Roger Arrick, the founder of Synthesizers.com, wrote a history of his business. It's a fascinating look at the inception of one of the first modular makers of the new gaurd. You can find the full the full article on his website here. The following are just a few excerpts. I included an interesting bit on an almost stolen system.
"I recently got the ADDAC Vintage Clip, and have been playing with it as an
end of chain drum mix treatment. I have a few other simple stereo distortions and filters and figured I'd listen to them as a group and see which I liked best in the role of 'final drum effect.'
It's not so much a fair comparison as...just a comparison. There are lots of
other modules that could probably serve this purpose just as well, but these are what I have and wanted to listen to. So there you go.
YMMV.
Drums are an SSF Ultra Kick, Prok SN, Prok HH, and WMD Chimera. Sequencer is an Iron Ether Pithoprakta.
"A little 'play test' using my Yamaha WX7 wind controller. Sorry the first segment is in mono, a cable got unplugged. The last portion has the room noise, because the rep wanted to hear it through the speakers (he liked the sounds)."
"Jamsession with the Waldorf Kyra synthesizer and an Elektron Digitakt.
All sounds are from the Kyra. The Digitakt is used as 8 track Midi sequencer with some controllers.
Live recording with mastering.
"TR-909 sounds on the TR-8s, and some analog modeled
goodies to join in with some various Lexicon racks.
As this was undeveloped and very last-minute, I'm marking
it as WIP - many more things I had planned to do... such is
life :-)"
"I have played recognizable, but short pieces of bands/singers that have used the CS80. There is so much more than Vangelis :-) Who will be the first to guess them all"
"Here's another quick look at the mighty 3rd Wave from Groove Synthesis. Today I explain how I put together a simple multi-part patch. I'm pretty sure I will do this approach for more patches in the future, hence the "#1" !"
"«Analog Temper» is a collection of 50 patches for the semi-modular synthesizer PWM Malevolent.
The soundset includes: 15 Leads, 15 Basses, 13 Arps, 7 Plucks.
There is a wide range of sound colors inside the pack: vintage/retro/classical and modern; aggressive, harsh, bright, punchy, noisy, distorted and soft, gentle, clean, deep, dull.
