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Published on Jan 21, 2013 SammysJams·18 videos

Arp Axxe

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MOOG Polymoog 203A SN 1170

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Rhodes CHROMA

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Livewire AFG Oscillator

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"The Audio Frequency Generator is a true vintage-style analogue VCO capable of producing unique, harmonically complex waveforms. Outside, the AFG presents the user with extensive panel controls for maximum flexibility and usability… inside, the pure analogue circuitry adheres to a strict design philosophy rooted in mid-1970s technology and construction techniques."

Buchla uStep Xperiment

Published on Jan 21, 2013 Todd Barton·73 videos

"a simple first exploration with Intellijel's ModuleModule format uStep driving a Buchla system."

Moog Sub Phatty Synthesizer Demo by Daniel Fisher - Sweetwater Sound

Published on Jan 21, 2013 SweetwaterSound·1,172 videos

"Get the Moog Sub Phatty right here: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SubPhatty/
Performance demo starts at 4:25

Sweetwater's Director of Production Optimization, Daniel Fisher, demonstrates the very cool Moog Sub Phatty 25-key synthesizer. Daniel really shows off the performance potential of the Sub Phatty, thanks to its generous array of dedicated knobs.

Daniel explains the architecture of the Sub Phatty and its connections before demonstrating just some of the sounds you can create with it. First he plays a range of sounds with just the Sub Phatty, then through some the Moog Clusterflux and MF-104M Delay pedals to show even more creative potential.

Enjoy the demo, and call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer for more information on the Moog Sub Phatty. And click the link above to see the Sub Phatty in hi-res detail!"

Vintage BUCHLA 230 Triple Envelope Detector Module

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"Vintage Buchla 230 Triple Envelope Follower module from '70 years. Extremly hard to find! It can work also on new "E" systems (same voltage & psu socket). Excellent look and perfect working conditions."

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Vintage BUCHLA 294 Combination Filter Module

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"Vintage Buchla 294 combination filter module from '70 years. Extremly hard to find! It can work also on new "E" systems (same voltage & psu socket). Sound amazing due the vintage components. Excellent look and perfect working conditions."

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NAMM 2013: John Bowen Solaris Booth 5406 Hall B

Pic via James Maier aka Carbon111 on Facebook

If you make it to NAMM, don't miss John Bowen's Solaris at booth 5406 in Hall B.  It's a massive beast of a synth, quite possibly the pinnacle of boutique digital synthesis.

http://www.johnbowen.com

NAMM 2013: Richard Devine Make Noise Eurorack Performance at NAMM

via Richard Devine:

"NAMM folks come by the Analogue Haven Booth (Hall E, 1170, MakeNoise) I will be performing a variation of the 'Creature' patch. Friday and Saturday at 3:00. "

Related: Form Thirty-One & Creature ll by Richard Devine

interstitial space by todd barton on Buchla 200e

interstitial space from todd barton on Vimeo.

"This is a serendipitous sketch that arose from preparing for an upcoming live concert with my friend, composer and video artist Robert Coburn. I did a free improv by looping my small Buchla system and Robert created a video sketch -- the music and video crossed in the email and I merely laid in the music to his video. You can hear a higher resolution of the music here and more on the concert SoundImageSound here."

New AtomoSynth MochikaXL v2.2 "Dark side"

via Atomo Synth

"Mochika XL version 2.2
Analog synthesizer with 8 steps analog sequencer, midi syncable.

Let's make some serious noise!!!

this machine is great for live performance and improvisation for creating insane effect loops, acid basslines or crazy random rhythms.
Make noise - experimental music, change the sound in real time by tweeking the knobs on stage or in studio.

Connect it to your favorite effects (delay, flange, etc, etc)and create a wide sort of rhytm textures and soundscapes.
Sync it to any midi device like a drumbox midi sequencer or computer and play live.
Create random sonic sequences and blow minds with this beautiful lighted analog sequencer synth box!!!.

Now built like a tank!!! in a rugged black metal case with all switchers and potentiometers fixed to the case. if you break it... you've got an anger problem!"

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Sub Phatty Audio Demos by Moog Music

"The Sub Phatty analog synthesizer is a 25 full-size key, 31 knob production instrument that melds the soul and functionality of vintage analog synthesizers with a host of new and unique sound design tools. Building on the tradition of Moog’s highly successful Phatty family, the Sub Phatty grinds and screams with a uniquely aggressive voice — making it the new standard for synth bass, analog percussion, and a wide range of sound design applications

This set contains 15 sounds, total time: 9.18"

NAMM 2013: KORG Mini MS20 Rumors

Rumors are this is real and will run 600 Euros which currently translates to $798. It will be smaller and feature mini 1/8" jacks instead of 1/4" along with MIDI and USB-MIDI. Ships in February. We'll see...

Follow-up to New MS20 & KingKORG Analog Synths Coming from KORG?

1979 Strider Systems Inc. DCS II Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

"Strider Systems Inc. DCS II "A New Generation of Synthesizers" four page brochure from 1979."

TauCeti Minimal EDrum Mangling

Published on Jan 21, 2013 Enrico Cosimi·106 videos

"Roland TR-808 plays a pattern into Echophon for time driven repeats; same pattern was previously loaded into (synced) Phonogene for pattern mangling and scrambling. Echophon act as a pitch transposer on repetitions."

Oberheim SEM PatchPanel first test + usermanual

Published on Jan 21, 2013 heodesalciphron·80 videos

http://www.dendrobate-magnetique.org/synth/article32/oberheim-sem-patchpanel

QUASIMIDI POLYMORPH

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Roland JX10 SN 684652 with Colin Fraser Sysex Update

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"Like many JX10 owners without a PG800 programmer I was disappointed to find that Roland had made a complete arse of the midi implementation - there is no way to edit sounds via midi.
So I got hold of the service manual and the datasheet for the 6303 processor used in the assigner board, and set about dis-assembling the firmware, in the hope of finding the 'bug' that stopped SysEx sound edits working.

In the process I learned a lot about how the JX works, how the PG800 works, and how NOT to write firmware for a synthesizer. The Roland software engineers must have either been under real pressure to get the job finished, or they simply got the office cleaner to write it, because it is a poorly structured, badly written mess.

When I found the code for SysEx reception there was only a slight hint that they had planned to implement editing via midi, no 'broken' code for it, but with a little thought, I found a way to hack it in there myself..."

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Roland Jupiter 6 Analogue Synthesiser

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Plan B Model 13 Dual Timbral Gate

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"The Model 13 is an enhanced derivative of the infamous Buchla 292 Low Pass Gate.

Like all Lowpass gates, at the heart of the Dual Timbral Gate is a device known as a Vactrol -- a small electro-optical coupler which opens the filter with it's characteristic ringing qualitiy. As sonically compelling as they are, Vactrols however are not perfect. While some of their anomalies are desirable (ringing for instance), others are not. Long story short - Vactrols leak. Not vactrol juice, but sound passed through them, even when you're telling them to be quiet. While it can't be eliminated without jeopardizing the ring, it can be improved upon and the Model 13 does just that, decreasing the nominal leakage associated with other LPGs by a factor of 10, from 3mv to just a under one third of a mv...barely audible even in at very high volumes.

Each gate is fitted with an offset knob which serves two functions: If no VC is applied, they act as manual level controls. Once a VC is patched they act as low threshold offsets, as the gate will not close below the level set on the pot. A three position switch selects the modes of operation: Amplitude only (no filtering), LowPass (high filtering) or Both (a combination of Amplitude and Lowpass settings). The M13 has been further enhanced by a dedicated crossfading sum output, allowing for a sonic mixtures of the information passed through both. One application for this output being when both gates are set to amplitude mode, your DTG becomes a handy 2 in, 1 out mixer!"

minipops 7 drives eurorack with homemade LDR2Gate module (video 2)

Published on Jan 21, 2013 heodesalciphron·79 videos

"needs a gate delay (Maths), but works like a charm :)

http://www.dendrobate-magnetique.org/synth/article31/diy-ldr2gate"

NAMM 2013: Sneak peak at the new SWAGG Kontakt library

Published on Jan 21, 2013 SoundsAndGear·444 videos

"More NAMM Updates coming -http://namm.soundsandgear.com

This is a sneak peak of a new kontakt workstation from VIP Loops (MVP Loops) and distributed through Big Fish Audio. It's called SWAGG and it's a new urban/pop workstation with a bunch of instruments and a custom interface.

I will be getting an exclusive interview with the creators as well as more footage this week at NAMM. It will be debuted at the Big Fish Audio booth."

An 8-octave polyphonic tone generator

Published on Jan 21, 2013 organfairy·359 videos

"This is a simple tone generator - well, simple in the sense that it might look very complicated. But in reality it is a simple circuit that is repeated twelve times. I use the well known LM555 - actually in this case it is called NE555 but they are practically the same - and an HCF4024 binary counter or frequency divider. It is pretty much an integrated circuit version of the tone generator from the typical analog organ of the late 1960's and early 1970's. And cheap too...

The music is played on Yamaha HE-8 and Technics SX-C600 organs and the rhythm is from a Roland CR-1000 that runs in sync with the Yamaha's own drum machine."

Elektron Analog Four Test3

Published on Jan 21, 2013 K More·19 videos

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"This isn't a musical statement by any means.
Just some knob tweaking fun out of the box with the outstanding Analog Four synthesizer from Elektron.
DSI Tempest for the percussion sounds. The melodic bits are all Elektron.
Warning : some analog screeching sounds here and there!"

Add MIDI to a MiniMoog with a Kenton Retrofit Kit

Published on Jan 21, 2013 KentonElectronics·6 videos

"Add MIDI functionality to a MiniMoog with a Kenton Retrofit Kit"

Connect MiniMoog to Kenton ProSolo
Published on Jan 21, 2013 KentonElectronics·6 videos

"How to connect a MiniMoog to MIDI using a Kenton MIDI Rerofit kit and a Kenton Pro-Solo"

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Playing a TB-303 & MC-202 with a Keyboard & Kenton Pro Solo

MIDI control of TB303 with Kenton Pro Solo
Published on Jan 21, 2013 KentonElectronics·6 videos

"How to add MIDI control to a TB303 using a Kenton Socket Upgrade Kit and a Kenton Pro-Solo"

MIDI control of MC202 using Kenton Pro Solo mkII

Published on Jan 21, 2013 KentonElectronics·6 videos

"How to MIDI control a Roland MC202 with a Kenton socket upgrade kit and a Kenton Pro-Solo mkII"

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Acid Serge Modular - NTO & NonLinear Circuits Spam filter

Published on Jan 21, 2013 DJjondent·169 videos

"First test of the Spam filter from Non Linear Circuits.
Just tweaking .... trying to find some sweet spots.

The "Spam" is a variation on the famous Roland TB-303 transistor ladder VCF.
You can hear those Acid sounds

The VCO in this video is a Serge New Timbral Oscillator (NTO).
And the Serge 8-step sequencer supplies two sets of CV
which modulate the frequency & resonance.

Other variations of this simple patch may use an LFO or EG.

Thanks to Andrew from NLC (Non-Linear Circuits).
http://www.sdiy.org/pinky/
http://nonlinearcircuits.blogspot.com.au/"

WaveMapper Show and Tell Part 2

Published on Jan 21, 2013 PPGWavegenerator·9 videos

"Part 2 of the show and tell of the new PPG WaveMapper app from Wolfgang Palm.

For more info visit http://www.wolfgangpalm.com"

Added to Part 1 here.

iTunes (WaveMapper not yet released at the time of this post):
Wolfgang Palm
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Kick.S Live / Goa Trance Edit 50Hz [ xoxbox & acidlab miami & electribe mx & TR Rack ]

Published on Jan 21, 2013 KickSenior·207 videos

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・Discogs http://www.discogs.com/digital?artist=Kick+S
・Amazon http://www.amazon.co.jp/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B005NB29NW?ie=UTF8&field-keywo..."

NAMM 2013: Roland Announces V-Combo VR-09 Keyboard Organ, Piano & Synth

Published on Jan 20, 2013 RolandChannel·757 videos

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I love how Roland is integrating iPad editors for extended real time control of their synths.

"Travel-ready, affordable, and outfitted with top-level Roland sounds, the V-Combo VR-09 is the ideal all-in-one solution for performing keyboard players. Dedicated piano, organ, and synth sound engines—organized in three intuitive blocks on the front panel—provide all the essential tones you need, right under your fingertips. The powerful real-time controls give you maximum expression on stage, with nine sliders for tone shaping and a large array of knobs and buttons for tweaking the seven simultaneous effects and various parameters. Other great features include an onboard looper, a drum section stocked with a library of rhythms for practice and jamming, and more. With its versatile sound selection, inspiring operation, and smart user interface, the V-Combo VR-09 is a dream come true for gigging musicians.

Professional keyboard with instant-access operation for performing musicians
Light and mobile; battery or AC power
Pro-quality acoustic and electric pianos, including grand piano with 88-note stereo multi-sampling
SuperNATURAL-powered Virtual Tone Wheel organ with nine harmonic bars, plus newly developed transistor-type ‘60s organ tone
Wide range of synth tones, from vintage classics to modern essentials
Seven simultaneous effects with dedicated real-time controls

Looper and built-in rhythm patterns; WAV/MP3/SMF song playback via optional USB memory
Free VR-09 Editor app available for iPad
Intuitive Operation for Expressive Stage Performance
The V-Combo VR-09 was designed from the ground up with the needs of live players in mind. An intuitive front-panel layout and clear LCD screen offers quick access to Roland’s top piano, organ, and synth sound engines, along with plenty of real-time controls for expressive tone manipulation. Seven simultaneous effects include rotary, delay, reverb, tone, overdrive, compressor, and customizable MFX, with dedicated knobs that tweak multiple parameters with a single twist for powerful sound shaping with minimal effort. The smart interface makes it simple to set up splits and layers on the fly, and to save all your keyboard settings in user memory locations for instant recall on stage.

Pro Acoustic and Electric Pianos
Piano is a cornerstone sound for live playing, and the V-Combo VR-09 is filled with a wide selection for covering all musical styles. The gorgeous acoustic grand piano features 88-note stereo multi-sampling, delivering pro-level tone that rivals Roland’s dedicated stage pianos. Many popular vintage E. Piano sounds are onboard as well, along with complimentary effects such as vintage phaser and tremolo. The compressor—accessible via a dedicated, easy-to-reach knob—transparently boosts the level of the piano sounds, ensuring that your playing always cuts through when performing in loud bands.

World-Class Organs
Roland’s renowned SuperNATURAL technology powers the V-Combo VR-09’s classic tonewheel organs, while nine harmonic bars provide authentic real-time performance control. A newly developed transistor-type organ is also included, offering the unique sound of combo instruments from the 1960s. The 61-note keyboard has an extremely fast response, perfect for essential organ techniques such as trill, sputter, glissando, and percussive hits. Rotary speaker and amp simulators reproduce the characteristics of vintage organ speaker cabinets and overdriven tube circuits with astounding realism, while a new “Twin Rotary” option delivers a deep, aggressive effect never before heard.

Vintage and Modern Synth Tones
The V-Combo VR-09 is packed with a ton of ready-to-play synthesizer sounds, from vintage analog classics like JUNO strings and ‘80s synth brass to textured, modern-era digital tones and beyond. Front-panel controllers allow you to tweak the synth tones intuitively in real time, including convenient ADR and cutoff/resonance adjustment with the harmonic bars in the ORGAN block. Onboard effects like “Bit Crash” provide the ability to create modern synth voices for current dance music, including dubstep.

VR-09 Editor for iPad
The free VR-09 Editor app for iPad gives you powerful, intuitive control of the organ and synth sound engines via your tablet’s full-color touchscreen interface. Quickly edit organ sounds and customize vintage tonewheel characteristics such as leakage, click noise, and rotary speed, and easily access synth sounds to build custom tones and layers. After tweaking sounds at home, you can take your iPad to the gig and use the app for extra real-time control on stage. Convenient, cable-free communication between the V-Combo VR-09 and iPad is simple to set up with Roland Wireless Connect. Alternately, you can link up with a USB cable via Apple’s iPad Camera Connection Kit."

V-Combo VR-09: Loops, Tweaks, and Effects


V-Combo VR-09 Studio Performance with Looper


V-Combo VR-09 Overview

Aurora Sound Studio HD

Published on Jan 20, 2013 Trassman27·18 videos

iTunes:
Aurora Sound Studio HD - 4Pockets.com
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Jerry Wonda | Moog Sub Phatty | ProAudioStar

Published on Jan 21, 2013 proaudiostar·273 videos

"We gave Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis a Moog Sub Phatty and right away he was putting it on some very high profile production. This is what he had to say about this future classic analog synthesizer

to find out more:
http://www.proaudiostar.com/
http://www.moogmusic.com/
http://www.wondamusic.com/

video by: http://www.tinybabygiants.com/"

Novamusik.com - Moog Sub Phatty Analog Synthesizer Demo

Published on Jan 21, 2013 Novamusik·81 videos

"Linda Lafferty demonstrates the Sub Phatty Analog Synthesizer.

Pre-order your Sub Phatty at Nova Musik!
http://www.novamusik.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_con..."

Novamusik is a sponsor of MATRIXSYNTH. You can find them in Dealers section on the right of the site.

Antiquity Music Debuts the Wheelharp at NAMM 2013

It looks like the Wheelharp [video posted here] is coming to NAMM. Hall E at Booth #1280

"LOS ANGELES, CA - In anticipation for the forthcoming 2013 NAMM Show, Antiquity Music premieres the Wheelharp, a groundbreaking keyboard musical instrument that gives the player the ability to orchestrate a full chromatic scale of sixty-one (61) actual bowed strings at one's own fingertips, almost like having a real chamber string orchestra at hand.

With an exotic Victorian profile, curved keyboard, and stunning rosette appointments, the instrument's appearance is equally as breathtaking as its audible character. It utilizes a patent-pending action to translate the player's subtle fingerings into a range of bowing intensities, and comes equipped with a full damper system and an electronic pickup system, allowing individuals to sculpt astonishingly beautiful and complex sounds.

The Wheelharp is available in a Radial Model (curved keyboard) and a Linear Model (traditional straight keyboard), and in several ranges. Art case options are available upon request.

Antiquity Music will be exhibiting the Wheelharp at the NAMM Show, January 24-27, 2013, at Booth # 1280.

More information on the Wheelharp can be found at www.antiquitymusic.com or by contacting Antiquity Music at info@antiquitymusic.com."

Bob Moog Foundation to Inspire Winter NAMM 2013

"Bob Moog Foundation to Inspire the 2013 NAMM Show through Legendary Instruments and Archival Exploration

January 21, 2013 (Asheville, NC) – The Bob Moog Foundation (BMF) will celebrate the indelible nature of the synthesizer pioneer’s legacy at the 2013 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. Beginning on Thursday, January 24, NAMM attendees will have opportunities to see and hear demonstrations of vintage Moog instruments and explore rarely seen archival material from the Bob Moog Foundation Archives.

Front and center at the Foundation’s booth at NAMM (#5307) will be rock musician Erik Norlander’s modular Moog synthesizer known as the Wall of Doom. Encompassing more than 100 modules (including 22 oscillators), many built between 1967 and 1972, the Wall of Doom is a touring configuration of the legendary synthesizer that gave birth to an industry. Norlander and the Foundation collaborated three years ago to reconfigure the massive instrument into a portable, rack-mounted version. Four of the instrument’s six racks will be on display at NAMM, a number limited by the BMF booth’s floor space.

Marc Doty, Archive and Education Specialist for the Bob Moog Foundation, will demonstrate the Wall of Doom at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. from Thursday through Sunday.

Also featured will be one of the few duophonic Minimoogs in the world. Recently donated to the BMF by Tom Coppola, the Minimoog was modified by Doug Slocum of Synthetic Sound Labs in the late 1970s. Of particular note is Coppola’s use of the synthesizer to create the signature three-note Duracell sound. Slocum will be present to demonstrate the instrument at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. each day.

On Saturday, January 26, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in room 203 A-B, the Bob Moog Foundation will present “Exploring Bob Moog’s Archives with Michael Boddicker” at NAMM’s H.O.T. Zone. BMF Executive Director Michelle Moog-Koussa and Marc Doty will join Michael Boddicker, legendary Grammy Award-winning film composer (Flashdance, 1984) and session synthesist (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie). Boddicker is three-time N.A.R.A.S. Most Valuable Player "Synthesizer" award winner and an MVP Emeritus. He was winner of Keyboard magazine's Reader's Poll Award - Best Studio Synthesist in 1986 and 1987 and Best Session Player in 1988.

Together, the panel will explore rare archival material including photographs, project notes, vintage catalogs, audio from restored reel-to-reel tapes, vintage ads and articles, and more. Boddicker, who has over 700 album credits to his name, will lend a musician’s perspective, speaking from his vast experience with the wide variety of early Moog instruments used throughout his career, including some that are quite rare.

In addition, the Foundation is encouraging NAMM attendees to bring their photos of Bob Moog at NAMM to the BMF booth, where we’ll create a “Remembering Bob at NAMM” wall.

www.bobmoogfoundation.org
www.eriknorlander.com
http://www.steamsynth.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Boddicker"

NAMM 2013: New Moog Sub Phatty Officially Announced - Full Details

Moog Sub Phatty | Demonstration | ProAudioStar

Uploaded on Jan 20, 2013 proaudiostar·271 videos

"Nolan puts the Moog Sub Phatty through it's paces. The track is 100% comprised of sounds created by the Sub Phatty (including the drums). Recorded live on set through an H4n into Ableton Live."

Moog Sub Phatty: New Machine For Living

Published on Jan 21, 2013 MoogMusicInc·222 videos

"In honor of the new Moog Sub Phatty analog synthesizer's release today, experimental multi-genre music producer, Flying Lotus, and Adult Swim veteran, Adam 'Lilfuchs' Fuchs collaborated on a short animation called Moog Sub Phatty: New Machine For Living. You can hear the new Sub Phatty analog synthesizer in Flying Lotus's original score for the animation."

"New Moog Sub Phatty Synthesizer Sets New Standard for Analog Sound Design

ASHEVILLE, NC – January 21, 2013 – Moog Music is proud to introduce the Sub Phatty analog synthesizer, a 25 full-size key, 31 knob production instrument that melds the soul and functionality of vintage analog synthesizers with new and unique sound design tools. Building on the tradition of Moog’s highly successful Phatty family, the Sub Phatty grinds and screams with a uniquely aggressive voice — making it the new standard for synth bass, analog percussion, and a wide range of sound design applications.

The engineers at Moog Music have reimagined the Sub Phatty’s sound engine. The instrument features two variable waveshape oscillators that perform with extreme clarity and accuracy while requiring almost no warm-up time. Users can simply power up, dial in settings, and put their fingers to work on the keys to summon crisp and detailed waveforms with vibrant sound that brims with high-frequency harmonic content, yet stays true to the rich sonic density that has become synonymous with Moog synthesizers.

“We set out to design the grittiest Moog synth ever, one that still offers all of the great sound and flexibility that Moog synthesizers are known for, but that also really has teeth,” said Mike Adams, President of Moog Music. “One of the great advantages of the Sub Phatty is its ability to conjure aggressive sounds that cut through a dance mix, stand out on-stage, or burn up the studio. We think that everyone from producers and sound designers to DJs and synthesists will have a blast using it.”

The Sub Phatty’s filter includes the transformative new Multidrive circuit, a unique combination of OTA distortion and FET drive, which serves as the sparkplug in the instrument’s powerful sound. At low settings, Multidrive adds warmth and width; when pushed, it delivers a screaming snarl that is highly reactive to resonance, waveshape, and oscillator level.

Users can access a total of 16 definable presets via the 4x4 preset matrix on the Sub Phatty’s front panel. This matrix also doubles as a control panel for the instrument’s subcutaneous nerve center — users can select filter poles, set pitch bend amounts, toggle between legato glide modes, and more. These functions can also be accessed via the included Sub Phatty standalone/plugin editor.

The configuration of the Sub Phatty’s mixer section allows users to easily determine, at any given moment, which sources overdrive the filter and which simply pass through it. The mixer section further hosts controls for a square wave sub oscillator; those operating the Sub Phatty can utilize this tool as a third oscillator for added depth, or to craft their own customized incarnations of monstrous Moog bass. Also in the mixer section is a noise generator voiced to deliver rich, punchy low-frequency content, designed for analog percussion and sound effects.

In honor of the Sub Phatty’s release, experimental multi-genre music producer, Flying Lotus, and Adult Swim veteran, Adam Fuchs collaborated on a psychedelic short animation called Moog Sub Phatty: New Machine For Living. Flying Lotus’s original score was made primarily with the Sub Phatty synthesizer and dynamically shows off its bold sound. This unique animation can be viewed on Moog’s website at www.moogmusic.com/animation.
The Sub Phatty brings a fearless new voice to the Moog family of synthesizers. With its streamlined interface and dynamic sound design flexibility, this new synth fuses an unparalleled connection between human & machine, opening the door to unprecedented sonic exploration.

For More info & Full Specs visit: www.moogmusic.com/subphatty 
MSRP: $1,099 USD
Availability: Shipping March 2013

About Moog Music
Moog synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments are designed and lovingly handcrafted at the Moog Factory in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. The company and its customer’s carry on the legacy of Dr. Bob Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer and founder of Moog Music Inc. Moog Music celebrates the innovative spirit of Dr. Moog in every instrument they produce and also at Moogfest, its annual music festival in Asheville, NC."

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