Saturday Synth Porn: Ken MacBeth of MacBeth Studio Systems posted this awesomely moody studio shot on his Facebook page. As much as I hate the idea of smoke getting around synth gear, MacBeth’s combination of smoking, drinking and analog synthing looks pretty damn appealing.
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Magic Echo Music, makers of the PALette analog semi-modular mini-synthesizer, have announced their move to Seattle, WA: “Thanks Bay Area, but…..in the company of lush evergreens, birds, and the sound of infinite water, Magic Echo Music synthesizers has a new home to grow.” Fortunately, this doesn’t really matter on the Internet – so you can still… Read More Magic Echo Music Moves To Seattle
Create Digital Music and Reflex Audio have announced the availability of the MeeBlip SE, a new version of their open source + open hardware digital synthesizer. Here’s what’s new in the MeeBlip SE: A more intuitive, playable control layout. The changes are subtle, but after lots of conversations with users, we worked to make each… Read More MeeBlip SE Synthesizer Offers An Open Source Alternative To Mainstream Synths
Spanish synth manufacturer Corsynth has officially released the C102 VC-LFO, a voltage controlled low frequency oscillator in MU format. Features: Five waveforms available simultaneously Three frequency ranges ( L, M, H ) The VC LFO can oscillate from 7 minutes per cycle up to 800 Hz. Using the FM MOD input this range can be… Read More CorSynth VC LFO Now Available
British synthesist Ben Edwards, aka Benge, has released a new album featuring the Buchla Electronic Music Box, Abstraxa. Like the tracks on his earlier album 20 Systems, Abstraxa is an exploration and sonic portrait of a particular synthesizer – the Buchla 200e. Here’s what Edwards has to say about the album: The six compositions featured… Read More New Buchla 200e Album – Benge’s Abstraxa
This video captures some experimentation with a Buchla 200e modular synthesizer and Synthetic Bits’ Little MIDI Machine, a free software step sequencer for the iPad. As the video demonstrates, Little MIDI Machine can make a fairly powerful step sequencing option for both MIDI and CV gear.
Madrona Labs, who are developing the new Soundplane multitouch instrument, posted this demonstration of the latest version of their Soundplane software. They note: You can see the speed and accuracy of the touch tracking from 12 bits of pressure information at about 1000 frames per second. I need to measure the latency better but it’s… Read More Madrona Soundplane Software Update
Thomas Dolby and Fairlight’s Peter Vogel got together for an interview with Australia’s ABC Big Ideas. They discuss their influences, their careers and how their careers intertwined with the Fairlight CMI synthesizer. via Failed Muso
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