[bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=1563933383 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false artwork=small] Synthesist and music writer (Experimental Synth) Chris Stack has a new album out, Xenography, that explores creative synthesis and electronics, combined with traditional instruments.
MIDI Club has introduced its first hardware product, the JunoCtrl. The JunoCtrl is a custom MIDI controller, designed to ‘unleash the full potential’ of five analog Roland synthesizers: The Alpha Juno 1, Alpha Juno 2, MKS-50, HS-10, and HS-80.
Synthesist Steve Roach has released a new album, Skeleton Keys, that explores the ambient side of analog modular synthesis. In early 2014, Roach set out to create his ideal large format modular synthesizer/sequencer-based system, shown above. Roach adds that, “The instant this system was in place, the compulsion to create was unleashed.”
Information has leaked out, via sequencer.de, on a new synth design, the Elka Synthex 2, from the creator of the original Synthex. The Synthex 2 is designed by Mario Maggi, creator of the original Synthex. It is intended as a modern Synthex update and is not related to the recently announced Elka Synthex reissue.
This video, via Roland, is a hands-on tutorial, demonstrating the Roland MX-1 Aira Mix Performer.
Aphex Twin/Richard D. James has deleted the tracks that he’d previously shared on SoundCloud and is now offering them as a free download.
Pittsburgh Modular has announced that their new Switch Eurorack module is now available. The Switch is an analog, four channel signal switch with gate control and dual, assignable output busses. Designed for performance, the Switch offers an interactive way to manage audio and CV signals within a complicated patch. Switch is a human- or machine-controlled signal router… Read More Pittsburgh Switch Module Now Available
R Is For Roland is a new hardcover book about the history of 23 selected Roland synthesizers and drum machines, from 1973 until 1987, that revolutionized the world of electronic music. The book features over 384 pages, filled with portraits of the machines, detailed insight into the history and scores of artist interviews. It features Lee “Scratch” Perry,… Read More R Is For Roland
Elephant Candy has released Flection – an app they describe as ‘the ultimate waveshaper for iPad’. Flection is a precision tool for shaping your sound. It offers high quality stereo audio processing at very low latency, flexible control and multi-faceted visual feedback. Waveshaping is typically known to work great for guitar distortion, but you can use… Read More Flection, ‘The Ultimate Waveshaper’, Now Available
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kIsG9Iymw Director Christoph Kresse has released this teaser video for the upcoming film, Synthesized.
