Who Needs Synths? Recreate Pink Floyd Classics With Effect Pedals

Bill Ruppert of Electro Harmonix is back with another impressive Effectology demo – this time recreating Welcome to the Machine with effects pedals, an electric shaver and a phone. The original recording, from the 1975 album Wish You Were Here, used an EMS VCS 3, ARP String Ensemble and Mini-Moog synthesizers. Ruppert used a boatload… Read More Who Needs Synths? Recreate Pink Floyd Classics With Effect Pedals

The Realistic Concertmate Moog MG-1 (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9AA9DD8A001675B7 This series of videos, by Marc Doty, takes a look at the Realistic MG-1 Synthesizer – a vintage analog synthesizer that was distributed by Radio Shack under their “Realistic” brand name. Arguably a Moog synthesizer, it was a very odd synth – part monophonic, part polyphonic. But it was capable of great sounds, as… Read More The Realistic Concertmate Moog MG-1 (Video)