MATRIXSYNTH

casio cz5000 cz 5000 synthesizer keyboard controller

YouTube via bluesparklejet
"?? how does it work? There are 3 manuals with this none of them says how the sequencer works!! So I muck about on it and find tone mix, bells and whistles etc. yes, harsh sound clean through the mixer -anyone know how the sequencer works?? PLEASE! It has a midi out and can be used as a controller with Garageband, works ok"

Keytar solo

YouTube via SteffenH89. Solo comes in at 1:22.
"From the danish Musical "Evig og altid Venner", 2008"

bratigel Dual SSM Filter Bank

YouTube via heidibeerbel
"from bratigel Modularsystem, Modul is a Stereo SSM 2044 Low Pass filter with 2 SSM2056 ADSR and 2 BA 6110 VCAs with many voltage control Parameters."

Jarre sound from Oxygene Part 2

YouTube via grauoliv
"In an ambient circle session, I heard a sound I knew from Jarre's Oxygene album. And TOMABEMAN told me how to make it on an analog synthesizer. It has to be analog, because the filter settings make the filter self-osciallte. I'm not sure if virtual-analog synths or software can emulate this. GATTOBUS also uses this sound on his cover version on the classic Oxygene Part 2 track, also on a Little Phatty."

SH-101 + SL-20

YouTube via landor101. via kevin.
"Roland SH-101 + Boss SL-20 Slicer Audio Pattern Processor. Small test that the SL-20 can be used on synths also. Great arpeggiator !!! + Looper!!!"

VERMONA DRM ANALOG DRUM MACHINE

via this auction

"Vintage Analog drum machine with TR style sequencer, made in Germany in 1987. There's not too much information available on the VERMONA DRM on the internet, so I will provide some of my own background knowledge.
It was released in 1987 by a German synthesizer company named Vermona. These days they are best known for their
analog drum module the Vermona DRM-1 MK3 .

It is the European answer to ROLAND's TR-X0X and CR-XXXX drum machines.

SEQUENCER:
First of all it offers a 32 step TR style sequencer. It is as simple to use as the roland machines.
It has 16 preset patterns and allows you to store 10 of your own. There is even support to chain patterns together, change pattern length, change time signature between 4/4 and 3/4. The unit is MIDI syncable, it will respond to midi clock, start and stop messages. It will also respond to MIDI note data allowing you to sequence the analog voices from any external piece of midi gear. It also transmits midi data as well allowing you to use it as your master clock source.

Alongside your preset and standard patterns you have fill mode, where the drum machine will play a drum fill. The ability to have just the bass drum playing. Flam is also available for the Toms.

In addition to the analog voice control their is a separate sequence for a trigger out, and 2 bizarre time signature sequences which can also be used as trigger outs.

SOUND:
The reason why I bought the Vermona was because I was so impressed by the sound. Just check out this video by KinK on youtube. For something over 20 years old it is surprisingly modern sounding.

KiNK composing live on Vermona DRM part I

YouTube via kink303

KiNK composing live on Vermona DRM part II

"KiNK composing live on the vintage analog drummachine with a t.r. style sequencer - VERMONA Digital Rhythm Machine (part II : 24 step sequences)" There are 11 completely analog voices on this machine. The timbre of each voice cannot be modified. Bass Drum - Nothing like an 808 or 909. Very simple oscillator design with transient click. But great for electro/minimal pulsing bass drum. Low Tom - The toms are all pitch varients of each other, with separate circuits. They sound nothing like real toms, something like a 606 tom. Mid Tom - Great for melodic rhythmic patterns. High Tom Claves - Sounds exactly like an 808 clave to me. Cowbell - AWESOME sounding FM synthesis based cowbell. Uses 4 oscillators to create a very convincing tone. Snare 1 - Filtered noise ciruit snare. Sounds great. Snare 2 - Similar to snare 1 with less punch. Clap - Incredibly modern sounding hand clap. Short, no reverb. Nothing like a TR clap. Closed High Hat - The high hats sound very similar to the VERMONA DRM MK3 high hats. Probably based on the same noise circuit Open High Hat - Similar to a cr-8000 but very metallic sounding Cymbal and Accent.

MORE FEATURES:

There are 10 volume sliders to control each grouping of sounds. A master slider for volume. A slider of accent.

The back of the unit features LEFT and RIGHT audio outputs, whereby each instrument is panned by a preset amount. Also features a Headphone out. A dedicated Trigger out and 4 foot pedal inputs to control program change, start/stop, fill and bassdrum removal.

There is an odd european style input port on the back which gives you access to each AUDIO OUT of each instrument. Also each TRIGGER out of each instrument. A dedicated TRIGGER out. And 2 addition rhythm Triggers.

This machine has everything..."

Wiard Experimental Track

You can find the track on Mark Griffiths Music

"I have now completed a short experimental piece “I had lost my friend (No way out)”. I was trying out Native Instrument’s Vokator vocoder and the Wiard modular. I decided to combine the exploration by switching the vocoder into classic mode and using the Wiard as the carrier. So everything here is either Wiard or voice, with minimum additional processing other than a little convolution reverb and a vintage Korg analogue delay (SD 400). The patching of the Wiard is basic, I didn’t worry about ensuring all the tunings were even remotely similar, just turned the knobs until the tone was right. I also dispensed with a keyboard, using the Wiard sequantizer to generate pitch information."

Be sure to check out the rest of Mark's blog for more.

SX-150 pickbuttons

SX-150 button mod from Collin Cunningham on Vimeo.

"This right here be a Gakken SX-150 analog synthesizer kit - but ya see, I de-installed that resistive control strip deal … added me some good old-fashioned surplus pickbuttons and a bitty trimpot.

Now all me and the dog ever do is play with this thing … well occasionally he runs off to dig up a bone er somethin'. speakin' a which - where is that dog?"

Serge Mahem and Klangziet

via Bakis

"two new Serge M-odules have been released: the "Mayhem" (1700 USD) a great m-odule that its actually a mini-synth in itself that can do lots of stuff! it contains a DTG module (Dual Transient Generator) an SSG (Smooth and Stepped generator) module, a Random Source module (includes pink and white Noise and S/H source outs, S/H outs, plus pulse and smooth and stepped outputs), and a VCACOMP module (a Comparator plus a DC-coupled VCA ).

the "Klangzeit" (3100 USD) it's an m-odule for warping sound in various ways. it includes a Frequency Shifter module, a Wilson Analog Delay module, an XFAD module (audio crossfader plus vca) and a C/O module that is actually a manual Trigger gen, plus a linear and an exponential Attenuator."