MATRIXSYNTH

Above & Beyond - Tri-State (Yamaha QY100)

YouTube via Hanni13579
"Above & Beyond - Tri-State, performed on a Yamaha QY100. (Sequenced in Yamaha XGworks.) Another product of boredom. I was listening to the song and though to myself, 'Hey, can't this thing be programmed as a XG midi file?' Well, said - done. Took me a couple of hours, though I spread it to several days. It's not complete, because I lost interest again after some time, but so far it sounds nice, I think. :)"

PicoPico Machine into the KAOSS 2

YouTube via Wancoco. Note that's actually the KP3.
"from GUNPEY Rebirth DS official site http://gunpey-r.com/ds/index.html"

Roland D-50

images via this auction

"The D-50 is an all-time favorite digital synth that's still just as popular today as when it first came out in '87. Once Roland's hottest digital synth, it competed against the Yamaha DX7, and was much easier to use. By joining 8-bit PCM samples with "LAS" synth-generated sounds, the D-50 is capable of unique and complex sounds. The PCM samples contained the attack transients, while the rest of the sound came from the Linear Arithmatic Synth (LAS) section which sounds very analog, with subtractive-style synthesis and low-pass-resonant filters. Built-in chorus and (for the first time) digital reverb are also included for giving your sounds space and life! It also has a joystick controller for real-time timbre manipulation. The D-50 was great for new and non-acoustic, percussive, ethereal and beautiful pads & sounds.

SPECIFICATIONS
* Polyphony - 16 voices (32 partials with 2 per voice); 8 voices (using 4 partials per voice in Dual or Split Mode)
* Oscillators - Digital LAS (Linear Arithmetic Synthesis) & PCM, 32 osc.
* LFO - YES (3 x 2tones = 6 LFOs)
* VCF/VCA - FILTER: low-pass-resonant; AMP: ADSR envelopes
* Effects - YES
* #Instruments - Monotimbral (can be upgraded for multitimbrality)
* Keyboard - 61 note keyboard with velocity and aftertouch
* Sequencer/ARP - None
* Memory - 64 patches
* Control - MIDI"

Logan string machine

flickr by John Hospital

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Top 20 Weirdest Instruments - Episode 3

see the write-up on Sonic State.

Space phone

YouTube via MILQUETOASTE. via sendling.
"The only product you will ever need. CD4046 PLL VCO abuse, 4040 counter, 741 VCF, feedback LEDs, goosenecks, polycarbonate dome, high falutin' LDRs. Attractive kitchen appliance from a parallel universe form factor."

miracle baby

flickr by breath.sound

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This one is labeled buchla in the flickr page. Anyone know what it is exactly? It looks like an inverse MS20, but off.

Modded Moog Prodigy

YouTube via lesingemonotone
"A short showcase of two new mods on my Prodigy:
1. a separate LFO tap to oscillator 2. Very handy during synk.
2. Oscillator 2 tap to filter cutoff, which means nasty filter-fm sounds a la micromoog and multimoog. :)
Other mods not featured in this video: Synhouse midijack and VCF input."