Macbeth Synthesizer

Macbeth m3x + M5 analog synthesizer Macbeth Macbeth Synth overview / überblick.. MACBETH M5 very flexible and very cool starting point to a modular system.. it looks quite ARP’ish but it is not a clone or something.. it is something new, Ken Macbeth simply likes the design.. it has 2 filters . they also sound different.. its really between them all.. 2 LFOs estimated to range to about 20-25Hz.. too slow? well, you got 3 VCOs!! all can mod each other .. very flexible system with lots of pre.routed bidirection…

LoFi Special – 8Bit to Rozzbox

8bit – sound nintendo Gameboy .. there is still a midi cable available.. but don’t ask.. ;) the little thing on the fizmo is a nintendo gameboy with nanoloop ;) interesting minimal step sequencer beside LSDJ.. info in the SOFTWARE section.. Commodore SX64 well, call it a „laptop“ version of the commodore c64.. with built in 1541 floppy drive and CRT screen.. elektron sidstation this is the heart of the commodore C64 homecomputer from 1983 – the SID chip, a real analogue synthesizer with 3 voices: ringmodulation, ADSR envelopes, PWM…

PPG Synthesizer

PPG wavecomputer 360 , 1002 , 1020, etc.. PPG 100 modular see below! PPG Wave 2.2 / Wave 2.3 / wave 2.0 PPG Analogue PPG trigger info: gate pulse in/out 15V GROUND to positive. PPG PPG Synth overview / überblick.. some PPG MODULES ARE here/hier! – the ppg 100 modular is here!! PPG Wavecomputer the first one that used wavetables, that are now in the Waldorf Synths and the later PPGs (wave) max 4 voices, no filter. if you got a microwave or a wave: the first 30 waves! this…

Kawai + Teisco Synthesizer 110F – K5000

KAWAI SYNTHESIZER – Kawai firmierte früher unter dem namen TEISCO – Kawai formerly known as Teisco language update in this section soon.. KAWAI / TEISCO click images to enlarge synths.. Kawai Kawai Synth overview / überblick.. Teisco Teisco Synth overview / überblick.. KAWAI / TEISCO 110F 110F it’s strange, some technology of this synth came from ARP, it has a fixed filter bank , 2 VCOs and 2 ADSR envelopes. similar to ARP it has one lfo with 20hz max only and a self reso 24dB/oct LPF with „roland type“…

New Videos from the Messe in the SynthDB / New in the DBase

There’s a lot of new Videos from the Musikmesse 2008 in the synthDB now.. also there’s one by Harmony Central on our booth (Synthesizer-Magazin) Akai MPC5000 (the new synth pages shown in the video) Access VirusTIsnow just a 3D turn to show how it looks like.. Clavia NordLead2xAnniversaryEdition the unveiling ceremony of the special limited edition. Roland FantomG6, FantomG7, FantomG8 walking around and see the huge display (and a reflection of the photographer) ;) The MFB Kraftzwerg -some more pics will be up soon. Here’s Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk and…

Doepfer Modular

ANALOGUE GERMAN MODULAR SYNTH doepfer modular system well , need I say something on doepfer? the A100 Modular system has the most modules to offer, some are great, others are „cheap“ but ok.. more on this soon.. here in germany it is the cheapest system available and: I do not know about a system that has more modules available than doepfer! here you can see 2 theremin antennas and the trautonium subharmonic oscillator. the original trautonium was a special instrument played by oskar sala (remember „birds“ from mister hitchcock?? that…

Classic Synth Specials Digital Synth Synthesizer History Timeline 

Hi-End Synthesizer Special – from Synclavier, ConBrio to GDS/Synergy to Fairlight

HI-END SPECIAL / Die BESONDEREN.. – New England Digital – Synclavier.. read the manual „why a synclavier has no midi“ ;-)) hi end FM and sampling station, better run it with a 68k vintage mac for editing.. it does Resynthesis, 12 OSCs with additiv Spectrum per OSC, FM but with one modulating and one carrier each, multiple additiv waves can be morhed into another that appear on a sort of a time line/linear envelope (just time between those additive spectra oscs) – 4 sample OSC/Timbres- >  sampling is possible on this…

Creamware Menü -> Soniccore

Creamware Creamware Synth overview / überblick.. Minimoog clones – the digital Minimax ASB? Creamware did a very close clone – it’s based on the pulsar platform later the noah contained it, too but it did not sell well because of its terrible interface (4 knobs in a rack seemed not to be sexy enough..). well, it’s still a digital synth here.. but it has a lot of things that reminds of the mini.. it’s 12 voice (now!) polyphonic and adds velocity and of course midi-controller controlled.. it has the same…