MATRIXSYNTH

Trash Audio Synth Meet 5

YouTube via thedeepelement
"www.trashaudio.com Our fifth synth meet in Chicago, IL"
"Tags: trash audio serge buchla doepfer tip top audio wmd make noise wiard roland tr-808 space echo"

PAiA Analogue Modular Synthesizer

via this auction

Dave Smith Instruments Evolver Guide by Anu Kirk

Spotted this one via this auction

"Fully operational & in excellent condition with power adaptor and manual. The manual isn't very informative and I strongly suggest all owners of the Evolver to read this guide:

[The Definitive Guide to the Evolver]
http://www.carbon111.com/evolverguide.pdf

Features:
* Monstrous four oscillator voice architecture.
* True stereo signal path with separate Curtis analog low-pass filters in each channel.
* Dedicated onboard effects (feedback, delay, distortion, high-pass filter, etc.).
* 16 x 4 step sequencer really brings the Evolver to life with evolving “pseudo-polyphonic” sounds – you won’t believe it's mono!
* Stereo audio input for audio processing of external stereo or mono signals, enabling the synth to act as a unique stereo effects processor.
* Everything (sequencer, LFOs, and delay) syncs perfectly to MIDI.
* Easy-to-navigate matrix-style interface for quick editing and real-time control of 8 parameters simultaneously.
* Multiple Evolvers can be daisy-chained for more polyphony."

NINE INCH NAILS Oberheim OB-8 Synthesizer NIN

via this auction

For those new to the site or find this in the archives, note this is not my auction. Please do not send any inquiries to me. Send them to the seller.

Auction Details:

"You are bidding on an Oberheim OB-8 bought from the Nothing Studios equipment sell off in 2001. This actual synthesizer was owned by NIN and won legitimately by myself from the auctions in late January 2001. It is autographed next to the mod/pitch toggles and includes the studio manual.

I corresponded with a studio employee handling the auctions by phone and asked not to release the phone number, which was designated a New Orleans area code. Here is a link to a Seems Like Salvation web post with an official announcement of the Ebay items up for bids, including the Oberheim OB-8... http://www.nineinchnails.net/news/jan01/012501-02.html. I also recently messaged former NIN band member Danny Lohner on MySpace and he confirmed remembering the 2001 auctions and specifically the Oberheim OB-8 being put up for sale.

ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT FACT TO NOTE ON THIS SYNTH'S AUTHENTICITY... The manual has a phone number jotted down with what appears to be "S/R LA." Sound recording L.A.? Studio recording L.A.? Along with this is a number which has an area code and prefix that I did a background/reverse phone directory lookup on. Two seperate parties were assigned this number, who just so happened to be located within 5-7 miles of Trent's infamous Cielo Dr. studio (where Charles Manson and his followers murdered Sharon Tate). Chances are, this actual synthesizer sat in that house while recording Broken and The Downward Spiral.

I DO NOT REPRESENT NIN.COM AND I AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH THEIR STUDIO LIQUIDATION SALE. I am simply taking advantage of their equipment auctions to sell this Oberheim OB-8 originally intended to be kept and passed onto my children. As the economy has taken a nosedive, I am now in dire need of cash to handle bills, so I am using this rare occasion to market the Oberheim for maximum exposure to die hard NIN fans.

About the unit. It is in good condition, but ABOUT THREE OF THE MIDDLE OCTAVE KEYS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN PRESSED. In other words, if the Oberheim is triggered by an external MIDI keyboard, every note will work just fine; but somewhere along the line, a majority of the keys in the middle octaves started working partially (only when pressed quickly). Again, all the notes sound perfect if triggered from an external MIDI keyboard, but only work intermittently if triggered from the Oberheim keys. This could be a minor issue involving the contacts underneath, but I am not an analog expert so this item is sold AS-IS. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS. Why would you want one anyhow? This was Trent Reznor's synthesizer.

The sounds on this board are extremely textured and rich. There are superb pads and leads on here. I'm guessing this was used somewhere in Pretty Hate Machine, but it's impossible to confirm. The actual size of the unit is monstruous. It weighs over 50 pounds and measures approximately 2 feet x 4.5 feet. If you're looking for a piece of NIN history that is larger than life, this is it!

Buyer pays $125.00 shipping. Like I said, this thing is huge. I will ship only within the continental U.S. (lower 48 states). Good luck bidding!"

Sold For: US $2,100.00

YAMAHA DX7 SYNTHESIZER DX DATA RAM CARTRIDGE

via this auction

"for DX, TX series synthesizers. used - working condition. may contain content from previous use"

Minimoog "old" Oscillator board

via this auction

BIN: $500

"Up for sale is an "old" style oscillator board for a Minimoog. This is a super rare opportunity to get an actual minimoog oscillator board...not to mention, the most desirable version."

inside a Minimoog

Admin: BINs for Ebay Auctions

Update: I'm finding some of the BINs to not accurately reflect what items are really worth for obvious reasons. BINs are what people would like in an ideal situation and can thus be inflated. I think it's more valuable to capture what the item actually went for. That said, I'll start updating old auction posts with what they actually sold for as I have time.

Old post:
Just a heads up. Moving forward, you'll notice BINs (Buy it Now) prices listed in auction posts for any auction that has one listed. My goal for this site has always been long term, meaning we can look back in time and see what was happening in the world of synths years and decades from now. Capturing the BINs will serve has a historical record of what people were listing their synths for over time. I'll use the format of BIN: price so you can search for synth BINs easily, for example Minimoog BIN: will bring up all auction post mentioning Minimoog and a BIN, except for this post as well of course. :) BTW, if I forget a BIN, let me know and I will add it. Note this applies to MATRIXSYNTH-B as well.

Waldorf Micro Q Factory Demo

YouTube via morpheus2027.
"http://nonsolosynth.blogspo...
http://digilander.libero.it..."
Waldorf Micro Qs on Ebay

Ralph the Robot, with built in Weird Sound Generator

YouTube via thenervoussquirrel

"One of a batch of seven robots, made to try out my new lathe.

He has a built in 'weird sound generator', available in kit form from the utterly fantastic musicfromouterspace.com

More details here:

www.nervoussquirrel.com/ralph.html"