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WABOT-2 relaxes by jamming on the electric keyboards.
Next, he will rip off your arms and beat you with them, because he doesn’t need you anymore. 

If you’re like a lot of Synthtopia readers, you thought that Little Boots shows a lot of potential, but that she blew it with the mix for her latest single, Earthquake, embedded above.
If you think you can do better, check out her Earthquake remix contest. See the contest site for details.
via apc

This compilation video showcases the electromechanical sound sculptures and installations of Zimoun.

Audionamix has developed what they are calling the first and only technology capable of reverse engineering a recording into its multi-track components, extracting and separating voice or music from the original mix.
It can be used to isolate voices, remove noise, restore and enhance audio, and lets you create Surround Sound mixes in 5.1 or 7.1 [...]

It looks like Future Sound Of London (FSOL) have another release coming out under their Amorphous Androgynous guise – and you can preview it right here!
The 15 tracks below are from their new release, A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind Vol 2 – Pagan Love Vibrations:

The Beat Thang Virtual was uploaded by: BeatKangz
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Check this video out – Wave Machine Labs has introduced iGOG (App Store link) – a $4.99 massive multisampled drum machine for the iPhone that offers velocity sensitive response!
Features:

8 velocity sensitive drum pads using patent pending VelAUcity technology
Comes with 6 drum kits. More available through the built-in store
Load your own kits using standard wav, [...]

Sound-Record have released a free synthesizer download for Windows – the Waspy LE synth.
Waspy LE Features:

60 presets
Modern High Quality Sound
Easy Arpeggio module
It’s free!

If you give Waspy LE a try, leave a comment and let me know what you think of it!

The Blip Festival, a three-day music and arts festival, returns to New York City this year at Brooklyn’s Bell House December 17th, 18th, and 19th.
The festival showcases the use of the former heavyweights of computing such as the Commodore 64 and Amiga, the Atari ST and 2600, and the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy [...]

The Museum of Making Music has announced a Massive Moog Giveaway contest.
It sounds like it’s basically a raffle, where all the prizes are synth-related.
Prizes include:

A private look at The Bob Moog Archives in Asheville, North Carolina and lunch with The Bob Moog Foundation Executive Director Michelle Moog-Koussa.
A VIP tour of Moog Music Inc. and lunch [...]