Novation K-Station Synthesizer

YouTube via axibi.
"Experimenting some voices and arpeggio´s with the little VA Synth."

MacBeth M5N Demo

click here for the demo on Street Electronics.

Doepfer A-100 and Plan B Analog Modular

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Spot the Oberheim Xpander, Roland MC202, and Roland TR-606

Plan B Model 15 VCO
A-114 Dual Ring Modulator
A-118 Noise Generator
A-180 Multiple X 2
A-105 SSM VCFA-124 WASP VCF
A-106 MS-20 Filter
A-131A EXP VCA
A-138 Mixer
A-111 High End CEM VCO
A-148 Dual S&H
A-140 ADSR X2
A-147 VCLFO
A-145 LFO
A-149 RCV SOU
A-160 Clock Divider
A-174 Joystick
A-134 VC Panner (not currently mounted, but included with auction)
A-100P Portable Case Front PSU

75 - Garbledroidz

YouTube via atishmeh.

Sequential Circuits Prophet T8

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"The T8 has been the finest analog synthesizer since its introduction in 1983. With fully polyphonic pressure sensors and velocity sensitivity, real wooden keys with flying hammers, it has also been (and still is) one of the most sought after midi controllers as well. It has an extensive MIDI capability and eight voices utilizing Curtis oscillators and filters, with split and double capability. The T8 is one of those instruments that requires precision while programming. The parameters seem to have greater range than the Prophet 5. It sounds wonderful and is a joy to play. The T8 is also one of the rarest synths ever produced at a total of maybe 500 units."

Nick Rhodes Setup

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Alesis Andromeda
Roland VSynth
Roland Jupiter-8
Kurzweil K2000

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KORG MS20

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Details:
"This MS-20 is of the earlier KORG 35 filter chip design, rather than the latter daughter board revision, which probably dates it to the late 70s, meaning that its probably just about coming up to its 30th birthday!

In 30 years some electronic components age. This isn't one of those 'snake oil - this tb303 sounds better than that tb303' lines, its just factual information. Any synth of this sort of age should have had, for example, its internal memory backup batteries replaced long ago (not an issue on ms20s obviously, but a common fault on early 80s synths), and its smoothing caps renewed (the smoothing caps 'smooth out' the ripple in the power supplies AC-DC conversion)

The power supply regulators can also be changed for fresh modern replacements, and then, beyond this, if you're feeling enthusiastic, the other electrolytic capacitors (the cylindrical ones you see all over the place) to stop any 'bleeding' of noise / signal etc. through the power lines, amongst other things. Further caps that are prone to ageing are tantalums, so these should be replaced also.

None of these components are particularly valuable, but the labour involved in changing them can be significant.

Beyond this level of service, the basic stuff also has to be done. All the pots should be cleaned, and then lubrication re-applied to ensure noise free operation. The keyboard contacts should be accessed (by disassembly) and these cleaned (the ms-20 derives pitch information from a resistor chain keyboard, and faulty contacts can affect note pitching as well as gating), and, importantly on the ms20, the jacks cleaned.

Jack cleaning is especially important on the ms20, as a lot of the signals are normalised through this panel, and faults here can result in considerably more irritation than the usual 'crackling' output jack.

This MS20 has therefore had :
# Every electrolytic cap replaced
# Every tantalum cap replaced
# Every pot cleaned and lubricated
# Ever jack socket cleaned
# Every key contact cleaned"

Walkman Project Music Pieces

YouTube via WalkmanProject. via Failed Muso where you can find a little more info on the ad. It is interestingly being touted as the first monophonic ad.
"Quality ad for the new range of Walkman products by Sony. Take 128 musicians, give them all only one note to play and you get a complete tune. Sony are trying to bring this to life with an online project getting people to play just one part of the track, then mixing them together to create 'complete' versions performed by four artists in different places."

Spot the synths.

syntezatory.prv.pl - Yamaha DX 7

YouTube via Jexus.

"1983 Yamaha DX7. Brought to you by WC Olo Garb. The sounds have been programmed by WC Olo Garb./// Syntezatory.prv.pl Videos: showing you not what a synthesizer can do, but what a man can do with a synthesizer."

Industrial Revolution 1 on Roland D50

YouTube via fischek.
"Finally found my own Roland D50 and thought I could record Ind. Rev. 1 on an original patch (Kokubo Strings)."