The LinnDrum’s Preset Patterns Are An 80’s Flashback
This video, via SynthMania, is a demo of the preset patterns for the LinnDrum – Roger Linn’s iconic drum machine.
Category: Electronic Music & Recording Gear
Mutable Instruments Intros Blinds, Veils Eurorack Modules
Mutable Instruments today introduced two new Eurorack module designs, Blinds & Veils. Veils is a quad VCA with adjustable response curve. Blinds is a quad VC-Polarizer (aka four quadrant multiplier or ring modulator – a VCA that flips the sign of the signal when it receives negative CVs).
An Interview With Synth Designer Mark Verbos
Superbooth 16: This video, via Sonic State, captures an interview with Mark Verbos of Verbos Electronics.
Møffenzeef Mødular, Intros Genetically Mødified Øscillatør Drum Module
New Euro manufacturer Møffenzeef Mødular has introduced the Genetically Mødified Øscillatør (GMØ), an øpen søurce, lø-fi, digital drum mødule. The module also has alternate firmwares available, effectively letting it be used as three different modules. Here’s what they have to say about it: The GMØ is outfitted with cømplete bipølar CV cøntrøl øver every parameter. The user can dial in everything… Read More Møffenzeef Mødular, Intros Genetically Mødified Øscillatør Drum Module
KMI Brings K-Mix To iOS, Windows Support Coming Next
Keith McMillen Instruments has announced iOS support for its K-Mix audio interface and programmable mixer. “Enabling the K-MIX to work with iOS frees us to bring everything needed for a studio-quality recording and editing system in a small carry-on bag, with room left for a toothbrush and a change of clothes,” says KMI Founder & CEO Keith McMillen. Here’s… Read More KMI Brings K-Mix To iOS, Windows Support Coming Next
The Story Of Duke University’s Moog Synthesizer 1C, aka ‘Mystery Moog’
At Moogfest 2016, there were several rare synths and synth prototypes on display at the Moog ‘pop-up store’. This rare Moog Synthesizer 1c modular, aka the ‘Mystery Moog’, was on loan from Duke University, where it was recently restored by student Jeffrey Wubbenhorst. Here’s Duke University’s take on the story of their rare modular:
New Aphex Twin Cheetah EP Uses Digital Sound Generation & Wave Sequencing Technology
It looks like something new from Aphex Twin (Richard D. James) is incoming. Several record stores have reported receiving the above flyer for the Cheetah EP. Here’s the text:
Roland Bringing TR-606 Sounds To The TR-8 Drum Machine
In celebration of 6/06 Day, Roland today announced that they are bringing the sounds of the classic TR-606 Computer Controlled Drumatix drum machine to the Roland Aira TR-8.
After 40 Years, You Can Hear Daphne Oram’s Lost Mini-Oramics Synthesizer
In the 1960’s, electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram, above, the first Director of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, created a unique synthesizer, the Oramics Machine. The Oramics Machine was a huge device, which moved film strips past a series of photo-electric cells. The Machine translated the graphics drawn on the film into control voltages that modulated the amplitude, timbre, frequency and duration… Read More After 40 Years, You Can Hear Daphne Oram’s Lost Mini-Oramics Synthesizer
Claude’s Marvelous MIDI Music Machine
Reader Claude Woodward shared this video, demonstrating his Marvelous MIDI Music Machine – a suite of custom light-up acrylic MIDI controllers – all designed to play different roles. Woodward’s instruments aren’t just fantastical – but are designed to be expressive in ways that go beyond most mass-produced MIDI controllers. Here’s what Woodward has to say… Read More Claude’s Marvelous MIDI Music Machine
