Malekko SCRUTATOR bit & sample rate reducer pedal teaser

Published on May 12, 2015 Malekko HeavyIndustry

https://malekkoheavyindustry.com

"Teaser vid of Elijah Boland playing through the new Scrutator pedal!
Controls: sample rate, bit rate, filter (selectable band pass or low pass), filter resonance, pre amp, mix (100% dry to 100% wet), assignable expression pedal/cv control. The expression pedal can be assigned to any combination of these controls: sample rate, bit rate, filter frequency, filter resonance, and the assignment is both positive or negative throw! So, of course, assign the sample rate to +100% and the bit to -100% and rock the expression pedal back and forth to sweep between sample rate reduction and bit rate reduction! This pedal loves cv! Sounds incredible with synths! Available soon!! I know, not soon enough..."

Moog MF-104M Analog Delay Production Suspended

via Moog Music

"Effective immediately, Moog Music is suspending production of the MF -104M Analog Delay due to the unavailability of a critical Bucket Brigade Device (BBD) chip. When, and if, we are able to source more of these rare chips, we will resume limited production of this beloved Moogerfooger analog effect pedal.

If you are interested in an analog delay from Moog, you can still purchase the MF-Delay Minifooger pedal and the 500 Series Analog Delay, which are both in stock at authorized Moog dealers."

Seaboard Stories: Reach Far

Published on May 1, 2015 ROLI

"‘Reach Far’ is the first in a series of films about people using the Seaboard GRAND to do new and exciting things. Find out how Central Bucks High School West​ in Pennsylvania became the first ever school to own a Seaboard and ended up putting on a concert featuring their students and Grammy-winning Snarky Puppy​ keyboardist Cory Henry​. You can read the full story from ROLI founder and Seaboard inventor Roland Lamb at https://www.roli.com/blog/seaboard-st...."

And the press release:

Pennsylvania high school students and community come together to 'Reach Far' with Seaboard GRAND
New musical instrument inspires high school community to raise funds and put on special concert event.

LONDON, UK - ROLI, the award-winning East London design-led technology company and creator of the innovative Seaboard GRAND, released a short film entitled ‘Reach Far’, which tells the story of Central Bucks West High School’s journey to become the first high school in the world to acquire a ROLI Seaboard GRAND - and captures how the instrument inspired them to produce a unique student concert and community event.

On January 17, 2015, CB West High School students, faculty and alumni organised and participated in a concert in Pennsylvania that centered on a series of diverse Seaboard-inspired performances. The concert featured original pieces written specifically to highlight the Seaboard GRAND, in addition to reinterpretations of standard classical and jazz repertoire. The school’s band director, Neil Delson, led the concert event which also included composer alumni, and guest artist Cory Henry (acclaimed solo artist and Grammy-winning keyboardist for Snarky Puppy).

Roland Lamb, ROLI Founder and CEO, wrote on the ROLI blog about how the concert came to be organised: “One of [Neil’s] students, Sam Schumacher… had seen a video of the Seaboard GRAND on YouTube. Neil... shared his infectious enthusiasm with other students and teachers at the school. This sparked burgeoning interest among the wider community, with parents and board members forming a ‘Seaboard Committee’ who in turn partnered with the music department and OOKA, a local Japanese restaurant, to raise the funds to purchase a Seaboard GRAND Limited First Edition.”

He went on to describe the atmosphere on the day itself, as months of rehearsal and preparation came together for what was to be a unique performance: “I arrived the afternoon of the concert, and from the moment I walked into the band room, I was struck by the musical ambition among the students... The gravity of passion in the room was inspiring, and I felt both the power of music in bringing people together, and the power of people in creating new musical experiences,” Lamb said.

‘Reach Far’ will be the first in a series of short films about people making music with the Seaboard in innovative ways that will feature on ROLI’s recently relaunched website.

The Seaboard GRAND, hailed as "a visionary electric piano” and "the piano of the future”, reimagines the piano keyboard as a soft, continuous, pressure-sensitive surface. The Seaboard’s patented SEA interface technology allows players to manipulate notes through subtle gestures of their fingers in real-time, marrying the intuitiveness of a traditional instrument with the versatility of digital technology. ROLI has brought together years of innovation in several disciplines to realize this concept as a refined product, which has earned them accolades such as the SXSW Music Accelerator and the Design Museum’s Design of the Year, Product.

New Details on the Vintage Impakt Percussion Synth

See the update in this post.

'Clap Clock', Volca Bass and Volca Beats Jam- 'Clock House'

Published on May 12, 2015 ChrisLody

"https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SymetriC...

Fun with a Volca Beats, Volca Bass, a mixer and a clock with a contact mic and interference mic taped on it acting as a clap :)

No Prizes for guessing the BPM of this track!"

LepLoop Synthesizer & Drum Machine Jam #TTNM

Published on May 12, 2015 The Tuesday Night Machines

"My first jam with the LepLoop synth. Barely scratching the surface! All sounds from the LepLoop, recorded in one take. Sent through a Klangbau Spring Reverb."

Electribe Review by tarekith

Published on Jan 5, 2015 tarekith

"Review and quick walkthrough of the new Korg electribe. Check my blog at:

http://innerportalstudio.com"

Korg Electribe2s on eBay

Electribe Syncing

Published on Jan 6, 2015 tarekith

"Testing the various sync options with the new Korg electribe, and iPad running Gadget, and Ableton Live."

AKAI RHYTM WOLF with Original Box

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Polyfusion Modular Synthesizer Cabinets (2 Inverted Cabinets)

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SONICA by FRANK EVENTOFF SN 230 & 410

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"Travel back in time with this vintage Sonica. Yes, it is an unusual instrument. Around 1979-1980, only 650 were built. It's really a synthesizer that looks like a mini-guitar/sitar. The tone is something like a theremin. To hear the actual tone, there are various Youtube videos of folks playing one. This one is numbered 410. It's only about 20" long. It has its own little speaker and runs on a single nine volt battery. It has two octaves. All the notes on the headstock are major, but there is a half-step button on the body. The key is adjusted by a key knob. Yes, it is an odd duck! It is quite well made with a wood body (carved from Red Alder) and brass front, back and rear head stock plates (coated with baked enamel). The "fretboard" is also side with brass. This one is in good condition except for tears on the interior speaker grill cloth. The brass plating is tarnished, but I didn't dare scrub it with Brasso. It comes with the original (cute as the dickens) black chip board case with two piece of case candy. The mini six-page instructional booklet and warranty and the Sound Instruments warranty card (with the original 15 cent USPS "1980 Winter Olympics" speed skating stamp). It has an odd "in-tune" function: "Play the middle diamond... on the keyboard and turn the Key knob until the note sounds in tune with the music you're listening to." It also has an 1/8" output jack for a regular amplifier. Ol' Eric Clapton had one of these that was sold at his 2011 Bonhams auction for over $3,400. (Check it out online.) The inventor of the Sonica, Frank Eventoff, previously invented the popular Magical Musical Thing, and now runs Sensitronics, which is still on the cutting edge of experimental electronic musical instrument technology."

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