MATRIXSYNTH

1976 Electrocomp 101 Brochure

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the rest of the scan and write-up.

Andromeda Drone Rockin'

YouTube via tablaninja
"Andromeda Space Rockers playing with the Grendel Drone Commander. Master MIDI clock being transmitted from Ableton Live to the MIDI-IR, MK-1, MK-2 and MK-4."

joystick controller for volfram

joystick controller for volfram from ::vtol:: on Vimeo.

"samoletuvvp.narod.ru/vto/diy/vol.html

samoletuvvp.narod.ru/vto/diy/lh.html#joy"

ROLAND V-COMBO VR-700 STAGE KEYBOARD NOW AVAILABLE

"The Best in Organ, Piano, and Synth Sounds for the Gigging Musician

Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 2010 – Roland is proud to announce that the V-Combo VR-700 Stage Keyboard (http://www.RolandUS.com/V-Combo) is now shipping. Featuring the best of Roland’s acclaimed Virtual Tone Wheel organ, full 88-key multi-sampled piano, and pro synthesizer sounds, the V-Combo is perfect for players who need an all-in-one keyboard for a variety of musical settings, including houses of worship, stage performances, and rehearsal studios.

The V-Combo provides an authentic sound and feel to satisfy any organ player. Using Roland’s Virtual Tonewheel engine, the V-Combo simulates the unique structure and distinctive sound of vintage organs. The new amplifier and rotary simulator faithfully reproduces the sound needed for jazz, rock, funk or gospel, while the 76-key waterfall action captures the feel of a vintage organ. Add an optional PK-25 or PK-7A pedalboard for a more console-organ type feel.

The V-Combo takes its lead from Roland’s popular instruments, including everything from expressive full key multi-sampled acoustic grand pianos, classic electric pianos, to realistic strings, brass, bass and guitar sounds. The 76 keys can easily layer two ensemble tones together, or layer and split with the organ tones.

In addition to the ten harmonic bars on the front panel, the V-Combo also incorporates a variety of expressive controllers for even more exhilarating performances. The red harmonic drawbar allows players to control the volume of the Ensemble tones. With the D Beam, players can create authentic organ-specific effects, such as wheel braking, or perform filter and level tone shaping on ensemble tones using an infrared light beam.

XLR and ¼" outputs make the V-Combo ready for any stage, while the USB port and Song Player function enables direct playback and control of backing tracks from USB memory. Keyboardists can also back up and recall Favorites and system settings from USB memory, making the V-Combo easy to share at rehearsal studios.

The V-Combo VR-700 is now available with a suggested retail price of $2,329.00.

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About Roland Corporation
Roland Corporation is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electronic musical instruments, including keyboards and synthesizers, guitar products, electronic percussion, digital recording equipment, amplifiers, audio processors, and multimedia products. With over 38 years of musical instrument development, Roland sets the standard in music technology for the world to follow. For more information, visit http://www.RolandUS.com." Previous posts...

V-Combo VR-700 Overview

YouTube via RolandChannel
"http://www.roland.com/products/en/VR-...
Tired of big, bulky, expensive keyboard rigs? Meet the new V-Combo VR-700, a multi-function keyboard that covers every base onstage. The V-Combo offers powerful real-time performance capabilities and a simple user interface. With a legendary Virtual Tone Wheel organ and dedicated harmonic bars onboard, plus a first-class array of essential ensemble sounds (grand piano, EP, strings, brass, synth leads, and more), the V-Combo melds an entire rig into one convenient instrument for easy transport and fast setup. Backing-track functionality, built-in rhythms, great effects, and a comfortable waterfall-style keyboard round out the feature set, making this multifaceted keyboard a godsend for gigging musicians."

keybdwizrd - Virus TI Demo #9

YouTube via keybdwizrd. via Ivan.

You can find all vids posted here.

"Some more favorite patches on the Access Virus TI Polar synthesizer."
I haven't seen any new vids from keybrdwizrd in a while. I hope more will come. He recently created some play lists featuring his various synth vids here.

Proteus 2500

YouTube via troublezz78. via Ivan
"Petite démo du fameux proteus 2500"

ROLAND XV5080 DVD: Patch Mode

YouTube via skingsdoc. via Ivan
"Setting up Patches (sounds)"

ENSONIQ SD-1 Demo - "Palette"

YouTube via jamesbooty
""$D-1 PALETTE" is one of the demos included on the sequencer OS disk with the ENSONIQ SD-1 32 voice synthesizer. The song is comprised of 18 sequences.

The opening sequence features the "WIDEPUNCH" and "RUDE-GUITAR" patches. Later we hear "PEDAL-STEEL" and "HARMONICA" and a jazz sequence with "VIBROPHONE" and "ACOUSTIBASS" patches. Following this are some synth patches including "ASCENSION" "NU-MEANING" "OMNIVERSE" "ELEMENTS" and "SD1-PAD" and then the song concludes with a sequence making use of various orchestral patches.

The SD-1 contains two permanent ROM banks of sound programs or "patches" and a third RAM bank into which programs could be loaded from disk. Unlike some demos where patches programmed specifically for the demo are loaded into RAM, this "Palette" demo uses the default "SD1-INTERNAL" RAM patch set.

The sequences that are used in this song are labeled "-A-" through "-S-" and the song steps are A, C, D, E, Q, P, S, R, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O. Interestingly, a sequence labeled "-B-" which shows off more of the "RUDE-GUITAR" patch is loaded into the sequence banks but is not included in the song steps."