Orthogonal Devices ER-101 Indexed Quad Sequencer – A Deep Sequencer For Eurorack Modular Synthesizers

Brian Clarkson of Orthogonal Devices let us know about their ER-101: Indexed Quad Sequencer, ‘a new kind of Eurorack sequencer.’ Clarkson calls the ER-101 ‘a real-time composition, sequencing, and automation environment”. It lets you create sequences of thousands of steps, with variable duration, variable gate length, arbitrary scales, smooth transitions, save/recall device state and more.

‘Synthesisers Are Killing Film And TV Music’

UK’s The Guardian reports that British composers are concerned that “Synthesizers are killing film and TV music.” That sounds pretty dire to us. Here’s what they have to say about the situation: Two of Britain’s leading film composers warn that the quality of music for film and TV is suffering because synthesised sounds are increasingly… Read More ‘Synthesisers Are Killing Film And TV Music’

New Modular Control Keyboard From Synthesizers.com Even Lets You Add A Whammy Bar

Synthesizers.com has been teasing out information on a new line of modular control keyboards for modular synthesizers. In a post on Facebook, Synthesizers.com’s Roger Arrick asks: What if controllers were modular too? Then we could treat controllers just like the modular system itself. Move things around as needed, build up a completely custom rig that… Read More New Modular Control Keyboard From Synthesizers.com Even Lets You Add A Whammy Bar