Open Music Labs has introduced a project to fund the production of the x0x heart Eurorack module. The x0x-heart module is the analog synth section extracted from the x0xb0x (a TB303 clone), made small enough to fit the Eurorack format. Here’s the official intro video:
In his latest video, Markus Fuller takes a look at how to repair dead keys on synthesizers and organs.
Sinevibes has introduced Alternator – a new monophonic software synthesizer for OS X, with a unique approach to sound creation: every single parameter of its engine is sequenced. Here’s the official video demo:
The producers of Electronic Voyager, an upcoming documentary about Bob Moog, shared this video interview with synth pioneer Herb Deutsch.
Krotos has released Dehumaniser II, a new generation of their vocal-processing software for making creature and monster sounds in real-time. This new version enhances audio capabilities of Dehumaniser with additional models, processes and the ability to use the program within your DAW as a VST, AAX, and AU plugin. The versatile effects section of Dehumaniser… Read More Dehumaniser II Offers New Options For Creature Sound Design
This video captures an excerpt of an improvised electroacoustic performance, at Superbooth 16, by Wolfgang Seidel, Hilary Jeffery & Navs.
Synthesist Isao Tomita – best known for a series of albums featuring synthesizer arrangements of classical works – has died at the age of 84. Tomita (22 April 1932 – 5 May 2016) died of chronic cardiac failure, with family at his bedside.
Synth education guru Marc Doty has put together a mammoth collection of videos, embedded as a playlist above, looking at the Dave Smith Instruments OB-6 synthesizer. The OB-6 is a new 6-voice synthesizer, developed by Dave Smith & Tom Oberheim, featuring an all-analog signal path and discrete VCOs and filters.
The latest videos in the Soundworks series take a look at the sound of the new film, Captain America: Civil War. The first video, above, features the Skywalker Sound team that handled Captain America: Civil War, including Supervising Sound Editor and Sound Designer Shannon Mills and Supervising Sound Editor Dan Laurie. Of particular note are the scene… Read More The Sound Of Captain America: Civil War
At Superbooth 16, we talked with gear startup Polyend about their upcoming SEQ WYSIWYG drum step sequencer. The SEQ is a beautiful visual step sequencer – a bit like a monome on steroids. In the video above, Polyend founder Piotr Raczynski gives an overview and demo of the SEQ. Raczynski calls the SEQ a ‘what you see is what you get’… Read More The Polyend SEQ Is A WYSIWYG Drum Step Sequencer (Sneak Preview)
