escape (sega + particle/generative synthesis)

YouTube via BrianWilliamGreen. processed in tiction.
"info, http://www.seeyouinsleep.co..."

The many faces of TX81Z

YouTube via vinyljunkie07
"2 examples of the Yamaha TX81Z doing what it's known for best...90's sounding house and techno thanks to some Lately Bass ;-) On the DX-100 and others this is more comenly known as "Solid Bass" and sounds a little different...Solid Bass patch from the DX-100 was used on Orbital's Chime to name some...Lately Bass was used on pretty much everything and even Madona used it"

WTF Machine

YouTube via stylinghead. "eally,WTF?"

OCTAVARIUM KEYBOARD SOLO (DREAM THEATER )

YouTube via Space4Keys. KORG M3.
"S4K Continuum Pads DEMO (COMING SOON): OCTAVARIUM KEYBOARD INTRO (DREAM THEATER)

Performed by LEONARDO

www.space4keys.com"

Kegel - Creodonta Vs Folktek Arts (version 3)

YouTube via arthurpainter. Folktek on Ebay
"Another live improv utilizing my Folktek Drumscape, Pluton X , and Waveshape Repeater. A Boomerang Looper and an Alesis Bitrman were also involved in this chaotic Saga. Live, earplugs were required... many thanks to Karl at Main Drag Music in Brooklyn for his generosity and concern."

Egyptian Lover "Egypt Egypt" TR-808 Zap "Hi Q" Blip Sound

YouTube via intromix
"What most don't know about the original TR-808, aside from it's original voices (sounds) there is a "pulse" sound that you can hear when plugging a cable from the ACcent trigger out, it generates a metallic "zap" sound very similar to a Hi Q (sound from the Roland R-8) This sound was used in "Egypt Egypt" and "Funkbox" from Masterdon. THIS IS HOW THE SOUND IS DONE!!!!"

Multivox MX-150 Baskey II Analog Bass Synth

via this auction

"Modified Baskey II MX-150 Multivox Analog bass synth moog Taurus. This item is a Multivox MX-150 analog bass synthesizer, it is similar to the Moog Taurus but with less control. We have upgraded all the footswitches to heavy duty components, and replaced all the knobs. The filter circuit has been modified to expand the cutoff frequency range (call expand on the MX-150)."

Roland GR-33B Vintage Analog Bass Synthesizer

via this auction where you'll find more pics and demos while up.

Features of the GR-33B:
* 4-voice polyphony
* 2 oscillators per voice with independent waveforms
* VCOs are directly harmonically locked to each string, but can be tuned separately
* 2 Presets for Envelope Generator with Attack and Decay Control
* Selectable -12 dB or -24 dB VCF with Envelope Modulation
* VCA Controlled by Dynamics or Envelope Generator
* Envelope Triggered Low Frequency Oscillator with Delay, for Vibrato Effects
* Built-in foot switches control the VCO harmonize pitch (detuning of the VCO's), with latch and unlatch modes
* Built-in foot switch controls the VCF mode (on, bypass, or inverted)
* Pedal control input for the VCF
* String Select Feature in Individually Engage/Disengage Synth Sound per String
* The GR-33B can output either the guitar, the synth, or a mix of the two
* Synchronized, flashing LED status indicators
* All-Analog Construction"

Kurzweil 250 RMX

via this auction

"Kurzweil 250 RMX, 6U rack version of the K250 keyboard, with all four soundblocks. This is the classic instrument developed for Stevie Wonder and used by all the top film composers through the '80s and '90s, for example the Lethal Weapons series. I believe Paul Shaffer still plays the keyboard version on the David Letterman show, but if not he did for years. The K250 was originally $20,000 by the time you added all the options (which this has). When they came out with the RMX, it was one of the first rack versions of a keyboard nobody wanted to carry around... The audio quality is just impeccable, with XLR transformer balanced outs, a very high internal sample rate, and a massive power supply inside - I'd estimate the weight of the unit to be 50 pounds. Kurzweil later released some of the K250 sounds in the 1000 PX series, but the 250 has all of them and sounds considerably bigger."

Flame MIDI Talking Synth synthesizer

via this auction

"Very fun little box. Two joysticks and a bunch of knobs and toggle switches control two Speakjet synth engines. Records your joystick movements and plays them back while you tweak. Slap a nice analog delay on this thing and your grinning like a monkey.

Here's more details from the very excellent Shawn Cleary at Analogue Haven: [note the following is of course the product description from Flame]: 'The FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH is a small-sized MIDI-controlled sound module based on the analogue Speakjet chip, produced by the U.S. company Magnevation LLC. Originally designed for basic artificially generated speech output in American English tongue it was then refined and further developed as an 8-bit sound module with speech-like sounds and synthetic robot voices as well as beeps, alarms, noise and retro-style sci-fi sounds. Due to the structure of the Speakjet (with its complex sound synthesizer, preset sounds and serial interface) it offers an impressive range of possibilities. It contains 72 speech elements (allophones), 43 sound effects, and 12 DTM touch tones. The idea was to create sounds, patterns and sequences in the 8-bit style of the 80s or other retro sounds for making music instead of just simulating speech. Most allophones can be tuned and used tonally. The FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH contains two Speakjet chips to produce a richer and more complex tonal variety as well as generating a pseudo stereo effect.

Since the Speakjet has not originally been laid out for the purpose of making music it is actually not fully controllable via MIDI input, i.e.: once sounds are triggered they cannot be directly stopped by Note Off messages from a MIDI keyboard or a sequencer. Thus a MIDI-controlled audio tremolo has been implemented in the FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH virtually allowing MIDI control and enabling an easier integration into a MIDI setup. The FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH lets you play back preset words in its EXPANDER mode via an external MIDI keyboard or a sequencer. In addition you can use the FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH as a stand-alone MIDI controller since all controls and joysticks send MIDI control/change data to the MIDI-OUT connector.'"

Sold For: US $475.00