The Moog Slim Phatty synthesizer has been generating a lot of discussion over the last few days, based on just a blurry snapshot of catalog advertisement and an $800 price tag. Now here are a couple of juicy shots of the Slim Phatty synth that offer a detailed look at the new Moog. Click on… Read More The Moog Slim Phatty Synthesizer (HD Photos)
The Moog Slim Phatty, just moved from rumor status to blurry-cam status, is a new rack-mountable version of the Moog Little Phatty synthesizer. It hasn’t officially been announced, but this photo has leaked out, via the Fall American Musical Supply catalog, along with this short blurb: The Slim Phatty offers a 100% analog signal path, intuitive user… Read More Moog Slim Phatty Synthesizer – A Moog Synth For $799!
Saturday Synth Porn: The studio of Bakis Sirros (Parallel Worlds) looks like synthesizer heaven. The studio has a spectacular collection of classic analog keyboards, modular synthesizers, digital synths, samplers and more. Daytime shot of the studio below, along with the Parallel Worlds studio gear list. Want to know what all this gear sounds like? See the… Read More Synthesizer Heaven – The Studio Of Parallel Worlds
Ready for something that’s a bit out there? Then check out André Gonçalves For Super 8 Projector And Analog Synthesizer: This is a totally diferent work from my previous ones and my first project playing solo with only an analog synth with which i have been playing in collective ensembles for more than four years… Read More André Gonçalves “For Super 8 Projector And Analog Synthesizer”
Think the Dave Smith Mopho is a killer synth? You only know the half of it! Alex Massaad alerted us, via the Submit A Story page, of a recent incident that showed him that his Mopho was badder than he realized. Here’s the story, in his own words: This story begins with three elements. First,… Read More New Feature On The DSI Mopho Synthesizer: Self-Defense Mode
This just in via the Submit A Story page: Independent musician Keith Handy gives the Monotron a test run, in context with other instruments, using several takes combined to give the one-oscilator ribbon controlled instrument a thicker sound. This is for a short section of his song What Do You Think Of Yourself?. “This is my… Read More Overdubbing with a Monotron
Alessandro Cortini and Scott Jaeger (The Harvestman) have collaborated to create a fully functional synthesizer called the SuONOIO. It’s available now for preorder at Cortini’s site and sells for $159.99. Here’s Cortini’s latest update: it’s ready for manufacturing. we are stoked. it looks, sounds,smells better than we expected. it’ll be a little late to ship out according to… Read More Alessandro Cortini’s SuONOIO Synthesizer Update
Ken MacBeth of MacBeth Studio Systems has been dropping hints about a new minisynth on his Facebook page. It looks like a response to recent minisynths like the Doepfer Dark Energy – but on steroids. MacBeth has this to say about it: I play with the idea of designing some very small (42HP in 3U)… Read More The MacBeth X-Series Micromac Synthesizer
The Moog Voyager XL is a new patchable analog synthesizer that, if legit, could be the greatest monosynth of all time. Moog hasn’t officially announced the Voyager XL yet – it appeared briefly on the Big City Music site earlier toda, but has since been yanked. The Moog Voyager XL is a 61-key analog synth… Read More Moog Voyager XL – The Greatest Monosynth Of All Time?
Synthesist Dave Brown has created a fantastic modern version of electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott’s Circle Machine. The original Circle Machine, created by Scott in the 1950’s, was a pioneering electromechanical music sequencer. Brown’s take on the machine isn’t intended to be a historically accurate recreation, but a working modern version of the Circle Machine:… Read More Raymond Scott’s Circle Machine Recreated
