Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star" SELIDOR iNCONSEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS Modular Synthesizer System

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Update: Original video was pulled so the above will do. It comes in at 3:02.

Uploaded on May 8, 2011 antonio roberto·75 videos
It comes in at 2:51. Tons of other synth spotting in there as well.

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SELIDOR "Inconsequential Circuits" Modular Synthesizer

"This listing is for a Selidor 'Inconsequential Circuits' modular synthesizer system.

We are selling it on behalf of a professional composer who got it as a trade a long time ago and never used it. It has been kept in pretty rough storage and shows lots of deterioration.

This item is a One-of-kind system built as a pioneering prototype back in the very early eighties by UK engineer Roy Gwinn.

This item was a programmer for a huge Moog modular system as used and owned by Hans Zimmer and featured in the very first video on MTV, the Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star"!

In Roys words:

'I can confirm that the equipment you see is from Hans Zimmer.

The box in the front is an extender for a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5. It is to run a Roland Microcomposer MC-8 into the Prophet. It is of no use without the modded Prophet it goes with. We called that box "Inconsequential Circuits". This is what you had to do in the days before MIDI. It was used on dozens of major tracks back in the early eighties.

It's not a standalone synthesiser; it's a programmer which saves and recalls knob positions and patching. It was pioneering work, but there isn't much use today for a system run on a single 8-bit Z80 at 2MHz, with a mere sixteen program stores.

I do think it's worth documenting and preserving for posterity, and I would be prepared to help (a bit) in that regard. I have extensive technical documentation in my archive. I could also put it in the context of what we were trying to do, where we succeeded, and where we failed.

There was only ever the one of these. It was very experimental and prototype.' -Roy Gwinn

We are selling it on behalf of a professional composer who got it as a trade a long time ago and never used it. It has been kept in pretty rough storage and shows lots of deterioration.

ACCESSORIES - Comes as pictured. This unit consists of FOUR large steel frame modular units and single desktop box.

PHYSICAL CONDITION - Poor. There are scratches, scuffs & marks that cannot be removed. The synthesizers show signs of heavy age & wear. There are several modules that appear to be missing. There is a considerable amount of oxidation.

WORKING CONDITION - Not working, obviously. Would be great museum piece worth restoring as a historical record of a pioneering piece of gear prior to MIDI and of course as part of the first video on MTV. Roy has offered the original circuit diagrams to help facilitate a restoration..."

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*NEW* Tenori-on Nord Modular G1 one Turntable - cam setup test

Published on Aug 24, 2013 michal23pl·89 videos

"just a new camera setup test and sound check. all sounds = my patches on Nord Modular G1"

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"all sounds programmed on Nord Modular G1 and sequenced with Tenori-on"

vocoder slice

Published on Aug 24, 2013 Ebotronix·747 videos

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Published on Aug 25, 2013

"4ms Peg, RCD², VcaMatrix
Analogue Systems RS100², RS110²², RS360²
Arp Odyssey 2821
Bananalogue VCS
Cyndustries Zero Oscillator²
Doepfer R2M, A143-1&2, A148, A134²² panning by A143-9
Flame Chord Machine², Talking Synth Module
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KORG Z1 "StepLight"

Published on Aug 24, 2013 retrosound72·239 videos

"(c) 2013 synthesizer demo track by RetroSound.de
"StepLight"

all synthesizer sounds: KORG Z1 MOSS Synthesizer from the year 1997
I use own sounds and factory sounds.
recording: multi-tracking without midi
fx: reverb and delay

I use the internal programmable arpeggiator in this demo track."

Future Retro FR-777 RARE Early Purple Edition (#10 of 30) w/ VCA Sustain Mod

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"This analog beast is so much fun to play with! It is way more than a TB-303 clone, with 10 times more knobs to trick out the sound into mind-bending regions far beyond the original. I'm sad to let it go but I just haven't been making music for a few years and want to find a good home for my gear. The sequencer is like the FR Mobius, with on-the-fly editing while playing.
There is minor paint wear on the face plate, especially around the filter cutoff knob, to be expected with all the knob tweaking this thing inspires :)

RARE early purple edition (#10 of 30), w/ VCA sustain mod (switch on rear).
The additional switch changes between normal gate decay and no decay (infinite sustain)
'As in the original 303, if a long sustain is written for a note’s duration the VCA’s gate signal will eventually decay until no sound is heard. You can change this so that the gate signal never decays, and infinite gate times are possible.'"

Vintage Multivox MX-312 Multi Echo Tape Delay w/Cover

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"Hello,up for auction is a Vintage Multivox MX-312 Multi Echo Tape Delay Reverb Unit. This Delay is in Excellent condition. Very, very clean , it has been with it's owner for over 30 years and used very little. All functions work great and it sounds phenominal.

From subtle echo and slapback to all out bizarre, this does it all. : Effect selector (reverb only, mix, delay only) , each head has an on/off button for playback and feedback, spring reverb and "swell reverb" setting , and sound on sound (plural and single pass) . Take a look at all of the pictures, the plexi tape cover has no scratches, the tapeheads and capstan are in beautiful condition., and it comes with the original Multivox Cover. You would be hard-pressed to find one nicer..."

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SCI's Tim Smith's Two Moog Polymoogs

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" Hello,up for auction is are a pair of Moog Polymoog synthesizers for Parts or Project. The top Synth in the pictures does power up and has all of it's, keys, circuit boards, etc. All of the keys are making contact and the oscillators are producing some low sound and the LED's are displaying the patch numbers . The bottom Moog pictured looks to have almost everything except for part of it's power supply , a few keys, and ribbon controller. There are enough useable components here to make one complete synth with lot's to spare, or if you have the parts available, repair them both.

This synth belonged the late Tim Smith. He was the Western Regional Tech Rep for Sequential Circuits , Arp, Moog also contributing to the famous Vintage Synthesizers book and articles in Keyboard Magazine. Tim was an expert at repairing all kinds of synthesizers and electronics and over the years amassed quite a bit of stuff. Most of his collection has disappeared except for a few items I've come across that will be available for sale this week..."

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SCI's Tim Smith's Sequential Circuits Prophet 10 Synthesizer

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"Hello,up for auction is a Sequential Circuits Prophet 10 Synthesizer Parts Project. Looks like it's missing the Hard Drive and a Circuit board. The casing is in overall good condition, missing the Wood Sides and three broken knobs. It does power up and has all it's Keys , Eprom's , Curtis Chips , etc.

This synth belonged the late Tim Smith. He was the Western Regional Tech Rep for Sequential Circuits , Arp, Moog also contributing to the famous Vintage Synthesizers book and articles in Keyboard Magazine.. Tim was an expert at repairing all kinds of synthesizers and electronics and over the years amassed quite a bit of stuff. Most of his collection has disappeared except for a few items I've come across that will be available for sale this week..."

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SCI's Tim Smith's Sequential Circuits Prophet 600 with Original Box

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Pics of the inside below.

"Hello,up for auction is a Sequential Circuits Prophet 600 Synthesizer. This synth is in amazing condition. Bought new to use in the owner's recording studio , it has had about 4 hours of use and basically has sat in it's original box for 30 years. It still works great and comes with the service manual.

This synth belongs to the business partner of the late Tim Smith who was the Western Regional Tech Rep for Sequential Circuits , Arp, Moog also contributing to the famous Vintage Synthesizers book and articles in Keyboard Magazine. Tim was an expert at repairing all kinds of sythesizers and electronics and over the years amassed quite a bit of stuff ( the service manual included was his )..."

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SCI's Tim Smith's Yamaha CS60 Analog Synth

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"Hello,up for auction is a Vintage Yamaha CS60 Synthesizer. This synth works fine , sounds excellent and is in great condition with normal wear for it's age. The legs and foot controller are not included.

This belongs to the business partner of the late Tim Smith who was the Western Regional Tech Rep for Sequential Circuits , Arp, Moog also contributing to the famous Vintage Synthesizers book and articles in Keyboard Magazine. Tim was an expert at repairing all kinds of synthesizers and electronics and over the years amassed quite a bit of stuff. Most of his collection has disappeared except for a few items I've come across that will be available for sale this week."

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