Hammond Condor

via this auction

"This is the Condor synthesizer made by Hammond in the early 70's. It is very rare and hard to find information on. I read hendrix may have even used one. It has an input for a contact microphone that is for a wind instrument. I do not have the contact mic. The unit powers up and does not appear to have any issues but i cannot test it any further, see the photo for the condition, the only other one i have ever seen sold for almost $400. It has slider controls for vibrato, intensity and rate, treble, bass, sensitivity, tone and volume. It also has organ type switches for repeat, attack ,tremolo/vibrato, sub-octave,dynamute, fuzz,oboe, sitar,natural amplify, sopano sax, tuba, oboe, english horn, cello, clarinet and a few others. There are also some adjustments on the bottom of the synth."

Metasonix TX-2 Butt Probe

via this auction

Don't miss The Agonizer on Matrixsynth-b.

KORG MS50 ANALOG Modular

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"1978 built in Japan. It is cool on its own and even crazier coupled with an MS20 or MS10, it was designed as an expander to these, although I’ve read it has a better build quality than the MS10 or 20. Being FULLY Modular it is very versatile and can be used for FX, processing audio and control voltages, etc it even has a great ring modulator. You can process guitars, other instruments, mics, your voice etc. You can create stereo pingponging, tremolo, all sorts. Have a read up on them, good reviews, see sequencer.de.

It is a 240v ac 50/60hz Australian plug end. Serial number 190503

The Korg MS-50 - modular in design and at the height of the MS-series synthesizers. This keyboard-less expander type module is completely patchable and uses Korg's Hz/V type of CV and Gate for control with other synths like the MS-20. There are lots of knobs and patch points on this one... The MS-50 is still a single VCO monophonic analog beast but offered more patch ability and power than any other MS synth. Other features include a ring modulator, voltmeter and sample & hold. It was also designed to complement the SQ-10 sequencer. It has been used by The Chemical Brothers."

KORG SQ10 Analog Sequencer

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"This Sequencer is excellent, more flexible than you may first think. You can make bizarre sequences with it and its mega fun to use. Made in Japan 1979. With original manual !!!!

The sequence can be any number between 1-12 steps long (24 if you couple A and B). It has three separate channels, so you can get 3 sequences running at once! Run three synths with a different sequence each, or use a channel to sequencer the filter of a synth etc etc. You can even sequence the speed of its clock so it speeds up and slows down as you want, it can drift out of time with your other gear the reset at what ever point you like so you’re back in sync!! It also has portamento for slides and an output for each step! And more…

It is a 240v ac 50/60hz Australian plug end machine. Serial number 151385

BLURB:
A very good old-school sequencer from Korg. Designed for the MS series synthesizers and using Korg's CV / Gate control the SQ-10 sequencer can really surprise you with some groovy basslines. Use the knobs to adjust and build up a sequence. Sure it's limited to 12 steps (with a max of 24) but when you hook that up to your MS-10, MS-20 or MS-50 you can get some pretty cool TB-303 like stuff happening. Because the SQ-10 outputs CV (Control Voltage) it can be connected to the Oscillators, VCF filters or LFO's of your MS synths for even cooler tricks. Using a CV / Gate converter allows you to use the SQ-10 with other Roland, Moog, Sequential and even MIDI synthesizers. It's definitely a fun instrument which allows you to program basslines like they did back in the early days!"

KORG MS02 ANALOG Sequencer Interface CV

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"The Korg Interface MS-02 is designed for the purpose of connecting Korg MS-Series synthesizers with other synthesizers available throughout the world. [It] converts Korg’s Hertz/Octave to Volts/Octave and visa versa, making the sequencer compatible with other synths such as Roland, Arp Moog Sequential etc. These work very well and the pitch tracks nicely (I tested the SQ10 sequencing the MS50 and a Roland synth and the tuning was spot on). This sophisticated signal processor greatly enhances the performance possibilities of the MS-Series.

Among presently available music synthesizers, there are two different types of control system used for the VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) and EG (envelope generator). One of these systems is used by Korg and Yamaha; the other is employed by every other synthesizer manufacturer. The Korg MS-02 provides you with a way to change the control signals of one system into the control signals used in the other system. In this way, it acts as an interface so that any two synthesizers can be used together, provided that the synthesizers are equipped with the conventional input and output jacks for control voltage and trigger or gate signals.

The MS-02 is ideal if you want to upgrade your synthesizer by adding on other synthesizer units having different kinds of keyboard control voltage and trigger signals. The built-in, fully adjustable log amp, anti-log amp, and trigger processor ensure complete system flexibility and compatibility between any presently voltage controlled synthesizer."

See korganalogue.net for owners manual"

On It - In Control

YouTube via isotopeofme.
"Video Sequence using clips from a documentary on Nikolai Tesla, courtesy of the Prelinger archive for public domain moving images on the Internet Archive, set to my song 'On it - In Control'"
via poictesme on the matrixsynth forum:
"the video is made up of clips from a documentary on Nikolai Tesla, courtesy of the Prelinger archive for public domain moving images on the Internet Archive (gotta love the internet archive), set to my song "On it - In Control". The song was made with the usual suspects, doepfer, DSI evolver, MG-1, TX81 Z, EX-800 and some freeware softsynths.Here's the link to the video on my site"

january 2008 004

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"oscillator bank from system 100 and korg tuner."

Jellinghaus DX Programmer

via this auction

The rare Yamaha DX7 programmer

It went for 2010 Euro (2902 USD)

via sequencer.de

BOSS SYB-3 and SYB-5 BASS SYNTHS

BOSS SYB-3 BASS SYNTH DEMO


BOSS SYB-5 BASS SYNTH DEMO

YouTube via kulten, also on MySpace.
"BOSS SYB-3 :
- DSP synth
- saw, square, pwm
- -1 octave
- noise effect
- wave shape normal/reverse
- autowah normal/reverse
- freq / res / decay /sens / mode knobs
- stereo outputs

BOSS SYB-5 :
- DSP synth
- saw, square, pulse 1, pulse 2, pwm
- double square sound, -1 octave,
- LFO rate effect
- wave shape normal/reverse
- freq / res / decay / rate / mode knobs
- stereo outputs
- expression pedal input
(videos made by Heliographe, a Youtube member)"

Also see this post.

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