French video blogger Meynier Sylvain – who typically publishes teardown videos for vintage electronic gear – shared this video that documents a very unusual dumpster find: a rare Korg MS-20 synthesizer.
This video, via Fact Magazine, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the analog-heavy stage rig of Solar Bears (Dublin duo John Kowalski and Rian Trench).
Studiologic has announced a new version of its Sledge synthesizer, the Sledge Black Edition.
Superbooth 16: In this video, via Sonic State, Audio Damage’s Chris Randall explains Karplus-Strong synthesis and their new Proton module.
Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Miguel d’Oliveira shared this happy synth pop style performance of Food, Glorious Food, from the musical Oliver! The arrangement features the Stylophone S2, which he notes is ‘temperamental’.
Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Mikael Jorgensen (Wilco) let us know about a new project, Rancho Electro. He invites friends to perform and record a song with him, in the mountains of Ojai, California. Here’s what Jorgensen has to say about the new project:
Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Joakim Ekblad shared this video, which captures a battery-powered synth jam, recorded outdoors by the lake. “Me and my pal go outdoors to play/jam/improvise at least once every week,” explains Ekblad. “This was recorded 2016-06-06 – The Swedish national day – in the woods, by a lake, in the beautiful country of Sweden. Everything… Read More Battery Power Synth Jam By The Lake
Medly Labs has released Medly 3.0 an update to their iOS music making app that adds support for new controls, Apple Watch, 10 languages and more. Here’s what’s new in Medly 3.0:
Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Jørgen Hvirring shared this video, which captures a 360° video of a live performance by his band, Lövestad, at Shoeless in Amsterdam.
Novation has released a free patch library for the Bass Station II analog synthesizer, the Artist Pack.
