Sunday Synth Jam: The Tallest Man on Earth performs There’s No Leaving Now, live in the Moog Sound Lab.
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Kickstarting Acoustic Synthesis
Paul Vo, the inventor of the technology behind the Moog Guitar and Moog Lap Steel instruments has for some years been experimenting with a new method of sound design: acoustic synthesis. Unlike traditional methods of analog and digital sound generation, acoustic synthesis creates new sounds and methods of musical expression by controlling the vibrations of actual physical objects.
Now Vo is preparing to put his concept into production, in the form of the Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesizer. The Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesizer is a device that attaches to a standard acoustic guitar that augments and controls the vibration of guitar strings, dramatically expanding the sonic capabilities of the standard acoustic guitar.
Vo’s earlier designs were produced by Moog Music. With the first ‘acoustic synthesizer’, though, Vo is going a different route, funding production through a Kickstarter campaign. Continue reading
Vo-96 Acoustic Synth Improvisation, By ExperimentalSynth’s Chris Stack
Here’s another sneak preview of the Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesizer – a new prototype synth, designed by Moog Guitar creator Paul Vo.
While a traditional synth lets you work with sound by generating and shaping electrical or digital representations of sound waves, Vo’s new design lets you control and shape the vibrations of physical objects. Vo’s initial prototypes attach to an acoustic guitar.
This Vo-96 Improvisation comes via Chris Stack. Stack is the synth guru behind ExperimentalSynth.com.
Stack explains:
I was trying to explore the territory just outside the standard guitar space. I kept the harmonic content and motion fairly close to the standard guitar tone and went for an open, legato feel. I think I am a frustrated cellist at heart and the ability to play those longer notes really appeals to me.
I asked Stack for his first impressions of the Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesizer. Continue reading
The Vo-96 Acoustic Synth Opens Up New World Of Acoustic Synthesis
This video looks at the Vo-96 Acoustic Synth – the newest instrument design from Paul Vo, the inventor of The Moog Guitar.
Vo’s approach to acoustic synthesis involves controlled modulation the amplitude of the harmonics in a vibrating object – in this case, guitar strings. So, instead of plucking a guitar string and the sound quickly dying out, you can shape how the various harmonics of the string sustain or even build over time.
In the preview video, Will Rayan and Vincent Crow of The Electric Jazz Project try it and explore creating organ and sustained pad sounds using acoustic synthesis on Vo’s new guitar design. Continue reading
Moog Factory Tour – LEV-96 & The Prototype Room
This video, via Uniquesquared, wraps ups their tour of Moog Music.
Moog?s Jim Debardi takes a look at what goes on in the company’s new technology room and discusses a LEV-96, a new system that’s designed to process and control natural harmonic tones. Continue reading
Moog Factory Tour – Behind The Scenes With The Moog Slim Phatty, Little Phatty, and Moog Guitar
This video, via Uniquesquared, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Moog Music factory. The tour features Moog’s Jim Debardi, discussing the Moog Slim Phatty, Little Phatty, and Moog Guitar.