ROLAND JUNO-6

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Pigtronix EGC Philosopher King

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" The Pigtronix Philosopher King is a compressor, sustainer, distortion and polyphonic amplitude synthesizer. Combining our award-winning Philosopher’s Tone circuit with a next generation envelope generator, the Philosopher King takes tone several steps further with a full set of ADSR controls including swell, fade, hold level, speed range, one-shot mode, selectable auto reset, CV i/o and expression pedals for swell and fade times.

With the Swell and Fade functions switched off, the Philosopher King provides transparent optical compression with endless sustain on tap. Adjustable compression (ratio), sustain (threshold) and treble (2k cut / boost) controls allow the musician to tailor the nature of the effect to meet the needs of the material at hand. From a subtle dash of added punch to massive, over-the-top howling sustain, the Philosopher King delivers clean, powerful optical compression. The grit control blends in a layer of sweet harmonic distortion that plays nice with other gain pedals as well as amplifier-generated tube distortion.

The Philosopher King’s swell function provides a pick triggered volume swell effect. The volume swell can be reset at any moment by muting or held open by continuous playing. This “slow gear” type effect is smooth and controllable with variable timing from extremely fast to very slow.

The fade function can be used independently of the swell and is also pick triggered. A major new feature of the decay cycle in this pedal is the ability to fade out from peak level only partially, bringing the audio down to a predetermined level, set by the hold control. The hold level is then maintained until the player releases the note to close the cycle. With the auto reset turned on, the cycle will begin again immediately, creating undulating amplitude modulation and even pulsating tremolo stutter effects at faster decay settings. With the auto-reset turned off, the player determines the exact timing for the beginning of the next cycle.

Another new feature is the one shot mode, which causes the Philosopher King to run through the swell / fade / hold / release cycle regardless of what is played after the cycle is triggered. In this mode, the Philosopher King creates complex waves of amplitude modulation on top of the music coming from your instrument. A trigger input jack allows the swell and fade functions to be controlled by an external source such as a band mate or drum track.

Inspired by the EH Attack Decay as well as our own Pigtronix Attack Sustain, the Philosopher King is a state-of-the-art stompbox unmatched in its ability to re-shape the essential nature of any sound source."

TB-303 Computer Controlled Custom Pro Keds Lo Top Shoes

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Nord Lead Rack 2 - Father of the synth - (What the Nord can be)

YouTube via aresoltero | June 27, 2010

"All sounds are from the Nord Rack 2 This is a demo i've composed using the Nord and a software st.delay&reverb. No EQ."

Nord Lead Rack 2 - 80's Tour - (What the Nord can be)

aresoltero | June 29, 2010

"All sounds are from the Nord Rack 2! Even the Drums! This is a demo i've composed using the Nord and a software st.delay,reverb and distortion"

Nord Lead Rack 2 - Watterball - (What the Nord can be)

aresoltero | June 26, 2010

"All sounds are from the Nord Rack 2
This is a demo i've composed using the Nord and a software st.delay&reverb. No EQ."

Nord Lead Rack 2 - Marching to Jupiter - (What the Nord can be)

aresoltero | June 26, 2010

"All sounds are from the Nord Rack 2 even the drum kits.

This is a demo i've composed using the Nord and a software st.delay. No EQ."

via fischek

Dog Reviews the Juno-106

VBlog12 - Juno 6 Unveiling + The Dog

YouTube via kerikino | August 11, 2010

"In this vblog I unveil a new synthesizer, that's older than i am. and then i do a q & a with goliath, the dog"

Vermona Modular Dock for Mono Lancet

"The Modular Dock is the connection between the Mono Lancet and your modular system. It can be your start into the modular world as well as a great expansion for the modules you already have.
Modular Dock for Mono Lancet

* audio output per VCO
* CV input for frequency- and pulsewidth-modulation with attenuator per VCO
* filter input
* CV input with attenuator for VCF and VCA
* CV/Gate output (1V/octave – use the Mono Lancet as MIDI-to-CV converter)
* 3U eurorack module, 22HP
* German retail price: EUR 160,00 inkl. 19% VAT
* available in October 2010"

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ROLAND GAIA LAB AT MUSICIANS INSTITUTE

"Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 2010 — Roland and Musicians Institute are proud to announce the new addition of Roland GAIA SH-01 Synthesizers (www.RolandUS.com/Gaia) to the music lab at MI’s Keyboard Institute of Technology. The Hollywood school is known for offering state-of-the-art instruction on the latest in music technology.

“Most of our students are too young to have experimented with a lot of hardware synths, they typically have more experience with synth plug-ins and soft-synths. But, the user interface on soft synths tend to be clunky and unintuitive, requiring students to use a mouse to turn a knob,” says Kevin Comstock, head of the Keyboard Technology Department at Musicians Institute. “With the Gaia, our students get immediate aural and tactile gratification, which helps to solidify their programming skills, allowing them to quickly create one-of-a-kind, usable sounds much faster than they could otherwise.”

“Roland has long been committed to music education and it continues to be a high priority,” says product manager Vince LaDuca. “The new GAIA SH-01 synthesizer is a perfect fit for students learning synthesis. The front panel display has all the parameters laid out in sequence, so they can understand signal flow.”

For more information about Musicians Institute, visit www.mi.edu."

Eminem ft Rihanna Love The Way You Lie Remix

YouTube via djgalactic | August 11, 2010

"This is the Remix of "Love The Way You Lie" (Eminem ft Rihanna)
by DJ galactic http://www.djgalactic.com with Korg EMX-1, Roland MC-909, and Koass Pad 3."

Unboxing: RW Minicommand

YouTube via moxlust | August 10, 2010

"Finally it has arrived! The Ruin&Wesen Minicommand unit! This device enables limitless control/configuration via MIDI CC code to Elektron devices Monomachine and Machinedrum.

Concieved, designed, constructed by Manuel "Wesen" Odendahl of techno duo Ruin & Wesen, allows 100% "funtime live control" of virtually any MIDI based music device and beyond. Based on a RW open source firmware, one can actually recalibrate the device to tailor to one's own pleasure. I'd love to do this, but I think I lack the time and brain capacity.

Kudos to the RW team for this, can't wait to ACTUALLY use it now! More video to follow as I figure it out!

:)

ps. sorry for the bad light/camering, I was too excited to open it."

Unbox: Innerclock Systems Sync-Lock

YouTube via moxlust | August 10, 2010

"Dave down in Oz is the man that conceived this product and seems like a stand up guy (he personally called me up to help me setup my Sync-Lock after I had experienced some user error).

Works like a charm now that I have setup it up properly. It' amazing to hear the old machines and computer play nice. I'll post up vids of the dead-on sync lock of the hardware and software."