MATRIXSYNTH

Max Version 3.0 Floppy Disk

via Music of Sound where you'll find an image of a Pro Tools V 1.1 disk.

1992 - 1995

Max is currently at Version 5.

ARP PRO SOLOIST SYNTHESIZER MODEL 2701

via this auction

Serial# 27-2960

inside a Pro Soloist

YouTube via HenfieldJ — September 30, 2008 — "This is a video of the ARP Solus, done both for Historical sake, as well as for my eBay auction. The Solus was a low cost budget analog monophonic synth made by ARP in the late 1970's and early 1980's before ARP went bankrupt. Some of the main features are its built-in case, 2 VCO's (which are super stable and stay in tune!), a 24db low pass filter that can be made to self-oscillate, a ring modulator, oscillator sync, ability to add Freqeuncy Modulation (FM) to oscillator 2, full set of CV ins/outs, and an external input to route through the filter and envelopes.

This is my first youtube video, it is not as easy as it looks! It was very difficult to do by myself. Also, please excuse my lousy keyboard playing"
Note this video from 2008, so the auction obviously is over. Here's a search on ARP Solus on Ebay.

Ultimate Suitcase Synthesizer

YouTube via Brainstormer2302 — April 27, 2010 — "Basic demo centred around my latest build; the Suitcase Synthesizer"
follow-up to this post.

myVST Demo: Reality sYNTH

myVST Demo: Reality sYNTH from myVST on Vimeo.

More VST on: myvst.com/

http://sarvst.110mb.com/

Note this is a SynthEdit VST. SynthEdit is a synth engine that allows you to make your own custom synths. You build your synth with the basic building blocks in the program and then create your own custom UI. Think of this as DIY for soft synths. When you see an "emulation" like this based on SynthEdit, realize the sound engine is based on SynthEdit. The UI is just a skin. This is not custom code built from the ground up to emulate the detailed characteristics of the classic synth featured. Companies that do produce custom code emulations include GForce, Way Out Ware, and Arturia. That said, these VSTs are synths, can be edited, and many are free. Both KVR and MyVST.com are great resources to explore the world of soft synths.

If anyone knows more about SynthEdit and it's capabilities, feel free to comment.

via kvr on Reality:

"Reality is an emulation of the Realistic MG-1, a synth that was sold by Radio-shack but was made by the Moog company. Special attention was given to the oscillators, analog instability and overall oddness of the original.

Features:

* 2 analog style oscillators (tone sources) with saw/square waveform, sync and ring modulation (bell).
* Noise generator.
* Tempo sync LFO (modulation) with triangle, square and random waveforms.
* ASR envelope (contour).
* VCA with multiple mode, envelope, key (gate) and continuous.
* 24db filter modulated by the LFO and Envelope.
* Monophonic or polyphonic modes with separate tuning."

The Gristleizer Version 2

via Smashing Guitars

"This is the new Gristleizer Tabletop Version 2. We added CV in and out for the LFO, and CV in for the frequency, and upgraded the knobs and overall look. It's still 100% analog, hand-built goodness from Asheville, North Carolina. Coming soon is a video demo of what this new version can do."

Video featuring the original below.

The Gristleizer Guitar & Organ Demo by King Tut

YouTube via keepyourkings — October 18, 2009 —

"This is a demo song featuring the Gristleizer. The Gristleizer was designed by a young Roy Gwinn in the early 70s and popularized by the band Throbbing Gristle. This song by King Tut features the Gristleizer in many different ways. The only instruments not being run through the Gristleizer are the drums and bass. The Gristleizer is 100% analog, hand-built, and made in America."

stg/soundlabs Modular Cabinet

"The Cabinet is made of red oak, and can hold up to 30MU of modules in its laser-cut stainless steel rails. the overall size is 27.75" x 22.75" x 10.5" and a bag of black 6-32 machine screws is included for mounting modules in the cabinet.

Price: currently holding at $430

Current estimated lead time of 6 weeks. this item is not available for international shipping."

More pics and ordering info at stg/soundlabs

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Farfisa 7X-II Synthesizer Module "Auto Orchestra"

via this auction
" This Farfisa auto orchestra is a working unit, removed from a church environment. It is functionally and cosmetically excellent. This is a small (15" x 8") and lightweight (9 pound) orchestra device. If you're looking to add strings, percussion, or anything else to your sound, this machine will do it. You can read reviews from actual owners/users at this link.

Please read the specs below to get a full notion of what this device will do, and look at the photos. The photos are part of the description. What you see in the photos is what you will get, no more, and no less. Requires a 15V 2A power supply (not included). When new, this unit sold for around $3,000.

DISPLAY Graphic Display 64 x 256 pixels. Lighted. Variable contrast.

SOUNDS 128 General Midi Sounds. 24-note polyphony. 16 Custom Voices loadable by disk. Optional 24MB Flash Memory Card allows new sounds to be loaded. Sound Swapping allows full control of General Midi sounds. 5 variations for each sound (normal, variation, 2-3-4, and custom). Custom variation allows simple edit. 9 Drum Kits and 1 Special Effects Kit, Volume Octave and Transpose Controls. Delayed vibrato on selected voices.

STYLES 72 Patterns/Styles are available, each with Intro, Ending, Verse, Chorus 1, Chorus 2. Break and Intro/Fill. 8 Custom styles loadable by Floppy Disk Each Style has 5 variations (Normal, Variation 2.3.4 and Simple edit of Custom variation is possible. Style Swapping allows user selection of all Internal Rhythm Patterns/Style. Arranger Controls: Volume. Easy Chord, Memory, Manual Drums, Key Start, Piano Bar, Bass.

EASY PLAY 576 Variations of the 72 Rhythm Patterns/Styles for ease of playing.

WINDOW SETUP: Sets up the function mode of the instrument: Style, Sound, Display, Software, Uploading, DSP assigment. Karaoke, Information EDIT: General Key Velocity. Expression. Pedal Section. Control Assign. etc. Split. Sound, Style. Midi 1. Midi 2. DISK: Directory. Load. Save. Delete. Rename, Format Disk. TUNING: Master Tune. Scale Type.

MIXER: Graphic Volume Sliders for Drums. Bass. Poly 1. Poly 2. Sequencer. Mike 1. MIKE 1: Master Effect Band, Effect Type, Harmonizer, Vocorder, Volume. MIKE 2: Master Effect Send, Volume. MASTER EFFECT: Send. Type. SONG: Edit Tracks. Edit Events, Karaoke Monitor, MIDI Channel Monitor, Various Utilities. LIVE: Real Time Function

PROGRAMS 96 Storage Locations to memorize ENTIRE SETUP of 7X-lI for 96 specific songs. Disk loadable in sets of 96 at a time.

MASTER EFFECTS REVERBERATION: Room, Hall, Vocal, Church. ENHANCER + REVERBERATION: Enhancer + Room Enhancer + Hall Enhancer Vocal Enhancer Church. CHORUS + REVERBERATION Chorus + Room, Chorus + Hall, Chorus + Vocal, Chorus, Church. DELAY + REVERBERATION Delay + Room Delay + Hall, Delay + Vocal, Delay + Church.

MIKE INPUT 1 Analog Input with “limiter" for connecting Mike. Guitar, Accordion, or other instruments to the Digital Processor to add Master Effects + another effect selected from the following: CHORUS: Slow, Fast, Ensemble, Pan Chorus 2, Pitch Shifter. DELAY: Delay 1, Delay 2, Cross Delay 1, Cross Delay 2, L+R Delay. Space Delay. ECHO: Echo 1. Echo 2. Ambient 1, Ambient 2. FLANGER & OVERDRIVE: Flanger 1, Flanger 2. Guitar Flanger. Overdrive 1, Overdrive 2. Overdrive 3. TONE: Enhancer 1, Enhancer 2, Tone Control 1, Tone Control 2.

VOCODER & HARMONIZER: Add up to 3 Harmonizing Voices intelligently based on chord being played/note being sung or manually played on keyboard.
MIKE INPUT 2 Analog input Mike. Guitar or Accordian routed through the Master Effect.

SOUND PROCESSOR Digital Sound Processor available for Poly 1. Poly 2, Poly Lower. Arranger Sections. or Mike linput. Any one of the following effects can be assigned to each Poly section: Slow Chorus, Fast Chorus, Ensemble. Pan Chorus 1, Pan Chorus 2. Pitch Shifter, Delay 1. Delay 2, Cross Delay 1, Cross Delay 2. L/R Delay. Space Delay. Echo 1, Echo 2, Ambient 1. Ambient 2, Flanger 1. Flanger 2, Guitar Flanger. Enhancer 1, Enhancer 2, Tone Control 1, Tone Control 2. Tremolo. Rotor, Auto Wha Wha, Overdrive 1. Overdrive 2. Overdrive 3.

CHORD PATTERN Allows programming of chord changes to any song in advance. Using any Rhythm Pattern/Style, the song can then be played by using a single pedal or switch to advance through the chord changes as they occur in the song.

16 TRACK SEQUENCER SONG KARAOKE Plays or Writes Type 0 or Type 1 General Midi Files. Allows complete editing of all 16 tracks including Mix and Demix. Medley allows playing of any songs on a disk in any order desired. Easy to use. yet very powerful. Can record 80.000 events per song. Multi-Tasking allows loading of next song while current one is playing. Reads 720 K & 1.44 MB Disks. Displays WORDS FOR SONGS if on disk. If not. words may be added by user.
DISK DRIVE DISK DRIVE uses STANDARD 3.5 floppy disks, either DD or HD. PC compatible format and files.

BASS PEDAL CONTROL Special 13-Note Bass Pedalboard/Volume Pedal with Start/Stop and Chord Type Tonality Switches allows immediate LIVE playing of correct chords for any song. Leaves hands free to play your instrument.

FLASH MEMORY The entire operating system of the 7X-II is SOFTWARE BASED. This is only possible due to the use of FLASH MEMORY, which acts as ROM (read only memory) for storage. and RAM (random access memory) in that the memory content can be altered, without battery back.up.

SOCKETS & CONTROLS OUTPUTS: L & R, MIKE 1. INST. 2. HEADPHONES, Connection for 13-Note Pedalboard/Volume-Tonality-ST/STP pedal. Connection for 1 SWITCH PEDAL. 5 SWITCH PEDAL. 10 SWITCH PEDAL, or 10 SWITCH REMOTE/MERCURY SWITCH for GUITAR. MIDI IN 1, MIDI THRU 1. MIDI IN 2, MIDI THRU 2. MIDI OUT, MIKE 1 INPUT, MIKE 1 electret input, INST. 2 INPUT. MASTER OUTPUT, ALPHA DIAL. 15V DC POWER SUPPLY

DIMENSIONS 380 x 220 x 90mm. 3.4 Kg (15 x 8-5/8 x 3-1/2 in.. 7.5 lb)

ACCESSORIES 13-NOTE PEDALBOARD. VOLUME/TONALITY 4 SW, PEDAL, 10 EFFECT REMOTE/MERCURY SWITCH, FOOT SWITCH. 5 SWITCH FOOTPEDAL, 10 SWITCH FOOTPEDAL. MEMORY EXPANSION BOARD. SOUND DISKS, STYLE DISKS. STYLE EDITOR DISK (allows programming of complete patterns and easy modification of existing ones)."

E-MU XTREME LEAD-1 Synthesizer with TURBO MODULE UPGRADE

via this auction

"This unit has the TURBO upgrade which gives 4 additional analog outputs, S/PDIF I/O, 128 voice polyphony, 16 additional MIDI channels and 2 additional ROM slots."

XL1 manual pdf [mirror]