A Very Synthy Christmas

Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via Autotross (John Anderson), captures a live rendition of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen on a Moog-format Synthesizers.com modular synthesizer and a Roland Juno 60.

Electronic Music On An Edison Phonograph Cylinder

Edison phonograph cylinders were the earliest commercial platform for distributing sound recordings, and from about 1896 to 1915, this is what ‘records’ looked like. By the 1910s, though, phonograph cylinders were being sidelined by discs, which were easier to manufacture, ship and store, and had a greater capacity. As a result, it’s nearly impossible to find… Read More Electronic Music On An Edison Phonograph Cylinder

Votan Telepathy 2 Now Available For iPhone, iPad & OS X

Digital Music Technology has released Votan Telepathy v2.0 – a majorupdate to their software synth for iPad, iPhone and OS X. Votan Telepathy has a subtractive synthesis engine, containing quad arrays (4x) of Oscillators, Filters, LFO’s, Envelopes, and FX Blocks. These sound shaping modules are built around an 8 Slot Modulation Matrix, which routes the modulators to… Read More Votan Telepathy 2 Now Available For iPhone, iPad & OS X