MATRIXSYNTH: Thursday, December 27, 2007

Use Audio - The Plugiator - ex Creamware in New Hardware

"Use Audio Inc. is announcing the release of a ground-breaking new product: Listed at just 399 EUR incl VAT / 469 USD net, the Plugiator is an excitingly innovative table top synthesizer which utilizes the latest and fastest DSP technology to provide high-end plug-in technology within a most convenient portable form factor.

The Plugiator comes loaded with four great plug-ins:

The Minimax
MiniMax is the highly acclaimed replica of the famous legend. Incredibly fat and responsive sound, intuitive control... tweaking its knobs is pure fun, a real performance synth!

The Lightwave
While the oscillators of the LightWave are based on wavetables, the aftermath is virtual analog - giving you wide control of the sound. From complex pads to powerful leads, LightWave offers a vast range of sonic possibilities.

The B4000
The B4000 turns your keyboard into the Queen of Organs. The genuine sound of a real living electromechanical 400 pound monster. Lively, authentic, emotional...

The Vocodizer
(free registration bonus)
That's what the microphone input of the Plugiator is for :) Plug in your microphone and modulate sounds with our voice ...

Still can´t get enough? There is room for more: Four more plug-ins will be available for optional online purchase at nice prices.

The Plugiator box provides MIDI In and Thru connections, USB, a microphone input, stereo line outs and a headphone output. It will have its debut at NAMM in January (Hall E Booth 1204), and will be available with dealers from February 2008.

If you own a CME keyboard controller, the Plugiator is also available under the name “ASX – Authentic Sound Expansion” as an expansion board for the UF and VX family of keyboards, see www.asx-synth.com"

Cynthia Saw Animator Euro Format

Cynthia Sawtooth Animator available in Euro format from Analogue Haven

PAiA “2-Transistor Ribbon Kit”

"We're going to show you how to make the world's most bare-bones electronic music instrument – and a bunch of other things, as well.

This instrument is called a 'ribbon controller', but it's also known after its inventor, Paul Tanner, as a 'tannerin'. He called this instrument an 'Electro-Theremin'. That name didn't catch on because this is not a Theremin (the musical instrument you control by moving your hands in the air) even though it sounds like one. You are going to build a sound generator that changes pitch as you slide wires back and forth on a conductive “ribbon” we will make as part of this project..

We also discuss how you can take this same circuit and do many other experiments with things you have around your home.

Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys' song “Good Vibrations” used the magic of Paul Tanner's ribbon controller to make its distinctive sweeping wee-oo-wee sound. Wikipedia has a great page on the history of the ribbon controller"

click here for more detail.