NAMM: Brittani Washington & Brockett Parsons on the Roland JUPITER-80

NAMM 2012 - Brittani Washington on the Roland JUPITER-80

YouTube Uploaded by rolandmedia on Jan 18, 2012

"Brittani Washington, keyboardist for Beyoncé, jamming on the JUPITER-80 at NAMM 2012."


NAMM 2012 - Brockett Parsons on the Roland JUPITER-80

Uploaded by rolandmedia on Jan 18, 2012

"Brockett Parsons, keyboardist for Lady Gaga, jamming on the JUPITER-80 at NAMM 2012."

MonoRock

YouTube Uploaded by crudface on Jan 18, 2012

"I bought a Monotribe. It has analog sync so I can slave it to my modular. Also keytar."

NAMM: New Pics of the Arturia MiniBrute Including CV Ins & Outs

Three more pics added to the main Arturia MiniBrute post here.

Update: hi-res scans of the flyers added as well.

Doepfer's MOGLI Nintendo Power Glove Controller

via PatchPierre.Net where you'll find the full post including more pics. A few excerpts:

"In 1993 Doepfer presented the Mogli MIDI Data Glove Controller, an alternative controller device that was based on a Nintendo Power Glove controller. It had traditional NES controller buttons on the forearm as well as a program button and buttons labeled 0-9."

"The unit was available from March 93 until December 1995, but Doepfer had to stop the production because the Nintendo Power Glove was no longer available. Around 350 units were made in total. Interesting fact is that the Mogli was also used ) by Kraftwerk (on 'Pocket Calculator' and 'Music Non Stop') during their concert at the Brucknerhaus in Linz/Austria on the occasion of the ARS Electronica Festival for Art, Technology and Society in 1993."

"However, i do think we will see some kind of gesture-control-trend coming up this year with the recently announced Kinect motion sensing input device by Microsoft, that was already available for the X-Box platform but that will soon be available for the Windows platform too."

Buchla's Model 222e MULTI DIMENSIONAL KINESTHETIC INPUT PORT comes to mind. It includes a "trigonometric detection of 2 wireless rings provides spatial information in three dimensions, with additional data provided by ring-mounted switches. Charging of the rings is accomplished by plugging them into powered USB sockets."

Synth Spotting with ekkoarkitekt / anders mortensen

More pics in the studio section of ekkoarkitekt.com.

Don't miss ekkoarkitekt's latest release "Book Of Fixed Stars" on MATRIXSYNTH-P.

NAMM: Eowave Koma - Demo - Keyboard 01 & 02

Eowave Koma - Demo - Keyboard 01 by Modularsquare
"The Eowave Koma is an analogue synthesizer with sequencer and memory.

A master keyboard was used for this demo.

- Pure raw Koma sounds, no FX used.
- Recorded live without editing

More info here : http://www.eowave.com/instruments.php?prod=77"

Eowave Koma - Demo - Keyboard 02 by Modularsquare

NAMM: KORG mini KAOSS PAD 2

Initial info:
"Specifications

Programs:
100

Program Categories:
Filter (15), Modulation (15), LFO (20), Delay (10), Reverb (5), Looper (20), Vocoder (5), Synthesizer (10)

Audio Demo Sample:
6 preset loops (House, HipHop, Electro, Breaks, Dubstep, D&B)

Sampling Frequency:
48 kHz

AD/DA Conversion:
24-bit linear

Input Connectors:
Line Input (stereo mini jack type)

Output Connectors:
Headphone Output (stereo mini jack type)

Data Storage:
microSD card (512MB - 2GB)
microSDHC card (2GB - 16GB)
*SDXC cards cannot be used.

Power Supply:
AA batteries (alkaline battery or Nickel-Metal Hydride battery) x 2
Optional AC adapter-ready (DC4.5V – available from Korg)

Battery Life:
Approx. 5 hours (with Nickel-Metal Hydride battery)

Dimensions (W x D x H):
76 mm x 128 mm x 25 mm / 2.99” x 5.04” x 0.98”

Weight:
105 g / 3.75 oz. (without batteries)

Options:
AC adapter-ready (DC4.5V – available from Korg)

Accessories:
Owner’s Manual, AA batteries x2 (for verifying operation)

* Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice for improvement."

via Bryan Bowman on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Update 1/19/12 1:27 PM PST:

KORG mini kaoss pad 2 : preview

YouTube Uploaded by KORGINC on Jan 18, 2012

"More info :
- USA : http://korg.com/minikaosspad2
- Japan : http://www.korg.co.jp/Product/Dance/minikaosspad2/
- UK : http://www.korg.co.uk/products/dance_dj/minikp2/dj_minikp2.php

Now, welcome the mini kaoss pad 2! In addition to inheriting powerful effect programs from the KAOSS PAD KP3 and the KAOSS PAD QUAD, it provides an MP3 player with adjustable pitch, making the mini kaoss pad 2 unit ideal for creating DJ-Style performances. Use it as a DJ playback device, or use it to process the entire output of your DJ rig with Korg's famous KAOSS effects. Instrumentalists, guitarists, sound designers and even just music fans will enjoy using the mini kaoss pad 2. The Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) display provides superb visibility. Add to that a touch slider for ease of use, microSD card data saving, plus a built-in speaker and mic. All of these features reflect the enhancements incorporated into the sleek and exciting mini kaoss pad 2.

ニュー・モデルmini kaoss pad 2が新登場！KAOSS PAD KP3やKAOSS PAD QUADゆずりの強力なエフェクト・プログラムを搭載しているほか、ピッチ・チェンジに対応したMP3プレーヤーの搭載によりmini kaoss pad 2一台だけでDJライクなパフォーマンスが可能に。DJセットのアウトプットに接続すれば強力な外部エフェクターとして、DJセットのインプットに接続すればサブDJプレ­ーヤーとしても使用することも可能です。また視認性の高い有機ELディスプレイ、使い勝手の良いタッチ・スライダー、microSDカード対応、スピーカー／マイク内蔵な­どあらゆる点でパワーアップしています。
プロからライト・ユーザーまで幅広く使えて楽しめる、ポケット・サイズのエフェクター mini kaoss pad 2の登場です。"

Vintage ARP Model 2600 with 3620 keyboard SN 0184

via this auction

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Akai AX-80 polyphonic synthesizer

via this auction

NAMM: AtomoSynth KOE Desktop Mini Modular Set to Ship Feb 1

via this auction
"The Koe desktop is based on the KOE synth voice module and the KONEKO midi to CV module in a laser cut clear acrylic case plus a power source.

Specifications

KOE Specifications
28 HP width, needs +/- 12V power.
One VCO with square and ramp wavefoms with depth and tune controls, tune control is a ten turn potentiometer which allows you easily set octave, tune and fine tune with just one knob.
Noise sourse, it can be set to affect the VCO frequency or it can be mixed with the VCO and audio input.
One LFO with square and triangle waveforms is can be set to affect the VCO frequency or the Filter cut off, it also features an output jack.
High pass and Low pass vactrol based filter with cutoff and resonance/peak control, it also features an input jack to control the cut off frequency.
Two Envelope generators: EG1 with decay control which is set to affect the cut off frequency of the filter and EG2 with attack and release controls, set to affect the volume, it has an output jack and input jack for the incoming gate signal.
Also it features an audio input, it allows process any axternal audio signal with the filter and envelopes.

KONEKO specifications
Midi to CV converter (Volt per Octave).
14HP width,
Power: +/- 12V, +5V .
CV1 PITCH output 0 to +5 Volt range (5 octaves) it comes from a very accurate 12 bit resolution (4096 steps) digital to analog converter DAC, which translates the incoming midi note messages to voltage. It also responds to the pitch bend or pitch wheel control, according to the midi standard it has a range of +/- two half steps.
Glide effect, it affects the CV1 PITCH output.
Gate output 0 or +5 Volt. it has a red LED that indicates when there is an active gate signal.
CV2 output 0 to +5 Volt range, it comes from a 7 bit resolution (128 steps) digital to analog converter, it can be easily set to output the velocity or any controller CC from the midi device.
PROGRAM button allows you easily set the midi channel just by pushing it and then pushing a note in your midi keyboard, the midi channel will be automatically set and stored even when the unit is turn off. It also allows you to set the controller CC for the CV2 output, just push the Program button and move any controller in your midi device and it will be set automatically.
Midi In and Midi Thru connectors, allows you to connect many midi devices in chain.

Built in power source (110V or 220V depending on your country)

Laser cut acrylic case

Included 3 patch cords (30 cm)and 1 audio out cord(1m)

227mm (L), 152mm(W), 159mm(H)"