I went here, it's amazing. Totally worth it. Playing the legends really helps you learn which are worth it, which not so much. I was floored by the Jupiter 8, whereas I was firmly cured of any desire to ever want/need a CS-80.
That model at 12:27 is like an Ondes Martinot, one of the instruments that chronologically predate the synthesizer but heralded it. The most noted recording of that instrument is the Ghostbusters score composed by Elmer Bernstein.
There's a place called MESS where I live, it is similar to what you visited, I was lucky enough to use a System 55 and an OG P10. You can become a member there and then buy hours where you can bring in your own recording gear to record your stuffs on what ever gear is being displayed. It gets swapped out every 3 months I think so there is always new, fresh gear. 1 thing Byron taught me was there is nothing better than hands on, he was pretty heavy with the language when explaining why being ITB using a mouse with the same gestures felt like you weren't a part of the musical process. 2nd time I bumped into him, I showed him my desk and how he had influenced me. So glad these places exist and people like yourself share your experiences.
I have heard of MESS, but never had a chance to visit down under. Perhaps someday! That's awesome you can rent a few hours to try the gear, and that they swap it out to keep fresh!
@@synth4ever You would love it, the fact it even exists down here is amazing. Also they keep the members to a specific amount, so people can actually get time on gear.
@@synth4everFunny! I live near Nashville (originally from Philly--hey, no Ensoniqs in that museum? Why not?) and have never been to LA nor have I ever felt the desire to go--but--knowing that this place is there might just change my mind!!
Looks amazing! Wish I lived closer. All of that natural light really makes all the beautiful vintage gear shine even more. Maybe I'll make it out there someday.
Absolutely wonderful. Thanks for showing us this. Just the fact, almost everything is setup and running is quite amazing. Lovely clean and bright premises also. I wouldn't want to leave if I were ever to visit!
synth4ever visiting this amazing place is so righteous . what an amazing thing to do. I need to come back to LA straight away, there is nowhere this cool and accessible in the UK. what a dream !
Oh snap! I'm new to the world of analog Synths, via way of Behringer's Monopoly and the RD-8. I just got done watching your video review, tutorial and demo of the RD-8 (excellent and very helpful BTW) and now made it over to this video. This is perfect timing as I will be traveling to LA this upcoming weekend to visit friends. This is a must stop while I'm there! Cheers!
if it was my place I would sort by synth type too - have an FM room, a Hybrid Room, and he already has the Analog room :-) Hell I prob have 25 here lol but it's no museum... lol
Another amazing tour of this fantastic collection of gear. He mentioned that it's all hooked up to record and all midi connected. I would love to see the control room where all that connection is centered. I'd guess it would look like Star Trek or something. LOL!
This was really cool to see. Something that they need to add is an RMI Harmonic Synthesizer. Probably most associated with Jean-Michel Jarre. I bought an RMI 300B Electra Piano in January, 1972 (still have it) and also had an early (red knob) RMI 140 amp. I happened to live not very far from the Allen Organ factory and HQ in Macungie, PA and the folks at Allen were always very nice and welcoming to me. They even did some mods to my 140 so I could use its preamp section to run directly into my Leslie preamp. Tom Emerick (Service Manager) and Clark Ferguson (Marketing Director) were the best! Clark used to take me into the "back room" to show me what they were working on and I got to see the original Keyboard Computer (KC-1) with THREE output channels, not just two--and the Harmonic Synth in prototype form--this was back around '73-'74. Also the 360 amp and a unique thing they were working on then called the RMI 700 Modamp which was a modular amplifier idea that was decades ahead of todays 500 series modular synths but was very much along the same lines. Like there was an EQ module, and an input module (like a channel strip) and various effects modules in development. To my knowledge, this product never saw the light of day, but I still have the draft brochure that Clark gave me with prices penciled on it! RMI was quite ahead of their time (The Allen Computer Organ which was the progenitor of the KC was really the first instrument to use digital sampling, developed in partnership with aerospace firm Rockwell International in the late 1960s and introduced in 1971. The original is in the Smithsonian! The voices were stored on punch cards!) Through RMI, Allen was bringing some very innovative and unique products to market, including their last product, the DK-20 Digital Keyboard, which replaced the Electra Piano series with digital technology a good four years before the DX-7 came out. (I have one of those, too, and it is really like nothing else.) But, ultimately, Allen decided that they were, after all, a church organ company (which they are, and the largest in the world) and that pro keyboards (what they used to call back in the day "combo instruments") were simply not worth the effort, at least not for them. A real shame. In my opinion, the DK 20 and the Keyboard Computer ought to be in the museum, too, but if you could only have one RMI product, the Harmonic Synthesizer would be the one most fitting.
Really amazing! Have to mention I found it funny how you just skipped 303, 606 and 909 :D But there's so much. Wishing all the best for the gear and the business!
Love the custom stuff. I’m really picky and jaded when people mess around and do a shitty job customizing stuff but very nice job on the stuff shown here.
So, regarding synth repair, have you possibly checked with Switched On down in Austin, TX? They do serious work down there. As for stuff I know about, they restored an old Melotron and two different Fairlight CMIs, and that's just off the top of my head.
Wow, it's quite literaly Analog heaven in there. I'd love to know how much the whole set up cost!!. Also the Bluetooth midi set up.. I never knew or heard of that before. Would like to know how that works as in set up. I think out of all of those the Hyonic performer (think that's what it's called) intrigues me the most. Never seen one before but looks very interesting and sounds it too.
I’d be like a pig in #### in that place 😂 The Jupiter 8 is a great design imo. For me the student Rhodes is the standout. That mint colour. You can’t fake a real one from that era! I think I I’d probably sit in the corner and play the ARP Quadra and PPG....and that Rhodes 🥰 What about a 90s room....
Thx for the info -- @VintageSynthesizerMuseum hit up Scott Rider (Old Crow) and hopefully he can help! www.oldcrows.net/~oldcrow/synth/ -- his email is at bottom
With the amount of high priced synths in there I would expect a stronger front door !!!!
Definitely..
I went here, it's amazing. Totally worth it. Playing the legends really helps you learn which are worth it, which not so much. I was floored by the Jupiter 8, whereas I was firmly cured of any desire to ever want/need a CS-80.
Yes, it is a must for anyone into synths! So many classics in one spot.
I have three CS80's... and could do with a fourth... 😍
@@noddyspuncture nice flex
@@noddyspuncture nice lie
@@Leo9ine - Oh yeah..? Well here's a video I made a while back showing all three. Is this the proof you need? th-cam.com/video/86GDo43zjp0/w-d-xo.html
What a nice place and a nice guy. I bet he’s got a cat)
Yes, I have a cat, lol
Aaah, just leave me alone with the Synthex / CS-80 combo and forget about me for a couple of weeks....
That model at 12:27 is like an Ondes Martinot, one of the instruments that chronologically predate the synthesizer but heralded it. The most noted recording of that instrument is the Ghostbusters score composed by Elmer Bernstein.
Got to visit this place, Lance has done a great service to us all.
Agreed 100%!
There's a place called MESS where I live, it is similar to what you visited, I was lucky enough to use a System 55 and an OG P10.
You can become a member there and then buy hours where you can bring in your own recording gear to record your stuffs on what ever gear is being displayed.
It gets swapped out every 3 months I think so there is always new, fresh gear.
1 thing Byron taught me was there is nothing better than hands on, he was pretty heavy with the language when explaining why being ITB using a mouse with the same gestures felt like you weren't a part of the musical process.
2nd time I bumped into him, I showed him my desk and how he had influenced me.
So glad these places exist and people like yourself share your experiences.
I have heard of MESS, but never had a chance to visit down under. Perhaps someday! That's awesome you can rent a few hours to try the gear, and that they swap it out to keep fresh!
@@synth4ever You would love it, the fact it even exists down here is amazing.
Also they keep the members to a specific amount, so people can actually get time on gear.
It's an amazing place! I'm Europe-based but I wish some day to visit your museum. Keep-up the good work. Thank you!
Cheers!
Real clock on the modular 😁😁 NICE !
Very impressive collection .
Yes, agreed!
What a wonderful tour of this wonderful place. About time I get to Los Angeles again!
You can only dream about this !
:)
Love these tours. I was amazed that practically every synth in this museum looked liked it was in new condition.
Thanks! Yes, all those great synths are well loved.
Now I have a reason to visit LA again and give this guy money. See you soon.
Yea, it's a great reason to visit LA :)
@@synth4everFunny! I live near Nashville (originally from Philly--hey, no Ensoniqs in that museum? Why not?) and have never been to LA nor have I ever felt the desire to go--but--knowing that this place is there might just change my mind!!
@@therealniksongsDefinitely worth a visit!
Love the QR Code and general organization of the VSM. I’d first try out the Arp Quadra + CS-80.
Definitely future-retro setup! :)
Incredible
Looks amazing! Wish I lived closer. All of that natural light really makes all the beautiful vintage gear shine even more. Maybe I'll make it out there someday.
Yes, hopefully someday. If you ever visit LA it's a must!
Absolutely wonderful. Thanks for showing us this. Just the fact, almost everything is setup and running is quite amazing. Lovely clean and bright premises also. I wouldn't want to leave if I were ever to visit!
Fantastic job Bro , very impressive, especially the QR codes on the mixers , thumbs up
Thanks for sharing! It was great learning about many of these vintage synths, many which I have never heard of.
Thank you, my pleasure
It's so cool to see a young guy who knows a lot about vintage synths and do a lot for his passion
Lance is the man!
Synth Heaven... Respect...
Wow, what a room.
Hell yeah Lance!
Fabulous place. Best wishes to Lance with the working museum and thank you for showing us a magnificent place.
can NOT WAIT to book some time here!!!!!
synth4ever visiting this amazing place is so righteous . what an amazing thing to do. I need to come back to LA straight away, there is nowhere this cool and accessible in the UK. what a dream !
Yes, it is a must visit place if you visit LA! Can get lost for hours in sound.
WOW, Gezus I have no words :) Thought I had too many gears!! Thanks for the tour. Sincerely Lyndon from SUMOLab1 Pacific Canada.
Thank you Lyndon! There is so much there, it's overwhelming!
Oh snap! I'm new to the world of analog Synths, via way of Behringer's Monopoly and the RD-8. I just got done watching your video review, tutorial and demo of the RD-8 (excellent and very helpful BTW) and now made it over to this video. This is perfect timing as I will be traveling to LA this upcoming weekend to visit friends. This is a must stop while I'm there! Cheers!
Thanks, glad it you enjoyed the RD8 tutorial. You should definitely check out the VSM while in LA!
STUNNING 😮
There's got to be a DX7 in there somewhere...FANTASTIC collection of synths!!! :)
Who knows, maybe they'll get a DX1 someday... one can hope!
if it was my place I would sort by synth type too - have an FM room, a Hybrid Room, and he already has the Analog room :-) Hell I prob have 25 here lol but it's no museum... lol
Very nice, I've got to come by soon.
It's well worth it!
definitely need to visit this place
Definitely!
Excellent !
crazy!💥
Totally!
Another amazing tour of this fantastic collection of gear. He mentioned that it's all hooked up to record and all midi connected. I would love to see the control room where all that connection is centered. I'd guess it would look like Star Trek or something. LOL!
Yes, probably like the Bridge! Make it so!
@@synth4ever or it all is just run from an iPhone, LOL
AWESOME !!!! Spotted a Fairlight monitor on the shelf ! :)
Yes, VSM has a great synth collection!
Incredible! 😁👍🏼
This was really cool to see. Something that they need to add is an RMI Harmonic Synthesizer. Probably most associated with Jean-Michel Jarre. I bought an RMI 300B Electra Piano in January, 1972 (still have it) and also had an early (red knob) RMI 140 amp. I happened to live not very far from the Allen Organ factory and HQ in Macungie, PA and the folks at Allen were always very nice and welcoming to me. They even did some mods to my 140 so I could use its preamp section to run directly into my Leslie preamp. Tom Emerick (Service Manager) and Clark Ferguson (Marketing Director) were the best! Clark used to take me into the "back room" to show me what they were working on and I got to see the original Keyboard Computer (KC-1) with THREE output channels, not just two--and the Harmonic Synth in prototype form--this was back around '73-'74. Also the 360 amp and a unique thing they were working on then called the RMI 700 Modamp which was a modular amplifier idea that was decades ahead of todays 500 series modular synths but was very much along the same lines. Like there was an EQ module, and an input module (like a channel strip) and various effects modules in development. To my knowledge, this product never saw the light of day, but I still have the draft brochure that Clark gave me with prices penciled on it!
RMI was quite ahead of their time (The Allen Computer Organ which was the progenitor of the KC was really the first instrument to use digital sampling, developed in partnership with aerospace firm Rockwell International in the late 1960s and introduced in 1971. The original is in the Smithsonian! The voices were stored on punch cards!) Through RMI, Allen was bringing some very innovative and unique products to market, including their last product, the DK-20 Digital Keyboard, which replaced the Electra Piano series with digital technology a good four years before the DX-7 came out. (I have one of those, too, and it is really like nothing else.) But, ultimately, Allen decided that they were, after all, a church organ company (which they are, and the largest in the world) and that pro keyboards (what they used to call back in the day "combo instruments") were simply not worth the effort, at least not for them. A real shame. In my opinion, the DK 20 and the Keyboard Computer ought to be in the museum, too, but if you could only have one RMI product, the Harmonic Synthesizer would be the one most fitting.
Really amazing! Have to mention I found it funny how you just skipped 303, 606 and 909 :D But there's so much. Wishing all the best for the gear and the business!
Very cool, would like to visit one day.
The Polymoog is one of my favourite vintage synths. It has one incredible patch the Vox Humana which gave Gary Numan a long career in music.
very cool🙃💙thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Love the custom stuff. I’m really picky and jaded when people mess around and do a shitty job customizing stuff but very nice job on the stuff shown here.
It's a lovely collection
Lance rules!!!
Yea, he's the best!
The Fairlight, Synclavier, Yamaha DX line, and EMU line are needed to top
off the collection.
So many synths; so little time...DX-1, definitely!!
Living the life!
So, regarding synth repair, have you possibly checked with Switched On down in Austin, TX? They do serious work down there. As for stuff I know about, they restored an old Melotron and two different Fairlight CMIs, and that's just off the top of my head.
In this video I saw at least three LM3204 mixers, the best for synths (16 stereo pairs in 5U rack). I have one, want to get another )
Needs an OB-Xa and a Synclavier. The Hammond Novacord was the first synthesizer (after the organ) but they are a bear to upkeep. Nice setup though.
Yea it's a great studio! Hopefully more will be added over time.
Great video - thanks a lot! On the left bottom - 4:00 could that be a Korg PS3100 ? That's a great synth too.
Yup :) Demo here: th-cam.com/video/slOJeaqQ60I/w-d-xo.html
Wow, it's quite literaly Analog heaven in there.
I'd love to know how much the whole set up cost!!.
Also the Bluetooth midi set up.. I never knew or heard of that before. Would like to know how that works as in set up.
I think out of all of those the Hyonic performer (think that's what it's called) intrigues me the most. Never seen one before but looks very interesting and sounds it too.
Lots of thought and love went into the museum, I'm sure Lance can provide more insights if you contact him!
Wow! Very cool vid! 👍
Yea, it's a great place to visit!
My favorite trick to do the tr808 is rhythmic arps w compatible synths 🤫🤫🤫
Very cool!
@@synth4ever for context lance was referencing this trick in the video
@@lunacampos5094 Yes, that's right!
NO OCTOPUS SYNTH ON LAB BOARD!!!expecting one day ,after the cs 80 outside the sea shop!
This guy reminds me of Jim Morrison, I'm pretty sure he loves the Moog sound
I’d be like a pig in #### in that place 😂 The Jupiter 8 is a great design imo. For me the student Rhodes is the standout. That mint colour. You can’t fake a real one from that era! I think I I’d probably sit in the corner and play the ARP Quadra and PPG....and that Rhodes 🥰 What about a 90s room....
Maybe they could do some kind of VR thing so those of us who can't get over can at least experience being inside it!
Yes, it's like heaven on earth there!
Good suggestion -- maybe Lance can make it happen!
@axs203: Agree about that Rhodes! I've never seen one of those before!
Cool place!!!
Lol….I saw my Juno 60, but not my G
Just a cs80 chilling in the front window
Synthaholic overload!
Is there any Yamaha Dx7 ?
I didn't see one this time, but perhaps there has been in the past or will be in the future!
What wireless DMX gear are you running?
Fascinante.
Maybe steel bars on the windows? 😮
All windows are barred. The front has a retractable gate.
Scott Rider can fix that Oberheim OB-Mx
Thx for the info -- @VintageSynthesizerMuseum hit up Scott Rider (Old Crow) and hopefully he can help! www.oldcrows.net/~oldcrow/synth/ -- his email is at bottom
far out man!
A goldmine…
I don't see many string machines (except the Trident, the Quadra and the Roland 505). Is that a conscious decision or what is the reason?
Not sure, VSM would need to advise.
3 string machines isn't enough? LOL
Post music made by the collection!
I'll be posting a couple demos in the future!
I have all those synths in my Mac Pro.
lol :)
🤩🤩🤩
Great gear… but no Memorymoog? You should invest in one especially a LAMM from Rudi. It’s the Rolls Royce of synths. 🧐
Hopefully someday one makes an appearance!
We'll gladly accept a loan or donation of a MemoryMoog LOL
It was somewhat heartbreaking to see the Roland sh-101 and the Maxi Korg that I sold for pennies on the dollar in mint condition many years ago.
I can't imagine their insurance... man! - got to be more than 1/2 a mil in there!
Yes, very pricey! :)
🎹HEAVEN🎹
Indeed, heaven on earth for us!
I hate you. 😭
No seriously, what a great place. A slice of heaven.
Yes, it's definitely worth visiting if you get the chance! :)
🎹🤩😍
I'm surprised he doesnt have a synthi 100.
All this fantastic vintage gear combined cost one RSF Polykobol 2 🤣🤣
Just joking...
Hehe... probably one of the rarest synths out there...
No ROLAND Alpha Juno/MKS50 + PG300 , its not a proper synth museum...lol.
PeaceFromOz 😊😅
Notice how he says "CS80" then he squeezes his nose?
Nothing to see here, just a bunch of cheap, ordinary synths... 😝👀
hehehe... :)
You barely spent any time on the SYNTHEX.
Way too fast...
What a truly wonderful place. I bet those synths could tell some tales. That poor waterlogged CS-80 though 😢😢😢😢
Yes, I was sad to see that!