12.-15.3.2014 Musikmesse Frankfurt @ SynMag Magazin – Hall 5.0, B36 (downstairs / unten) / Sonderheft

Ich werde am SynMag – Stand sein. Wir bauen wieder einige ältere und spezielle Synthesizer auf und auch sonst noch dies und das. Es wird auch ein Sonderheft geben zu einem speziellen und interessanten Thema! Eigentlich sogar 3 sehr interessante Themen aus dem Westen. Achtung – Der Stand ist in Halle 5.0 – also unten neben Roland und Casio. Vorhölle zum Analoghimmel. „wir müssen reden.“ ..I will be at our Magazine Booth Hall 5.o, Booth B26 downstairs – near Casio and Roland.

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Amazing Machines – Volca(no) -> MIDI Out

  Korgs Volcas don’t have a MIDI Out Port, but this little Mod (looks simple) called Volcano adds MIDI Out to record all knob teaks to DAWs and MIDI  gear. AM are located in brasil – no price yet, but looks chipless and simple on their picture of it. AM are specialized in mods for Korgs gadgets. -> Amazing Machines AM aus Brasilien bieten einen offenbar einfachen Umbausatz für die Korg Volca Serie an, um einen MIDI Out-Anschluss zu erhalten. Dieser sendet die live eingestellten Werte an jedes beliebige MIDI Gerät…

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Roland Aira – Post NAMM 2.nd-4th Teaser for new SH101/TR808/TB303 -> TB3, System 1, TR8

UPDATE – it will be presented on Musikmesse but also in Feb. – and they put out some more till then – they seem to be more into the promotion of stuff – they did not show the AIRA series at NAMM but have another teaser for the world and I also just post it and send you to the longish forum posts (page 35) .. 4th Update: it’s called ACB – Analog Circuit Bahavior – Korg’s buzz word is quite similar (component modeling…) it means – they analyzed it…

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App as LFO – Brute LFO + CV Control via App – Trigger Box

UPDATE: Free App to control CV/Gate Synths via Phones Jack from the iPad (or iPhone): Trigger Box. What’s New in Version 1.1 – Added the option to have two individual sequencers running on each stereo channel – Added an in app store for additional sequencers – Added a new step sequencer to the in app store – Small user interface and timing improvements and something similar – released earlier: BruteLFO: this app generates an LFO on the iPhone for an analog synth (in this case a Minibrute) via phones jack ->iTunes…

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NAMM 2014 III – Controllers, Izotope Break Tweaker Groovebox Software & Waldorf 2Pole

ok, NAMM is running and it seems most news is/has been said: there is one more thing.. 1) Waldorf shows a Rocket-Sized Box – 2Pole – it’s a filter box – it looks like this: so it has distortion stereo input and an AD envelope with hold and an LFO for control of the filter. NAMM 2014: Waldorf 2-Pole Analog FilterDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen image: debug: 2) Break Maker is the name of a beat creation software from iZotope it’s not a controller it’s a pure software groovebox tool.…

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Korg Gadget iPad DAW Sequencer(FX & Synths) / Korg MS20 Kit / Keytar

Btw – you can buy a DIY MS20 Kit for about twice the price of a ready made one – limited to 1000 – don’t know why – but it’s there. Yes it’s the original size. Korg MS-20 Kit — Build Your Own Analog Legend!Dieses Video auf YouTube ansehen back to Gadget – this is a sequencer for the iPad – lets you draw controllers and perform and .. adds some synths – this is very much a DAW in a cool way. Hier kann man Controllerverläufe einzeichnen, spielen und…

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23-26.1.14 USA, NAMM 2014 – Overview – Übersicht

start hoping, wondering, wishing for news.. wie immer können wir jetzt schon wünschen und spekulieren und bangen.und auf einen G3 Modularsynth mit Sampling hoffen und das alles: Forum • 23-26.1.14 USA, NAMM 2014. important highlights @ NAMM 2014 so far: Clavia – the reduced Nord Lead A1 as always – we want our G3 sampling modular synth.. as every year. No – it’s the A1 – analog modeling – not virtual analog – the term that clavia introduced themselves and also shut down when the Nord Wave came out.. Duophonic  Moog sub…

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