UDO Super Gemini - Factory Sounds Demonstration by Hazel Mills

video upload by UDO Audio

"Watch as Hazel Mills demonstrates the factory sounds on the Super Gemini. With the new gestural controls such as the Ribbon strip and Poly aftertouch keyboard, there are now many new ways you can interact and add expression to your sounds. From Dual Arpeggiators to Bi-timbral Keyboard Splits, Hazel gives a great run down of the instrument's patches and performances here.

A special shoutout to the brilliant minds behind the Gemini's captivating sounds: George Hearn, Ben Crosland, Mike Heigemann, Benny Bock, Drew Neumann, Dan Haigh.

Find more from Hazel here:
https://www.hazelmills.com/"

Haptic Synthesiser Demo

video upload by Dan Hearn

"DR-KL Haptic Synthesiser. Created for the physical computing module on the creative computing MSc course at the CCI UAL.

Made using the Electro-smith Daisy Seed."

Happy New Year! The Year in Synths 2013

Happy New Year Everyone!

What a busy year it has been in the world of synths.

This is going to be one doozy of a post, so bear with me. This post is a review of the year in synths for 2013. We begin with Tributes to Those We Lost This Year, followed by New Manufacturers & Makers, Older Manufacturers Added to the Site, New Gear Announcements, Top 10 Posts by Traffic,  My Standout Posts for the Year, and finally This Years' Synth Events. I did my best to keep things as short and concise as possible.

Let's begin with the hardest part of the post.

Tributes to Those We Lost This Year

RIP Bernard Parmegiani - Electronic & Acoustic Composer
Lou Reed RIP
RIP Dick Raaymakers aka Kid Baltan
RIP George Duke - DreamWeaver
RIP Ralph Dyck, Sept 28, 1941 – May 20, 2013
RIP Ray Manzarek

All missed and never to be forgotten. Take a moment to remember them.

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New Manufacturers & Makers

Starting last January, I decided to keep a running list of every new manufacturer and maker introduced to the site during the year.  This is something I haven't done before and I thought it would be interesting to see how many there were in the year.   It's easy to focus on the big synth announcements throughout the year, but what about all the new makers and brands? I shouln't have to go considerably into the significance of new designers on the scene, so I'll just say two things regarding them.  One, the number of new makers is a direct reflection on the interest in our scene, and two, these are the creators of new gear which directly translate into new designs not previously available to us.  Think about that for a moment.  These are makers and designs that did not exist before.  They are part of our synth history.  So what is the total count of new synth designers for the year? A whopping 113. Think about that a bit. One hundred and thirteen new synth designers and brands this year alone.

Here they are (note a handful date back to 2012, but 2013 marked their momentum and availability):

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