November, 2003 archive

Encore Electronics provides MIDI controllers, MIDI/CV converters, MIDI retrofits and analog modular synthesizer modules to the electronic music community.
For MOTM-compatible modular systems, they make a Frequency Shifter, and sequencer/8-step envelope generator/LFO called the Universal Event Generator.

This album is unusual for SynthTopia. Instead of being synth heavy electronica, the tracks are almost entirely acoustic instruments. But they are acoustic instruments most of us have never heard before, playing in a style that fits right in with the modern pop-rock electronica sensibility.
And it is, of all things, a Concept Album. We hadn’t [...]

For years, there have been convincing electronic versions of many conventional instruments. The human voice, though, has alway been elusive.
Yamaha hopes to change that with Vocaloid, a new technology that lets you write vocal lines and have your computer sing them. The results are surprisingly realistic.
Yamaha is working with Zero-G and other companies to create [...]

Oakley Sound Systems supplies analogue synthesizer modules that conform to the MOTM standard. These high quality and popular modules can also be bought as partial kits for you to build yourself.
Oakley Sound Systems is the trading name of Tony Allgood, an electronics engineer, musician, and synth aficionado.

Hot Rod MOTM is an excellent reference site for MOTM users from one of the MOTM ’stooges’, and the online home of the the Synth of Doom.

Synthesis Technology is the home of the MOTM Analog Modular Synthesizer.
Synthesis Technology is a respected manufacturer of analog modular synthesizer equipment. Their modules are exceptionally well-made both physically and electricly. They have a well-deserved reputation for being the Cadillac of electronic music. Their equipment is not cheap in any sense of the term. Instead it [...]

The Vintage Synth Explorer was established in June of 1996 in order to provide a fast and easy way to learn about common vintage analog and digital synthesizers. This has grown to include modern analog emulators, software synths, plug-ins, and other popular new synthesizers and samplers. Here you will find detailed descriptions and reviews, pictures, [...]

This is the last recording in Brian Eno’s seminal Ambient series, and after 20 years, it still sounds beautiful and disturbing.
Brian Eno originated the modern idea of ambient music. In his series of 4 ambient albums, Eno established the modern idea of a shifting audio environment, free of the constraints of melodies or song structures. [...]