AnalogSuicide Visits Thighpaulsandra Part 7 - Yamaha DX-7!

Tara Busch

"# Thighpaulsandra discusses his DX-7 - Filmed by Maf Lewis at Thighpaulsandra's Aeriel Studios." See AnalogSuicide for the write-up.

The Oscillator

YouTube via ProfessorMatic
"Eight neon oscillators, with coupling. Made by "OLD~NICK" Of analog vintanering."

The QUADULLATOR

"Four neon oscillators in a box (trying to get out)"

The Ocean Skyline

flickr by Jesse Speelman


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Alesis Micron

elSID

flickr by SineSurfer
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elSID closeups
elSID final panel

Multimoog Mod Section

flickr by Maschinenraum
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"Modulation section of 1980 Moog Multimoog. I love the knob and label design as well as the patina on that 30 year old gem."

Synthesizer Von Gestern and More Single Synth CDs

As most of you know, this site is not about electronic music in general, it's about synths. Why? I put up anywhere from 20 - 40 posts every single day. You can imagine what the number might look like if I opened the site up to the more general. I do make the rare exception but there is always a very specific reason for it. That said, the music that does get showcased here is the music that showcases an individual synth or two. One of the best examples of this are the Synthesizer Von Gestern CDs. Pictured to the left is Vintage Synths Vol. 1. Below is the track listing. I was fortunate enough to have swissdoc play a couple of the CDs for me during my last trip to Switzerland. You might remember the Synthorama Museum posts from this trip. Swissdoc just wrote in to let me know you can find the Synthesizer Von Gestern CDs and more at Originalton West.

Track list for Vintage Synths Vol. 1 (these are the actual track names)
1. arp odyssey (1:54)
2. yamaha cs-60 (3:45)
3. oberheim sem (2:04)
4. korg mono-poly (3:16)
5. minimoog (1:59)
6. memorymoog (4:48)
7. roland jupiter 8 (2:42)
8. yamaha cs-60 (2:07)
9. sequential pro one (2:58)
10. korg ps-3100 (3:27)
11. roland sh-5 (3:38)
12. rhodes chroma (2:15)
13. korg poly 800 (2:18)
14. roland system 100 (2:39)
15. roland juno 60 (3:18)
16. mellotron (1:39)
17. ems synthi a (2:17)
18. rhodes chroma (3:41)
19. ppg wave 2.2 (3:16)
20. yamaha cs-15 (2:49)
21. korg ms-20 (2:46)
22. moog system 55 (2:38)

uC - Live Demo

YouTube via uCSound
"Quick demonstration of my Live setup, use to make DJ sets using synths and MIDI control. Except for drumloops, everything is played live by the synths (6 of them for now) and played by me, creating MIDI loops as the song changes.

Gear list:
-MacBook
-Edirol FA-101 (soundcard)
-Edirol PCR500 (keyboard)
-Novation ZeroSL (controller)
-Access Virus B
-Novation Supernova
-Novation A-Station (2x)
-Nord Micro Modular
-Korg SG Rack

ABLETON LIVE 7 and midiStroke."

Update: Stefan Trippler's Waldorf Blofeld Track with NIN Vocals

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Vintage Synths Vol 1 - ARP Odyssey

YouTube via triumphthruxton
"Vintage Synths Vol 1 - ARP Odyssey
German synth historian Matthias Becker produced a CD series back in 1990 with tracks made with one synth only. The CDs was named "Synthesizers Von Gestern Vol 1/2/3". This track was composed together with Klaus Stülen at Originalton West Studio / Köln."

Stilwell Audio Olga SCHWA Ashtray

Remember the Stillwell Audio Olga? On the product page, the image of the soft synth is here to the left. Below is an image from the music of sound. Note the ashtray. It reminded me of Gmedia's M-Tron and the coffee stains pictured further below. I'm curious how many other soft synths come with "real life" aesthetics.