Rhodes (Arp) Chroma on the bay

Some great picutures of the Chroma. It's one long jpg which is convenient to download, but obviously a pain if you want them separate. Grab it while there.



Link to Auction

Syntho-holic! - New Flickr Shot

Syntho-holic! I like that. : )

1977 Korg MicroPreset

Never saw one of these before. Title link takes you a couple more shots.



Via Craigslist, Vancouver BC
"-small and portable;
-cool "retro" fake-wood chassis;
-very expressive
-warm analog sound;
-sound "matrix" with 30 presets.
This is a little, fun synthesizer! I find it very expressive, and - after a bit of practicing using the Traveler and Modulation Depth sliders, you can get amazingly "felt" usic passages. Of course, being this small, it has many limitations: the attack and sustain knobs won't work with all families of sounds, and so the traveler (filter) effect.

The momentary Portamento-on switch is very useful - so you can add portamento only when you need it (i.e., on a trombone patch, only when you want it to "slide"). The Random Repeat feature is a "random vibrato" effect, but it subtle and chaotic-sounding. This synth can sound very similar to a Theremin, and it can definitely nail down the sound from "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys.

Reportedly this synthesizer was used for the synth line in the '80s hit "Enola Gay" by OMD!"

I got the above off the internet. Really, this is an awesome keyboard that i don't have much use for anymore. If you're into spacey blips and bleeps, or into collecting cool keyboards, this is the one for you. As you can tell by the picture a couple of knobs are missing, but the last time it was played there was nothing wrong with the machine sound wise. "

AES - NeKo Gen2

Via Harmony Central.



"Open Labs today announced at the Audio Engineering Society (AES) conference the release of the first Athlon 64-bit dual-core keyboards, the NeKo64 Gen2, a powerful new version of the NeKo line, and the NeKo LET Gen2. Boasting a 2.0 GHz Athlon dual-core 64-bit processor, the NeKo64 Gen2 maintains the NeKo64's legacy as the most powerful production stations available, by providing the latest generation of advanced processors, while substantially lowering the price. Both models are shipping today; the NeKo64 Gen 2 will list for $5,995 and the NeKo LET Gen 2 will list for $2,295."

AES - Native Instruments

As you all probably know the 119th Audio and Engineering Society convention is on. I've been watching the news trickle in via Harmony Central and other blogs. I'll post synth specific items that catch my eye like the title link that takes you to Native Instruments new offerings. But if you want to get the full scope on other items like audio hardware, monitors, and DAW do check out Harmony Central.

Virus Ti Shots

I told myself I would believe it when I see it. Well, the Virus Ti has shipped. Title link takes you to some shots from one of the first delivered via the Virus Ti forums.