RECO-SYNTHS - MIDI + MPC

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"MPC2500 controlling modular synths"

Jomox MBase 11 Analog Bass Drum Synthesizer

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Custom MIDI Controller in Atari 1040ST Case & Yamaha YM2149 Mini Synth

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Update: you can find additional pics and details at http://eptheca.net/.

This is the one in the video posted here. The Mini Synth is listed separately here. Details & pics captured further below.

"This is a unique custom MIDI controller

It is a M-Audio Oxygen 25, cased in an Atari 1040 STf computer case.
All function keys mapped to the numeric keys.
25 keys, 8 pots, pitch bend and mod wheel.
USB socket on the back.

Dimensions: 19x11,5x3 inches"

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Custom Chip Synth, SEGA GENMDM

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"This is a very unique Chip Synth

It is a SEGA Mega Drive (Genesis) modified with a built in MIDI interface (USB) and a cartridge with GENMDM.

The MIDI interface and GENMDM cart is created by Little Scale
http://little-scale.com/
http://little-scale.blogspot.no/

It is an incredible FM synthesizer engine for the YAMAHA YM2612 FM and TI SN76489 chips inside the SEGA
Through the interface and cart, you get access to 6 FM , 3 square wave and 1 noise channels.
He has made several Max 4 Live patches, that makes it very easy to use with Ableton Live, but also standalone apps to use with other DAW's

The SEGA itself is a Mega Drive 1, with VA3 motherboard and discrete chips.
It's a PAL version, and No TMSS.
Most experts will agree that this is the SEGA with the best sound.

In addition to the MIDI interface, the SEGA has been modified with:
USB
Composite Video, RCA
Stereo sound, RCA
Blue LED ;)

The listing includes:
1 SEGA Mega Drive console
1 GENMDM cartridge
1 RCA Audio/Video cable
1 Power supply

The power supply is a European 220V / 50Hz to 10V DC 1,2A
For use in UK, use a standard euro to UK adapter
For use in US, you will have to get a SEGA power supply, or any 10V DC 1,2A power supply."

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MMTA Synth Petting Zoo One Week Away! - Decibel Festival 2014 Site Walk Through

Decibel Festival 2014 Site Walk Through from Decibel Festival on Vimeo.

This year's MMTA Synth Petting Zoo is only a week away on Saturday September 27! It is free and will be part of the Decibel Festival, and will be held at the EMP. Full details in this post.

Twisted Electrons Announce TherapSid - C64 SID HARDWARE SYNTH

Twisted Electrons TherapSid Synth Demo - C64 SID SYNTH

Published on Sep 19, 2014 Twisted Electrons

"Overview: presets - lfo - step mod - ipad app"

"SID under full control
Named after a vicious dinosaur, its sound is no less aggressive.
TherapSid has evolved to create roaring noises that will cut through your mix like razor-sharp claws through a mammoth steak.
So why do you need another synth, since they already take 90% of the space in your room and your girlfriend keeps complaining about it?

Well, what sets TherapSid apart from other SID based synths is its focus on control. Instead of getting confused by lcds and damaging your eyesight trying to read tiny sub menu fonts, this instrument features no less than 35 knobs and 31 buttons to give you full power over your sound.

However, TherapSid also has it’s own iPad app allowing touchscreen control.

As with all our boutique instruments, TherapSid is lovingly handcrafted in the south of France and features a backlit front panel, walnut side-panels and comes with 100 presets to get you started. You can assign LFOs to knobs with one push of a button or sequence “snapshots” of knob positions using the flexible 16 step sequencer, enough to keep you busy until the next ice age.

TherapSid is available either with pre-installed and tested 6581 or without SID (if you already have your own).

We have a very limited stock of 6581 SIDS so don’t wait until they go extinct and order yours right now!

TherapSid is compatible with all variations of the SID chip including 6581, 8550 (6582) & Swinsid and it is simple to install your own.

The unit is configured to provide the correct voltages and the necessary filter capacitors for both generations are included.

FEATURES
-Compatible with all SIDS

-3 Oscillators, 4 waveforms per osc.

-Multimode Filter

-35 Knobs

-31 Buttons

-SID pcb isolated from main pcb (less noise)

-Switched audio input for running signals through the filter!

-100 Presets

-3 Lfos: 4 waveforms, 12 target knobs

-16 Step Modulator: sequence up to 20 knob positions, per step in a snap!
Also modulate Ring Mod, Sync and Waveform for all voices.

-Pedal Glide: enable/disable glide with the sustain pedal

-Compatible with our free iPad app (pending app store approval)

-Fully midi automated (see midi spec. chart in manual)

-Future proof: Firmware updates via sysex"

http://twisted-electrons.com/therapSid/

Jordan Rudess Releases Jordantron for iPad

Uploaded on Sep 18, 2014 Jordan Rudess

iTunes: Jordantron

"Presenting Wizdom Music's new app Jordantron. This is the first time Jordan Rudess, who is best known as the keyboardist for Dream Theater, has released a complete set of his exclusive sounds to the public. Jordantron will turn your iPad into the grandest and most epic sounding instrument ever!
Developed for Wizdom Music by Omenie, UK-based mellotron specialists"

iTunes: Jordantron

"This is the first time Jordan Rudess, best known as the keyboardist for Dream Theater, has released a complete set of his exclusive sounds to the public. Jordantron will turn your iPad into the grandest and most epic sounding instrument ever!

Developed for Wizdom Music by Omenie, UK-based mellotron specialists, Jordantron features :
• 57 sampled stereo instruments, 940MB of samples
• 4 octave samples per voice, 6 playable octaves
• Voices categorized by 'velocity sensitive', 'leads', 'orchestral / choral', 'pads' and 'strings'
• Velocity sensitivity on selected voices
• Decay tails on selected voices
• Octave shift keys to extend range of on-screen keyboard
• 'Half-speed' tape mode
• 12 programmable chord pads
• Warm, lush stereo reverb
• 32 'VOICEBANKs' holding voice, reverb and ABC blend settings for instant retrieval
• Giant 'Jordan-style' whole octave divebombs (configurable as whole tone or whole octave downshift)
• Support for multiple simultaneous instruments via MIDI
'Oscillotron' waveform display

First and foremost, this is a giant sample collection wrapped in its own playable instrument, designed for live and studio use with MIDI control. Jordantron allows its two internal Tron engines to be controlled by a pair of external class-compliant MIDI keyboards for maximum performance flexibility, one controlling the blendable 'ABCtron', the other controlling the 'Dtron' which is usually dedicated to chord pads. A flexible MIDI response allows VOICEBANKs to be retrieved using MIDI Program Change, so the iPad screen never needs to be touched during performance."

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Ginko Synthese SAMPLESLICER Now on Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ginkosynthese/sampleslicer

"The ultimate realtime sampler for your modular. No it's not another sampleplayer! It's a realtime cv controlled sampleslice sequencer.

The Sampleslicer will be the ultimate realtime sampler for your modular system. No, it is not a sample player!

It is a real-time sampler/slicer for your modular Eurorack system, with features that move it far beyond the scope of a regular sample-player.

What does it do?

The Sampleslicer is a real-time monophonic sampler, including a 16 step voltage-controlled sequencer.The incoming sound is chopped up automatically into 16 parts by the incoming clock signal and spread out over the16 steps in the internal sequencer.

How long can it sample?

The length of the recorded sample is set by a clock-divider, so the recording time is always linked to the incoming clock signal. You can choose between time divisions of 2, 1½, 1, ¾, ½ and ¼.
If the divider is set to 1 the sample time is equal to 16 incoming clock-pulses.
If set to ½ the sample length is equal to 8 incoming clock-pulses, spread over 16 slices (so half the time). It will produce even more glitchy fun when set to ¾, as it will spread 12 steps over 16 slices. The maximum sample time is about 30 seconds and the minimum sample time is a fraction of a second for granular noises.


How does the sequencer work?

Inside the Sampleslicer there is a 16-step voltage controlled sequencer to play back the sound. Every step is dedicated to a 16th part of the recorded sound inside memory. When the 16 steps are full the sequencer starts playing from the chosen start point till the chosen amount of steps are played. This can be in one-shot mode or in loop mode for infinite looping.
The start point and play length is determined by potentiometers or CV input.
Last but not least the individual slices can be played back as notes via CV from a sequencer or keyboard, by setting the start point in V/oct mode and play length to 1.

How does the pitch work?

There is a control to pitch the slices up or down. The pitch control affects the overall pitch of the recorded material. It can be controlled via CV.

What only realtime sampling?

Our vision on the modular world is that you get most fun out of realtime created sounds. Out of principle we chose to make this module without a memory card reader. However, if we reach our Kickstarter goal we will most probably make an add-on for using memorycards. These add-ons will be compatible with the Sampleslicer via a header on the back.

What about the soundquality?

The sample rate is 12bit, just like the good old sampling madness days. A lovely sound with a slightly raw character without being gritty. For comparison: CD digital sound quality is 16bit, gameboys are 8bit, the E-mu Emulator is 8bit, E-mu Emax is 12bit, the MPC60 is 12bit, the AKAI S612 is 12bit, the AKAI S900 is 12bit, Oberheim DPX1 is 12bit and the EMU sp-1200 is 12bit too...

In order to maximize sound quality and creative usage possibilities, we choose not to place a low-pass filter in the audio output path. The digital-to-analog conversion process already gives a clean and rounded sound, and filtering would tend to take away some brightness.
It is designed to be part of a modular system so we leave it to you whether you like to patch the output through a filter or not.

So, no, it is not 24bit as we know in the mastering studio’s. Instead, it will remind you of the good old “hip hop" sounds from the 80's :) and it's lovely! In the end it’s an instrument by itself rather than a mastering tool.

What do we need the money for?

As there are some parts that are only available in SMD we need to contract a factory for assembling the core part of the Sampleslicer. It’s not possible to make a small batch. (That would simply make the module a lot more expensive than we will ever want to sell them for.) Therefore we can only make a bigger batch, and we’ll have to take a risk before we can sell them. We need to collect all parts to make the Sampleslicers, which costs money. Next to the SMD story we use high quality parts like Alps potentiometers - we really hate wobbly interfaces! The front panels will be made in the Netherlands and will be 2mm anodized aluminium panels. Instead of being screen printed, the graphics will be part of an anodized layer. This costs a little more money but the super high quality is worth the price. And of course we have spent many hours developing the Sampleslicer and making its production possible...

Last but not least: If we reach the goal it opens a way for us to develop more innovative modules!

I'd like to thank all people who contibuted to the Sampleslicer so far. First of all:
- Lisa Dalhuijsen of Studio With: she made the lovely Ginkosynthese website and always comments me about graphic designs in a positive way.

- Mels Lenstra: he is a genius codewriter and without him the Sampleslicer would have never existed

- All the people who commended on facebook, Muffwiggler and the Dutch synthforum .

AND YOU! THANKS! A dream is coming true!"

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Les séquenceurs modulaires : le Metropolis d'Intellijel

Published on Sep 19, 2014 modularsquare

"Première vidéo de notre série découverte des séquenceurs modulaires ! Suivez-nous pour recevoir les prochaines.

Récapitulation des points forts :

http://modularsquare.com/Intellijel-M...

- Séquenceur 8 pas avec un twist : possibilité de programmer des répétitions (jusqu'à 8) par note, et de choisir entre un silence, une blanche, une noire, et une note tenue + slide
- On peut muter chaque note
- Un bouton par fonction
- Prise en main quasi immédiate, une soirée est suffisante pour le maîtriser
- Une mémoire pour sauvegarder une séquence et la globalité des réglages
- Clock intégrée, pas besoin de module externe
- Sortie clock avec diviseur de clock intégré (de mémoire c'est le seul à le proposer sur le marché) pour arroser d'autres modules de votre boitiers sans passer par un diviseur externe
- Quantizer intégré
- Contrôlable en CV
- Possibilité de modifier la longueur du Gate en sortie

Points faibles :
- Plutôt large
- Un certain prix...

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