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Fyrd SQR Step-Sequencer (+Probability)

Ein klassischer Sequencer mit Wahrscheinlichkeitsfunktion. MIDI und CV tauglich und zum Start 500€ – er erscheint im Bild „riesig“ – aber im Video sieht man, dass er durchaus nicht so übergroß ist. a more classic kind of step sequencer from France – the Fyrd SQR has 4 tracks to offer to send it’s signals to CV and MIDI and – it adds probability for each step, so the sequencing can slightly change over time randomly. it’s 600€, but you get a discount of 100€ when ordered early. here’s the specs..…

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iPad Tracker – Sidtracker64

Hier kommt eine Emulation des C64 SID Chips mit Sequencer im Tracker-Stil für 13€ Sidtracker64 is a perfect name and description – what you get: 1) you get a tracker which has exactly what Reaper and Trackers in general look like .. 2) SID Chip Emulation 3) Generation of Files that the C64 can „eat“ and work with on the iPad – 13€. Here’s the official feature list: the synth · 3 voices (of course) SID 8580 R5 chip. · 8 waveforms – tri, saw, pulse with pwm, noise, trisaw, tripulse,…

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Angecheckt: Roland System 500, System 1m & digitale Modulserie (deutsch), Update 1.2

Ich habe mal einen Bericht zu den Roland-Modular-Sachen geschrieben. Darin kommen Bitrazer, Demora, Scooper, Torcido – also die neuen digitalen Module vor, das Roland System 500, also die Roland System 100m Synthesizer -artige analoge Antwort von Roland zusammen mit Malekko und das System 1m. „was noch aussteht“ – ist das System 500, welches diese Module haben wird / hat – sie entsprechen einem Teil derer die im System 100m zu finden sind und die Beurteilung dessen bleibt wie im SynMag und bei Amazona beschrieben ;) Hier weitere Fotos vom Roland…

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Modal 002 Rack 12voice Synth

 Modal 002r (built 2014) – Hybrid Synthesizer  it’s 2k Pound 8 voices or 2.5k UK Pounds for 12 Voices – which is available as a 2 voice synth 001 as well with 3 octaves and cv/gate per voice.  Modal 001 (built 2014) ___ the full official info is out    BRISTOL, UK: breakthrough British electronic musical instruments manufacturer Modal Electronics is proud to present 002R, responding positively to numerous requests for a ‘non-keyboard’ form factor 002 version of its high-flying, highly-specified super-synth, and representing the second of three new ‘numerical’ products that it is simultaneously showcasing at Musikmesse…

Het Telesoniek Atelier – understanding pioneers of electronic music

Het telesoniek Atelier  has an interesting Site that also points out the roots of electronic music like the WDR Studio für Elektronische Musik and others.. here are the „instruments“ mostly for measurement to be put together to become what the synthesizer was when Bob Moog and Don Buchla presented their first synths as well as the RCA synth. here are 3 nice images and story – feel free to contact Hans Kulk on behalf of all this and learning how it all started…   Um die Art und Weise elektronische Musik zu…

Renoise 3.0 DAW – new gui and detachable windows for multiple monitors

Renoise is coming with new 2-screen design, renovated GUI more new schoolish but still based on „tracker“ kind of sequencing. Renoise is quite affordable (about 60€) DAW that intruduces more live/performance and Fx that can be applied directly to audio clips like envelopes and FM/Modulation – so you can do synthesis-kind of things directly.   also there are FX chains and busses in a way that looks unusual to classic DAWs.. sort of mixture of lives and Logics FX/Plugin concepts. so – what is a tracker? it’s based on notes and…

Patch Morpher for Hardware Synths on iPad

Patch Morpher  is a patch designing tool for these hardware synths by Richard Meyer: – Moog Voyager– Dave Smith Prophet 08– Dave Smith Prophet 12– Korg KingKorg – Mutable Instruments Shruthi-1 it’s because you need to start somewhere. but what does it do? Patch Morpher for iPad – Demo!Dieses Video auf YouTube ansehen it designed to do multiple things – one of it is connecting parameters to one control and being able to move it and to get interpolating “ morphing changes like on the Clavia Nord Synths. also it can convert…

Dave Smith Prophet 12 Rack (+ Nord Lead 4 Test)

Dave Smith plans a Prophet 12 Rack which has less knobs at about 2k€. – same functionality as the keyboard. Dave Smith plant eine Rack Version des Prophet 12 zu einem Preis von 2k€ aber mit deutlich weniger Knöpfen – anders als bisher beim P08 ist das Rack stark reduziert, kann aber das gleiche wie die Keyboard-Version. Das Bild stammt von amazona.. Interview & Top News: Dave Smith Prophet 12 Module Rack check out the size. looks quite small – sieht echt schmal aus. ___ achja, ich habe grade einen…