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RITM-2 Soviet Analog Synth

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YouTube Published on Jun 15, 2012 by mikeonop

"Soviet vintage MOOG-like synth RITM-2"

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Waldorf Microwave XT Synthesizer

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SCI Multi-Trak Battery Replacement & Preset Restore from Tape

YouTube Published on Apr 17, 2012 by tubical71

The Multi-Trak has a design flaw that causes the battery to leak quicker than most synths over time.

"This One is covering the replacement of an empty backup battery.

Did you know the model number of the MULTI-TRAK was 615...?
The MT has 6 Voices poly and it´s max. Six times multitimbral, has an build in sequencer with four trax up to 1600 notes total capacity and an arpegiator as well.
Both are syncable to midi-clock but not to be used together.
The MT has also a build in chorus for the main outs.
And futhermore every voice has it´s own output as well.

It respond to midi velocity and aftertouch. The keyboard is doing velocity as well but not aftertouch. It sends midi-clock when using the sequencer or arpegiator.
One can do stacks and splits with equal or 2/4 1/5 and vice-versa voicecount settings.
To do this simply press the Stack-button and hold the Trak-button and type in the voice you wanna have there from the number row buttons.

Way easy and straightforward...

My Multi-Traks´ serial is 02059

It was my very first Synth ever. I´ve bought it, used, a very looong time ago back in 1987, when I was 16 years old, for a huge amount of cash these 850DM looked for me back than.
I put by nearly every amout of money earned that days - and I went to the used-synth & organ shop almost once a week to see if my machine is still there....

And nearly one year later, as I got all needed cash, went to the store with my dad, smashed the cash on the table and said to the saleman....ok - now it´s time for the synth to come home with me....:D

And there it is...and it will remain here, I simply will NOT sale this Synth to anyone...!
Some newer synthies come some went away, some are going to come, but this Model 615 remains...outlives...
May someday i come across a TOM - witch is a fantastic companion to the Multi-Trak as it has the same panel-design..."

SCI Mutli-Trak Oldschool Tape Backup Restoring

Published on Apr 17, 2012 by tubical71

"Restoring my MUTLI-TRAK sounds using the "Old-School" Cassette Interface and a Tape deck with a cassette holding the backup data.

Not very common today - people are using Midi-Dump instead. (like me as well on newer synths)

Another method is to use the cassette-interface in conjunction with a sampler. I´ve done this with the Crumar "BitOne" and the Böhm "Dynamic 12/24"

WERSI MK1 SII Stage Performer Videos

Published on Apr 9, 2012 by tubical71

Playlist:
WERSI MK1 SII Stage Performer - fully expanded
MK1 Soundengine Showcase Part One: Factory VS. Self-Made Sounds
WERSI MK1 Soundengine Programming Part One
MK1 Soundengine Showcase Part Two: Self-Made Motion Sounds
Wersi MK1 S2 Soundengine Showcase Part Three HQ-Audio
Wersi MK1 S2 Soundengine Showcase Part Four HQ-Audio

"My Wersi MK1 SII need some repairs, and I now have a DigiCam with a video funktion so let´s do a litle video, since I did not find any MK1 videos here in YT.
And sorry for my bad spoken english. This vid is only quick&dirty try to present the MK1.
The cams´ sound quality is not as good as I imagined, therefore i´ll do another one which covers the soundengine of the Synth in a seperate soundfile.

Brief overview of the MK1:
Full programmable Fourier sound synthesis with max. 32nd harmonics using the little sliders underneath the display
20 Voices max. polyphony. Each MK1 voice consist of a independent Preprogrammed Z80-style CPU - Back in the mid 1980 very expensive....
The price of a MK1 started at around 1500DM these days. What you get was only the MK1 and 4 voices - no extras. The "WersiVoice" and the VCF "Sounderweiterung" are only options and costs aux money..;)
A fully expanded version was around 8000DM, one voiceboard costs 249DM and the "effectsboard" was around 800DM back than, equals to $4000...in the mid/end 80th a huge amount of cash.
Ok Back to the MK1: the main strength was the complex VCA envelope. It has 8 "slots", 6 for "attack" modules and one for the sustain and the last for the release phase of the sound.
Each slot can load a module out of 18(!) types, like ramp,linear,expo all with or without dynamic control via the keyboard, wheels or external control. Additional a loop and some step funktions, a vibrato and noise(=random at low rates) module is available.
-pretty neat-
But simple ASDR is also here - but who´ll use this....? ;)
And futhermore all the same is possible for the pitch envelope - way cool -

Doing your own sounds isn´t very easy. In fact it´s -by far- more complicated than DX7 sound programming. Without the manual nothing is possible since the display just reads numbers, numbers and numbers -- for example programming the VCA:

Type Complex
1 NEW = 2048
2 NEW = 1024
....
15 NEW = 4095 (this is the sustain level)
16 NEW = 512 (release)

Ah...ok...no manual no idea...And you´ll need the overlays for the "funktion-matrix" on the most right of the machine only to get to the right place otherwhise you´ll may format the internal RAM instead of programming the VCA envelope...uups... happend to me some times...great to have them back´pd in a cardridge...:D"

MFB 501 Rhythmusbox

YouTube Uploaded by uNTERHOLz72 on Jul 31, 2011

"a small & affordable german analog rhythm machine.features:
-9 mutable analog instruments.
-64 presets with 64 fill ins.
-can play 1, 2 or 4 bars in the loop.
-mono/stereo out
-trigger in & out
-foot control for start
-foot control for fill in

watch it at work (hidden link): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B70McaT3KfY [below]
u- resista 2011
http://www.myspace.com/unterholz"

U Resista - Ambient Live Pt.1

Published on Mar 4, 2012 by uNTERHOLz72

Unterholz Resista 2012 (http://www.myspace.com/unterholz)

"Analog Drums :MFB 501, MAM ADX1
Analog Synths: Roland SH101, Roland MKS50, Sequental Circuits Sixtrak, Yamaha CS5 Digital Synths : Hohner HS-2/E a.k.a. Casio VZ10m
Sequencer: Cubase LE , MFB 602 (SH101 & MFB 501)
Effects: Ensoniq DP/4 Multi Effects (SH101), Vesta Fire RVD 901 Digital Reverb (MKS50), Dynacord DDL12 Digital Delay (CS5), Digitech DSP 256XL Multi Effects (Hohner HS2/E) durch MAM Phaze2 Stereo Analog Phaser
Audio Interface: Echo Audiofire12"

Pink Floyd's Shine on You Crazy Diamond Performed on Laserharp

Laser Harp laserharfe KL-450 BASIC, Shine on you crazy diamonds, Kromalaser.mp4

YouTube Published on Jun 15, 2012 by KromaLaser

"http://www.kromalaser.com

Intro by Sgt pepper played on a Kromalaser Laserharp.
With KL-450 BASIC Laser Harp, our client has assigned 2 instrument's bank to the same Laser Harp. This demonstrate you can split the instrument, even to play one instrument each laser.

Please join also our page on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/laser.harps"

L-1 AC/DC Mixer Prototype

"L-1 AC/DC Mixer. Prototype unit. PCB & panels set will be available soon. Info here http://greenexpo.by/synth/"

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Luisie The Freak + Sucio Viernes Acid Picnik Session 1

YouTube Published on Jun 3, 2012 by LuisieTheFreak

"Facebook: www.facebook.com/luisiethefreak"

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Amon Tobin on Ninja Jamm

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YouTube Published on Jun 14, 2012 by ninja000

"Ninja Tune/Coldcut founder Matt Black catches Amon Tobin during his UK ISAM: Live tour for a coffee at Euston Station, to talk about Ninja Jamm - the forthcoming next-generation beatnological application for iOS.

More info and exclusive videos featuring Ninja Tune artists to come - subscribe to the Ninja Tune channel or visit http://www.ninjajamm.com

App launches Summer 2012

Filmed: Alex Minney
Edited: Freak UK"

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