A CS80 Bass noodle.

YouTube via noddyspuncture
"This is the same patch as the first noodle video.. only this time there is no RingMod and I am playing with the filter levers and footages, whilst trying to maintain a 'sequence' or 'arpeggiator' like line... (patting the head and stroking circles on the belly springs to mind...;^) The sound is *Fat* - not Moog *Fat* - but *Fat* in it's own right... you gotta love it..!"

CS80 a quick noodle.

"Just a quick CS80 noodle. Using just the *Piano* and *Bass* patches - with some RingMod giving some shimmer. This '80 needs a tune up... I only just got her working. Tuning is next on my to-do list..!"

Another quick CS80 noodle.

"Here's another noodle - I'm always in awe of the beast when a new patch - (in this case I just changed footages from the last one) - suggests a different riff to me..."

4th Brandenburg Concerto on the MoPho analog synthesizer

YouTube via syntesen
"After having realized other Bach pieces on very diverse gear, I decided to try and do a full scale electronic realization of a movement of a Brandenburg concerto on the Dave Smith Instruments MoPho analog synthesizer, in the style of Wendy Carlos.

This is the result - the third movement of the fourth concerto.

The MoPho was controlled by a Novation ReMOTE 61SL, and everything was recorded straight into Ableton Live 7 as audio (24-bit, 48 KHz) - no MIDI sequencing. Effects (mild phasing on some sounds, reverb and delay), equalization and mastering was also applied in Live.

All the patches were programmed by me, and there is a lot more timbral variation to the individual instrument voices than in my earlier realizations."

Analogue Systems rs110 Multimode Filter Trick

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"The Analogue Systems rs110 Multimode filter has the unique ability to process the resonance externally.

Bob Williams with Analogue Systems showed us this trick where we send the "Notch Out" back into the "Res In". Sending the filter resonance to a phaser or some modulation effect can yield very cool results.

We're using the Low Pass output to our speaker."

Serge Creature Scarey Alien Space Sounds

YouTube via b3nsf
"I made this outer space freaky alien squeals and rumbles patch, and I dig it. Check it out!! Serge Creature and Quad Slope M-odules..."

Serge Creature and Quad Slope Fun patch

"Me and Judah tweak the first patch on my serge, very fun stuff!!'

Integrated Circuits for EDP Wasp Synth - Complete Set

via this auction
"You're looking at a complete, new set of integrated circuits which will enable the life of your EDP Wasp to be sustained well into the future. This comprises 47 parts in all, including all of the digital and analog devices, power regulator, and amp IC. Some of these ICs, in particular the CA3080's, 4006 and 40174 are now obsolete and becoming increasingly difficult to source within the UK. Alternatively you could just add a few resistors, capacitors, pots, and make your own Wasp from scratch."

OBERHEIM TWO VOICE TVS-1

via this auction
"Specifications * Polyphony - 2 voices * Oscillators - 4 VCO's (2 per voice) with sawtooth or variable-pulse waveforms * LFO - LFO is triangle wave only * Filter - (x2) Lowpass filter with cutoff and resonance. Can be modulated by the LFO, envelope or external sync * VCA - (x2) Attack, Decay and Sustain * Keyboard - 37 keys * Arpeg/Seq - Mini Sequencer (with 8 steps and 2 voices) * Control - CV / Gate * Date Produced - 1975-1979"

Oberheim OB-X

via this auction

"BONUS ITEMS:
1. Calzone case is included.
2. Two factory tape cassettes – both sides contain factory patches, plus patches that I created
3. The original owner's manual, First Edition July 1979
4. A copy of the service manual, Second Edition Feb 1980 Second Printing June 1980
5. OBX pin – the actual size is 2cm X 2cm, and is best viewed small.

HISTORY OF THE OBX ACCORDING TO VARIOUS INTERNET SITES

The OBX was the first fully programmable polyphonic synth built by Tom Oberheim. This machine was only in production for about 12-months, from 1979 until late 1980. It is estimated that less than 1000 total units were produced in 4, 6, and 8 voice configurations. The 4 voice originally retailed for $4595.

It's the direct successor to the famous SEM based units. The secret of the OBX is that it still has the old discrete 12db SEM-filters (instead of 24db filters). Each voice card in the OBX is in essence an expanded SEM controlled by a common user interface. All later units such as OBXa, OB8 and Matrix as well as many competing products made the use of the more sterile Curtis filter chips. The OBX has a warmer sound than the OBXa and OB8 (which are both CEM based). Tom Oberheim also said that the OB8 is too perfect, lacking the earlier models' grit, and that he prefers the sound of the earlier Oberheims (the SEM and OBX) to the later models. In addition, the Polymod (Xmod, Crossmod) feature never came back on the later machines.

WHAT USERS SAY ABOUT THE SOUND OF THE OBX (WHY YOU WANT IT!)
The OBX blows away every single virtual analog or modern digital synth ever made. It sounds huge, wonderful, and very much alive. It has so much more life, character, and sonic power than any of the modern synths I've owned or heard, I swear it's got a life of its own! I can just mess with it for hours, totally captivated by the sounds it can make. Comparing the X with the Xa in 12db mode the X sounds less transitory and closed in with better bottom end warmth and sweeter resonance. Don’t expect an Xa in 12db mode to give you an OBX. Knocking the Xa into 24db mode gives that famous Xa Punch no doubt helped by its faster EG’s but still gives that "Curtis 3320 VCF " pinched effect despite OB doing an excellent job of making the best use to date of a mediocre chip. OBXa is NOT smooth, it’s agressive and ballsy. The OBX sounds like true Oberheim, not like a "Jump"ed up Prophet 5. For big lush pads and Sweeps IMO the OBX trashes the OB-Xa every time. OBX is one of the smoothest, warmest, biggest sounding synths out there. The sound of the OBX is absolutely superb. It's crystal clear, full and very open. The sound of the filters is second to none - no other programmable polyphonic analog synth will give you such rich sweeps. The fact that every voice board's settings differ a bit from each other makes the sound very lively - a chord never sounds stiff. In short words: the OBX is THE pad-monster."

inside an OB-X

VINTAGE 70S MOOG MINIMOOG D SYNTHESIZER CIRCUIT BOARDS

via this auction

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yr3wk32 with john sinclair

yr3wk32 with john sinclair from longcat on Vimeo.
via longcat on the forum
"the return of john sinclair to the longcat weekly improvisation...

me on moog & hammond organ...

john on the poems, "fatboy" and "scuze me while i kiss the sky" for the 1940's atom bombs and for jimi hendrix respectively...

recorded the day after the inauguration of barack obama x"

"moog opus 3 and the creamware B4000 ASB Hammond Organ module.."

Update: moving this one up for the afternoon.
You can find more info on John Sinclair at his official website and of course Wikipedia.

Marc Marc TD Cross Generator

"The TD Cross Generator is a modular analog device based on classical synthesizer techniques and featuring 'rare' options which intend to stimulate the joy for exploring experimental concepts in electronically generated music. This application is fully hand made (BTW: a XX Cross Generator also can be made with dull colors ;-)." More info on Marc Marc. via Tipper via Boing Boing Gadgets.