In addition to making music, Solvent is also involved in an upcoming documentary on modular synthesizers, I Dream of Wires, that is expected to be released later in 2012.… Read More Solvent On Aphex Twin, Indie Music & Vintage Gear
Saturday Synth Porn: This is pretty much the reason why there is a Synthtopia, right here! Amazing sounds, mysterious technology and inexplicable headgear. A vintage shot of Klaus Schulze in his lair. via darklorddisco and the Synthtopia Flickr Group
TipTop Audio has officially introduced the Station 252 folding Eurorack synth module case. It’s been available for a while, but they’ve redesigned their site and added information on the new Station 252 case. The Station 252 is available in two finishes, Silver Bullet & Black Widow. The case includes a universal power supply that can supply up… Read More TipTop Audio Intros Station 252 Eurorack Synth Case
Boutique synth maker AtomoSynth, the green plex guys, have announced an new desktop plexiglass analog synth – Koe Desktop. The Koe Desktop is based on the new AtomoSynth Eurorack modules, which we previewed yesterday. Basically, Atomo Labs is packaging up the Koneko MIDI to CV converter with their new Koe synth module. Technical details below.… Read More Koe Desktop Plexiglass Analog Synthesizer (First Look)
Here’s a sneak peak at the prototype of Ken MacBeth’s (MacBeth Studio Systems) latest beast, the MacBeth MicroMac analog synthesizer. We don’t have official specs, pricing or availability yet, but this thing looks like it’s basically going to be the Doepfer Dark Energy or Moog Minitaur on steroids – a three oscillator analog minisynth. Check… Read More The MacBeth MicroMac Analog Synthesizer
Big City Music has just listed a new vintage synth for sale, which could be yours – if you’ve got an extra $25,000 lying around. The PPG is unusually rare – it’s thought that only two were ever made. Here’s what Vintage Synth has to say about the PPG Realizer: The Realizer was very unique… Read More Got An Extra $25,000? Then This PPG Realizer Could Be Yours!
2012 Winter NAMM Show: It looks like your wishes for some new analog gear might be granted. Check out these unofficial photos of the $599 Moog Minitaur Analog Bassline Synthesizer! The Minitaur is a compact tabletop monophonic MIDI-and-CV-controllable analog bass synthesizer module, based on the design of the Taurus 3 bass synthesizer. The front panel of the… Read More First Pictures Of The Moog Minitaur Analog Bass Synthesizer (NAMM Rumor Alert!)
If you’re into synths, chances are that you’ve got a few passions – about gear of a certain era, about analog or about a certain synth – that border on the fetishistic. Putting your latest electronic music release out as a limited edition on red vinyl, in this day and age, probably fits into that… Read More Making A Vinyl Pressing – Alessandro Cortini’s ‘Scientist’
Image: Mr. Biggs Saturday Synth Porn: A maze of patch cables on Bananaplug’s Frankensynth, at the 2011 Philly Synth Meet. via the Synthtopia Flickr Group
Chris Randall shared this sneak preview of his ‘bad boy’ software step sequencer, Phaedra. Phaedra is an “analog” style four-channel MIDI sequencer for the iPad. The design of the Phaedra step sequencer is inspired by the Moon Modular 568 Quad Sequential Trigger Source. Here’s what Randall has to say about Phaedra: I still have a long… Read More New iPad MIDI Step Sequencer, Phaedra, A ‘Bad Boy’
