MATRIXSYNTH

at 1/06/2006 09:46:00 AM

Here's an interesting looking controller via Music Thing. Looking at the site I oddly found no mention of MIDI, only USB. See quote below. If that's the case, no using this to control my synths. : (

"Does the Thummer(tm)-Brand Jammer Produce Sound?

No, it does not produce any sound by itself. It must be connected to a personal computer (Mac, Wintel, or Linux) — via the prototype's included USB cable — to interpret its player's actions and generate musical sounds. This is very similar to an electric guitar, which needs a separate amp to produce useful sound. Future versions of the Thummer(tm)-brand jammer may include internal music synthesizers, but even then, the Thummer(tm)-brand jammer is so small that it has no room for high-quality speakers, so it would still require an external amp (or headphones)."

Thumtronics

at 1/06/2006 01:50:00 AM

Michael Weeks of www.thewretch.com and www.endmusik.com just sent me links to samples and shots of the Metasonix S1000 Wretch. He is working on the manual for the Wretch and has a protype in his studio. Very cool of him to send this our way. Thanks Michael! Links and some info below.

"A full multi-part demo, with all synths the S-1000, and all drums
processed through the waveshaper and filter: http://thewretch.com/metasonix/S1000MultiDemo.mp3

Also in the directory - http://thewretch.com/metasonix/ , there are
several other demos of more extended tweaking, just single patterns, or
pattern chains, from a future retro mobius with live knob tweaking.
And there are some other demos of just the filter section, as it is the
same circuit being used in the TM-6.

And of course - mandatory synth pron - some nice close up arty photos
of tubes!
http://thewretch.com/metasonix/S1000Closeup1.jpg
http://thewretch.com/metasonix/S1000Closeup2.jpg
http://thewretch.com/metasonix/S1000Closeup3.jpg

take care,

Michael Weeks
www.endmusik.com
www.thewretch.com"

at 1/06/2006 01:22:00 AM

Awesome. DVDBORN has a post up on the Oberheim OB-8k. If I remember correctly it was supposed to be a Gibson Oberheim midi controller with a Matrix-6 synth engine built in. The interesting thing is all of the Gibson Oberheim midi controllers at the time were the off-white cream beasties. What I envisioned was something like the Oberheim MC3000 with sliders but I never saw one. Well it looks like DVDBORN somehow found a shot. Title link takes you to the post with a much bigger version of the OB8-k prototype below. Amazing find.

Oberheim MC3000

Oberheim OB-8k Prototype (title link takes you to bigger shot)

at 1/06/2006 12:49:00 AM

Interesting. I'd love to have an oscilliscope but the price of one always set me back - you can buy a synth for the price of an oscilliscope. I just ran into Visual Analyser. I haven't checked it out yet, but it does look cool. Title link takes you there.

VA is a real time program which simulates a set of electronic instruments, Such as:

Oscilloscope (dual channel, xy, time division, trigger)

Spectrum Analyser with amplitude and phase display (linear, log, lines, bar, octaves band analysis 1/3, 1/6, 1/9)

Wave-form generator with "custom functions", triangular, square, sinus, white noise and pulse generation (NO ALIASING)

Frequency meter (in time and frequency domain) and counter

Volt meter with rms and peak to peak display

Filtering (low pass, hi pass, band pass, band reject, notch, "diode", DC removal)

Memo windows for analysis and file saving of time and spectrum displays

A TRUE software digital analog conversion (for complete signal reconstruction)

at 1/05/2006 05:31:00 PM

Title link takes you there. Via schism of Analogue Haven. Also featured on Analog Industries.

at 1/05/2006 11:19:00 AM

Title link takes you to a bigger shot. Via Dan on AH.

at 1/05/2006 11:13:00 AM

If you are forunate enought to go to NAMM this year, this is the booth to check out.

"Analogue Haven will exhibit from January 19th until the 22nd at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Our booth is # 1787 which is located in Hall E. For details including a floor layout please visit the NAMM show's website.

The following manufacturers and gear will be presented at our booth:

Doepfer - Dieter Doepfer and Sibille Heller - Super Suitcase with all A-100 modules including new A-188-1a/b BBD delay, A-101-9 Universal Vactrol, Switched Capacitor Filter, Zero-Thru Quadrature VCO, Touch Sensor keyboard, R2m Ribbon Controller, PK88 and LMK Professional Controller Keyboards, D3m with D3c drawbar controller, all OEM/DIY products, midi-cv and midi-sync interfaces, midi controllers and MAQ 16/3 midi/analog sequencer.

EAR Group - Mike Brown and Peter Grenader - Livewire and Plan B modules.

Eowave - Emmanuelle Gallin and Marc Sirguy - Eowave Bugs and Persephone.

Future Retro - Jered Flickinger - Revolution, Mobius, XS Expander.

Manikin Electronic - Thorsten Feuerherdt - Memotron and Schrittmacher.

Metasonix - Eric Barbour - S-1000 Wretch, TM/TX series pedals.

Modcan - Bruce Duncan - Series B system with all modules including new Analog Sequencer 54b and Clock 53b.

MOTM - Paul Schreiber - Frac Rack series modules with demonstrations from Robert Rich.

Vermona & HDB - Thomas Haller and Denny Schreckenbach - all gear including DRM, Perfourmer and Retroverb

Other gear being shown by us include:

Analogue Solutions - Vostok and possibly Concussor drum series.

Anyware Instruments - SemTex XL.

Cwejman - Eurorack module prototypes and possibly S1mk2.

Elektron - possibly Machinedrum UW.

Infection Music - Zeit.

Jomox - M-Resonator.

Macbeth Studio Systems - M5.

Sequentix Music Systems - P3.

* plus additional special guests"

at 1/05/2006 10:18:00 AM

This year we had what's known as a leap second, and extra second at 23:59:60. Did you remember to adjust the count to 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,1! : ) Create Digital Music asked readers to submit one second pieces of music in celebration of the leap second. Pretty cool. Title link takes you there.