MATRIXSYNTH: Saturday, January 14, 2006

Anadigm in the Andromeda?

Update: Someone in the comments section called out that the Andromeda uses an ASIC not "the ASIC" as I originally posted. Good catch. I checked the Alesis site to see if they gave it an official name and I found this nice FAQ. Take a looksie for an intersting assumption at the time. : ) And for the record I love what Alesis is doing with the Andromeda, Ion, and Fusion. Who would have thought they'd be leading the way with new and innovative synths. Post updated.

Retro Thing recently posted on the possibility of a new Poly Moog using Anadigm chips, and I followed. I did a little poking around on the Anadigm site and I found this shot. Note the Andromeda in the image. The Andromeda uses it's own custom ASICs (Application Specific integrated Circuits)chipset. But does it use any Anadigm chips? If anyone knows feel free to comment. Title link takes you to the Anadigm page.

The Ocean - True Analog Synth by R.J.Vleck 2005

Title link takes you to a post on this absolutely stunning analog synth. Sent my way via Dennis Verschoor. Make sure to click through for more shots. Thanks Dennis!

Details:
Oakley spul:
3 x VCO (Oakley Sound)
2 x ADSR/VCA (Oakley Sound)
1 x VC-LFO (Oakley Sound)
1 x Equinoxe Phaser (Oakley Sound)
1 x Super Ladder Filter (Oakley Sound)
1 x MidiDAC (Oakley Sound)

Eigen PCB's:
1 x Ring Modulator (EFM design)
1 x Power Distribution Board
1 x Dual VCA (EFM design)
2 x Dual CV Mixer (EFM design)
1 x Sample & Hold (Ray Wilson design)
1 x Steiner Synthacon VCF (Ken Stone design)
1 x LAG (EFM design)
1 x Main Ouput Bus & Headphones Preamp (Ray Wilson design)
1 x Noise Source (Polyfusion design)
1 x VCO Octave Switch

Two Buchlas - New Flickr Shots

Title link takes you to one more.

DIY Modular and Sword of Kahless on Moogulator

Check out the following two shots on Moogulator. The first is for all you Trekkie fans and the second is a really nice DIY modular. Love the colored panels. BTW, make sure to check out the posts on Moogulator, theirs a mockup of a Doepfer panel with the sword etched on it.

Sword of Kahless (click for post)

DIY Modular (click for post)

A New Poly-Moog?

Yes it's just a teaser. Title link takes you to an interesting post on Retro Thing covering the possibility of Moog using the Anadigm analog chipset for a low cost poly synth. My first thought was no way, but then James mentions Bob was at least interested enough to drop by their booth during the 2004 NAMM convention. That and the current Voyager rack goes for $2195 for one voice.

The quality not meeting the bar? Who knows. If anyone has heard what an Anadigm chip can sound like or knows what it could be capable of, please feel free to comment.

What would I want from Moog? Just the other day I was playing with a Minimoog Voyager. I thought how cool it would be if you could put an expander in the space behind the front panel when open. That would be nice. Feel free to share what you would want. The person that gets it right gets bragging rights. : )

Update: Check out this shot of the Andromeda on the Anadigm site. Note that the Andromeda uses custom ASIC in-house chips for it's synthesis engine. The question would be what does it use Anadigm chips for.