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Flower Electronics Little Boy Blue Deluxe

via this auction Close-up of the control sheet below. "The Flower Electronics Little Boy Blue Deluxe is a boutique synthesizer made by musician/sound artist Jessica Rylan. It was made in a limited edition, I purchased mine in 2006, and is no longer available from the manufacturer (i.e. pretty rare/collectable). Details are archived here - http://flowerelectronics.com/Deluxe.html Features: 2 voltage controlled oscillators, manual and voltage control of oscillator wave shapes, 1/4" input with variable gain, envelope follower with optional inverter, 2 channel mixer, intermodulating output stage, stylish oiled fir case LBB Deluxe runs on 2 9v batteries (supplied). Current drain is low, typically offering 50+ hours of battery life. The circuitry is hand-built with premium parts, using discrete transistors, no chips. Instruments are supplied with a set of banana cables for patching. Input and output are via standard 1/4" connectors. Output is a hot line level, for extra buzz. I have used this extensively for shows and recordings with the bands The Failed NASA Experiment, Black Stepdad, Lustfaust, Yajé, Evils, Fredrick Stanley Star and The (plexus) Collective. What that means is that whilst it has been well used it is really, really, really well built and has never failed. It is still in full working order and sounds as wicked as the day it was first bought. It has suffered a few scuffs and dents along the way and I have documented these in the pictures above to the best of my ability and these haven't affected the functionality at all. There are some sound samples on this page - http://flowerelectronics.com/Standard.html Here are some various videos to give you an idea of seeing it in action with other equipment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fET6naTUrfc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42SpcCP8a5w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC0Gz4PYndU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJz1KMg8BDc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfakMBKEag8 So it's a noisy little bugger ideally suited for power electronics, ambient noise and experiment scunge etc. It's great for effecting vocals/guitars/keys/etc or as a standalone sound/chaos generator.

This (long and heavy going) VHS improv I did for Bang the Bore utilises the LBB Deluxe quite extensively - http://vimeo.com/21620771" [embed below]

Black Stepdad - Trancers 2 from The Lows and the Highs Records on Vimeo.

Black Stepdad - Trancers 2 - Vimeo by murray s ward "Live electronics dub/improv for the project 20/20. Limited VHS edition of 20 exclusively for participants in the project. bangthebore.org/ downloadable from - blackstepdad.co.uk/album/trancers-2 thelowsandthehighs.co.uk/"

Novation Bass Station Keyboard SN 0007476

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Vintage Moog Taurus Bass Synth

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"This particular unit has a simple but useful modification. The LEDs on the front panel are now color coded so that even if you are on stage or otherwise in a dark room and can't read the numbers, you'll always know which settings you have selected. You can see this in the photos. Pretty cool!...

This Moog Taurus has recently been serviced by The Synth Spa in Grafton, WI, and comes shipped in a custom flight case and closed in a static-free bag. The synth is working beautifully and sounds amazing. There is a chip from one of the pedals and light surface scratching that you would expect to see on a synthesizer of this age, but overall the cosmetic condition is very good..."

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ALESIS MICRON SE LIMITED EDITION BLUE

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Benstruments, circuit bent Texas Instruments Speak & Read

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"Here we have a Benstruments, circuit bent Texas Instruments Speak & Read. Just like the Speak and Spell, exact same voice only the Speak and Math has better beat looping in my opinion. You also have a small vocabulary of words you can type in and the read will say the word typed. Works as a normal Speak & Read until you flip a glitch switch.

new controls:
Opto-Theremin Pitch Control with on/off switch

Pitch control knob that slows it to 8 bit sputtering and super fast high chattering.

Tone oscillator button that creates a tone you can then manipulate with the pitch controls like a theremin

1/4" output jack that shuts off the onboard speaker when you plug into an amp or pa system

Strobing blue LED for effect

Active matrix glitch switch that causes glitching with each push of the membrane

Loop switch with on/off and advance button for cool beat loops

Reset switch to get it back to normal

Glitch forever switch that sets the speak into constant gibbering of incoherent sentences Dual voice glitch switch that causes it to speak in both a high pitch and low pitch at the same time Ive added all the coolest mods you can find on these sweet robotic bent synthesizers. I guarantee all of my bentstruments for as long as you own, my work is solid and ive modified hundreds of toys and synths that are employed the world over by both famous and amateur musicians. Great piece to bring some creativity to your work."

ROLAND Juno-106 Vintage Analog Synthesizer SN 467947

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Soviet Silver Edition RITM-2 with Audio Input Mod

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"RITM-2

WITH MOD: "AUDIO INPUT"

Just plug another Analog Synth... It sounds like Hell!!

SILVER EDITION '92

All RITM-2 are Black - THIS ONE IS SILVER

LOOKING FOR SOUNDS, MANUALS & SCHEMES?

Visit this Awesome Web: http://www.ruskeys.net/eng/base/ritm2.php

Description:
This synthesizer was manufactured by Kirovsky musical instruments' factory in 1984, designer - Viktor Nikulin. The EMI Ritm 2 is an one-voice keyboard synthesizer designed for solo, ensembles and orchestral playing musical compositions of any genre. It can be used both for educational needs and creating different musical effects. This synthesizer can be used with an acoustic amplifier which has a response of 0,775. There is a possibility to use a low frequency amplifier such as radio receiver, TV and tape recorder. The quality of the sounding depends on an acoustic amplifier.

The synthesizer Ritm-2 can play soundings of the other classical instruments (keyboard, strings, reed and percussion instruments). It is intended for creating some specific sounds (wind, noise of surf, train, gun and whine). Using this instrument one can play some compositins with a random pitch and a timbre.
Control parameters name: pitch wheel, modulation slider, modulation frequency, registers (4'8'16'32'), tuning modulation on, modulation amount, modulation waveform, noise, square waveform level, select waveform, wave level, cutoff, key track (1/1-1/2), resonance, modulation form/depth, phone, contour osc, output, memory, filter - attack, decay, sustain, release.

Specifications:
— Polyphony - Once voice
— Oscillators - 1 osc, 1 Noise Gen. Waveforms: triangle, saw, random.
— LFO - LFO speed and modulation (triangle, saw, random waveforms)
— Filter - : ADSR knobs, cutoff, resonance, BPF/LPF mode, filter LFO level, envelope level.
— VCA - ADSR knobs, ADSR mode, mod level, keyb memory.
— Effects - Glissando
— Keyboard - 32 note
— Control - CV / Gate (can be installed), MIDI (can be installed)
— Mains voltage of alternating current, V 220
— Power consumption, W max 10
— Dimensions of the synthesizer, mm 600х400х200
— Weight, kg ~ 10"

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FabFilter Saturn distortion / saturation tutorial

YouTube Uploaded by fabfilter on Mar 6, 2012

"TO BE RELEASED on March 8, 2012. FabFilter Saturn is a high quality multi-band distortion and saturation plug-in. From subtle, clean and warm tube or tape saturation to the wildest multi-band guitar amp effects: FabFilter Saturn delivers! http://www.fabfilter.com

In this tutorial, Dan Worrall explains the basics of FabFilter Saturn. He starts with a simple single-band saturation example explaining the available algorithms and most important controls of the plug-in. Finally, he explains some more complex setups, using multiple bands and making use of the extensive modulation section. Enjoy!"