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My Own Little Electrophonic World
This is a summary of the synthesizers and other electronic apparatus
I have at one time or another
worked on, from just using them to basic rebuilds to complete
re-engineering projects.
Synths
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| E-Mu ESI-32 |
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Originally bought for my MSc research,
the plan being to generate the raw waveforms on my PC in software, then
download them over MIDI to the ESI and play them.
Maxed out RAM, latest OS, and a SCSI card. Its a sweet little sampler.
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| Roland W-30 |
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Lots of fun, and a great many sample libraries on the net. And it reads S-50
sample disks too, so even more standard Roland sample libraries to dip into.
The sound is very 90's -- 12-bit mono grunge, cutting through a mix. I can
see why Liam Howlett likes them :-)
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| Jen SX1000 |
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My favourite little monosynth. This photo is of "Jenny" before I got my
soldering iron on her and modded her up a bit. See my restoration page for
more details.
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| Siel Opera 6 |
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I acquired this true-blue analogue polysynth in a non-working state (much like the Jen ... bit of
a common theme there). So I've decided to give it the special treatment and re-engineer it and have
some fun. Hopefully it'll be interesting.
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| Elka MK-76 |
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The Elka MK-76 is one of those rare beasts: a MIDI keyboard with
polyphonic aftertouch.
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| Kurzweil K2500R |
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The K2500R is a top-end synthesizer, utilizing the VAST
synthesis engine - samples, DSP programs, layers, etc. With a potential
192 oscillators shared amoung 48 voices (24 in stereo) and filled with
8MB of high-quality samples.
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Recording Appartus
| Allen & Heath System8 Mk.II 2416 |
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This is a classic English analogue mixer, dating from the early 80s.
It's brown, it's huge, it's heavy... and it's got real VU meters!
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| Seck 6:2 Mixer |
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A basic British classic mixer. Only six channels, but just right
for supporting the development bench.
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| Fostex D824 Hard Disk Recorder |
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Picked this at an absolutely crazy price on eBay. It provides
eight tracks, up to 96kHz at 24-bit recording, to an IDE hard disk.
And the front panel is detachable and the cable can be easily
extended using ordinary SVGA extension leads (I have a 5m one).
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Other
| MIDI Matrix II |
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My home-built MIDI routing unit, and published in a British electronics
magazine. More details can be found on the hardware
projects page.
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