Over 1000 Vintage Synthesizers all in one room, I felt like a kid in a candy shop.
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- #synthesizer? well... 1000 Vintage #synths and 5000 Other pieces of vintage recording equipment, all in one room was a sight to behold. more info on SMEM Information can be found here :-
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Ah, now I know who keeps beating me on eBay.
... who keeps beating *everyone on eBay
@@hrschwarz2149 *everyone
Lmao true!!
It's like the De Beers of synths - they're keeping the price of them high!
Yeah, really indeed, it may be true. Possible a lot of times I don't won the biddings on ebay because of this good/mad customer :D ha ha ha 😗😆😅
I'm glad this place is in Switzerland. Seems like a relatively safe spot to have an archive.
If the Swiss get invaded, they've got all the bridges rigged to blow, so, yeah.
@@benjaminobrien9334 That was a thing between WW2 and the end of the Cold War, now probably there aren't any explosives left. Except the forgotten ones, of course
What’s that place and which Town pleazz !?
@@nicolabelle1415 fribourg :-)
Yeah anywhere far away from me is a safe spot. 😂
The curator must of been having a heart attack every time he picked one up
I got one after of-ing to read this comment
probably not considering he said the point of this collection wasn't to be a museum, it was for the public to actually use the synths.
and then a heart sustain then a decay (hahaha)
@@kj4ilk synth jokes eyy
What about a heart filter
@@doomslayerplushie6662 lol
Watching this kid's passion is so refreshing. Passionate people are the spice of life
Right? I'm a drummer and guitarist but I subscribe because I just genuinely enjoy watching other talented musicians go off on what makes life worth living: music.
@@suburbanindie Saaame, but I'm lowkey really into synthesizers now though I'm a guitarist
I wanted to complain about him just being another name dropping synth nerd, but he's actually doing outstanding things with modular synths. I just discovered him because of this video.
@@matiasmoulin2126 What I mean is, that it's easy to get disheveled and disassociated with life the less innocent we become as we get older. Yes, we get less naive and more experienced....but to have a passion that you've loved and still get excited about since childhood is very refreshing and motivating. I'd rather see a guy be free and happy through his skills and art, rather than another dude who's only motivation is the competitive world of making money and nailing pussy. Shit, those kinda guys are uninteresting and boring!
@@prettynoose8497 I agree 100%. I was commenting from the perspective of a musician, living in a retro-obsessed culture that, apart from its benefits, feels more and more like reproducing the past than really creating something original and new...
This is a testament of how hard it is to get any longevity in the business of making synthesizers.
Although ironically enough vintage synths are coming back
I'd gladly use a lot of that equipment. The Arp 2600 and the MS20 are two of my favourite synths, and they are more popular today than ever.
Too true...
This is like the arctic Svalbard Global Seed Vault for Synthesizers.
More like Jay Leno's Garage for music gear. This is awsome.
Accurate
Let's just hope it's a little more reliable...
If they have a roof leak and all of that Svalbard-like seed-stock starts sprouting, we are in for a world of hurt.
imagine the "dont touch anything" signs and instructions in the lost footage
Actually the goal of the whole thing is to make all of these available to play there is a music studyo thats also part of it. Its a really fun place to explore and play.
How this sounds to someone who know nothing about synthesizers:
"Oh shit a BB 9.2!"
"Oh look, a KPL Deluxe!"
"Oh hey I found a Dingobongo Bombastic 12!"
"Oh come here it's a Proto Smicksmack! They only made 10 of these!"
"Oh my god is that an actual Megaboom 69!?"
"Oh no way, they even have the Snailor X!"
"Oh wow it's an ABC 123!"
etc...
That's me
But when he plugged them up and started playing them 😩😩😩😩
I especially liked the Hyperloop 2020 and the Roomba XYZ.
Even the Swiss couldn't get their hands on a Proto Smicksmack.
thats a god tier comment
You reminded me of Steve Irwin when he spots a snake: "look at this beauty, look at that!
Crikey! What a beaut!
Less likely to be bitten by a Rattlesnake drum machine though...
RIP - You are missed, Steve!
"The trick with these old 70's synthesizers is you've gotta sneak up on 'em 'n' grab em by the ports before they can leap up atcha!"
Veeery dangerous!
Manager: Do we have any spare Juno's?
Stockist: Yes, 5.
Manager: Good. Buy another one.
e x c e l l e n t
😂😂😂
Logical.
His love for synths is contagious
I know a guy who has alot of synths.... That's not ALOT... THAT'S ALL OF THEM
Dr mix has alot. This guy has literally everything else
I have one... and I need to reinstall the OS on it. Can you guess what it is? Hint: It’s a keyboard from the late 80s that is extremely unreliable, but sounds amazing. It’s _infamous_ for it’s “Keyboard calibration error” message...
I love seeing people gush and go mad about their passions. I know next to nothing about synths, but im so happy you found things you love!
agree...but I will save my happiness for that child who finds food to eat and bed to sleep on.
Never too late to learn. If you can find a copy, I recommend you begin with a book simply titled Synthesis.
Damn.. Nevermind the Notre dame, if this burns down for some reason i'd be in tears 😮
15:28 the distorted growl of 16 oscillators...insane
fav part
Hairs standing on my neck
15:18 “18 oscillators all on the same note!!!” = witness the inception for the 1000 oscillator mega-drone idea :)
i live in switzerland and the crazy thing about that is that nobody around here, included myself, knows this place. 😮😮 shocked
Is it open to the public? And is the stuff for sale or just show?
@@peterson88keyz yea, i couldnt make it yet. as far i understood you tell them wich day you want a session, and what synths you need and thats about it. bring your laptop and record . ill check out further details soon👍✌️ couldnt decide yet what gear i wanna use😋
@@ATOMOCDOG bruh...make some sound packs.. i will give you many $$$
@@beigela yea i guess i could do that...but look, i need me a new laptop first cause i dont plan to take the comp from studio with me. so if you can wait for me a lil while would b perfect👍✌️
@@ATOMOCDOG k perfect i need some samples too
Don't forget the similar Synthorama Museum in Luterbach/Switzerland. There you can play every synth. The collection is also really impressive. Sure worth a visit.
Woah thx 4 dat tipp
1:04 i'm definitively making a sample out of that quote
You’re like the Steve Irwin of musical instruments. 👌
A dream comes in/out/thru 😍
hahaha excelentttt
You got your interface!
This needs to be on a shirt! If it's not already.
Michael Pulido Haha yes, for sure it’s already done (i use to make a shirt with « i ❤️ YOUR wife » on it, and just after it a friend told me that he have seen the same before lol). It would be also a nice advertising slogan for the new Moog One for example... Because of the polyphony of course, and specially because of the price, which really hurts when coming through my ass lol 😂
(EDIT: in France we’re literally saying « it hurts the ass » when for example something is too expensive)
Amazing collection...dude makes me nervous, though...bull in china shop
Haha. Thought the same.
i think you shouldnt be allowed to touch shit lol
Exactly.
@@claudevieaul1465 there built to be played
@@barrnycharlton8951 And of all people I would let loose around my endless collection of rare synths, it's actually Sam without a doubt.
Because of all people, if he managed to beak it, he could fix it.
That Electone organ in the video sold for $30,000 in the 70’s. Yamaha had a prestige’s country wide competition called “The Yamaha Electone Festival”. The winners (which I was one) would then go around the country giving concerts - it was a very different world.
FYI: The Ensoniq (the synthesizer and the company) was co-created by the same guy that created the SID sound chip in the Commodore 64, Bob Yannes.
So cool.
@@willfomes406 What's even cooler is that Bob has said in interviews that he originally wanted to give the SID chip 32 voices, but there wasn't enough time or $$$ (silicon was expensive back then) to do it. Can you imagine a 32 voice SID? Just to give you an idea of how mind blowing that would have been, here's what 8 SID chips working together sounds like (24 voices): th-cam.com/video/nhz3vHYX0E0/w-d-xo.html
I'm like "PLEASE BE CAREFUL!"
Yeah, doesn't seem as respectful as he should be.
instruments, even vintage synthesizers, are meant to be played and used, not kept baby'd in some some sort of a protective vacuum bubble. pray tell in what way was he being "disrespectful" to the gear exactly? everyone's a critic and a curator, sheesh...
he has the "i can touch synthesizers" full feature license i say, and it's not exactly a museum, you can play em to some extent.... and there's no midjet porn hidden in a folder
@@bl4qout Yeah, you can replace it if it breaks.
@@tubeMonger Put your passive aggressiveness elsewhere, those instruments are meant to be played, which is also the function of this institution that is harboring those instruments. I rather see them used and damaged in the process than degraded by time and not have ever been played again.
This will dwarf any vintage gear video I see for the rest of my life.
If you like vintage gear, the channel Next Level Chops has a guy named Sticky Wicket whom has a drum collection that will blow your mind. from before they were kits, to the first kits, to war era kits, to modern. His collection deserves a museum. Scope it out sometime broham. I know you're a synth guy, but I am sure you would appreciate it since you like seeing the vintage stuff as I do. If you do, leave them a comment an say Dr. Doom sent ya!
@@DrMurdercock Thanks. Checked them out. pretty impressive!!
This is such a wonderful sight, your passion for Synthesizers going into meltdown! Had a passion for scale plastic modelling, went bananas like you visting a really big exhibition for the first time. :D
Also I love the concept of the museum to make the equipment aviable to the public - I was thinking before how sad it is to have all that great hardware just sitting in shelves. ^^
I guess they didn't have any consumer keyboards like Casio?
I'm sure they have a couple of toy cat keyboards in the back if you ask them nicely.
Also, hey 8-Bit Guy! Cool to see you here, love the videos
For real, I grew up around the Casio consumer line in the 80s, since it was my dads favorite keyboards. They never get any love.
Yes, right behind the MIDI Meowsic.
There are several Casio! About twenty or more, as far as I remember. Let me know if you are looking for something in particular :)
Hahaha I was thinking the exact same thing ! I composed my first masterpieces on a majestuous Casio SA-35.
3:59 What haven’t they got?
A Furby Organ...
Didn’t see any nords or Dave Smith, access virus a b c ti2 . Or arp 2600
@@dazdavison1 Didn't see any ARP, nor EMS, nor Buchla. No big modular Moogs. No Roland System 700. No Hammond Novachord. Maybe they were on that lost first 15 minutes? Or stashed away in a dusty corner somewhere in this cavernous warehouse like the ark of the covenant? Anyway, best of luck to them on their efforts to grow this already-impressive collection.
Casio VL tone, Linn LM1 drum machine, Korg micro preset M500S, lol..prob are there, just so many to see...must visit one day :-)
I did ‘t see an Ondes Martenot in here.
@@blaisebaileyfinnegan
Oooh, look again, a novachord is the first synth you see at 0:00, the thing standing straight up on the right with all the metal cased capacitors, you are looking at the generator section of a nova.
That memory Moog just gave me chills
Same! Reminded me of the THX Deep Note
th-cam.com/video/FWkJ86JqlPA/w-d-xo.html
This is such a joy to watch... seeing you in your element amongst all that vintage electronica. Like a kid in a toy shop... Wonderful :O)
I went there yesterday.... this place is heaven... truly !!!!!!!
I backed these guys playroom on Kickstarter. This is so awesome that someone is trying to preserve this stuff.
Its actually a Swiss army project. Playing the lowest note on all synths will collapse mountains in strategic places.
the Black note.
Sshh this part about the plan was suposed to be secret
Lol.... Find those resonant frequencies.... then let em rip!!!!
The pad at 16:10 is coming straight from heaven.
I’ve watched this a couple times before, and it’s always as amazing as the first.
Snap, then I created an account
I know nothing about synths but I feel excited just because of you
I love your response to this - but just in case the video doesn't make it quite clear - this is the absolute MOTHERLODE of synthesizer collections. Nothing I've ever seen comes remotely close. It's almost... obscene!
I was not aware that somewhere on this planet existed a synth Library of Alexandria. Thank you TH-cam, we have now concluded the category of “my synth collection” videos.
"a synth Library of Alexandria" < LOL Thats so well said! :D
Don't give fate ideas.
Your enthusiasm and love for the machines earned you an extra sub. Keep it up, man! Man, I love that old late 60s/70s/80s look and design of varying machines.
Never have I ever enjoyed watching something I know absolutely nothing about, but enjoyed seeing someone so excited about something they have a clear passion for and being in their element. That’s worth my subscription 👍
I fogot how amazing the Memory Moog sounded
Right that's it, I'm jumping in the ocean and swimming to Switzerland.
it's the only european country not surrounded by sea :P
@@gtheskater That won't stop me.
gtheskater
There are a lot European countries with no connection to the sea ;)
Austria, Kosovo, Moldavia, Andorra... just to name a few ^^
greetings from Switzerland ;)
There's a vintage synth museum in California -- used to be Oakland, now LA -- where you can play them all and record on them for the time you have the museum/studio booked
Keeping 80s New Wave Punk alive - All on One channel !!!
Your passion and charisma for making weird noises with electronics is outstanding
I'd go mental in there. My 80's heart is going bonkers just watching this video. WAaaaaaant!
Looks like my old pawn shop back in the 80s. I miss those days being able to walk into one and seeing rows of Keyboards for sale.
13:37 - Those specially gold plated 1210s were given to DJs that won the DMC mixing championships.
1337
That MemoryMoog was literally orgasmic.
it was the elka synthex for me what a sound
I live in Switzerland and have been there 3 times. I took my electronic music pupils for a visit too! This museum has a really interesting concept for development. I am glad it's getting some noise…!
Where is it?
@@n.e.m.nasatoelectronicmusi8318 Fribourg
@@MargaretHarmer thank you
@@MargaretHarmer do they really want you handling the goods like that?
@@XX-121 For now the synths are in a basement and are being catalogued, some very special instruments like an original London Mellotron, Hammond, Fairlight are being repaired or restored if possible. The museum did a Kickstarter to create a Playroom where there are a bunch of synths (Juno 60, TR-808, Yamaha CS 50, etc) so anybody can sign up to try them out. They are also giving talks, workshops, and concerts. So yes this is about a participative concept and not just instruments behind glass.
1:16
"THEN AROUND TURN AROUND! Look at this!!!"
Proceeds to skip the legendary Ensoniq Fizmo that's sitting RIGHT THERE!
Over the past couple of years, whenever I've been in a rut or not touched my synths for a while, this video really helps get me excited to get going again.
Love this vid.
Im amazed they let you pick up and handle their collection like that.
Lets hook everything up and run it all through each other.
My first thought as well hahahah
no need for a power amplifier on the output of that
Yes Tom, I am imagining what fabulous sounds we would hear. oh wow.
earth splits in half. and you were worried about the large hardon collider
Hmm.. thats.. alooooooooooooooooooooot of power to be taken..
One they won't have is an Elektor Chorosynth. This is a multi oscillator string synth from 1980 that was published in their magazine as a project. A commercial PCB was available and I managed to import the board and build it up. With its multi oscillators and many cascades of dividers it could give the 1000 drone a run for its money - and it stayed in tune when swept across its keyboard range.
When He brought the filter up on that memory moog my face mirrored his perfectly in sync. Awesome!!!
"OH IT SMELLS LIKE...smells a bit strange"
I bet it smells like knobs. *_HAH._*
It smells like a shitload of money.
The most expensive synthesiser in history.
It smells almost the same as it tastes.
A wonderful idea in having them accessible to be used & recorded.
Somewhat shocked by what one Man purchased. Bless him.
well I know what I'm doing if I become a billionaire
If I had the money, and I was producing an album, I would rent a space there, and build a studio to make music on these. Just being able to sample the sounds would be dope. I'm guessing that vsti companies have went there to create instruments.
Legend has it that he never left!
What an amazing place!!
Build your own vocoder....
Would be an interesting project.
FWLR did it, actually pretty interesting read xd drive.google.com/file/d/1GpcwJagCMXFsQCEV5JFbCRtKEPXSrfRy/view
TheRailroad99
Built one from a PAIA kit several years ago. I would NEVER do it again; it was WAY too much soldering for the filters. I literally was doing it in my dreams- literally!
I love this guy... but i would never let him touch my syntheziser ;-)
Hahaha
Did he break any of them?
He could touch my synth👅
Yeah, he is a little rough with what he is touching and throwing down after looking at it. I knew a couple people that could not finess anything and were so ruff with they way they handled things, and I'm like, I don't want to offend this person, but stuff like keyboards and drum machines have to be handled with care, kind of like a baby, besides maybe a little tapping on the pads, but yeah, this guys cool, I just think he is a little more sturdy in handling things like this.
Jebus, then he sees the 808 and a second one - and literally bangs on the 808 keys. WTF, kick this fuckhead out
This was fun. Not the synths, just his react of semi orgasmic shock every single second in a synth museum. 😂
This "Museum" is nuts. Wonderful...
Ah, good to see that my Fairlight is still there!
Almost had a heart attack every time he grabbed a synth, waved them around... Scared he'd drop them. Is it just me? I wouldn't just pull out a Synclavier like that
yeah, his method of handling was questionable. Shouldn't treat museum stuff like that and without a glove
I have a feeling if one of them slipped, he'd dive and get his face under it before it hit the floor. He obviously loves this stuff and wouldn't let it get hurt.
@@frac still, he may be the first synth juggler in the history of TH-cam!
For real - no way I would let him keep doing that as the owner. GTFO
yeah. no respect for the history or value.
I'm 59, old enough to remember when all this stuff was new, and featured in advertisements in _Keyboard_ magazine. I was disappointed to not see any ARP keyboards, but in reply to a comment six months ago, the kid said there was plenty but that he *lost* the footage.
Very disappointing not to see a large Moog modular, or the ARP 2500 from _Close Encounters of the Third Kind._
This bought a tear to my eye.
This video is now, hands-down, my absolute favorite source of well.... *entertainment* on the Internet! I've already checked it out perhaps a half dozen times already, and like the Host says "It's absolutely MENTAL!" It just keeps blowing me away! Fantastic host reactions, by the way - and man, I can relate to every single one of them! Thanks so much for posting this video!
Keyboards- 1000
Keyboard stands- 0
The Elka teetering on the roadcase made me nervous, haha.
Seriously tho, that collection just blew my mind.
3:06 Way back in the "day", a friend of mine let me borrow to play out live a Memory Moog. One of the best synth's and also memory of playing out live way back then. Have a great holiday and new year, wish you all the best! - Mr.Tom
***I HONESTLY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS YT CH OR THIS PERSON, BUT I'M SPEECHLESS AT HIS KNOWLEDGE, ENTHUSIASM, RESPECT & LOVE FOR THIS AMAZING EQUIPMENT....YOUR AWESOME YOUNG MAN!!!!!!*** & I had to sub :)
I wish I could have this much passion about anything. This was an incredible watch, I got contact-happiness from this. Thanks for making this video, and doing what you do!
So that one guy is the reason it's so hard for me to find vintage gear in switzerland
Can i just live there? Please?
At least you know where it is now, nice to have closure!
impressive collection. I wasn't expecting to see old computers. A DEC terminal... out of this world.
This is heaven for any musician
i was never so close to robbing a museum in my life
I used to demonstrate quite a few of them when I worked in a keyboard shop in the 70s and 80s. Downstairs was organs and I was upstairs with the synthesizers, best one I got to have a go on was the Moog 55, mind bending. Also got a chance in the early 70s to view Keith Emerson's legendary Moog 111c
i watch this with confidence now because i have some beast of a synth or two at home , but if i were young id be super jealous lol. makes me appreciate my babies
18:50 it's like a school music room OMG it's so nuance
You mate are a legend. No one else could do a tour like that. Absolutely superb.
Just imagine the job to organise everything, it would be amazing!
Wow!!!
Great place!
Thanks for telling.
The Switzerland Museum of Electronic Music Instruments 😳🤩
So this is where the furby organ gonna end up in mhhh...
i like it
i love how each of the synths have such unique character of sound, they're magnificent!
Haha good to see all those cool old synths being adored
Back to 80-ties, like time machine. That was so cool!
... the point when you're so surprised that you don't get surprised anymore.
That one surprised me a little.
Great stuff!! :-)
As cool as this is it makes me a bit sad to see so many instruments sitting silent in a warehouse. I wish these were out in the world making music.
They seem to be functional, too. Things should be used for the purpose that they were created for. Personally, I've never managed to keep new old stock in its pristine state for long. The item doesn't care, but I do, and I want to use it, if only in a token way in some cases, not just look at it. And if I had such an insane collection, then I think I'd want people to be using this stuff. Well, at least all of these instruments are well preserved, and who knows, maybe someday they'll eventually be used again.
They actually have a rotating 'play room' where different synths are available for the public to play.
I've never seen anyone experience that much joy! (I believe he even wet his trousers a few times). Lucky lad to visit there.
I'm speechless. Only one word to say. Wow!
This seems like something I would do if I won the lottery.
This plus I would build a school for electronic music.
this is kind of adorable
It's like the synth version of forgotten weapons
Amazing, absolutely amazing!
I just love your british-sounding enthusiasm
“oh vangelis you made it sound so amazing with these presets” 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
“Thank you very much Vangelis”
Looking at you totally geeking out really warms my heart