Reader Ron Kurti at it again. In Kurti’s previous video, he demonstrated what happens when you sneak into an awesome synth store, Switched On, at night and use all their cool gear. This time, he snuck into the Moog Sound Lab at night and used all their gear to make this video, Nerd’s Ascent 2: Moog.
CME Xkey Portable Keyboard Controller Demo – Sweetwater iOS Update Vol. 59 was uploaded by: SweetwaterSound
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Bomber Demo 1 was uploaded by: macbethsynthesizers
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It’s turning out to be an interesting week for modular synths. First, littleBits introduced the Korg Synth Kit – a set of basic snap-together analog synth modules. Now developer Sebastian Heinz has introduced Patchblocks – hardware modules that you can program with your Mac or Windows computer. Here’s the official video intro:
Developer Marcos Alonso has updated Samplr, his sampling instrument for iOS, adding an Arpeggiator play mode, MIDI Sync input, overdubbing and more. Here’s what’s new in Samplr 1.3:
Korg has started a series of video tutorials that look at how to use the MS-20 Mini analog synthesizer. The initial videos look at the MS-20 Mini’s envelope generator and oscillators.
Korg & electronic gadget kit company littleBits have announced a modular Synth Kit that’s designed to let you do music DIY using prebuilt modules. Here’s what they have to say about it: littleBits and Korg have taken a traditional analog synthesizer and converted into littleBits modules, making it super easy for novices and experts alike… Read More Korg LittleBits Synth Kit Lets You Snap Together A Modular Synthesizer
Synthmania quick tip #11 – The Mr. Fingers ”Can you feel it” bass line was uploaded by: SynthMania
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Get On Down Publishing has announced a new coffee table book, Beat Box : A Drum Machine Obsession, that looks at vintage drum machines. Joe Mansfield’s 200-page Beat Box : A Drum Machine Obsession features 75 drum machines from the author’s personal collection, with 214 photos by photographer Gary Land and a Foreword by Dave Tompkins.
This video, via Uriel Yehezkel, demonstrates using the Leap Motion controller & GECO MIDI to control Ableton Live with hand gestures. Here’s what Yehezkel has to say about it:
