Torino Synth Meeting 2015 The Making

Published on Jun 10, 2015 AudioCentralMagazine

"The day before the opening; setting all instruments for display. A lot of synthesizers at the 2015 edition of Torino Synthesizers Meeting."

Isotonik Arcade Prototype with Novation Launchpads at Make Sound Festival Leicester

Published on Jun 10, 2015 Mark Towers

"A quick demo at the Make Sound Festival Leicester of the 4player-mine-retro-arcade-cabinet"

Bouillabaisse

Published on Jun 10, 2015 MrSharps02

"after calibrating my midi to cv module i decided to make a song to celebrate. first try sequencing both the modular and the microbrute over midi, octatrack provides notes and glitchy percussion as well as some subtle sauce. bon appetite ."

Thy Trumpets Bleed - Swan Messiah - Experimental Modular Drone

Published on Jun 10, 2015 Swan Messiah

"Moog Sub Phatty, eurorack modular, Monson Nomad guitar, Sleepdrone 5, Lovetone Ring Stinger, Bubblesound VCOb, Flight of Harmony IMP, Plague Bearer, Pittsburgh Modular, 4MS QPLFO, a host of Moogerfoogers, Earthquaker Devices Afterneath, Eventide Space, Buddha Machine."

ALESIS ANDROMEDA A6 ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

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Full Analog Signal Path Drum 'n Bass Vinyl

Full Analog Signal Path Drum 'n Bass Vinyl from K X on Vimeo.

"This video shows the journey from start to finish of creating a drum 'n bass track with a 100% analog signal path from the synthesizers creating the music in real time, being recorded to open reel tape, mastering the tape with outboard analog equipment, and finally cutting the tape directly to vinyl.

The audio of this track can be found at https://kxnz.bandcamp.com/track/analog-drum-n-bass

The gear used in the synthesizer studio included:

Modulars : Roland System 700 (Drums), Moog series 900 (minor chords), Roland System 100 (sub basses, wind sfx, sirens), Arp 2500 (squelchy stabs), Buchla 100 series (SFX)

Other Synths : modified x0xb0x (low bass) Korg MS-20 (other bass), Roland System 100 standalone synth (other bass), modified Korg Monotron Duo (other bass)

FX : Roland Space Echo RE-501 (tape delay, chorus, spring reverb), Roland DC-30 (analog chorus-echo), Roland Dimension-D Analog Chorus

Mixer : Tascam M308b

The mixed signal was recorded in a separate studio using a Studer mixer and tape machine. The premaster was then brought to a third studio where the tape was mastered using the following gear.

Studer A812 tape machines
ORAM BEQ Pro 24 mixing console
API 550b EQ
Tube-Tech CL 1b compressor
Universal Audio Urei 1176Ln limiting amplifier
Amek limiter
Emt140 plate reverb

The master was then brought to a forth studio where it was run from tape through a few more pieces of outboard gear to finalize the signal and cut directly to a 12" vinyl record.

This video was taken with a cell-phone camera at the various locations and the audio for the video was recorded and limited in a digital audio workstation in parallel to the analog signal flow.

Big thanks to the Tokyo University of the Arts for facilitating the creation of this track, and to James at www.inreallife.co.nz for cutting the vinyl record."

Moog Multimoog Analog Synthesizer

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Mutable Instruments CLOUDS // The Drone

Published on Jun 10, 2015 LESINDES

"First touch with CLOUDS. Stunning what comes out of a simple analog synth phrase from MiniBrute frozen in CLOUDS... Some modulations + filter..."

Synthi S&H Patch

Published on Jun 10, 2015 d4nnyp

"Having some fun with a sample and hold path. I recently modified my Synthi with a sample & hold kit from Papz @ http://users.edpnet.be/papa/synthimods/ I recommend this mod, its easy to fit and opens the Synthi up quite a lot. My Synthi also has a filter unslew mod. The recording is just the naked Synthi, no external effects. I'll upload better audio on my soundcloud page. https://soundcloud.com/dan_p"

Moog Music Sells Half the Company to its Employees

via The New York Times:

"At the Moog synthesizer factory in Asheville, N.C., on Tuesday, Michael Adams, the company’s owner and chief executive, wanted to share some life-changing news with the entire staff.

'I’ve sold half the company,' he told them.

Anxious silence descended among the tight-knit group, many of whom feel a familial loyalty to the business, which has been likened to Willy Wonka’s factory for electronic musicians.

Then Mr. Adams revealed the buyer.

'I sold it to you,' he said, to a relieved wave of whoops, applause and happy tears, according to employees present.

Siobhan Robinson, a production scheduler who started as an office manager 10 years ago, could only talk through her sniffles and giddy laughs. 'This provides for my family; this is all we have,' she said."

Pictured:

Top: "Employees of Moog Music celebrating the news of an employee stock ownership plan with a toast on Tuesday." Credit Susannah Kay for The New York Times

Middle: "Emmy Parker; Michael Adams, the chief executive, center; and a company lawyer, Bob Deutsch, at the factory in Asheville, N.C." Credit Susannah Kay for The New York Times

Bottom: "Ileana Grams-Moog at the North Carolina factory where Moog synthesizers are made." Credit Susannah Kay for The New York Times

Way to go Moog Music! Be sure to read the full article at The New York Times.