Limited-Edition MoroderNova Synthesizer Now Shipping
Novation let us know that their limited-edition MoroderNova – a new version of the MiniNova that synth patches and styling inspired by Giorgio Moroder – is now shipping.
Category: Electronic Music & Recording Gear
Moog Slim Phatty Now Out Of Production
Moog Music announced today that the Slim Phatty synthesizer is now out of production:
Pioneer DJ Intros ‘Battle-Ready’ DJM-S9 DJ Mixer
Pioneer DJ today introduced the ‘Battle Ready’ DJM-S9 two-channel mixer for Serato DJ. Features include a customisable crossfader, and Performance Pads and FX buttons that DJs can map to suit their preferences. The mixer delivers plug-and-play integration with Serato DJ’s four decks and boasts DVS support, on-board Beat FX, two USB sound cards, and a… Read More Pioneer DJ Intros ‘Battle-Ready’ DJM-S9 DJ Mixer
Spektro Audio Updates CV Toolkit, Intros New Module Pack
Spektro Audio has made several updates to it CV Toolkit – its set of software modules that you can use with hardware modular synths. The updates include: CV Toolkit 2.1 update which fixes a couple of bugs and adds some minor enhancements A new module pack called Beats which includes 5 virtual modules (Binary Sequencer,… Read More Spektro Audio Updates CV Toolkit, Intros New Module Pack
New ‘Frobe’ Analog Synth, Inspired By Classic Moog Modular
This video, via glkibler, is a preview of the Frobe modular synthesizer – a new analog synth, inspired by the classic Moog modular: “What better way to test if a Moog is sounding like a Moog than with a little taste of Aquatarkus?” The synth featured in the demo is a hand-wired prototype.
Singular Sound Announces BeatBuddy Mini
Singular Sound, makers of the popular BeatBuddy pedal-controlled drum machine, announced the BeatBuddy Mini, a new, smaller version of the drum machine / effects pedal. The original BeatBuddy retails for about $300. The BeatBuddy Mini, which will retail for about $199, will have many of the features and functionality of the original pedal: full, hands-free,… Read More Singular Sound Announces BeatBuddy Mini
Five Arturia MiniBrute & MicroBrute Mods That Will Totally Void Your Warranty
French synth guru Yves Usson, above, knows his way around the insides of the MiniBrute and MicroBrute synthesizers – he collaborated with Arturia to design them. He’s shared a series of mods and hacks for the MiniBrute and MicroBrute at his site. He notes that making any of these mods to your synth ‘will immediately… Read More Five Arturia MiniBrute & MicroBrute Mods That Will Totally Void Your Warranty
This Is How Moog Sold Synthesizers In 1971 – ‘The Sound Of Moog’
This YouTube video, via Adrian Täckman, captures the audio from a vintage 1971 Moog Music demonstration record, The Sound Of Moog.
Hands-On With The OSCar Synthesizer
This video, via Novation, takes a look at the rare OSCar synthesizer that they are giving away. “Before we could let it go,” they note, “we sat down with CALC in his studio to say our goodbyes and have one last jam.”
Make Noise Intros Telharmonic, Multi-Voice, Multi-Algorithm Eurorack Module
MakeNoise has introduced the tELHARMONIC, a multi-voice, multi-algorithm Eurorack synthesizer module. The new module, programmed by Tom Erbe, is inspired by Thaddeus Cahill’s Telharmonium, a proto-synth, originally created in 1897. tELHARMONIC features three electronic tone generation techniques that are historically important, but infrequently implemented within modular synthesizers.
