Squarp Pyramid – Standalone Polyphonic Sequencer

this is a hardware sequencer that is basically sending things to 2x CV and Gate 2x MIDI plus USB MIDI and it saves on SD cards polyphonic chords 16 tracks 64 bars max! – velocity not yet totally clear.. it is capable of euclidean polyrhythmic sequencing (want to know what that is?) as well as step & realtime recording event data http://youtu.be/X6ld4UaHByI here’s some aspects of the sequencer: arper / harmonizer – how to play in realtime http://youtu.be/OIRO1TUWGnU it has some sort of chromatic sequencing concept that can be scrolled…

Synth 

wARP – the next generation after Korg – ARP 2600 style synth

Roberto Raineri-Seith just posted this „wARP“ synth – are we getting a new  2600 from a non Korg organisation soon (from switzerland)? it has 4 waveforms on VCO1 and 3 unlike the original which is great for ringmod and FM. so it is not just „a clone“ – the AR / ADSR envelopes are kept. 3243,57€ (3400 SFr) which is a very fair price – UPDATE but atm the euro is weak so it’s a bit more than posted earlier. especially because switzerland isn’t a cheap place to live. alternate ideas is…

Synth 

Synthileaks II: Korg SQ1 Step Sequencer, MS20M Desktop (flat design), Korg ARP Odyssey Updates

SynthiLeaks II pre NAMM 2015 brings us: the 1 Voice, (2015)  Korg MS20M Analog Synthesizer this is what you get when you did your 2hrs work – all assembled – see the above link for all parts of that kit: which is a rack or desktop MS20 without keys (seems to be a kit, m is for „module“ in the meaning of „expander“) rumour: switch between old and new filter type on MS20M? the MS20M is totally superior to the normal MS20: it has: • OSC Sync (VCOs) • FM (VCOs) !! • Filter Switch…

Synth 

ARP Odyssey Korgessey Behringeressy. Korgs new ARPsichord #NAMM

ARP ODYSSEY is the one by Korg and seems to have full sized keys, 3 filters (2pole white face, moog and „Arp“ type of 24dB/oct) along with a drive switch and I assume it might have MIDI as simple as the MS20 mini has – note on and off – no velocity since the Odyssey has duophonic modes and is always in that mode it needs to be aware of 2 held keys. they seem to sell it under ARP rather than Korg?.. ..will  be here at NAMM 22.Jan 2015. as…

Synth 

Behringer bringing in the Vintage Synths II: Korg Behringessey EX2800? #ARP #Odyssey

Wir diskutieren schon länger über diese Idee von Amazona, die Behringer auch wieder aufbringt in aktiver Form: Forum • Behringer Synthstudie – Phat 108 -> Juno 106 Clone. – Korg ist ja schon lange dabei den Odyssey zu klonen – und jetzt mit Display auch bei Behringer für 500 Dollar? Ja, ich halte das für total machbar, mehr als alle Polyphonen, so wie in „unserer“ Studio über Analoge (siehe link oben / Amazona). Hier ist der Vorschlag den Behringer in ihre Diskussion nehmen will. Konkurrenz ist gut fürs Geschäft – sagen die…

ARP2500 Max/MSP Emulation

unbelievable what ppl do with Max these days ;) this time – a work in progress ARP 2500 modular,analog synth – and looks like it may get ready soon / so you can not actually download or buy it but.. I assume / hear that this won’t sound exactly the same but is one of the first emulations of it I ever heard of – there is a more exotic hardware „double“ of it: Synlab Modularsystem modular,analog by Hofschneider which is not a clone but a re-configuration of it. found here: ARP2500 MaxMSP Emulation Demo from…

Classic Synth Specials 

Korg makes the ARP Odyssey

Korg seems to have officially licensed / teamed with ARP. Ok, that company was sold – so don’t know what the situation is and was – but now – they have an Odyssey for us. This year. Since the MS20 Mini is selling well, they look like making the classic synths for us, now? Hopefully shrunken as the Mini and with dynamics? ;) (no irony – I love it). Ok, this sounds a lot like fools day – but this is from the Korg Website! Those keys look a lot…