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Sequential Circuits Pro-One

TR-808 IN THE DARK (Black Keys & Blue LEDs)

YouTube via kidtronic
"i bought some unusual parts from chipsforbrains for my Roland TR-808. Just finished soldering them in. This is for the 808 crowd if they've never seen this. Programming blind & live. I had a delay and a tapco spring on the board (no compressors). Programmed w/one hand while the other held a Canon powershot camera in video mode with its own pinhole sound."

MS-20

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Korg MS-20 Legacy Edition

Programming Patterns on the Machinedrum

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"This is how you program patterns on both the Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 and SPS-1UW. It so easy! This is an example of the realtime step-sequencing. Hit play, hit record, choose the drum, enter the desired sequence, change drum sound, enter desired sequence. Voila! Drum beats. Near the end you can see how you can "play" the patterns. Hold the desired bank button, hit the pattern, the beat automatically switches over to the next pattern when the measure is done. More tutorials on the way!"

Moog Voyager sequenced from the x0xb0x

YouTube via Dazbo10
"well i havent actualy sussed how to do full tracks with the x0xb0x yet,but i have sussed out how to get it to run other gear,... here i did some random live stuff and got the Moog Voyager sequenced from the x0xb0x,. as said,un-prepared,just random live stuff- levels are very rough but i think it sounds ok`sh."

Microkorg Teardown

YouTube via furrtek
"Taking apart a Microkorg.
Details and pics on furrtek.org"

Giorgio Moroder - From here to eternity (Video 1977)

YouTube via udolamentibis
"Disco dance...has been Italian. As Giorgio is...

Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder (born on April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, Italy)is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer, whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s and 1980s was a significant influence on new wave, techno and electronic music in general. Particularly well known are Donna Summer's disco hits produced by Moroder, including "I Feel Love". Moroder is also the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, which served as a recording home for artists ranging from Led Zeppelin and Queen to Elton John for much of the 1980s and 1990s.Moroder was one of the producers of "Love to Love You Baby" Donna Summer's 17 minute opus along with Pete Bellotte. Moroder also produced a number of electronic disco hits for The Three Degrees, two albums for Sparks, and a variety of others including Swedish-born Madleen Kane, Melissa Manchester, Debbie Harry and France Joli.
Often collaborating with lyricist Bellotte, Moroder scored a number of hits in his own name including "Son Of My Father" in 1972 and "From Here to Eternity" in 1977, and in the following year releasing "Chase", the theme from the film Midnight Express. All were hits in the UK. The full movie score for Midnight Express won him his first Academy Award for best film score in 1978. In 1979 Moroder released his album E=MC². Text on the album's cover stated that it was the "first electronic live-to-digital album." He also released three albums between 1977-1979 under the name Munich Machine.In 1984, Moroder worked with Philip Oakey, frontman of the popular synthpop group, The Human League, to make the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder. In 1986, Moroder collaborated with his protege Harold Faltermeyer (of "Axel F." fame) and lyricist Tom Whitlock to create the score for the popular film Top Gun (1986), with the most noteworthy hit being the Berlin classic, "Take My Breath Away", which went on to become a huge hit for the group. "Chase" was also used as an entrance theme for wrestling's (then) popular heel group The Midnight Express. In 1987, Moroder produced Falco's song "Body Next to Body". On September 20, 2004 Moroder was honored at the Dance Music Hall of Fame ceremony, held in New York, when he was inducted for his many outstanding achievements and contributions as producer. In 2005, he was given the title of Commendatore by the then President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi."

PPG (UK) AD 1983

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Yamaha GS1 programming computer

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Moog little phatty + cp-251 in Hi-Fi

YouTube via shaft9000
"Moog little phatty analog synthesizer being voltage-controlled by a Moogerfooger CP-251 voltage processor. This turns the already powerful LP into a semi-modular workhorse. Still less modulation power than a stock Voyager - but easily on par with a modded Odyssey or CS-15. I still need to add the Moogerfooger ring modulator.
The CP-251 is a collection of classic Moog Modular circuits that perform a number of CV functions such as : LFO (square & triangle), Sample & Hold, Noise, Attenuators (x2), 4-input mixer, 4-way multiple, squarewave trigger out & a Lag processor. It's a great value and yet many people (including LP owners) are confused by just what this thing is for. Here's a little taste.
Recorded direct into 1820m interface and post-processed w/ some Sonitus reverb

All videos posted by Shaft9000 on YouTube are for demonstration purposes only. I have no affiliation with Moog or any other synthesizer manufacturer."