Synths museum

by **tektoog** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 2:44 am

Hey all,
I've just found out about this place a few weeks ago, and I can say, it just blew my mind...

I will probably go there as soon as lifestyle gets back to normal...
Let me now if you wanna join for a tour!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XrPLBSlopQ

Take care,
TekTooG

by **adamszabo** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 5:51 am

Very nice indeed!

by **Spogg** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 7:19 am

Unbelievable!

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I think Kevin Brown would get some inspiration in there!

At first I thought it was just a crazy museum but it’s great that the stuff can actually be played. What fun!

Cheers

Spogg

by **pshannon** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 3:13 pm

Wow, this is amazing and thanks for sharing this tektoog, I had no idea this existed! To allow people to touch it over a cement floor is just asking for trouble!!

I have kept every synth I have ever purchased. They are not the classics with patch cables or true analog, but I loved them and they had extreme popularity among pop music. Here is some of my vintage ones from the 80's & 90's. I have run out of room because I have more recent ones too.

Roland:
D50
S-550 sampler with mouse - selling soon.
S-760 x2 sampler upgraded to 32mb - selling soon.
JV-880

Korg:
DW8000
Wavestation SR x2
M1R - 20 cards
01/W PRO x = Beast!!

by **k brown** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 4:52 pm

I have to say, I found that goofy git hard to watch/listen to, though. :roll:

Here's the museum's quirky website:

https://www.smemmusic.ch/en/node/112

Good thing they don't tend to have earthquakes in Switzerland!

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This is what my house is starting to look like, but with vintage film cameras!

The 'Playroom' is particularly interesting; something I wish more science and tech museums could figure out how to do - very impressive. Looks like it was built in an abandoned chemical plant.

https://www.smemmusic.ch/en/playroom

by **tulamide** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 5:36 pm

They're also on Facebook, and a 4h session can be booked for approx. 50 gbp/€50. The booking procedure is not so good, because it is a french site with no translations offered. Let's just say my french is a little rusted. Je ne comprends pas plus.

by **tektoog** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 6:44 pm

Hey guys,
I knew it would move you as much as it did me!

I guess as everybody who's fascinated by synths since their tender childhood

I really liked (and owned) the AN1x by Yamaha and Korg Prophecy... They were PITA (see the URL below, it talks for itself) to program but were able to produce amazing things...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXhiSZqG_As

k brown wrote:Good thing they don't tend to have earthquakes in Switzerland!

I think we do, unfortunately... it's a common thing to see here and there houses with big cracks, most of the time splitting the house in 2, by the middle...

tulamide wrote:The booking procedure is not so good

I'd really like to go there with all of you Flowstoners

So maybe, it would be a good occasion to meet us all... we could all chip in, and meet there!
French is my mother tongue, so it would be no problem to organize that over here

Take care,
TekTooG

by **Halon** » Fri May 15, 2020 6:06 pm

k brown wrote:I have to say, I found that goofy git hard to watch/listen to, though.

Because he is british?

by **k brown** » Fri May 15, 2020 6:39 pm

Huh?

No, because he acts like an idiot and handles the gear like he's at a garage sale!

by **pshannon** » Fri May 15, 2020 8:44 pm

k brown wrote:Huh?

No, because he acts like an idiot and handle the gear like he's at a garage sale!

Amen to that, respect the fine instrument and the fact you just can't go down the street and buy them any longer.

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