Testing the synthesizer Korg M1 _ Sound Test

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"In this video, we're testing the sound of the Korg M1 synthesizer. Listen to the different tones and effects in this Korg M1 sound test!"

1977 Elektor Formant synthesizer Review Sound

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Korg's strangest synths: “We think there were probably less than 50 of these ever produced”

video upload by MusicRadar Tech

Also see: The history of Korg in 21 synths: Inside the new Korg Gallery

"Korg has recently launched its new permanent Korg Gallery exhibit at London's Musical Museum, housing synths, keyboards and drum machines from across the company's history. We asked Korg's Luke Edwards to talk us through a selection of the more unusual and experimental additions to the lineup.

How many have you tried?

Find out more about the Korg Gallery: https://www.korg.co.uk/pages/korg-gal...

In this video:
00:29 – Super Drums, Super Percussion & Super Section
01:35 – MS-20 Blackboard
02:13 – Sigma, Lambda & Delta
03:03 – DW 6000 & DW 8000"

The history of Korg in 21 synths: Inside the new Korg Gallery

video upload by MusicRadar Tech

"Korg has recently launch its new Korg Gallery exhibit at the The Musical Museum in Brentford, West London.. We headed up for a tour form Korg's Luke Edwards, and to get a compressed history of Korg's synth innovations via 21 key instruments.

Find out more about the Korg Gallery: https://www.korg.co.uk/pages/korg-gal...

00:26 – Doncamatic drum machine
01:03 – miniKorg 700
02:02 – MS-20/MS-10
02:45 – VC-10 vocoder
03:15 – PS-3010
04:25 – CX-3
05:08 – ARP Odyssey
06:05 – ARP 2600
07:33 – Mono/Poly
08:05 – Polysix
08:30 – Poly-800
09:44 – M1
11:32 – Wavestation
12:25 – Prophecy
13:22 – Trinity
13:48 – Triton
14:30 – Electribe
15:12 – Kaoss Pad
15:43 – MS-2000
16:03 – microKorg
17:10 – Monotron"

Nord Grand 2 Advanced Tutorial with Jacob Dupree

video upload by Kraft Music

"Find exclusive Nord Grand 2 deals at Kraft Music:
https://kraftmusic.com/collections/no...

Jacob Dupre visits The Gallery at Kraft Music to give a detailed presentation on the Nord Grand 2.

Connect with Jacob here:
https://www.jacobdupremusic.com/

0:27 Introduction
0:47 Updates for Grand 2
1:39 Nord software
2:42 Nord wood stand and accessories
3:56 Control panel tour
8:27 Effects section tour
12:13 Mod 1 effects
14:52 Mod 2 effects
16:02 EQ section
17:20 Amp section
18:09 Compressor
18:28 Delay section
24:42 Reverb
31:32 Piano section
34:49 Sample/Synth section
46:01 Outtro

The Nord Grand 2 features the latest generation premium hammer action keyboard from Kawai for the responsive feel of an acoustic grand piano. Combined with Nord's world renowned Sound Libraries and a tactile user interface, the sleek and elegant Nord Grand 2 offers a genuinely unique experience. Other highlights include Advanced Layering of two Pianos and two Sample Synths at a time, support for the Nord Piano Monitor, and an included Nord Triple Pedal 2.

Get more for your money with an exclusive Nord Grand 2 bundle from Kraft Music. These package deals include the accessories you'll need to get the most out of your new stage piano, all for one low price. If you have any questions, please contact us. Our knowledgeable Sales Advisors will be happy to assist in choosing the bundle that's right for you!"

Jacob Dupre plays the Nord Grand 2 - Sessions from The Gallery

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"Find exclusive Nord Grand 2 deals at Kraft Music:
https://kraftmusic.com/collections/no...

Jacob Dupre visits The Gallery at Kraft Music to play the Nord Grand 2.

Connect with Jacob here:
https://www.jacobdupremusic.com/

The Nord Grand 2 features the latest generation premium hammer action keyboard from Kawai for the responsive feel of an acoustic grand piano. Combined with Nord's world renowned Sound Libraries and a tactile user interface, the sleek and elegant Nord Grand 2 offers a genuinely unique experience. Other highlights include Advanced Layering of two Pianos and two Sample Synths at a time, support for the Nord Piano Monitor, and an included Nord Triple Pedal 2.

Get more for your money with an exclusive Nord Grand 2 bundle from Kraft Music. These package deals include the accessories you'll need to get the most out of your new stage piano, all for one low price. If you have any questions, please contact us. Our knowledgeable Sales Advisors will be happy to assist in choosing the bundle that's right for you!"

Jacob Dupree plays "Arabesque No 1" on Nord Grand 2 - Sessions from The Gallery

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"Find exclusive Nord Grand 2 deals at Kraft Music:
https://kraftmusic.com/collections/no...

Jacob Dupree visits The Gallery at Kraft Music to perform 'Arabesque No. 1' by Claude Debussy on the Nord Grand 2. A brief homage to the late Jack Horkheimer, the Star Hustler. Keep looking up!

Connect with Jacob here:
https://www.jacobdupremusic.com/

The Nord Grand 2 features the latest generation premium hammer action keyboard from Kawai for the responsive feel of an acoustic grand piano. Combined with Nord's world renowned Sound Libraries and a tactile user interface, the sleek and elegant Nord Grand 2 offers a genuinely unique experience. Other highlights include Advanced Layering of two Pianos and two Sample Synths at a time, support for the Nord Piano Monitor, and an included Nord Triple Pedal 2.

Get more for your money with an exclusive Nord Grand 2 bundle from Kraft Music. These package deals include the accessories you'll need to get the most out of your new stage piano, all for one low price. If you have any questions, please contact us. Our knowledgeable Sales Advisors will be happy to assist in choosing the bundle that's right for you!"

New England Synth Community Day, Saturday, September 28 in Somerville, Mass

Via New England Synth Fest

"Your friends at New England Synth Fest are hosting a New England Synth Community Day on Saturday, September 28, 1pm-5pm, at the New Alliance Gallery (438R Somerville Ave., Somerville, Mass.) Lectures, exhibitors, petting zoo, jam rooms, and a DIY workshop.

Bring your headphones to check out synths in the petting zoo. Join in the music making in the jam rooms (choose the clocked room or the unclocked ambient room). Lectures about the Fairlight CMI, Berlin-school techniques, a forensic analysis of the Rhythm Wolf, modular strategies, and using the Elektron Octotrak in performance. Lecture schedule posted here. DIY Workshop by Cram Audio: build an Atari Punk Console!

FREE (except the workshop). Follow on Instagram, Bluesky, and Linkedin for updates."

Analogue Solutions COLOSSUS CLASSIC - (Limited Edition w/ Black Wood Sides)

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via SYNTH CITY Reverb

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"This demo unit was featured at Knobcon 2022, now on display here in our showroom. Can be freighted anywhere in the country, please contact us for more info!

Analogue Solutions is excited to introduce Colossus, an exciting new mega-synth with a design ethos truly from the dawn of analogue synths. It is more than a powerful analogue ‘workstation’ - it is also art, architecture, exquisite studio furniture.

Design inspiration is of course from the 1970’s EMS Synthi 100, however, no circuit from the Synthi has been cloned or copied. We prefer to make our own designs. We have chosen some of our favourite circuits from our own large back catalogue synths such as Polymath, Telemark and Vostok.

Colossus is not a Synthi 100 clone - all circuits are non-EMS, Analogue Solutions’ design.

The original Synthi was so large it wouldn’t fit through a standard doorway. We didn’t make that mistake but don’t underestimate it’s size. It will be prominent in your studio, or art gallery!

It is sized at 1585mm wide, 700mm deep and 655mm high and weighing in too big to fit on the scales. It’s not entirely practical, but to be impressive physically and in sound. It will be an awesome centre piece to your studio.

*diagonal dimension is a little less for those with tight door ways - about 620mm effective width.

Also we have found putting Colossus on its end, you can pivot it through narrow doorways (more details in the manual).

All the voice and modulation circuits are of course 100% analogue. We purposely steered away from digital, it doesn’t have MIDI or USB (there are plenty of MIDI converter boxes out there should you need that facility). This wasn’t designed to be the solution to your modern digital studio but rather a serious analogue power house of sound. There are of course digital elements to the sequencer control - that is unavoidable - even classic analogue sequencers like the ARP sequencer using digital logic chips. In fact the Synthi 100 features a digital sequencer.

This synth is purely for those who want it just as it was in the 1970s - but new with parts still in production.

Colossus is large scale, featuring large knobs that control metal shaft potentiometers. VCOs have multi-turn verniers. The two enormous pin matrix panels dominate the horizontal panels - these are incredibly expensive Swiss made broadcast quality signal routers - 1 for CV and 1 for Audio.

There are two spring reverbs, touch keyboards, step sequencers, moving coil meters, joysticks and so much more. An immense expanse of jack sockets for additional patching within or without the system.

There are no gimmicks - this is pure synthesiser. A huge sound enclosed in a solid metal case wrapped in solid hardwood. No expense has been spared to bring this incredible machine to life.

Synthesisers like this only come around once in a decade, or possibly a generation."

SynQuaNon Guitar Interface Eurorack Modules & More - SuperBooth 2022 Demo

video upload by SynQuaNon

"Here's a 2-minute collection of short demos using the SynQuaNon Eurorack analog polyphonic effects modules:

0:00 Hexaphonic AutoWah Filter with pedal control
0:29 Hexaphonic Funky AutoWah Filter with Hexaphonic Fuzz
1:01 Hexaphonic VCA Sequencer-controlled Arpeggios
1:34 Hexaphonic VCF Sequencer-controlled Arpeggios with Hexaphonic Fuzz
1:46 Hexaphonic VCF and VCA controlled in tandem by Sequencer

Did you notice that the SynQuaNon modules have virtually no patch cables connected and yet are in the audio chain? That's because they are interconnected at the back of the modules using SynQuaNon hexaphonic Audio and CV bus cables! This allows for a clutter-free front panel for easy user access and control adjustment - for more information, see the SynQuaNon Blog:

https://www.synquanon.com/post/why-ha..."

A list of their current modules via https://www.synquanon.com:

13-Pin Input Breakout

Roland/BOSS GK guitar interface for hexaphonic or polyphonic processing

Overview:
The 13-Pin Input Breakout module receives signals from a Roland GK-3 compatible guitar and converts them to modular levels using low-noise audio op-amps.
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Gain options include 10x (20dB), 30x (30dB), or 100x (40dB).
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Gain controls allow you to adjust the gain from zero to full-scale in the amplified string outputs.
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Amplifier boards are easily replaceable with different gain versions. Check the shop for replacement boards.
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The module provides power to the electronics in your GK-3 compatible guitar.
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Hand-assembled in the USA.
Important Note:
This module has been tested successfully with Roland GK-3, GK-2A, Graph Tech Hexpander, and RMC Poly-Drive pickup systems.
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Roland GK-2A pickups (including those on the Fender GC-1) require a special version of this module. Please indicate if you intend to use a Roland-ready or GC-1 Stratocaster with this module at the time of your order and we will supply the special version.

Features:
Outputs for each signal in the 13-pin GK-3 interface (audio/CV).
Access to direct signals from each string and the passive pickup.
Selectable gain range (1x or 10x, 30x, 100x) for each string and the passive pickup output on back of the module.
Adjustable gain or attenuation to zero within each selected gain range.
Metal film resistors for close channel gain matching.
Pairs well with 13-Pin Output Breakout , Hex VU Meter, Hex Fuzz, Hex VCF, Hex VCA, and Hex EF-Gate-Trigger.
Ideal for guitar multi-channel, single-string, or hexaphonic effects processing.

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Rather Have the Story - The RHS podcasts w/ Steve Porcaro, Matt Fink, & Roger Manning

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"'Let's do it...'
- This week we welcome Steve Porcaro, of Toto, of film and TV scoring, co-author of "Human Nature" for Michael Jackson, session musician - and much more.

We talk about the world and work of session musicians, Jeff Porcaro growing up and in the studio, the Rosanna solo, making the Toto albums in the studio, our tributes to the GREAT Keith Emerson, film and TV scoring, James Newton Howard, Roger Linn, Greg Ladanyi, Tommy Mars...

The Roland Microcomposer and early sequencers and synths, the venerable Yamaha CS80, DS1 and 2, the DX7, Polyfusion modular synthesizers, "The Blip" (Steve's creation of complex attack sounds) based upon Frank Zappa and his synthesizer horn sound, and much more!

"Back To You", from Steve's solo album (Someday/Somehow) features, Steve/Mike/Jeff Porcaro together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yCZC...

*** See the rack of gear I set upon Steve's old keyboard stand at 58:17. Brownie points for all the weird stuff you can identify in the photo - drop a comment if you spot something!"

Rather Have the Story: Matt Fink = Dr Fink of Prince and the Revolution

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"This week we have the iconic musician, the longtime keyboard player for Prince and the Revolution, Matt Fink aka Dr. Fink.

We explore some of the lesser-known parts of Dr. Matt's life: Cool unknown bands from Minneapolis, the long evolution of the Dr. Fink character, vintage keyboards of the '70s, albums with meat on the cover, tribute bands, AC/DC, The Revolution reunited, When Doves Cry video, K-TEL Records, A Clockwork Orange, and (of course) working with Prince.

Stay tuned, more coming each week. We've got a lot of great guests coming, both known and unknown. Like and Subscribe, if you will - and we'll see you next time!

Thanks to Andra Fink, Max Fink, Liesl Bradner in the Peanut Gallery.
Closing Music: "1999" by Dr. Fink, "Old Boston" by Sir George Martin

MUSICIANS: Transfer your old tapes and media to digital at www.RoundAndWound.com"

Rather Have the Story podcast - ROGER MANNING: Pt1 (Beck, Jellyfish, Moog Cookbook, etc!)

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"The one, the only (almost, we discuss this) ROGER MANNING.

Incredibly talented and positive soul, RJMJ joins us for a great chat about music stuff. Great stories of digging for the then-unwanted "old keyboards" and what one does with them...

Join us for Part 1 (of likely 647 more episodes where RJMJ will return).

You will hear about vocal harmonies, classic arranging, French music, Beck, Jellyfish, and not much else - because we have a lot more to come when he returns later (like Lickerish Quartet, Imperial Drag, The Moog Cookbook, Load, Malibu, TV Eyes, Roger Joseph Manning Jr, Morrissey, Blink 192... and on and on.)

The Was Not Was song we discuss was finally released nearly 15 years later, on their Boo! album. That track is "From the Head to the Heart" - hear it here in finished form. String quartet, Orchestron Cello, Mellotron flutes! https://youtu.be/FnnU2Cx3w9s"

Analogue Solutions Now Available in Black

via Analogue Solutions:

"Limited Edition Colossus (in black) is now available!

👉 Contact us for more information or visit the AS website for reservation and purchase info (see below)

http://www.colossus-synth.com"

Update: video & description added below.
video upload by Analogue Solutions

"This is a limited edition black version of the classic Colossus synthesizer!

We have chosen some of our favourite circuits from our own large back catalogue synths such as Polymath, Telemark and Vostok.

Colossus is not a Synthi 100 clone - all circuits are non-EMS, Analogue Solutions’ design.

The original Synthi was so large it wouldn’t fit through a standard doorway. We didn’t make that mistake but don’t underestimate its size. It will be prominent in your studio, or art gallery!

It is sized at 1585mm wide, 700mm deep and 655mm high and weighing in too big to fit on the scales. It’s not entirely practical, but to be impressive physically and in sound. It will be an awesome centrepiece for your studio.

CLICK FOR MORE »

Tubes vs. solid state amplifiers

Published on Oct 16, 2019 PS Audio

This has nothing to do with synths, but there you have it. Vintage Moog Modular at PS Audio.

http://psaudio.com

What makes a speaker good for a tube amplifier and, as a secondary question, what are the 4Ω and 8Ω settings on the back of tube amplifiers for? Have a question you want to ask Paul?

I have finished my memoir! You can go read it now: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/173... It's called 99% True and it is chock full of adventures, debauchery, struggles, heartwarming stories, triumphs and failures, great belly laughs, and a peek inside the high-end audio industry you've never known before.

I plan a few surprises for early adopters, so go to https://www.paulmcgowan.com and add your name to the list of interested readers. There's an entire gallery of never before seen photos too."

VELOCITY SYNTH MEET Coming to Seattle October 5th

Details here: https://www.velocityseattle.com

Exhibitors

4ms 4mscompany.com

4ms Company offers alternatives to traditional instruments with our poly-rhythmic clock modules that create evolving complex mathematical beat patterns, a resonator that can cast pop music into micro-tonal keys, a multi-channel wavetable oscillator, a routing matrix that's played like an instrument, and many more innovative devices. Rather than replicate concepts from the past, we strive to turn unique ideas into playable musical tools that expand the possibilities of music. We also offer Do-It-Yourself kits, and many of our designs are open-source.

Acid Rain Technology acidraintechnology.com

Acid Rain Technology is a manufacturer of music hardware out of Seattle, WA. We believe hardware instruments enable a unique connection between human and machine, and seek to improve this interaction through interface design for maximum playability.

After Later Audio afterlateraudio.com

After Later Audio is a boutique audio company located in Seattle, Washington. We make high quality Eurorack modules at accessible prices and we pride ourselves on responsive customer service. You can find our products for sale on our website, at various synth shops (Patchwerks, London Modular, Chuck Levin’s, and Modular 8), and on all of the major ecommerce sites.

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Meet Colossus - Analogue Solutions Rendition of the Classic EMS SYNTHI 100

You might remember Analogue Solutions EMS SYNTHI 100 for sale from previous posts. It appears they have put it to good use and designed their own version. P.S. I spotted this earlier this morning, but thanks to Soviet Space Child for sending in the link.

via Analogue Solutions:

"Available direct only... Come see Colossus at SynthFest (UK, 5/Oct)

Numbers will be limited - we are currently taking pre-orders, ready to ship in early 2020.

This is truly something special.

Price is £25K. This exclude any tax (most likely you can claim it back through your business). Shipping: Outside of UK it would need to be crated, onto a pallet, then freighted. Shipping and crating likely to be 500-1000GBP. If you aren’t too far from Calais there maybe other options.

WHAT IS COLOSSUS?
Analogue Solutions is excited to introduce Colossus, an exciting new mega-synth with a design ethos truly from the dawn of analogue synths. It is more than a powerful analogue ‘workstation’ - it is also art, architecture, exquisite studio furniture.

Design inspiration is of course from the 1970’s EMS Synthi 100, however, no circuit from the Synthi has been cloned or copied. We prefer to make our own designs. We have chosen some of our favourite circuits from our own large back catalogue synths such as Polymath, Telemark and Vostok.

Colossus is not a Synthi 100 clone - all circuits are non-EMS, Analogue Solutions’ design.

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Synth Spotting - What gives us the feeling of being there?

Published on Jun 7, 2019 PS Audio

OK, this video is not about the synths, but look at what's embedded in the wall. :) Curious if you have to hang over the couch to play it. Also a Roland Juno-106 with custom wood sides and the Fender Rhodes. Not sure what's behind him and/or on the right.

"Some recordings just make us feel as if we're there and in the room with the musicians. But, why? What makes the difference in recordings and what can stereo owners do to enhance that experience? Have a question you want to ask Paul? http://www.psaudio.com/ask-paul/

I have finished my memoir! You can go read it now: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/173... It's called 99% True and it is chock full of adventures, debauchery, struggles, heartwarming stories, triumphs and failures, great belly laughs, and a peek inside the high-end audio industry you've never known before.

I plan a few surprises for early adopters, so go to https://www.paulmcgowan.com and add your name to the list of interested readers. There's an entire gallery of never before seen photos too."

ARP 2600 in the wall...

Upcoming Synth Meetings in Copenhagen Set for October 23, November 20, and December 11

via Goodiepal and Pals

"YES this is synth meeting like the once we did at The national gallery. Bring your synths, we provide the coffee and PA, international guest lectures, and work shops, from Tara Pattenden and Simon Steffensen.

In the evening there will be rocking concerts, we believe that we in a international context has a lot to offer, both pro and ANTI Euro rack...

It will be the bomb and the price to participate is as usual goodiepalien low 30 Dainish kroner for the whole day!! .. It's the bomb and only we could do it ..

The Goodiepal and pals..."

NYZ DRN4 DECLASSIFIED

Exclusive mix on SoundCloud:


Tracklist:

1. NYZ_FMMGKSQ_43t
2. ISR_16x16_WCM
3. CSN [excerpt 2 mono]
4. SWI_r170_16x32x32_B
5. SWI_FM1#16
6. NYZ-1_1#08_A [finite downsized]
7.CSN1 [excerpt 1 mono]

Be sure to see the MATRIXSYNTH exclusive further below!

FM EXPLORATIONS AND MICROTONAL DRONES FROM NYZ (AKA DAVE NOYZE, DAVID BURRASTON, NOYZELAB, BRYEN TELKO)

This is the first release by NYZ and is a superb musical collection of research areas classified to internal Noyzelab operations. Not even .MEDS label were informed of the secret processes underlying its creation, excepting that we know it involved Frequency Modulation (FM) synthesis! We have not been given any information regarding when this work was recorded, but we suspect the material spans at least a decade of David's FM algorithm research on numerous synthesizers, as well his own custom built ear deceiving gear...

According to one reviewer of David's previous musical output he "gleefully disrupts just about every standard convention of musical form you could think of, including those of so-called experimental musics."

Other reviewers have written that :
"His music is a bizarre, yet compelling journey investigating the outer realms of music generated on ancient & contemporary machines." "It's strikingly original audio that doesn't really sound like anything else I can think of." "Utterly sublime. So there you go, a life-affirming slab of mind-altering sound to reawaken you to the terrifying possibilities of creation."

"absolutely wreaks havoc" wrote Keith Fullerton Whitman on reviewing David's last release T. H. Cycle cassette on Important Records/Cassauna .

Cassette releases April 1, 2016

All Audio by David Burraston
Design Tom Knapp

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MATRIXSYNTH recently asked NYZ why he put together this new album of FM synthesis based explorations, and whether he would discuss some of the process behind it. The declassified information below has been put together by NYZ especially for a MATRIXSYNTH exclusive.

***BEGIN NYZ DRN4 DECLASSIFICATION REPORT***

DC REPORT STATUS: PARTIAL DECLASSIFICATION ONLY
PARTIAL DC STATUS: INCOMPLETE CELLULAR BINARY SPACETIME
PARTIAL DC LEVEL: SEMI-PICTORIAL_TEXTUAL_HIGHLIGHTS
FUTURE DC STATUS: _PENDING

The main reasons for making this album were an interest in FM synthesis in both analogue modular and MIDI/digital mediums. I had worked with digital FM synthesis since getting a Yamaha TX81Z when they came out back in 1987 (which I still have, along with another backup machine with a very hummy mains transformer which bleeds onto the outs). How me and another synth friend used to cry with drunken laughter at preset D11 Hole in 1... :) But after initially wondering whether I had just wasted about 350 UK pounds on an utter piece of shit... I quickly warmed to its better presets, and its very different approach to synthesis yielded enough interesting results early on for it not to get outed.

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Happy New Year From MATRIXSYNTH! - A Look Back at 2014

Happy New Year everyone!

I want to start by thanking everyone that comes to MATRIXSYNTH and helps make it what it is - the readers, the supporters, and of course all the sponsors on the right.

THANK YOU and have a GREAT 2015!!!

This site is a labor of love and a ton of work. This site is ultimately meant to be an testament to everything synth in the making. We have over nine years of daily synth history captured here, 119,983 published posts. I can't wait to see what the future brings us in 2015!

That said, here are a few interesting bits from 2014 in the longest post of the year. ;)

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MATRIXSYNTH Lounge Studio Pics

Studio pics from readers of MATRIXSYNTH via the MATRIXSYNTH Lounge.

Facebook gallery where you can find follow-up comments for each here.  Also keep an eye out for new studio pics there.

Featured in order:

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