Motu goes Thunderbolt – Motu 828x at 800€

Motu has the well known 828 audio interface  series up and running – – it had USB, Firewire and now – it has Thunderbolt -and is named 828x  it has all of the connections as it’s predecessors: 8 audio in/out, 2x 8ch ADAT, MIDI in/out etc. – yes, it is still hybrid – USB 2 and TB! 192kHz – and atm the cheapest available – 800€. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4gLmVSfBkQ

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Elektron Analog Rytm with 12 dynamic pad + Waldorf Rocket-Style Filterbox?

UPDATE – it is Synth DB -> Elektron Analog Rytm groove box with TR sequencer we don’t know yet – it’s something with 12 (dynamic I assume) colour-illumination-Pads – so it could be: • MPC / Maschine Style Groovebox – Sample Engine • Clip Launcher – Sampling Engine • Some Synth or Drum Gear – but maybe makes not too much sense since there’s already Machinedrum for synth drums.. it is – a combination – sample playback and analog sounds but not a clip launcher. it is analog WITH sample playback…

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Moog Duophonic Synth Sub 37 – der bessere SubPhatty!

this has been posted by Moog which is marked as SUB 37 Paraphonic – even though it is DUOphonic. That means you have 1 Filter and control of each VCO by 2 played keys – so this is controlling overtone control or pseudo 2 voice action black proto type – that one in the video has a display – the final one seems not.. but so many controls that makes the Sub better.. Added to SynthDB: Moog Sub 37, UPDATE: This appears to be a duophonic concept. so this is not paraphonic –…

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Roland AIRA – rebirth of the TR808 and more TR / TB stuff + Voice Transformer VT3

it’s this video which makes us think it will be the classic TR/TB coming back as analog or analog modeling machines – it’s just the end of this clip … NAMM is coming – so be prepared  aira looks like some of the a’s are for analogue? on of the names is TR8 or TR9 .. and some more melodic below – mc202? tb303? or a full real multi track thing incorporating some more and without the „you need to stop the sequencer when editing“ problem of the MCs..? good idea,…

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