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The Quantix-8 module is a CV Quantizer / Wavetable Oscillator based on a 4Mbits Static RAM memory and a PIC microcontroler with a full MIDI implementation.
The memory contain 2048 waveforms of 256bytes organized into a matrix of 32 Banks x 64 Waves.
The Quantix-8 is a very polyvalent 7 in 1 module

CV-Quantizer
Wavetable Oscillator
Sample player LoFi 8bits
CV-Sequencer
MIDI [...]

 

A quicky video demonstrating the sonic mangling capacity of the Wiard Wogglebug.
The Wogglebug is an analog electronic instrument designed by Grant Richter, and inspired by Don Buchla. Grant has made the circuit available to the synth DIY community, and versions are showing up in all types of modular formats.

 

Bridechamber has announced the Metasonix TM-1m Waveshaper, a MOTM-formatted Metasonix TM-1.
This version of the TM-1 is 2U and has attenuators for the CVs — skinnier, fully modularized, and not yellow.
Having this in MOTM is nice - but I kind of like the lurid yellow of the original.
It’s $400.
Here’s the description of the original Metasonix TM-1:
The [...]

 


Robert Rich & Ian Boddy - React

Ambient music pioneer Robert Rich sent word that he’s got a new release out and that he’s completely overhauled his website.
The new release, React, is a live collaboration with Ian Boddy. Here’s what Rich has to say about it:
React is the third collaboration between Robert Rich and British synthesist Ian Boddy. However, unlike their [...]

 

Synth designer Paul Schreiber, founder of Synthesis Technologies, is selling a unique fully-restored Moog 55 modular synthesizer.
“It is always a difficult thing to describe the condition of vintage gear,” says Schreiber. “However, I can honestly say this Moog 55, after the restoration, is probably a 9.5/10 overall in physical condition.”
The Moog 55 is not a [...]

 


Roger Powell - Fossil Poets

Many listeners will be most familiar with keyboardist Roger Powell from his days with Utopia. While he’s been relatively silent in terms of releases, Powell has been active, doing everything from developing early software sequencers to consulting for Apple’s pro audio area.
Fossil Poets, Powell’s latest solo CD, finds him paired up with producer Gary Tanin [...]

 

One of the finest modular synthesizers ever assembled is being sold.
Larry Hendry’s giant Synthesis Technologies MOTM modular synthesizer is being sold by his estate. Hendry, one of the gurus of modern modular synths, died last year in a tragic motorcycle accident.
The synth is primarily made up of MOTM modules, considered by many to be some [...]

 

MOTM at NAMM

28Jan06

At the 2006 Winter NAMM Show, Paul Schreiber, right, of Synthesis Technologies was on-hand at the Analog Haven booth, showing off the latest members of the SynthTech MOTM modular synthesizer line.
The Analog Haven space was a complete synth orgy, with gear from Doepfer, MOTM, Modcan, Future Retro, Cwejman, Macbeth, Memotron and much more. MOTM had [...]

 

Robert Rich

17Jan04

Robert Rich is one of the pioneers of ambient music. His music draws on elements of dark ambient, tribal and trance music. On over twenty albums, he has created music that always defies easy categorization, but always bears his distinctive mark.
Rich is one of the most creative and inquisitive ambient musicians, and his music reflects [...]

 

Hylander

30Nov03

Personal site for David Hylander that features MOTM-related information, including details of his mods and his ROM Expander Board for the Wiard/Blacet Miniwave.

 

Tellun Corp

30Nov03

Tellun Corp - This site has information of interest to MOTM users. It features mod/cons to MOTM modules, details of a large MOTM system, and information on Tellun’s MOTM-compatible DIY modules.
The site is put together by Scott Juskiw, and features lots of DIY projects. Scott has put together PCB’s for several limited-edition MOTM-compatible modules. These [...]

 

One of the nicest things about the MOTM format is that it has become a de facto open standard for modern modular systems. Synthesis Technology’s high standards for their designs, and the way they’ve refined classic designs, has made the format the cadillac of analog synthesis.
Compatible module designs are being made by Oakley Sound, Wise [...]

 

Hot Rod MOTM

23Nov03

Hot Rod MOTM is an excellent reference site for MOTM users from one of the MOTM ’stooges’, and the online home of the the Synth of Doom.

 

Synthesis Technology is the home of the MOTM Analog Modular Synthesizer.
Synthesis Technology is a respected manufacturer of analog modular synthesizer equipment. Their modules are exceptionally well-made both physically and electricly. They have a well-deserved reputation for being the Cadillac of electronic music. Their equipment is not cheap in any sense of the term. Instead it [...]

 

The MOTM-101 is multipurpose module for the Synthesis Technology MOTM system. It functions as a flexible noise generator, and it also has a powerful sample and hold section.
The benefit of combining these two functions in one module is that the noise generator is hard-wired into the sample and hold section. This lets you create classic [...]