"Classic 40 year-old Oberheim OB-8 in great condition with original manual included. 2 years ago I had the "OB-XA MOD" done on it by a synth technician which gave it a bit more low-end, but I've never owned a Xa, so I do not know how comparable it is to it. The OB-8 also has factory MIDI and the Page 2 functions have been labeled. It also has a Gooseneck light connection that the original owner had installed. I also purchased a new Fatar keyboard by a Swedish company that makes them for the OB-8. The new Fatar keyboard is not installed yet in the photos, but will be installed in Philadelphia at the synth service shop."
"All features and functions of this synth are working very nicely and it sounds wonderful. When we received this synth we very much expected it to be buggy and to require some servicing and updating and the usual sweep of replacing worn components. After giving a thorough internal and external cleaning, we found that the unit operated consistently even after multiple power up and down cycles over several weeks. The fan on this is the original and it causes some light vibration. Being that it has been working nicely we decided that "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". While we cannot say it has been serviced or "Future-proofed", we can say it is currently working great and sounds great. The new owner can decide on whether to put some expense into servicing it or not."
"When I first heard of the existence of the rare MIDI controlled turntables VESTAX made, the super rare Controller One namely, I was amazed. A turntable that can can be played with a keyboard? I went on a search for a cheaper alternative to the rare and expensive Controller 1 (6000EUR, only 100-110 made), which luckily worked out. While the turntable was en route from Japan, I commissioned http://darkroom.lt to make dubplates for me. On these special one-off vinyl records I had put sounds I created in my studio that I thought would work well in a track together. I had no idea if it would all work out, and the result surprised me."
"East Beast is a new synthesizer made by Cre8audio in partnership with Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers. Find out more about the East Beast on May 10, 2022"
"Antonelli Syntorgan 2445.
Lovely and quirky machine with a mono synth and high / low pass filter controls.
It came with legs, preset overlays for a handful of sounds, and a songbook.
There’s a very simple drum machine and auto bass/chords on board as well.
The Antonelli Syntorgan 2445 is actually fun to play and compose with, the two filter types really save this toy keyboard and elevates it beyond Bontempi standards.
Marketed for beginners and kids, it was apparently manufactured by Siel - it’s basically a slimmed down and tinny sounding Siel Cruise : a mono section and a poly section.
On the Syntorgan you can route the poly section through the mono filter, plus it has a kind of hidden two octave bass preset, a drum machine and auto-bass and auto-chord section too.
We used some external effects, this machine really needs it :
the Tekson Fading pedal for phasing the drums, then an odd and crazy rare FBT Dual Channel Equalizer rack-unit for some color, and a Montarbo Analog Delay (actually digital) with a broken chip that somehow distorts things wonderfully.
On some sounds we also pulled out our FBT R-21 Leslie simulator, an optical rack device based around a spinning disc, it looks almost like a tape echo.
Antonelli Syntorgan Specs:
Separate and combinable Poly and mono sections
High and low pass filters
Drum machine with presets
Bass preset sound
Auto bass and chord section
One finger mode."
