Taking Apart A Korg Kaossilator
Fun look at the insides of a Korg Kaossilator
Category: Synthesizers
MFB-SYNTH 3
MFB has introduced MFB-SYNTH 3, a semi-modular version of MFBs Synth-II. Description: MFB-SYNTH3 works as a stand-alone synthesizer without the need to patch any cable. The classic formation of VCO-VCF-VCA is pre-wired internally, complete with essential modulations. You can play the SYNTH3 just like any other synthesizer using its MIDI-input. In addition, it may integrate… Read More MFB-SYNTH 3
Hologlyphic Volumetric Synth
Image: Hologlyphics Portable Analog Modular Volumetric Video Synthesizer- Patch programmable by ‘patch wires’, just wire with no cable. Synthesizes a multitude of hologram quality 3D moving images. The smallest synth of the Hologlyphics system. Check out the hologlyphic funkalizer at hologlyphics.com. Inspired by when Synthi-AKS met R2D2 and saw her holographically project Princess Leia.
Jomox Resonator Neuronium
The Neuronium is a bizarre little limited-edition synth that I had a chance to play around with at the 2007 NAMM show. It’s another device that’s tricky to wrap your brain around, because it is designed for creating electronic music in new ways, with new approaches to synthesis, rather than recreating or tweaking classic synth… Read More Jomox Resonator Neuronium
Analogue Systems rs370 Polyphonic Harmonic Generator
Big City Music has posted a couple of YouTube videos that demo the Analogue Systems rs370 Polyphonic Harmonic Generator. They’re worth checking out – the rs370 is something different for the world of analog modulars and isn’t easy to wrap your brain around, as a result. Analogue Systems rs370 Polyphonic Harmonic Generator 6-voice polyphonic harmonic… Read More Analogue Systems rs370 Polyphonic Harmonic Generator
Future Retro Revolution R2
Future Retro‘s Jered Flickinger has quietly updated his Revolution analog synth, giving it a cool new look, longer battery life and a new OS: The new R2 unit, designated by the gun metal grey chassis, has an updated PC board design using a new RAM chip which extends the internal back up battery life from… Read More Future Retro Revolution R2
More Doepfer Modular Videos
Trash Audio has posted another video from NAMM that looks at the Doepfer modular synthesizer:
The Flame Clockwork Synth Module
Flame has published some videos that demonstrate the Flame Clockwork Synth Module:
The Meek FM Typographic Synthesizer
Here’s a type of synthesizer we haven’t seen before – an typographic synthesizer. The first thing to get out of the way is this: no – you can’t play Lucky Man on it. What you can do is interactively manipulate typographic fonts. The controller lets you adjust parameters such as the size of font serifs,… Read More The Meek FM Typographic Synthesizer
How A VCO works
Dave Cornutt offers a nice overview of how a VCO works: Synth circuit designers, starting with Moog and Buchla in the early 1960s, long ago turned to “artificial” oscillator circuits that do not rely on natural resonance. Rather, they rely on an analog implementation of a mathematical function that can be made to increase and… Read More How A VCO works
