Black Market Modular Colour Palette In-Depth Demo
This video, via DivKid, takes a look at the Black Market Modular Colour Palette Eurorack module.
Year: 2016
Free, Open-Source 3D-Printed Synth Projects & Mods
Reader Eric Mortensen let us know about an interesting collection that he’s curated of free 3D printable electronic musical instruments, add-ons and hacks for existing instruments.
New Looper For iOS, LooperSonic
Developer David O’Neill has introduced LooperSonic – a multi-track audio looper and recorder for iPhone & iPad. You can use it like a loop pedal to make loops, and then arrange those loops into complete songs with cut, copy, trim, paste, reverse, and undo/redo. When you change the tempo, the pitch changes along with it, like a record… Read More New Looper For iOS, LooperSonic
$40,000 Holland SM2000 Modular Synthesizer Offers ‘Aerospace Quality’
The Holland Synthesizer Model SM2000 is a $40,000 3U monophonic modular synthesizer that they say is an ‘aerospace quality musical instrument’. The system uses a backplane that carries control voltages, triggers and audio signals to and from the various modules, however all patching can be overridden from the front panel. All jacks are Switchcraft 1/4″ for… Read More $40,000 Holland SM2000 Modular Synthesizer Offers ‘Aerospace Quality’
Delptronics Intros New Modules For 2016
At the 2016 NAMM Show, we talked with Mickey Delp of Delptronics and he gave us an introduction to his new Eurorack modules.
Yamaha FM-X Synthesis: Way More Powerful Than A DX-7
Our coverage of the Yamaha Montage synthesizer introduction generated a lot of questions from readers about FM-X – the company’s ‘modern, pure Frequency Modulation synthesis’ engine. So, we talked with Yamaha product specialist Blake Angelos, right, to find out more. “Although it’s is based on the same type of synthesis as the DX-7,” said Angelos, “It is very… Read More Yamaha FM-X Synthesis: Way More Powerful Than A DX-7
Synthesist Craig Padilla On His Custom Synthrotek MST Eurorack Modular Synthesizer
At the 2016 NAMM Show, we talked with synthesist Craig Padilla, above, about his custom Synthrotek MST Eurorack modular synthesizer.
New Artificial Noise LAB:1 Synthesizer Designed To Sound ‘Thick & Raw”
Designer Neil Burnby of Artificial Noise has introduced a new ‘experimental synthesizer’, the LAB:1. The LAB:1 is a 6-oscillator synthesizer, “designed to sound thick and raw, with little regard for stability and ‘clean’ waveforms,” notes Bumby. “Expect to explore strange audio territories with the LAB:1.”
Ray Wilson Of Music From Outer Space Shares Cancer Update
At the end of last year, synth DIY guru Ray Wilson of Music From Outer Space shared that he is fighting Stage 4 cancer and that he could use the help of the synth community. Yesterday evening, he shared this update, thanking the synth DIY community for its support, saying that MFOS will be closed… Read More Ray Wilson Of Music From Outer Space Shares Cancer Update
E-Mu Founder Dave Rossum Intros Four New Eurorack Modules
At the 2016 NAMM Show, we talked with synthesizer pioneer Dave Rossum, who co-founded E-Mu Systems in 1971 and created the E-Mu Modular System. Rossum has a new company, Rossum Electro-Music. In the video above, Rossum tells the story of his new company and introduces his four new Eurorack modules.
