The FrequenSteiner in Frac Rack format. Livewire officially goes cross format.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Nine Inch Nails - Survivalism and Plan b News
YouTube via walkboss. The video features the EAR Performance System and Buchla 200e.
Plan b News:
"I wanted to take a moment to give you all a fly-by of some exciting stuff that's going on at Electro-Acoustic Research this Spring...
Plan B Expands Dealer Base
Please join me in welcoming two new dealers to the Plan B family-- Elby-Designs in Australia and ModularT in Japan. This brings the total now to five worldwide locations selling the line. Our retail locations are:
USA: Analogue Haven, Pomona, CA
France: Mesi, Paris
Germany: Schneider's Buro, Berlin
Australia: Elby-Designs, Kariong
Japan: ModularT, Kanagawa-ken
For more info, go to our dealers listing page at: http://www.ear-group.net/purchase.html
EAR Performance System featured in Nine Inch Nails video How cool is this? The new NIN video for 'Survivalism', part of their upcoming Year Zero release, features the EAR Performance System. You can have a look at it here:
http://www.ear-group.net/survivalism.html.
For information on Year Zero, go to http://www.nin.com
New Plan B Product for Spring
We're beginning the production cycles for a slew of new products to be released in the first half of 2007, only some of which were premiered at this year's Winter Namm show in Anaheim. The first into the production cycle is the Model 26 Multi-Tasking CV Processor, which should be in stores in five weeks time with a retail price under $200! You can check it out here:
http://www.ear-group.net/model_26.html
Synthbox has Arrived!
The Synthbox Spacecase Eurorack cases are now at Analogue Haven! Come by and have a look, they're all they promised to be -- beautiful, functional and affordable.
Details here:
http://www.ear-group.net/spacecase.html
Plan B returns to the Musikmesse Superbooth!
We're excited to announce that Plan B products will again be on display at the Schneiderburo Superbooth at this year's Musikmesse fair in Frankfurt, Germany.
Details here:
http://www.superbooth.com/
Thanks for your continuing support,
- Peter Grenader"
Oberheim 4-Voice
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.Details:
"Each module is mounted in a 5RU 19" rack case and contains an internal power supply with an IEC AC connector on the rear panel. Each unit has a custom 1/4" patch panel on the right side that brings out the patch points of the SEM signal flow. This allows you to use the synthesizer in a more modular fashion. The patch panel also contains 8vb and 16vb suboscillator circuitry for each oscillator, each with a volume pot for the suboscillator level. There is also a mixer on each panel as well as a 3-jack mult for modular patching. Please see the photos of the panel for full detail. The customs panels are ENGRAVED (not silkscreened) with each function's name in silver. The custom panels use Cosmo knobs for the pots, the same knobs as found on the iconic Moog synthesizers. These modules will interface nicely with a Moog modular system or even the newer Moog Music products that have patch points available. Of course they will also work with any analog modular synthesizer -- new or old -- provided you can get the patch cables to 1/4" (many companies such as Synthesizers.com sell adapter modules). There is no MIDI on any of the modules, but of course you can use any suitable MIDI to CV converter if you want to use the modules that way."
via cebec
The Anyware SEMTex
T sent the following into AH. I asked him if it would be ok to put this up here, and he gave me the thumbs up."i have one, love this synth. To me it sounds like an "Oberheim SEM on steroids" ;-). Because it`s a kind of SEM-Clone, but modular. But apart from that, it stands on it´s own. There are some prepatchings, so you cou don`t need too many cables to get it running. The Oscillators are stable, they are like those on the SEM, but with added Suboscillators and it has also Noise and Ringmod. The 2 Main-Envelopes are switchable from slow to ultrafast, these are one of the fastest enevelopes i`ve ever heard. Wonderful for those clicky sounds for cut`s n clicks... There is also a 3rd, simpler ad-env for modulations. The LFOs are very fast and flexible. The Filter sounds great and is 12 db, but it can selfoscillate too, eg to create electropercussion. You can morph between the modes (with modulation input!)...LP, HP, BP, Notch. When i am missing 24 db mode, i am patching it with a moogerfooger filter. this is a bit tricky because you don`t have a dedicated patchpoint for the VCA. Anyware Instruments is a small company, really a one man show, but Tommy, the owner, is a really helpful and nice guy. The Semtex is build solid with hi-quality parts. I have made some demos with the Semtex only, find them here (on the anyware website are a few more):
The Idea for the Semtex was born on the german sequencer-forum sequencer.de ; there you could also ask in english for more detailed infos about semtex xl.
Sorry if this reads like a promotional ad, but it`s one of my absolute favorite mono-synths :))
Best,
T"
Oberheim Matrix-12
Two Matrix-12s on the bay. One here, and one here. Title link takes you to more shots. Update: consensus is that the auctions are both frauds. Check out the comments of this post. And note, I DO NOT put posts up for the sake of the auction. I put them up for the shots and details only. The auction links are a courtesy and the equivalent of via flickr, via YouTube, via joe, etc. It is not the purpose of these posts.Some details from both:
"This amazing machine was the last of the great Oberheim analog machines; built before Oberhiem's acquisition by Gibson/Norlin. Computer controlled, with a revolutionary matrix modulation section and full midi implementation, it set a new standard for power and sound that hasn't really been equaled. Each patch features 12 voices. Each voice can have a different sound assigend to it. These voices can then be played polyphonically in rotation, or grouped by polyphonic zones. Or stack them all for a monster 12 voice monophonic lead to rock the earth! Via midi, you can even play every voice individually on it's own channel - it's like having 12 individual dual oscillator monophonic analog synthesizers, and at the same time having a 12 voice polyphonic 12 timbre synth.
# Audio Sources 12 Independent Velocity, Release Velocity and Pressure (After-Touch) responsive analog Voices. NOTE: On this unit, Release Velocity and Pressure are accessible only by external MIDI controller.
# Voice Control Assignment can be per MIDI Input Channel (12 maximum) or per polyphonic grouping in up to six Zones.
On-Board ("Local") Controllers
# 61-Note (C0 to C5) five-Octave Velocity, Release Velocity and Pressure (After-Touch) sensitive Keyboard, non-weighted.
# 2 Non-dedicated Modulation Levers.
# 2 Non-dedicated Pedal Inputs.
Voice Architecture (per Voice)
# 2 Voltage Controlled Oscillators ("VCOs")
# 1 15-Mode Voltage Controlled Filter ("VCF")
# 15 Voltage Controlled Amplifiers ("VCA")
# 1 FM Modulation Generator
# 1 Lag Processor
# 3 Tracking Generators
# 5 Digital Envelopes
# 5 Digital Low Frequency Oscillators ("LFOs")
# 1 Noise Generator
Modulation
# Matrix Modulation™ System utilizing 27 possible Sources routed to 47 possible Destinations in up to 20 "Modulation Pages" per Voice.
# 12 Permanent ("hardwired") modulations per Voice.
MIDI Implementation
# MIDI IN, MIDI OUT and MIDI THRU Ports
# Transmit and Receive Channel select independent per Voice (MIDI MONO Mode) or per polyphonic Zone.
MIDI Modes
# Mode 1: OMNI On, Poly
# Mode 3: OMNI Off, Poly
# Mode 4: OMNI Off, Mono
MIDI Controllers
# Indendent Controller Number select
# Controllers ON/OFF select
# Patch Change Commands ON/OFF select
Miscellaneous MIDI Features
# System Exclusive ON/OFF select
# MIDI Echo ON/OFF select
Miscellaneous
# Three 40-Character Fluorescent Displays
# 100 SINGLE Patch Memory Locations
# 100 MULTI Patch Memory Locations
# "Chain" Programming Mode
# Cassette Interface - FROM (input) and TO (output) ports
# Trigger Input Requirements (selectable): +5V DC signal minimum, 1ms Pulse Width
Power Requirements (selectable):
# North America and Japan: 95 - 120 V A.C., 50 - 60Hz
# Europe: 200 - 230 V A.C., 50 - 60 Hz
Dimensions
# Length: 38-7/16 in. (97.63 cm)
# Width: 20-5/16 in. (51.59 cm)
# Height (maximum, Including feet): 5-15/16 in. (15.08 cm)
# Net Weight: 33 lbs. (14.97 kg.)"
UPDATE: Read the comments of this post. For auction posts it's usually a good idea to check out the comments to see what others are saying.
Vermona Synthesizer
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.Details:
"2-VCO monophonic analog synthesizer. It has most basic analog edit parameters. A 24 dB/oct analog VCF filter with 4 knobs (Brilliance, CutOff, Resonance, Contour), a single LFO to modulate the VCO or VCF sections and a typical ADSR VCA envelope. There are preset VCF and VCA settings as well as a Manual mode, but there is no real Patch setting storage available. Also absent are MIDI and CV or Gate."
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