Honeysmack live PA with 909 303 202 A4 MD MPC

Published on Feb 11, 2014 Honeysmack·9 videos

This one in via Honeysmack. Great to see vintage gear used live like this.

"Gear on stage includes:
TR909
TB303
MC202
Elektron Analog Four
Elektron MachineDrum
MPC1000

Little live PA excerpt recorded at Club Survivor Dec 2013.

Audio is via the camera mic, sorry.

Please visit international home page digital websites:
http://www.honeysmack.info
http://www.handmadeacid.com"

Analogue Jam: Korg Volca Keys + Beats, Kaossilator2, Monotron Delay, Arturia Microbrute

Published on Feb 11, 2014 PanzerLyu·3 videos

"Just an improvisation with some analogue gear:
Arturia Microbrute
Korg Volca Keys
Korg Volca Beats
Korg Kaossilator2
Korg Monotron Delay

no daw, no overdubbing.
excuse me for the bad quality of the video and audio.
Recorded it just for fun on a rainy afternoon :-)

If you like it, please leave a comment."

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Dave Smith Instruments... designed and built in San Francisco, USA!

A DSI press release just sent my way. Note it's pre-NAMM. Saving it for the archives.

"SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA: Premier polyphonic synthesizer manufacturer Dave Smith Instruments is proud to design and build its illustrious instruments in San Francisco, USA in an American success story fit for the 2014 NAMM Show and beyond.

'We take the craftsmanship of our instruments very seriously,' says company founder and renowned designer Dave Smith. 'So every one of our products is built in San Francisco, California. Unlike other companies, who may build some products in the USA, but bring in others from China, even our low-cost instruments are built here. Our synthesis technology, developed over the last 40 years, allows us to hit great price points, have the most advanced features, build only with metal and wood — no plastic cases! — and still build everything in the good old USA.'

San Francisco-born, UC Berkeley-educated Smith is an archetypical Californian through and through. Responsible for the pre-eminent Prophet-5, the world’s first programmable polyphonic synthesizer back in 1978, he grew his first commercial company, Sequential Circuits, from garage to sizeable San Jose-based success story, playing a pivotal part as the primary driving force behind MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) in the process.

Smith subsequently returned to hardware instrument design in 2002, founding Dave Smith Instruments while working solo from his home in the Napa Valley wine country. Early successes with the Evolver range of analog/digital synthesizers — indeed, DSI’s first product is still shipping to this day — led to him hiring his first two employees in 2007. Continuing to work from their respective Californian homes, this coincided with the introduction of the award-winning Prophet ’08, an eight-voice synthesizer keyboard with a 100% analog signal path; eight-voice polyphony with four-on-four splits and layers; 16 x 4 gated step sequencer; and a full-size, 61-note, semi-weighted keyboard. It, too, continues to make musical waves worldwide.

As a growing Californian concern, Dave Smith Instruments has not looked back since, continuing its forward- looking manufacturing mission with a successful succession of innovative instruments, including the Mopho range of compact and affordable analog synthesizers; the Tetra polyphonic desktop analog synthesizer module; the Tempest analog drum machine (designed by Smith in collaboration with fellow Californian innovative electronic musical instrument designer Roger Linn); and, most recently, the Prophet 12 module, a space-saving tabletop and rack-ready reworking of its 2013 NAMM Show-launched Prophet 12 keyboard, the twelve-voice hybrid digital/ analog synthesizer flagship that Smith duly declared his 'best synth yet.'

Today, San Francisco is its beneficiary, for the now-nine-staff-strong Dave Smith Instruments collectively work in the heart of the city’s historic North Beach district, just a short walk from its manufacturer.

Dave Smith Instruments’ evolving family of illustrious instruments designed and built in San Francisco will be being demoed and displayed in Hall B, Booth 5400 at the 2014 NAMM Show, January 23-26 in Anaheim, California.

About Dave Smith Instruments (www.davesmithinstruments.com)

Established in 2002, Dave Smith Instruments is the preeminent manufacturer of polyphonic synthesizers. It is helmed by legendary musical instrument designer Dave Smith, whose innovations include designing the Prophet-5, the world’s first fully programmable polyphonic synthesizer, and acting as the primary driving force behind MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) — he coined the acronym, in fact — for which he received a Technical Grammy® award in 2013. Dave Smith Instruments’ products are used by an ever-increasing roster of well-known musicians and are available from music retailers worldwide. Instruments include the versatile analog/digital hybrid Evolver synthesizers, the Tempest analog drum machine, the all-analog Prophet ’08, and the affordable Mopho line of synthesizers. DSI’s highly-praised, award-winning Prophet 12 combines the best of digital and analog processing in an advanced, powerful instrument that is both respectful of its lineage and a significant technological leap forward. Dave Smith Instruments is based in San Francisco, California, where its instruments are also manufactured."

Prophet ’08 polysynth continues to be bestseller for DSI

A DSI press release just sent my way. Note it's pre-NAMM. Saving it for the archives.

"SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA: In 2013, sales of Dave Smith Instruments’ award-winning Prophet ’08 eight-voice analog synthesizer was greater than all previous years, with the exception of its inaugural year.

'The Prophet ’08 has been a remarkably consistent seller for us since 2007,' confirms company founder and renowned designer Dave Smith. 'Part of that is due to lack of competition in the analog polysynth market, but it’s also attributable to our general design philosophy. In an age where electronic devices are largely disposable — and that includes some musical instruments, we don’t develop our instruments to be supplanted by ‘next year’s model.’ Though we always strive to improve in some way with each new product, the goal is always excellence. An instrument should be intuitive and inspiring in two, five, ten, or twenty years, and not obsolete. And it should sound great, regardless of age or cost. There shouldn’t be a different standard for electronic instruments than there is for acoustic instruments in that regard.'

As an eight-voice synthesizer keyboard with a 100% analog signal path; four-on-four splits and layers; 16 x 4 gated step sequencer; and a full-size, 61-note, semi-weighted keyboard, the Prophet ’08 marked a turning point for Dave Smith Instruments in more ways than one — not least that its introduction coincided with Smith hiring his first two employees to help move the company and its increasing line of illustrious instruments forward. And anyone with an appreciation of synthesizer history could hardly help but notice that the innovative individual responsible for the pre-eminent Prophet-5, the world’s first programmable polyphonic synthesizer back in 1978, as well as playing a pivotal part as the driving force behind MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), had transported the prestigious Prophet name to the present day.

As a direct descendant of the Prophet-5, the Prophet ’08 keyboard and its 2008-launched space-saving tabletop (and rack-mountable) module counterpart (that can be used as an expander to increase the polyphony of another Prophet ’08 keyboard or module to 16 voices) are both capable of reproducing the still-sought-after sounds of their legendary ancestor. But both boast more modern features like a greatly expanded modulation matrix and additional modulation sources — such as three envelopes and four LFOs per voice — that take them way beyond vintage instruments as equally worthy and unique additions to the Prophet family tree.

Says Smith: 'In 1978, I never envisioned people playing my instruments 35 years later. I just wanted to make great synths. But the reality is, if an instrument sounds good and invites interaction with the player, it will continue to inspire creativity and be useful.'

Creativity is surely priceless, yet six years after its inauguration, and showing no signs of slowing down, the Prophet ’08 still represents remarkable value and continues to make musical waves worldwide.

Dave Smith Instruments’ present-day Prophet range will be being demoed and displayed in Hall B, Booth 5400 at the 2014 NAMM Show, January 23-26 in Anaheim, California.


The Prophet ’08 keyboard and Prophet ’08 module have an MAP of $2,309.00 USD and $1,699.00 USD, respectively, and can both be purchased from any authorized DSI dealer."

DJFrownTown minimoog vs x0xb0x vs Kawai K1

Published on Feb 11, 2014 DJ FrownTown·1 video

"Chicago's only real DJ discusses how to get minimoog style bass without using a minimoog."

WALDORF MICROWAVE 1 Rev A with CEM 3389 and OS 2.0.

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"WALDORF MICROWAVE 1 Rev A (the best and fattest sounding!) with CEM 3389 and OS 2.0."

Known details about Rev A vs. B here:
http://faq.waldorfian.info/faq-browse.php?product=mw#70

Studio Electronics Boomstar 3003 Analogue Synth SN 100022

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"This uses a clone of the Roland TB303 filter"

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Oberheim Matrix 6 SN 7714477

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"Lovely sound due the CEM chips inside. The OS version is 2.13A."

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Vintage Vermona E-Piano

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Note the listing mentions this does string sounds, but based on previous posts it only does piano, clavichord and spinnet. If anyone can confirm either way, let us know via the comments below.

"WITH VERMONA 150 K - 35 W - ORGAN AMP FROM THE SAME PERIOD - THEY ARE LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER AND BOTH SOUND THE BEST."

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Octave CAT SRM Synthesizer with HPF/LPF Mod

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Published on Feb 1, 2014 lizardpromise·2 videos

"I am selling this Octave CAT on Ebay. It has a HPF/LPF modification which makes it one of a kind. In this demo it is being sequenced by MIDI coming from Logic, through a Kenton Pro Solo MIDI/CV converter."

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