Category: Electronic Music & Recording Gear

Buchla 200e Musique Concrète

Sunday Synth Jam: This piece, by Todd Barton, is a short short “musique concrète” style piece, created from variations on a single self-generating patch on a small Buchla 200e analog synthesizer system. Is is still a synth jam? Yes – but the synth is doing the jamming.

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Teenage Engineering OP-1 Synthesizer Update – Will You Buy One At $799?

Teenage Engineering has released an update on the status of their much-hyped OP-1 synthesizer. Here’s what they have to say: Project status When it comes to functionality, 90% percent is completed and working. Some parts of the system is still being fine tuned and optimized. Overall we are extremely happy with what we have. The… Read More Teenage Engineering OP-1 Synthesizer Update – Will You Buy One At $799?

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New Krautrock Phaser Recreates Classic Kraftwerk Effect

Mode Machines has introduced the KRP-1 Krautrock Phaser, a phaser effect that uses a unique analog circuit design, based on the famous phaser used in the 1970s “Gerd Schulte Audio Technik Berlin – Compact Phasing A Number 1”. The Krautrock Phaser is handmade in Franconia, Germany and features all discrete circuitry. The phasing amplitude is created… Read More New Krautrock Phaser Recreates Classic Kraftwerk Effect

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