Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Rob Schwimmer performs his take on Rachmaninoff’s Etude Tableau in Ebm op39 #5, on the Haken Continuum Keyboard. Schwimmer says that “I’ve always loved the great guitarists of the 60’s–Hendrix, Beck, Clapton, Feiten, etc. As a keyboard player I envied their expressive options–vibrato, note bending, sustain, etc.” I’m not sure if the Hendrix… Read More Hendrix vs Rachmaninoff
Open Mic: Every time we’ve got news about a major new synthesizer at Synthtopia, there are always some readers that respond to the news with “Cool, but if only they had re-released the __________” Korg, Yamaha, Roland and others have so many great vintage synths in their history that it’s hard for new introductions to… Read More Open Mic: If One Vintage Synthesizer Could Be Put Back Into Production, Which One Would You Pick?
Saturday Synth Porn: This image, Ms Farfisa In The Park by softestthing, makes spending some time with your keyboards outside look completely blissful. via the Synthtopia Group on Flickr
Therevox has introduced the Therevox ET-4 – a new continuous pitch analog synthesizer that is expected to ship in January of 2012. The Therevox ET-4 is inspired by the Ondes Martenot’s “au ruban” controller .Pitch is controlled by moving an adjustable finger-ring, while amplitude is controlled by two pressure-sensitive keys. The ET-4 can interface with external… Read More The Therevox ET-4 Synthesizer (Sneak Preview)
Open Mic: What’s your favorite piece of electronic music making gear? If you had to sell your gear to pay the bills, what would be the last thing to go? Maybe your favorite gear is the first real synth you got. Or maybe your favorite piece of gear is something you had to wait and save… Read More Open Mic: What’s Your Favorite Piece Of Gear?
Synthesist Michel van Osenbruggen (Synth.nl) sent word about a recent visit from sound designer Rob Papen to van Osenbruggen’s Apollo studio. Papen is working on an upcoming book and DVD on sound design and synths and visited Apollo studio – which has a fantastic collection of classic and modern synth gear – to film segments. This… Read More Rob Papen At Synth.nl Studio
Kiwitechnics Patch Editor Demo was uploaded by: murray1262
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Moogfest 2011, held Halloween weekend in Asheville, N.C., was one of the biggest US electronic music events of the year. If you couldn’t make it, though, you can still check out some of the highlights online: Tangerine Dream’s entire Moogfest appearance is available via streaming at the NPR site. NPR has a festival recap at… Read More MoogFest 2011
The Aristocratic Mouse was uploaded by: SynthManiaDotCom
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TOY #8 CASIO VL-1 Keyboard 1981 | HQ DEMO was uploaded by: AnalogAudio1
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