Update: For those that missed it, you can find a streamed archive here for the next week or so:
Update: This is starting now. Direct link. Save the file and open it with Winamp or your favorite streaming player. He's currently talking about the Buchla Electric Music Box - 200 System. And a plug for Plan B.
Barry Schrader's website
When: Sunday, February 25, 2007
Where: On the Web (see <http://www.new-sounds.com/> for links)
Time: 5:00 P.M. PST (February 26, 1:00 A.M. GMT)
On Sunday, February 25, Barry Schrader will be doing a live interview with Tom Schulte on his Outsight Radio Hours show. Outsight Radio is also available on demand from the New Artist Radio site.
That would be in the next twenty minutes or so folks. Previous Barry Schrader posts.
Update via tearaway in the comments:
"Hello, Tom Schulte of Outsight Radio here. Thanks for the interest in my show and the Barry Schrader interview. Fortunately, I recorded the interview and it is here:
http://www.musicsojourn.com/AR/Alt/page/s/SchraderBarry.htm
"the real punk was the synthesizer" - that's a great quote!
It also makes me think about how some early punk in England (Crass, Sham 69, Damned, Clash) and U.S. West Coast (Germs, Flipper, the scene around The Masque club), East Coast (NYC No Wave of James Chance, Lydia Lunch, Suicide, DNA, etc.) was much more diverse and experimental than the surviving punk rock sound is, which is just a distillation sub-genre of rock (Southern LA, NYC) and glam (England).
Upcoming interviews are with Mark Volman (Turtles), Roye A (Nektar), Sonja Kristina (Curved Air), 180-Gs (a cappella group covering Negativland)"
Sunday, February 25, 2007
MATRIXSYNTH FORUM
And I decided to take the plunge. Title link takes you to a forum I just set up. This is the first MATRIXSYNTH user forum. I put up five categories to start:Everything Synth
Everything Else
Music
On the Blogs
Wanted to Buy and Wanted to Sell
The descriptions for each are at the Forums. I'm going to keep it simple to start. I think forums have a tendency to dry up when the posts get too diluted.
A note on the "On the Blogs" forum: I created this for two reasons. One so people can have a place to share links to interesting posts they find out there. It is not limited to MATRIXSYNTH blogs, but any blog out there. Two, for posts that end up in the archives that people would still like to discuss. I decided to separate this from Everything Synth because the thought is this can become a place to specifically keep the comments on blog posts alive, long after they roll off the front pages of various blogs. It will also make it much easier to parse old posts and engage with others. I frequently get comments that might inspire discussion on old posts, but they go unseen because others rarely go into the archives. This forum will be a place where you can point people to that post you want to discuss.
So, go grab your name before someone else does, and DO NOT grab others names trying to impersonate them. I will remove your account and give it to the known owner of the alias. As for forum moderation and rules, use common sense. I won't be babysitting, but I will be watching.
I'll be adding a permanent link to the forum on the right in just a sec.
Also, I should note the forum has RSS out of the gate, so if you are into subscribing to RSS feeds it has it. Just look for the RSS icon on site or go to the bottom of the forum and look for the RSS text. Or, just click on this RSS icon here to subscribe.Update: Looks like the RSS feed wasn't working in Bloglines for me. I updated the feed to Smart Feed with more options. The icon link in this post and on the forum goes to the Smart Feed page where you can read more about RSS and/or just subscribe to the appropriate feed for your reader. I use Bloglines and have it working fine now.
SCI Prophet 5 Tribute Site Update
Jos who runs the SCI Prophet 5 Tribute site wrote in to let me know he has added a single manual Prophet 10 Page. Title link takes you to the page where you will find more images and info. Images, including this one are courtesy of Brandon's fdiskc.com.Jos' SCI Prophet 5 Tribute Site
Previously featured here.
Effector 13 Videos
Effector 13 - Synth Mangler prototype no strum guitar
Effector 13 - Handroid - joystick ring mod
YouTube via neverorforever. Title link takes you to more Effector 13 videos. I found this searching for Effector 13 after my previous post.
Effector 13 - Handroid - joystick ring mod
YouTube via neverorforever. Title link takes you to more Effector 13 videos. I found this searching for Effector 13 after my previous post.
Waldorf Edition Track by Boele Gerkes
Title link takes you to an mp3 by Boele Gerkes of SCD. You can see the instruments in each track of this image.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Tom Oberheim's Jacket
Very "Daft Punk." Apparently this one was owned by Tom Oberheim himself. Man I am tempted... If anyone out there gets it, please post back with a comment and let us know. It would be great to know this went to a good home. Title link takes you to more shots pulled via this auction. The other shots include images of it in silver reversible . Sent my way via brian comnes.
Details:"It’s True! My very good friend, Mr. Tom Oberheim personally gave me his own Oberheim jacket has a thank you for supplying him with key electronic components and consulting with him on his electronic needs as he began the rise of Marion Systems. Tom is a good friend and a fantastic man with incredible genius. As a young man I grew to have a ton of respect for him and enjoyed hanging out with him in his Santa Monica office as Marion Systems grew.
Tom Oberheim (mini bio)
Synthesis Pioneer
Tom Oberheim has been developing electronic products for musicians for over 35 years. He invented a number of innovative electronic music products, including: the first polyphonic music synthesizer, the first phase shifter and ring modulator for the performing musician, the first completely programmable music synthesizer, and the first electronic music system that incorporated a synchronized music synthesizer, digital sequencer and digital drum machine. He has founded and managed three electronic music product companies, and served as a CEO and CTO. He also participated in the development and implementation of the MIDI standard."
Tom, forgive me for putting your jacket on Ebay, but I feel it should be passed on to another fan of your fantastic legacy (not to mention it doesn’t fit me anymore).
This silk, zip up Jacket is in FANTASTIC condition, reversible, and has the large GREAT Oberheim Logo embroidered on both the “black side as well as the silver side”. Also since this was Tom’s jacket “Oberheim” is embroidered on the front left breast area of the black side. The jacket can be worn comfortably by a man or woman and I would say the size is a man’s large, based on Tom’s size and when it fit me."
Techno Live By Vynil Codec
Another YouTube via KlemK.
Kitlist:
E-MU PX-7
Korg radias
Akai S900
Mackie 1642 VLZ
Alesis Smashup & Bitrman
TC Electronics m300
M-Audio Quattro (only use for recording i am quiet PC alergic whenit is about to make music)
Two More Vids via fierce fish
Monomachine Vocal Example Aciieed!
Studio at night
Title link takes you to fierce fish's (darenager) video set on YouTube.
Studio at night
Title link takes you to fierce fish's (darenager) video set on YouTube.
DIY Kraakdoos / Crackle Box
I've mentioned the Crackle Box before, but I just realized I never put up a post exclusively on it and the home page for it. Title link takes you there."The Kraakdoos, or Crackle Box, was designed by Michel Waisvisz of STEIM in the seventies, the main concept being that the human body becomes a vital part of the electronics (or the other way around) while playing it. It is a touch and pressure sensitive device that squeeks and makes a lot of noise when played with."
There are samples on site.
Innerclock Systems Sync-Shift Mark II
Remember the Innerclock Systems Sync Shift? Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. Note the auction is via Innerclock Systems and the shots are all stock, but they sure are nice. : ) I'm tempted to get one of these. I notice going from my 909 sync is fine, but going to the 909 is horrible. After about thirty seconds you really start to notice it. I hear the Sync-Shift keeps things completely in sync, and I've heard nothing but praise for it.Innerclock Systems Website
Taking the OASYS Plunge
Looks like Carbon111 got himself an OASYS. Title link takes you to his post on SYNTHWIRE with more shots and details.
Living Room Invasion! II
Remember this shot by Massimiliano? Here is another he just sent it of a MOOG Sonic Six and his cat.
Robert Rich On Mastering The Tools In Electronic Music
Title link takes you to part 1 of an interview with Robert Rich on Gearwire. That's his MOTM modular behind him."He uses a number of old keyboards in his work as well including the Yamaha DX7 IID, Korg Wave Station and the Ensoniq ASR10 Sampler. Rich also uses the TimewArp 2600 by WayOutWare.
There is one piece of gear Rich uses a good deal; Synthesis Technology MOTM, a hybrid system with Midi to CV conversion.
'Its become my signature. It is a but of a luxury I enjoy it I grew up building modular synthesizers from kits so that is my language,” says Rich. “Only in the past 5 to 8 years that there has been a resurgence of analog synths-and a backlash against plug-ins. The experience of interacting with machines...there is something sensual about hardware. It touches the skin.'"
MOOG Minimoog Sound Charts
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. Note the auction is for a Minimoog not just the Sound Charts.
Kawai K3m
No title link, just this shot pulled via this auction
I never knew it came with a wave card. The K3m is capable of rudimentary additive synthesis. You can add harmonics to build up a sound.
Update: The seller, Robert, sent me a hi-res scan of the card. You can find it here.
International 4600
This one is listed as an International 4600 according to this auction, aka the Maplin 4600. No title link. Just the two shots. via Simon.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Waldorf Q Yellow
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. The other shots are a bit blurry.
Metasonix Tube Theremin?
No, not really, or at least not yet. So I'm desperately trying to catch up for the day and I stumble upon this post on Muff Wiggler. It's a list of ideas for Metasonix to do next. First on the list? A Tube Theremin. Just the image of what that might sound and look like (think about it) sent me running. Good one Muff. : ) Title link takes you to the post.
Don Martin Mini
Click here for more images of this Donimoog sent in by an anonymous reader. According to the person that sent it in, the "sound is very good, and extreme close, quasi the same as the original mini, I only noticed a different filter tracking." Except that,there are 7 other main differences (physical) Can u find them?"
For those of you not familiar with the Donimoog, Don Martin actually owned the MOOG name in the US when Bob Moog was running his company under the Big Briar name. Bob sued and eventually won his name back. You can read more in this Sound on Sound article where the following was pulled:
"In the 1990s, three new companies appeared, each bearing the Moog name, although none was connected with Bob Moog himself. In addition to the short-lived UK company Moog Music Ltd (see the 'Cambrian Capers' box towards the end of this article), there was the US-based Moog Music Inc, a company owned by a character named Don Martin who made lavish promises of new Minimoogs and other classic Moog products, took deposits from customers, but failed to deliver and then allegedly disappeared. The other company was Moog CE, which built modules for original Moog instruments such as the System 55 and IIIC. The owner of Moog CE, Michael Bucki, recently reached an amicable arrangement with Bob Moog, selling his name back to him, and renaming his company ModuSonics. He is still in business.
With Don Martin's Moog Music Inc defunct, and Moog CE renamed, Bob Moog was then free to rename Big Briar Moog Music Inc, and to undertake the development of the Minimoog Voyager. Except in the UK, of course, where it is marketed and sold as the Voyager By Bob Moog"
So can you spot the 7 differences? : ) BTW, DO NOT MISS this post.
Custom FORAT 9000
Title link takes you to more shots sent in by an anonymous reader."-wooden sidepanels stripped and refinished,first 2 micro layers of old mahony next 2 layers of teak varnish
-new handcrafted black painted aluminium display housing (not an plastic laptop battery case! hahaha…)
Next stadium:
Master fader to be replaced,and all black fadercaps…
where the old display was I will place a red alpha numeric led display showing the name ‘Linn 9000’"
Previous Forat posts
Live techno by Vynil Codec
YouTube via KlemK.
Update: Kitlist:
E-MU PX-7
Korg radias
Akai S900
Mackie 1642 VLZ
Alesis Smashup & Bitrman
TC Electronics m300
M-Audio Quattro (only use for recording i am quiet PC alergic whenit is about to make music)
NOTE: I almost missed this video as KlemK sent it to me as a YouTube invite. I usually automatically delete YouTube invites because I keep thinking they are porn spam, and I am afraid of what might pop up if I click through. : ) For whatever reason I decided to click through this time and found this video. So... If anyone reading this has sent me a YouTube invite with synth content that never made it to a post, send it to me again or better yet, just email it to me directly. You can find my email on the right of the site under Contact. Again, I only put up posts on synths so if you want your stuff to be posted it needs to either showcase a synth or visibly show synths. For everything else you are free to put up a post yourself on SYNTHWIRE.
MPC Music Percussion Computer
Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
via this auction
"Here's the original MPC (not that trendy, flash-in-the pan Akai thingy), the all English, all analog Music Percussion Computer! First, you should know that it is brown. But that's okay because brown is the new black. 1983-ish British answer to the Roland TR-808. Look at all those knobs! They all work! And those pads, all eight of them work too! The pads are beige which just POPS against the brown, don't you think?
I've never seen another US model MPC in person or on the web, so I think I can say this MPC is genuinely rare.
Seriously though, all the knobs and pads really do work. However I'm 90% sure the sequencer does NOT work. I followed the instructions and nothing happens. The 10% is in case it's an easy fix like an internal battery or something. You should assume the sequencer doesn't work. Fortunately, you can still use the keypad to pretend you're Jack Bauer disarming a nuke without fear of harming the MPC or the city of Los Angeles.
I built a trigger-in box which works if you're not into whacking the pads in real time. The triggers work fine using the audio outs of a Roland TR-727 or a Machinedrum, so I would guess most drum machine or synth audio outs will do the trick if you don't have some sort of trigger sequencer. I guess it's also possible to have the MPC modded to work with Kenton's KADI-MIDI box based on some pictures of an MPC in the Netherlands I found here:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=QESYMYG4
It's built into it's own flight case (also brown!) and weighs in at 25 lbs. People know you're serious about your drum machine when it comes in over 20 lbs and is brown. On the bottom of the case is a threaded mount so you can put your MPC on it's own mic stand. Your mic stand better be damn sturdy though.
This particular MPC is wired for US voltage and has an internal power supply so no wallwart hassles.
If you look around the web you'll find the MPC described as having an interface for a Timex/Sinclair computer that expanded its sequencer capabilities. This one has a Commodore 64 interface. I've never found anyone that even knows about the C64 interface, let alone the instructions for it's use. It's a factory interface though because C64 is part of the serial number of this unit as you can see in the pics. I don't have a C64 so I don't know if it works or not.
Company background
Manual and Schems"
via Robert.
via this auction
"Here's the original MPC (not that trendy, flash-in-the pan Akai thingy), the all English, all analog Music Percussion Computer! First, you should know that it is brown. But that's okay because brown is the new black. 1983-ish British answer to the Roland TR-808. Look at all those knobs! They all work! And those pads, all eight of them work too! The pads are beige which just POPS against the brown, don't you think?I've never seen another US model MPC in person or on the web, so I think I can say this MPC is genuinely rare.
Seriously though, all the knobs and pads really do work. However I'm 90% sure the sequencer does NOT work. I followed the instructions and nothing happens. The 10% is in case it's an easy fix like an internal battery or something. You should assume the sequencer doesn't work. Fortunately, you can still use the keypad to pretend you're Jack Bauer disarming a nuke without fear of harming the MPC or the city of Los Angeles.
I built a trigger-in box which works if you're not into whacking the pads in real time. The triggers work fine using the audio outs of a Roland TR-727 or a Machinedrum, so I would guess most drum machine or synth audio outs will do the trick if you don't have some sort of trigger sequencer. I guess it's also possible to have the MPC modded to work with Kenton's KADI-MIDI box based on some pictures of an MPC in the Netherlands I found here:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=QESYMYG4
It's built into it's own flight case (also brown!) and weighs in at 25 lbs. People know you're serious about your drum machine when it comes in over 20 lbs and is brown. On the bottom of the case is a threaded mount so you can put your MPC on it's own mic stand. Your mic stand better be damn sturdy though.
This particular MPC is wired for US voltage and has an internal power supply so no wallwart hassles.
If you look around the web you'll find the MPC described as having an interface for a Timex/Sinclair computer that expanded its sequencer capabilities. This one has a Commodore 64 interface. I've never found anyone that even knows about the C64 interface, let alone the instructions for it's use. It's a factory interface though because C64 is part of the serial number of this unit as you can see in the pics. I don't have a C64 so I don't know if it works or not.
Company background
Manual and Schems"
via Robert.
Minimoog Refurb
Title link takes you to more shots sent in via an anonymous reader."Matrix this is a short sequence of a Minimoog refurbishing ,how u can easly turn it …
‘From ugly to beauty’
-New wood finish
-Name plates removing and cleaning
-Stripped case
-New knobs and switches replaced
-keyboard cleaned"
Vangelis & Neuronium ( In London 1982 )
YouTube via Patrickillian.
Sent my way via Tim along with Vangelis doing percussion.
Update:
Vangelis and his Synthesizers Nemo Studio in London 1982
Published on Apr 5, 2018 AnalogSynthMuseum
"synthesizers in Nemo Studio : Yamaha CS80, Arp Sequencer, Prophet 5, Roland system 100, sh3a & Cr8000 drum machine, a minimal set is enough if you have inspiration."
fav synth books
flickr by cray5656 aka Ross.I added a couple of these to my book links on the right of the site. Take a look at the list. If you think there are other books I should add to the list, feel free to comment.
Yamaha DX100 Chromatic Accordian
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.Details:
"This is a Yamaha DX100 keyboard that has been converted to be used like a chromatic accordion. All the keyboard functions are all the same as when the keyboard was bought. We took the keys out and added a chromatic button keys to it. This is a six row setup and can be conected to a midi module or you could used the factory set sounds in the keyboard."
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Emerson,Lake and Palmer-Fanfarre for the common man
YouTube via romarioflazaco. Sent my way via brian comnes.
Not synth related, but if you want to a pretty impressive drum solo by Carl Palmer, here you go. The very end with reverse stick play is a great finale.
Plexus Studio
A couple of more shots of Plexus Studio. You can find other shot as well as giant sized shots of both. You can find samples mirrored here.
Previous Plexus posts (including his project Software and video).
Korg Prophecy
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. I know the Yamaha VL is knows to be the stronger Physical Modeling synth of the two, however for some reason the Prophecy always stood out as a modern day Minimoog to me. Not a Minimoog clone of course, but rather a compact, powerful, mono synth with an expressive performance oriented interface. Aside from the buttons under the LCD being a bit stubby and close together, the rest of the interface is pretty nice. The buttons on the right are logical and useful for live tweeking and the modwheel with pitch ribbon just has to be played to be appreciated. The positioning of the buttons above it are also laid out to be easily accessible in live performance while adjusting the modwheel. It really is a great little performance synth and for me, it always reminds me of the modern day mini for some reason. And it sounds great. It has it's own sound.
Circuit Bent Box O Fun!
Title link takes you to more shots pulled via this auction. I love the design of this one.Details:
Top panel:
• Five push-button switches to access the original functions of the toy (5 melodies, a/b/c, circle/triangle/square, 2 different types of weather!)
• Reset (push button)
• Dial 1 - pitch control (low groan to high-pitched frenzy)
• Dial 2 - variable glitch that causes the melodies to scrape and squawk and the voice to distort in a scary way• 'Body contact' to activate strange modulation sounds
• Three very cool green lights (bulbs, not LEDs) that flash independently in time with the sounds
Front panel:
• Melodic mode/talking about the weather mode 3-way switch
• Power switch
• Distortion switch
• Chirping bird/'rainbow magic' noise 3-way switch
• Switch to activate cool rave sounds (works when the first switch is in the central position). This is my personal favourite.
• Dial 1 on/off switch
• Dial 2 on/off switch
Update: link to sample via the auction. Thanks goes to CatSynth in the comments for pointing it out. I totally missed it.
Theremin Patent
Here's an odd one. No title link. Image and details pulled via this auction.Details:
"US Patent for a Sci-Fi Synth Instrument
Leo S. Theremin, of Russia
In the early 1900's a patent was issued for this invention from the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). There are 17 documents included with this patent. The drawing specification sheet of the patent has been reproduced from original USPTO documents and printed onto parchment paper. This print is sized and ready to install into an 8" x 10" frame. The additional sheets included are printed on 5.50" x 8.50" parchment paper. These accompanying documents describe the scope of this invention in formal terms. The following is an actual excerpt from the patent…
'This invention relates to sound generating apparatus or instruments of the type embodying an electrical vibrating system. It aims to provide a novel method of and means for producing sounds in musical tones or notes of variable pitch, volume and timbre in realistic imitation of the human voice and various known musical instruments...'"
Note the auction only states the "drawing specification sheet of the patent has been reproduced." What about the rest? What do you all think?
Metasonix TM-1-2-3 Pack
No title link, just this shot pulled via this auction.TM-1 waveshaper/ring mod
TM-2 dual bandpass filter &vca
TM-3 tube oscillator with midi
Metasonix
Previous Metasonix posts
Korg EMX Retro Techno - Acid House Era Clonky
Another via darenager. I finally got around to watching this. Yes people I do have a day job. Anyway, I'm watching the intro and I see a salute to... MATRIXSYNTH!!! Very cool. Thanks darenager. BTW, be sure to check out the Elektron Monomachine video as well. It's gooooood...
FR-777 & TR-808
YouTube via darenager. Title link takes you to more including the Roland TB-303 & Korg EM-1, Elektron Monomachine, and more.
Jim Heintz on Software Eumulation of Analog
Jim Heintz posted the following on the AH list in response to VST emulation of classic analog. I asked him if it would be ok to put this up here and he have the thumbs up."This is an interesting point. Being an engineer and the developer of TimewARP 2600, I understand very well how emulations (at least the TimewARP 2600) are implemented.
It is a matter of fact that if you want more accuracy in your digital emulation, then more CPU power is required. One simple example of this is by looking at a pulse wave that is generating a 10khz signal on a computer setup with a 44.1khz sample rate. If you set the pulse width of the signal to 10% there is no real accurate way to represent it at the 44.1khz sample rate since there are only approximatly 4.1 samples per cycle of the waveform at that rate(for simplicity, let's not look at oversampling which can defiantly improve the resultant waveform).
The easiest way to improve the accuracy is to increase the sample rate which also has the effect of multiplying the CPU usage by what ever the difference is. If you choose a 96khz sample rate instead of the 44.1khz sample rate, you now have 9.6 samples per cycle, which will give you a much better resultant waveform. This will cost you however by using quite a bit more CPU.
As far as modeling components rather than outputs, the TimewARP 2600 does this to a great extent now. There are certain modules in a synth that cannot be accurately modeled by components however. Oscillators are the biggest culprit here. Because of the fact that you are in a sample based environment, you MUST keep all generated harmonics below the sample frequency otherwise you will hear audible aliasing in the signal. This phenomenon applies to any digital signal, sampled or generated. As such, if you create an oscillator in software that exactly models the circuit (saw, pulse, triangle) you will defiantly get aliasing in the output signal. To produce signals that sound and behave like real analog signals in a digital environment, you must band-limit everything to be below the Nyquist limit (which is the sample frequency divided by 2). On the other hand, many components can be simulated using the components of the circuit.
The best candidate for this type of emulation are filters, however, even in filters, you must be concerned with band-limiting. This is usually done with oversampling in filters.
One of the biggest areas of difference between most emulations an real analog has to do with the rate at which parameters are updated. Many emulations only update parameters and control cv sources at the digital frame rate, which is usually between 50 and 500hz. This of course effects the quality of the output signal. This is most apparent when you have patches that use higher frequency control sources. Audio frequency modulation is out of the question for emulations that use this scheme to update parameters and control cv sources. As a side note, TimewARP 2600 updates ALL parameters and ALL sources at the full sample frequency.
To the point that no two vintage analog devices sound the same, this is quite true. Alan R. Pearlman told me that when they were building synths they spent a great deal of there resources matching an qualifying components so the circuits would behave as consistently as possibly. There was always variations that they could not control. When you implement an emulation, there is inconsistencies go away and the resultant output is always the same for a given patch. In order to introduce "life" into the emulation, we do add stochastic behavior in certain places, otherwise the emulation would not feel right. It would not be out of the question to add features to an emulation to allow the user to adjust certain component values and thereby hear the difference, but we (at least not Way Out Ware) have not produced that product yet. If there is enough demand for it, then I would love to take a project like that on.
Best regards,
Jim Heintz
Followed by:
We have had many reviews of the TimewARP 2600, and most have been overwhelmingly positive. As it turns out, the people at SOS reviewed the first release of TimewARP 2600, and spotted several bugs that we too spotted and fixed in the updated version. It was unfortunate that they did not update the article to match the latest version of the program since the article was printed about 9 months after the update was made available. Also, I believe their ARP 2600 was from a different era than the one we modeled. That said, I have contacted SOS, and they have told me that they would review the next update version of TimewARP 2600 when we make it available. We hope to have it out soon.
For another point of view, you should check out the EM article written by Larry the O. Larry at one time had a very large collection of ARP hardware and is an expert on the ARP 2600. He found the TimewARP 2600 to be quite convincing.
We are about to release our second product which is called KikAXXE. It is an emulation of an ARP AXXE synth with a step sequencer, drum machine (ala TR-606) and a tape delay similar to an Echoplex EP-2 built in. It is designed to be easy to lay down beats and synth lines. It takes advantage of features that are present in the computer such as host sync, midi learning of beats and synth lines, etc, as well as calculating an analog style signal path for all of the audio to achieve excellent audio quality. It uses the same core engine as TimewARP 2600. We will make more info available after it ships. We also plan to have a demo available on our website similar to the demo for TimewARP 2600.
Best regards,
Jim Heintz"
Interview with Richard Lainhart
Title link takes you there. There is some good gear talk."Beyond all this technical stuff, I’m continuing to work on new music for Kyma and Continuum. The Haken Audio Continuum, which I just picked up a couple of months ago, is a wonderfully expressive “fretless” MIDI keyboard, possibly the first that lets the performer play polyphonically with three continuous dimensions of control. I’ve really enjoyed exploring it. The Continuum will also be a part of the new electronic performance system I’m just starting to put together, which I hope will be complete by this Spring and which will, I hope, signal a new direction for my own work. (I won’t be abandoning my One Sound music by any means; this is just something new in addition to all that.)"
Update: Link to Richard's O-Town Media where you will find his music.
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