Pro Tools 9 Goes Native

I try to limit posts to synths only, but I'll make an exception for this. Pro Tools has finally gone native. Video below.

"The Next Generation of Pro Audio Production

Open yourself to the possibilities. Pro Tools 9 redefines the world’s most popular, most advanced music and audio production platform with a completely re-architected, open version of Pro Tools software, giving you what you asked for—and so much more.

Work with an audio interface—or without. Create bigger, better-sounding mixes with more tracks, Automatic Delay Compensation, and other pro features included as standard. Open your workflow to projects created in other audio and video software—and to the entire Avid Artist Series and Pro Series (formerly Euphonix) console/controller line. With Pro Tools 9, you can compose, record, sequence, edit, and mix the way you want—in more ways than ever.

Work the way you want
Get the flexibility of using Pro Tools 9 with your favorite Avid audio interface or third-party Core Audio- or ASIO-compatible interface—or use Pro Tools 9 completely standalone for easy on-the-go creation.

Create bigger, better mixes
Develop larger, more complex projects, with up to 96 or 192* simultaneous audio tracks, 128 instrument tracks, 512 MIDI tracks, 256 internal busses, and 160 aux tracks. See all track specifications.

Be more creative with coveted professional tools
Work efficiently and get the best sonic results with Automatic Delay Compensation, multitrack Beat Detective, full Import Session Data dialog, DigiBase Pro, and other separately priced add-ons—now standard.


Collaborate with others more easily
Team up with other creators, editors, and mixers easily—with built-in OMF/AAF/MXF file interchange support, you can exchange projects created in other audio and video software with Pro Tools and vice-versa.

Get more options to grab hold of your mix
Along with C|24 and ICON*, you can now use Avid Artist Series and Pro Series consoles and controllers to enhance your editing and mixing workflow, thanks to added EUCON integration.

Work with picture in more ways
Expand your post production capabilities with powerful features now included as standard, such as the Time Code Ruler, OMF/AAF/MXF interchange, variable stereo pan depths, and updated 7.1 surround panner*.

Boost your power with Complete Production Toolkit 2
Get the Pro Tools HD software feature set**—without a Pro Tools|HD or Pro Tools|HD Native system—with the Complete Production Toolkit 2 option."

Full details on the Avid website here.


YouTube via SweetwaterSound | November 04, 2010

via prophei

Tom Oberheim SEM Pro!

"Geoff Farr of GSF Agency has taken over exclusive distribution of Tom Oberheim's new SEM product line. There is a new one, the SEM Pro, shown here playing beautifully with a Moog CP-251. The Pro combines the best features of both the MIDI and patchable versions, and includes Tom's personal signature on the front.
I had a lot of fun messing around with this prototype during testing, and I can honestly say that this pair is a killer combo!
Links:
http://www.gsfagency.com/sem.html
http://www.gsfagency.com/index.html"

via Drew

Update: Note the Waldorf Wave spotted in the background by Computer Controlled in the comments. Geoff Farr was the US distributor for Waldorf back during the first iteration of the company.

Musikladen - Massive Classic Synth Spotting Vids

This one in via swissdoc. Videos below. There are quite a few, so if you are viewing this post on the main page, click on the "Click for more" link below.

"This is about a German TV Show from the past, called "Musikladen". Currently they repeat the whole lot, good for Synth-Spotting (and more) -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musikladen


Synth-wise they have lots of acts using Synths on the show, mostly they use their own synths on Stage, in other cases, they use the varying "resident" synths, basically a set of 2 MS-20 side by side or a 3-set from ARP (polyphonic (strings or piano), monophonic, sequencer.

Some Synth-Spotting videos:"

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DMX Krew -- Gorf Man

YouTube via ballacid | November 04, 2010

"DMX Krew - Wave Funk
Rephlex CAT 204 CD
2010"
http://www.discogs.com/DMX-Krew-Wave-Funk/release/2471718

DMX KREW synth art via here

ether^ra MESMER

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | November 04, 2010

"an improv featuring my Serges, a VTOL synth percussive sound, a Chimera synth plus fx. Excuse my arm!! http://etherra.blogspot.com"

Hit the Chimera label below for some that recently came up on the bay.

SOUND TWISTER

https://sites.google.com/site/soundtwister/


"I started to be fascinated with electronic instrument in 1978. At that time, because of the price and as I was quite young, I started reading specialized electronic magazines trying to understand how to built a modular synthesizer. The first instrument I bought at 16 years old was a FM oriented Yamaha instrument. It was ok, but already at that time I wanted an analog sound..."

Check out the ARP 2500

BLCLONES DIY Modular

via this auction
video below and at the auction
"THESE ARE THE MODULES:
(2)BLACKJACK VCO'S: SAW/RAMP/SQUARE/TRIANGLE/SINE OUTPUTS.
WITH DIRECT CV, SYNH IN, LINEAR CV IN, PWM INPUT, ATTENUATED CV INPUT
(2)MIXER'S: EACH MIXES 3 SIGNALS. THEY CAN ALSO BE USED TO MIX VOLTAGES AND AUDIO.
(1) 12db LM13700 VCF: LPF/HPF/BPF. IT WILL DO CLEAN SINE WAVE AT HI REZ. NEW PCB DESIGN!
(1) POLIVOKS LM4250 VCF
(1) MS-20 VCF
(1) ENVELOPE FOLLOWER
(1) PAD PIEZO INPUT FOR PERCUSSION
(1) 10 STEP DECADE CD4017 BASED STEP SEQUENCER-YOU CAN CLOCK IN, CLOCK OUT, HAS (3) CV outs, GATE out. You can shorten the sequence anywhere from 2-9 STEPS with the switches.
(2) EXPO VCA'S
(2) NOISE GENERATORS- PINK, WHITE, DUST
(3) ADSR GENERATORS, with RED TRIGGER BUTTONS.
(2) VC-LFO'S : SAW/RAMP/SQUARE/TRIANGLE/SINE
(2) CV BUFFERS/DISTRIBUTORS
(4) CV ATTENUATORS
(2) LAG PROCESSORS
(4) 3.5mm TO 1/4" JACK CONVERTERS
(3) INTERNAL BI-POLAR LINERA POWER SUPPLIES"

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Roland Juno 106

via this auction

Note the underside of the 106 is wood.

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Kawai K5000S Additive Synthesizer

via this auction

Not the best shots, but you don't see these come up too often. I'm curious if it's because not many were produced or people are just holding onto them.

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ESTRADIN 230 - 3VCO SOVIET ANALOG SYNTHESIZER with MIDI

via this auction

"Estradin 230 is an almost identical copy of the famous Moog Minimoog, made in the Soviet Union. Estradin 230 is powerful monophonic 3'osc synthesizer produced by Estradin military radio plant in 1985 in Zhitomir city. Synth has 4-oct keyboard (F-C) with velocity sensitivity assign to vibrato effect. For live performance there is a wheel which provides pitch shift (called glissando). Synthesizer is based on 3 VCO (OSC-3 can work as the modulator), 1 VCF (lowpass 24dB/oct) with ADSR, 1 VCA, LFO, noise generator (white/pink), portamento(glide), memory. It has an EXTERNAL INPUT allowing to use FILTER and GENERATORS with OTHER INSTRUMENTS such as guitars, synths, etc! Estradin 230 consist of 5 main sections - OSC'S, MODULATION, MIXER, FILTER and AMP (called Contour).

OSCILLATORS section:
- osc 1,2,3 registers - 2", 4", 8", 16", 32", Low Frequency
- osc 1,2,3 waveshape select - triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth/ramp wave, square, two different width pulse waves
- osc frequency - freq 1..3, freq 2, freq 3 -linked to keyboard pitch on/off
- modulation on/off switch

MODULATION section:
- portamento on/off, rate;
- mod mixer knob: balance between modulated by OSC3 and noise, depth amount;
- vibrato on/off, octave shift to 1/2
- pitch wheel (glissando)

MIXER section:
- osc 1,2,3 on/off, level
- ext input level, on/off
- noise generator level, on/off
- noise mode switch: white/pink

FILTER section:
- mod on/off
- cutoff, resonance, brightness
- attack, decay, sustain, release
- keytrack on/off

AMPLIFIER section:
- attack, decay/release, sustain
- key hold memory on/off

GLOBAL section:
main volume, phones volume, phones out, A-440Hz tone on/off, power.

CONNECTIONS: All connections has 5Din sockets - Line input, Line output, Phones out, MIDI input and MIDI thru. But i will include in set two professional 5Din to standart 1/4 Jack adapters.

POWER SUPPLY 220-240V/50Hz, fuze 0,125A. For use with 110/127V, a voltage converter is necessary\ not added."

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