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Jupiter 8 Mod Switches

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As you can see, the official NAMM reports are coming in. So far we announcements from Doepfer and the new Plan b Elf Series.

If you know of any NAMM news pertaining to the world of synths, please send it in. This applies to both readers and manufacturers. I completely encourage manufacturers to use this site to promote anything new. The synth community is relatively small compared to others, so the more I can support you, the better. Never hesitate to send something in. We all want to see what you have coming out. My contact info is at the bottom of the list of items on the right.

I will be labeling all NAMM posts with NAMM, so when one comes up you can click on the label and see all NAMM posts to date. I was going to create a label for each show/year, but I realize you can easily tell the show based on the date of the post.

BTW, I just did a blanket search for NAMM and labeled every single post (141), so for posts prior to this year, you will probably see some that aren't official NAMM posts - for example descriptions of a synth with things like "introduced at Summber NAMM, 2004..." As for new posts I will only apply the label if it pertains to NAMM. Remember to check the dates of posts.

Winter NAMM runs Jan 17-20.

NAMM: New Products from Doepfer

via Doepfer where you can find the full press release.

"Dear Sir or Madam,
on the occasion of the NAMM in Anaheim/CA January 17-20, 2008 we will show our news at the booth of our US representative Analogue Haven: Level 2, 210 Meeting Room D. Attention: this is a bit outside the standard exhibition area. A detailed plan is available on our website www.doepfer.com.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the booth and hope for some mention about it in your NAMM show report. On the following pages you find the new gear we will present in Anaheim.

If you need more details (e.g. pictures, more detailed product description) don't hesitate to contact me directly. This press release is available on the press page of our website as a pdf or MS Word™ file. More detailed information about the devices is available via the corresponding link on the news page of our website: www.doepfer.com > NEWS > link to the corresponding device.

Best regards
Dieter Doepfer
email adress: hardware@doepfer.de"

Full list of items announced:
A-100 CV/Gate Keyboard (A-100CGK)
A-100 Low-cost Suitcase
A-137-2 Wave Multiplier 2
A-106-6 XP VCF (Filter Pool)
A-189-1 Voltage Controlled Bit Cruncher/Modifier
A-138e Quad Three-Way Crossfader/Mixer / Polarizer
A-132-3 Dual Linear/Exponential VCA
A-134-2 Dual Voltage Controlled Crossfader
A-138d Crossfader/FX Insert
A-164-1 Manual Gate
A-182 Switched Multiple
A-185-2 Precision Adder/Bus Access
A-186-1 Gate/Trigger Combiner
A-100 DIY Kit 1
A-100 DIY Kit 2 (low cost DIY kit)
USB64
MBP25
Wheel Electronics

Mean SucKer VCF

via Etaoin on electro-music.com:
"eroen Baars designed a nasty Tube VCF which he posted on the Dutch synth forum, here. The final design and sound samples are on his website. [you'll find the BFX posted below there as well]. I did a PCB design for it (still untested) that might be interesting to some of you out here: tubevcf.pdf tubevcf.jpg It's quarter eurocard, which seemed like an economical format."

BFX Synthesizers

"BIG ONE
based on 2 computers,1 for keyboard functions (midi,
gate,CV 1v/okt,some step sequencers and more.)
and 1 for software synth's,soft samplers,HD recording
and multitrack.
Also onboarsd a full matrix based modulair wavetable synth .

First sounds, the wavetables ( no filters or modulators yet .)
1 ( dance of the wild cucumbers)
2 ( fat cheese )"

You can find more info and the links to the mp3s here. There is also another synth called BASS BOOMER.

genoQs Octopus Original Book

click here for a 15M pdf book on the genoQs Octopus Original. You will find an overview of the genoQs Octopus as well as some stunning images.

Note the reference to Octopus Original now that the BlackSea Octopus has been announced. The two are identical under the hood.

Note: this was formerly posted as Octopus Legacy and updated to Octopus Original.

Astronout

via Astronout where you'll find some tunes featuring the Elektron Machinedrum. Note the TR-505 is a bent 505 by Alien Devices.

The Yellow Album

"Produced and performed exclusively on the Korg Kaossilator. No other effects, EQ or sounds were added other than those incorporated in the original device. Audio was recorded directly off the unit and the only edits performed externally were simple volume balancing."

click here for the track list and download. via CDM.

Synth Techs

Looking for a good synth tech?
Click here for a list of techs around the world on the excellent Rhodes Chroma site.

Yamaha VL1 and Virus kc

YouTube via angelodomino. Note the breath controller for the VL1.
"my first try-out on youtube playing a VL1 with breath controller..
Respect for all you trumpet players, pfffew keep blowing isn't that easy for a synth player ;-)"