Demo video added to this post. Do not miss it. A working Technos Acxel Resynthesizer is about as rare as it gets. This is a special treat for us in the synth community.
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"The AY3 features two 8912 chips boasting 6 voice 8-bit polyphony. You can apply sequences, arpeggiators, noise, envelopes and pitch modulation to each voice with a click of a button, using the unique matrix array input
FEATURES:
-64 preset memory (8 banks x 8 presets)
-5 pots and 1 endless encoder with push button
-40 subtle white leds
-16 step sequencer to sequence notes on/off, pitch and noise on/off
-4 Pitch modulation modes (aka lfo)
-4 arpeggiator modes
-ultra fat 6 voice unison mode with detune knob
-6 chords to split the voices
-6 voice polyphonic mode
-Glide mode
-Stereo sound (3 voice per channel/chip)
-intuitive 5×6 mode matrix to access and control:
volume, pitch, noise volume, envelope assignments, arp modes, sequencer assignments etc
-control of all knobs and other features via midi CC
-Midi channel selection"
"Waldorf Microwave XTk - 30 Voice Expanded Wavetable Keyboard Synthesizer --- In excellent condition! 100% functional. Looks great! Has a few nicks in the wood end pieces and some marks here or there in the orange paint. A few of the white keys have some slight yellow discoloring. Everything works as it should except that the "8", "9" and "0" buttons have to be pushed harder than the rest, but they still work. This XTk has the 30 voice expansion card installed and comes with the original manual and the US power cord."
"The VL1 is absolutely the king of acoustic modeling synthesizers!!! Sounds and plays amazing! The Waterphone algorithm is worth the price of entry on its own!"
If anyone ever finds a demo of the VL1 Waterphone patch, let us know!
"Predator 2 is the successor of a legendary synthesizer that has inspired many artists/composers and appears on countless music tracks! As before it combines inspiring presets and cutting edge features to make this your ‘go-to’ synth for contemporary music production.
The user interface has again been designed so that almost all main controls are visible on screen, making it fun and incredibly easy-to-use.
With Predator 2 and all its many cool features, we have also included an ‘Easy Page’ for the users that don’t like too many controls. The ‘Easy Page’ offers you the most important parameters if you want to change a sound quickly or just want to use the handy ‘preset variation’ function, which is an intelligent randomizer.
Predator 2 is packed with new powerful features such as: ‘Waveform morphing’, ‘Waveform drawing’, “WaveSet playmode’, XY pad, new EQ, and new voice level distortion.... and so much more!
Shipped with inspirational presets, Predator 2 is a unique synthesizer concept which combines ‘User Friendliness’ and ‘Packed Features’ in one amazing product.
Each oscillator is now dual, using two different waves (including the 8 user waves), with a variety of different waves of mixing / morphing between them
Each preset can hold up to 8 user waves, which can be combined into wave-sets, which can be traversed in different ways.
Each user wave is editable, using up to 256 partials, and with advanced commands to edit & shape these wavetables. Included with Predator 2 are many wave-tables and wave-sets.
each filter & oscillator is now fully stereo
much expanded second filter, with full controls & envelopes, plus a 3rd high pass filter
improved unison mode, so that you can now have up-to 6 unison sub-voices for each full voice, allowing unison to work in all play modes
XY screen, with recordable paths, which can be used to modulate all the controls
Dual Arp ( A & B) , with join mode allowing you to have up 32 step Arp. Plus new Sequencer Arp mode
increased envelopes & LFOs (up from 2 to 4)
Increased number of modulation steps (from 8 to 20), with advanced modulation mode allowing you to step limits & upper / lower amounts
Improved chord editing
Dual 3 band EQ with low / high pass filter which can be used pre / post of the effects.
Each section can have it’s own presets, and commands such as clearing / copying / pasting
Easy mode
Big Screen mode
Much improved preset management, with find mode & tagging
Almost 6000 presets"
"Baseck is a Los Angeles-based experimental electronic musician. His roots run deep in L.A.’s underground rave scene since the early 90s. Baseck’s fascination with sound brought him to turntablism at an early age. His attraction to hands-on hardware, learned from scratching records, led to audio manipulation with small battery powered toys, drum machines, then modular synthesizers. His unique style and mastery of a wide range of music hardware segued into his involvement with music technology. Since 2013, Baseck has been working with synthesizer companies to design concepts to enhance user playability. Variatic Basicus, a Eurorack module created by Noise Engineering, was built for his live performance needs. DSI’s Tempest analog drum machine includes presets designed by Baseck. His style builds on past musical experiments, combining the 80’s drum machine sounds of Breakdance and Industrial, with a future approach to Drum & Bass and Braindance using both analog and digital hardware."
"In this video the Tsyklon Labs Chaos Divider is triggering the Metasonix D-1000 Vacuum Tube Drum Machine while in Chaos mode. Using the Chaos Divider in Frequency Divider mode really makes the D-1000 scream and drone."
"The composer who helped craft the Doctor Who theme tune is set to be honoured by having a road named after her.
Delia Derbyshire, a music pioneer from Coventry, became the uncredited creator of the famous theme while working in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Her contribution to popular culture will be marked by Derbyshire Way in her native city.
Pete Chambers BEM, director of The Coventry Music Museum, was among those to campaign for the recognition. He said: 'Originally it was to be named Derbyshire Road, but I suggested 'Way' instead, so it gave a double meaning, as Delia was a genius and strong personality and really did do things in her own way.'"
"In this video I quickly demonstrate how to create a basic Techno groove with a bit of a warehouse vibe using only the Novation Circuit. This is NOT a full fledged track, or an in depth tutorial on the capabilities of this machine, just a little run through of my daily use of the Circuit."
"One Mother-32 is running a 16 note sequence through a Strymon TimeLine. The other is just a single note I'm transposing for the bass. The lead is the Minilogue plus a bell patch on the Roland JV-1080. The Minilogue midi out is running directly to the midi in of the JV-1080. I'm just turning down the volume of the Minilogue on the bridge. Single take. No dubbing or processing."
"This is one of the demo tracks that was released in the 1980s for the Fairlight. The Fairlight I'm using is vintage 1982. All sounds are from the fairlight.
Check out my blog for more info: http://djjondent.blogspot.com.au/"
"The A-101-3 Modular Vactrol Phaser has always left us puzzled, we heard so much good sweeps, yet onlin content was few and far between. So it was time to set one up in Analogue Zone's Budapest Showroom! For the first patch we were using it with some new/old Doepfer modules: the percussive oscillation is coming from the A-111-3 Micro Precision VCO and we added some BBD delayed audio of one of the phaser's stages output filtered by A-121-2, the eurorack version of the filter from Doepfer's desktop monosynth, the Dark Energy II. The A-101-3 is sweet and fat, and it just bends and swings even the simple waveforms in an endless fashion! You can easily turn a VCO into a conga or into some giant monster's vocalising... Follow your ears and patch the way you want it with the feedack inputs and phaser stage outputs!
"Roland Boutique JP-08 Control Change Update by Rik Marston 100% NO TALKING! Just JP-08!!
Yes they did it. A new update for the Roland JP-08!
Now you can get that "Sweet Spot" from an external
MIDI device / Controller / Keyboard of your choice!!
I am using a Roland GW-8 as MIDI master & tweaking
the patches on the fly! AWESOME! Way better now!!!
I can only imagine using a JD-800 or JP-8000 for this
as a MIDI controller! Anything with sliders or knobs!!
I am going to be purchasing a SECOND JP-08 soon
so I can use the 8 voices to it's fullest!
I love long RELEASE! Pads go on forever in my studio!
So 8 voices is a 'Must Have' for Jupiter-8 Pads... [anyone know if Roland fixed this yet?]
Anyway I qualify for the whole "Jupiter Widow" name.
I have owned a Roland Jupiter-8 (See my video for it)
so I really know how a Jupiter-8 should act & sound...
I believe there is nothing compared to a REAL JUPITER-8,
but baby, they did a GREAT JOB on this unit. Seriously.
It just needs an ELEKTRON ANALOG HEAT to run thru
and you may be closer than ever to a real one..
Just make sure you have a SECOND JP-08 for the full
8 voice Jupiter-8 vibe & a great keyboard to play on.
Again, it's NOT A REAL JUPITER-8, BUT IT SOUNDS
EXCELLENT & gives you what you are looking for...
I am satisfied in my search for a Jupiter-8, I can't
afford a REAL one now, SO THIS WILL DO JUST FINE!
And I can afford TWO!! Hell yeah!!
More videos of the JP-08 chained coming soon!!!
Rik"
►Mini-Synthesizer is a faithful digital re-creation of the circa 1980 analog cult-classic, The MINI-SYNTHESIZER.
►In this video, I demonstrate my new free PatchBook for the Mini-Synthesizer where you find 20 free patches. You can download free of charge (donations welcome) the PDF here: https://gum.co/mNNtk
"This listing is for a mint condition Soulsby Atmegatron Odytron special edition 8 bit synth. Only 150 were made and this is an excellent specimen with all buttons, knobs, and outputs functioning as new. The sale includes all the accessories, including the factory supplied overlays for the various other synth models that can be downloaded into the unit using the included transfer cable that you generally have to purchase separately from Soulsby. I am also including the original box/packaging materials, power supply and documentation. In other words, this is the complete package with no overseas shipping wait."
"I've assembled a eurorack expanded voice to accompany the Rare Waves DC-2e. No sequencers involved, just gates, mixers, and a quantizer. A Harvestman Double Andore supplies the output and vca. This is a simple sequence in a "3/4" type of rhythm, going into a Line 6 Echo Pro delay. Line-level live recording."
"A first patch using the Stillson Hammer mkii. Fairly simple song that uses STO and Rings as primary voices. A noise source hi-hat and animated Clouds adds some backbone."
Unboxing and jamming with the TE Pocket Operators. Started with blank patterns on all devices, built up sequences from scratch, winged it from there. Cut down the hour long performance to the best bits. Masterd in Ozone. All sounds live and direct from the POs.
"Modal Electronics surprised us all with this one - the £79.99 2 OSC mono semi DIY synthesizer is out just in time for Christmas - could be just the thing for the synth lover in your life (or you!).
Sounds good too."
"Over Thanksgiving weekend I found myself at my Mom's house holed up in the bedroom I grew up in, so I brought along a few toys and made this music and video.
I programmed the M32's sequencer first, then I patched in the SQ-1 in random mode to the CV input of the M32's filter cutoff to get that sample and hold sound.
The M32's LFO square output is patched into the SQ-1 sync in to control the SQ-1 sequence speed. The LFO can go a lot faster than the SQ-1's internal sync clock, so this allows me to speed it up a lot more if I want, plus I like controlling it from the M32's panel.
I patched th SQ-1's output voltages through the M32's VC Mix so I could roll the sample and hold effect in or out.
The audio path is:
M32...Outlaw Effects Quick Draw Analog Delay...Mooer Shim Verb...TC Electronic Ditto Looper...Korg SR1 recorder
There's also a Bananana Effects Wormhole delay (the yellow pedal) in the chain but for this clip I didn't use it.
Once I had everything set up I just improvised it from there and recorded it in one take. Video was recorded using a Polaroid Cube attached to the side of my headphones. My mom saw me doing this and thought I looked like a nerd, which is accurate.
"This was recorded in two overdubbed takes. The first take is a bed of deep synth tones, provided by my MU modular, with added Arturia Microbrute and Mutable Instruments Rings in Easter Egg mode.
The second take is a Sela cajon which I mic'd with two mics: one for cajon audio and the other plugged into the Synthesizers.com instrument interface in order to trigger Rings. Thus, in this take you can hear the strumming sound of Rings with every cajon hit.
Key modules include Synthesizers.com's oscillators, Q150 low pass filter, and quantizer bank; Megaohm Audio Delta low pass filter; SSL/Fritz Doubledeka oscillator; FSFX/Fritz Teezer oscillator, and the MOTM 480 band pass filter.
"Multi-tracked Eurorack modular with Monome and OB6.
This is a composition that I first started last year, based on two Max patches: Electric Dharma Wheels and Polygome. I have reimagined that piece and recorded several different parts on a couple eurorack systems (I have access to one at work and a system at home) and on a DSI OB6…and also on my little travel Eurorack when I was at my parent’s home for Thanksgiving. :)
The Max patch Electric Dharma Wheels is programmed to fire off a note every time a wheel on the Arc4 crosses 12 O’clock. Additionally, you can define multiple notes and give each one a probability. The patch is playing four voices on the eurorack (Cwejman, Cloud Generator, Braids, and Modcan Triple Osc). You hear this as the ambient ‘tone’ that starts the track and then comes in and out throughout. The whole thing goes through a Cwejman MMF2 and Intellijel Rainmaker.
I did two percussion patches. The first one is based on MI Grids in Euclidean mode. It plays a combo of some percussion modules and also some noise-based synth voices…like a BLD, and an Audio Damage Neuron. The second patch is from a Circadian Rhythms, also playing a mix of drum modules and noise sources. There was a Jomox Modbase in there as well. Always such a SOLID low end!
Now we come to the real meat of the meal. Polygome is another clever Max patch by Stretta. I programmed a few arpeggiation patterns. Monome Grids then plays these patterns, starting on whatever note you select, so you can get some fun poly-rhythms and harmonic things going on. I set up a dumby soft synth and recorded a one-take improvisation that I captured as midi.
I then spit that midi track out to the trusty OB6, and recorded a take with all the generated notes firing, as is. Sometimes there are 4 or 5 notes playing at a time.
Then I divided that dense midi track into two mono tracks. A lead and a bass.
The lead is played by an Atlantis through the Rainmaker. It comes in at :55.
The bass also comes in at :55, and is the Atlantis again, but with a Dixie II for more of a dual-oscillator ‘Moog’ sound.
I did a fair amount of editing of the percussion tracks (including the use of Audio Damage Replicant doing some randomizing), but other than that, not much was done effects wise in the box. So 98% of what your hearing is just as things came off the synths."
"Korg VC-10 Analog Vocoder. 20 band classic vocoder in good external condition. One noticeable scratch near microphone jack, otherwise only normal wear and tear for an instrument used and loved. I've owned it for the last 20 years."
"This is a wonderful example of a wonderful vintage analog synth – an Oberheim OB8 built in late 1984 with factory MIDI. I am the second owner, and bought this in 1990 from the guy who did the synth programming for Parliament Funkadelic, Bon Jovi, and others, with the gold and platinum discs on his walls to prove it. I used it very little, and ended up keeping it in storage for most of its life. I recently had it serviced, recalibrated, and brought back to full functionality. It has a few minor wear marks to reflect its age, but it shows very well. As a rare bonus, the original patch cassette, the owner’s manual, and all of its original documentation is included. This is a very special synth that is looking for a loving home."
via this listing: "This is an original Pro One with a 37-note J-wire style keyboard. I have installed new Pratt & Read rubber bushings for the keys, and have kept this synth stored in my closet for the past 12 years. I also recapped the power supply and reflowed all the solder joints when I acquired the keyboard for my personal home studio. The previous owner drilled two holes in the case (see photos) for reasons I never understood. It never really bothered me, but could be a perfect location for MIDI in/out should you choose to go down that path.
I have just tested all keys, knobs, switches and both pitch wheels with my headphones, and all work great! Also included are the original operating and technical manuals. Both have been written in (original owner again), but are otherwise in fine shape."
"The Artificial Neural Network is a collection of submodules for the creation and processing of control voltages, programmable logic, waveshaping, signal conditioning etc.
Two identical Threshold Logic Neurons are capable of patch programmable combinational and sequential logic. Each input is weighted and may be manually triggered.
There are also two identical Boolean Logic Neurons inspired by the Dual Logic Unit of the EAB video synthesizer.
Also included are several useful utility submodules: Dual Schmitt Trigger, Comparator, and Dual Not Gate."
"Thank you Edgar for all the beautiful music and inspiration!
Here is an improvised, one-take (no edits) tribute to Edgar made by eric g. He plays EHS Synthi Mu, EHS 3P Modular, EMU VK-6, ARP Pro soloist."
Spotted this one on Synthtopia. Like me, you might be wondering what the EHS Synthi Mu & 3P modular is. It appears it is a custom 5U/MU system by Stnibar aka Eric G featuring his own DIY modules and others.
"This is my self built modular synth. It is a three cabinet, MU, portable Moog look-alike. Most modules are designed and built by me but there are also modules from Arrick, Doepfer and SSL.
"A quck soundcheck of the new toys from the Roland Boutique series. I hope I can revisit these tools sonn. As for now I`ve tried to put them together and pull out something different from acidized sounds. All sounds are coming from the TR, TB and VP, some limiting used on the whole material.
"The Mark II version is a major step up from the original DX7. The DX7IIFD models added bi-timbrality with keyboard split and layering capabilities. This allows two voices to be layered in dual mode, providing very rich combinations of sounds that would otherwise be impossible with the original DX7. Voices can also be split across the keyboard, for a two part multi-timbral performance capability.
Grey Matter E! Upgrade (a rare $399 expansion card)
What, you may ask, can $399 get you for your shiny black FM machine? Would you believe eight-voice polytimbral capability? Would you believe a four-layer performance mode? Would you believe one-key control of arpeggios, ostinato patterns, and multi-timbral chords? Would you believe a 16-track sequencer? \
Engine is E's 16-channel event processor and operating system, which controls all of the DX's MIDI and performance functions. Its capabilities include storage of 256 patches and 128 performances, 16-channel MIDI mapping, and two auto-accompaniment modes. To top it off, you can store any setup (auto-accompaniment, MIDI maps, sequences) as a Performance, so a single DX button can be programmed to load everything you need. It will even load a file on the DX7IIFID's disk automatically. The other main modules in E! are Octal and SE!quencer."
"The AY3 features two 8912 chips boasting 6 voice 8-bit polyphony. You can apply sequences, arpeggiators, noise, envelopes and pitch modulation to each voice with a click of a button, using the unique matrix array input
"Predator 2 is the successor of a legendary synthesizer that has inspired many artists/composers and appears on countless music tracks! As before it combines inspiring presets and cutting edge features to make this your ‘go-to’ synth for contemporary music production.
With Predator 2 and all its many cool features, we have also included an ‘Easy Page’ for the users that don’t like too many controls. The ‘Easy Page’ offers you the most important parameters if you want to change a sound quickly or just want to use the handy ‘preset variation’ function, which is an intelligent randomizer.
via this listing: "This is an original Pro One with a 37-note J-wire style keyboard. I have installed new Pratt & Read rubber bushings for the keys, and have kept this synth stored in my closet for the past 12 years. I also recapped the power supply and reflowed all the solder joints when I acquired the keyboard for my personal home studio. The previous owner drilled two holes in the case (see photos) for reasons I never understood. It never really bothered me, but could be a perfect location for MIDI in/out should you choose to go down that path.
"This is my self built modular synth. It is a three cabinet, MU, portable Moog look-alike. Most modules are designed and built by me but there are also modules from Arrick, Doepfer and SSL.
Module listing
"The Mark II version is a major step up from the original DX7. The DX7IIFD models added bi-timbrality with keyboard split and layering capabilities. This allows two voices to be layered in dual mode, providing very rich combinations of sounds that would otherwise be impossible with the original DX7. Voices can also be split across the keyboard, for a two part multi-timbral performance capability.
