Mario Maggi, creator of the original Elka Synthex, has introduced the Synthex 2 synthesizer, above. “The Synthex 2 is not a clone of the original,” notes Maggi, “but a totally new design using the latest technologies.”
Instamic is a new mobile audio recorder + mic, designed to be ‘the GoPro of microphones.’ It’s a wireless portable audio recorder that can be controlled via a smartphone app. Here’s the official video intro:
Patch Touch: for Oberheim Matrix is a patch editor for the Oberheim Matrix-1000, Matrix-6 and Matrix-6r synthesizers. Patch Touch gives you touch-based control over all of the voice parameters on these Matrix synths. Make a change on the screen, and the change is instantly sent to the synthesizer. Patch Touch has been designed to provide access to as… Read More Patch Touch iPad Editor For Oberheim Matrix Synthesizers
Yamaha today released its second teaser video for the Reface keyboard(s), embedded below:
This video, via Synthesizer Keith, offers a hands-on demo of the rare ElectroComp EML-101 synthesizer.
Folktek has introduced the Conduit sensitive polyphonic touch drone synthesizer+delay+filter+cv keyboard. The company is producing the initial run via an IndieGoGo project and offering the Conduit at a reduced price to backers. Heres a video demo:
This video, via Ralph Baumgartl, takes a look at the incredible synth studio of musician/producer Bernd-Michael Land. The discussion is in German, but much of it needs no translation.
Matthias Puech has released a ‘parasite’ for the Mutable Instrument Clouds – an alternative firmware, based on the original open-source firmware – that brings new features to the module.
Rodrigo Constanzo has introduced Cut Glove – a new Max patch that turns an XBox 360 controller into a live sampling and performance instrument. Cut Glove was inspired by video games, and contains mappings based on video game mechanisms and metaphors. Additionally, the patch has MIDI learn functionality built in, so every parameter can be mapped to any… Read More New App, Cut Glove, Turns Xbox 360 Controller Into A Musical Instrument
In this video, author Mark Jenkins (Analog Synthesizers) shares his take on the Roland JD-Xi synthesizer:
