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Wednesday, May 24, 2006

DBX Subharmonic Synthesizer



"THE BASS IS BACK. The disco boom of the 70's was fueled by the throbbing bass beat of dbx® Subharmonic Synthesizers in discos around the world. During the 80's, patented dbx Subharmonic Synthesis was the secret weapon used by mobile DJ's and film and sound professionals to produce an impact unavailable from any other device-unique because the dbx process actually produces a new, Waveform Modeled bass note, exactly an octave below the bass in the original audio.

THE PROFESSIONAL SOLUTION. The dbx 120XP Subharmonic Synthesizer has been specially optimized by dbx engineers for the needs of audio professionals. Its two separate bands of bass synthesis provide the best combination of smoothness and control, and the independent Low Frequency Boost circuit is designed to get the most out of high-performance low frequency speaker systems.

Flexible system interfacing is achieved by providing main outputs which can be full range (including synthesis) or high frequency only, along with a separate subwoofer output with its own level control.

PUT THE BEAT BACK INTO THE MUSIC. The 120XP's patented subharmonic synthesis process actually builds the synthesized waveform using the waveshape of the original bass material. Unlike other attempts at bass synthesis, the dbx process produces smooth, musical low frequencies that don't interfere with mid and high-band information, even when maximum synthesis and boost are applied. The result is a low-end punch that people really feel, even at system levels that won't destroy sound equipment or damage hearing."

Title link takes you to the DBX page on the 120XP. These are discontinued.

Arturia Releases Analog Factory



Looks like Arturia is coming out with a preset bundle featuring it's line of soft synths. What's interesting is that you will be able to tweak common paramaters. You can see cutoff, resonance, LFO, Chorus, Delay, ENV and four "Key Paramaters" in the screen shot. There is also 8 buttons that correspond to patch memories for your tweaks. Via Sonic State News. I didn't see anything on Arturia's site as of this post.

Details:
-2000 analog synthesizers sounds that have defined the sound of modern music.
-Presets all carefully selected from the Arturia Classic Synths (minimoog V, Moog Modular V, CS-80V, ARP 2600 V, Prophet V and Prophet VS). These TAE® powered sounds offer unparalleled audio quality.
-Smart Preset Manager: fast filter the presets by Instrument, by Type (Bass, Pads, Leads…) and/or by Characteristics (hard, soft, complex, simple, short, long…).
Organize Presets view by Name, Instrument, Type, CPU usage, Favorites, or User Presets.
-Straightforward Editing, with the most essential parameters for personalizing presets: (Filter and LFO sections, 4 Key Parameters differing for each preset, Chorus & Delay mix, ADSR envelope)
-8 SNAPSHOTS buttons (quickly store up to 8 snapshots for sound comparisons, variations…)
-Integrates as a plug-in within your sequencer, on Mac and PC, or plays as a standalone software synthesizer.
-Optimization of the screen space: possibility to view the Preset Manager only, the Keyboard only, or both at the same time.
-Set to Control with the external MIDI keyboard in just a few clicks.
Up to 32 voices of polyphony, depending on the preset loaded.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Happy Birthday Bob Moog - 1979

Via Brandon Daniel.

Full page ad from a 1979 issue of Contemporary Keyboard magazine.

Happy Birthday Robert A Moog via the electro-music.com forum

Title link takes you there. Looks like the poster picked the Wendy Carlos portrait as well.

Happy Birthday, Bob Moog via CDM

Title link takes you to the post on Create Digital Music.

Thanks Bob - Mark Pulver

Couldn't think of a better day to put up another post on Mark Pulver's tattoo tribute to bob. Mark sent this in with birthday wishes to AH. If you blow it up you can see a message that reads, "Thanks Bob." Title link takes you to more. BTW, if you have anything you want to send in tribute to Bob, send it in - email link is always on the bottom right column. This will be a Moog only day.

Bob Moog Portrait by Wendy Carlos - Happy Birthday Bob

Today would have been Bob Moog's 72nd birthday. I've been waiting to put this shot up. A portrait by none other than the woman who possibly started it all, Wendy Carlos.

Happy Birthday Bob. Thanks for everything.

Caring Bridge
Moog on Wikipedia
Big Briar
Moog Music
Wendy on Wikipedia

Monday, May 22, 2006

X-Station Faders - New Flickr Shot

flickr by Daragh.

Roland System 100 - New Flickr Shots

flickr by mixdelayoutonly. Yep.... Title link takes you to more.

Hmm... Might have put this post up too soon. I subscribe to a couple of flickr feeds and got to the shot above first, so it went up and it will stay. However there are some really nice gear shots in the set as well, such as this shot of a Jupiter 6. The gear in the shots are immaculate - some of the cleanest I've seen. Title link has been updated to bring you to the start of the set.

Melbourne, Australia DIY Modular Synth Builders unite

For those of you in Australia, Ross Healy asked me to post the following. Sounds like a great idea.

"Melbourne, Australia DIY Modular Synth Builders unite

In the Spirit of the 60's Modular synth builders....

Modular Synths cost way too much for Australians to import (I know I
just bought a 5 panel Serge Modular Synth) so kits seem to be the best
option, but for a noobie to solder and build here is an idea...

This idea came from *Serge Tcherepnin and the 60's spirit.

I have a classroom in the centre of town that we could use on 1
Saturday a month to get together and build modular kits. W*e would all
buy the same board and parts ( say of a Ken Stone - Low Pass Filter) and
build it all on the same day, this would enable people with no knowledge
to be next to people with no knowledge and in the process have fun.

I am collecting names of people who are interested, I am hoping to get
10 - 15 people max interested (already have 5 people, all you need to do
is get involved in the spirit ..., pay nothing except for the Board,
parts, and your own solder etc. and come along..

Contact Ross Healy healyr@tpg.com.au and I will start to get the ball
rolling."
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