via Axehole: Eboardmuseum looks like it may be the ultimate synth freak wet dream. The museum, in Viktring, Austria, features only electric keyboards, like the stack of what looks to be 4 minimoogs, above, Prophet 10’s, Prophet VS’s, and some modular synths. Over 700 keyboards are crammed into 500 square meters of space. The Eboardmuseum… Read More Eboardmuseum – The Synth Freak Wet Dream
The MCX16 is a MIDI-CV converter that is available assembled or as a DIY kit. It provides a total of 16 outputs – 8 gates & 8 CV’s . The DIY kit assembly time is estimated at 3 to 3.5 hours. The kit is a mix of SMT and hole-mounted components. Features/Specs: 16 channels, configured… Read More MCX16 MIDI Interface
Monome.org has posted a video of a new MIDI controller, the Monome, in action: The controller is an 8?—8 matrix of on/off illuminated switches. The lights and the switches operate independently, so the buttons can light up when you activate them or they can do things like follow the pulse of a sequence. It?€™s tiny… Read More New Monome MIDI Controller
Behringer announced at the Prolight + Sound 2006 tradeshow the launch of the iAXE393 USB Guitar Workstation ?€“ a USB Guitar for the Mac and PC with software-based amp sounds. The iAXE393 USB GUITAR has a white finish and features a 22-fret maple neck, chrome machine heads, 3 single-coil pickups with 5-way switching and a… Read More Behringer Intros Inexpensive USB Guitar
Future Retro has released the “extremely limited” Signature Edition of the Revolution synthesizer. Two versions are available: 9 UV orange units. which are available exclusively in the UK through Analogue Addiction, and 10 silver metalic units which are available exclusively in the USA through Nova Musik. The Revolution is a concept synthesizer that provides an… Read More Future Retro Signature Edition Revolution Synth
Eitan Shefer, an industrial designer fresh out of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, has published an interesting video of his graduation project. The project is for a music controller called the Samchillian, described as a musical instrument based on relativity. The instrument uses the concept of keys representing relative notes, rather then fixed… Read More New Music Controller Based on Relativity
Korg has announced updated pricing and availability on its product line for 2006, featuring many products which recently debuted at the Winter NAMM Show. PRODUCT NAME U.S. PRICING AVAILABILITY
Clavia DMI, manufacturer of Nord keyboards, has released upgrades for their Electro and Stage series instruments. Nord Stage OS version 2.0 adds new features and makes overall improvements to the entire instrument. The Piano sounds have been adjusted and improved for an even more realistic sound, and piano voice allocation making audible stealing virtually non-existent.… Read More Clavia Releases Upgrades for Nord Electro and Stage Keyboards
via Axehole: Fans of the JazzMutant Lemur Touch-Screen Control Surface will want to take a look at this video of multi-touch interaction experiments on a large-screen monitor. The video comes from Jeff Han, a consultant at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences’ Department of Computer Science. According to Han, ” My research interests have historically… Read More Giant Multi-Touch Sensor
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Alesis introduced the DM5 Electronic Drum Kit. The DM5 Electronic Drum Kit includes the DM5 sound module that contains a variety of pre-programmed sounds and drum kits, along with five pads (snare, kick, two toms, and a hi-hat controller) plus two special cymbal pads. Shipped with an included kick pedal, support… Read More Alesis DM5 Digital Drum Kit
