What’s The Best New Gear Of Musikmesse 2013?

This year’s Musikmesse was the best in many years, with all kinds of interesting introductions for electronic musicians. Some highlights include the Nord Lead 4,  the unusual Dualo du-touch ß controller, the Bass Station II, the BOSS RC-505 Tabletop Loop Station, new Jomox Eurorack drum modules, the MFB Tanzbär Drumcomputer, and the Korg Volca line of analog synths. What… Read More What’s The Best New Gear Of Musikmesse 2013?

The Ultimate Sci-Fi Synth Studio

Saturday Synth Porn: Aliens Project’s SynxsS Studio is an amazing synth lair that looks a bit like a synthesizer museum designed by H.R. Giger. Awesome gear is everywhere – along with a lot of strange surprises: Is this the ultimate sci-fi synth studio? Check out the photos and let us know what you think!

An Introduction to Modular Synthesis

This series of videos, via Walker Farrell, captures an introduction to modular synthesis, presented at MakeNoise Music, featuring designer Tony Rolando, artists Robert Lowe (Lichens) and Richard Devine, and performances of patches from the MakeNoise Shared System Series.

Musikmesse 2013 Rumors – Are These New Korg Synths Too Awesome To Be Real?

Here are a couple of rumors for Musikmesse 2013. While Korg has not made any Musikmesse announcements, at this point, the above image seems to show a set of micro groove boxes. Could they be new members of the Monotribe line? Or something completely new? If the Korg ‘Microgroove’ line looks interesting, how about the… Read More Musikmesse 2013 Rumors – Are These New Korg Synths Too Awesome To Be Real?

Jomox Intros Eurorack Drum Modules

Jomox has announced a new line of analog drum modules in Eurorack format. The ModBase 09 bass drum modules and Mod.Brane 11 percussion modules are expected to be available in Summer 2013. Additional modules are planned. Here’s what they have to say about the new Euro analog drum modules: