Keyboard Synthesizers

dlumenta has shared some nice photos of a vintage Moog Minimoog Model D:
Designed by Robert Moog in 1970, the Minimoog Model D synthesizer is still regarded as the Rolls Royce equivalent of analog keyboard-based synthesizers. Specifically designed for touring musicians, the minimoog exported electronic music experiments from university labs out to the masses - and [...]

NoiseBug is a new retail and online store, brought to you by Plan B’s Peter Grenader, that offers an unusual array of synth goodness.
“We are arcane musical gear gleaming with forgotten gems of yesteryear and highlights of our present time,” explains Grenader. “Here you will find drum machines, keyboards, effects and other misc odds and [...]

Vince Clark, of Yazoo (Yaz), Depeche Mode & Erasure fame, is going on tour with Yaz partner Alison Moyet, and sat down with Native Instruments for a short interview that looks at the technology behind the new tour:
You are famous as a user and collector of analog synthesizers, but computers made it into your setup [...]

Elektron has announced an update to the Monomachine OS:
Good people around the globe, the hydra just got two extra heads. In other words - Monomachine OS 1.20 is here!
Two new machines have been added in this magnificent update, allowing you to use your own customized waveforms. Read all about it in the updated Monomachine and [...]

WaveIdea has introduced NeoSynth24, an synth-on-a-card expansion board for CME keyboards (UF and VX series).
NeoSynth24 features a built in sound bank (64 MBytes/256 Mbits) that can be updated at your convenience. Various sound banks are available (General MIDI standard instruments set, Grand Piano style, Hip Hop style, Techno/House style, R&B style, etc). Multiple sound banks [...]

Back In Time Records has released several new sound libraries for the Alesis Fusion Workstation.
You can preview a couple of the new sound libraries below:

 

 Fusion Presets [5:57m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Fusion Samples [5:03m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Fusion Presets by kpr
Fusion SYNTH Presets by kpr
Fusion ULTRA SYNTH Presets by kpr
Fusion ULTRA SYNTH II Presets by kpr
Fusion OTHERWORLD Presets by kpr
Fusion SAMPLES by kpr
Fusion SAMPLES [...]

Jooris Benny has shared some great pictures of an ARP 2500 synthesizer.
The ARP 2500 is a synth classic, and it was the first synth I ever used, at the University of Kansas, before I could afford my own!
It uses a combination of patch chords and matrix switches to create connections. Each module’s panel has signal [...]

This is insane, dangerous and, yes, awesome - the Mundo Piano Bike. It was a special project for Bicycle Music Festival:
Paul Freedman of Rock the Bike mounts a seat and instrument rack on a Mundo utility bicycle. Watch as Janaysa performs her song, London Bridges, on the back of the bike on its maiden voyage.
Very [...]