Casio VL-TONE VL-1

via this auction
"COMPLETE WITH:
Neat leatherette case, in great shape.
Operation Manual
Assorted Melodies booklet
Limited Warranty flyer
Color 11x17" brochure from Casio, folded up
Styrofoam insert for box
Original Color Box (used, a bit beat up, but overall quite nice)

Way back in 1981 the geniuses at Casio decided to create a calculator synthesizer combo. Genius! Now, this is not simply a novelty toy mini organ. This is a proper fully programmable monophonic synthesizer, with a drum machine, and a recording sequencer!

Here are some features:
8-digit voice program entry - you can enter variables for voice (waveform), ADRS, and (LFO) modulation! SERIOUS!
(more info here with links for the manual in pdf form.)
Bleep blip drum machine.
One key play (a 2-button sequencer trigger)
The octave switch, for 3 full octaves of real-time switchable fun!
The pseudo-vocoder/wah, cup the speaker and "talk" for hours of "EE AH OH OO"!
On the back it has master tune and a reset button."

JoMoX Air Base 99 Analog Drum Synth

images at this auction

PPG WAVE 2.2

images at this auction

"Serial # 01433 Actual Dimensions 38" x 22"x 6 1/2" Weight 38 lbs."

Start Instruments Synare 3

images at this auction

Roland System 100 Modular and More

via Q960 on the sequencer.de forum

Sequential Resonation Machine

I saw this one on sequencer.de with no decription. Anyone know what it is?

Update: samples, images and more info here.

"Created by Joseph Casbarian, the Sequential Resonation Machine routes any amplified sound source through a twelve position switch located on the top of the unit.

This switch is controlled by a variable speed DC motor. The signal path is accessed from the patch panel via switch jacks in the center of the panel (2 jack groups).

Next, the user can patch the switched signals into any one of the pipe jack multiples (4 jack groups).

From these outer jacks, the signal is sent to separate speakers underneath each of the twelve pipes spanning an octave C# 4 up to C5 (4’ pipe).

The result is a very simple sequencer, using pipe resonance to produce pitch. "

Update: also see the Odd Music Galary.

x0xb0x 909

The 9th run is on and someone will be lucky 909.

via ladyada's ranting

diy* Festival 2008 - Zurich Switzerland

"Friday 5th until Sunday 7th December 2008, Zurich

* do it together, the culture of collaborative art-making

Exhibition, concerts, talks, workshops and a juried prize: the festival of Making Art is being held for the 4th time and is once again conceived as a transdisciplinary platform for those who aren’t satisfied with commercial products and artwork, as well as people who prefer to tailor their tools by themselves to fit their own wishes.

The venue is Dynamo and its open workshops in the center of the city of Zurich. The festival is being organized by the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society, SGMK, in partnership with the Cycle Opérant art collective."

more info here

THREE KINGS

Be sure to click on the image for the full size shot. The mosaic is made with transistors, chips and other parts. Absolutely amazing.

You can find more info on it at Mitch Wells Art.

"Three Kings is a triptych that celebrates the work of three electronic instrument designers: Tadao Kikumoto, Robert Moog, and Roger Linn." via Mitch Wells

Update: it looks like Blogger shrunk the image. You can find a larger version here.

The Birth of a CS80 Replica Controller

This one is via Anders who brought us the recent Arturia Origin videos. He is building himself a custom hardware controller based on the CS80. It will consist of the following:

Ensoniq TS-10 for poly aftertouch
2*Doepfer USB-64 cards merged to convert sliders to midi cc.
a Doepfer RM2 ribbon controller

Andrew is still looking for CS80 colored sliders. If anyone has any leads, please let me know either via the comments or my contact info on the bottom right of the site.