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Roland TB-303 with Devil Fish SN 296300

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1984 Garfield Electronics Ad

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

"Garfield Electronics Doctor Flick, Clock Delay, Modulator and Timebase Meter 'The Time Machines' full page black & white advertisement from page 21 in the July 1984 issue of Keyboard Magazine."

Midnight Star - Operator Official Video

Uploaded on Feb 19, 2010 UnidiscMusic·1,819 videos

Watch from the beginning. Payoff comes in at :40.

"Midnight Star - Operator
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The synth-funk unit Midnight Star scored several times on the charts during the mid-'80s, led by their double-platinum album No Parking on the Dance Floor in 1983. Just one of the successful acts on Solar Records (also including Shalamar, Lakeside, and the Whispers), the group was formed in 1976 at Kentucky State University by the Calloway brothers, trumpeter Reginald, and trombone player Vincent, with vocalist Belinda Lipscomb. After signing with RCA near the turn of the decade, Midnight Star recorded their first album in 1980, The Beginning, with a conglomeration of studio players and producers. After moving to the Solar label by 1982, the group released Victory and then added a full band: guitarist Melvin Gentry, bassist Kenneth Gant, drummer Bobby Lovelace, and keyboard player Bo Watson.

Though the Calloways' production skills -- later used to full effect on tracks by Natalie Cole, Gladys Knight, and Teddy Pendergrass -- had pushed Midnight Star into the R&B charts during 1981-1982, with singles like "Hot Spot" and "I've Been Watching You," the group was unprepared for the success of the first single from their third proper album, No Parking on the Dance Floor. "Freak-a-Zoid" hit number two on the R&B charts in mid-1983, and though it failed to make the pop Top 40, it pushed the LP over the platinum mark. "Operator," the first single from their next album, Planetary Invasion, became their highest-charting single, making number 18 on the pop charts. By 1986, Headlines had become Midnight Star's third album to at least sell gold, but it proved their last; both Reginald and Vincent left the group to form Calloway in 1988. (Incidentally, the Calloways had introduced future legend Babyface to Solar executives for his first job, and produced Babyface's group the Deele).

Without Reginald and Vincent Calloway to lead the way, Midnight Star fell fast and far. A 1988 self-titled album flopped, and 1990's Work It Out proved to be their last until 2002's 15th Avenue. Since then, the members continued outside collaborations, but they also came together for frequent touring. As late as 2007, the group's lineup featured Lipscomb, Gentry, Watson, Lovelace, and Gant. As Calloway, the Calloways found success with their first single, 1989's "I Wanna Be Rich," which hit number two on the pop charts. The track was their only major hit, followed by "Sir Lancelot" and the title track from their 1990 debut album, All the Way. Calloway returned two years later with Let's Get Smooth, but the album proved their last. The brothers continued working, with Pieces of a Dream and Bootsy Collins, among others."

Row of Sequential Circuits Prophet-5s.

Update via C.R. in the comments:

"no, payoff comes in at 0:17. [indeed]

here's a video I uploaded a while ago … Midnight star live with some synth + vocoder spotting. One of the best live performances I have ever seen by any band:"

Midnight Star - Freak-A-Zoid (live)

Uploaded on Nov 2, 2011 csmcrckrs·51 videos

"Midnight Star live in Los Angeles, 1983. Breathtaking performance."

Read This Post if YouTube Embeds are Not Working for You in IE

I had a report that the YouTube videos on the site are not playing for some in IE. It turns out it is due to IE being run in compatibility mode. If you turn it off the videos should come up fine. YouTube has two embed codes available the new embed code that supports HTML5 and the old that is Flash only. iOS does not support Flash so I've been using the newer code. It looks like IE in compatibility mode does not play well with the newer code.

100% Slim Phatty - Moog Me (Original Mix)

"Another cool experiment multitracking slim phatty!

Hope u all enjoy!"

Moog Phattys on eBay

iTRIGGER - JUNE 22 on iPAD

Published on Jun 19, 2013 POJSTUDIO·1 video

"Press Release: http://bit.ly/143vsgY
iTRIGGER is going live on June 22 with a special week long introductory launch price of only $2.99 USD (normally $7.99) so get it while it's cheap! Keep an eye out for it on the iPad App Store.

iTRIGGER is a midi controller app for iPad. It allows you to control Ableton Live and other DJ software using your iPad over a wireless or usb connection. It allows you to launch clips and scenes and control many other features of Ableton.

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FEATURES

Control Ableton Live and other midi enabled software with your iPad!
MIDI over WiFi
MIDI over USB with iPad camera kit + USB MIDI cable and most iPad midi accessories (accessories not included)
AirPlay Support -- Live Video Streaming to your TV
Customisable Background Colours
Customisable Button Colours
Hide buttons completely for a light show
Toggle Button Text on and Off

Clip Mode
• Play Clips
• Play Scenes
• Navigate Clips and Tracks

Drum rack, x-y mode

Misc mode
• Track Levels
• Left/Right adjustments
• Effect Levels
• End Tracks
• Enable Tracks
• Cue Tracks
• Set Tracks to record

No Flickering
Bright Colours
Rotating Display
Highly Responsive"

Doepfer Dark Time / Dark Energy / Korg Monotribe

Uploaded on Aug 20, 2011 ferg303·60 videos

"Syncing Korg Monotribe up with Doepfer Dark Time at PMT Norwich"

Korg Monotribe with Korg MS10 and Doepfer Darktime/Energy

Uploaded on Oct 6, 2011 ferg303·60 videos

"Syncing up the Korg Monotribe / Doepfer Dark Time/Energy and Korg MS10
Demonstrated by Charlie Simmons"

The Om Guitar

Published on Jun 20, 2013

"An introduction to the 'Om Guitar'. A modified lap steel guitar played with an unusual technique.."

I almost didn't post this one as it is a guitar and not a synth, but listen in at 1:29. It sounds like a drone synth. It also sounds very Dead Can Dance. It's almost like Lisa Gerrard coming in at 1:39.

Of course the Moog Guitar and Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesizer also come to mind.

iPolysix Tutorial Mission 1 UPDATE:The Move Function

Published on Jun 20, 2013 Mee Zanook·44 videos

"Watch how to transpose the key of a song.In Tutorial Mission 1 we copied a pattern and manually changed the notes,watch how the Move function does this in one shot and also creates alternate musical patterns"

iTunes:
KORG iPolysix - KORG INC.

Create an analogue sounding pad with the Rob Papen SubBoomBass virtual synth

Published on Jun 20, 2013 timespace08·139 videos

"In this video, Roni Size engineer and Full Cycle Records legend D-Product talks us through how to create an analogue sounds pad sound using the Rob Papen SubBoomBass virtual synth.

Try SubBoomBass out for yourself by downloading the free demo version, here is a link - http://bit.ly/1aauCDT"