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Alessandro Cortini's SONOIO 1st 4 Songs Now Avaialable

Posting this one here and on MATRIXSYNTH-C. This is one great album.
Click here for all posts mentioning SONOIO including video for some nice gear p*rn.

http://www.sonoio.org/

Chung Kuo (Revisited)

Chung Kuo (Revisited) by Christopher Clement
"A modern recreation of the classic Vangelis track "Chung Kuo" from the album China. With the exception of the Hollow Sun VP-330 samples, the bulk of the analog tones are coming from Applied Acoustics Systems Ultra Analog VST (8 instances). The melody line is played on Ichiro Toda's Synth1 VST."
More stuff can be found at www.podsmack.com.

Inside a Roland TB-303

pics in via Roman

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Inside a Roland SH-101

Some pics in via Roman.

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Inside an Elektron Machinedrum

Some shots in via Roman

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Native Instruments Announces KOMPLETE 7

"Berlin, July 28th, 2010 - Native Instruments today announced KOMPLETE 7, a significantly expanded version of its studio-standard software bundle. The next generation of KOMPLETE now combines 24 instruments and effects – including five entirely new products – with over 10,000 sounds and 90 GByte of samples, resulting in a comprehensive suite with unparalleled versatility for music production and performance.

KOMPLETE 7 includes the latest versions of Native Instruments' acclaimed full-featured instruments and effects, ranging from ABSYNTH 5, BATTERY 3.1, FM8, GUITAR RIG 4.1, KONTAKT 4.1 and MASSIVE to the upcoming REAKTOR 5.5. As the next generation of the legendary modular synthesis studio, the new REAKTOR version adds powerful modal and additive synthesis, a revised user interface, the unique "Lazerbass" synthesizer and many enhancements for both instrument builders and musicians.

KOMPLETE 7 also integrates a wealth of instruments and effects based on the player versions of KONTAKT, KORE, REAKTOR and GUITAR RIG. Products added to the bundle include the acclaimed ABBEY ROAD 60s DRUMS vintage drum library, the radical performance effect THE FINGER by Tim Exile, the sampled electric bass SCARBEE MM-BASS and all four electric pianos from the SCARBEE VINTAGE KEYS series by sampling mastermind Thomas Scarbee, all four acoustic pianos of the CLASSIC PIANO COLLECTION, the cinematic ACOUSTIC REFRACTIONS instrument and the distinctive REAKTOR SPARK synthesizer.

KOMPLETE 7 also incorporates five completely new products that further expand the creative potential of the bundle: The powerful studio reverb REFLEKTOR with its advanced zero-latency convolution engine; the highly expressive REAKTOR PRISM modal synthesizer designed by NI founder Stephan Schmitt; the performance effects suite TRAKTOR’S 12, derived from Native Instruments' leading DJ software; the new VINTAGE ORGANS instrument with its comprehensive arsenal of painstakingly sampled electromagnetic organs; and the new RAMMFIRE amp emulation that was developed in close collaboration with one of Rammstein's guitarists, Richard Z. Kruspe.

Every copy of KOMPLETE 7 also includes an NI Online Shop voucher worth $60 / 50 EUR, valid towards any product from the KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects range that is not included in the bundle.

KOMPLETE 7 will be available in September 2010 for a suggested retail price of $559 / 499 EUR. An update for owners of KOMPLETE 2/3/4/5/6 will be available for $229 / 199 EUR.

Additional information on KOMPLETE 7 is available at
www.native-instruments.com/komplete"

Native Instruments Announces KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS

"Berlin, July 28th, 2010 - Native Instruments today announced KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS, a new software bundle that provides musicians and producers with an especially affordable arsenal of professional instruments and effects. Based on the acclaimed technology of KONTAKT, KORE, REAKTOR and GUITAR RIG, the bundle includes over 2,000 production-ready sounds and 12 GByte of studio-grade sample material, covering a wide range of sound aesthetics and musical styles.

Together with the introduction of KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS, the popular free KONTAKT 4 PLAYER and KORE 2 PLAYER are now complemented with player versions of GUITAR RIG 4 and REAKTOR 5. KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS combines the vast synthesis, sampling and effects processing capabilities of these four player versions with a wealth of inspirational sound material that is derived from the full product versions contained in the professional KOMPLETE bundle.

On the basis of KONTAKT 4 PLAYER, the KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS collection offers a full assortment of premium-quality acoustic sounds, including VSL orchestral material, Abbey Road drums, and a large variety of other classical, ethnic and band instruments. This material is complemented by a practical selection of carefully sampled classic analog synthesizers and other vintage keyboards.

For distinctively modern sound aesthetics, KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS offers nine full-featured REAKTOR ensembles with over 1,200 preset sounds, including unique instruments like Photone, Steampipe and Metaphysical Function. This arsenal is complemented with a large assortment of atmospheric ABSYNTH pads and soundscapes as well as energetic leads and bass sounds from the MASSIVE synthesizer, all enabled through the synthesis engines integrated in KORE 2 PLAYER.

Together with the included GUITAR RIG 4 PLAYER, users of KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS will also get access to eight authentic amp emulations and 27 modelled effects units from the full-featured GUITAR RIG software, providing a versatile basis both for guitar and bass recording and for general creative sound processing in the studio.

Every copy of KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS also includes an NI Online Shop voucher worth $60 / 50 EUR, valid towards any product from the KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects range.

KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS will be available in September 2010 for a
suggested retail price of $119 / 99 EUR.

Additional information on KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS is available at
www.native-instruments.com/elements"

Handmade pinback button, Bob Moog with synthesizer

via this auction

"Be the coolest kid on the block. Button Factory pin-on buttons are handmade by the artists of Shuddemup, Inc., in Boston. Buttons are 1" in diameter, and feature all sorts of cool designs...we've got thousands of different ones in the catalog, so keep coming back for more! You never know what you're gonna find!"

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"Why are we here" - on Yamaha HE-8

YouTube via organfairy | July 28, 2010

"This was a video I made allmost a year ago (notice the hair) but for some reason I haven't uploaded it untill now.

The hill in this video is situated close to were I used to live. It is a nice place if I want a little time for myself or when the world is just too much for my slightly bugged brain (the correct word is "aspergers syndrome" but a brain-bug sounds more familiar to technical minded people).

The music was something I put together in 2006 and is played on the Yamaha HE-8 organ, Viscount RBX-850 organ, Roland CR-1000 drum machine and JX-8P synthesizer. The small Casio CZ-101 was used for the solo."