Arturia Minibrute Mod Lets It Do ‘Crazy FM Modulations’, Voids Your Warranty
This video, via midierror, demos one of Arturia MiniBrute designer Yves Usson’s Five Mods That Will Totally Void Your Warranty.
Category: Keyboard Synthesizers
Herbie Hancock On The ARP Odyssey
This video, via ARP, features Herbie Hancock sharing his take on both the original ARP Odyssey and the updated Korg ARP Odyssey.
Oberheim Two Voice Pro Synthesizer Demo
This video, via kpsiegel, is a sound demo of the new Oberheim Two Voice synthesizer. Here’s what he has to say about the technical details of this demo:
Modern Microtonal Electronic Instruments
In this video, composer and synthesist Dolores Catherino shares her take on a selection of modern microtonal electronic instruments, including: Tonal Plexus Roli Seaboard Continuum Fingerboard Microzone U-648
The Modal 001 Synth ‘Sounds Quite Huge & Immense At The Bottom End’
Modal Electronics stopped by the Sonic Lab to talk with host Nick Batt about their new Modal 001 synthesizer. In the video, Paul Maddox and Luc Mucci give Batt an overview of the new British synth. The synth is ‘proper duophonic’, featuring two of the voices of the Modal 002.
Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes On The Roland JD-XA
This video, via RolandChannel, features Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes sharing some background on his history of using Roland synths, and on his current use of the JD-Xa on tour.
Organelle Synthesizer Pricing Announced
Critter & Guitari shared some updated information on their new Organelle synthesizer. The Organelle offers a similar interface to some of Critter & Guitari’s other instruments, but it features a powerful sound engine that runs Pure Data patches.
Everything ARP Symposium Coming Nov 7, 2015
The Electronic Production and Design Department of Berklee is hosting the 2015 Everything ARP Symposium Saturday, November 7, 2015, starting at 10:00 a.m. Panelists for the event will be founder Alan R. Pearlman and former ARP employees, industry representatives, scholars, musicians, and producers.
ROLI Acquires Blend Social Collaboration Platform
ROLI, the maker of the Seaboard Grand and Rise expressive MIDI controllers, has announced the acquisition of Blend, a music collaboration platform. This announcement follows on Roli’s acquisition of JUCE, a C++ framework for cross-platform audio development. The hardware innovator is framing these acquisitions of software and social platforms as “extending its areas of expertise”… Read More ROLI Acquires Blend Social Collaboration Platform
Modal Electronics 001 Synthesizer Audio Demos
At 2015 Musikmesse, Modal Electronics introduced a new 3-octave synth, the duophonic, bi-timbral Modal 001 synthesizer. In this video, via sonicstate, synth guru Nick Batt explores the sonic capbilities of the Modal 001. Pricing and Availability The Modal 001 synthesizer has a suggested retail price of £1350 (EU €1,850, US $1,995). For product specifications and… Read More Modal Electronics 001 Synthesizer Audio Demos
