MATRIXSYNTH

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Waldorf Micro Q Stenzel Signature Series (21 of 25)

via this auction

"Here is an ultra rare Waldorf Micro Q Signature Series synth. Signed by Stefan Stenzel of Waldorf fame. Only 25 of these were made. This one is #21 of 25."

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Octave Cat Vintage Analog Synthesizer with Kenton MIDI

via this auction

"Rare Vintage Analog Synthesizer by Octave : The Cat
Serial number : A2065

This model has MIDI capability with a professionally installed retrofit by Kenton electronics. (So you have a truly great analog synth controllable via MIDI"

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MOOG Micromoog POSTER Analog Micro Synth Herbie Hancock

via this auction

"This is a Great Moog Micromoog promo ad, originally designed for the walls of music stores back in the early 70's. This was advertising their brand new Micromoog Keyboard with Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock. The description is classic 70's, a must for any Moog fans, it would also look great on a studio or music room wall.

It's a LARGE 11" X 24" and looks amazing framed."

Deftaudio, Lux Aeterna, АффектА, Казань 2010 "Поющая Радуга"

YouTube via DeftAudio | December 21, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"Live performance during festival "Signing Rainbow" in Kazan.
Deftaudio - ReActive musical instrument,
Lux Aeterna - fantastic laser show,
AffectA - dancing group."

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KORG microKORG A21

YouTube via betteroffted23 | December 20, 2010 |

"Custom Patch for KORG microKORG."

iKlip Quick Start Guide - Take Your iPad On Stage With You

YouTube via ikmultimedia | December 20, 2010 |

"NOW SHIPPING! iKlip Universal microphone stand adapter for iPad

IK Multimedia introduces iKlip™ — a multi-angle lightweight iPad microphone stand adapter. Now you can take your favorite iPad™ music apps on stage for live performance.

The new iKlip for iPad makes it easy for you to use your iPad in any live setting — on stage, in the studio, at school or in the boardroom. With its multi-angle adjustable design, you can now securely position your iPad for optimal viewing and accessibility, while all controls, buttons and connection ports remain free from obstruction."

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Monday, December 20, 2010

Something Wicked is Coming From M-Audio

"Get ready for an aggressive new M-Audio sound.

On January 13, 2011, we'll unveil a wicked new sound to the world.

Enter your information below to be notified at launch—and if you’re in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, or Ireland, you’ll be automatically entered in a drawing to win your own."

via M-Audio where you'll find the form and a teaser video with The Crystal Method.

Update: some additional info.

Teaser splash. Details in Googlish:

"Venom 49 synthesizer keyboards from M-Audio combines classic analog synthesizers character modern digital processing to bring a new sound, aggressive and catchy. Stimulate your appetite with included presets, and then feed up with original sounds that you can create them - from the sounds of the atmosphere, subtle, to sound angry and categorical. You can easily play with the parameters of the synthesizer or potentiometers can explore the limitless possibilities of sound processing using the included software publisher. You can play bass lines or main parts made with this synth can please even the most demanding musicians. You can also use the audio interface with Pro Tools M-Powered (minimum 8 or higher) or any other audio software. Thus, you have a production car that you can lead in some areas where the music never was.

Venom comes with 512 patches and 256 straight multi-sound patch (the layers) made by the renowned team of sound designers in the world. All the Venom will find a classical arpeggios, for more animation. With the new synth engine of the M-Audio, Venom flavor blends anolog sound on digital power. Thus they create a distinctive note that is distinguished easily from other digital synthesizers. Where you have 41 oscillators and 53 sample drum sounds from the keyboards of cargo last 40 years, and an oscillator for a DSP May retro vibe. Each of the 12 simultaneous voice virtual analog oscillators have three each, which gives tremendous flexibility for octave, intervals and detuning. For more ways to manipulate the sound, the filter multimodal operations can 12dB/octava Venom (2-pole) and 24 dB / octave (4-pole).

The most important caractersitici:

* heat combines modern digital processing of vintage synthesizers
* 512 and 256 single patches patch layers
* intuitive control surface and easy to use software + editor
* 49-sized keyboard
* Compatibility with Pro Tools
* USB Audio / MIDI"

32 MidiBox SID vs MonoMachine

YouTube via 7thDanSound | December 20, 2010 |

"This video is in response to a request from user SH4RCR4SH in the comments of this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPu1Na... [posted here]

It's a comparison between some basic sounds from the MidiBox SID and the SID machine in the Elektron MonoMachine. I'd say they compare fairly well!

Longer version of the song at the end available here:
http://soundcloud.com/7thdansound/sidpop"

SIDPop by 7thDanSound
"This is a tune I've had in the MonoMachine for quite a while. Did a quick recording of it to accompany my MidiBox SID vs MonoMachine comparison video on YouTube. I will have to rework this piece before it can be properly released."