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Saturday Synth Porn: This synth porn video features a veritable orgy of synths – one of the finest collections of analog synthesisers in the world.

Dig the funky 70’s style soundtrack, featuring Tonto’s Expanding Headband’s Cybernaut and  Jean Jacques Perry’s E.V.A.

Give this a look, in the privacy of your own home, and let me know if it doesn’t fill your heart with desire….for synth gear!

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This comes from the official Arturia tutorial and teaser DVD for the Arturia CS80.

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This video features the original music composed and performed by Martin Newcombe on equipment in his Museum Of Synthesizer Technology, which sadly closed in the mid 90’s.

The Museum of Synthesizer Technology was opened by synth pioneer Bob Moog in 1994, in Berkshire UK.

The museum offered one of the largest collections of analog synths ever assembled. Read more…

Here’s another vintage look at remaking the Dr. Who theme!

Peter Howell shows how he used Yamaha CS-80 & ARP ODYSSEY sounds to remake the classic Dr. Who TV theme.

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via Kyle Gann at PostClassic:

Awhile back, pianist Aron Kallay performed all of my microtonal electronic keyboard pieces out in Los Angeles. He recently sent me the mp3s, and I’m struck speechless by their quality.

He used a tremendously responsive keyboard (a Yamaha Clavinova), and I have to attribute much of the finesse to that – because the alternative is to admit that I’m a really lousy pianist by comparison. Anyway, he did a beautiful job and made me all impressed with my music all over again.

Gann’s pieces make very interesting use of the harmonies available with microtuning, but are also very accessible:

 

 Triskaidekaphonia [4:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

You can preview one of Gann’s pieces, Triskaidekaphonia, above. More at Gann’s site.

Let me know what you think. Is microtonal music an important frontier to explore with electronic instrument?