Waldorf Microwave XT - Sounds 3

Published on Nov 13, 2017 waterdropmusic

"It's actually one bass sound that I play around with and another bass sound at the end. First bass sound has effects over it but even without effects it sounds very thick.This synth is lots of fun !!"

All parts here.

KORG Volcas & Novation Circuit Electronica Session 3

Published on Nov 13, 2017 014london70

"Volca Bass playing the chords being sequenced by Circuit. Volca Dample and Keys complete the set up. Recorded in AudioShare via a Behringer Xenyx mixer and mastered in Final Touch."

Dave Smith Instruments In the Spotlight With the Prophet-6 and Tom Darom

You can find the full interview with Tom Darom here.

"Tom Darom is an Israeli producer, composer and keyboardist based in Tel Aviv, Israel. She tours and records with the Balkan Beat Box as keyboardist and programmer, is A&R/creative director for APE Records, and is also a composer for TV, film, and media. Her recent work, Shadow of Truth, is a 4-part documentary on Netflix. She received the DocAviv Best Original Music award in 2016 for the documentary Death in the Terminal. The movie also won the Best Israeli Film award.

“I live in an environment that is a melting pot of cultures, rhythms, religions, languages, and conflict. This obviously filters into the art that’s produced here. Many of my scores cover these issues. Much of the music I produce, and artists I work with are an intricate weave of eastern and western influences. Our generation is fortunate to be able to search for what defines our complex identity. From this a new, hybrid middle-eastern sound has been born.

We chatted with Tom about how she’s using the Prophet-6."

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You can find previous posts featuring DSI's Spotlight series here.

Dave Smith OB-6 Tarekith Review

Published on Nov 13, 2017 tarekith

"Brief overview of the synth's functionality and my thoughts on it after a few weeks of heavy use."

Music Thing Modular’s Spring Reverb MK2 and Some Reverb History

As you know, Music Thing introduced the Mk2 version of their Spring Reverb module and DIY kit, currently available at Thonk.

Music Thing has a great post up featuring some history on the spring reverb and what went into theirs.

"Spring reverb is a strange, unpredictable thing. It’s a real electromechanical effect; boingy metal springs being jiggled by a little coil, with the jiggling captured by another coil at the far end. Compared with smooth, reliable software, it can sometimes be frustrating and fiddly to use, but nothing else sounds the same.

In 1935, Laurens Hammond was developing and selling his Hammond Organ. He’d brought the church organ into the living room, but found they sounded a bit underwhelming without the reverberation of the hall. He discovered that Bell Labs had created an artificial delay device to simulate long-distance calls, using wire and springs. He re-purposed and tweaked the technology to create the first artificial reverberation unit. At first, they were huge."

Read the full post here.

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Gibran Curtiss routine3

Published on Nov 13, 2017 Gibran Curtiss

"messing around"

MOOG MG-1 REALISTIC ANALOG SYNTHESIZER SN 15 436

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Note the listing title states it's polyphonic, but of course it's not. The MG-1 as you know is a monophonic analog synth.

Update via Z in the comments: "The MG-1 does have a polyphonic 'organ' that can be mixed with the monosynth."

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Access Virus TI Polar Synthesizer w/ Plastic Display Cover Removed

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"Took off the display plastic piece over the screen as it got a scratched. If you would like to put it back on it’s super easy. Easy to do so but I think it looks better without."

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Octave-Plateau Cat SRM-I Synthesizer - 1976 - Serviced & Restored

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"Octave-Plateau Cat SRM-I Synthesizer - 1976 - Serviced & Restored Early version Octave Cat. The entire signal path is purely discreet! Uses CA3080 Filter. Recently serviced by Duane R. Balvage of Synth Apothecary. Near mint condition. Clean. Fully functional. Smooth sliders, pots and switches. Original Moog like knobs."

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OCTAVE PLATEAU CAT SRM SYNTHESIZER MODEL 1853 SN B3512

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"original owner instrument. purchased around 1980 from Sam Ash Music Store in New York.

this is the SRM model which is capable of duophonic play (2 notes played simultaneously). duophonic play capability was an improvement over the original pre-SRM model.

instrument comes with a hard carrying case which was custom made for this instrument.

problems I am aware of: all keys on the keyboard result in the same tone. the tone can however be manipulated and changed with the knobs and sliders. oscillator 1 appears to not be working. these problems may or may not be resolved with a calibration of the unit, or they may require more to fix."

Hopefully someone will get this one back to full functionality.

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