Snuff Box - Empty Room

YouTube via Exulus.

"Empty Room Suicide song." Via Suit & Tie Guy of STG Soundlabs:
"Matt Berry is one of the actors on The Mighty Boosh, he plays the owner of the zoo i believe. anyway this is from a show he did called Snuff Box. this skit is a parody of Edgar Winters' Old Grey Whistle Test appearance. i think it's important to point out this isn't pissing all over synth rock ... it's fairly obvious Matt and his friends are pretty intelligent dudes who can love something and laugh at it simultaneously. it also seems like he actually played the lines you hear on an SH-1000, and there's a bunch of EU-format modular stuff with a Minimoog sitting on top of it also in the shot which don't get used: for reference, this is the quite fantastic Edgar Winter clip being referenced:"

Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein (previously posted)

YouTube via joneps.

And two more not directly synth related:
snuff box guitar lesson


Dark Place Opening Titles


"and these are the opening titles to Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, which was another series Matt Berry was in with another comedian/musician named Matthew Holness. if this doesn't make you want to go watch all 6 episodes in a viewing binge i don't know what would"

Build a Not so Ghetto Talk box out of a Toilet Plunger

YouTube via widgetphreak
"WidgetPhreak shows you how to build a ghetto talkbox with some simple household tools (plumbing supplies, pc speaker, and a toilet plunger)"

The Ghetto Talkbox

YouTube via mootbooxle. Funny I always thought it was moot-boo-il like pop-si-cle.
"MooT BooXLe demonstrates how he made a talkbox out of common parts, for a very small amount of money and time. The idea for this project came from paranorm's article here. NOTE: This will NOT give you a sound like a pro talkbox, but it's cheap, easy, and fun."

Follow up to this post.

You might recognize Mootbooxle from these videos:
MooT BooXLe's Synthesizers.com movie


Explosion - An improvised synth solo

Serge Modular TKB Doepfer Plan B Livewire Panther

YouTube via cray56. "Serge TKB"
"Serge/ Plan B/Livewire/Doepfer/CGS Panther modular . Using the TKB as sequencer."

Casio CZ-101

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Touched By Sound Clap Cussion ACM2

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"The ACM2 is a German made analog clap synthesizer capable of many kinds of clap sounds due to the number of, and range of the clap real-time controls.

ACM 2 Features:
* Quality analog clap synthesis
* 7 real-time sound controls and master volume:
o Decay Reverb
o Reverb (Length)
o Clap (Spacing)
o Noise
o Resonance
o Filter (Frequency)
o High Pass (Post Filter)
* Trigger button for manual claps or via MIDI
* 19" 1U
* AC adapter included"

Simmons SDS800

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"The SDS 800 has 4 separate analog drum synthesizer modules: Bass/Kick, Snare, Tom 1, and Tom 2. In addition to the individual sound generators, there is a global trigger section for configuring the external triggers. The sound modules create the classic Simmons analog drum sounds, and can create a wide range of percussive synth special effect-like sounds (think bleeps, space drum, ray guns, and resonant synth drums).

Individual ¼” line outputs for each of the sound modules are located on the rear of the SDS 800, as well as a handy headphone jack on the top."

Roland TR-808 and a Poll

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Atari Synthcart

via this auction
"custom [white] atari 2600 synth ! The bit crushing low end , this creates is unlike anything you've heard . This model is upgraded from the ones I normally sell . It has been custom painted and the controllers have been upgraded from the video touch pads and keyboard controllers that are available . The biggest and most essential add-on , is the MIDI2600 external kit from highly_liquid adding midi capabilities to this little bitcrushing Monster, without any other modifications . I have also added a 1/4 inch out put for easy use with amps, pa's mixers, computers , and more !! Thus making it perfect for many live and studio applications.

First off , I want to start out by saying that I believe in this machine. Its power is unbelievable ! The bass tone that this unit produces is one of the best I've heard. Sometimes I can't believe it's actually a 4-bit machine producing these tones. The cartridge was designed by a brillant man by the name of Paul Slocum . He's also created a cynthcart for the Commodore 64 and he's working on another cartridge for the 2600 called the Loopcart, that's actually going to be a sequencer for this machine. It should be ready by the end of the year. So you have even more to look forward to with this unit . With the synthcart you can do the following (as written on Mr. Slocum's website)


Play using an assortment of familiar Atari sounds
- Use two different sound types at a time, one assigned to each controller
- Intelligent voice management constantly re-assigns the two oscillators for maximum perceived polyphony
- 8th, 16th, and 32nd note arpeggiator
- Can arpeggiate both oscillators simultaneously
- Beat Box with many pre-programmed beats and fills
- Play two beats simultaneously to create custom beats
- Two tremelo settings
- Four attack/release settings

and now the hardware.....

oAtari 2600 fitted with a quarter-inch jack for easy use with amplifiers, PA systems and mixers
o2 upgraded controllers to play notes and drum patterns
o power supply
oSynthcart (brand new)
oOwner's manual/documentation for synthcart
o MIDI2600 kit w/ joystick extensions
o wired with a 1/4 inch output jack for easy use with PAs',mixers, amps, etc."

Update via wgungfu in the comments: "Its not a 4-bit system making these sounds, its an 8-bit. The 2600 is an 8-bit system."

RadioShack MOOG MG-1 with MIDI

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"Although Moog built this synth for Radio Shack, Moog liked the design so much that they took the design of the MG-1, dropped the polyphony and ring mod and added pitch/mod wheels) to produce the Rogue.

Go here to find out more about the EXCELLENT 16 channel Synhouse MIDIJACK installed on this unit.

PDF user's guide and service manual (covers the principles of operation, basic repair, tune up, schematics, parts lists, etc) here.

User review here.

Some features:

* 31 note keyboard (F to C) * Monophonic
* Two tone sources / oscillators, square and saw waves
* Oscillators can be synced or detuned
* Pink noise generator
* Bell tone generator (ring modulator)
* A countour generator
* External ports for trigger and pitch
* 50dB signal to noise ratio"

Waldorf XT

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"This is among the greatest and most original sounding and looking instruments to have come out of the 1990's, the Microwave XT. Fortunately, it sounds as great as it looks, and the burnt-orange "powdercoat" paint job is really nice, and this is one of the early models, before they cheaped out and went to glossy bright orange paint; this unit has the aqua-colored plastic cover over the LCD as well, unlike the later models. The original "fat-style" knobs are all present, all encoders and buttons work flawlessly, and the LCD shines brightly. The jacks on the rear are all intact and in flawless condition. The sound of this instrument is very versatile, going from very warm, dramatic pads with lots of movement (thanks to the wavetables and one of the nicest-sounding filters around) to some of the coldest, hardest digital timbres. 7-stage envelopes also provide endless possibilities for the dedicated programmer. The Microwave XT is descended from a line of landmark instruments that began with the PPG Wave synthesizers in the 1980s, and offers the benefit of knobby goodness for tweaking on the fly and really dialing in complexity with ease."