New 4ms Stereo Triggered Sampler at NAMM

"4ms Stereo Triggered Sampler. Come see it @NAMMShow booth 5000! #4ms #4msSTS #eurorack #modular #synth #synthesizer #NAMM #NAMM2017"

New Keyboard Synth Teaser from Soulsby Synthesizers

And what do we have hear? A new keyboard synth from Soulsby Synthesizers? It appears they saved their biggest NAMM announcement for last. Details are slim at this point with only the following:

"#NAMM2017 announcement 3/3: come to booth 5000 and see!"

If you missed them, you can find announcement 1 here and 2 here.

DreamBlaster X2 General MIDI Wavetable Synthesizer Board

Published on Jan 9, 2017 PhilsComputerLab

"This is a video review of the DreamBlaster X2, a brand new wavetable General MIDI synthesizer board for classic sound cards like the Sound Blaster, ESS Audio Drive and many others.

This device has lots of features, the USB interface allows software customisation, uploading of sound fonts and doubles as a USB MIDI interface, turning the X2 into an stand-alone MIDI module.

We will check out the product, I walk you through the supplied software, the preset editor, the upload tool and how to use everything.

At the end of the video are some sound recordings of classic DOS games:

12:27 Duke Nukem 3D
13:28 Settlers II
14:40 Doom II
18:27 Descent
20:58 System Shock
23:06 Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate
24:12 Wing Commander: Privateer"

via http://www.serdashop.com

"DreamBlaster X2 Advanced WaveBlaster + USB Synth

Have a look at the user manual

- Small formfactor midi PCB : 65mm x 38mm size
- Black color PCB
- Dream 5000 series synth chip with 81 voices polyphony, high quality effects engine
- Waveblaster compatible connector for use on soundcards (such as Soundblaster 16, Audician 32, ESS AudioDrive, Aureal Vortex 2 and many others...) and DIY projects.
- Super low latency <1ms - 64mbyte flash for soundbank data - USB MIDI in (Class compliant midi device, works on windows XP without drivers) - stereo line out using a high quality 24 bit DAC - Preloaded with a high quality 16 megabyte Dream General MIDI soundbank (http://dream.fr/pdf/Serie5000/Soundbanks/GMBK5X128.pdf) - DreamBlaster Preset editor / USB uploader tool for advanced customization/tweaking. Downloads available at http://serdaco.com/downloads/X2/"

Low Gain Electronics Shortbus V.2 Eurorack Module

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"The Short Bus is a seven input OR combiner. Aside from its new facelift (.060" powder coated steel panel) it has newly upgraded toggle switches which allow you to easily select one of three options, two dedicated bus outputs (labeled A and B) or you can select the 'Off' position. The Short Bus allows for easy mixing of gate, trigger, and clock signals. You can 'mix' CV with the Short Bus, however all negative voltages will be ignored. High voltage at the inputs takes priority and voltages are not 'Summed'. The OR combiner diodes have been upgraded to allow for lower voltage drops. Forward voltage drop average is now around .18V instead of .7V."

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Snazzy FX Tidal Wave Eurorack Module

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"The Tidal Wave is in first line a sound processor with waveshaper, filter and VCA but on the other hand a synth voice. A flexible VC-Mix/crossfader section with is used to create comb filter effects. A VC-LFO and an autotrigger envelope plus an internal modulation buss are used for CV routing with interesting opposite going modulations. All sections of the module can be used individually."

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TV Station E-MU Emulator EIII Demo

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Published on Jan 18, 2017 Eric Sabatino

"Demo of E-MU Emulator 3 EIII Sequencer track from news channel"

Worth the wait.

via this auction

"We are selling our E-MU Emulator. It works, and appears to have been owned by a television station in its past. The sequencer has music from news segments and olympic coverage programmed. It has quite a few classic E-MU sounds saved in its banks including some nice strings, drums, electric guitars, and entire bank of dogs barking and panting.

It turns on, boots up, and plays. I have not tried to use the floppy drive, but it makes noise and the light flashes. The contrast knob is missing, but can be easily turned without the knob attached. There is some faint digital noise when it is on at higher volumes. It has not been restored, but it has been well cared for."

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Arp Axxe SN 040

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"Own a piece of synthesizer history!! For sale is a clean condition Arp Axxe synth! Great analog mono synth with one oscillator and very similar to the Arp Odyssey.

It is a very clean board with very few marks on the body. Wood side panels in great condition for its age and corner shown in picture shows the general light wear on all 8 corners and may be able to be cleaned up with a wood conditioner of some sort. Very close to collector's condition cosmetically. Half of the keys are yellowed due to the age of the board.

All notes play, and most of the controls work but the ADSR circuit will need repair. However, great refurb kits are available here on eBay and I don't want to do the repair myself. I'm positive the refurb kits will restore this synth to factory values to produce even better sounds than it does now as well as more precise control over the filtering and tonal sections.

Price reflects the condition of this board, and any experienced tech will be able to bring this board back to studio quality in no time!"

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bitrman cv mod demo

Published on Jan 18, 2017 Brian Comnes

"Add CV to Alesis ModFX Bitrman. BEcause internal voltages are 0-3VDC, I had to add a simple voltage divider to reduce the sent voltage not to exceed 3 volts. Very simple with a 10K resistor on the + pole jooined by a 15K resistor from the negative pole. Then detach the center pins of the two pots for Bitr and Phasor and rout in the external voltage. Quite simple actually. Enjoy!! Sorry for low volume audio."

MPC Lounge: Drum Programming on the New Akai MPC Live

Published on Jan 18, 2017 AkaiProVideo

"In this episode of MPC Lounge, we look at drum programming and editing inside MPC Live. We also show you how to quickly navigate the Browser to find the right kits and samples for your project."

Akai Introduces MPCX and MPCLIVE Standalone Music Production Centers & MPC Software v2.0

Erica Synths Introduces New Polivoks Inspired DIY Eurorack System

via Erica Synths

"Erica Synths began with DIY kits, which have now been fully redesigned, are skiff friendly, and have been adapted even more for modular functionality.  This provides you with a great-sounding 84HP two-VCO modular system with 53 patch points that go well beyond classical monosynths.

This is not just a Polivoks clone.  We have introduced numerous innovative solutions in each module to make it more versatle and to expand the functionality of the entire system.  Each module is available as a PCB+ panel or a full kit, and it includes unique components and manufactured-in-Latvia ICs.  Front panel design by www.carrebranding.com.  All kits will be available in March 2017 at www.ericaysnths.lv.

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