macOS 

Apple New 12″ Macbook – no fan(s), USB C & audio jacks (only), Retina Display, but expensive as hell

(deutscher Text unten / German text see below) Apple just have released quite cost intensive flat macs, without fans. That means they don’t get fans? No, it means – the put in a dual core processor that is almost optimized for mobile use at 5W of power – but it is running at 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 GHz and can boost up to 2.4, 2.6 or 2.9 – depends on what you dare to add to the not so low price of more than 1400€. (the 512 GB SSD is…

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SynMag – Das Synthesizermagazin #49 kommt 19.3.

SynMag #49 – kommt am 19.März 2015 Maschinen Korg MS20M + SQ1 – Synthesizer und Sequencer – jetzt mit 30% mehr Synthese und flach! ARP 2600, Selbstbauen?, TTSH? Wie hoch ist der Aufwand… ARP Odyssey geht auch zu 100% kleiner: Oddity 2 Arturia V-Collection: Oberheim Matrix 12V und Solina Strings – gelingen immer locker und bekömmlich? Dreadbox Erebus – Duophoner Analoger Synthesizer, Made in GR (Macher des Murmux Semimodular) Roland GR55GK – Synthese im zarten Saitling – Gitarrensynthesizer Five12 Numerlology 4 – Modularer Sequencer mit Steuerung per Lauflicht/Controller – was ist…

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FX/Studio 

gMIX – 4 Channel Stereo Mixer – no batteries

gMIX is a crowd funding little mixer that operates without any batteries or PSU, it’s a special 3.5stereo (!)- jack – 4 input mixer that is primarly made to mix all those small devices like Volcas, Gameboys, Toys and iPads / Phones. It is already backed, but you can still help – it’s based in Australia – but it’s meant to reach the goal of $5000 (AUS).

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B-Step Sequencer – Major Update 2.1

Remember B-Step? it’s an all platform sequencer that can be controlled from controllers running on tablets and computers of all OS types incl. Linux. Audio Bus is added for iPads there id a management of loading chords and optical mods to it & im/exporting everything sort of cloud upload to a dedicated server keep settings and assignments of audio samples (!) design stuff added (colours) fixed bugs, updated to work with most recent OS versions (Yosemite etc), better performance – improvements there is some more changes in details as well..…

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Behringer teasing their Synths – „something in the lab“ things

Der Behringer is going to to things in the lab. it’s already bleeping @ MIDAS Lab. Confidential Midas / Behringer Synthesizer LeakDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen Behringer Midas Synth Teaser backgrounds part 1 (about ARPing the world for cheap) part 2 – Behringer & Amazona Synth – first moves Kleine Abhandlung über Behringer, Amazona und Analoge Synthesizer

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