Morton Subotnick Interview & Studio Tour

The latest episode of Electronic Independence features electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick. Subotnick gives a tour of his New York studio and discusses his career, working with Don Buchla, the Buchla Series 100 modular synthesizer and working with Ableton Live. Along the way, Subotnick gives some fantastic insight into the history of electronic music and… Read More Morton Subotnick Interview & Studio Tour

tabulaRasa Digital Wavetable Oscillator (Preview)

Greg Surges’ tabulaRasa is a digital wavetable oscillator for modular synthesizers, with voltage control of frequency, waveform selection, and the amount of interpolation between waveforms. A wavetable oscillator is a standard technique in computer music. The oscillator uses a counter (ramp wave) to read a memory array. The array is filled with pre-computed samples of… Read More tabulaRasa Digital Wavetable Oscillator (Preview)

MFB Dominion Synthesizer In Development

Berlin boutique instrument company MFB is working on a new keyboard synthesizer – the MFB Dominion – according to a post at sequencer.de. Here are the details (Googlish): high quality analogue monophonic synth – 3 octave weighted keyboard with aftertouch pitch / bend and mod wheel arpeggiator, sequencer function (synchronized) 3 vco with FM and sync, pwm, saw / trangle mix 3 lfo (2 used as envelope) into the audio range Ringmod & noise MultiFilter (8-12 types) of a known filter development berlin 2 analog and fast envelope generators (voltage controlled), therefore easy to control at low cost high quality VCA digital delay (tbc) storable sounds midi and cv / gate controllable midi output quality pots, switches and knobs steel case with wood side panels Price: less than… Read More MFB Dominion Synthesizer In Development

MIDI-Controlled Matrix Synthesizer Patching (Sneak Preview)

http://vimeo.com/20298967 This video is a teaser for Jochen Bohnes‘s MIDI-controlled matrix synthesizer patch bay. In a nutshell, Boehnes’ MIDI-controlled matrix synthesizer patch bay is designed to let you patch your modular synthesizer, and recall patches, using MIDI. The video demonstrates the concept using a Novation LaunchPad to control the matrix patching – but a MIDI-controlled… Read More MIDI-Controlled Matrix Synthesizer Patching (Sneak Preview)