NAMM 2015 - MOOG - The Coolest Synth Ever Made

Published on Jan 26, 2015 THE MUSICIAN NETWORK (TMNtv)

Quick demo of the System 35 at this years NAMM. Note the price mentioned below also includes the optional Sequencer Complement B not visible.

"While we walked thru the MOOG booth at Winter NAMM 2015, we came across this ***incredible*** hand-built HUGE custom synthesizer manufactured by the company. It sells for......wait for it......$22,000 dollars and MOOG is planning on only making 40+ units during 2014 and that's IT. When they are "gone their gone" - so, if you want one.....you better purchase one thru one of their authorized dealers = ASAP. Finally, just listen to how FULL & TRUE the tones are coming out of this beauty!!! Simply - in our opinion - absolutely the COOLEST synthesizer EVER MADE by the company & man (Bob Moog) who = Started It All !!!! Enjoy, The Musician Network (TMNtv)"

RedSound Elevata Rack Mount Synthesizer [Ultra-Rare 1 of 250 in existence] w/ Original Box

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See the notes on buggy RedSounds below.

"Specifications:

Polyphony - 16 voices

Oscillators - Two with square, sawtooth, sine & formant waveforms plus pink/white/blue noise

LFO - Two with ramp, triangle, square, sine, pulse, sample + hold, random waveforms.

Effects - Chorus, Flange

Filter - 12 dB/oct resonant filter, low-, high-, or band-pass modes

Keyboard - None

Memory - 127 preset, 127 user patches, 90 multi-patches with 8 programs each

Control - MIDI IN/OUT/THRU (8-parts), Joystick Controller with independent socket input


PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASE:

RedSound gear is NOTORIOUSLY BUGGY and the Elevata is no exception. It was originally slated to have expansion EPROM's, but none were ever produced. Thus you have 3 ghostly empty EPROM slots that will sit forever unfilled. Elevata's are known to lock up and I find that if I flood the unit with rapid MIDI input from a keyboard I can lock it up and have to reset it. I have not had that problem when just using basic arpeggiations or playing Andantino. So to repeat this unit IS BUGGY! Please be advised: ALL Elevatas are buggy, and this one is no exception. I assume if you're looking at this unit you know this, but I want you to be an informed buyer!"

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TAMA DS200 Drum Synthesizer

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Roland MC4 MicroComposer SN 160587

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"Classic 80's sequencer
The MC4 has legendary clock stability and note event synchronization.
Great for creating complex compositions with multiple CV/Gate Synths.

This unit has the following issues:
- some of the buttons take a few presses to work
- the unit sometimes crashes when it gets hot
- the plastic coating around the base of the power cord is partially severed (shown)"

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Roland System 100 Model 104 Vintage Synth Analog Sequencer SN 500588

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Class Action Ft. Chris Wiltshire - Weekend Acapella - Live vinyl remix

Published on Jun 17, 2015 Tony Horgan

"Remixed live using the vinyl acapella with a Roland Aira TR-8 and two Cylone Analogic TT-303 Bass Bots. Recorded on a Tascam DP24."

In The KOMA Studio: Orphx

Published on Jun 17, 2015 KOMA Elektronik

"One of the most highly respected acts in techno and industrial, Orphx, stopped by our studio on their last European tour. They are able to combine modular synthesizers, hardware and software live creating intense atmospheres and heavy rhythms. In the KOMA Studio, Rich Oddie and Christina Sealey tried out some of our equipment, including the Komplex Sequencer, jamming on some dark and hypnotic techno."

Tutor Acid303 full analog

Published on Jun 17, 2015 Kevin Polzer

"tb-303, mc202, volca bass, volca keys, dave smith tempest live sequencing"

Electribe 2 | Ambient

Published on Jun 17, 2015 r beny

"Ambient exploration/jam (jamsploration?) on the Korg Electribe 2. Was going for a Fennesz-ish sound, but ended up somewhere else. All sounds/effects from Electribe 2."

SWEETWATER - GEARFEST 2015 - The Inventors of Synth (Roger Linn, Dave Smith & Tom Oberheim)

Published on Jun 16, 2015 THE MUSICIAN NETWORK (TMNtv)

"At Sweetwater's GearFest 2015, we were extremely lucky to have attended & filmed a one-of-a-kind seminar & panel discussion with three (3) HUGE contributors (i.e. 'The Inventors') of = The Synthesizer: Mr. Roger Linn, Mr. Dave Smith and Mr. Tom Oberheim. If you are an Electronic Musician and a synth-lover, then you NEED to watch this video, in its' entirety. Great Thanks to Sweetwater for putting this seminar & panel on during GearFest! Sincerely, The Musician Network (TMNtv)"

Update:

Tom Oberheim Interviewed by Sweetwater Sound

Published on Jun 29, 2015 SweetwaterSound

"Mitch Gallagher sits down with synthesizer legend Tom Oberheim for a special interview at Sweetwater's GearFest 2015. A pioneer of the synth and MIDI world, Tom Oberheim co-designed the Synthesizer Expansion Module (SEM), a device that allowed musicians to simultaneously combine live playing and sequenced playback - a concept that pre-dated the MIDI revolution. In 1981, he, along with Roland's Ikutaro Kakehashi and Sequential's Dave Smith, developed the MIDI spec, which changed the course of modern music. Tom recently re-released his famed Two Voice synth."

Dave Smith Interviewed by Sweetwater

Published on Jun 22, 2015 SweetwaterSound

"Mitch Gallagher sits down with synth pioneer Dave Smith here at Sweetwater Sound. Dave was visiting Sweetwater for GearFest '15, featuring a special panel discussion between Dave Smith, Roger Linn, and Tom Oberheim.

Legendary synth designer and Grammy-winner Dave Smith was the founder of Sequential Circuits in the mid-'70s. His Prophet-5, the world's first fully programmable polyphonic synth, was the first musical instrument with an embedded microprocessor. Dave is also known as the driving force behind the development of the MIDI specification. He has continued to innovate, and recently unveiled his latest synth creation, the Sequential Prophet-6."

The first soft synth ever, Seer Systems Reality, gets a mention.

Roger Linn Interviewed by Sweetwater

Published on Jul 10, 2015 SweetwaterSound

"At GearFest '15, synthesizer pioneer Roger Linn sat down with Mitch Gallagher to talk music and electronic instruments. Technical Grammy award-winner Roger Linn invented the LM-1 Drum Computer (the first sample-based drum machine) in 1979. He later designed the Akai MPC60, which combined a sampling drum machine with a real-time MIDI sequencer. His guitar effects unit, AdrenaLinn, has been used on hit recordings by John Mayer and Red Hot Chili Peppers. In 2014 he released the LinnStrument, an expressive MIDI performance controller.

The Sweetwater Minute, Vol. 298"