The Roland ProForm Series

Beautiful scan sent my way via Javier Zubizarreta. Title link takes you to a much larger image. Thanks Javier!

More NAMM 2006 via One Blue Monkey

I totally forgot about One Blue Monkey. They have some coverage including pics, notes and video, including the Akai EWI4000S. Title link takes you there.

Le Synthi V3 and Synthi AKS Schematic

Keith Seaman was doing some research on the EMS Synthi and ran into this schematic of the Keyboard Sequencer for the Synthi AKS. He sent it my way along with a link to a free Synthi emulation. Title link takes you to where you can download the software. Click on "logiceils" when you get there, scroll down and pick your flavor. Thanks Keith!

Musicians and Their Synths

Title link takes you to a site sent my way via André Bihler, of various musicians and their synths. Enjoy. Thanks André!

Jean Michel Jarre

Korg Oasys and Karma Video

Moogulator found a great demo video of the Korg Oasys and Karma. Title link takes you to the video.

Weird Noises That Blossom Into Symphonies - NY Times

Title link takes you to an interesting article in the New York Times on the Yamaha Tenori-On, the theremin, and Buchla. Regarding the Tenori-On: "It's a digital instrument in a new form," said Toshio Iwai, a 43-year-old interactive artist and University of Tokyo professor who created the device. "It plays light as well as sound." ... "The aim of this project is to create a musical instrument for nonmusicians," Mr. Iwai said. "I'm not a musician, but I had a dream to play an instrument on the stage." This is later countered with, "The potential in such an interactive system is finite," Dr. Winkler said of the tenori-on. "It's a cool thing for kids to play with, but I don't know any musician who would want to be stuck with this guy's music."

The Funk-A-Duck and MIDI Trumpet

Click here for the techno geeks page of the NAMM Oddities 2006 site. You'll recognize some others there as well. BTW, Frostwave makes some amazing filterboxes. I have the Resonator, and MS-10 filter clone. Build quality is outstanding and the filter on that thing will rip the paint off walls. Via CDM.

Brand New Micro Q Spotted for Sale at Thomann

Now this is kind of interesting consider Waldorf has been gone for some time.

Famous Sounds on Synthmania

Title link takes you to a page on Synthmania that has a long list of samples of famous sounds. Ever wonder what the Hoover sound everyone refers to actually sounds like? Check out "mentasm.mp3" when you get there. The Lucky Man solo? Also there.

Mindtrip - Moog MG-1 and Roland SH-1000 Tune

Title link takes you there. Posted by macman on the-gas-station.