MOTM behind the scenes

Title link takes you to more shots and details on My Synthesis Technology MOTM Analog Modular Synth.

Update via emeb in the comments:
"Hi - Thanks for posting that. Actually, it's not the lab at Synth Tech, but the MOTM demo table at AH Cali in Oakland on 9/9/07. In the front is the MOTM 520 Cloud Generator prototype. The 8x8 LED display in the back is part of an eval for the upcoming Lite Engine."

RIP Joe Zawinul

"VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Joe Zawinul, who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz fusion and performed and recorded with Miles Davis, died early Tuesday, a hospital official said. He was 75.

Zawinul had been hospitalized since last month. A spokeswoman for Vienna's Wilhelmina Clinic confirmed his death without giving details. His manager, Risa Zincke, said Zawinul suffered from a rare form of skin cancer, according to the Austria Press Agency.

Zawinul won widespread acclaim for his keyboard work on chart-topping Davis albums such as "In A Silent Way" and "Bitches Brew," and was a leading force behind the so-called "Electric Jazz" movement.

In 1970, Zawinul founded the band Weather Report and produced a series of albums including "Heavy Weather," "Black Market" and "I Sing the Body Electric." After that band's breakup, he founded the Zawinul Syndicate in 1987."

Title link takes you to the full report via the Associated Press. It's a sad day.

side view

flickr by nakedintruder.

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the harvestman Malgorithm

The Juno Brothers

image via marko of retrosound.de.

Roland Juno-106
Roland Juno-60

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Moog trilogy

image sent my way via marko of retrosound.de.

MOOG Minimoog
MOOG Prodigy
MOOG Taurus Synthesizer

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Vp-330 Vocoder Plus mk2

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AH Bay Area 2007 via Peter

Title link takes you to shots of this years AH Bay Area 2007 sent in via Peter.

G-Red Grime Music Mix Live Mashup

YouTube via shotmillions.
"Novation A Station Ensoniq ASR X PRO Computer... Live grime music..."

KORG Radias

Title link takes you to shots via this auction.

Kawai K3

via this auction

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"The K3 is a wavetable synthesizer [not exactly - it's a digital additive synth with analog filters]. It has 32 waveforms, some of which are samples of acoustic instruments like piano and percussion as well as some unique waveforms. By combining two of these waveforms you can create unique new sounds or add a twist to a traditional sound. Since there are only 32 of these waveforms, the K3 also features a programmable digital waveform where you can tweak the harmonic content of a waveform allowing for added flexibility and range of sounds.

What's really neat about the K3 is that (unlike the K1) it has analog filters and envelopes! So although the sound may be digital at first, it sure does get warmed going through the filter. The low pass resonant filter even has its own envelope generator. There's also a hi pass filter and a highly flexible LFO. The K3 is an interesting synth, nicely bridging the gap between the analog and digital domain of vintage synthesizers.

Here's a video of this synth in action"