MATRIXSYNTH

ether^ra ARTEMYEV (FOR D.M)

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | July 30, 2010

"an improv featuring the usual pictured suspects from VTOL, Serge, and Doepfer. http://etherra.blogspot.com"

Flowers for an absent fish (Tassman 4)

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan | July 30, 2010

"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie and this music. The music has been made entirely with the Tassman 4 in one take. Enjoy !
http://www.myspace.com/fredericgercha..."

RARE YAMAHA DX5 SYNTH

via this auction

"ITS LIKE HAVING 2 DX7 IN ONE, YOU CAN LAYER SOUNDS, COMBINE THEM OR SPLIT THEM. EDITING IS EASER THAN A DX7 THE DX5 HAS ON BOARD EASY TO EDIT PARAMETERS. ALSO WORKS WITH REGULAR DX7 CARTRIDGES, SO YOU CAN STORE YOUR CREATIONS AND THEN COMBINE THEM, LAYER THEM OR SPLIT THEM, AND COME UP WITH AWSOME NEW FAT SOUNDS !!"

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WELSH'S SYNTHESIZER COOKBOOK Vol 2: Harmonic Catalog

via these auctions (You'll find Vol 1 as well).

"# Over 230 harmonic graphs
# Every major instrument
# Program with precision

Welsh's Synthesizer Cookbook, Volume 2 is intended for synthesizer players who have either read Volume 1 (black and yellow cover) or are familiar with using harmonic analysis to program synths.

It contains over 230 frequency analysis graphs showing the harmonics of all the instruments in the orchestra, 808 and 909 drum machines, world instruments, vocals, sound effects and more. Using these graphs and the included Fre(a)koscope analyzer it is possible to recreate these instruments with high precision.

CD includes Fre(a)koscope frequency analyzer VST plugin (Windows & Mac) as well as a full unlocked copy of the Lil’ Devil additive synthesizer VSTi (Windows only)

Download a sample here"

Waldorf Phoneix Q+ With Analog Filter Synth

via this auction

Eminent Solina String Ensemble

via this auction
"The String Ensemble is an example of excellent Dutch craftsmanship. The wooden casing certainly looks good and is very sturdy. The console with sliders and instrument selection buttons is made of metal. The four octave keyboard is fine and has this typical 'spring crack' when you depress the keys. The contact springs are located under the keys, so they don't get covered with dust easily. In fact, the contacts are built that well that I have not noticed any cracking or sound degradation due to corrosion.

The unit can be opened by taking out three screws at the back, lifting the lid some two centimetres and sliding it backwards.

The buttons and sliders on the panel are the following: power on/off, tuning up/down, contrabass, cello, volume bass, crescendo, sustain length, master volume, viola, violin, brass, horn and modulation.

The contrabass and cello selectors can be used to turn on a 16' or 8' monophonic bass, which is triggered by the lowest of the keys one presses. The bass runs from C0 to G1 and stops there. The bass volume can be adjusted to match the volume of the upper registers by the 'volume bass' slider.

The crescendo and sustain sliders can be used to alter the attack and decay rates of the viola and violin registers and also have some minor effect on the other registers.

The viola and violin are the core string sounds of the unit. Brass and horn are also very nice and soft sounds which may be blended with the viola and violin sounds to create subtle sound differences.

The modulation button can be used to turn off the built-in chorus effect. I think nobody will do this, for the chorus of the ensemble is what makes this machine sound so very wonderful!"