If you’re like me, you’ve probably noticed an extreme paucity of the banjo in modern electronic music. Banjos in trance music? Zilch. Banjos in IDM? Zilch. Banjos in avant garde erotic electroactoustic music? Again, Zilch. Banjos in the work of Richard D. James? The world may never know. Number of dance music divas that make… Read More Banjo Synthesizer. It’s Been A Long Time Coming.
Eowave has announced the Persephone Mark II, set for release in June of 2009. Description: The Persephone markII is a fingerboard synthesizer in the tradition of the first non-keyboard electronic instruments from the 1920s, preserving the incomparable warmth of analogue sound generators whilst featuring digital controls, routing presets and a unique duophonic ribbon. The major… Read More The Eowave Persephone Mark II
ableton live & motu CV control of frostwave resonator was uploaded by: tremorcore
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Analog Quantizing Quantizer Quantize Modular was uploaded by: djthomaswhite
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Future Retro has introduced a sextacular new MIDI/analog sequencer, the Future Retro Orb Sequencer. It’s an evolution of the Roland TB-303 inspired sequencer that’s the heart of the company’s Mobius Sequencer, Future Retro 777 bassline synth and Revolution synth, but redesigned as part of FR’s XS analog synth line. While the Orb offers a fraction… Read More The Future Retro Orb Sequencer
2009 NAMM Show: MOTU introduced Volta, a virtual instrument plug-in that lets you play and automate modular synthesizers—or any hardware equipped with control voltage (CV) inputs—from your favorite host audio workstation software. Volta receives conventional virtual instrument input such as MIDI notes, MIDI controller data or even high-resolution audio track ramp automation and responds by… Read More MOTU Volta Lets You Control Analog Synths From Your Computer
http://vimeo.com/2850728 This is a demo, via Stretta, of Volta – a virtual instrument that turns your audio interface into a control voltage interface.
Matthew Davidson (Stretta) demos the Analoque Systems French Connection. Based upon the Ondes Martenot, the French Connection is a unique controller for virtuoso performance. By placing a finger through the ring suspended below the physical keyboard the player can smoothly glide between notes by moving the playing hand from left to right, and create natural vibrato… Read More Matthew Davidson Demos The French Connection
Moog is running a promotion through the end of the year, offering a free Moog CP-251 Control Processor with the purchase of one of their synths. A lot of people have no idea what the CP-251 is good for though, so they made this video, featuring Jordan Rudess and Brian Kehew, that offers an overview of… Read More Using The Moog CP-251 Control Processor
Yves Usson has posted details on a new synth module design, the Octal Random Gate: When I designed this module, I had in mind to control a Moog 960 sequencer in a random fashion, but many other applications may be imagined. On the 960 sequencer, a single step can be selected directly by it’s IN… Read More YuSynth Octal Random Gate Module
