NAMM2017: Elektron Announces the DigiTAKT - NAMM Floor Video

Published on Jan 19, 2017 Analogue Zone Showroom / Synths and Studio

"Elektron Announces the DigiTAKT

Elektron - Digitakt : 2017 April, MSRP: 650$"

Details here.

NAMM 2017: Dreadbox NYX Analog Paraphonic Synthesizer

Published on Jan 19, 2017 Synth Anatomy

1977-1978 ELEKTOR Magazines Featuring Formant DIY Modular

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via this auction

"ELEKTOR - Formant Synthesizer build features, Schematics and PCB layouts!

This is a nearly complete set of the original month by month build instructions for the Elektor Formant synth!
The lot includes 12 issues from April 1977 to October 1978.
Issues 24, 25, 26, 31, 32 (2 copies), 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 42.
The mags are an amazing snapshot of the hobby electronics scene in the late 1970s, but I am obviously selling these because of the Formant sections.

Issues 24-35 are the ones with the actual Formant features, schematics and PCB layouts.
There are a few missing (27-30), but even if you don't already have the others, this is a VERY rare opportunity to pick up the original magazines with the schematics and build diary in, rather than relying on scans on the web.

I'm throwing in 3 more issues, Issue 37 also has half of the C.Chapman VOCODER design as well !!!
They are all in absolutely fantastic condition. You will also get the official 1978 Elektor binder."

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Perfect Circuit Audio Presents an Eventing w/ Koma Elektronik

Perfect Circuit Audio is hosting a product demo + Q & A event with Koma Elektronik this coming Monday, Jan 23. You'll find full details in the flyers.

Note the two flyers have the same info. I decided to save them both for the archives.

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NAMM 2017: New Dreadbox ABYSS Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer

Published on Jan 19, 2017 Synth Anatomy

ABYSS:
4-Voice Analog Synthesizer

MODE:
* Multi Channel
* Unison
* Polyphonic
* Chords (Appear to be 7 different switch settings)

MOD WHEEL:
switch for (v rate, v depth, wave, w depth)

VCO:
Rate (amount)
Depth (amount)
Wave (appears to be a single blending [square, saw, pulse?] and non-blending [pulse?, square, saw, noise] waveform dial)
Sub (amount)
Glide (amount)
Detune (VCO)
Detune (LFO)
Vibrato (rate)
Vibrato (depth)

VCF:
Cutoff (amount; misspelled as two words)
Velocity (amount)
Reson (amount)
A D S R (envelope)
Level (envelope)
LFO A (amount, to cutoff?)
LFO B (amount; to cutoff?)

LFO:
Rate A (amount)
Rate B (amount)
2x waveform selectors (square, ramp, saw, triangle)

VCA
Drive (amount)
A D S R (vca)

REFLECTOR:
Time (amount)
Res (amount)
Mix (amount)
LFO A (amount; to time?)

DELAY:
Time (amount)
Feed (amount)
Mix (amount)
LFO B (amount; to time?)

PHASER:
Res (amount)
Bias (amount)
LFO B (amount; to ???)

Image via Sonic State. Specs via this Muff thread.

[NAMM] Pioneer DJ Toraiz AS-1 - NAMM Floor Video

Published on Jan 19, 2017 Audiofanzine in English

"Here's a demo of the Pioneer DJ Toraiz AS-1 at the NAMM Show 2017."

See the Pioneer label below for more.

NAMM 2017: Make Noise Morphagene - First Look

Published on Jan 19, 2017 sonicstate

[NAMM] Dave Smith Instruments REV2 - NAMM Floor Demo by Dave Smith

Published on Jan 19, 2017 Audiofanzine in English

"Here's a demo of the new synthesizer from Dave Instruments, the REV2, at the NAMM Show 2017 !"

And the announcement posts:

Dave Smith Instruments Introduces the REV2 16-voice Analog Poly Synth
Dave Smith Instruments & Pioneer DJ TORAIZ AS-1 Official Introduction

Enginursday: The Pro-One and Proto-8 Synthesizers

Published on Jan 19, 2017 SparkFun Electronics

"Marshall has some synthesizers to show off today. See what the signals of an old analog synth look like on the trusty scope, and check out what he's been up to with the Teensy Audio Board. (I’ll give you a hint: it’s synthesizers!)

The project itself is tracked in GitHub, complete with hardware design, panel design and software. The readme files contain information about installing software and general use: https://github.com/marshalltaylorSFE/...

More Information: https://www.sparkfun.com/news/2278"

NAMM2017: Introducing Make Noise Morphagene Eurorack Module

NAMM2017: Introducing Make Noise Morphagene Eurorack Module - Patch Two

Published on Jan 19, 2017 Analogue Zone Showroom / Synths and Studio

http://www.analoguezone.com/

Update: "Patch One" just went up:

NAMM2017: Introducing Make Noise Morphagene Eurorack Module - Patch One