Extreme synth restorer Phil Cirocco has documented his amazing restoration work on a rare early synthesizer, the tube-based Hammond Novachord. Cirocco is no stranger to restoration, having worked with ARP synth modifications and maintenance at CMS. It’s hard to imagine, though, that this would have prepared him for the scope of restoring a Novachord. “I… Read More Extreme Tube Synth Restoration
Not only can synths emit dangerous white noise, but they can destroy your house and home and even threaten your life. According to the Brockville Recorder & Times, Thia Thompson was asleep in her upstairs bedroom when she was awakened by her smoke detector. Fire Chief Bill Lawrence said that it’s likely that the smoke… Read More Smoke Detector Saves Woman From Synth
Yamaha has announced a recall of its S90 ES Synthesizer. The synthesizer may “emit loud white noise when turned off and turned on again under high temperature conditions, which could possibly damage a consumer’s hearing.” While some manufacturers might consider painful noise emissions a feature, Yamaha is recalling the $2,599 instruments. Yamaha will arrange for… Read More Yamaha Recalls Synth – May Emit Dangerously Painful Noises
Moog has announced the CV Input Expander: VX-352 for the Voyager Rack Mount synthesizer. Similar in looks to the VX-351 Output Expander for the Voyager, the VX-352 gives you access to all 10 CV Inputs including 7 Control Inputs plus a Sample & Hold Input and Rate inputs for both the Envelope and LFO. The… Read More Voyager Rack Mount CV Input Expander
Korg has announced OASYS software version 1.10, which includes the first OASYS Expansion Instrument (EXi) update, the STR-1 Plucked String. The STR-1 represents an advancement in physical modeling, building on over a decade of Korg’s research with new innovations exclusive to OASYS. This new OS also adds support for up to 2 GB of memory,… Read More Free Oasys Update
Need Mo synths? Yamaha has introduced the MO Synthesizer, to be offered in the 61-key MO6 and 88-key MO8 and featuring the technology of the professional-level Yamaha Motif ES with a full set of sounds and comprehensive music-making features–including an emphasis on contemporary styles and voices–plus an exceptionally large internal wave memory capacity and the… Read More Yamaha Intros Mo Synths
Korg brings a heightened level of realism and feel to its line of portable digital pianos with the new SP-250. It provides an expanded range of expression and performance with an outstanding new stereo piano sound, which is matched to the company’s newest RH3 keyboard action. The SP-250 features all-new piano PCM with velocity switched… Read More Korg Releases SP-250 Piano
Korg has released Latin & Latin Dance, the latest expansion option for the Professional Arranger series keyboards. This new collection is available as an expansion board (PaX-EXB02) for the Korg Pa1X and Pa1XPro (v.2.0 or higher), and as an expansion card (RMC-PCM03) for the Pa80 (v.3.06 or higher). “Groove Sampling” captures live performers playing real… Read More Korg Intros Latin and Latin Dance Sound Collection for Pa Arranger Keyboards
Alesis has introduced the Photon X49 USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller. Building upon the success of the company’s Photon Series, which includes the Photon 25 and Photon X25, the new Photon X49 provides a 49-key velocity sensitive keyboard, an intuitive and fully assignable user interface for controlling one’s software/hardware DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), a wealth of assignable… Read More Alesis Premieres Photon X49 USB Keyboard Controller
Korg USA and Karma Lab have posted a Flash-based OASYS Virtual GUI, an online demo that allows users to explore a virtual replica of the graphic user interface of the Korg OASYS Open Architecture Synthesis Studio. This full-blown simulator provides an interactive, in-depth tour of the OASYS interface in a way that gives a true… Read More Korg Offers Virtual OASYS Interface
