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How to make the Rush Tom Sawyer synth sound [No Talking] #synth #rush #tomsawyer #oberheim #teo5

video upload by SynthSoniq

"This video is a tutorial on how to make the Rush Tom Sawyer synth intro sound. It's good to know how to create this patch even if you don't want to play Rush, because it teaches you about filter envelopes, resonance, and the general character of a synth's filter. I like making it on any synth because it gives me a feel for that synth's sound. It's then easy to add some attack to the envelope to turn the patch into a great pad, or decrease the decay to make some cool bass sounds."

TILL NEXT TIME | OB-X8 SYNTHESIZER JAM

video upload by Eric Diamond

From Drone to Heaven | Ambient Techno Jam on Teenage Engineering OP-XY

video upload by Lo-fi Pask

"Creating Ambient Techno on Teenage Engineering OP-XY.

Starting from a distorted drone/pad, this track emerged somewhere between ambient and techno. It was created and performed entirely on the Teenage Engineering OP-XY, with support from the Teenage Engineering TX-6.

I don’t know if the problem is me, or just how easy it is to create something with the OP-XY; but even though I have dozens of half-finished projects ready to go, every time I sit down to record, something inside me says, “let’s make a new track.” That’s exactly how this piece was born: it began with a disturbing pad/drone, joined by ambient textures and an almost techno-like rhythm, before evolving into something more celestial and evocative; yet still keeping the same steady pulse throughout.

Composed, mixed, and mastered entirely on the OP-XY; I used the TX-6 for a few extra effects and to record the performance. I built the scenes but chose to trigger them manually rather than automate them, so I could introduce pauses and transitions exactly where they felt right.

Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoy it."

Ospray-8 Analogue Percussion Synthesizer

video upload by Alan inReality

See the announcement post here.

"Video review for Outsideleft.com of the Ospray-8 Percussion Synthesizer, hand built in the UK by Bad Dog Designs, Staffordshire. Fully analogue with 8 voices, triggerable over MIDI or by CV and immensely tweakable and hands on. Based on a 1980 electronic project magazine design.

Full written review and background on Bad Dog Designs at Outsideleft.com.
Order from the Bad Dog Designs website https://www.bad-dog-designs.co.uk"

Yamaha CS30 SN 4251

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"Am moving on a really tidy example of Yamahas wonderful CS30 monosynth. It was serviced fairly recently including recapping the power supply. Cosmetically its very clean too. Fully working, tested and sounding superb. "

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CS15 w/ Don Solaris mods & Yam Case

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Here’s Yamaha’s classic duophonic (with a little effort) synthesizer with Don Solaris’ mods to facilitate chaining the VCFs for something closer to a 24db/octave response. There’s also a mod to the LFO’s rate control to get better use of it at audio rates - a welcome addition to the CS-15’s already pleasing sound palette. All told, the mods make a good sounding, but somewhat limited instrument rather less limited! It’s in great condition for a synth of this vintage, and was serviced a few years ago by the same techs who performed the mods. The sliders don’t have a “buttery smooth” glide, but are silent, as are the pots. I hear a very, very faint crosstalk between filters while the serial mod is not engaged, and I can’t say whether it’s due to the modification or, as with my old CS30, it’s part of the synth. It’s not noticeable in practical use, but if you’re actively looking for behaviors like this, you might hear it. It’s also like a 50 year old keyboard, so… I would rather have the single-voice CS-30 with its modulation possibilities, but I also just don’t have the space anymore. Please find the details of the mods here: https://greatsynthesizers.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cs-15_mods_DonSolaris.pdf Will ship from Berlin, Germany in its Yamaha-branded hard case.

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Teisco S-100P with full edit and CV

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"This was an nice DIY project. The preset Teisco S100P has a really interesting internal structure (VCO, LP VCF, 2x EG, 3x LFO, PWM, formant filter (which is originally used in only one preset:), two HPF filters... plus spring reverb, aftertouch, analog flanger, which is unusual for a small monosynth. So I modified one preset to make it fully editable, see the panel on the right. In addition, a CV/Gate input has been added. It sounds great, dense, meaty.

Technically perfect, visually see photo - lots of 3D printed parts, including potentiometer caps, etc. The added editing panel can be easily removed (and the Teisco logo put back), but that would definitely be a shame.

Personal pickup possible in Prague (CZ) or Essen (DE)."

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Rare Technics SY1010 Analogue Monosynth

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"Technics - SY1010 (s/n CA7L27B014) - In very good condition, and all working. Rare analogue mono synth that wasn’t really sold outside of Japan. 100V version."

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Roland SH7

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"A wonderful Roland sh7 , the last in it’s range and also the flagship off all sh series , with 3 OSC’s and 24db 4 pole filter It’s sojnd really fat and powerful , great condition"