Oberheim OB 8 - exploring the newest addition

YouTube via angelometz
"My newly found and now completely restored Ob 8. A little exploration of sounds."

Björk Has One - Reactable

via Ada. Click here to see all posts of Bjork and Reactable. Click on the Reactable link below for all posts featuring Reactable and similar devices.

Maf Lewis Films : AnalogSuicide Visits Thighpaulsandra Pt.3

Tara Busch

"# Come with AnalogSuicide for the 3rd episode of our visit to the wonderful Aeriel Studios, home of Thighpaulsandra!!" See the write-up on AnalogSuicide.

Maf Lewis Films AnalogSuicde- Making Pil...

Sonicstate TV via tarabusch
"# Maf Lewis filmed this in spring, 2006....Tara recording Mike Walters on the Polymoog for the closing song on Tara's debut album, Pilfershire Lane -
# Link http://www.analogsuicide.com"

Total Workstation Rack™

"IK Multimedia and Muse Research have teamed up to offer one of the most powerful instruments ever made: the Total Workstation Rack, powered by SampleTank® and Receptor™. The Total Workstation Rack is a combination of Muse Research’s unique Receptor hardware plug-in player with IK’s Total Workstation line of “Powered By SampleTank” instruments: SampleTank® 2.5, Sonik Synth 2™, Miroslav Philharmonik™, SampleMoog™ and SampleTron™. These IK products come pre-installed and authorized within Receptor; allowing immediate access to make music live and in the studio."
http://www.museresearch.com/news.php?id=105

chimera synthesis bc-16

YouTube via danielfandino
"*please listen to this with headphones or speakers with substantial bass (i.e. NOT laptop speakers) if you want to hear what's going on in the lower register (not much anyhow, but near infrasound sine waves are always cool).

anyway, here's for you other noisy type nerds, in case you were interested."

The Harvestman stilton adaptor

"4-Channel floor effects adaptor and instrument amplifier.

The Stilton Adaptor provides level matching for convenient attachment of instrument-level effects devices into a modular signal path. Each channel features up to 30x gain (noninverting), wet/dry crossfade, and a compact two-way TRS connector.

This module requires 1/4" TRS insert cables for bidirectional transmission using effects devices. Instruments and their effects chains can simply be connected with a TS cable.

specifications
Four channels of:
10vpp modular input
10vpp modular output
TRS jack for sending/receiving signal to effects device
Gain adjustment
Wet/dry crossfade
The output on channel 4 is multed for easy feedback loops (just patch it back into an input)
+/-12V Doepfer-style power connector
Panel size: 20HP"
via Mr. Array

Boing Bumm Tenori-On

YouTube via LustigAkustik. "first Tenori-On test with user-samples"

nord electro 53 note - Black

via CustomSynth.

Univox Mini-Korg

images via this auction
"About the Univox MiniKorg -
The Univox Minikorg (Mini-Korg) Monophonic Musical Synthesizer was built by Univox around 1973 (that makes it 35 years old and in perfect working condition!! Talk about vintage!!).

The Minikorg is an exact replica of the Korg 700.

This is a great analog synth that can make some of the most amazing sounds!

This synthesizer goes back to the days of real analog like Moog, Roland, Oberheim, Sequential Circuits, EMS synths, and more!

Of course there is no CV/Gate to be controlled by any other synth, however, if you would like, I could add a MIDI kit that would allow it to connect for $350 more. The kit requires a separate circuit board that allows perfect control over triggering and notes. I could do an easier mod and apply a socket kit and connect a MIDI kit through that but from what I heard the circuit board makes it more reliable and stable.

Many softsynth programs have tried to emulate the sound of an analog (analogue) synth but nothing beats an original! The tone is thick and the bass is heavy. There are many potential sounds that can be made. I have supplied a small variety for you to hear.

I don't believe there were that many of these made or still around and if anything, this keyboard is nearly 35 years old!

Along the front panel are all the controls. Starting from left to right along the bottom, Volume, 2 Travelers (these control the filter operations), Attack (how fast the note sounds), Percussion (how long the note lasts), Scale (32'-2'), Mode (waveform - ramp, square, saw, chorus 1, chorus2), Expand, Bright, Sustain, Bender, Repeat (keeps repeating the note as the key is pressed), Vibrato, Delay Vibrato (auto-delayed vibrato), Portamento, slider for Repeat speed, Vibrato sliders for Speed and Depth amounts, Power switch, Pitch (brings the pitch tune up or down manually).

On the back is a door which conceals the power cord and fuse access. There are also two jacks, one is labelled low and the other is labelled high (these are the outputs)."