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New John Bowen Solaris Demos by Ken Elhardt

Also see the first set of Elhardt's Solaris demos here.

REDSOUND Darkstar XP2

via this auction

Broken joystick on this one.

"RedSound DarkStar XP2 synthesizer. Features of this versatile, compact synth include 8-voice polyphony, pulse width modulation, ring modulation, resonant filtering, ADSR enveloping as well as velocity-sensitive response, 5 simultaneous timbre capability, and a very simple user interface.

This particular example, serial number 00220, is in perfect working condition, operating flawlessly without any hardware nor software issues whatsoever. Cosmetically, it is in good used condition exhibiting only light and expected signs of past wear or use..."

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Modular synth: Monolith2 custom cabinet

flickr By Jon Sonnenberg

Click through for the mouse overs for each module and more pics.

"I don't really know much about this synth except that the modules that I have working sound great and are mostly made up of discrete parts. I bought this off of a coworker when I was working at a music store several years ago. Originally, there was a different case, with speakers and a copper touch-plate keyboard and the word "Monolith 2". The inside was a nightmare of spaghetti wiring. I decided to tackle one thing at a time and first rebuilt the cabinet and added the multiples at the bottom. Someday, I would like to get the keyboard working."

A bit ARP 2500 inspired in design mixed with some steampunk. The top row reminds me of a specific type of graphic design, but I don't know the name.

M-Audio Venom Sound Design Tips and Tricks – Oscillators

"Tip 1 – Recreating analog oscillator behavior

The first thing that comes to mind is how the frequency of an analog oscillator drifts over time. It slowly meanders in a seemingly random fashion as the circuit reacts to small variations in temperature and other factors. To quickly add some of this behavior to a Venom sound, turn up the Drift parameter using the oscillator section of the Vyzex editor."

via the M-Audio Venom blog where you'll find the full post including:

Tip 2 – Using the Waveshaper to generate PWM
Tip 3 – Unusual uses for drum sounds
Tip 4 – Using Oscillators 2 and 3 as LFOs
Tip 5 – Frequency modulation of Noise

Vintage Casio Casiotone 403 Organ, Analog Drum Machine & Synthesizer

YouTube Uploaded by trashbaggage on Jan 6, 2012

as promised

YouTube Uploaded by noystoise on Jan 6, 2012

"quick update video before work
sound is coming from my computer speaker because my other camera is dead...
more to come very soon."