Aliens Project and the Tenori-On

click here for a few more shots. I believe the modular is a Club of The Knobs modular (COTK). If anyone knows otherwise, feel free to comment.

Update via swissdoc in the comments:
"Bernie calls his Modular "Walhalla" (see link) and it is a bit of everything: Moog, PPG, Roland, Synthesizers.com, COTK. Details here"

A-188-1 BBD Module

YouTube via unyo303

EML Electrocomp 500

images via this auction

Roland JX-8P

images via this auction

Cwejman VCEQ-3 and MMF-1

via these auctions.

Gibson MAESTRO W2

images via this auction

"Octaver & Super Fuzz Guitar Synth (1967 Name = Sound System For Woodwinds) All Pots Inside Have Date Codes of 1967 On Them"

Modcan Modular - 24A Boolean Logic Module and Other Early Modules

via this set of auctions. (there are more early modules listed)
Update: images of other modules saved here for posterity.

Pictured:
"Modcan 24a Boolean Logic module.

This is an A series unit with stackable banana jacks like Serge. This is an early (possible prototype) Modcan unit and was purchased new from them. It has been in a smoke free studio ever since.





This unit has a unique color scheme which was built to my specifications by Bruce at Modcan. To my knowledge, no one else has ever had this done. The color scheme:
Audio Inputs: Green
Audio Outputs: Blue
Control Voltage Inputs: Yellow
Control Voltage Outputs: Red
Gate Inputs: White
Gate Outputs: Gray
This color scheme makes it visually easier to patch the Modcan modules!"
Hmm... I'm not seeing the colors being referred to.

Cynthia Saw Animator Blacet Format

via Cynthia

Some sort of drum brain?

Anyone know what this is? I saw it on this VSE thread via Tyler2000.

Update via the thread:
"That's a JL Cooper Sound Chest II. I bought one at a GC tent sale back in the early 90's. Supposedly you could load it with EPROMS from Obie DX, LinnDrum & Simmons. I had a set of DX chips I put in mine. I was hoping to find a dead LinnDrum and rob the chips, but gave up on it. I sold mine on the 'bay around '01 or '02 along with a bunch of other stuff that was not getting used. I think I kept the instructions. I'll have to look in my 'file.'"

Pro-One Keyboard Bushing

flickr by synx508

full size

Spectralis training series part 3

YouTube via paulharlyn. Parts 1 and 2 previously posted here.

Electric Light Orchestra's Daybeaker.. by me.

YouTube via trap0001.
"Here I perform a track from ELO's vintage era, their album 'On The Third Day' of 1973, ish. Unlike my previous videos where the sequence was programmed some years ago for ELO tribute 'Wishful Thinking' (long before You Tube) this has been progammed especially for the You Tube audience.

The keyboards in the shot are (top down); just in shot top, right, Korg MicroKorg vocoder which isn't actually used in this piece (but will come in handy when I do my next piece 'Prologue' from Time), Korg DW8000 used for the main triplets riff (with a sequenced harpsichord underneath), Korg M1 (more synths, strings, guitar sounds), then the mighty Roland RD300 for the piano parts.On the left there is a Roland DR660 drum machine (not used) sitting atop a Korg 05R/W which does most of the drums, strings and bass guitar.

Once again I've used Windows Movie Maker to make this video (which I am rapidly outgrowing, great for beginers but lacks polish), but in answer to some critisism I have limited the angles and gone for a pretty much contigeous performance, just one angle change near the end as the cross-arms coda could not be seen on angle 1. So there.

I hope you enjoy my rendition of one of Jeff Lynne's early works from when ELO was more prog than rock, as usual you are all welcome to leave comments and/or video responses - please also visit my website www.paultrappett.co.uk for more recordings and rantings."

MusoTalk 109 - Angeklickt - Waldorf Blofeld Teil 3

YouTube via musotalk.
"der 4.Teil ist ab sofort online auf www.musotalk.de.Hier ist der langerwartete endlich erhältliche Waldorf Blofeld in der Serienversion im MusoTalk-Studio."
Googlish:
"The 4.Teil is now available online on the long-awaited www.musotalk.de. Hier is finally available Waldorf Blofeld in the serial version in MusoTalk studio."

House of the King rendition by Supernova

YouTube via totaltwit.

"The Supernova plays House of the King by Focus. Again this is one for those into playing Focus, I've simply done the tune using synths. The graphics are mostly something to look at!?"

Gingerbread WASP

via jesper of electronic-obsession.

Nicholas In "A Synth Odyssey"

YouTube via figital666
"This is Nicholas, who is 14 months old, having a play on an Arp Odyssey and a Roland D-20."

played with synthesizer "東方メドレー" [東方Project]

YouTube via Tuengxx. Roland Fantom.

Testing a Kurzweil PC1x

YouTube via DX5.

Sent my way via fischek.

"Me testing and playing for the first time my Kurzwel PC1x. A demo of some preset sounds.
Start with an organ sound.
Following, strings, pianos, pads, etc."

Inside an Roland RE-201 Space Echo

images via this Craigslist post. via brian c.

AIR GUITAR PRO "ACOUSTIC GUITAR"

YouTube via jetdaisuke.

FLStudio Trance Arp-Synth

YouTube via mnc000
"a little toy ;) nexus+SuperWave"

synths out for a clean

flickr by man pikin.

full size

KORG Polysix
Roland JX-3P
Roland Juno-106

1973 MU-TRON Promo Ad

via this auction

"original framed promo ad for Mutron featuring Larry Coryell that came out of a 1973 music publication."

You can find more info on the Musitronics MU-TRON III on mu-tron.org.

MFOS Soundlab Synth

YouTube via tylersplan. via this auction.

Roland SH-101 Red

images via this auction

C batteries

Use Audio - The Plugiator - ex Creamware in New Hardware

"Use Audio Inc. is announcing the release of a ground-breaking new product: Listed at just 399 EUR incl VAT / 469 USD net, the Plugiator is an excitingly innovative table top synthesizer which utilizes the latest and fastest DSP technology to provide high-end plug-in technology within a most convenient portable form factor.

The Plugiator comes loaded with four great plug-ins:




The Minimax
MiniMax is the highly acclaimed replica of the famous legend. Incredibly fat and responsive sound, intuitive control... tweaking its knobs is pure fun, a real performance synth!


The Lightwave
While the oscillators of the LightWave are based on wavetables, the aftermath is virtual analog - giving you wide control of the sound. From complex pads to powerful leads, LightWave offers a vast range of sonic possibilities.


The B4000
The B4000 turns your keyboard into the Queen of Organs. The genuine sound of a real living electromechanical 400 pound monster. Lively, authentic, emotional...



The Vocodizer
(free registration bonus)
That's what the microphone input of the Plugiator is for :) Plug in your microphone and modulate sounds with our voice ...



Still can´t get enough? There is room for more: Four more plug-ins will be available for optional online purchase at nice prices.

The Plugiator box provides MIDI In and Thru connections, USB, a microphone input, stereo line outs and a headphone output. It will have its debut at NAMM in January (Hall E Booth 1204), and will be available with dealers from February 2008.

If you own a CME keyboard controller, the Plugiator is also available under the name “ASX – Authentic Sound Expansion” as an expansion board for the UF and VX family of keyboards, see www.asx-synth.com"

Cynthia Saw Animator Euro Format

Cynthia Sawtooth Animator available in Euro format from Analogue Haven

PAiA “2-Transistor Ribbon Kit”

"We're going to show you how to make the world's most bare-bones electronic music instrument – and a bunch of other things, as well.

This instrument is called a 'ribbon controller', but it's also known after its inventor, Paul Tanner, as a 'tannerin'. He called this instrument an 'Electro-Theremin'. That name didn't catch on because this is not a Theremin (the musical instrument you control by moving your hands in the air) even though it sounds like one. You are going to build a sound generator that changes pitch as you slide wires back and forth on a conductive “ribbon” we will make as part of this project..

We also discuss how you can take this same circuit and do many other experiments with things you have around your home.

Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys' song “Good Vibrations” used the magic of Paul Tanner's ribbon controller to make its distinctive sweeping wee-oo-wee sound. Wikipedia has a great page on the history of the ribbon controller"

click here for more detail.

Waldorf Nano

just a stock photo from Sweetwater who is selling them for $199.96 at the moment. These fit into the CME line of keyboard controllers. Not sure if they all support the expansion or just specific models. You can see previous posts here.

synth

flickr by Zilla -Boo

full size

Crumar DS-2

monome 40h kit

click here for the flickr set by Mark Gutierrez.

full size

catrsynth

catsynth

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"Description: i was repairing my alesis ion when my cat arkansas started wanted attention."
Alesis Ion. via catsynth.com

Bruno Spoerri - Iischalte (Switched-on Switzerland)

via swissdoc in the comments of this post:

"Synthi-100 is used on other Spoerri Records as well, i.e. his Swiss version of Switched-On "Iischalte" He still has some records left."

Wolfgang Dauner - CHANGES

via swissdoc in the comments of this post:

"There is a Jazz Record (still available as CD) from Wolfgang Dauner "CHANGES" on the mood label. He is using Steinway--C-Flügel, EMS-Synthi-100 and Oberheim-4-Voice"

Cynthia Sawtooth Animator - MOTM Format

via Cynthia

Moog Concertmate MG-1

images via this auction

Oxygene 4 Live

YouTube via biodroid. Per Kristian again. Follow-up to this post.
"Two norwegians performing a classic song of Jean Michel Jarre live."

Synth Lights For Synth Nerds

YouTube via oxygene65.
"Oxygene65 wakes up. Music by Oxygene65."

The 8Bit Philosophy Trailer

YouTube via quqo.
"This is the official trailer of the upcoming documentary 'The 8Bit Philosophy'. A film about commodore 64 musicians. Coming 2008. Have fun."

Radiohead Broadcasts on New Years Eve

via DEAD AIR SPACE:

"Dear Reader

Hope you are having a peaceful christmas.

As you may now have heard we will be broadcasting a pre-recording of some songs and other bits on New Years Eve.. you will be able to view it online from here at midnight new years eve, uk time that is...

radiohead.tv

as well as other places that i am not sure about. this is a wee celebration of the release of the physical manifestation of 'in rainbows'.

yours hopefully
Thom"

Picutured: Johnny Greenwood and his Analog Systems French Connection and Modular. The French Connection is based on the Ondes Martenot.


Recuerdos de la Alhambra played on a French Connection

The above features the French Connection by Stretta (previously posted)

"After watching the Jean Laurendeau Ondes Martenot video on youtube, I was inspired to seek out an Analogue Systems French Connection controller. It so happens that I came across a used unit, so I jumped on it. I received it two days ago and I was eager (perhaps too eager) to contribute a demo of my new toy to youtube. Yes, my intonation is questionable. My apologies.

All the music was generated exclusively with a (primarily Doepfer) modular synthesizer, one monophonic line at a time. This exercise is somewhat of a test balloon for a long form modular project I'm currently sketching out.

Correction: the original piece is Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega"

Useless but Interesting Bit of Trivia

Note the placement of the names Dave Smith and RogerLinn in the top two renderings for the LinnDrum II Analog. The third shot is the LinnDrum II Digital (minus the analog engine from Dave Smith). The top image is the official from the DSI website. The bottom two are from this post.

Update: In case it wasn't clear, what is interesting about this is that the names Roger Linn and Dave Smith are swapped in the two images of the Analog version. Same version of the synth with the the names in different order. The top has Roger Linn's name first and the second has Dave Smith's name first. My guess is they decided to go with Roger Linn's name first as that is what is on the DSI site.

Metamorphoses

[Switched-on special] Various Artists - Metamorphoses. Electronic Interpretations of Classic and Modern Musical Works (Melodya, 1980)

"Take a regular switched-on xxxx record like Wendy Carlos' Switched-on Bach, play it on an EMS Synthi 100, and you'll get this lost diamond of Russian electronic music, and possibly one of the rarest "switched on" records ever made.

Since the Synthi 100 is perhaps the most versatile synthesizer ever build (at least that's what Karlheinz Stockhausen once said) and given the lack of recordings with it (I remember Stockhausen's Sirius, some early Rolf Gehlhaar stuff and Bruno Spoerri's Toy Planet) this record might also appeal to the vintage gear fetishists."

via Orpheus Music where you can find the download (Sharebee link at bottom)

Equinoxe 4 live jam

YouTube via Sydreyc. Sent my way via Mr. Array: "Per Kristian is the dude on the left playing the Synthex."
Video description:
"Me and a friend of mine is playing Jean Michel Jarre's Equinoxe 4, totally live and without rehersal :)
Instruments used are:
Access Virus TI
Roland D-50
Eminent 310 U
Elka Synthex
Mooog Etherwave Theremin
Roland TR-909"
perkristian

Cynthia Sawtooth Animator Board

Quarter-Inch Phone Jack Sawtooth Animator.

via Cynthia

Linndrum II Drum Machine on Dave Smith Instruments

Looks like the Linndrum II is up on the DSI website. Click the image for the full size shot.

"Many of you have been anxiously awaiting news of BoomChik, the collaboration between Dave and Roger Linn announced at Winter NAMM 2007. As information becomes available, we'll be posting it to this page. The most obvious development over the last year is that it is no longer called BoomChik: it is now the LinnDrum II. There will be two models: the all-digital LinnDrum II and the LinnDrum II Analog, which adds a 4-voice analog synth and 27 dual-function voicing knobs. The LinnDrum II will be available from Roger Linn Design and the LinnDrum II Analog will be available from Dave Smith Instruments.

The operating system emphasizes real-time performance with the ability to drop in and out of record on different beats, play multiple beats simultaneously, switch in and out of song mode, and much more, all without stopping play. Both MPC-style real time and XOX-style step recording are provided, and the 16 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads—backlit for visual sequence animation—can be assigned to sounds, tunings, beats, pad mutes, or sequence steps. Dedicated buttons exist for touch sensitivity, sound restart, real-time erase and pressure-sensitive note repeat or rolls. 16 megabytes of internal flash memory exist for sound storage, but because sound data is read directly from flash, expanding sound memory is accomplished merely by plugging a compact flash card into the rear panel slot. Inputs and outputs include four audio outs, two sampling/audio processing/drum trigger inputs, phones, USB, MIDI in/out, two expression pedal/foot switch inputs, and four additional direct voice outputs for the Analog model.

Sample playback is enhanced with 8-level velocity switching, dynamic filters and resonators, distortion and lo-fi algorithms, two complex modulation matrices and the ability to use sequence events as modulation sources. The Analog model enables significantly richer voice timbres with its four Curtis chip-based analog voices, analog feedback resonator paths, and dedicated voicing knobs. Performance enhancements include two programmable sliders and dedicated on/off buttons for filter, resonator, amp sim/compressor, EQ, delay and reverb effects.

We hope to be shipping by mid-2008."

Thanks to MG and J for sending this in.

Kawai SX-210 Analog Synthesizer

hi-res images via marcel.

Magnatron tape delay by FOLKTEK

YouTube via benpumpkin.
"Magnetic tape Delay by Folktek= Arius Blaze=Ben Houston."

MOOG Little Phatty and Akai MPC500

images via jsrockit on the Matrixysnth Forum. Note these are for sale. More info and images on the forum.

Cortez D-2 Pro-Rhythm Mini Synth

via this auction

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

I hope everyone is having a great holiday!
Merry Christmas (Dec 25 - Jan 6), Happy Hanukkah (Dec 5-13th), Kwanzaa (Dec 26 - Jan 1), Yule (Dec 24), Boxing Day (Dec 26), Festivus (Dec 23, or whenever you choose), et al! Let me know if I missed any. Like last year, may your Holidays be synthfully warm. Pictured is the Novation Nova a particularly special Synthmas gift for me this year. click here for some more shots.

Update: My wife got me a Casio VL-Tone!!! Woot! Da-Da-Da... If you got anything synth related feel free to post it in the comments.