Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A brief look at an early Theis Modular Synthesizer (TMSS) from around 2002. This particular unit was originally owned by Richard D James / Aphex Twin.
0:00 Intro
0:23 Aphex Twin
1:09 What is the Theis Synthesizer?
2:06 Raw Demo Sequence
3:52 Summary
4:28 Contextual Demo
Other gear used in this video:
Roland System 100m
Roland System 500
Ryk 185 Sequencer
Roland Juno-6
Roland TR-707
Roland TR-606
Roland CR-8000 (samples)
Korg KR-55B
Yamaha DX7
Simmons SDS-3
Pollard Syndrum Twin
Fairlight CMI Drum Samples
Ibanez RM-80 Mixer
Social:
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Facebook.com/alexballmusic
A brief look at an early Theis Modular Synthesizer (TMSS) from around 2002. This particular unit was originally owned by Richard D James / Aphex Twin.
0:00 Intro
0:23 Aphex Twin
1:09 What is the Theis Synthesizer?
2:06 Raw Demo Sequence
3:52 Summary
4:28 Contextual Demo
Other gear used in this video:
Roland System 100m
Roland System 500
Ryk 185 Sequencer
Roland Juno-6
Roland TR-707
Roland TR-606
Roland CR-8000 (samples)
Korg KR-55B
Yamaha DX7
Simmons SDS-3
Pollard Syndrum Twin
Fairlight CMI Drum Samples
Ibanez RM-80 Mixer
Social:
Instagram.com/alexballmusic
Facebook.com/alexballmusic


![ISLA S2400 - Its the mutts nuts!
An overview for the ISLA S2400 that Ive been asked about many times. Im currently working through the video manual for the S2400 and that can be found here (new videos added weekly at the moment).
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg71XKkpIuzcaQ8QMzoAfp5ShxEYMIJxv
https://www.islainstruments.com/products/s2400/
[EDIT] I referred to USB MSC mode as machine mode when I meant mass storage class. I also muddled a few other bits of technical information which is what happens when I speak off the cuff without a script. Hopefully you knew what I meant, but apologies anyway.
Don Muro (as mentioned in the video)
https://flannelgraphrecords.bandcamp.com/album/anthology
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8IK2jccZQ4Siz6VYsR7Iw
0:00 Intro
1:26 Example 1
1:55 Track Parameters
4:09 Example 2
4:53 Multi Mode
5:47 Example 3
6:23 Sequencing & Song Mode
8:15 Example 4
8:58 Sampling
10:40 Example 5
12:07 Rear connections and sync
13:10 Example 6
14:08 Live Looper
14:43 Example 7
15:58 Summary
17:58 Example 8
Social:
https://www.instagram.com/alexballmusic/
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