Yes - Geoff Downes Live Rig

YouTube Uploaded by TheCircuitSymphony on Nov 17, 2011

"A quick video of Geoff Downes live rig for the 2011 YES tour - recorded at Bristol Colston Hall. Sorry but its only a very quick video - problems with my phone.... Maybe next time...."

Octatrack + MD UW + XBase 888 + Prophet 08 + SEM Pro = DeneDana

YouTube Uploaded by n3bsvid on Nov 16, 2011

"A little jam featuring all hardware gear.

Hardware:
Elektron Octatrack
Elektron Machinedrum UW+
Jomox Xbase 888
DSI Prophet 08
Oberheim SEM Pro"

Yellow Magic Orchestra - Firecracker (Soul Train 1980)

YouTube Uploaded by MixCessation on Dec 15, 2010

"Yellow Magic Orchestra - Firecracker (Soul Train 1980)"

via Boing Boing

Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 x 2 & Fender Rhodes. Looks like an ARP for bass.

Update: 2/1/2012: RIP Don Cornelius

Vintage ARP 2600 Synthesizer Foot Switch

via this auction

"This listing is for an ARP Foot Switch. It works with the ARP 2600 and ARP Odyssey."

ON THE RANDOM

YouTube Uploaded by Ebotronix on Nov 16, 2011

"4ms VCAMatrix RCD
Analogue Systems RS 100 RS110 RS 360
Doepfer A114 A118 A133 A134 A143-9 A152 .......
Flight of Harmony Choices
Make Noise Brains Maths Optomix Pressure Points QMMG René Wogglebug
Malekko AO JAG Noisering Uncle
Moog FreqBox CF 251 MP 201
Toppobrillo Quantimator Sport Modulator
Logic Master clock via Kenton Pro 2000II and 4ms RDC"

Ghost Rider Modular

YouTube Uploaded by FOCtv on Nov 16, 2011

"Mr. Hand demos a synthesizers.com patch utilizing a CatGirl Synth Sub Octave Divider module. The sequence is a facsimile of Suicide's song Ghost Rider done with a Synthesizers.com Q119 Sequential Controller. It's not the complete riff since Marty Rev's riff is poly-rhythmic and I could only use 8 steps of the analog sequencer. The organ-like tonality is from the CGS Sub-Octave module which can function similarly to the divide down technology used in electric organs."

SSSSYNTH Free Mono Synth for iPhone & iPad

"SSSSYNTH is Monophonic Virtual Analog Synthesizer. Since the basic analog synthesizer's parameters are implemented, this app is perfectly suitable for beginners! You can easily create impressive phrases from 35 types of keyboard even if you cannot play the piano.

[Specifications]
- OSC x 2
- MODURATION
RING MODURATION
OSC SYNC
- GLIDE
- FILTER x 1
- EG x 2(AMP,FILTER)
- LFO x 2
- FX
DELAY
OVER DRIVE
- KEYBOARD(SCALE) x 35"

SSSSYNTH - Sobal Corporation
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Cwejman S1 Mk2 Analog Semi Modular Synth

via this auction

"some of the highlights of this synth:

Oscillators
These 3 super-precise oscillators don't drift unless you ask them to. By injecting a little modulation, you can get some wonderful vintage warmth. Or you can keep the modern stability. They have a wide frequency range. When you use one oscillator to FM another, you get some truly musical effects. Oscillator 1 doubles as a voltage-controllable low frequency oscillator.

LFO
One of the coolest, and least-known features of the LFO is the doubling of speed that happens in the Sawtooth and Ramp modes. With the voltage control offered, you can use it as an audio VCO. The LFO also offers a couple cool gated modes.

Filters
For me, the most attractive aspect of the synth was the incredible filter section. The Lowpass filter is switchable between 4-pole (-24db) and 6-pole (-36db) modes, as well as a band-pass mode. The Multimode filter is switchable between 2, 4, and 6 poles, and Highpass, Bandpass, and Lowpass modes. (The Bandpass actually uses 1, 2, and 3 poles.)

You can use these filters in parallel or series for some incredible sound-shaping. With all the different filter topologies offered, the subtractive synthesis capabilities of the S1Mk2 are nearly unparalled among semi-modular synths. It is truly amazing to be able to select between buzzy 2-pole and deep-bite 6 pole modes. And when you run them in series, you can get up to 12 pole mode (-72 db!). A truly deadly filter bite! Couple that with the hyper-snappy envelopes and you have a synth with some of the deadliest teeth you will ever encounter.

Each filter has a 5-input mixer. Each filter can take one external signal.

Envelopes
Speaking of the envelopes, the two envelopes on this synth are incredible. They are super-fast, excellent for percussion sounds. With the fast speeds, you are able to get sounds with this synth impossible in vintage instruments. However, these envelopes are easily capable of the slower times of older synths. Also, they both include a Delay stage. This is a pause between the gate-on and the Attack stage. When both envelopes are used together, and one is delayed, pseudo-delay effects are possible.

Both of the identical DADSR envelopes are completely controllable. They have voltage control inputs for each stage. This allows you to mimic the acoustic properties of real-world instruments. There is a switch for linear/exponential modes. There are positive and negative outputs.

I should mention a couple issues:
There is some slight bleedthrough of oscillators 1 and 2 into mixer outputs 1 and 2, respectively. Not noticeable at typical levels, really only if you are using the mixer as your main output..."

SN S1mk2-023

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ADDAC Turns 2 with a New Website

via ADDAC
"It's our uttermost pleasure to present our New Website*!
This comes around a time when we're celebrating our second year of existence. We still don't know exactly when it all started and can't quite believe that around two years gone by already!

We'd like to thank everybody who believed in our solutions. This wouldn't be possible without you!

It's our hope that the new website will help to bring you a new experience when looking and searching for our products.

And last, but not least, to celebrate the occasion we're offering FREE SHIPPING on module orders until the end of 2011!

*We're still cleaning up some details here and there but without further delays we'd like to Welcome you aboard."

New Serge ANIMATE S-Panel

via the Serge list:
"According to Rex, the ANIMATE has been specifically designed to be the mate for those who have (or are considering) an "ANIMAL" or "ANIMOO" (w/ ring mod), and as a single panel 'stand-alone' Signal Processor panel for those who have wished for the power/density of a SOUP Kitchen and CV 2 in one panel, similar in concept to the ANIMAL in relation to the BLUE or RED Voice + CV1 or 2 as the two panel solutions found in the original line.

Interesting mods:

1. There is an on-board Comparator with a variable 'Threshold' control, now included in the Preamp with the input available to any audio signal OR CV control signal for creating gates, triggers or square wave signals from any source in the system.

2. The 'NTO' has a "HI -LO" frequency range switch allowing a powerful set of vari-waveform outputs, featuring voltage control of both exponential and linear frequency modulation, operating as a stable complex LFO or as the typical NTO.

What's cool is that now in just 2 shop panels you can have synthesis with complex triple oscillator voicing (2x NTO/1xPCO) AND signal processing in both frequency domain (Wave Mult/Triple Wave Shaper) and time domain (Wilson Analog Delay). Not to mention the importance of a preamp to import external signals into the system. Very nice.

Rex is offering a free chassis to the first 3 orders for the new panel - so if any of you are interested, give him a call.

He also mentioned he had some ship-ready modules - one of each Kleinzeit, Bi-Filter, EQ Shifter, Audio & CV Matrix Mixers, CV Processor and Sequencer B - offering incentives if you want one now."