Second Elektor Study Trip to China

YouTube via ElektorIM
"For the second time Elektor organized an international study trip to China (November 2008). Participants from different countries traveled and explored China. An outstanding opportunity to get acquainted with this country. Naturally, the main focus was electronics, but there was also room for culture... Here you can read the travel journey of this unique trip: http://www.elektor.com/blogchina"
What does this have to do with synths? Elektor published a number of DIY articles including synths over the years. Click on the label below to see some of that.

CASIO MT-240 II by S-CAT

YouTube via PHONICPOTION. "CIRCUIT BENT WITH 21 MODIFICATIONS"
S-CAT/PHONICPOTION on Ebay

Latinsizer en Ensenada

YouTube via pepemogt
"I was invited again to Ensenada to perform as latinsizer at Pueblo cafe, thanks
12:12:08
http://www.myspace.com/latinsizer
music by latinsizer,
synths used Cwejman, Oberheim Four Voice, Linn Drum, Xpander and Tr-909"

Numerology random sequence for Red Square and M3X

YouTube via opcabpol

"Numerology random sequence for Red Square and M3X by ocp.
http://ocp.pt.vu"

Waldorf Blofeld Warning

via fischek

The Hammond Novachord - Introduction

YouTube via HammondfRIENd
"Introduction of The Hammond Novachord at the New York World's Fair 1939 - 1940.

THE NEW WORLD ENSEMBLE.
The story of the New World Ensemble revolves around three pioneers; Henry Ford, the sponsor; Laurens Hammond, the inventor; and Ferde Grofe, the director.

On April 30 1939, upon the opening of the World's Fair in New York the world heard its first electric orchestra.
It was the premiere of the New World Ensemble then newly formed especially for the Ford Exposition.
The same group, playing a Hammond Organ and four Novachords, led by Ferde Grofe, again appeared this year in daily concerts in the Garden Court at the Ford Exposition.

When plans were being laid for the Ford Exposition at the New York Fair, Mr. Hammond told Mr. Ford of his latest invention, an entirely new medium for musical expression - an instrument that could produce the tonal effects of many orchestral instruments.
The new Novachord was auditioned by Ford executives and the idea for the New World Ensemble was born.
Mr. Ford saw that a combination of Novachords and a Hammond Organ could play whole symphonies.

The next problem was to find a conductor - a man with the ability to uncover all the resources of the new instrument and to score music for it, a man to train and direct players to produce music up to the high Ford standards.
Ferde Grofe admirably filled these qualifications and was enthusiastic over the
possibilities of the unusual ensemble.
He, too. owned one of the first Hammond Organs and immediately grasped the musical resources of the new Novachord.


THE HAMMOND NOVACHORD

Although it was introduced only a few months before, the Novachord has excited more comment interest and enthusiasm then has ever greeted any new musical instrument.
This is partly due to the fact that it allows the player to completely change the character of its tones, and partly to the many different, beautiful tones it produces.
On the Novachord you can schwitch instantly from a percussive tone simulair to that of the piano to a sustained tone simulair to that of the organ, with many graduations in between.
And anyone who has heard the New World Ensemble has heard it producing such familiar effects as the violin, harpichord, flute, cornet, cello, Hawaiian steel guitar and others.
The Novachord has a conventional keyboard and is easy to play.
The Novachord uses no strings, no hammers, no reeds, is entirely electrical in operation, it creates its tones by means of standard vacuum tubes.
Its enormous number of beautiful effects has led many to predict that the Novachord wil become the populair home musical instrument.
It gives the musician a profusion of beautiful effects for creating entirely new musical interpretations.

Hammond.fRIENd - 2008"

Synth

flickr by iConZ113

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anyone know what this is?

Minimoog Voyager.

flickr by Meanest Showman Jam


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bubblesound instruments

http://www.bubblesound-instruments.com/

close up der Woche #51/08 -Moog Modular

via Aliens Project