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A Korg retrospective

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Mary had a little #Lambda 🐑 Sigh #Korg #ES50 What’s your favourite timber veneer synth? #Solina? #Yamaha? #Roland? (at Found Sound) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu2o9zCAIud/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a9lgq7m791hh

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Fotoplastikon - Kontury LP - electronic soundtrack from the 1984 Polish suspense movie, remastered (Endless Illusion)

Poland, early 80's. Lieutenant Milosz Szwajcer is assigned to the young student's murder case. Struggling with his personal life and unclear releationship with recently murdered young woman, he tirelessly chases the psychopathic killer. Things are darker than they seem. Strange things soon begin to occur. He must decipher the reality from his delusions, phantoms and supernatural phenomenons. Pieces of the puzzle indicate that the new violent crime is being planned. The race against time is on. Original score from obscure Polish movie 'Kontury' (1984), directed by Lucjan Kut. Equipment: Korg Sigma, Korg Lambda, Korg Preset 900PS, Korg KR55B, Roland Juno-60, Roland CR68, Solina String Ensemble, EMS Synthi AKS, Hohner Clavinet D6, Yamaha CS5, Farfisa Syntorchestra, Lira 61PRS. Remastered from the original tapes by Marco Spaventi. Graphic layout: Jan Horcik (Heavyweight)

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Moronavirus!

Just to be totally up front and honest with y’all, I gotta let you know that personally, I’m rooting for the coronavirus at this point. As a pal posted on Facebutt: “China virus will not kill anywhere near enough people to raise the average IQ of the planet.” I have to say I agree. Best of luck to you and yours, on with the synthing!

Impulse buy that I pretty much immediately regretted. I have a soft spot for string machines. I had a Korg Lambda a few years back. Probably shouldn’t have sold it. But I did. Saw the SK-15 for $100 on the auction and thought yeah why not? Not the worst sound by far, but given I’ll hardly use the organ section, and the synth section is almost as bare-bones as you can get, well, yeah it’s already sold. Seriously I think I had it a grand total of two and a half weeks if that. It’s in great shape cosmetically, and came with the flight case, but some of the buttons were stubborn so I thought I’d desolder them, disassemble and repair whatever needed repairing. Here’s what one of the ginormous button assemblies looks like:

Popped the business end off. And here’s one desoldered and discombobulated:

Standard tact switch right there bottom row, center. It was a quick job to swap the old ones out, but anyone out there wanting to do this needs to be sure to replace the switches with ALPS SKHCBFA010 as opposed to the better, sealed Omron switches because of this:

Look carefully and closely at the corners. At lower left you can see a 45 there yeah? Those indentations are what wee clips on the underside of the big button housing snap into. Omron tact switches don’t have those. Also, that white cardboard square plastered on serves a purpose, it ensures that the switch stays a certain height off the PCB. So you’ll need to carefully pry those off and stick ‘em on the replacement switches (double sided tape did the trick). After they were all done, two were still acting up. As far as I could tell, it was due to the way the LED sorta snaps into place, almost like the snap gets in the way and doesn’t let the moving part of the switch housing to return to its original position. If I had more time (and ambition) I would’ve probably given the inner part a light sanding on the sides that contact the outer housing, and that may have opened up just enough leeway for the switch to move more freely. But I didn’t. I did replace the dirty felt-like strips that surround the sliders, and where the hinged front panel rests on the keys, and that looks nice. Kind of a lot of elbow grease and TLC for something that spent so little time here. I do like to see things off in better shape than when I got them though.

It’s MFB Mofuggin’ Mania!! Feast your bezoomny grahzny glazzies on that horrorshow chellovek, O droogs. KRAFTZWERG!!! The Power Dwarf!!! Basically it’s the guttiwuts of the Synth 2 (which you can see there too), but with no memory, no sequencer, no “keyboard,” instead you get patch points. This thing sounds fat as fuck. Patching stuff on the KRAFTZWERG is like if you fed the Synth 2 a big batch of LSD. Madness!! I’m seriously thinking of selling the Polivoks now. Yes, it’s THAT good. The Polivoks filter is a whole different kind of insanity, but otherwise it’s a pretty sterile but very good sounding synth (only one LFO, no PWM, no bender or mod wheel) though the looping envelope bit is very appealing. Hmmmmm. Anyway, KRAFTZWERG!!!!!!!

And the latest in the MFB bunch is the Tänzbar Lite. Basically an MFB-522 with (drum roll please) maybe a few more sounds, less noise, a set of LFOs, and PARAMETER LOCKS!!! Yeah I totally wasn’t expecting that. I have an MFB-503 and that one saves the sound settings per pattern, which is a fantastic feature, but the Tänzbar Lite takes it a step further with parameter locks. The big drawback with it is the learning curve, and havibg to get used to some very counter-intuitive button press combos (you have to hold shift+play to start and stop the onboard sequencer....why it’s like this is anybody’s guess). Anyhow I’ve been using a Drumbrute Impact for a little while now, and while I LOVE the sequencer and I do like the general sound, I find the bass drum a bit flabby when the decay is cranked, and the snare almost totally lacks any punch at all (remedied with individual output and processing but that requires extra braincells, cables, and devices, and I just wanna get shit done already). And of course, no parameter locks, and no saving of sound settings per pattern (or at all really, it’s in perpetual “Manual” mode). So yeah, see ya later Drumbrute Impact. MFB for me. I’ve got one more special guest showing up this weekend, so keep a lookout for a new post soon. Until then, be well, but don’t be afraid to die. Worse things can happen.

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Cleaning a KORG Lambda (ES-50) Synthesizer

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Jerome Ramsey plays: Mellotron M400, Expanded Doepfer/Analogue Solutions Modular System, Analogue Systems Modular System, Doepfer MAQ 16/3 Analogue Sequencer, Oberheim OB1, Farfisa Compact Duo, ARP Odyssey, ARP Pro Soloist, ARP Omni 2, Elka Rhapsody 610, Sequential Circuits Pro One, Yamaha SY1, Roland SH101, Roland JD800, Roland 501 Space Echo, Novation Space Station, Fender Bullet Guitar, Behringer V-Amp 2, Chase Bit 99, EMU ESI 4000, JR Electronics Drum Synth, SRS Dual Phaser Unit, Boss Flanger Unit, Kenton Pro 2.

Brendan Pollard plays: Mellotron M400, Bohm Soundlab Modular System, The Beast Duophonic Modular System, SRS RP3 Noise Generator Modular System, Doepfer MAQ 16/3 Analogue Sequencer, Elka Rhapsody 610, ARP Pro DGX, ARP Solina, Logan String Machine, Moog Micromoog, Octave Kitten, Korg Delta, Korg Lambda, Korg MS2000, Roland JP8000, EMU ESI 2000, SRS ZV3 Bass Synth, SRS Philtertron, SRS Dual Phaser Unit, Electro Harmonix Flanger, Melos Echo Chamber, Kenton Pro 2, Philip Rees MCV ×2, JMS CGX Interface, The Space Machine.

This here, kids, is how you can tell you’re about to listen to a Good Synth Album. Not necessary any of the particulars (though some of them are good signs in general) — but, the recognition that synthesizers are not interchangeable, and are often as distinct from each other as a violin is from a cello or an oboe or a steel drum

also: tag yourselves, I’m Arp Solina

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Hohner Strings melody MK1

Me encantan las máquinas de cuerdas, es algo que no puedo remediar y siempre que puedo intento probar y experimentar nuevas sensaciones. Son instrumentos muy especiales. 

En el caso que nos ocupa tengo que decir que suena dulce cómo pocas que he escuchado, realmente no me ha defraudado. Obviamente es limitada, es decir tiene sus presets, su chorus y controles de ataque y sustain para cada una de las dos partes que se divide el teclado si lo tienes en la opción (orchestra o no orchestra) para poder efectuar esta configuración, pero es más que suficiente, suena precioso!. También como buena máquina de cuerdas, y exceptuando el Roland RS09 o el Moog Opus3, pesa lo suyo, rondará los 20kg (a ojo..),  aunque no tanto cómo el ARP Solina!!.

En resumen, durante unos días ha estado en el estudio, y sale de él ya que el espacio es limitado y porque Korg Lambda sigue siendo el ganador aunque los registros entre ambos sean muy muy diferentes.

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Waxwork records unleashes horror film OST Eyes of My Mother by Ariel Loh on deluxe vinyl, premieres three blood-curdling tracks

There are plenty of horror movies that traffic in cheap scares, where the baddie jumps out of the shadows to a stab of dissonant strings. Then there are movies like Nicolas Pesce’s The Eyes of My Mother, a more refined and infinitely more disturbing vision of provincial psychopathy. The film is rendered all the more raw through grayscale cinematography, making it seem like a relic only recently unearthed from the depths of either Kim’s Video or the AFI archives. However, its brutally sadistic scenes — as well as its chilling synthesizer soundtrack — keep the film thoroughly modern. Composer Ariel Loh’s eerie synths display electronic music’s capacity to further unnerve already tense cinematic experiences, evoking Oneohtrix Point Never’s work on Good Time and the dronescapes on the revitalized Twin Peaks, or even A Nightmare on Elm Street (with a lot less cheese). Loh’s choice to use vintage synths should surprise few even vaguely aware of the synthesizer revival in film scoring. “I used the Korg Lambda running through a Roland Chorus Echo for a lot of the string sounds,” Loh says. “The echo adds a beautifully dark sense of space that feels very isolating when applied to a single sound source. Bass sounds (such as the one on ‘Meet Charlie’) were done with a Moog Prodigy. There’s also a good splattering of Juno 60 throughout the soundtrack.” The soundtrack to the film is out TODAY (January 16) on Waxwork Records— an imprint that specializes in gory/gorgeously packaged horror movie soundtracks of such classics as The Exorcist, Rosemary’s Baby, Evil Dead 2, and The Thing. The Eyes of My Mother joins the roster with gorgeous packaging that features — among other entice-ables listed below — a blood splatter design and an 11” x 11” art print, capturing some (but far from all!) of the film’s creepy imagery. The 18 tracks also feature extra tunes that didn’t make the film’s final cut. Immerse yourself in the horror with a sample trio of tracks, which TMT is pround/terrified to premiere down below. And for you horror fans, check out the trailer to Pesce’s debut feature (preferably right before bed). The Eyes of My Mother vinyl release features: • 180 Gram Double LP Half White, Half Crystal Clear Vinyl with Black Splatter or Blood Red Burst • Old Style Tip On Gatefold Jacket with Satin Coating • Liner Notes By Composer Ariel Loh • Artwork By Nikita Kaun • 11”x11” Art Print The Eyes of My Mother tracklisting: A1. Meet Charlie A2. Almost Dead A3. Unsettled A4. Conversation Piece B1. Eternal B2. Dreaming B3. String Loop 1 B4. Meet Kimiko B5. Preparation C1. Pub Rock C2. Rising C3. Before Someone Dies C4. String Loop 2 D1. String Loop 3 D2. String Loop 4 D3. After Someone Dies D4. String Loop 5 D5. Closing Theme​ http://j.mp/2D8qEz4

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Korg Lambda ES-50 (New Braunfels) $695

Rare Korg Lambda ES-50, fully polyphonic keyboard from 1979, in very nice condition. You can stop by our location in New Braunfels (170 S Walnut Ave) to see this and other synthesizers we have available. Don't bother asking if you can send us a cas [...] from Craigslist http://austin.craigslist.org/msd/6159397717.html Fraud Bloggs made possible by: http://circuitgenie.wix.com/techsupport

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Today on the bench, a vintage analog synth from the late 70′s early 80′s : the Korg λ (Lambda) ! The octave up rocker switch acts really weirdly. It’s a common issue on this synth, and I’ll try to check the 4066 chip to see if the problem come from here...

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Aujourd’hui à l’atelier, un synthé vintage de la fin des années 70 : le Korg λ (lambda) !

Le switch de la fonction “octave up” se comporte vraiment bizarrement. Il s’agit d’un problème récurrent sur ce synthé et je vais essayer de vérifier si les soucis ne viennent pas de la puce 4066.

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Korg Lambda ES-50 (New Braunfels) $695

Rare Korg Lambda ES-50, fully polyphonic keyboard from 1979, in very nice condition. You can stop by our location in New Braunfels (170 S Walnut Ave) to see this and other synthesizers we have available. Don't bother asking if you can send us a cas [...] from Craigslist http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/msd/6159392087.html Fraud Bloggs made possible by: http://circuitgenie.wix.com/techsupport

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Korg SIGMA KP-30

The 1979’s “bi-timbric” vintage synthesizer from Korg. Preset and synth sections, joystick, LP and HP filters (with pre-programmed resonance), aftertouch, modulations are present on the Sigma, but editing possibilites (envelopes) and the 3 octaves only keyboard make it limited.

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Korg Lambda 

La entrada de hoy no la escribo yo sino un verdadero amante de este sintetizador, mi amigo Isak.. aunque yo no puedo más que subrayar cada una de sus palabras el tiempo que he tenido este sintetizador en mis manos.  Aquí va la entrada:

“Este sinte es un pequeño tesoro desconocido. Concebido por Korg en el 79, pensado para ofrecer una buena variedad de sonidos fácilmente en un solo teclado y diseñado para combinarse con la gama MS (su superficie plana de madera es perfecta para colocar un MS-10 o 20 y/o pedales de efectos. Además tiene un trigger out pensado para comunicarse con los MS o el step del SQ-10). Se compone de dos secciones: percusive (electr. piano –al que se le puede añadir un click , clavi, piano y harmonics) y ensemble (brass –que cuenta con un filtro propio-, organ, chorus, string I, String II) con volúmenes, envolventes, efecto de chorus y independientes entre ambas secciones. A parte, cuenta con un sustain para su percusive y attack/decay para las cuerdas y combinar los presets como se desee.Además cuenta con tres osciladores para sección ensemble, con lo que se pueden conseguir efectos de chorus o detunes que le dan un sonido especial, un tremolo muy bonito y cuenta con una polifonía de 48 voces.Excepto el órgano, que no es nada excepcional (aunque jugando con el detune se consigue un efecto interesante), los presets suenan muy bien y su posibilidad de combinarlos al gusto le aporta unos matices y versatilidad fantastica (La combinación de electr. piano y harmonics es una delicia). Pero donde realmente destaca el Lambda es en su preset de chorus -tiene un sonido con un carácter tremendo, etéreo y ensoñador- y sus cuerdas. Muy cálidas y sedosas.Me costó mucho conseguirlo porque no es un sinte que se deje ver habitualmente, pero cuando al fin lo tuve en casa, el Lambda me demostró ser todo lo que prometía.” 

Sí a todo  :-)