Future Retro XS Protype Expander

Via the Future Retro site. Anyone know more about this?

"01:19-22:2006 We invite all those attending the
winter NAMM show January 19-22 to stop by
the Analogue Haven booth #1787 in Hall E
and the Sweet Noise booth #6735 in Hall A
where we will be displaying all our current products
and the debut of our new analog XS prototype expander."

Just a nice shot of the Revolution from the site - not the XS

The Jupiter 8 Resource Center

Title link takes you to the Roland Jupiter 8 Resouce Center, a site filled with history, pictures, reviews, manuals, patches, samples and links. The FAQ section has some good bits. Enjoy.

What Analog Synth Are You?

Title link takes you to a questionnaire that will tell you what analog synth you are. Via AH.

Me

The Minitron

I was going through the hoard of gear shots on the title link above and ran into The Minitron.



"Built in the 1970s by Norm Lederman"

"The Minitron consists of 48 keys in a slideout keyboard (which stashes away for shipping). Each has its own individual attack, release, and volume controls. These controls operate six broadcast cartridge tape drives, each having eight tracks. Thus, each of the tracks on a cart contains the tape loop for one key."

Bieke Goes Nuts

Title link takes you to a hoard of gear p*rn posts on Harmony Central. And I thought I posted a lot... Note this thread started on Friday 1/6/05. Enjoy. : ) Via Music Thing.

Purple Synthesizers.com

Moog Taurus II Shots

Title link takes you to more shots pulled from this auction.

Roland History

Title link takes you to Roland's development history page that lists out products they consider to be firsts. The GR-500, released in 1977, is listed as the first guitar synth in the world. The ARP Avatar also came out in 1977. The SH-1000, released in 1973 was the first synthesizer manufactured in Japan.



Update via Kaden in the comments:
"heh? Walter Sears was producing boutique guitar synths in about 1973 (as I recall, Steve Howe from Yes had one with an elbow controller), which led to the 360 Systems guitar synth in (I think) 1976. There was a band called Symphonic Slam that made a *huge* deal out of having one. Sounded kinda Arpish, with appalling pitch tracking."

Grey Latronic Notron Mk1

Title link takes you to more shots pulled from this auction. Via trobly1000. Thanks trobly1000!

Antti Houvalainen - ASynth and More

I recently posted on the Non-Linear Digital Implementation of the Moog Ladder Filter. There were a couple of comments including the following by polardark:

"Antti Houvalainen who authored this paper has also made the free VSTi softsynth ASynth which uses this moog filter, as well as a modelled MS20 filter and an Oberheim Xpander filter. The same filter is also used for Basement Arts Frantic VST filter effect. Both well worth trying out, in my opinion... "

So I went looking and found ASynth on KVR. I clicked on the download link and ended up on Antti's VST plugin page, with samples and downloads. Title link takes you there. Thanks to polardark for taking the time to comment.

Elain Radigue

Title link takes you to a composer profile on Elain Radigue. Via Music Thing.