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(Updated) PERU – Live in Zwijndrecht

by adminArtists-E, Artists-K, Artists-P/Q, Brands-E, DIY - Formant, Do-it-yourself, Dutch Electronic Music, History, News, Vintage equipment February 4, 2023February 4, 2023Comments are Disabled

Update February 4, 2023: we received some additional pictures from the concert in Zwijndrecht. Also this ticket was included, but it’s not about the Zwijndrecht concert. Maybe one of you …

CRB Computer Band 2000

by adminBrands-C, Hardware, History, News, Vintage equipment February 2, 2023February 2, 2023Comments are Disabled

Released in 1978, the Computer Band 2000 contains a ROM chip used for its built-in rhythm machine—it can store up to 14 patches, plus the preset sounds it already holds. …

(Updated) R.A. Moog Catalog – 1967

by adminBackground, Brands-M, Brochure, History, News, Vintage equipment January 30, 2023January 30, 2023Comments are Disabled

Update January 30, 2023: We have included a better quality pdf file for download. Thanks to Matt Traum We are happy to share this Moog catalog from 1967 (i.e. over …

(Updated) Maplin 5600 demonstration

by adminBrands-M, DIY - Maplin/ETI, Do-it-yourself, History, News, News - Frontpage, Vintage equipment January 30, 2023January 30, 2023Comments are Disabled

Update January 30: Johan Dunér has uploaded a couple of new video’s on the Maplin 5600. Now there are 4 chapters: The Maplin general demonstration Powersupply Keyboard controller Oscillators Very …

Eberhard Schoener – Inconsiderable time (Part 1)

by adminArticle-Artist, Artists-S, Background, History, News, Vintage equipment January 15, 2023January 15, 2023Comments are Disabled

A while ago I found this article on Eberhard Schoener, created by (Dutch) Paul Lemmens. Paul tells about his discovery of Eberhard Schoener’s music in a German record shop and …

(Updated)- Eberhard Schoener – Part 2

by adminBackground, Brands-M, Hardware, History, News, Vintage equipment January 15, 2023January 15, 2023Comments are Disabled

Deutsches Museum gets Eberhard Schoener’s Moog IIIP Update January 15, 2023: we found an improved (and even longer) version of the video. Eberhard Schoener studied violin at the Northwest German …

Frank Zappa on Synclavier

by adminArticle-Artist, Artists-X/Y/Z, Background, Brands-S, History, News, Vintage equipment January 9, 2023January 9, 2023Comments are Disabled

This article about Frank Zappa and his Synclavier, created by Brian Kassan, appeared in the Cashbox magazine (newspaper), January 1983. In addition to the article we include a video from …

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Deutsches Museum – München

by adminBackground, History, Microcomputers, Museum, News, Vintage equipment January 6, 2023January 6, 2023Comments are Disabled

If you are living near München, or if you are planning an Oktoberfest visit, or just want to visit Bayern, maybe the Deutches Museum is a nice addition to your …

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Quasar – Digital / Analog synthesizer 1972

by adminArticle-People, Article-Vintage synthesizer, Background, Brands-F, Brands-PQ, Hardware, History, News, Vintage equipment January 5, 2023January 5, 2023Comments are Disabled

There was this post about the Qasar I on the Vintage Synth Facebook group. I’d never heard of this synth and dived into it. It seems that the designer Tony …

Jim Scott – Design engineer for R.A. Moog inc.

by adminArticle-People, Article-Vintage synthesizer, Background, Brands-M, Design, Hardware, History, News, Vintage equipment January 5, 2023January 5, 2023Comments are Disabled

Read the story from an inside man: this article is kindly reproduced from the EMEAPP website. Please note that all (c) are with EMEAPP and Jim Scott. Jim Scott was …