MATRIXSYNTH

RIP Dannie Flesher, Wax Trax Cofounder

This one in via Brandt. Anyone familiar with Wax Trax knows the influence the label has had on the world of synths.

Full obit by Greg Kot on Turn it Up in The Chicago Tribune here.

"Dannie Flesher, who oversaw the internationally acclaimed Wax Trax record store and label in Chicago during the ‘80s and ‘90s, has died at age 58."

image: Wax Trax co-founders Dannie Flesher (left) and Jim Nash

NAMM: New KORG KAOSSILATOR PRO Vid

see the second update in this post.

NintendoN! modified Drum Machine Test

YouTube via ONhardwarehacking
"On! Hardware Hacking & Circuit Bending Inc."

NAMM: NAMM Pics via synchro1

more pics here

Pictured here:
Two Surfin Kangaroo step sequencers
Eurorack on the left
Mungo State Zero
Waldorf Zarenbourg EP
TipTop Audio Modular

Update: some highlights from synchro1: "- *THE* highlight was seeing someone tinkering with a prototype module for a demo and realizing it was Mike Brown [Livewire] and the expander modulefor the AFGs. Mike looks well and it was great to speak with him again.

- new digital polyphonic synth from Mungo [State Zero]. Very intriguing and lots of modular possibilities as almost everything has external CV capability. Great ergonometric design, sound (in noisy NAMM environment) reminded me a bit of my SunSyn. And it is quite expensive but there is an awful lot in there. Number of photos at the link below.

- Bob Amstadt is showing the new LP-2 MINI Looper [Looperlative]. Essentially a single channel mono looper with many of the abilities of the amazing LP-1.

- Monorocket cases look great.

- Make Noise X/Y sequencer and capacitance-sensitive keypads are very intriguing - ordered 2 of the keypad modules.

- Flight of Harmony Sound of Shadows on display but did not have a chance to play with it yet."

NAMM: Dave Smith

flickr by Keyboard Magazine

http://keyboardmag.com/
http://davesmithinstruments.com/

NAMM: Waldorf Zarenbourg modeled EP returns

flickr by Keyboard Magazine

keyboardmag.com
http://www.waldorfmusic.de/en/home

Setting Up External Drum Rack Mapping in Ableton Live

via Acid Box Blues where you'll find the details. "This is a blog post I've put together about using drum racks in live and external midi drum machines/drum synths I've used it for my drumstation and my korg er1 but it could be easily adapted for my roland tr707 or if someone owned a nice 909 perhaps or other midi drum gear"
Update: link above fixed. Moving this to the top so people see it.