ALM/Busy Circuits ASQ-1, First Look From Superbooth 2022

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"A new multi-track sequencer built with performance in mind, the ASQ-1 from ALM/Busy Circuits is SH-101-style CV/gate and trigger sequencer that goes up to 127 steps. Watch as Reverb's Fess Grandiose gets a first look at the prototype machine."

Gamechanger Audio Motor Synth MkII Sound Demo (no talking) at Superbooth 2022

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Polyend Play Sound Demo (no talking) at Superbooth 22

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Silhoutte Eins Optical Synthesizer at Superbooth 2022

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"Silhoutte Eins Optical Synthesizer at Superbooth 2022

Objects placed on the light table create the source audio waveforms in real time.

The user interface consists of an on-monitor plexiglas hardware controller which addresses 4 software pages. 20 potentiometers and 21 buttons give you quick access to the functions. All values are shown directly behind and around the controlling potentiometer or button.

SOS says ... this is not unlike Daphne Oram's famous Oramics machine reinterpreted for the 21st Century.

More info here. http://www.silhouette-synthesizer.de/"

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Superbooth 22: PWM - Malevolent

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"Paul from PWM launched the Malevolent at Superbooth last September, but now the thunderous little synth is in full production and on it's way to a store near you.

Paul also teased his Frankenstein board, a fully working version of what's coming next from PWM, codename: The Creature!

As an addition to the Malevolent's serious looks are new magnetic end cheeks which are available in wood.

PWM Malevolent available now. Price: £579"

Superbooth 22: Soma - Terra

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"Terra is a very organic-looking creation, crafted from wood and metal to fit comfortably to human hands and allow for the subtle expressivity of an accoustic instrument. The core idea is unity of nature and technology.

Under the (wood) hood, lies a 12 voice polyphonic digital synth, but as Vlad tells Gaz, it's a synth that embraces the best side of digital and avoid the worst, with no plasticky sounds here.

Soma Terra availability: the first custom units are becoming available, but production begins at the end of 22

Price: TBA - under 1000 euros for the production model"

Superbooth 22: Finegear - Dirt Magnet

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"First their Dust Collector brought together a collection of analogue effects and noise shapers. Now Fine Gear continue their sonic experimentation with the Dirt Magnet, and it sets the dust flying.

Christian from Fine Gear gave us a view of the prototype Dirt Magnet which is built around a real tape delay with the preamp from the Space Echo, and modulation. On top of that, it gives us and MS-20 VCF, ring mod, crackle and noise sources, all modulatable with 2 digital syncable LFOs with symmetry and offset control, all through a stereo signal path. We also got an early glimpse of the Modmix, a 4 channel modulatable mixer with 2 LFOs and 2 envelope followers and feedback loops for extensive sound experimentation.

Dirt Magnet availability: end of summer. Price: estimated 1000 euros

Modmix availability: next year. Price: TBC"

Superbooth 22: Erica Synths - Syntrx 2

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Peter Zinovieff on the orignal SYNTRX

"Girts showed us the rather lovely Syntrx 2, and showed us round the refined and expanded features.

Building on their experience from the original Syntrx, this incarnation now has more accurate oscillators with octave switches and manual or CV controlled wave shaping, which allows for PWM. There is also a newly designed dual high-pass and low-pass filter allowing for enhanced filtering flexibility. There are digital FX developed in collaboration with Dutch Company 112 Decibel, and the joystick motion is now recordable.

Available: July - August

Syntrx 2 Price: 1800 euros"

Superbooth 22: ASM - Hydrasynth Explorer

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"Ken Flux Pierce gives Gaz, and us a deep tour of the ASM Hydrasynth Explorer.

The Hydrasynth Explorer packs the same lovely-sounding digital synth engine as its bigger sibling, and has a unique smaller semi-weighted keybed with polyphonic aftertouch, which on it's own makes this a very special and rugged little package.

ASM Hydrasynth Explorer available now. Price: 599 USD."

Superbooth 22: Eventide - Misha

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"Tyler from Eventide introduced us to Misha, an interval-based instrument and sequencer.

Misha lets you play live, or create sequences using its 9 interval keys, generating musical ideas which might not have arrived ordinarily. The sequencer can be polyphonic, and has many ways of modifying the sequenced notes, inverting them, randomizing and altering the note order, or changing the scale on the fly. Speaking of scales, Misha has 100 built-in scales ranging from the familiar to the experimental, and it's possible to program your own scales too.

Eventide Misha available: end of summer 22

Price: 599 USD"

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