MATRIXSYNTH

via this auction

"Here it is, made in Great Britain, no longer made, rare and sought after!

WAY MORE CONTROL than the visible knobs suggest...there are LAYERS.

2VCO's, Joystick, External INPUTS, Expandable with an easily installed
Vocoder Chip, and MUCH MORE."

Update via machinesdontcare in the comments: "It's worth noting that the Vocoda card for the XP2 version was never completed, and the one from the original Darkstar won't work in this later version."

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VINTAGE FARFISA VIP-233 COMBO ORGAN with Strings

via this auction where you'll find tons of pics while up. Some captured below.

"Second only to Vox in popularity during the 1960s, Italian manufacturer Farfisa is probably the only other really well-known purveyor of Combo Organs. While Vox was the most often seen organ with popular bands (Animals, DC-5, Paul Revere, Monkees, etc, etc, etc), There were probably at least as many, if not more, Farfisas cranking out the same music in garages and dance halls.

This particular example, serial number 6274/230, is one of Farfisa's drawbar VIP's, and is in very nice condition. These often sell for over $699, so take advantage of this No Reserve Auction and get this one for cheap!

Feature-wise, the VIP-233 is pretty similar to the other "early" drawbar VIPs, but its styling, with the all brushed aluminum surfaces, is noticeably different. Farfisa organs were based on transistor accordions. The Farfisa company was a merger, and they were highly known for their production of accordions in Italy. In 1962 they produced the first transistor accordion. A few years later, after the success of the Vox Continental, Farfisa realized that portable organs were in high demand, so they took their accordion technology and made it into a combo organ. Thus the Farfisa Combo Compact was introduced in 1964." Full description pulled from combo-organ.com

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ORLA XM800 ORCHESTRA MODULE

via this auction

"The XM800 Orchestra Module is one of the latest development of ORLA's philosophy. Fantastic sampled sounds and professionally produced accompaniment styles are combined with a very easy to use control panel.

Sound Sections
The XM800 is divided into 6 sound sections and with a total polyphony of 84 notes and its dynamic keyboard ensures the total control of your music at any time. It is possible to play up to 4 sound sections with the right hand: RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2, SPECIAL and FLUTES. SPECIAL can also be played with the left hand together with LEFT section. A BASS section, for manual or pedal bass, is also available. RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2, SPECIAL and BASS sections have real time Octave Shift control. All sections have access to 128 GM sounds plus 168 variations by using the USER SOUND feature.
Unique Accordion Sounds..." via Dave

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Morton Subotnick at Transmediale 2011 - Live Excerpt - Buchla

YouTube via AbletonInc | February 04, 2011 |

"Morton Subotnick performs live at the opening concert of Transmediale 2011. For more information about the performance, please see http://bit.ly/e4IgPr.

Credits:
Morton Subotnick - Buchla synthesizer, Ableton Live and human voice.
SooJin Anjou - Piano
Lillevan - Live Visuals"

The Eight Voices of Tom (Oberheim) - Audio

8 voices of tom - Oberheim Eight Voice by AnalogSweden
"Busy month with my daughter starting day care, getting the evil viruses home and knocking the family down. So, not much time for work, unfortunately! But with all the hype on the upcoming Tom Oberheim SO4V - Son of 4 voice - I thought I'd post a sound clip from a live tweaking on the Oberheim Eight voice in our studio. Enjoy :)"
via Analog Sweden

Buchla 100 - Restoration 2008

flickr By rick403

"1969/70 CBS era 100 system."

Moog MemoryMoog in Braille & Sharpies

flickr By TheSynthFreq

"Had fun attempting to make a braille synth using my Perkins Braille writer machine."

Tom Oberheim SEM Pro Unboxing

YouTube via scott2eh | February 04, 2011 |

"Unboxing video of a Tom Oberheim SEM-Pro. The song was done by me (Scott From Canada) entirely with the SEM pro (all sounds) except for the drums, which were done with the Korg M3M.

Some sounds were overdubbed a few times and of course some effects were added in the mix, but every sound originated in the SEM-Pro.

It is a VERY fat, clean and powerful sounding synth, a really nice addition to any keyboard setup. Highly recommended. I will probably use this more than the Moog Slim Phatty.

www.scottfromcanada.com"

Native Instruments Absynth Tutorial: Sound Design w/ Aetherizer

YouTube via DubSpot | February 03, 2011 |

"http://bit.ly/gdMOry Dubspot Instructor and Sound Design & Synthesis guru Heinrich Zwahlen takes you on a journey into the wonderful world of Native Instruments Absynth in this tutorial video. Heinrich offers tips and techniques for utilizing the Aetherizer filter effect, a powerful transformation tool you can use to morph raw signals or dull sounds into something richer, harmonic, ethereal, or whatever mood you'd like create. In a step by step process, he demonstrates the Aetherizer creative and transformative possibilities, by morphing a dry Saw tooth into complete harmonic material; in other words, turning grains into harmonic scales. By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to navigate the parameters of the Aetherizer effect, from applying the rate of grains, randomizing pitch, controlling the length and duration of the grains to feedback, quantizing, and controlling the filter frequency. Now, it's time to blast off; go forth and synthesize harmonic and padded sounds from grains!"