SoundFrame interactive sound installation by ::vtol::

YouTube via Vtolus
"read about - http://samoletuvvp.narod.ru..."

AELITA

via this auction

"AELITA is a monophonic synthesizer, it has 3 independent OSC's + 3 sub OSC's, 1 LFO, 1VCA with ADSR, VCF with ADSR, chorus and 6-voice unison mode, good modulation functions. Full description and my review here.

Aelita provides impressive analog sound; it is convenient for modeling of fat basses, classic rock leads, hard razor waves, old space synths, noises/FX, etc. Click here for english panel translation."

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VERMONA - 2-osc analog synthesizer

via this auction
"VERMONA SYNTHESIZER IS AN 2-OSC MONOSYNTH WITH 1LFO, 1VCF + 5 PRESET ADSR AND ENV MOD, 1VCA WITH ADSR + 5 PRESETS, GLIDE, VIBRATO, WHEELS AND MORE... IT NOT LIKE THE MODERN VERMONA DEVICES, IT IS A RETRO VINTAGE PURE ANALOG SYNTHESIZER, NOT MODIFIED IN ORIGINAL CONDITION! VERY FAT AND WARM SOUND!

CONTROL PARAMETERS:
- OSC 1-2 WAVEFORMS: PULSE, SQUARE, SAW, NOISE
- OSC 1-2 OCTAVES: 32', 16', 8', 4', 2'
- AMPLIFIER: 5 PRESET ENVELOPES, MANUAL - ADSR, MAIN VOLUME, PHONES LEVEL
- FILTER: 24dB/OCT, 5 PRESET ENV, MANUAL - CUTOFF, RESONANCE, CONTOUR (FILT ENV), BRILLIANCE

- PITCH: GLOBAL TUNE, OSC COARSE/FINE TUNE, GLIDE ON/TIME LEVEL, DELAY VIBRATO ON
- LFO: SPEED, MOD VCF
- WHEELS CONTROL: LFO LEVEL, PITCH SHIFT

CONNECTIONS: 1/4 JACK LINE OUT, PEDAL IN, PHONES (5 DIN), POWER PLUG (110-230V) NO MIDI, NO CV/GATE!

SET INCLUDE: VERMONA SYNTHESIZER, POWER CORD, WOOD HARD CASE

LINK TO FULL DESCRIPTION AND SOUNDS"

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Oberheim OB-8 analog synth used in The Time

via this auction

"This unit was used by St Paul Peterson in The Time and can be heard on one of their hits 'The Bird'."

As always, buyer beware. I have no idea if this is accurate or not. Interesting bit of synth history if so.

ANALOG SYNTH LM4250 VCF FILTER

LM4250 VCF from BLCLONES on Vimeo. via this auction

"This demonstrates a line Level audio signal going throught the filter. When the Burble switch is activated it produces fuzzlike tone.

The audio sync is a bit off from the video, but you get the idea."


LM4250 VCF DEMO 2 from BLCLONES on Vimeo.
"This demo shows you what the new found "burble" hack switch does and how it drops Acid in your signal."


via this auction

"These are the inputs:
(1) CV
(1) FM bipolar CV
(2) Audio In (Ain)

These are the Outputs.
(1) FIlter out BP
(1) Filter out LP
(1) White Noise
(1) Pink Noise

Switches:
(2) Rez Hacks: one switch lowers the Rez Notch, the other boosts the rez Notch.
(1) Burble switch: this switch drops Acid on your signal. All of a sudden it is bright and bubbles when you sweep into lower frequencies. But it is not like you think. Circles become Squares..
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Now for the hard Facts: The pre-amp section was intended for VCO analog synth Signals, It sounds very clean with these signals because these levels are usually Beefy and Big.
It can however amplify Line level by x100. But by cranking it up all the way you will hear slight distortion and a little Noise. This also applies to Guitars/bass. In other words this is not a crystal clear Pre-amp when cranked up x100 gain.
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These notes are for Modular synth owners and DIY'ers:
If you are brainstorming about ditching the Red wood box and possibly Modular Panel racking, Yes it is possible. The Lexan panel happens to be a MOTM 2U dimension. There is a location to solder a Motm style power connector also. There is an onboard power supply with a detachable AC power jack. That is removable (the jack). No other de-soldering of the power supply is required. There is an onboard trimmer to fix the Cutoff range to your liking. This is a hybrid designed pcb. It can be self powered or externally powered."

Roland PG-1000 Linear synthesizer Programmer D-50 D-550

via this auction

Roland System 700

A few images sent in via an anonymous reader.

Cat Stevens ~ Was Dog a Doughnut 1977 Disco Purrfection Version

video upload by DJDiscoCat

Cat Stevens goes electro. 1977

via Wikipedia: "# Cat Stevens - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, classical guitar, lead guitar, ovation guitar, epiphone casino, guitar synthesizer, bouzouki, keyboards, acoustic piano, piano, celesta, harpsichord, wurlitzer electric piano, fender rhodes, polymoog, moog synthesizer, minimoog, arp string synthesizer, electric harpsichord, yahama cs-80, sequencer, drums, percussion, harmonica, strings, brass, arrangements, vocals"

Update via Micke in the comments: "*CS-80* is a typo I think, it should read GX-1. The album was recorded in March '77 and that's a bit too early for the CS-80 unless they had access to the prototype or a pre-production unit."

Monorocket

Monorocket

custom modular cases

iPhone Music Apps

YouTube via thehighams. via Palm Sounds
"This new video again explores the idea of composing music inside the timeline of Final Cut Pro, it features the following nine iPhone music apps - Melodica, Easy Guitar, NLog Synth Free, iRockGuitar Lite, Mobilesynth, Drum Kit Lite, Kalimba Free, Junglist Lite and the mighty Bebot.

It was shot on mini DV (canon XL1s) and was sliced up in FCP, there's a detailed walkthrough of the entire process up at the blog. The blog is at http://www.foilface.com and my twitter username is at the end of the video. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or suggestions for the next one!

There's a better quality version over at v i m e o where you can also download a HD 60fps Quicktime version.

Be sure to swing by www.foilface.com for more random creative wibblings, we've got a lot going on over there currently!

Thanks for reading and watching

Paul"