Optigan Panoptigon- Production Unit Pics

via Optigan.com

"Happy 2019, Optigoners!

We’re happy to announce that the PANOPTIGON – the new Optigan/Orchestron disc-playing hardware developed by our associate Robert Becker & his company Quilter Labs – will finally be available in an initial limited quantity production run of 25 units for US customers in 2019. (The initial run are not approved for Europe due to additional requirements that will be addressed on the next build.) Click on the thumbnails above to see the official flyer and photos of one of the first production units. We don’t have a release date yet, but it will be in the coming months. An official demo video will be ready soon, but in the meantime you can view a demo of the prototype unit from last year [posted here]

Quilter Labs will be showing the first two production units at NAMM this year, so if you’re attending, be sure to stop by their booth – number 4144 Hall D.

We’d like to encourage all of you to purchase the Panoptigon from this site (optigan.com) when it does become available. The Panoptigon was developed with Pea acting in an informal advisory role, but optigan.com will only be a dealer, rather than a partner, which means the only way we earn any cut is via sales commissions. In other words, if you hear about it from us, and decide to buy it based on our involvement/endorsement, but end up buying it direct from the factory, we will receive no commission. Either way, the price, delivery time, and service will be the same. MAP for the Panoptigon is $3999.

To this end, we will be offering an informal pre-sale for folks who are keen to reserve one of the initial batch of 25 units that will be offered for sale (10 of the initial run are already spoken for as of this posting date). Please send us an email if you’re interested in placing a pre-order, and we’ll get the ordering details to you as soon as we’re ready.

Along with the public launch of the Panoptigon, our entire back-catalog of discs will become more readily available on demand, so no more waiting around for bulk order deals as we’ve had to do in the past. The Panoptigon will play all vintage Optigan/Orchestron discs as well, but we’re also likely to remaster the vintage Optigan disc titles in order to add the strobe patterns that unlock additional features for discs that have them.

OK! That about covers it for now. See you at NAMM!"

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Doors Riders on the Storm Moog Grandmother DeepMind 6 Analog Synthesizer Rik Marston

Published on Jan 18, 2019 SynthgodXXX

"The Doors "Riders on the Storm" Moog Grandmother + DeepMind 6
Synthesizer Demo by Rik Marston
**Watch in HD!!** **Turn it UP!**

MIDI FILE FRIDAY: The Doors - "Riders on the Storm"
I think this was the hardest to do by hand, timing had
to be perfect, (which I failed at LOLOL) but it is ALL ANALOG!
Moog Grandmother plays the Organ Bass & the Behringer
DeepMind 6 covers the Guitar, Rhodes & vocal melody.
The Grandmother was sequenced & then all knobs were
recorded on the fly to give all of the movement & depth.
The Rhodes sound was "Reedep3" with Delay, Guitar
was "PWM Pad" vocal melody was "2pSweeppad".
Extra Reverb & Delay effects added post in Ableton LIVE.
NO DRUMS INCLUDED, this is strictly synthesizer."

Casio SK-1 Sampling Synthesizer

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Eurorack Excursion #1 - EWI, Eurorack & iOS

Published on Jan 18, 2019 Marc S. Langelier

"Getting started on my Eurorack journey with my EWI, Parat+, the Instruo Aither, Rubicon mk1, STO & Aum. With many thanks to Sebastian, my Aither module arrived a few days ago. PhaseOne of my little Eurorack system is nearly complete. I have a lot to learn and I'm really looking forward to that. This is just a handful of clips from my first excursion with my EWI, the Aither module, Parat+ and the rest of this sonic ecosystem.

Modules from L to R: Hexinverter Mutant Brain, Division6 Multiplicity XV, Instruo Aither, Intellijel Rubicon mk1, MakeNoise STO & Roland 531 Mixer. Parat+ is connected via the Aither's ad hoc network (PW protected). The 2nd iPad is running Aum, Eos 2, Reamp & Apesoft's Oscilloscope. Audio is handled by the Focusrite 2i2 via a camera connection kit."

A New Yamaha Keytar - The Sonogenic SHS-500: It’s Your Turn To Be The Star!

Published on Jan 18, 2019 Yamaha Corporation of America

"Sonogenic SHS-500 is a new type of instrument from Yamaha that is perfect for music lovers who want to participate in making music, but maybe haven't learned how. This Keytar ('Key"board + Gui"tar') gives you the freedom to dance, jump and move around while you play!"

Mutable Instruments Rings & Doepfer A 149 ( Buchla 265/66 )

Published on Jan 18, 2019 RinghausenMusic

Doepfer A 149

Phase Distortion & Frequency Modulation Synth Jam

Published on Jan 18, 2019 Perfect Circuit

"All of the Sounds in this video are made with either Phase Distortion or Frequency Modulation digital synthesizers, read this article on our website for more information about these types of synthesis https://www.perfectcircuit.com/articl.... The Casio CZ-101 is a phase distortion synthesizer that produces sounds similar to those produced by analog subtractive synthesis. The Elektron Digitone is an frequency modulation or FM synthesizer that also has subtractive filters. The Volca FM has the same synthesis as the Yamaha DX-7, which is FM that is implemented with phase modulation.

The Digitone is used to sequence everything, a Korg Volca Mix mixes everything together. The CZ-101 goes through a Walrus Audio Julia chorus pedal and the Volca FM is going through the Earthquaker Devices Dispatch Master V3 delay and reverb pedal."

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Radiohead everything in its right place patch - Sequential Prophet X - Prophet 5

Published on Dec 26, 2018 evildead2002

"Just a test coming from my Prophet X, thought it would be fun to show how close to a prophet 5 it can get. Seriously cool synth. Should have a full version soon when i get around to recording it.
Let me know what you think 🙂"

Resonance HOME - Prophet 5 / Prophet X cover

Published on Jan 5, 2019 evildead2002

"Just for fun, getting to know the Prophets better and mixing etc.
*Could have made patches that stood out in the mix more.

Now I really need some MOOG patches."

Coffeeshopped Releases Patch Blocks iPad Editor for the Yamaha DX200

Patch Block on iTunes

The great thing about this editor, aside from having all the editable parameters in front of you, is the graphical representation of things like the algorithms and envelopes. You can see the operator routing of each algorithm and you can see what you are editing on the envelopes which are a bit reverse of what you would expect on your standard analog synth - increasing the rate lowers the attack time, while increasing lengthens it.

via Coffeeshopped:

"About a year ago, the venerable Elektron released their Digitone: an FM synth box with a sequencer, promising to make the elusive methods of frequency modulation into a more hands-on experience. Well, 17 years earlier, Yamaha tried a similar thing: the DX200. And about a month ago, a kind and generous man named Calvin met with me on a chilly night in the parking lot of a Walgreen's Pharmacy in Austin to loan me his DX200 (pictured here). And so, today, I bring you Patch Base 3.4 and the Yamaha DX200 Editor and Librarian. Let me tell you a bit about the new editor, and the DX200 itself.

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