March, 2004 archive

Doepfer is a German company that manufactures electronic music instruments, including analog synthesizer modules.
Their line includes:

Analog Modular Systems
MIDI Controller
MIDI Hardware Sequencer
MIDI-to-CV/Gate/Sync Interfaces
MIDI Masterkeyboards
MIDI Special Equipment

Doepfer is known for making inexpensive versions of classic analog equipment. The Doepfer Analog Modular System has an extensive array of available modules, including vocoders, theremin, spring reverb, fixed filter [...]

Analogue Systems manufactures analog synthesizers, including the RS Integrator system of modular analog synthesizer components.
Their product line includes:

Complete modular systems
The Spawn patchable analog synthesizer
Control-Voltage keyboards, including one based on the classic ondes martenot.

Analogue Solutions makes analog(ue) synthesizers and music equipment, including monosynths, modular synthesizers, and sequencers.
Their product line includes:

Red Square - a patchable analogue synthesizer
SEMblance - a monosynth based on the Oberheim Synthesizer Expander Module
Black Coffee - a miniature monosynth which is, according to Analogue Solutions, the “Smallest full featured analogue monosynth complete with MIDI control, including [...]

This 2002 release combines the surface sheen of European dance music with a darker undercurrent. While Loud isn’t a perfect album, it has some great tracks on it, and manages to avoid any clunkers.
“Help Me” is a fantastic track, featuring Kelis on vocals singing:

“There’s an awful world inside of me
You wouldn’t believe all the things [...]

This 1987 release was inspired by the landscapes of the American Southwest. Both Roach and Braheny enjoy the freedom and wildness of the California wilderness, especially the Mohave Desert. This inspired the music on CD, which has become a classic ambient space album.
Western Spaces opens with a Roach track, “The Breathing Stone”. This track is [...]

The Synth Zone is a resource guide to MIDI, synthesizers, and electronic music production. It features an extensive and well-organized collection of links covering major keyboard manufactures, effects, sample cd’s, MIDI controllers, Soundfonts and more.

Harmony Central covers guitar, bass, effects, keyboards, drums, software, computer music, recording and MIDI. It has an extensive collection of user reviews that can give you a great feel for how well equipment really works for musicians. Other features are guitar tabs, discussion forums, and classified gear ads.

Dave Smith Instruments markets some of the most interesting analog/digital hybrid instruments on the market.
The company’s founder, Dave Smith, brings nearly thirty years of synth design experience to the company. Smith founded Sequential Circuits, one of the early electronic music innovators. With Sequential Circuits, Smith designed and marketed groundbreaking equipment that is highly coveted even [...]

SynthModules markets unique modules for use in analog modular synthesizers. Their first product, the PSIM-1, is a programmable synthesizer interface module that can be re-programmed using a computer to do many functions.
The company is the commercial face of Brice D. Hornback of Indianapolis, IN. He is a synth builder with a background in computer networking [...]

The Behringer BFC2000 brings motorized faders to computer musicians at a surprisingly affordable price.
The new Behringer B-CONTROL Series combines the versatility of audio software with the feel of real controls. It lets you move real faders and turn real knobs to control all the virtual gear in Cubase®, Cakewalk®, Logic Audio® and other major [...]