Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Quick Test Of Small Eurorack Synth
video upload by John L Rice
"Yet another rearrangement! ☺️
Synthrotek
Behringer
Happy Nerding
The Harvestman/Industrial Music Electronics
Erica Synths
2hp
4ms"
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Behringer,
Erica Synths,
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Happy Nerding,
harvestman,
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Crumar Performer MK2 (SSM 2040 filter) / analog polyphonic synth
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video upload by ohm_studi_ohm
"The Crumar Performer is a string and brass synth that has some features that grants it to be part of the hall of fame of paraphonic analog synths.
First it's a quite compact and lightweight contender in such a category.
Then it has a very nice and warm sounding resonant filter, based on the SSM 2040 and 2050 chipsets, just like in the Sequential Prophet 5. First version of the Performer used a Moog inspired transistor ladder filter, also resonant. It sounds good too but I definitely prefer that one.
The string sound have variable attack and release time and those can be quite long, great for pads and ambiance. But in my opinion what makes it special is the 3 band Eq which allows for quite a large panel of variety of tones, and it can get into almost vocal territories (check video at 05:49).
recorded through a Dynacord VRS23 for added reverb."
via this Reverb listing
"the Crumar Performer is one of the classic string synth. This one is the second version with the updated filter (SSM 2040 like on the Sequential Circuits Prophet 5).
Unit was serviced and is perfectly working. Power suply was recapped and everything was cleaned and calibrated. Cosmetic is quite good, despite some scuff and wear here and there.
It's quite compact and lightweight compared to others string synth (77x35x19cm 12kilos)"
video upload by ohm_studi_ohm
"The Crumar Performer is a string and brass synth that has some features that grants it to be part of the hall of fame of paraphonic analog synths.
First it's a quite compact and lightweight contender in such a category.
Then it has a very nice and warm sounding resonant filter, based on the SSM 2040 and 2050 chipsets, just like in the Sequential Prophet 5. First version of the Performer used a Moog inspired transistor ladder filter, also resonant. It sounds good too but I definitely prefer that one.
The string sound have variable attack and release time and those can be quite long, great for pads and ambiance. But in my opinion what makes it special is the 3 band Eq which allows for quite a large panel of variety of tones, and it can get into almost vocal territories (check video at 05:49).
recorded through a Dynacord VRS23 for added reverb."
via this Reverb listing
"the Crumar Performer is one of the classic string synth. This one is the second version with the updated filter (SSM 2040 like on the Sequential Circuits Prophet 5).
Unit was serviced and is perfectly working. Power suply was recapped and everything was cleaned and calibrated. Cosmetic is quite good, despite some scuff and wear here and there.
It's quite compact and lightweight compared to others string synth (77x35x19cm 12kilos)"
CV Sequence Replication | Make Noise
video upload by MAKEN0ISE
"Using MultiMod to replicate and shift quantized pitch CV across multiple oscillators!"
http://www.makenoisemusic.com
Wendy Carlos: Electronic Music's Transformative Pioneer
video upload by Resident Advisor
"'The word "pioneer' gets thrown around too liberally these days. But in the case of Wendy Carlos, the glove fits. The face of electronic music would look immeasurably different in 2025 without the American trans composer's groundbreaking achievements. Before she came along, electronic music was barely considered music at all—just "funny sounds," as Bob Moog once said.
That all changed in 1968. Produced in collaboration with Rachel Elkind, Carlos's debut album, Switched-On Bach wielded machines to produce sounds that could compete with the symphonic pop and rock of the era. The landmark LP won multiple GRAMMYs, played a key role in popularising the use of synths and became only the second classical music record to sell a million copies.
In our latest video essay, written by Sasha Geffen, we trace Carlos's story from her early experiments with Moog through to her impact on key electronic acts of the past 50 years, including Brian Eno, DJ Sprinkles and Octo Octa.
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Switched-on Bach
01:57 - Carlos and Bob Moog
03:07 Contribution to synth development
04:36 - A Clockwork Orange Score & The Vocoder
07:20 - Personal Life
08:20 - Musical Development
Producer - Sophie Misrahi
Writer - Sasha Geffen
Editors - Sergey Poltorakov, Guy Clarke
Motion Graphics - Sergey Poltorakov, Dan Derham
Music in order of appearance:
1. Wendy Carlos - Toccata Fugue In D Minor - Switched-On Bach 2000
2. Wendy Carlos - Air On A G String - Switched-On Bach
3. Delia Derbyshire - Quest - Electrosonic
4. Wendy Carlos - Moog 900 series Demonstration
5. The RCA Electronic Music Synthesizer - The Well-Tempered Clavier Fugue No. 2
6. Wendy Carlos - Prelude And Fugue #2 In C Minor - Switched-On Bach
7. Wendy Carlos - Title Music From A Clockwork Orange (From Purcell's Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary - A Clockwork Orange Complete Original Score
8. Wendy Carlos - Country Lane - A Clockwork Orange Complete Original Score
9. Cybotron - Clear
10. Wendy Carlos - Genesis - Digital Moonscapes
Yamaha SK20 (1980) - Cinematic Ambience
video upload by LFOstore
"There are something magical in Yamaha's 70s & 80s instruments, some spirit which is unreacheable in newer instruments.
Polyphony - 7-voice polysynth and string + Full FM organ
SK20 is a third model from SK series with organ,strings and poly section series - and sounds magical!
Valhalla Supermassive used in this video
Enjoy!"
DSI Dave Smith Sequential Pro 2 44-Key 4-Voice Monophonic / Paraphonic Synthesizer
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Roland VP-550
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via this VEMIA listing
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VEMIA is Peter Forrest's auction house. He is the author of The A-Z of Analogue Synthesizer Books.
"Lovely Roland VP-550 in excellent working condition, you can hear it in almost any live performance by Air, one of my favourite band ever. The aesthetic condition are good for its age with minor signs of use, the only bad thing that I want to point out are the 3 tape signs on the upper right panel, I don't know if they can be removed with a specific product but I don't think so, it looks like the grain of the plastic was damaged. After several bad experiences with customs, I will only ship to EU, UK and Switzerland."
via this VEMIA listing
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VEMIA is Peter Forrest's auction house. He is the author of The A-Z of Analogue Synthesizer Books.
"Lovely Roland VP-550 in excellent working condition, you can hear it in almost any live performance by Air, one of my favourite band ever. The aesthetic condition are good for its age with minor signs of use, the only bad thing that I want to point out are the 3 tape signs on the upper right panel, I don't know if they can be removed with a specific product but I don't think so, it looks like the grain of the plastic was damaged. After several bad experiences with customs, I will only ship to EU, UK and Switzerland."
Roland JX3P Chromatic w/ MIDI Upgrade & DT200
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via this VEMIA listing
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VEMIA is Peter Forrest's auction house. He is the author of The A-Z of Analogue Synthesizer Books.
"Roland JX-3P Chromatic + Midi upgrade + DT-200 programmer package
Very special, fun & ultra rare version of the JX-3P. This will get you different results then jamming on an ordinary piano keyboard. Conversation piece & creativity bomb! Can be played over midi too so it does all.
Very good condition. Note the nice wooden sides.
- The midi was upgraded with the kit from Series Circuits (Australia). Now you can use the Programmer AND external midi at the same time. On stock unmodified JX-3P you have to choose between the 2 so you can't have it play a midi sequence and turn the progger knobs at the same time (it was the first Roland device with midi..). This kit works flawless and nice.
- The DT-200 Programmer is new in the box. This really opens up the JX-3P and you can tweak all parameters!
- Original JX-3P manual included (French / German)"
via this VEMIA listing
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VEMIA is Peter Forrest's auction house. He is the author of The A-Z of Analogue Synthesizer Books.
"Roland JX-3P Chromatic + Midi upgrade + DT-200 programmer package
Very special, fun & ultra rare version of the JX-3P. This will get you different results then jamming on an ordinary piano keyboard. Conversation piece & creativity bomb! Can be played over midi too so it does all.
Very good condition. Note the nice wooden sides.
- The midi was upgraded with the kit from Series Circuits (Australia). Now you can use the Programmer AND external midi at the same time. On stock unmodified JX-3P you have to choose between the 2 so you can't have it play a midi sequence and turn the progger knobs at the same time (it was the first Roland device with midi..). This kit works flawless and nice.
- The DT-200 Programmer is new in the box. This really opens up the JX-3P and you can tweak all parameters!
- Original JX-3P manual included (French / German)"
Godwin 749 String Concert
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VEMIA is Peter Forrest's auction house. He is the author of The A-Z of Analogue Synthesizer Books.
"Godwin string concert fully overhauled by James Walker in 2024, including a full recap of all the board and power supply. A fully polyphonic Italian string machine that sounds superb! Near good condition with slight rust spots on the front panel, otherwise a particularly good example, comes with lid, pick up from South Sheffield or Crich, unless VEMIA can collect and deliver."
via this VEMIA listing
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VEMIA is Peter Forrest's auction house. He is the author of The A-Z of Analogue Synthesizer Books.
"Godwin string concert fully overhauled by James Walker in 2024, including a full recap of all the board and power supply. A fully polyphonic Italian string machine that sounds superb! Near good condition with slight rust spots on the front panel, otherwise a particularly good example, comes with lid, pick up from South Sheffield or Crich, unless VEMIA can collect and deliver."
Roland Jupiter 4 with MIDI INPUT (FULLY SERVICED) SN 064245
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