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NAMM: The Bridge Press Conference NAMM Show 2010

YouTube via SeratoHQ
"Jesse from Ableton and Sam from Serato introduce The Bridge to the world. The Bridge is a revolutionary new technology that links Scratch Live and ITCH to Ableton Live and vice versa. Check it out!"

http://www.serato.com/

"The Bridge spans the gap between music production and DJing, creating a natural link between Ableton Live and Scratch Live or ITCH. The Bridge provides a powerful fusion of DJ and production tools, opening a world of opportunities for DJing, remixing and live performance.
The Bridge works in both directions:

* Ableton to Serato – The Bridge provides Ableton Transport Control (ATC), giving you control of your own multitrack productions with a turntable, CDJ or ITCH controller. Drag an Ableton Live set onto one of the decks in Scratch Live or ITCH. Scratch Live or ITCH provides deck control, mixing, nudging and DJ style looping; Ableton Live lets you remix multitrack files, mute/solo tracks, use virtual instruments, change drum patterns, manipulate audio, tweak effects and launch loops in real time.
* Serato to Ableton – The Bridge gives you the ultimate mixtape creation tool. Perform your mix in Scratch Live or ITCH and save it as an automated Ableton Live Set. Play your mix rather than cut and paste in a DAW. Forget about having to start a mixtape from scratch because of a mistake at minute fifty-nine. Each song is recorded and laid out on a track in Live separately, and any moves you've made with your hardware are recorded along with the track. Edit, add beat synced loops and virtual instruments, stretch, chop and manipulate your mix as required - with Ableton Live's production tools at your fingertips."

See the write-up on Create Digital Music

Update:

The 2010 NAMM Show ABLETON X SERATO "The Bridge"

YouTube via SoundRecordingJP
"The 2010 NAMM Show ABLETON X SERATO 'The Bridge'"

LFO GROOVE

YouTube via popitem
"Attempt to create a beat without sequencer using the cross modulated lfo's of the mfb kraftzwerg with the doepfer a-151seq switch and the a143-1complex env. generator/lfo."

NOT NAMM: fonik's DIY Baby8 VCP Sequencer Making Progress

via fonik on electro-music.com
current proto PCB

bottom PCB layout:
"this is how the PCB might look like. double sided, 4.9x3.9 inches in size. it provides standard connectors for most of the controls. however, to minimize the overall size of the board, and to minimize the wires going from board to frontpanel, i decided to not incorporate the GND and +5V to all the control connectors, but to have a wirepad on the board. accordingly the attenuating potentiometers will have to get wired on the panel."

see this post for a video

more pics here

Moog Source Analogue Synthesizer

via this auction

Yamaha CS 5 analog monophonic synth

via this auction
"Quite a simple monophonic synth very capable of making some fat basslines. . Has a very nice filter resonance and an excellent slow to very fast LFO which goes right into the audio range.
* Polyphony - Monophonic
* Oscillators - 1 VCO with pulse or sawtooth waveforms and noise-gen
* LFO - Yes, with sine, sawtooth, sample and hold
* Filter - 1 filter: 12dB/oct High pass or Low pass; 6dB/oct band-pass
* Effects - None
* Keyboard - 37 keys
* Memory - None
* Control - CV / Gate
* Date Produced - 1979-83"

Moog Minimoog Model D with 1/8" Inputs

via this auction
"For those that do not know... The Minimoog is not the easiest vintage synthesizer to interface and sequence in a contemporary studio environment. It has a different standard (and jacks too) for CV and Gate than the majority of it's analog peers. This creates an obvious challenge in regard to controlling it with MIDI. That's why the previous owner had his tech perform a small modification that allows it to be hooked up to a standard MIDI to CV converter with no hassle. This "modification" is very unobtrusive and that was important to me, because I believe in keeping the integrity and appearance of such a legendary synth intact.

Here's how the CV/Gate mod works... The 1/8" input jacks that are neatly installed and labeled on the back panel (CV, Gate, Bend), allow you to plug any 1V/oct MIDI to CV converter in and start playing or sequencing, right away. You can use any converter on the market too, because the mod makes the Mini accept normal trigger signals at it's 1/8" jack, instead of the obscure S-trig jack that Moog originally implemented. Now, on the bottom left of the Mini's control panel, (section "Controllers") you will see a small toggle switch and a little blue-capped knob to it's left. When you want to control the synth via CV/Gate you flip the switch, thus disengaging the Mini's keyboard and allowing you to sequence or play it from your DAW, MIDI Keyboard Controller, etc.... In this state, the small blue-capped knob controls the amount of portamento, and the Minimoog's keyboard is bypassed. Whenever you want to go back to playing the Minimoog's keys, just flip the toggle switch back! It's that simple.

I want to make it perfectly clear that the modification described above in no way affects or changes the characteristics inherent to the Minimoog. ALL of the Minimoog's panel controls remain fully functional, including the very useful "Keyboard Tracking" switch (VCF function) and are completely unaffected by the "CV/Gate Mode"."

"Mungo Enterprises announced their new toy today."
http://namm.noisepages.com/

Update via apoptosis in the comments: "From what Ive been reading, the State Zero is not an analog synthesizer. This title is very misleading."

Great point. The title of the post is the title of the video, so I will leave it as is, but yes definitely worth pointing this out. Here's what's currently up on Mungo: http://mungo.com.au/zero.html. There's no mention of digital vs. analog components, but in this post it is referenced as digital.

NAMM: Eigen Labs @ NAMM 2010

Eigen Labs @ NAMM 2010 from Neil Bufkin on Vimeo.

"Showing off their current and new harps."

Update: the Eigenharp Tau

"The Eigenharp Tau is the newest addition to the Eigenharp portfolio, filling the gap between the entry-level Pico and the professional-level Alpha.

The Tau offers s most of the capabilities of the Eigenharp Alpha, but at less than half the price.

The Tau dispenses with the wood craftsmanship of the Eigenharp Alpha, and instead features a minimalist aesthetic, available in black and silver finishes. With 72 playing keys, a strip controller and breath pipe, it can do almost everything that its big brother, the professional level Eigenharp Alpha, can do.

The Eigenharp range has been designed specifically for live performance, and Eigenlabs calls them “the most expressive electronic musical instruments ever made.” The instruments can play and record loops, change key, transpose, alter tempo, program beats, switch and layer sounds, all while the musician is performing live on stage.

The Eigenharp Tau retails at £1899 inc VAT and will be available to buy on the Eigenlabs
website from January 14 2010. Shipping starts 10 May 2010."
via Synthtopia