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Developer Eric Archer is now shipping his Andromeda MK-1 and MK-2 drum machines, DIY minimal drum machines “designed as an experiment of making the most minimal drum machine possible using analog circuitry”.
In the video above, Archer demonstrates the two new drum machines, how they can interact and how you can control them in real time.
The Andromeda MK-1 and MK-2 drum machines are available for $55 each as DIY kits. Read more…
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Hollow Sun has announced plans for a new virtual instrument based on the rare and amazing Hammond Novachord – a polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1939!
The Novachord is sort of the B3 of synthesizers – a huge, unwieldy beast that sounds like nothing else.
Unlike the B3, though, the Hammond Novachord has largely been forgotten. They were expensive, few were made, and few have survived because of their complexity.
The Novachord features divide-down oscillators and individual envelopes and LFO for each note. Yeah – this thing could do 72-voice polyphony in 1939!
Here’s an example of what this 70 year-old monster synth can sound like:
Imagine if this technology had taken off!
Kinetic Labs has introduced Mot-Box – a sound generator built for musicians and sound designers.
According to developers, “It’s capable to produce sounds from drones to helter-skelter noises.”
It retails for 250 Euro.
Functional details below. Audio demos at the Kinetic Laboratories site. Read more…
Synthesis Bakis Sirros, aka Parallel Worlds, sends word via the synth forum that a new Serge M-odule has been released:
Its the ‘KlangShifter’ m-odule.
it includes the following modules (from left to Right):
DTG (Dual Transient Generator), MIX PRO (Mixer Processor), FREQUENCY SHIFTER, C/M (a Gate switch, plus lin and exp attenuators), X-Fader.
the official price is 2400 USD.
it is a great m-odule for anyone wanting to get the Serge Frequency shifter module in M-format, plus of course , vc-dual envelope generation, vc-slewing, vc-audio/trigger dividing, vc-gate delay, envelope following, cv mixing/scaling/offseting, vc-X-fading, audio vca, attenuation (exp. and lin.) and manual gate generation
If you’ve used the Serge Klangshifter, leave a comment with your thoughts on it!
The Realistic Concertmate MG-1 is vintage analog synthesizer that was distributed by Radio Shack under their “Realistic” brand name.
It was one of the worst synths that ever bore the Moog name. But, as the video demonstrates, that doesn’t mean it couldn’t make some great analog sounds.
Features:
- Two oscillators with sync & detune, one producing either a Square or Sawtooth waveform, with the other producing either a Pulse or Sawtooth waveform.
- One low pass filter/VCF, that can use the envelope generator, has limited keyboard tracking, and is capable of self oscillation.
- Limited envelope generator with variable attack and release, and a switchable sustain (no decay).
- Oscillator 2 can be tuned independently or synced to oscillator 1.
- Noise generator.
- Ring modulator (called “Bell Tone”).
- Polyphonic oscillator. This oscillator is routed through the filter, but not through the envelope generator or LFO.
- LFO that can modulate the oscillators and the filter using a triangle, square or random waveform
- Portamento (called “Glide”)
- External Control inputs for pre-MIDI CV/Gate.
The Concertmate MG-1 is notorious for it’s inclusion of a cheesy polyphonic organ sound and for using black foam on the interior which decays into a sticky black sludge over time.
If you’ve used the Moog Realistic Concertmate MG-1, leave a comment with your thoughts! Read more…
