Moog Music has announced that the Little Phatty monophonic analog synthesizer is now shipping. “We wanted to offer musicians a true analog synth with a simple, clean front panel, in a visually stunning package, at a reasonable price point,” said Mike Adams, President of Moog Music. “I feel we accomplished all four objectives.” The Little… Read More Moog: Now You Can Get Phat!
Pigtronix has introduced the the OFO Disnortion (Overdrive, Fuzz and Octava) pedal. Description: The Overdrive, Fuzz and Octava, used in combination yield amazing distortion. Because the Overdrive and Fuzz are wired in parallel, you can run both effects without sacrificing clarity or dynamic response. Well-voiced tone and shape controls make it easy to focus each… Read More Pigtronix Intros OFO Disnortion Effects Pedal
Moog Music has announced an After-pressure Factory Upgrade for the Minimoog Voyager. The After-pressure Field upgradeis available for those of you who want to install the new After-pressure control yourself. Easily-laid out instructions will accompany your field upgrade kit. It is also available as a factory update. Videos are available that demonstrated the after-pressure upgrade.… Read More Moog Voyager Upgrade Introduced
The Kansas City Star has a surprising bit of mainstream coverage of circuit bending and glitch music. In the corner of Noah Fleischman’s Kansas City basement sits a table with electronic toys, keyboards and guitar pedals, all gutted and rewired, circuitry spilling from the casings. But he’s no gadget repairman. He’s a musician. Fleischman manipulates… Read More Circuit Bending in Kansas City
One of the finest modular synthesizers ever assembled is being sold. Larry Hendry’s giant Synthesis Technologies MOTM modular synthesizer is being sold by his estate. Hendry, one of the gurus of modern modular synths, died last year in a tragic motorcycle accident. The synth is primarily made up of MOTM modules, considered by many to… Read More One of the Finest Modular Synthesizers in the World is Being Sold
At PLASA 06, Formula Sound will be unveiling its new FF-4000 4-channel model and will display this alongside the brand new AVC2D intelligent level control unit and the recently introduced PM-80R 8-channel mixer. The 4-channel FF-4000 DJ mixer takes all the best features that have made the existing 6-channel FF-6000 so popular and offers them… Read More Formula Sound Intros New DJ Mixers
Vocomotion has announced the release of The Thumper TH70, the latest update in The Thumper series of throat microphones designed for vocal percussionists, beatboxers, and bass singers. Like previous Thumpers, this new model is designed to pickup throat sounds at the source, optimizing the bass response by filtering everything but deep, thumpy frequencies, using Vocomotion’s… Read More Vocomotion Intros Cheap Throat Microphone
Samson has introduced the CL2 pencil condenser microphones, aimed at the recording and live sound markets. Available as a matched pair, Samson CL2s are true capacitor condenser mics that feature a high pass filter and a 10dB pad. Providing maximum flexibility for a variety of applications was one of the main design goals. Each CL2… Read More Samson Releases CL2 Pencil Condenser Microphone
RJM Music Technology has introduced the Loop Gizmo. The Loop Gizmo is the first true bypass pedal looper to incorporate function switching. This allows users to simultaneously switch their amplifier channels and pedal effects with a tap of a single button – without the need for MIDI or a complex switching system. The Loop Gizmo… Read More RJM Music Technology Intros The Loop Gizmo Pedal Looper
Radikal Technologies has announced an update to the Spectralis Synthesizer, a very cool “no compromise Synth-Monster.” An audio demo (MP3) at the Radikal site gives a preview of what this synth is capable of. The Spectralis now sports three independent monophonic synths, which the user can configure freely from the array of available sound modules… Read More Spectralis Synth Gets Radikal Update
