Inside Synthorama

It looks like Matrix has died and gone to synth heaven. He’s posted a massive synth porn gallery at Flickr that explores Synthorama – a synthesizer museum in Switzerland. Each room in the museum has a theme based on manufacturer, and the majority of synthesizers are playable. Yowza.

Arp 2500 Synthesizer

Jooris Benny has shared some great pictures of an ARP 2500 synthesizer. The ARP 2500 is a synth classic, and it was the first synth I ever used, at the University of Kansas, before I could afford my own! It uses a combination of patch chords and matrix switches to create connections. Each module’s panel… Read More Arp 2500 Synthesizer

M-Audio, Way Out Ware Intro KikAxxe Synthesizer

2007 Winter NAMM Show: M-Audio announced the KikAxxe virtual vintage synthesizer, developed by partner Way Out Ware. Way Out Ware previously created the highly regarded virtual version of the ARP 2600, the TimewARP 2600. The KikAxxe brings together a faithful emulation of the classic ARP Axxe synthesizer, an analog-style 16-step sequencer, programmable drum machine and… Read More M-Audio, Way Out Ware Intro KikAxxe Synthesizer

Arturia’s Origin Synth Promises To Get You Hard

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Arturia, a company known for its software emulations of classic synths, has announced Origin, a hardware synth that features their software emulations of classic synth hardware. It sounds a little confusing, but what Arturia has done is put the flexibility of their software synths into a hardware package. Origin is loaded… Read More Arturia’s Origin Synth Promises To Get You Hard

GMedia Intros GForce Future Retro Pack

GMEDIA has announced the the GForce Future Retro Pack collection of GForce virtual instruments. GMedia is calling this a “limited-edition collection” that is only available for a short time. The GForce Future Retro Pack combines all of GMEDIA’s emulations of vintage keyboards in one affordable package. These software instruments – Minimonsta:Melohman, The Oddity, impOSCar and… Read More GMedia Intros GForce Future Retro Pack