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1980s Clear Gleeman Pentaphonic Literature

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" Double sided color original info on the Gleeman Pentaphonic Clear synthesizer system. Early 1980's, good condition, very rare."

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Sequential Circuits PRO-8 SN 12150

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ROLAND SH-101 Vintage Analog Synthesizer w/ Mod Grip MGS-1 SN 458991

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ROLAND SH-2000

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Published on Oct 24, 2012 by Apps4idevicesMusic

http://www.apps4idevices.com/read/ipulsaret
"iPulsaret is a granular synthesis. An awesome Granular Synthesizer able to generate a wide range of common and unusual effects: time/pitch shifting, time/pitch jittering, intricate textures, grain fountain/pulverizer, recording and manipulation of buffers, dynamic envelope shapes and many more. iPulsaret allows you to load from built-in sound samples, record audio directly with your iPad mic and/or add your own .WAV, .AIFF files via iTunes. A DropBox access is also available as the Sonoma AudioCopy / Paste feature. I really love the quality of the generated sound, the big x / y Pad which allows you to load 4 Snapshots (one for each corner). A must have for sound designers. A Killer App!"

iTunes:
iPulsaret - apeSoft
iPads on eBay, on Amazon

Also see: iPulsaret Microsound Granular Synth for iPad

iPad and Midi Fighter Drum Rack with BeatMaker2

Published on Oct 31, 2012 by Kyle Mohr

"With the most recent update of coreMidi to iOS 6.0, a All-in-one Camera Connection Kit for iPad ($3.00) from Amazon.com, an iPad2, the BeatMaker2 App ($19.99), a DJ Tech Tools Midi Fighter Classic controller and a Midi over USB cable you can now import and play Ableton Live drum racks or any samples using just a midi fighter and iPad.

You can now jam with friends on the go, or play sound packs with your midi fighter controller without the need of a laptop, Ableton Live, Traktor, etc.

Samples used in this Demo are From DJ Tech Tools' Mad Zach Soundpack 23 - Jazzy McFly and the Westside Riders"

iTunes:
BeatMaker 2 - INTUA
iPads on eBay, on Amazon
Midi Fighter on eBay

1978 ARP Omni-2 Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

"ARP Omni-2 'We're a rock and roll orchestra... / Kerry Livgren' black and white and orange full page advertisement from page five in the November 1978 issue of Contemporary Keyboard."

Speak of the Devil - Synths and The Head of The Church of Satan

via f * mass via Strange Flowers

"The 1995 documentary Speak of the Devil addresses the life and lore of Satanist Anton LaVey. The head of the Church of Satan, who died 15 years ago today [October 29, 1997], proves very difficult to dislike in this account as he jauntily fingers his calliope, evoking a vanished world of burlesque, circuses and comic book novelties. LaVey never denied, in fact readily conceded, the sideshow component of his world view, locating the origin of his attraction to occult practice in travelling carnivals."

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New Endeavour Evo Videos

introducing the evo from endeavour on Vimeo.

"The evo is a pure keyboard controller that is connected to a computer via an Ethernet interface, and that communicates via Midi or OSC with synthesizers, sequencers or similar. The keys are the special feature here. Every single key is equipped with a sensor that allows evo to read the finger position on a certain area of the key surface. Thus, every key has, in addition to pitch and velocity, another level of the polyphonic data input that can be used for continuous control via cutoff, resonance, pitch other. And now. Think about a precise, continuous control of polyphone properties. Everything that previously affected notes equally using controllers and buttons can now be executed with simple moves of the finger on the keys for each individual note. In the future you will play chords and move one finger to emphasize one single note by changing the acoustic pattern, or to change the pitch regardless of the other notes."

Standard MIDI Synthesizers and The evo from endeavour on Vimeo.

"The evo is backward compatible to MIDI and other protocols. MIDI Synthesizers however sometimes do not feature things like Polyphonic Aftertouch. In general, they sometimes do not feature next to pitch and velocity any additional control over expression. Our evo2midi tool has some kind of special mode. The voice mode. Once activated every single note will be transmitted using a different MIDI Channel. In this video we are explaining how this affects your MIDI Synthesizers."

the evo - Native Max/MSP Support from endeavour on Vimeo.

"As a type of modular programming language, Max/MSP offers enormous potential for the development of audio software. In order to ensure the configuration-free and direct use of evo within the programming environment, we developed an “external” - which is written in “C” and handles the communication with evo in the background using its own threads."

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Keith McMillen QuNexus Smart Sensor Keyboard Controller

On Kickstarter - be sure to watch this video in full for some Synth Trivia: Keith McMillen was the man behind the Oberheim OB-Mx & Echoplex digital pro.

"QuNexus is a controller that everyone can have fun with. 25 vividly illuminated, touch-sensitive keys invite the beginner to explore, and provide valuable performance feedback for the professional.

Smart Sensor keys detect pressure, location, and velocity giving you unprecedented musical control.

Great for beginners and educators
Together with popular software apps, beginners can learn to play quickly and easily with QuNexus’ game-like blue and white glowing keys, creating a fun and interactive learning experience. Now anyone can play the piano.

Pro functionality
QuNexus is the first keyboard controller to unite four generations of synthesis: MIDI, Control Voltage, OSC and USB.

25 Smart Sensor Keys detect Pressure, Location, and Velocity
Polyphonic Aftertouch
7 Octave range
Pitch Bend Pad
2 CV/Gate Inputs
Gate and 3 CV Outputs (16-bit)
Blue and White LED Illumination with 16 levels of brightness
Portable: 14 oz, 3.5" x 10" x .5 "
Plug and Play: USB powered, no drivers needed
MacOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Linux

QuNexus is fully designed and prototyped. We are reaching out to you on Kickstarter to help us raise the funds for tooling and production.

Last year we successfully funded QuNeo on Kickstarter, raising more than $165,000 on our way to becoming the most funded music technology project in Kickstarter history at the time. In a poll taken after our project fulfillment, 94% of our backers said they would participate in another KMI Kickstarter project. Since the conclusion of our project QuNeo has continued its success, and we are very excited to launch our newest project, QuNexus..." Additional details on Kickstarter here.