A couple videos...

I actually feel like posting more than one item today. :)

These two videos are from a very cool client, Scott Metzger.

Here's a great demo of the 4 Voice my husband recently did for him.

If you like that, check out his cool Memorymoog Demo video. (I got to peek inside this beast not too long ago. Rudi does excellent work! :)

Patrick Moraz' 8 Voice For Sale!

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Getting Jiggy With Synthfool: #4: SEM Tester

One of my favorite jigs: The Oberheim SEM Tester




This box is a great way to troubleshoot and fix SEM's without having to take it in and out of its chassis.
The pegs on top that allow for it to rest easily and securely using the SEM's mounting holes.
Harnesses are provided with color-coded molex connectors that match the original chassis wiring.
The box also provides scope and meter outputs.

Old shop pic

Old shop pic.
Octave Cat, Oberheim SEM orgy, the origins of Smedly, possibly a Clavinet, and a Matrix 12.

Oberheim 2 SEM unit

Here's an Oberheim with two SEM's, a sequencer, a mixer, and a bunch of other jazz. :)

SEM Patch Sheet

Yeah, I know, it's not a pic, but I like SEM's, mkay? :)

Gnome pics next week!

Smedley! (first in a series)

Meet Smedley. He's a custom piece done by my husband a couple years back.
A standalone SEM with a keyboard and a few other custom bits.
I'll have other pics of Smedley in progress in the future.


Oh, and I'm done apologizing if I don't update this blog. I'd like to think that people wouldn't get irked with me if other priorities in my life prevented me from updating a blog!

Patchable Oberheim 3 Voice

This is a customized, patchable Oberheim 3 Voice. The 4th SEM was removed to make way for a custom-made panel.
Yours truly put most of the jacks on the custom panel, over a decade ago, and not too long after I did the Polyfusion VCF module. This has changed hands a few times, and I don't know where it is now. I hope it's still making happy noises!

Patchable SEM's are a wonderful thing. However, it's a HUGE project, and you have to know what you're doing in order to make sure you don't make a mess of everything. Fixing and modding synths isn't something that should be done on a lark. If you don't fix synths for a living, it's far better to spend time playing a synth to see what you can get out of it than it is to try to modify it yourself. I know, that's not what people like to hear, but if I can save one synth from being destroyed by well-indended but ill-equipped hands, I'll consider my job done. ;-)

Apologies for not posting on the 12th. I had a migraine, and it screwed up my day.