Wayfar Midines and NesFX

Another in via J chot. Now this is pretty bad ass. If you have an old NES lying around, you can now easily turn it into a synth. The Wayfar Midines is an NES game cartridge with a MIDI cable. You pop the cartridge in and hook the MIDI cable into the MIDI out of your device of choice, and then plug away. No hacking necessary. What's interesting is the cartridge also adds samples "featuring TR707, TR808, TR909, LINN, Amen+other breaks, stabs, and essential chip battlz." It also comes with NesFX, a retro visualization program that plays along to your incoming MIDI data. It's interesting comparing the sound of this vs. the SidStation and other C64 based units. I've heard some NES pieces before and wasn't really impressed with the sound. Now this is some lo-fi goodness, so make sure to check out the samples on site. Title link takes you there. Thanks J chot!



"Midines is a hardware / cartridge interface (game) that enables MIDI control of the 8bit NES sound chip. Midines allows the 8bit NES to join the ranks along side other retro gear in the professional MIDI recording studio. NesFX is a retro graphic visualization that is seeded by the incoming MIDI sound data, and is included with Midines.

Version 1.1.0 features 256 samples (accessible in two keyboard banks) featuring TR707,TR808,TR909,LINN,Amen+other breaks, stabs, and essential chip battlz."

Kraftwerk on DVDBORN

Title link takes you to a post on DVDBORN with a live clip of Kraftwerk circa 1981. I am really impressed with DVDBORN's content. So, anyone know what's in the image below?

Future Retro Revolution Samples

Title link takes you to some raw samples on a post on VSE.

Akai VX200 on DVDBORN

Another synth that never was on DVDBORN. Title link takes you there including a bigger shot.

Another Synthi-E on the Bay

Another EMS Synthi-E on the bay. Title link takes you to three shots saved for posterity.

IKARON

DSP based modular synth. Title link takes you to the list of modules. Click on the Product link on top to get back to the main page. It looks like it was PCI card that ran on 98/2000/XP. Looking at the order page it appears it is out of production. I grabbed most of the site here in case it disappears. Via Moogulator.

VinylVideo! - Video to Audio LP Sampling

Now this is interesting. GetLoFi has a post up on VinylVideo. A device that lets you record video to audio LPs. You can then either play back the video through the device or play it as audio. Is it real? I have no idea, but it is entertaining. : ) Title link takes you to GetLoFi's post with a couple of images of the device in use. After that click on the VinylVideo link to get to the site which has samples and a somewhat creepy infomercial - reminded me of those videos in Lost for any Lost fans out there.

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.

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