MATRIXSYNTH

Roland CR-8000

via this auction
"The Cr-8000 has very similar sounds to the Tr-808, some are identical, like famous handclap and cowbell sounds.

It's programmable and also has many cool presets. It can be synced or be the master sync with it DIN-sync connector, making it compatible with the Tr-606, Tr-808, Tb-303 and others. It can also be synced to MIDI with a DIN-sync to MIDI converter (as sold on eBay).

This unit has a serial number starting with 08, meaning it was produced in june 1981, all Cr-8000 models were produced in 1980-1981.
It comes with a printed copy of the manual"

CS-80 restoration

flickr set by Ramcur
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Charlie Slick

flickr by trever.long
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KORG Poly-800

"@ Luna
Royal Oak, Mi
3.20.09

more photos posted on detour magazine:

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Alesis ION Virtual Analog Synthesizer Vocoder

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KAWAI SX-240

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"KAWAI SX - 240 8 VOICE - PROGRAMMABLE POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZER
MIDI COMPATIBLE
WEIGHT IS ABOUT 30 LBS."

Roland SH-101

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Roland SH-2

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note the waterfall keys

ELECTRONIKA EM-04

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"HERE THE DESCRIPTIONS FROM PETER FORREST BOOK "VINTAGE SYNTH'S A-Z": Elektronika EM-04 - 49-note (C-C) split multi-keyboard. This seems to have appeared in two very different forms. Both have sets of sliders to the left of the keyboard and in three sections behind it; but one is a neater, flatter machine with a carrying handle at the forot, while the other has fold-down legs, a little Farfisa-like, and a reverse-colour keyboard for the bottom two octaves. Divide-down tone generation; 'slalom' effect. Size: 790 x 490 x 155 mm. Weight: 18kg."

"EM-04 HAS A FOUR MAIN SECTIONS OF CONTROL:
1-st GROUP (left manual) - attack, sustain, bass, violin, alto, string, orchestral, brass
BRASS FILTER - attack, sustain (level, on/off), cutoff, resonance
2-nd GROUP (right manual) - attack, sustain, bass, violin, alto, string, orchestral, brass
MASTER - fine tuning, main volume level, tone (brightness), slalom (pitch slide), gavai (finger pitch controller), string/organ select, brass 1-2.

CONNECTIONS - output 5-din, pedal input 5-din, power socket, fuse, power on/off switcher."

samples at the auction via ruskeys.net

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