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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…

Roland – System 1m Desktop/Rack (Messe Teaser II)

This teaser looks like there will be a System 1 Rack – called the System 1m coming – which is a very good idea since they keyboard wasn’t a pleasure but the Synth itself has a very high quality sound engine – so let’s hope for it to have more than 4 voices and possible more voices for the plugouts (Promars, SH2, SH101). Looks like real jacks for analog stuff on top, right? So this seems digital with analog connections plus display to choose your sounds and set things like…

Free Sounds for Download (Synths) by „program change“

– PROGRAM CHANGE did a bunch of Packages that are all free for download from a load of Synths but also things like Strings, Piano and Bass and stuff.. most of it can be seen by looking at the „packages“.. Oberheim Matrix, Roland Juno and JX, Korg DW… Freie Sounds aus Synths und ein bisschen mehr – kostet nichts – was es gibt sieht man auf einen Blick, daher sage ich sonst weiter nichts. Matrix 26 gigabyte classic analog Oberheim samples. JX 24 bit samples of Roland’s most advanced analog instrument…

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Roland Aira – analog Synth coming up – Reon in a Roland case?

MusikMesse 2015: Here’s a pic taken by someone at GS – on the right you see REON Synths (Driftboxes I guess – btw very high quality sounding synth!). on the left is a „normal“ eurorack modular system and in between – there is a Aira-Styled something that does not seem to have patch jacks but may be some sort of: -UPDATE: no – driftbox, they got a new modular system for us called the System 500 and digital modules series! 1) System 1 tech modeling which is obviously very good and could…

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15.-18.4.2015 – SynMag – Das Synthesizer-Magazin Stand E37 Halle 5.1 auf der Musikmesse (Frankfurt/M)

Wir sind auf der Musikmesse (also ich auch) – Halle 5.1, Stand E37 Mit ein paar Synthesizern. Komm doch mal vorbei. Messe News gibt es hier – deshalb wird solange auch der Messe 2015 Knopf links zu finden sein, solang sie aktuell ist.   Der Lageplan (klicken für größer…) Wie man hier sieht, hat Korg ein paar Stände gebucht (Odyssey, Korg Sample-Electribe,…) und es sieht insgesamt auch so aus, dass der Roland JD Xa (der große) dann fertig sein wird. Vielleicht gibt es ja auch noch mehr Überraschungen… Schauen, schauen…

BME 700 Synth with Switch controlled additional Resonator/Filter

the german very rare Baumann BME 700 has a special Resonant Filter that is digitally set up via setting „bits“ – this one seems a bit broken or damaged since the keyboard doesn’t seem to work but when those hands reaching out for the resonator – just have a listen! BME-700 // FATTEST SYNTH ON EARTH & the worst keyboard ever!!Dieses Video auf YouTube ansehen more on the BME 700 subtractive,analog synth..

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Synth-Telegram mixed Synth & Audio news – processing (in a way) + gear-stuffs!

1) first – here’s a nice video of Devo – the Synth Lab 2) Soundcraft has just released a new analog mixer that is able to import 22 input channels to a computer AND does analog processing and has built in Lexicon and dbx FX to be connected via USB. The Signature MTK (for multitrack rec.) as Milla would say: mul-ti-pass! Soundcraft Signature 22 Mtk   3) there is a new Raspberry Pi „mini computer“ that is about 4 times faster than the one before – that makes it more interesting for…

NAMM 2015 – OVERVIEW / ÜBERSICHT + Talk

UPDATED – last: 25.1. 19:30 (also updated most of these posts:) most important things from NAMM in one – OVERVIEW  – die wichtigsten Sachen von der NAMM Waldorf Wavetable Module (Eurorack), Attack App, Nave Plugin Moog Modular limited edition System 15-55 – Minimoog? coming? Roland JD Xi + JD Xa – analog + digital crossover synths + TR sequencer inside! Korg MS20M with FM, Sync, PWM and flat desktop design + SQ1 sequencer (-> SynthDB   Korg MS20M Analog Synthesizer) Sequential Prophet 6 (yes it is labelled Sequential, not Dave Smith who is still the distributor) +…