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Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Here are a few pics of the MATRIXSYNTH Christmas tree. You should be able to spot a few synths. :)

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season. I want to thank all of you for making the site what it is, and I want to give huge shout out to supporters of the site. You make the site possible. We live in a great time for synths. I like to think this site helps spread the word on our amazing world. Merry Synthmas!

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As far as what's on the tree: you should spot a Minimoog complete with manual, a vintage Moog Model 1P 5U modular system, and a new 5U Synthesizers.com system. The Minimoog and Model 1P were from microscopics as part of a promo for their gas0095 and High Skies releases years ago. The image used for the Model 1P actually comes from Tone Tweakers. It is quite possible it is actually this one for sale. Update: I heard back from Tone Tweakers. It looks like the one currently for sale is a different one.

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3 Merry Modules #38: Tides, Clouds, Ears

Published on Dec 24, 2017 Comparative Irrelevance

"Happy droning holidays to all! I hope you're enjoying the day with your loved ones. And even if you don't celebrate Foodmas, there's hopefully nothing stopping you from enjoying some modular synthesis this winter morning! :)

Patch notes:
I'm playing a sample from a completely randomly chosen song through Ears and into Clouds, while using the envelope follower and threshold gate signal generated from the sample to control the patch. I'm using Tides as a typical LFO to scrub back and forth through Clouds' buffer by way of the Position parameter, shuffling the input around somewhat.

The gate signal from Ears enables Clouds' winter themed freeze. As the sample reaches its crescendo, the buffer is frozen and held until the levels recede. However, the Position modulation keeps the frozen buffer from sounding static. Ears' envelope follower is patched to Tides' level, so the louder parts (i.e. when freeze is engaged) have the greatest modulation range – the most movement of buffer playback position, in other words.

You may notice that I have Clouds' Pitch turned up fairly high. This is because the sample itself is played back at a much slower than natural rate and is consequently pitched down, so I'm compensating for some of that pitch drop in the granular playback.

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Thanks for watching!"

SUPER RARE EMS POLYSYNTHI UNIQUE VCS-3 POLYPHONIC VINTAGE ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

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"FOR SALE SUPER RARE SYNTHESIZER KEYBOARD BY ELECTRONIC MUSIC STUDIOS - EMS POLYSYNTHI !!! SYNTH IN WORKING CONDITION. THIS UNIQUE SYNTHESIZER. UNIQUE SOUND STRUKTURES, - FX PSYHODELIC SOUND SYNTH... THIS IS THE BEST SYNTH WHICH I HAVE. INCREDIBLE SOUNDING POLYPHONIC VCS-3 SYNTHI VERSION SYNTH. FOR THE SOUND TRACK IN THE CINEMA AND SOUND PRODUCED PRO-STUDIOS. . MOST MUSICAL IMAGES HE CAN BORN. A LOT OF COMPLEX AND INCREDIBLE MONUMENTAL SOUNDS AND POWERFUL BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO TRANSFER ALL EMOTIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT THIS SYNTH. = ONLY YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF USE WITH IT WILL GIVE YOU UNDERSTANDING AND DISCLOSE THE MAGIC OF SOUND THESE SYNTH!"

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OBERHEIM OB-XA

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"This unit has been meticulously cleaned inside and out and electronically refurbished in an attempt to future-proof it, a process requiring approximately 40 hours of skilled labor, and is in full working order and looking and sounding quite lovely. It is justifiably more expensive than the way lesser examples that appear on the market from time to time."

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Vintage Roland SH-2000 Analog Synthesizer

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op/Axoloti improv

Published on Dec 24, 2017 Servando Barreiro

Schmidt EightVoice Edges Soundset Demos

Published on Dec 23, 2017 Barb

"Edges, a soundset programmed for the Schmidt EightVoice synthesizer.

Sound design by Barb & Coyote14.

All sounds played by Coyote14.

If you are a lucky owner of this machine, you can download it for free here :

https://www.barbandco.com/store/p187/...

These sounds have been used for the Audiofanzine review of the EightVoice by Synthwalker. You can read the test in french here :

https://fr.audiofanzine.com/synthe-an..."

ELECTROCOMP EML-400 SEQUENCER

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"This EML-400 has been meticulously overhauled and is in perfect working order, unlike most. This was a very time consuming and costly process which is of course reflected in the high price. sn42x"

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chris randall - exploration.05

Published on Dec 24, 2017 Chris Randall

"I was just horsing about trying to figure out routing, and recorded some simple noodles on the Linnstrument, with Madrona Labs Kaivo providing the synth sounds. Enticing rhythms via Nanoloop Mono via Eventide H9, drones and noises on the four-track (from a tape I had made for another track, natch.)

The Linnstrument and Kaivo/Aalto is a powerful combination, but it's a pain to set up in Live. Probably easier in Mainstage or Logic, but ewww."