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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Quasimidi The Raven
Casio VZ-10M Professional Digital Synthesizer SN 000797
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"A very powerful synthesizer module, classy and thoroughly professional. This is the rack version of the VZ-1 iPD synthesizer. Casio perfected the PD synthesis found in the CZ series, and the result offers impressive sounds. he character is very aggressive, digital, industrial, and powerful - similar to Yamaha's FM synthesis, but with a different, more aggressive character. Starting from a simple, pure sine wave (or different waveform), you can build very complex sounds. The on-board waveforms are among the purest to be heard on a synth.
This line of synthesizers wasn't ever very popular (and in fact after that Casio pulled back from the professional market, going back to the home market). Which is a pity, because certainly the professional qualities of an instrument like this shouldn't be forgotten. Bottom line: because of the powerful editing tools, this is a synth for 'tweakers' and programmers."
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"A very powerful synthesizer module, classy and thoroughly professional. This is the rack version of the VZ-1 iPD synthesizer. Casio perfected the PD synthesis found in the CZ series, and the result offers impressive sounds. he character is very aggressive, digital, industrial, and powerful - similar to Yamaha's FM synthesis, but with a different, more aggressive character. Starting from a simple, pure sine wave (or different waveform), you can build very complex sounds. The on-board waveforms are among the purest to be heard on a synth.
This line of synthesizers wasn't ever very popular (and in fact after that Casio pulled back from the professional market, going back to the home market). Which is a pity, because certainly the professional qualities of an instrument like this shouldn't be forgotten. Bottom line: because of the powerful editing tools, this is a synth for 'tweakers' and programmers."
Vintage 1980s Technics AX-7 Digital Keyboard Synthesizer
u-he 2022 Prototypes Pt.2: Bassline (Envelope Generator & Cascade Filter)
video upload by u-he
"Another demo of our upcoming Eurorack modules (still in prototype stage). This time, it's a bass sequence going through our Multimode Cascade Filter with some cutoff modulation by our Triple Envelope Generator."
Circuit Bent Yamaha PSR - 16 SMMP 🤖🤖🤖
video upload by SMMP
"A nice FM Digital synthesiser to which I added an analog VCF which really enhances it to be used for pads, nice leads and even some cool basses.
There is also an LFO which controls the VCF allowing rhythmic patterns and pulsating pads!
It's great polyphony and the possibility of modify in real time some FM parameters make it a very versatile instrument, specially when paired with fx such as delay and reverb! --------
CUSTOM INSTRUMENTS MADE TO ORDER
I can build instruments on request, so, if interested please enquire! You can drop me a message or send an email etc.
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Polyend/Dreadbox Medusa and Transverse Flute Trio - Perfomance and short review
video upload by The machine in the botanical garden
"Composition for Polyend/Dreadbox Medusa synthesizer and transverse flute trio. Short review of the Medusa machine + description of the composition
I have written the score with the Staffpad score player and editor. The library used for the transverse flute sounds is Berlin woodwinds from Orchestral tools (Staffpad version).
The composition is titled: Painting VIII"
V.A.I. 55 Elka Wilgamat / Multivox MX-3000
video upload by Vintage Audio Institute Italia
"Another spin with these twooddbalss: The Elka Wilgamat and Multivox MX-3000.
The Elka Wilgamat is probably a bit familiar to our viewers by now - an Italian auto-accompaniment machine with three sections:
1. Analog drum machine section
2. Bass section with 2 sounds and variations
3. Chord section with 3 sounds
Harmonically controlled by a two-octave keyboard with a fill-in bar on top, it has a great warm sound that's unmistakably mid-1970s to our ears, the drum machine alone sounds great.
The Multivox MX-3000 is a pretty rare Japanese string machine and monophonic synth combo.
A bit similar to the Farfisa Soundmaker or maybe Solina String Synthesizer (the BIG one - not the regular String Ensemble) or the Crumar Composer but with a more complex polyphonic - or rather Divide Down - section.
Lots bells and whistles here.
It basically has three separate sections:
1. A bass synth section with multiple preset sounds and attack, decay and tone controls.
2. A polyphonic section with preset sounds that are modifiable in quite a few ways with a very nice and aggressive filter section, attack/decay, two different choruses, two glide modes and more.
3. Single Oscillator monophonic section. No presets but a few different wave forms, a very nice filter, portamento and the usual mono stuff for great leads, basses and even some space effects.
The Polyphonic filter and choruses are very cool on these, maybe that's what we got it for initially but it's turning in to our desert island machine, there's really a lot going on here, it's a versatile instrument with quite a unique and somewhat rustic sound.
They're famously hard to service due to lack of a good set of schematics.
The build-quality is strangely bad for late 1970s Japanese keyboards so they somehow always break down.
Vintage Audio Institute is a studio and gear vendor in the hills of Florence, Italy."
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