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2 x Rhodes Chroma Analog Poly Synths with CC+ MIDI & Extras

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"The Chroma is a rare thing, a 35 year old analog synth thats still supported by the original engineer and a group of dedicated Chroma fans. There is a very active Chroma group managed via www.rhodeschroma.com with a lot of interesting discussion and activity.

Chroma 1 is fully functional, new PSU and CC+ upgrade installed latest CC+ OS ROM installed V2.18. Complete with pedals and MIDI interface.

Chroma 2 is not functional. Has a new PSU and CC+ upgrade already installed but needs CMOS chips replaced on voice and controller boards and a good calibration. There is a CC+ OS ROM v2.18 included but not installed. There is also a spare v2.14 ROM from Chroma 1.

Included in this package are 2 sets of footpedals, 2 CC+ MIDI interfaces, a Behrringer BCR2000 with 2 Chromatrol adhesive overlays. There is a sysex avail;abe file to set up the BCR2000 which will operate as a dedicated programmer. I had intended to use two BCR's one for each layer, but didn't get around to purchasing the 2nd BCR, hence the two overlays. You can use one BCR for both layers, switching between via a dedicated switch. There are also two component complete Chroma voice cards and these need calibrating."

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Korg MonoPoly SN 378698 with MIDI, Original Box & Sound Chart Overlay

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"Up for sale is our superb Korg MonoPoly Analogue synthesiser fitted with the excellent Midipoly midi system and complete with its original Korg MonoPoly box."

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Jomox XBASE 888 Analog Drum Synthesizer SN 2009 - 0319

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"Listing is for rare Jomox Xbase 888. Unit functions perfectly. Includes power supply.

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15 Minutes with 0-Coast, Mother 32, Demora, MS-70CDR

Published on Jan 3, 2017 zacharyradford

"The audio is a beat off. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Left channel: 0-coast controlled by Beatstep.
Right channel: square wave from 0-coast through Ext. Audio of the Mother 32, through the Demora (with delay time modulated by the M32 Tri LFO)
The M32's LFO is being modulated by the Random step generator/Math section of the 0-coast."

Building a Patch on the Bastl Kastle

Published on Jan 3, 2017 Aidan Burns-Fulkerson

"Using the OP-1 for volume attenuation, I construct a patch on the Kastle, mess with it a bit, and then deconstruct it. This tiny machine is quite powerful!"

Modstep and roland boutiques in a "Cabin Fever" techno session

Published on Jan 3, 2017 DubMasterFish

"My post Christmas holiday trip to the cabin was disturbed by a nasty flu.
Fortunately i picked up a TR-09 just before Christmas as well as Modstep and the ARP Odyssei app.

So instead of skiing i got some time to try this setup by the fireplace!

To get the whole thing running smooth the TR-09 was "master" and the TB-03 was sequensed by modstep running as slave."

New Polivoks Desctop Clone Demo Videos by Alexey Taber

Published on Jan 3, 2017 Alexey Taber

Playlist:
morse play with polivoks
acoustic feedback with Polivoks. mic - external input .1
acoustic feedback with Polivoks. mic - external input .2

Joué - Focus on SCALER & STRIPS Modules

Published on Jan 3, 2017 Joué SAS

"Joué, the most expressive and modular MIDI controller is available now on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2gO0R3Q
It is an innovative and evolving instrument simplifying digital music playing. It offers beginners and professional artists a unique level of expressivity and spontaneity.
It comes with 8 modules as first. Here is an introduction to the SCALER module."

Joué - Focus on STRIPS module

Published on Jan 2, 2017

E-mu xl-7 (proteus 2000) acting wavetableish

Published on Jan 2, 2017 Mike Perkowitz

I thought this was pretty interesting as most PCM based synths do not allow you to modulate through oscillator waveshapes like on classic PPG & Waldorf wavetable synths. I reached out to Mike to find out exactly what was going on here. Here's what he had to say:

"It's crossfading through 8 different waveforms in succession. The e-mu doesn't let you modulate actual waveform selection, but you can assign 4 different waves to the 4 layers of a patch, and then set up a thing that lets you sweep through them, crossfading from one to the next (it's called realtime crossfade in the manual). in effect, it's a lot like one of the PPG wavetables where it interpolates from one wave to the next gradually. I have it set up so that one of the knobs is assigned to the crossfade position directly. I also have an LFO assigned to the crossfade position, with knob control over the rate and depth. I also have an AD envelope assigned to the crossfade, with knob control over attack, decay, and depth. Finally, I layered two of these patches, with the crossfades set up so that they cover the entire crossfade range with their combined 8 waves, and I chose some metallic, ppg-sounding waves for part of it. it took some meticulous programming, but now that I have a patch set up, it's fairly easy to try out different waves in the 8 positions and to play with different modulators."

I own a Morpheus myself and was curious if this was possible on it. I know, I know, I should know this owning one, and being mr. matrix and all, but I never got around to it. Mike, however, did know, and had the following to say:

"Aside from the filters, the Morpheus is a lot less sophisticated. You can't do this kind of stuff with a Morpheus -- it only has two layers per patch, and it doesn't have a whole lot in the way of interesting modulation, aside from the function generators. http://blog.perkowitz.net/2015/07/06/the-e-mu-morpheus-review-20-years-later/

The proteus-2000 synths are really, really deep, with a very good collection of waves for making synth sounds (especially if you get the XL-1 rom; I'm guessing the vintage rom is great too). The editing is not great, in various ways, and the very important edit knobs don't seem to hold up well, but it can do a lot if you put in the time."