Surface of SR388 (Metroid II)
Sunday Synth Jam: This video captures a performance of Surface of SR388, from Metroid II (Return of Samus) [1991].
Sunday Synth Jam: This video captures a performance of Surface of SR388, from Metroid II (Return of Samus) [1991].
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via Martin Stürtzer/Phelios, captures a live studio ambient session.
This series of videos features Roger Arrick offering an introduction to modular synthesis.
Avant-garde and outsider arts site UbuWeb has shared a 40+ year audio retrospective of women in electronic music. Women In Electronic Music 1938-1982, originally broadcast on April 1, 2010, features the work of Clara Rockmore, Bebe & Louis Barron, Daphne Oram, Delia Derbyshire, Pauline Oliveros, Laurie Spiegel, Eliane Radigue (above), Suzanne Ciani and many others.
This video, via SoundForce, takes a behind-the-scenes look at how MIDI controllers are made – in this case, the SFC-60 controller.
IK Multimedia has released iRig Pads Editor for Mac/PC, as a free download for all current iRig Pads owners. iRig Pads Editor is a companion application for the iRig Pads MIDI controller that lets you completely edit and customize how the MIDI mappings for each control on the device.
Glitchmachines has introduced Subvert for Mac & Winkdows – a ‘savage’ 3-Channel distortion processor, designed to facilitate the decimation of the frequency spectrum. Based around 5 effects; multimode distortion, FM ring modulator, digitizer, metalizer and multimode filter, Subvert generates anything from subtle harmonics to ‘relentlessly brutal distortions’. Driving its core are 2 envelope followers and… Read More Glitchmachines Intros ‘Savage’ Subvert Distortion Processor
This video, via PlugInGuru, is an audio tour of the new Dave Smith Instruments Sequential Prophet 6 analog synthesizer. The Prophet 6 is Dave Smith’s tribute to the poly synth that started it all—the Sequential Prophet-5. But it’s not simply a reissue of a classic. Rather, as Dave puts it, “It’s the result of our effort… Read More Sequential Prophet 6 Audio Tour
TC-Helicon let us know that they have launched a new online store, catering to people making music with mobile devices. They are also offering Synthtopia readers 20% off all orders in the month of May as an incentive to check it out. By using the code “SYNTHTOPIA20” at checkout, you can get the 20% discount on your order. Here’s what… Read More TC-Helicon Announces New Mobile Music Specialty Store + 20% Off Sale
Sinevibes has introduced Fraction Audio Slicing Workstation, a new OS X effect plugin, designed for ‘deep real-time manipulation and re-engineering of sound’. Fraction features 8 slicers, which record and repeat small portions of the input audio at defined points in time, slightly or radically changing the rhythmical arrangement. Each slice has three dedicated effect processors, with a… Read More Sinevibes Intros Fraction Audio Slicing Workstation