Synthtopia

Just discovered this site. It's amazingly good. Extremely rich in content. Definitely worth checking out.

Dotcom Moog 960 Sequencer Clone

http://www.unisynth.com/user/Q960%20Short%20demo%201.wmv

Link takes you to a wmv of the sequencer. Definitely a good piece of synth porn and worth watching.

EAR - Electro Acoustic Research

In via AH:

July 29 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
contact: Steve Rightnour
EAR
323 988 9677
877 300 2228 (US)
steve@steverightnour.net
http://www.ear-group.com

Announcing Electro Acoustic Research

LOS ANGELES -

Electro-Acoustic Research (EAR) is a consortium of modular synth
designers based in southern California.
EAR will be the distributor and customer service arm for modular synth
product manufacturers including Plan B, Livewire and Oakley Sound.

EAR is excited to re-release Legacy modules by Tony Allgood and
Synthasystem designs by Nyle Steiner.
Future plans include releasing all product in both Eurorack and MOTM
format and a full line of cabinets and custom enclosures both live
performance and studio installations.

To mark this occasion, each manufacturer is announcing the release of
the following modules:

Livewire -

Dual Cyclotron
FrequenSteiner (authorized exclusive re-release of the SYNTHASYSTEM
multimode filter)

Oakley Sound -

Wavefolder
ADSR/VCA
Octal Resonator
State Variable Filter

(EAR is the the exclusive licensed manfacturer for Oakley Sound in
Eurorack and MOTM formats)

Plan B -

Model 12 State Variable Vactrol Filter
Model 13 Dual Timbral Gates
Model 17 Event Timer

Estimated availability for the EAR line of products is Fall 2005.

Visit the EAR website for details!
http://www.ear-group.net

*models available in MOTM format with components too large for
adaptation will not be available in Eurorack format

Polymoog w/ Blue LEDs

Some pics of a super clean Polymoog with blue LEDs in via AH. I can hear the lead synth string to Numan's Cars in my head now. I've never seen a Polymoog that clean before. Beatiful synth.

http://www.minimoog.plus.com/polymoog.htm

Ministry for sale...

Via Music Thing. Ministry is selling off a couple of Fairlights. You can see some Revolting Cocks and Ministry scribblings on the gear with plenty-o duct tape. I'm usually a gear purist meaning the defacing of gear is sacrelidge to me, but something about that gear pumping out Ministry and RevCock seems appropriate. Although the Fairlights were basically samplers meaning they can sound like whatever you want, they have always been shrouded in elegance. These have the look of coming out of that shroud and being able to produce some major damage. Would have been great to see these in the studio back then. I remember seeing Ministry and Revolting Cocks a few times live. I wonder if I saw these on stage as well.