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EMU EMULATOR II VINTAGE SAMPLING SYNTHERSIZER

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"The ultimate real SID synthesizer. Can hold up to 4 real SID chips. Mine comes with 3 so one slot free for your choice of SID chip (6581/8580/6582). You can buy SID chips from the HardSID site for 15 EUR, probably less from eBay. Each SID can be played by its own VST front end, alowing full intergration and crazy realtime control from with your DAW (Ableton Live, Cubase etc).

Better than a Elektron SID Station for various reasons:

Full DAW intergration with VSTi control
Up to 4 real SIDs
8000Hz update rate on all SID registers (especially for the chip tunes hardcore!)

Lots more info at HardSID 4U Site

This actual HardSID was featured in our Sound on Sound Mix Rescue article where you can also hear full audio for the track plus just the HardSID tracks (Bass and Synth Riff)"

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Access Virus KC Synthesizer

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Zeta Synthony II Midi synth

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"this is a zeta synthony II midi controller / synthesizer that can work for zeta electric violins or cellos... zeta is out of business so this is no longer available to buy anywhere except here on ebay. I believe this model is made by axon contracted with zeta.so parts and repair may still be available thru them."

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Avid M-Audio Venom live demo

YouTube Uploaded by volleyclisson on Mar 28, 2011

"Démo en live du Venom de M-Audio, tordu par Olivier Briand, gourou du synthé, filmé en direct à l'IRCAM à Paris, le 29 janvier dernier. Tous les sons du Venom sont d'origine. Pas d'autres instruments, ordinateur ou quoique ce soit...et ouais !!

Live demo of M-Audio Venom in Paris! Olivier Briand is showing us what the first M-Audio synth has to say! He is only using the factory presets and no other instruments. There is no cheating - no hidden computer, effects box, etc., just the Venom synth!"

Update: Video moved. Now Uploaded by avid on Mar 29, 2011

"Learn more: http://goo.gl/pt3AU Take a genre-bending trip through Venom's amazing sounds—from glitchy electronic and retro, to dark and dangerous."

KORG MS20 with "Wood" sides

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"MODEL NO: MS-20 SERIAL NO: 142273"

x0xb0x synthesizer w/ mods

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"Extra mods give you more controls and new sound on the x0xb0x :
Bass Boost Mod
Env Mod Low
Env Mod x 3
Increased Filter Low End
Resonance Boost
Resonace Accent Increase
Variable VCA Decay
Filter Modulation VCO
Filter Modulation VCA
Devilfish Filter Overdrive"

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OSCar Synthesizer

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Bugbrand Modular Mayhem

YouTube Uploaded by otoskope on Mar 29, 2011

"Ain't she beautiful, my new baby? I just recieved this wonderful machine from Tom Bugs - a Bugbrand Modular. It is obviously capable of some serious sonic mess. And I love the colours!

This patch relies mostly on the delay module, modulated and fed by various oscillators, with extra spice added by the button-trigged envelope to the left, and a few dry feeds to give body to the sound (these are soloed after a while).

Enjoy
/Palle Dahlstedt"

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Bugbrand Modular 2 - Spacious Drone

Uploaded by otoskope on Mar 30, 2011

"Exploring unexpected drone possibilities from a patch originally made for emergent cross-modulation rhythms, which brutally failed when I tried to film it. After some knob-twiddling, this was the result.

From 4:35 there are some nice grooves.

This is my second day with the Bugbrand Modular, and I'm quite sure it will keep me busy for a while...

The sound is recorded straight from the line out of the synth (which is mono).

/Palle Dahlstedt"

Bugbrand Modular 3 - Cross-modulation Space War

Uploaded by otoskope on Mar 30, 2011

'A test of how the different oscillators can inter-modulate, in the eminent Bugbrand Modular, which I received yesterday."

Bugbrand Modular 4 - Timpani drummer

Uploaded by otoskope on Mar 30, 2011

"Exploring a way of creating complex rhythms with minimal means, while keeping resources for creating the actual sounds. Various multiplications of envelope and a couple of oscillators create a rhythm that modulates the Buchla-style Low-pass gate. That constitutes the main kettle-drum sound. To spice it up, there is a complementary synth sound. In the video, I explore various knob settings for the patch."

Bugbrand Modular 5 - Omph Omph

Uploaded by otoskope on Mar 30, 2011

"OK, so I made a few experimental videos on the Bugbrand Modular today, but I just couldn't resist trying to do something more, you know, beat-based (although strangely shifting). One hand holds the camera. That leaves one hand to do the beats..."