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Rain

My nomes running "rain"

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

"Akai AX80 "Simply... Awesome!" advertisement #2 from page 7 in the May 1985 issue of Keyboard Magazine."

Yes, this one is different than the previous ad. Note the price. Click through above for more. Another strange omission in all of the ads caught by Dan Kirkhus in the comments is the lack of the data knob.

Bitch Cracker Cries For Help

YouTube Published on Jul 19, 2012 by dolphinicus

"Lunetta 11 - panel #5 is complete. 8 Personality Panhandler; 8 passive attenuators and 4 x triple input AC mixers.
This is a simple 'drone' type track with the Bitch Cracker (Nick Collins / Draal modified / myself modified, Pitch Tracker) kicking in later, modulating 2 of the Voltage Controlled Pulse Width Oscillators (that I mis-ID'd in the video, as 4093s. They're 4023's.) About 3 1/2 minutes long, due to low battery. I hope you enjoy.
Panel #6 if successful will be an MFOS 8+ channel stereo mixer that I'm beginning today."

Dave Smith Evolver with red LEDs and black panel.

YouTube Published on Jul 19, 2012 by repeatle

"The DSI Evolver is one of the best synths in my opinion. I totally love it.
I can't stand blue LEDs so I decided to replace them with red ones.
After that I made a panel that looks more like the Prophet-5 / Pro~One and uploaded it to styleflip.com.
I also replaced the knobs with the ones from DSI's lovely synth Prophet-08.

I might replace the display some day too."

JX8P LED Disco

YouTube Published on Jul 19, 2012 by bitleyTM

"By pressing down a little key, it plays a little me... no! :) But by holding down PIANO 2 and PIANO 3 while starting up, you enter the JX8P test mode. It will indicate which (of the 6) voices are in use. And how many. Here's a little melody to demonstrate the 8P LED disco! (It's also a demo showing how aggressively it should be played, hehe)."

timeFrogIII sequencer mode tutorial part2: using two clocks

YouTube Published on Jul 19, 2012 by UNDEADINSTRUMENTS

"Once again Ableton Live used as a MIDI instruments launcher, driven by a timeFrog, with the purpose to show some advanced features in the sequencer part of the device:

0:00 manual slot handling
0:10 automated slot to have a preview of the arpeggio programmed on the slot
0:18 linear arpeggio, sequencer launch using this arpeggio
0:20 step down arpeggio, sequencer launch using this arpeggio
0:30 step down arpeggio, sequencer launch using this arpeggio
0:50 tri state arpeggio...
1:30 enable a second slot sequenced
2:00 contretemps
from 2:30 freestyle use: clock mixing, cross config & part change on the fly, sequencer editing with length, fill mode, MIDI gate, square to lame rythm"

Added to Part 1 here.

Laser sound machine

YouTube Published on Jul 19, 2012 by JingleJoe

"Used this once in a museum exhibition, it's made from junk and controlled by light!"

R2 on Acid

YouTube Published on Jul 19, 2012 by miip999

"Modular Patch

Modules used:

Sequencer: Doepfer A-155, A-156, A-152, A-160, A-161, A-150,A-138b.

Bas - A111-5 (modular Dark Energy)

Melody 1 - A111-5 (modular Dark Energy)

Melody 2 - 2x A-110 thru A-106-6

R2 - Make Noise Phonogene

FM sweep A-106-6 self resonate and controlled with one A-100 and one A-143-9
delay and feedback - A-112 and A-138

Kick - Analogue Solutions BD88

Snare - Analogue Solutions SN88

Hihat - Analogue Solutions HH88

and some envelope generators, VCA and multiples"

Tiptop Audio SD808

http://tiptopaudio.com/

"The SD808 is the TR-808's analog snare drum circuit for use in Eurorack modular synthesizer format and was designed to sound like a fresh-out-of-the-box, 1980s TR-808 snare. Adapting the circuit to the modular format has allowed us to add special features like independent accent levels, a high-powered gain stage, a dual-input pulse-shaper, and an adjustable noise source - all without compromising the signature sound of the TR--808 snare drum."

Full details here.

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Tachyon Revealed

YouTube Published on Jul 18, 2012 by JCRUDESS

"An introduction to Tachyon- a new app by Wizdom Music..."

Note yet on iTunes at the time of this post:
Jordan Rudess: Wizdom Music, LLC
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