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Yamaha has introduced the DTX- Multi 12 electronic percussion pad, which 12 on-board pads and a built-in sound module.
Description:
The DTX-Multi 12 boasts over 1200 voices, covering drums, percussion and keyboard sounds, many drawn from Yamaha’s Motif synthesizer range and many completely new. Up to 200 custom set ups can be created and stored using all [...]

 

If there was a musical instrument in The Matrix, it would probably look something like the Octopulse.
The Octopulse was created for the Yamaha Musical Instruments Research Lab.
Here’s what they have to say about it:
It shows that noise is music and is the principal musician of »The Alien Noise Orchestra« (work in progress), being the first [...]

 

Throbbing Gristle’s Chris Carter posed this short demo of a black Gristleism.
The Gristleism is described as a “Throbbing Gristle palm-sized loop playback machine.”

 

Yamaha today announced a new, budget version of it’s innovative Tenori On music synthesizer – the Tenori On Orange, TRN-O.
The TRN-O is an entry-level version of the Tenori On, offering the same basic musical functionality, but using orange LEDs, stripping away the backlighting LEDs and using a basic white plastic case.
Surprisingly for a budget item, [...]

 

You probably already know that synth meetups are a great way to meet and learn from other people that are into synths. This video, from Pacific Northwest Synth  2009, documents five more reasons to go to a synth meetup.
5 Reasons To Go To A Synth Meetup

They are the synth geek equivalent of a trip to [...]

 

Dr. Bleep at Bleep Labs has introduced the Thingamagoop 2 – the next generation of their anthopomorphic synth robots.
New with the Thingamagoop 2:

Arduino + Analog
CV i/o
Much more….

No pricing or release date have been announced.

 


DIY – Toy Synthesizer Controlled Animatronic Frankenstein Robodog was uploaded by: SpillerNo
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A few weeks ago, I suggested that there are only two colors for serious electronic music gear: black & matte black.
A lot of Synthtopia readers weighed in, pointed out all the holes in my logic, suggested all sorts of exceptions to the rule and basically said I had gone insane.
It’s probably all true – and [...]

 


synth jam – the blackout patch was uploaded by: angelometz
Duration: 580
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Sequencing Excercise : Tenori-on + Oberheim Four Voice was uploaded by: pepemogt
Duration: 211
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