Korgs new something analog synth? Maxitribe or Hoax?

Ok, this looks like a real synth now and  at 04 September 2:30 PST (8:30 morgens bei uns in D): http://www.livestream.com/korgusa you won’t find this: but some of us might be happy about it..: this (from the panel) is a 2 OSC synth with Ringmod and FM, 2 ADSR Envelopes and Multimode Filter and one LFO and memory, so it seems a direct strike to and against the Minibrute, if that thing is true, and see the Reverb and Delay Knobs on top? Photoshop or real – well,.. well – lets see…

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Mattomat Arpeggiator for Creamware / SonicCore Scope / Xcite

Mattomat is a new Arpeggiator that takes advantage of some step-sequencer features (32 step) and change controllers and velocity very musically. Matthias asked me also what the „electro“ people might like so I was well aware of it to come to life sooner or later, the circular 32 step design isn’t the only good thing, it’s about details, so here’s the first 2 video tutorials what it is all about.. the coder is Thomas Gost, a very quick intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USlz4PwwBUg (this video can not be embedded, so this is just a link) –…

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Classic Synth Specials 

Novation Mininova – a Microkorg competitor?

just saw there is a new very Microkorg-style version of the ultranova plus or minus X from novation called Mininova – that m-word is big nowadays. 400€. 37 Tasten/Keys Keyboard mit/with standard MIDI I/O 3 x Oszillatoren / Oscillators, 1 x Noise-Generator, 2 x Ringmodulator/s 15 Filter type – Filter Typen Arpeggiator, 33 Types of Patterns – it has 8 step ARPer which is nice, and well – there is these 8 buttons also being used for variation like LFO speed change for 8 different wobbles or vibrato etc. very cool.…

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Star Instruments Synare 2 Percussion Synthesizer + Sequencer

Star Instruments Synare 2 Drum Synth with step sequencer. is new to the SynthDatabase, it is quite uncommon and rare as hell. it has pads, it has tonal keys and even pulse width modulation incl. a sub oscillator along with 2 noise colours (white and pink), so it is in fact a lot like a bass synth with sequencer rather than „just a drum synth“. a big piiiouuu to all, this is from 1976!

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