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via old socks and new toys on today's modulars including Buchla.

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EXPRESS #471 [SHORT TRIP + KORG DS-10 Synthesizer]

YouTube via jetdaisuke

"This is the song for travelers on railways.
One day, I took a short trip. I got on the Shinkansen express TANIGAWA #471. In the train, I composed and played a new song with my NDS (KORG DS-10).

この曲は、上越新幹線「たにがわ」にて、窓の風景を見ながら作曲したものです。大宮- 高崎間を往復して撮影しました（たにがわ471号と478号に乗車）。列車で旅をしている雰囲気を味わっていただければ幸いです。 "

Faemi-M Soviet Electric Organ

YouTube via freddiebotham. via this auction
"Just a clip of the weird sound this thing makes." Reminds me of The Cure.

Elaine Radigue and the ARP 2500

via Richard Lainhart

You can find a video of Elaine Radigue and her ARP 2500 here.

via Wikipedia:
"Eliane Radigue (born January 24, 1932) is a French electronic music composer. She started her work in the 1950s and her first creations were presented in the late 1960s. Until 2000 her work was almost exclusively created on a single synthesizer, the ARP 2500 modular system and tape. Since 2001 she composed mostly for acoustical instruments."

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Minimoog Samples

"A few samples of a 1974 Minimoog"

via tj on the sdiy list:
"I put up a few samples of my 1974 Mini with the middle revision "741" oscillator board. Was able to get samples direct from oscillators and after filter, VCA at the high output. Filter and VCA wide open, no resonance, the waveforme get quite dirty, compared to the originals.

Also sampled my 40 year old 1P with a build date of August 1969. There are raw samples of the 901 oscillators waveforms. Then after the CP3 mixer, both at unity gain (about 7 on the mixer input and 10 for the mixer out), and double gain with mixer inputs set at 10. (The CP3 has 2X gain.)The mixer is part of the sound as they overdrive. Next individual waves after an open 904A with no resonance. And some combinations of the three oscillators at different gains. Finally a few samples after the 902 VCA. (needs a little offset adjust.)

Not sure if these are of any use? But they are fun to observe how the different modules, shape and interact along the way. Two pages, one with Mini, one modular. Zip files at bottom with all waves. No magic, just a unique tone!

Mini page:
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze6s1hi/moog1p/id3.html

Modular page:
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze6s1hi/moog1p/id2.html"

Doepfer MS-404 + Sherman Filterbank 2

YouTube via fjl90
"On the first few minutes you only hear the doepfer.
At some point (you can see it) I add the sherman.

I just want to show you how the ms 404 can sound.
It is a great unit but just shitty videos about it on youtube.

have fun"

Drum processing with Depeche Mode

YouTube via AbletonInc
"Kerry Hopwood is the Live Programmer/Musical Director for Depeche Mode. When it comes to staging a live DM show, theres no cutting corners. Kerry puts it simply: We need to use tools that work. In concert, Kerry and Depeche Mode rely on Ableton Live as an integral component of shaping the bands drum sound. In this movie, shot at a concert in Berlins Olympiastadion, Kerry discusses the advantages that Live offers for on-stage sound processing."

Yamaha CS-15 Synthesizer Demo (FOR SALE)

YouTube via zibbybone. Yamaha CS-15 on Ebay
"Running through some of the basic features of this cool little synth. Many call it "Two-Synths-In-One" becasue it has 2 VCOs, 2 mixers, 2 VCFs, 2 VCAs and 2 EGs which can be controlled together with the built-in keyboard or independently via CV/Gate (seperate control inputs for VCO 1&2 and EG 1&2). First, I step through the basic waveforms (both VCOs have Triangle, Ramp and variable Pulse waves. Mixer 1 /VCF 1 allows input of VCO 1 and noise or external input. Mixer 2 / VCO2 allows input of VCO 1&2. Both VCOs are selectable resonant multi-mode filters (Low Pass, Band Pass and High Pass) allowing for some interesting filtering. There is a left hand modulation lever to adjust the frequency cut-off of either or both filters in real time. Next I run a Korg DDM-110 Super Drums into the external input. Lastly, I hook up a Korg MS-20 to the CS-15's OSC1 CV input and EG1 trigger input (both machines use Hz/oct scaling as opposed to the more common Volt/Oct scaling). This synth is for sale (I have another) and I am entertaining offers over $650. It is missing 2 slider caps and there is a burn mark on the right side new the power switch."