MATRIXSYNTH

at 2/15/2006 01:59:00 AM

Reaktor based Oberheim OB-X soft synth. Title link takes you there. Via VSE.

Update2: Via the comments:
"Anonymous said...
I hope they sue the guy, he's been spamming his wares on just about every thread of every forum.. gr...

10:29 AM
Hamilton Lovecraft said...
Yeah, what anonymous said -- these guys spammed all over the KVR fora recently. Don't give 'em any press."

Update: Via Wiglaf in the comments: "Keep reading that thread, the person who made that could be in some trouble." The risk is Gibson coming after them for the likeness of the Oberheim name. Gibson owns it. Thanks Wiglaf, I might have missed the updates - only so much time in the day feeding this site along with everything else. : )

Some choice snips from the thread:
"spookyman, I would take Bitexion's advice and tell your friend to either make it free or remove all references to Oberheim.

Why? ... well for the reasons already given, but also because I too have first-hand experience with such issues. Look at the last 2 softsynths mentioned in my sig. I am part of a developing team called Voltkitchen, we released these 2 emulations last year and we almost immediately received cease and desist e-mails from Arturia, as well as a less-nasty but inquiring e-mail from Moog Music.

However, Arturia's threats did not amount to anything because our product does not copy anything from their software. Arturia are just another company making emulations, not the original hardware (and they don't own the Moog or Arp name). So they had no case. But they were VERY nasty and threatening toward us for the obvious reasons (market share being taken away).

With Moog Music, their concern was not the softsynth itself but the "use" of the Moog legacy in the graphical layout and general appearance. I know calling it MiniMogue was a little bit of a sly side-step, but at least they were okay about it in the end after conversing with them via e-mail. Since Moog Music makes hardware (Voyager, etc.), they weren't concerned at all about market share, there's no comparison between a hardware real-analog Voyager and our free software.

However, Gibson is a HUGE company and might not be so nice. They've been known to throw lawsuits around like confetti. Tell your friend to be VERY careful."

Followed by:
"heheee.... thanks for your work on MinimogueVA! I work for Moog and own a Voyager, and guess what? I love MinimogueVA and use it on tracks side-by-side with the Voyager. It really sounds good. Not better and certainly there are many areas where they don't overlap... but I am not interested in comparing A to B as much as I am into really good sound... and MmVA is one of incredibly few VSTi's that really sounds good to my ears. The fact that it can even keep up in a mix with the V'ger and my Jupiter is quite telling. Keep up the good work... "

at 2/15/2006 01:51:00 AM

Title link takes you there.

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at 2/15/2006 01:50:00 AM

More by Heath Finnie. Should have known. This peices reminds me a bit of the dreamy soundscapes you'd expect from a Yamaha CS80. Title link takes you there. Beautiful stuff.

at 2/15/2006 01:49:00 AM

I previously posted about the Sedona Custom Synth on the Not Breathing site. I just purused the site again and thought I'd put up a post on the site in general. There a sections on DIY, Circuit Bending, Noise Makers, Drum Machines and more. Definitely worth checking out. Title link takes you there.

at 2/14/2006 03:46:00 PM

This one via Brandon Daniel. Make sure to check out the rest of the shots in the set for some vintage goodness. That's a Korg OASYS btw. Thanks Brandon!

at 2/14/2006 12:41:00 PM

No title link. Just an image I found. Happy Valentine's Day everyone. Don't forget to give your synth a hug today. ; ) Matrixsynth title in Red to honor the day today.

at 2/14/2006 09:43:00 AM

Title link takes you there. Finally get to see one in action. Video link under data under title.

at 2/14/2006 09:12:00 AM

Title link takes you to a really nice Creamware Modular Site. It's laid out with a top nav like the software, so you can easily review all modules available in the Creamware system. Via Moogulator.