Oberheim Two Voice

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"very early production Oberheim Two Voice synthesizer. Serial number 0246. It's made up of two Oberheim SEM modules along with an Oberheim Mini-sequencer. The issues with this TVS-1 is that one of the SEM's are not working and it has no top lid. The SEM could be an easy fix. Everything in the SEM is discreet and nothing that you really couldn't find at any good electronics store. It's not like later CEM based synths that have lots of rare and hard to find chips"



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Satellite - Circuit Bent Silver Rocket

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"'The SATELLITE', a sound device that houses two identical circuits that you can layer or play separately. You can combine a voice from the Left side with a voice from the Right side and layer them at different pitches or different volumes to create totally new sounds. When the sounds are pitched and layered you get really thick, intense sounds, perfect for your sound arsenal or unique sampling. With 3 pitch-knob controls and 4 body-contact controls per circuit (or side, if you will), this unit is really versatile. Add the voice-alternating push-buttons and it soars!

This unit is exactly like the other silver boxes that I had previously listed (Like the Galaxie, Comet, Mercury, Mercury ll, 2000, Electra, and the Meteor), EXCEPT that it has steel-ball turners instead of knobs on the pitch controls, AND I replaced the Voice Selector knobs and the Volume knobs. ALSO, the Output Jacks on the back operate intuitively, the Right side becoming a mixed output if nothing is plugged into the Left.

EACH SIDE has 8 voices, that are:
* Square Wave
* A 34-note diminishing pattern ending in distortion,
* Two alternating tones like a European siren (devils interval),
* A repeating strike & white-noise pattern,
* A rapid, repeating white noise pattern,
* A 3-note diminishing sequence,
* A Sine Wave,
* A 34-note RAPIDLY diminishing pattern ending in distortion.

The TWO SETS of 8 voices are divided Left and Right on the control panel. Both Left and Right sides have the following controls:

* On/Off Knob & Master Pitch control
* Volume
* 8-Voice Selector Knob
* Pitch Control Knob 1
* On/Off for Pitch Control Knob 1
* Pitch Control Knob 2 (fine tune)
* 4 Body Contacts (effects tone just by touching them)
* Green On/Off LED lights

You can combine a voice from the Left side with a voice from the Right side and layer them at different pitches or different volumes to create totally new sounds.

ALSO, it has two push-button controls on the right that, at the flip of the switch on the back, allow you to play the two selected voices alternately or together, on & off, like a keyboard, while operating the Pitches & Volumes in real-time. These add to the overall playability of this box, whether through separate channels to a mixer, or mixed straight into an amp.

* OUTPUTS: This unit has a number of 1/4" output options, controlled by the switch on the back, which allow you to mix the two voices together through one output OR discreetly through two outputs, each mixed by their own volume controls on the control panel. The separate outs allow you to run effects separately as well.

It runs off two AA batteries batteries.

It comes with an instruction sheet to help you get started with the functions of this box.

I housed it in a chromed truck mirror with formica laminate for a base. All components are top-notch, and it’’s named "Satellite" after the vintage metal car-script gracing it's face.

I NOW HAVE SOUND SAMPLES AVAILABLE AT THESE SITES:
(click on the Galaxie or Comet to hear the exact same circuit as the Satellite)
http://montyman1.googlepages.com/home OR http://home.earthlink.net/~montyman1/

The 'Satellite' sounds exactly the same as the 'Galaxie', 'Mercury', and 'Comet'. The samples are recorded straight, with no extra effects."

Elvertronics WSG

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"You are looking at the very first synthesizer to roll off the line at Elvertronics. This fine piece of hand wired music history is based on the WSG design by Ray Wilson of Music from Outer Space fame. From filtered out bass drones to high pitched resonance feedback squelches, oscillator tuned waves of bliss, and all sonic possibilities in between.

Specs:
Power: Single 9 V Battery (Included)
Height: 3.125
Width: 5.875"
Depth: 5.25"
Output: Single 1/4" Jack

Audio:
Clean-
Filter Sweep
Tuned Drone
Bleeps

Processed-
Drone | Reverb
Drone | Grain Delay - Compression
Drone | Top Secret Ableton Plugin Chain
Elvertronics Demo Song | All sounds except for beats made using this unit

About Elvertronics:
Elvetronics is a new electronics company based out of Elverson,PA. Focusing on small run hand built music machines inside of a small desktop form factor. A three person team with eyes boldly set on quality craftsmanship, hand picked parts, aesthetics and usability."

UNIVOX MINI KORG II

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Note the red and blue switch dials are reversed in this one.

OBERHEIM SEM

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VINTAGE NDK SYNTHESISER

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"MEASUREMENTS:

LENGTH of the unit is approx. 96.5 cm Long
DEPTH when packed up is approx. 19 cm deep.
HEIGHT of the synthesiser is approx. 42 cm. wide
HEIGHT of the unit when standing on legs is approx. 90.5 cm tall.

Each of the 4 corners of the lid & the base of the unit have a silver metal protector cap (I think it may be chrome). There are also 4 metal silver chrome protections on the inside of the lid corners & on the inside of the base corners for protection.

There is a metal music stand which clips into the top of the unit to stand sheet/book music on. This unclips when finished & is stored inside the unit also.

There are colour coded button choices BLACK - BASS; RED - ACCOMPANIMENT; WHITE- SOLO. Each section has own volume / fine tune turn dial knob from soft to loud.
BASS BUTTONS: are Wood 16' ; Brass 16' ; String 16' ; Wood 8'.
ACCOMPANIMENT BUTTONS are: Wood 16' ; Wood 8' ; Brass 8' ; String 8' ; Wood 4' ; String 4'.
SOLO BUTTONS are: Bass Cla. 16' ; Trombone 16'; Flute 8'; Trumpet 8' ; Piccalo 4' ; Violin 4' .

There is a speed (slow & fast) fine tuning knob / dial and there are Vibrato & Vibrato Full - knobs. Another knob you can use for Bass solo, Acc. Solo or Solo. The keys on the left at the base end are black (to use for Bass) then going up change to grey in colour then White in colour. The top keys are White in colour, then change to black in colour. On the panel above the keys, is a black line whith the word Bass - this shows which keys you can use for the bass. Then there is a red line which shows all the keys you can use for accompaniment with accompan. word on the panel & all other keys can be used for whatever.

The whole unit can be packed up & sits in a sturdy solid wood case, covered in black vinyl. It forms a nice rectangular shape which is easy to transport. There are 2 silver metal locks / clips which close the unit up (& 2 metal hinges at the back that the lid sits in to close it up)."

Simmons SDS 400

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"The unit uses CEM (Curtis Electro-Music) IC’s from the mid-80’s. These chips contain VCO’s, VCF’s, etc, that synthesize sounds and alter them with highly controllable subtractive sythesis techniques.

Trigger sensitivity is high and works with several different brands the unit was tested with. Pads, peizo, some mics, etc. will work. The modules are called “toms” and it is possible to simulate tom drums with the unit, but that would be a sad use of the unit. It’s beauty is the ability to add highly distinctive envelope control over the filter, an odd ring-modulation-like device called “second skin”, and perhaps most interestingly, the “Run Generator” modulation, which can control pitch and other factors in a number of novel ways. You can think of it as a quasi-controllable arpegiattor, in that it can cascade up/down, and other permutations, all with an unusual amount of control."

Simmons SDS 800

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"The unit uses CEM (Curtis Electro-Music) IC’s from the mid-80’s. These chips contain VCO’s, VCF’s, etc, that synthesize sounds and alter them with highly controllable subtractive sythesis techniques.

Trigger sensitivity is high and works with several different brands the unit was tested with. Pads, peizo, some mics, etc. will work. The modules are called “toms” “bass” and “snare”. It is possible to simulate specific drums with the unit, but that would be a sad use of the unit. It’s beauty is the ability to add highly distinctive envelope control over the filter, an odd ring-modulation-like device called “second skin”, and perhaps most interestingly, the “Run Generator” modulation, which can control pitch and other factors in a number of novel ways. You can think of it as a quasi-controllable arpegiattor, in that it can cascade up/down, and other permutations, all with an unusual amount of control."

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Rev. 2.0

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1972 Ideal "Bing Bang Boing" Commercial

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"I believe the Moog synthesized music to this Bing Bang Boing commercial to be "Chicken On The Rocks" from Jean-Jacques Perrey."

Chicken On The Rocks

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Jean Jacques Perrey is actually playing the Ondioline.
"Footage from Jean Jacques Perrey's August 27th show at Recombinant Labs in San Francisco. JJP is on the left, Dana Countryman is on the right. More info on my blog www.DrownRadio.com"
http://www.jeanjacquesperrey.com/