Grand Rapids Home for Sale with Pipe Organ

Published on Oct 29, 2014 Steve Zaagman

Filing this one under f'ing nuts. This one is in via Phil A.

And you thought synth collectors were obsessive...

Clouds Re-imagined : A Monsoon Build by Gaz Luke

Published on Feb 13, 2020 Synth Diy Guy

"Gaz Luke of Big T Music sent me this beautiful Monsoon module, an enhanced version of Mutable Instrument's classic Clouds module. It is smaller but offers more controls, and the brushed aluminium panel sports gorgeous Blade Runner inspired graphics by Gaz and Jonathan Barnbrook of Bowie Blackstar fame. So I made a Blade Runner inspired video of a very unique patch!

Monsoon is a redesign of Émilie Gillet's Clouds module, by Jakplugg Open Source from a concept by Pusherman’s Philip Wise

Video shot and edited by Quincas Moreira and Edgar López. Directed by Quincas. Featuring images from films by Stanley Kubrick (fair use)
Voice over by Gaz Luke.
Music by Quincas.

Stay Noisy :)"

WORF SON OF MOOG BY DIXON HILL STRETCHED CANVAS PHOTO PRINT

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WORF SON OF MOOG BY DIXON HILL
STRETCHED CANVAS PHOTO PRINT MOOG SYNTHESIZER
HARDWOOD STRETCHER FRAME
UNUSED/ LIKE NEW
STILL HAS PICTURE HANGER HARDWARE IN PLASTIC BAG
MEASURES 16" WIDE X 12" TALL X 1-1/2" THICK

HOBO NOT INCLUDED

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Wersi EX20 additive synthesizer

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"Here's a rare and hard to find Wersi EX20 additive synthesizer. This is the rack mount version of Wersi's MK1 synthesizer. It's in excellent condition and is fully tested and works perfectly. Comes with the wooden outer case that can be removed for rack mounting..."

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Quasimidi Sirius

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"The Sirius is a keyboard groove-synth, featuring a real-time and step sequencer with pattern and song modes. The units is 7x multitimbral and has 28-voice polyphony across it's 7 tracks, with track selecting a (track-specific) sound within 96 sounds (per bank) of preset- or user-writeable sounds."

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The CAT by Octave vintage synthesizer SN A1499

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"The CAT synthesizer by Octave is in excellent condition, everything is working. One owner, purchased new in 1978. Original instruction manual is included. One of the silver colored disks is missing on one knob."

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Twisted Electrons Therapkid demo

Published on Feb 13, 2020 Nasu

"I got to test a Therapkid SID emulating synth at home and fell in love with it so I couldn't return it back and had to buy it. I presented it to people at a local synth meet and the rest of them wanted to know how it sounds. So here is my very first synth demo video."

Korg Wavestation A/D Demo

Published on Feb 13, 2020 Panu Savolainen

"Blackhole fx used"

Prophet X Boasts New OS and Robust Third-Party Support

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San Francisco, CA—Feb 13, 2020 — Sequential today announced several developments that have enhanced their flagship hybrid samples+synthesis keyboard, the Prophet X. These include a new OS, two full-featured third-party sample editing applications, and several add-on sample libraries from 8Dio and other sound developers.

The new 2.2 OS adds several user-requested features including 24 additional User Sample Groups, support for crossfades on forward-backward loops, and the capability to modulate between tempo-synced LFO values. The new features build on an already-powerful foundation of sound shaping tools and the fusion of samples and synthesis. The new OS is designed for both the Prophet X and Prophet XL and can be downloaded from the Prophet X/ XL support page on Sequential’s website.

Another significant development for the synthesizer, which supports up to 50 GB of user-created sample content, is the availability of two powerful third-party sample creation/editing tools. The first, PXToolkit, is a free application from developer ThinkerSnacks which offers drag and drop file creation with automatic extraction of pitch and loop metadata from .WAV files, as well as support for multi-sampled instruments, multiple velocity layers per key, and round-robin sample selection and playback. The software can be downloaded free of charge from the ThinkerSnack website.

The second tool, SAMPLEROBOT Pro 6.5 from Skylife, brings Prophet X support to their popular and highly-acclaimed auto-sampling and sample editing application. It supports multi-sampled instruments, multiple velocity layers per key and powerful looping and editing tools. The software is available for purchase from Skylife’s website.

Also noteworthy is the abundance of third-party add-on sample packs that can be imported into the Prophet X and manipulated as part of its hybid sound engine. The most prolific among the various sound developers creating content for the synthesizer is 8Dio, with eight Prophet X-specific products to date. These include deep-sampled versions of vintage instruments such as the Yamaha CP70, ARP 2600, Oberheim OB-X, Sequential Prophet-5 and T-8, Roland Jupiter 4, and Moog Prodigy and Minimoog Model D synths.

Add-On packs from other developers include:
- Replicants from Modulatable Synthesis (samples of the Deckard’s Dream poly synth)
- The 9000 Foot Piano from Pianobook (samples of a renowned Yamaha grand piano)
- BlueWave from Goldbaby (samples of the PPG Wave 2.2)
- VCO Pack from ThinkerSnacks VCO samples from the Neutron, OB-6, Dreadbox Erebus, and Moog Voyager)

“We’re excited about the support that the Prophet X is getting from third-party developers. Clearly they feel, as we do, that it’s a hugely powerful synth with incredible potential,” commented Dave Smith. “Having access to these new editing tools and add-on sample packs makes an already-awesome musical tool even more versatile. ”

The Prophet X has garnered critical acclaim for its sonic versatility and sound design capabilities through its substantial internal library of 150 GB of sample content as well as its ability to import up to 50 GB of additional user samples and add-on content from sound developers.

All sample content can be manipulated by the Prophet X sound engine, which powers two simultaneous sample-based instruments plus two high-resolution digital oscillators, with a full complement of traditional synthesis tools, all processed through analog filters. Dual digital effects and a 64-step polyphonic sequencer round out the package. In standard performance mode, the instrument provides bi-timbral, 8-voice stereo, or 16-voice mono operation. Thirty-two-voice performance mode allows paraphonic filter operation when using a single sampled instrument and oscillator.

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GLASYS - Sequential Prophet XL Performance

Published on Feb 13, 2020 Sequential

"Our friend GLASYS stopped by the office while on tour and we were lucky enough to have him play a few of his songs for us! www.youtube.com/c/glasys https://www.instagram.com/glasysmusic/

1. Sheik's Theme from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - this patch uses both layers A and B in mono mode (8 voices). An expression pedal brings the higher pitched sparkle in and out while the mod wheel controls the cutoff of an underlying pad.

2. Saxophobe - this patch is based on a reversed sax sample that's modulating a sine wave's frequency. The actual sample isn't in the mix, only the sine.

3. Vinyl Piano - a piano sample that's frequency modulated by noise and an LFO with a slightly closed filter."

Check out additional posts featuring GLASYS here.