MOOG MUSIC ANNOUNCES FREE HALLOWEEN SOUND SET FOR ANIMOOG

"ASHEVILLE, NC – October 28, 2011-- Moog Music today announced that it has paired up with sound design and synthesist wizards Drew Neumann and Kevin Lamb to concoct a brew of unsettling and bone-chilling sounds that are now available as a free download for Animoog, the incredibly popular, professional polyphonic synthesizer designed for Apple’s iPad.

Moog instruments have been iconic in popular music for more than 40 years, but they’ve also been responsible for creating the sounds of fear, suspense and terror in popular cinema. From Hollywood blockbusters to horror films, and even The Simpsons’ Halloween specials, Moog synthesizers have added a spooky element to thousands of soundtracks.

In the “spirit” of Moog’s scary side, and due to the phenomenal success of Animoog as one of the top-10 paid iPad apps on the iTunes store, Moog Music is offering a Halloween sound set to users for free on it’s website (http://www.moogmusic.com/content/animoog) through Friday, November 4.

“It’s always thrilling to hear the new sounds that artists and sound designers create when we have developed a new instrument,” said Cyril Lance, chief engineer at Moog Music. “In this case, Animoog inspired Drew and Kevin to create an entire library of spooky sounds for Halloween which we are extremely excited to share with you.”

The add-on to Animoog includes presets that span the range from sci-fi to horror, and, in some cases, look like their names. Users can watch for the Zombie Hand, run from the Cyclops, escape the Evil Portal, and avoid the Scythe of the Grim Reaper!

The heart of Animoog is Moog’s Anisotropic Synthesis Engine (ASE), a technology that has been in development at Moog for nearly six years. Animoog captures the vast sonic vocabulary of Moog synthesizers and applies it to the modern touch surface paradigm, enabling any user to quickly sculpt incredibly fluid and dynamic sounds that live, breathe, and evolve as they play them. Whether users are new to synthesizers or are professional musicians, Animoog’s unique user interface gives them the ultimate tool for total creative expression.

Animoog is currently available on the iTunes app store for the iPad and iPad 2 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/animoog/id471638724?ls=1&mt=8) for a limited time price of only $.99 (returning to the regular price of $29.99 November 18).

Animoog Halloween Sound Set Installation Instructions:

Download the Halloween Sound Set at [insert link here] and un-zipthe file.
Connect your iPad (with Animoog installed) to your computer.
Launch iTunes and select the iPad in the devices list.
Select the “Apps” tab for the iPad.
Scroll down to “Animoog File Sharing,” and click “Add.”
Select all the files in the Animoog Halloween folder you just un-zipped.
Launch Animoog and select “Import Presets” from the settings tab.


Links:

• Animoog on the iTunes App Store
· Halloween Sound Set Download: http://moogmusic.com/content/animoog
· Animoog product page: http://www.moogmusic.com/animoog
· Moog Music website: http://www.moogmusic.com/
· Moog Music on Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/MoogMusicInc/
· Moog Music on Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/MoogMusicInc/"

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BAF 2024: Soma - Enner

video upload by sonicstate

"At Buchla And Friends 2024, Sonic State caught up with Kevin at the Soma booth to find out more about the Enner synthesizer, which, due to increasing popularity, Soma have been ramping up production. The synth boasts a psychedelic aesthetic and excels at generating noisescapes while also offering the flexibility for melodic performances via its (we think copper) touch pads.

Enna is slightly reminiscent of the Lyra synthesizer, but with a pulse output section and a built-in piezo microphone, activated by a large pad. The Enner has a delay line with feedback and time controls for the left and right lines, and Kevin demonstrated the Bizarre Control which adds pseudo random modulation to the delay line leading to some screamy noise textures. The touchplates respond to touch, and Kevin even demonstrated the use of a metal scouring pad to create some crunchy tones. Enner can also be used as an external effects processor, to add some strange to your incoming signal.

Enner Price: 799 USD"

Stylophone CPM DS-2 Drone Synth

video upload by Kevin Price

"The brand new Stylophone CPM DS-2 drone synth!"

Pacific Northwest Modular Manufacturers to Present in PNW Division of AES

via the Pacific Northwest Section of the Audio Engineering Society:

"Meet the Seattle Area Modular Manufacturers

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 7:30PM
Microsoft Studios
4420 148th Ave NE, Redmond WA 98052, Building 127

Our February meeting features some of the rising stars of the new wave of Modular Synthesis giving demonstrations of some innovative new products as well as showing off some of the more tried and trusted, but never completely predictable, modular delights. This will be a great opportunity to play catch-up for those of you who may be new to the world of modular synthesizers - a world of infinitely variable possibilities that started in the early 70s when modular synthesis was pretty much the only way to go. If you're old enough, think back to the Buchla, Moog 900-series, and the ARP 2600 synthesizers. If not...

In the beginning, there were several separate modules, each responsible for a specific aspect of sound creation: Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCOs), Voltage Controlled Filters (VCFs) and Voltage Controlled Amplifiers (VCAs). It wasn't too long afterwards that Low Frequency Oscillators (LFOs), Sequencers/Arpeggiators, and Envelope Generators joined the party, creating a broad range of wonderful synthesized sounds. The flexibility of such a system was tremendous - primarily because the modules were connected together by patch cords, encouraging sound exploration and design. That flexibility came at a cost - complexity and price. The modular synths of the day were well out of range of all but the most serious musicians and academia. In addition, the different manufacturers had proprietary sizes and interfaces for their equipment.

This complexity led to an integration of functionality - the standard modules and patches that create sounds were put together and pre-patched, with control mainly of the parameters of the components, but not their order/configuration... These units incrementally came down in price until the pendulum swung furthest in the mid to late 80s. Here we had synthesizers whose human interface consisted of a couple of 7 segment LEDs and a data slider. The majority of the "patches" (named for the earlier use of patch cables to build a sound) were pre-set and canned. Much of the joy the synthesist derived from creating and manipulating their own sounds in real time evaporated. On the other hand, for live performance, a synthesizer with presets was really the only practical solution, because there was no way for a modular synthesizer to change patches quickly during performance.

Fortunately, with lead of several visionaries in the field, modular synthesis has been revived and the costs have dropped enough to become accessible to the general audience. There are new modular standards that provide opportunities for many manufacturers to make modules that interoperate seamlessly and inexpensively. On February 17th, we'll meet several of those manufacturers. Come and learn the history, state of the art, and future trends in modular synthesis.

Confirmed guests include:

* George Mattson, Mattson Modular www.mattsonminimodular.com
* James Husted, Synthwerks www.synthwerks.com
* Kevin O'Neill, Flight Of Harmony www.flightofharmony.com
* Scott Rise, Division 6 www.division-6.com
* Sebastian Jaeger, The Harvestman www.theharvestman.org
* Performance by Stephen Jones member of Red Martian http://redmartian.com

Interviews with the featured guests and more information about the new wave of modular synthesis can be found on electronicmusic.com

Steve Turnidge
AES PNW 2009-2010 Section Chair"

Future Retro XS Pricing and Pre-Orders are Up

PRICE
List Price: $1,299

AVAILABILITY
Production has now began for the XS. We expect to have the first 100 units ready and shipping before the end of the year.
You may preorder a unit through us, or the nearest dealer/distributor listed on the Order page of this website.
To preorder a unit from us, send us an email at: sales@future-retro.com
Be sure to include your full name, daytime phone number, and email address you would like to be contacted at, and request to be on the XS preorder list. We will notify you when a unit is available for you to purchase.

Click here followed by the XS link on the left for more. via Kevin.

SynthPlex 2022 - Synclavier Is Back With Regen

video upload by sonicstate

See this post for additional details on the Synclavier Regen.

"Synclavier Regen is a re-imagining of the legendary Digital music system from the 1980s which was originally the price of a house and was the tool of choice for many top echelon artists of the time.

The new Synclavier Regen is a new instrument for this century based on the highly efficient code of Cameron Warner Jones, the original designer, but with the DSP power of today.

Jim got some time with Craig Philips, Kevin Maloney and the Regen in a quiet room away from the show floor. Available for pre-order at Synclavier.com priced at £2,185.00/$2499"

Arp 2600 Vintage with 3604 Keyboard Analog Synthesizer

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this auction

"vintage Arp 2600 semi-modular analog synthesizer with 3604 keyboard. It has a few issues: The left speaker doesn't work, four broken slider shafts, keyboard works but is in rough shape and needs a rebuild, sliders are really dirty and there are a few that are broken. Inside looks clean, all VCOs work, VCF works, VCA works, reverb tank restored by Kevin Lightner in May of '91! Our techs estimate probably about 15-20 hours to get into nice shape. We are backed up on other projects right now so offering this for sale as-is, for parts/repairs, due to condition no warranties, refunds, returns or guarantees. If we have time we will service it fully and relist it for sale at a higher price."

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Endlesss launches Endlesss Studio - Cross Device & Cross Collaboration Music Making Platform

"Get Endlesss Studio for MacOS https://bit.ly/GetEndlesssStudioYTM
Get Endlesss Mobile for iOS https://apple.co/3875Fxf

Endlesss is a lightning-fast collaborative looper and social network. Build tracks instantly across mobile, laptop and desktop, alone or together with others using your own gear or built-in instruments & effects.

In this video Tim Exile builds a track from scratch in 3 minutes, handing off between laptop, mobile and desktop devices."

Getting started videos:


Playlist:
Endlesss Basics in 5 Minutes
Endlesss is better with friends
Share Your Rifffs on and off Endlesss

And the press release:

Connected music-making platform Endlesss is launching Endlesss Studio, a MacOS app and VST / AU plugin which expands their award-winning lockdown-busting iOS app into the world of desktop digital audio workstations (DAWs) and hardware. The new MacOS app adds deep integration with all major DAWs such as Logic Pro, Ableton Live, FL Studio and more. VST and AU plugin versions, MIDI controller support and instant audio drag & drop to connect the rapid Endlesss workflow to the heart of the professional music creation environment.

Endlesss is a powerful cloud-connected multi-track looper with a large collection of performance instruments and FX. It keeps music makers in fast-moving idea development to provide a lightning-fast creative flow. Since its launch in spring 2020, the Endlesss iOS app has been used by a long list of notable creators including Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Imogen Heap, electronica giants Underworld, Kevin Drew from indie-rockers Broken Social Scene and US comedian Hannibal Buress.

Endlesss Studio comes with a broad collection of performance-optimised instruments designed to inspire creativity straight out of the box. It also includes 23 creative performance FX with instant recursive re-sampling capability. Sculpting complex and dynamic sounds in Endlesss Studio takes seconds, a process which otherwise involves hours of detailed automation and expensive plugins.

Endlesss Studio integrates seamlessly with the iOS app to enable instant handoff of the track-building flow between mobile and desktop, allowing multiple collaborators to contribute live from anywhere in the world with an instrument or their voice, hardware or software, on smart-phone or in a high-end studio.

“Studio is Endlesss’s next step in building a home for creative musical culture where creators of every skill level can connect, learn and build communities around creativity,” explains Tim Exile, musician and Endlesss CEO and founder. “As the lines between artist and fan erode, Endlesss is building an ecosystem where anyone can forge their own creative path. Whether that path leads to a tight-knit community of like-minded friends or rising to the top of the Billboard charts, Endlesss aims to put purpose and culture at the heart of music-making.”

Development of Endlesss Studio was funded by backers of their Kickstarter campaign which ran during the month of June this year. Endlesss raised £141k, becoming the 7th most-funded software campaign in the history of Kickstarter. The launch of Endlesss Studio comes months ahead of the timeline promised to their backer community, marking it as one of the few Kickstarter projects to be delivered ahead of schedule.

Endless Studio is available from today until 31st March 2021 at $99 / €99 / £79, a 50% introductory discount of the usual price of $199 / €199 / £159. A Windows version is under development and will be available in summer 2021."