Leopard Skin Minimoog - Purrrrrr.....

I hung out with Carbon111 today! Had a great time and hope to see him soon. While hanging out I asked him what he didn't like about my blog if anything. He mentioned the Korg Microkorg Converse All Star post. Blasphemy to synths! : ) Well, I asked him if he saw this one before. He hadn't so, here's to you Carbon111!!! Enjoy and thanks again. : )

Update: link to wetdragoon.com.

Talk about growl...

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Kurzweil Midiboard & Polyphonic Aftertouch

There's a Kurzweil Midiboard currently on the *bay. It's supposed to be quite an amazing controller with weighted piano style keybaord. What attracts me to it is that it has Polyphonic Aftertouch. Polyphonic Aftertouch allows you to apply the aftertouch of one note to a given modulation; if you are holding down several keys, only the note you apply aftertouch to will respond. This allows you do do things like hold a low chord down with the filter cutoff set low while playing an expressive lead with the filter more open. Most synths do not allow this; instead they will apply the modulation to all keys being played. I believe the Yamaha CS80 was the first synth to offer Polyphonic Aftertouch followed by the Sequential Circuits Prophet T8. Kurzweil offered it in the Midiboard and eventually Ensoniq obtained the patent on it (or rather they obtained the exclusive patent on an affordable implementation). From that point forward only a handfull of Ensoniq synths offered Polyphonic Aftertouch. However many synths like the Waldorf Q will respond to it. The Alesis Andromeda was supposed to respond to it but reports have it that there is a bug that prevents it from working. It's a same that no current/new keyboard controllers offer the feature.

Metasonix TS12 Analog Tube Synth - Samples

Click here for more info from Audio Playground.

Update:
One more: http://s30.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0EUNJOP92CLTS0GAK2WVLF3JE

Update: Also check out this link.

In via Dennis on AH:

I just got an Metasonix TS-21 Hellfire Modulator.
Woow what a crazy machine.
I just tweaked a bit with some 606 sounds.
Don't expect some nice sweet stuff.
Here are the snippets

http://s6.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=10BGT7WZNWMX21YV1SJCI0PVAN
http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2F5VSUZ4EIL0V1AYFKMCLMTZ4X
http://s10.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1YXQB748HKVQZ3NRI3G80SBR0J
http://s10.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3B3U7SD29NSMI1RGHGAWL4XV31

It is fat as hell.

Alesis Andromeda A6 Bug List sent to Alesis!

In a previous post I mentioned that Alesis actually asked for a list of items users of the Andromeda A6 would like to see traction on. Well, that list has been completed and sent off to Alesis! I think it is amazingly cool that they asked for the list. Hopefully more synth manufacturers will follow in their footsteps. Here's crossing fingers... : ) I'll let you know how it turns out.

Minimoog Voyager Prototype Datasheets

Via Brandon Daniel on AH. Click through for bigger shots.

Bob Moog's Toyota - New Flickr Shot

I heard about his car. I never thought I'd actually see it. I feel speechless and humbled. You think you've moved on just a bit and then something like this comes up. : ( Not many people would drive a car like this around. You really have to be a beautiful, egoless person.


"Taken with the phone, the late genius' Toyota wagon sits all a