1980 MOOG SYNTHESIZER KEYBOARD AD Catalog

via this auction

"This vintage 1980 Moog Synthesizer group of 5 different dealer ad slicks are in like new condition. 5 color pages with detailed info and specs. Very rare especially in this condition."

Roland U-110 PCM Cards Demonstration

YouTube via zibbybone
"Demonstrating the additional PCM sounds of 5 popular cards that can be used with U-110, U-20, U-220, D-70, MV-30 (Studio M) and Rhodes Model 660 & 670:
SN-U110-02 Latin & FX Percussion
SN-U110-03 Ethnic
SN-U110-05 Orchestral Strings
SN-U110-11 Sound Effects
SN-U110-13 Super Strings"

EML Electrocomp 101 birthday cake

via Maya

"This is an attempted EML Electrocomp 101 birthday cake I make for my husband. He didn't want to eat the real one he already has :)"

James Bond and the EMS Vocoder-System 3000

YouTube via VoiceEncoder
"James Bond and the EMS Vocoder-System 3000."

Update:

Picture of an EMS Vocoder-System 3000 as Used in 'Never Say Never Again'

Full hand (Gephex + Plogue Bidule)

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan
"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie and this music. The music has been made entirely with Plogue Bidule in only one take, no overdub and no edit. The virtual images have been created with Gephex. Enjoy !"

battery collection - future ruins

audio here

This one in via reader Joe:
"i just wanted to drop you a line to let you know about my new release under the name battery collection. it's called "future ruins" and it features a vast amount of vintage analog synths; some of which i acquired via links from your site and all of which i learned about and drooled over via your site. it also features remixes via friends ro, tehn and edison. anyway, i thought some of my fellow synth nerds might enjoy it. so feel free to check it out at the address below."

You can find more pics of Joe's studio here.

midipad

http://www.midipad.de "midipad is an exciting new app for the iPad/iPhone for music creation and live-performance.

The striking feature of midipad is its ability to directly communicate via network-MIDI-protocol. So there is no need to install any communication - peer - software on the Mac! Simply plug-and-play via Apple Bonjour - wireless. This kind of connectivity has not been used in any similar iphone-software.

This multitouch-capable midi-controller-application communicates with your Apple Mac your Windows-based PC and even standalone hardware-synths via Wifi.

So you can control all of your music-applications with just a few finger-gestures without having to sit at your desk and no annoying cable.

In the production-environment midipad can control host-applications like Apple Logic, Steinberg Cubase/Nuendo, Ableton Live etc.

It can also be used to control stand-alone applications from companies like Native-Instruments, Spectrasonics and many more.

As a live-musician you can control sub-mixes of your virtual keyboard-rig, activate setups and change parameters of the virtual instruments or even hardware-instruments - all in realtime on stage.

If you are a DJ, you can control your favorite application wireless as well. So you just might take a stroll through your ecstatic audience.

midipad incorporates various commonly used controller-types like buttons, trigger-pads, sliders, ribbon-control in one & two dimensions, rotary-knobs, or complete functionality blocks like transport-control.

midipad also reacts to midi-data from the connected remote computer, to provide instantaneous feedback for your performance.

Preconfigured setups, divided in seperate views can be activated concurrently. Using multi-touch various functionality of the remote-software can be controlled. The features to be controlled can be configured by the user in the setup."

Jen SX-2000 Synthetone Vintage Analog Mono Synth

via this auction

Specs via this post:

"* Polyphony - Monophonic
* Oscillators - One VCO (sawtooth, square, 2 rectangular waveforms); 4-octave range (32', 16', 8', 4')
* LFO - Square or triangle waveforms; intensity and speed; can modulate VCO or VCF
* Filter - 1 VCF Filter with cut-off, emphasis; 3 preset envelope settings: Repeat, ASR, and AD.
* VCA - 3 preset envelope settings: Repeat, ASR, and AD
* Keyboard - 44 keys"

Roland SH-32 Synthesizer

via this auction
"This 4-part multitimbral synth uses new Wave Acceleration Synthesis to deliver up to 32 voices of fat synth waves and entirely new waveforms. There's also a full complement of knobs and sliders-plus analog-style drums, DSP effects and a killer arpeggiator-giving musicians desktop access to a range of stunning synth sounds at an unbelievable low price.
# Powerful desktop synthesizer with massive realtime control
# New Wave Acceleration synthesis creates a variety of synth waves-67 total
# Includes standard synth waves plus new waveforms like Spectrum and Noise
# Up to 32-note/4-part multitimbral operation
# 2 main oscillators and 2 suboscillators with ultra-thick Subsonic mode
# Pulse width modulation and oscillator “hard” sync capability*
# Insert and Loop effects processors with 10 types of reverb/delay and 35 multi-effects
# Programmable arpeggiator for creating synth lines or drum patterns"

KORG MS-10

via this auction