Yamaha CS-30 Analogue Mono Synth Modular SN 3920

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"The Yamaha CS-30 is one of the most flexible analogue monosynths ever made.

Featuring elaborate routing and modulation capabilities, alongside multiple envelopes and a built-in step sequencer, this is a sound designers dream.

My CS-30 has a built in mod to clock the internal sequencer from an external source.Simply plug into the external input at the back of the synth and turn up the trigger and signal dials on the front of the synth.

The CS-30 is almost modular in sound.I would go as far as saying its modular with switches.

This particular example is in very good condition for it's age, and is fully working."

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Oberheim OB-12 Z-Domain Synthesizer

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YAMAHA AN1x Analog Physical Modeling Synthesizer

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Kind of interesting side note is the AN1X was branded as an Analog Physical Modeling Synthesizer. You can see it on the top right. However, it did not feature physical modeling as the KORG Z1, Prophecy, Technics WSA1, and Yamaha's own VL synths. Back when physical modeling and virtual analog synths were new they were often referred to either physical or analog modeling synths. Somehow Yamaha mixed the two in the AN1X.

As for the oscilator modelling on the AN1X it featured 2 oscillators per voice: square/ sawtooth/ pulse width/ ring modulation/ noise/ FM/ variable wave-shapes (Edge - sine/triangle)/ Saw2/ Inner1-3/ slave(sub) osc on osc1

You'll notice the lack of any modeling of real world instruments - brass, bowed strings, plucked strings, etc... It is a great sounding synth and offers a bit more in the oscillator section than many other virtual analog synths.

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Waldorf Microwave XT Rare 30 Voice SN 010727992 w/ Original Box

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Oberheim OB-XA SN 820505

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Pic of the inside below.

"Oberheim OB-Xa in excellent physical condition:

- Latest firmware revision "G" installed and original factory patches uploaded.
- Powers on and fully functional
- All 8 voice boards were recapped with new electrolytics a few years ago.
- Instrument powers on and autotunes voice boards.
- Voice cards recalibrated by Synth Chaser
- Power Supply Capacitor Rebuilt from Synthchaser Kit
- Magnetic RAM upgrade from Electrongate
- Keys manually cleaned (As seen in photo) also serviced by Muckelroy
- New key bushings were also installed a few years ago. Keys are nice and soft when depressed, not clunky.
- Includes StarDust Synth Cover (Originally shipped from Italy)
- No MIDI installed.
- Stored in a climate controlled (air-conditioned) environment.
- Comes with hard case (shown in photos)."

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Moog One and Buchla Live Playing

Published on Feb 16, 2020 therudyrude

"The DAO (dual Braids) is doing the bass controlled by the 223/222e and 2TT triggers the 281e for timbre modulations.The 2H9 is on the bass.The top row of the 222e controls Elements in ZDSP Valhalla Room. I play a home made preset On the MOog One called Tomita up 2."

Best Ambient Synth Shootout #80: Roland D-05 - Song 1

Published on Feb 16, 2020 Christian's Sonic Spaces

"This is the first song with the Roland D-05 Synth. It's a remake of the famous D-50 first released in 1987, a digital synth using the so called ‘Linear Arithmetic’ (LA) synthesis.

I used for the recording the following FX chain:
D-05 - Alesis Ampliton - Pigtronix Echolution 2 Deluxe - GFI System Specular Reverb 2. Depending on the recorded track some FX are deactivated

The signal went through a Presonus StudioLive 16.0.2 into the PCfor recording. To create the complete song I recorded consecutively several stereo tracks. The final song was then mastered with a bit EQ and compression on some tracks and some limiting on the master track.

Well, I decided to go back to the basics, but at the same time make something useful for the synth community and do a kind of competition (I like competitions;-). What's my best synth for ambient music :-)"

ANTONUS SYSTEM IN ACTION

Published on Feb 16, 2020 JOSEF KLANG

"SEQUENZA GENERATA DA STEP BROTHER SEQUENCER CHE PILOTA aNTONUS MODEL 2600 E SINCRONIZZA DRUMBRUTE IMPACT"

ANTONUS ARP 2600 clone

OB-6: "Amberlight"

Published on Feb 15, 2020 Kris Lennox

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"Something I wrote at/on the OB-6 earlier. The OB-6 is an instrument that inspires & triggers music/creativity. Sit down, program a sound, and the mind travels to new creative places. I took the Obi to a friend's house a while back, and he was lost for hours. If you ever get the chance to play one, capitalise on it.

Dave & Tom really did pull a blinder with the Obi. What an instrument. There's something achingly nostalgic about the sound. SEM filter sweeps are legendary - but the OB6 has a tender sound when the filter is backed off. Very subtle tone that sits wonderfully in a mix.

If pushed, I'd have to say the the Obi is most likely my all-time favourite polysynth - of any era. Like most, I enjoy the variety of tone from various monos - but like many, I'm more particular RE polys; not for any elitist reason, but more a case of it being very difficult to produce a great-sounding polysynth. Great monos are plenty; great polys, perhaps less so.


RE the track: I added some gentle percussion (North African shakers), and the low bass is a second layer I recorded on the Obi after filming the main part. I'm playing with the metronome as the shakers are sampled/sequenced, hence the timing of the main part needed to be tight.

Enjoy/all best
Kris"

Easel Basic Feedback

Published on Feb 15, 2020 Todd Barton

"Once again going down the feedback patch rabbit hole :-)
And thank you to Gabriele Gasparotti for camera work and studio at Muga Muchū Morphing Theatre"