MATRIXSYNTH

Sycologic Patch Memory Expansion board for Yamaha DX7

via this auction

"Basically, it gives you 4 banks instead of 1, so that's 64 patches.

It was pulled from a working DX-7, which was about to have a Grey Matter E! board installed."

Yamaha CS-80

via this auction

As always, click on the images for the larger shots.

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Modded Yamaha CS70m with Schematics and Manuals

via this auction

"there were mods done to her:
1. Keycode Input (SK30 or SK50D connector) on the back was removed - done by org. owner
2. PGM lock (program write lock/unlock switch) was replaced w/ additional L/R outputs - never tested 'em but if i remember correctly these outputs bypass VCA or VCF of the synth. (sorry may be wrong here) - done by org. owner
3. MIDI interface by Kenton was added by a Pro from "A Sound Education", a shop here in Chicagoland.

they also turned her inside out to check for any problems: "Feet I" slider was cleaned and re-soldered, program switches 11 & 14 in row 1 were replaced. midi was implemented and tested. no other issues were found."

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YAMAHA SY-2 Synthesizer

via this auction

"YAMAHA SY-2 was the company's second venture into the blossoming synth market (no prizes what the first one was, then....). Its major claim to fame was the movie useage in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", when played by Francois Trufflemanger (or whatever his name was...) whilst waiting for the aliens to come out to play and give back the fighter planes etc they nicked (thieving gits...). He wasn't a great player.at all..only five notes in his portfolio. Its surprising that a Japanese synth was used at all. This was the era of synths when Moog & Sequential & ARP were champions of the the terrestial world....hey, thats the crazy world we and the aliens live in...........doo dee doo de doooooo"

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YAMAHA DX7 ROMS

via this auction

Synthesizer Group
Sound Effect Group
Sustain Group
Percussion Group
Wind Instrument Group
Keyboard Plucked & Tuned Percussion Group

Yamaha TF1 Module in Custom Wood Case

via this auction

"This is a plug-and-go ready MIDI module. Comes with power supply and XLR to 1/4" line out adapter cable.

Basically a DX7 in a box, just MIDI it up to your keyboard or other controller.

Editing is done via MIDI sysex from your computer. These units used to come in a rack holding up to 8 of them."

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Akai SynthStation 25

via moonbuz where you'll find one more pic and initial impressions.

Update: also see 1st impressions on Palm Sounds here.

Arturia Analog Experience The Player 25 Unboxing

YouTube via sonicstate | October 22, 2010

"Just in for review, The Player 25 is billed as the portable synth module. We'll be reviewing this in full shortly.
Please leave any questions in the comments below."

SoundPrism for iPod/iPhone (Halloween Teaser)

YouTube via Audanika | October 22, 2010

"A teaser of SoundPrism on an iPod 4G. SoundPrism is a universal app now requiring iOS 3.1.3 (so even 1st gen iPods can run it). It has built in recording capabilities. Recordings from iPads, iPhones 3Gs and iPod 3rd gen devices can be used as iPhone ring tones.

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