced - 1996
Est. Value - $500 - $1,200"

Yamaha CS01

via this auction.

Not the greatest shots but I don't believe I've seen a shot of the manual before.

Roland EF-303

Title link takes you to shots via this auction.

Kind of a virtual Murf before the Murf plus effects, plus step sequencer. I always wanted one of these.