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Inside an ARP Solina String Ensemble

Switched On Synthesizer

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"SWITCHED ON SYNTHESIZER: Popular Musical & Electronic Arrangements" book & record by Dr. Philip Springer.

Printed in 1977. Softcover. 127 Pages.

Contents Include:

+ how to use this book, the theory of voltage control, table of abbreviations, glossary

+ musical arrangements and patch diagrams:
- classical gas: patch "latin harpsichord"
- good vibrations: patch "bass-soon", "bouncing bass" and "homo voce"
- i won't last a day without you: patch "flugel brass", and "bass string"
- morning has broken: patch "morning horn", "tuba-ahh", "twittering birds"
- out in the country: patch "ethereal melodicum", "bass string", and "monophonic marimba"
- show me the way: patch "talkin' wah-wah", "twangy bass", "perking xylo", and "funky calliope"
- somebody to love: patch "dirty sitar", and "drybone bass"
- tubular bells: patch "clear bells", "celeste chimes", and "gregorian growl"
- the way i want to touch you: patch "sensual wah-wah", "sensual squawk", and "bass string"
- we've only just begun: patch "whistling wind", "liquid vibes", and "clicking bass"
- white rabbit: patch "filtered pipes" and "snared bass"

+ book includes beautiful red flexi vinyl record with sound examples of every patch! The record has never been played and is in great condition! Still attached to the book binding! The record is the same bright red color as the front and back of the book!

+ hopefully from the pictures you can see this book is like a tab book but made for people who play analog synthesizers! I've never seen anything like it! Hopefully you can see in the pictures how on each song, it's shows you where to set all the knobs for your synthesizer to get the different sounds. It is especially written for people with a minimoog or arp odyssey, with the diagrams layout exactly like the layout of those synths, but it says it's universal for people with any other synthesizer, because the settings listed are settings that most older analog synths have. It says to listen to the sound examples to get your synth sound to match."

Clavia Nordlead Anniversary Model

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Micromoog/Multimoog DIY Modifications

"Micromoogs and Multimoogs have always been adequate for lead lines and noise FX, but they have a "fault" that restricts their ability to deliver bass timbres a'la the classic Minimoog bass. The VCF has a cap on the audio input that provides DC isolation, but it also forms a high pass filter; on the Micro/Multi, the cap is not large enough to allow low frequency components to pass through. This is evident when you observe the change of the pulse waveform on a scope, as you switch the VCO octave from 8' to 32'. This "fault" is easily fixed." [link - be sure to check out the rest of the emusic-diy site for more.] via Jeff

Update via walkathon in the comments:
"FYI, I'm fairly sure this is the same MicroMoog mod that Phil Cirocco once acknowledged on a MusicThing thread with a "I wouldn't do that if I was you" type reply. Did some googling just now and I couldn't find it, but I remember it quite clearly 'cause I was all set to do that mod on my own MM. I held off, though am definitely open to hearing the defense. Is what it is."
If anyone knows more about this, feel free to comment. I might even have it in the archives. I'll take a look when I get a chance.

Chemical Burnout Sample Site

click here for the site

"These sounds are free. If you use them professional, you`ll have to make a link to this URL. The complete soundset "EBM/INDUSTRIAL" for Yamaha An1x is available. It contains 128 Sounds"

Akai MPK49 Reveiw on Failed Muso

"What sets the MPK apart from most is the 12 MPC pads it contains. Velocity and pressure sensitive and featuring NOTE REPEAT, 12 LEVEL & FULL Level functionality, these give you some of the neatest inspirational tools from the MPC range. The pads themselves are the exact same as used in the MPC500 (I have one of those too) and each pad can have four settings, giving you 48 individual settings. The MPK also features an arpeggiator which although not as powerful as those found in proper synths, is simple, effective and a welcome addition."
You can read the full review here.

Bee Fly over our booth (Synthesizer-Magazin)

You can find one more shot and a 78M movie on sequencer.de.

MOOG Minimoog Voyager OS Stolen from the Musikmesse?

Word from Amos of MOOG Music on the Analog Heaven list is that this Voyager OS listed on Ebay.de was stolen from the Frankfurt Musikmesse.

"So some clever fellow stole one of the world's only Voyager Old School prototypes from the Frankfurt Musikmesse... and lo and behold, it is on German eBay! My good friend Jens Steinmeyer called me from Germany to alert me to this one. It's .de item number 180224511106, see for yourself. Jens has alerted the local constabulary, but if there is anything else the global analog community can do to make sure that the thief is caught, by all means lend a hand... thanks!"

Update: BTW, Amos has requested that Ebay not be notified so the local authorities can follow through.

Update via actuel in the comments: "Elektron the same night had a Monomachine MKII & Machinedrum/UW MKII also stolen. I will definitely point them to this Ebay seller."

Update: The thief has been caught!!! via Amos of MOOG Music:
"UPDATE: The thief has been caught, and Moog and Elektron were not the only victims! Here's the news via Stefan Hund of EMC (Moog distributor in Germany):

"YES, we were sucessful. Because this guy was so stupid to offer the prototype at Ebay, the police did get his address very quickly from Ebay monday morning and arrested him monday aftersoon with house search!! The police found a lot of stolen stuff including the Voyager OS. This guy was "singing like a bird" and told did steal stuff from 7!! more other companies.

In present the OS is safe at the police station at Frankfurt, will pickup the unit next week."

Cheers,

Amos"

genoQs Officially Announces the Nemo

I just received the following email:

"Dear all,
we are excited to just having announced NEMO - our new MIDI sequencer!

Based on the technology already proven with Octopus, NEMO is a high-end machine, continuing our tradition of 'realtime everything' MIDI instruments.

With the interaction and function model of Octopus being adapted to a new interface, NEMO's particular strength lies in its compact, portable format. Its design is high-end, and the build level of our machines is already proverbial - Nemo makes no exception. Further details will be available on our site in the coming days. [NOTE: there is some preliminary info up now, so do check it out.]

Nemo will be available starting July 1st, 2008 for a price of 1399.- EUR.

Proudly, NEMO was first shown to the public at the Musikmesse 2008 and the feedback received by far exceeded our already high expectations.

We are accepting pre-orders for Nemo now, and pre-orders placed before April 1st, 2008 will be granted a 10% discount.

Furthermore, we are shifting the Octopus production from the Legacy model to "New Classic" Machines. These will feature the same black wood as the already legendary "Black Sea" with a white panel and red/green/yellow LEDs.

New Classic Octopus is available now and priced at 2599.- EUR. Also, Legacy Octopus machines are still available in limited quantities at the unchanged price of 2399.- EUR.

Once again - we are very delighted to break these news to you, and thank you, valued customers, users and interested parties alike, for your ever growing support, continuous dedication and trust!
--

Marcel Achim and Gabriel Seher
_____________________________
www.genoqs.net"