Yamaha | SEQTRAK | Moments | Tobias Leo

video upload by Yamaha Synths Official

Yamaha | SEQTRAK | Artist Profile | Tobias Leo


"Tobias Leo is a double platinum-selling producer, who brings his love of programming to the productions he works on with other musicians. Tobias has played keyboards and synthesizers from a young age: he brings his ideas to life when creating sounds from scratch that provide new depths and encompass the emotion of the music he is programming for.

Unleash your creativity anywhere with SEQTRAK, the ultimate music creation station. Lightning-fast workflow lets you capture ideas quickly and create original music using its two versatile sound engines. When ready, connect with fans using its powerful performance features and streamlined connectivity. SEQTRAK has everything you need. And more."

Viper Synths Robotron MIDI Controller

video upload by Viper Synths

"Watch a presentation of the new Robotron MIDI Controller. A powerful new tool for music producers, giving them the feel of vintage analog synthesizers, with the freedom and flexibility of digital technology and software."

Playlist:
Robotron MIDI Controller Teaser
Robotron MIDI Controller Demo
Taho Live using 2 Robotrons!
5 min track challenge with Robotron, Launchpad mini and Touchable Pro

via https://vipersynths.com.

Note the Robotron is available with Moog or Sequential style knobs.

ROBOTRON is a MIDI controller that looks and feel like an analog synthesizer! It is hand made in France, with the highest quality material, it's very robust and durable, like the vintage machines that made history. Robotron has 26 potentiometers and 6 momentary switches. They are all assignable to any CC you desire. By default the layout of ROBOTRON gives you the essential commands of pretty much every synths that exist.

Robotron comes with a Max for Live plugin that allows you to map your virtual synths on the fly and save the mappings once and for all. You can download it here. A VST version of the plugin is coming in 2024.

Robotron has 9 sections. Oscillators, mixer, filter, 2 enveloppes, a volume, LFO, a MIDI channel selector and the free to assign knobs. Every knobs and buttons are assignable.
It works on all DAWs.

With its 16 MIDI channel selection directly available on its panel, you can quickly switch from one instrument to another, without touching your DAW. You can also control all your hardware synths using the MIDI OUT of your computer.
For those who work without no computer, a very small USB to MIDI DIN converter is coming in 2024 and will be included with Robotron at no extra charge. When you order now you'll receive your converter as soon as it's available.

The assign section has 6 aluminium knobs, the same found on Sequential Circuit synthesizers. The other knobs are made of Bakelite, an extremely solid plastic invented by Leo Baekeland in 1907. Bakelite can resist extreme temperatures and chemicals. Those knobs are the same found on Moog synths.
The top panel is made of anodised aluminium with a beautiful brushing effect to it. The wood sides are made of exotic Sapelli, often used on boats for its robustness and beautiful look. It is particularly prized for its lustrous iridescence. It is also used in the manufacture of furniture, luxury flooring, and musical instruments.


Features:

26 High Quality Potentiometers.
8 Switches.
100% Assignable.
16 MIDI Channel Selection.
OLED Screen.
USB MIDI Compliant Plug & Play.
Specifications:

Dimensions: 39,5*25*7.5cm (15.5*10*3in).
Weight: 2.5kg.
26 High Quality Potentiometers.
8 Switches.
20 Original Bakelite Moog Knobs.
6 Original Prophet 5 Knobs.
USB C Port.
1 High Quality USB Cable (USB-C to USB-A male).
Anodised Blue Aluminium Top Panel.
Black Powder Coated Steel Case.

Erica Synths x Sonic Potions LXR Eurorack Drum sound demo

video upload by Erica Synths

"Erica Synths x Sonic Potions LXR Eurorack Drum module is a compact percussion synthesizer based on the sound engine of the LXR-02 drum machine.

Timeline:
00:02 - Take 1 / building beat with accents
02:28 - Take 2 / morphing kits & modulating parameters with Joystick
03:06 - Take 3 / building new kit from the default kit
06:40 - Take 4 / processing individual outs through eurorack FX modules
07:53 - Take 5 / S&H everything! triggering and modulating everything from the Octasource which is modulated with the Joystick
08:51 - Take 6 / using voice 1 & 2 with 1v/oct tracking to create melodic synth lines
10:24 - Take 7 / jam with Leo Novus live rack"

El Sonido De La X (The Sound of the X)

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"The name 'Mexico' means 'at the center of the moon.' The X in the middle has many meanings: crossroads, path, encounter... even, maybe, stereo?

Join guest host Leo Méndez as he takes us on a tour through Mexico, the X, and the XPO, in full stereo vision.

MEXSYNTHCO 2022 is in Mexico City in October! Make Noise founder Tony Rolando will be performing on opening night. www.mexsynthco.com

El Sonido De La X
Written and Directed by Leo Méndez
Camera assistance - Luar Tenorio

Filmed in :
Bosque de Chapultepec
https://www.chapultepec.org.mx/?lang=en
Espacio Escultórico Unam
https://www.fundacionunam.org.mx/dond...
Museo Rufino Tamayo
https://www.museotamayo.org/
Museo de Nacional de Antropología
https://www.mna.inah.gob.mx/
Fuente de Tlaloc

www.mexsynthco.com

Strega Drums Soundpack
https://www.sintesconleo.com/store/p/...
Synths with leo (English)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ql...
Sintes con Leo (Español)
https://www.youtube.com/c/sintesconleo

XOUND is an exploratory album from Le Fantom Onde (Leo Méndez) with the sounds of the newly released module from Make Noise XPO. XOUND also works as the official soundtrack from the short film 'El Sonido de la X' released on the official Make Noise youtube channel.

XOUND (hound or shound) was recorded at Leo's studio with a micro modular system and features a full set of modules from the Asheville manufacturer as QPAS, Mimeophon, ModDemix, XOH and XPO controlled by the 0-Ctrl. The main search on this exploratory album was to create as many soundcapes with as little as possible taking advance of the full stereo field generated by this modular system.

Thanks to Walker Ferrell and the Make Noise team for helping on the realization of this album.

Le Fantom Onde is Leo Méndez copyright Mexico City August 2022 ©

https://lefantomonde.bandcamp.com/

http://www.makenoisemusic.com/"

Teenage Engineering OB-4 - The Future of Synths?

video upload by Synths with Leo

I do like the idea of built-in audio recording & looping.

New Moog Sound Studio 3 - The Three synthesizers together

video upload by Synths with Leo

"I'm super happy to introduce the Moog sound Studio 3, the bundle you'll need to start on the semi-modular world of #Synths

In the #MoogSoundStudio3 you''ll find the rack, cables, even some creativity tools to spark your imagination.

#DFAM #Mother32 #Subharmonicon

00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Moog Sound Studio sounds"

Verbos Electronics Voltage Multistage | 3 Tips & Functions

video upload by Synths with Leo

"Verbos Electronics Voltage Multistage | 3 Tips & Functions

From LFO to an envelope generator de Voltage Multistage does it all.
#VerbosElectronics #Modular #Eurorack

00:00 - Intro
01:00 - West Coast Systems"

Moog Werkstatt-01 | Synthesizer demo for beginners & Patches

video upload by Synths with Leo

"Since it's launch in 2014 the Moog @Werkstatt has been a perfec synth to enter to the amazing world of synthesizers, with the re-launch at the end of 2020 all the hype came back and with the addition of the CV Expander it's more live than ever."

EMS Founder Peter Zinovieff Has Passed Away

Update: Image of Peter Zinovieff (previously in via Brian Kehew).

"Circa 1975: A photo from the Frankfurt Music Fair

Peter Zinovieff in the EMS synthesizer booth.

They are featuring the rare SYNTHI P model, just announced on the left side and stand. Underneath the board listing EMS musical artists is a SYNTHI HI-FLI effects unit is barely seen. Another unusual/prototype model is next to the Hi-Fli."


Peter Zinovieff and Electronic Music Studios video upload by JeffreyPlaide


Peter Zinovieff: Synth Pioneer video upload by Sound On Sound magazine Jul 21, 2016


Peter Zinovieff talks about modern musical interfaces video upload by Expressive E Jan 6, 2016


Peter Zinovieff feature uploaded by Erica Synths on Nov 23, 2020. This was the latest video to feature Peter Zinovieff that I am aware of.


Peter Zinovieff interview 2015 video upload by 香港電子音樂社 Hong Kong Electronic Music Society Jun 30, 2015


Dr Peter Zinovieff intro & performance excerpt - Deliaphonic 2017 video upload by Deliaphonic Aug 29, 2018

And a few perspectives from others:

Bright Sparks Behind The Scenes - The Brits video by GForce Software published Feb 16, 2021

Cosmic Tape Music Club Podcast hosted by The Galaxy Electric - E1 Peter Zinovieff

video by The Galaxy Electric published Jan 27, 2021

Peter Zinovieff Electronic Calendar

video by Mark Jenkins published Dec 9, 2019 - Electronic Calendar available through this post.

You can find a history of posts mentioning Peter Zinovieff here.

via The Guardian

"Peter Zinovieff, a hugely influential figure in British music whose early synthesisers helped to change the sound of pop, has died aged 88. He had suffered a fall at home earlier this month.

With its marketing slogan 'think of a sound – now make it', his company Electronic Music Studios (EMS) was one of the first to bring synthesisers out of studios and to the public. With products such as the portable VCS3 and Synthi A, EMS customers – including David Bowie, Kraftwerk, the Who, Tangerine Dream and Pink Floyd – were often taught to use the instruments by Zinovieff.

In 1967 he collaborated with Paul McCartney on Carnival of Light, a performance of a 14-minute avant garde composition created between Beatles sessions for Penny Lane that has never been released.

He was also a respected composer of his own work, including early experiments with AI composition and sampling – he claimed to have invented the latter technique." You can read the full post here.

via Wikipedia:

"Peter Zinovieff (26 January 1933 – 23 June 2021) was a British engineer and composer, whose EMS company made the VCS3 synthesizer in the late 1960s. The synthesizer was used by many early progressive rock bands such as Pink Floyd[3] and White Noise, and Krautrock groups[4] as well as more pop-oriented artists, including Todd Rundgren and David Bowie. In later life he worked primarily as a composer of electronic music.

Zinovieff was born on 26 January 1933;[5] his parents, Leo Zinovieff and Sofka, née Princess Sophia Dolgorouky, were both Russian aristocrats, who met in London after their families had emigrated to escape the Russian Revolution and soon divorced.[6] During World War II he and his brother Ian lived with their grandparents in Guildford and then with their father in Sussex. He attended Guildford Royal Grammar School, Gordonstoun School and Oxford University, where he earned a doctorate in geology.[7][8]

Zinovieff's work followed research at Bell Labs by Max Mathews and Jean-Claude Risset, and an MIT thesis (1963) by David Alan Luce.[9] In 1966–67, Zinovieff, Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson ran Unit Delta Plus, an organisation to create and promote electronic music. It was based in the studio Zinovieff had built, in a shed at his house in Putney. (The house is near the Thames, and the studio was later partially destroyed by a flood).[10][11] EMS grew out of MUSYS, which was a performance controller operating as an analogue-digital hybrid.[12] It was a synthesiser system which Zinovieff developed with the help of David Cockerell and Peter Grogono, and used two DEC PDP-8 minicomputers and a piano keyboard.[13] Unit Delta Plus ran a concert of electronic music at the Watermill Theatre in 1966, with a light show. In early 1967 they performed in concerts at The Roundhouse, at which the Carnival of Light was also played; they split up later in 1967.[11] Paul McCartney had visited the studio, but Zinovieff had little interest in popular music.[14]

In 1968, part of the studio was recreated at Connaught Hall, for a performance of pieces by Justin Connolly and David Lumsdaine.[15] At the IFIP congress that year, the composition ZASP by Zinovieff with Alan Sutcliffe took second prize in a contest, behind a piece by Iannis Xenakis.[16]

In 1969, Zinovieff sought financing through an ad in The Times but received only one response, £50 on the mistaken premise it was the price of a synthesiser. Instead he formed EMS with Cockerell and Tristram Cary.[17] At the end of the 1960s, EMS Ltd. was one of four companies offering commercial synthesizers, the others being ARP, Buchla, and Moog.[18] In the 1970s Zinovieff became interested in the video synthesizer developed by Robert Monkhouse, and EMS produced it as the Spectron.[19]

Jon Lord of Deep Purple described Zinovieff as "a mad professor type": "I was ushered into his workshop and he was in there talking to a computer, trying to get it to answer back".[20] Trevor Pinch and Frank Trocco, in their history of the synthesizer revolution, see him rather as aristocratically averse to "trade".[21]

Zinovieff wrote the libretto for Harrison Birtwistle's opera The Mask of Orpheus,[22] and also the words for Nenia: The Death of Orpheus (1970).[23] The section Tristan's Folly in Tristan (1975) by Hans Werner Henze included a tape by Zinovieff."

Update:

Peter Zinovieff: A Tribute by CatSynth TV

video upload by CatSynth TV

"We look back at the life and work of Peter Zinovieff, who passed away last week at the age of 88. His work at Electronic Music Studios (EMS) was a major influence on musicians of the 1970s and beyond. At EMS, he co-created the well-known and coveted VCS3 and Synthi series. But he was also a composer in his own right, working on pioneering electronic music in the 1960s and returning to active composition in the 2010s with several collaborations with artists in other media and exploring massive sound spatialization.

Additional background music provided via the Arturia Synthi V as a tribute."

You can find additional posts featuring Peter Zinovieff here.

ELTA SOLAR 50 | FIFTY OSCILLATORS DRONE SYNTHESIZER

Published on Apr 28, 2020 ELTA music

"SOLAR 50 the unique instrument is designed for creating atmospheric sounds, microtonal music, background music, super polyphonic electro symphonies, as well as for making movie soundtrack. Inspired by early electronic musical developments of the last century, particularly Leo Theremin's instrument called “Harmonium” and other weird synths like a ANS. This is performance oriented analogue electronic music instrument! Variations of sounds that you can create with «SOLAR 50» are really huge."

See this post for additional details.

Repairing LEO's ARP 2600's with Don Lewis - Synthchaser #130

Published on Feb 18, 2020 Synth Chaser

"It was a huge honor and incredibly fun to work on the ARP 2600s from Don Lewis' LEO (Live Electronic Orchestra) with him this weekend. LEO was a groundbreaking historic synthesizer that served as an inspiration for MIDI, having vintage synths from many different manufacturers (ARP, Oberheim, Roland, etc) all connected and working together. In this video, Don talks a bit about LEO, we show the problem with one of the oscillators in the ARP 2600, and then we troubleshoot and repair it.

00:00 Don Lewis Interview
12:03 ARP 2600 Troubleshooting & Repair
19:11 Final test & parting thoughts

There's a new documentary, The Ballad of Don Lewis, which is available for pre-order on Amazon or On Demand from your cable provider that tells Don's amazing story, which goes much deeper than just LEO. LEO will be on display again the the NAMM Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, California starting in 2021.

The Ballad Of Don Lewis DVD: https://www.amazon.com/Ballad-Don-Lew...
The Ballad Of Don Lewis Website
Don Lewis repairing LEO videos: [embedded below]

My site: http://www.synthchaser.com

Parts, service and vintage synthesizers are available on my website. I buy broken synthesizers!"

Check out additional posts featuring Don Lewis here.

Repairing LEO's ARP 2600's


"Administrator Comment: Don's not just another handsome musician, this guy is really smart! Follow Don Lewis's journey as he repairs his ARP 2600's that are more than 40 years old."

Also:

Repairing LEO's Roland JP-4

How to convert a stombox into a Eurorack module

Published on Jun 5, 2018 LeoMakes

"In this episode, we convert a DIY guitar pedal into a Eurorack module. First, I explain how we're going to do it. Then, we make the conversion. Finally, we hook everything up and play some drum sounds through it to hear how it sounds.

0:38 - The plan
4:49 - The build
8:01 - Hear it in action"

Building a (super-awesome) RAT Distortion Pedal

Published on Apr 27, 2018 LeoMakes

1:06 - The build (and my thoughts on it)
3:56 - An explanation of the module and its controls
6:43 - Hear the RAT clone in action

Watch Leo make a RAT distortion pedal clone, explain why it's amazing on synths, and make some cool sounds with it!

Dead End FX (makers of this PCB):
http://www.deadendfx.com/products

Erica Synths Limited Edition Acid Simona VCF

via Erica Synths

"Acid Simona VCF is limited edition of Erica Synths Black Polivoks VCF celebrating collaboration between Erica Synths and techno opera Spazio Bar.

All money raised from the sales of Acid Simona VCF modules will be donated to Spazio Bar production team.

The project Spazio Bar brings together composer of academic contemporary music Platon Buravicky and author of the electronic soundscapes Leo Līcis, for an unprecedented performance joining together seemingly distant though not incompatible fields of music. 2 violins, a viola, 2 flutes and a bassoon together with live electronics will create a stimulating environment for one’s imagination to immerse the storyline of the techno opera Spazio Bar. For this special occasion Erica Synths Black Polivoks VCF obtains a fresh look and preserves its treasured sound as a limited-edition Acid Simona VCF module.

On 26th of November 6 PM CET Erica Synths Garage will create the opportunity to virtually witness the show of Spazio Bar through live broadcast.

Acid Simona VCF (Black Polivoks VCF) is one of the most authentic sounding emulations of the famous Russian synth - the Formanta Radio Factory Polivoks. The original Russian ICs K140UD12 are used in the sound circuit. Several updates were made to adapt the VCF for contemporary modular synth demands. Independently buffered inputs, extended Cutoff knob, eliminated clicks when switching filter modes and output stage added to eliminate signal inversion. As a result much punchier bass sound and very smooth controls are achieved.

Price: 165 EUR
+ 21% VAT for individual customers in EU without EU VAT registration number + shipping"

Brighton Modular Meet 2017 Performances

Published on Jul 18, 2017 Brighton Modular Meet

New playlist of Brighton Modular Meet performances. You can find the previous playlist here. I actually added this one to that post as well, so you can hop over there for both in one post if you like. And of course, see the Brighton label at the bottom of this post to bring up all posts for the event.

"Sponsored by Thonk, Makenoise, Rubadub, Ableton, AJH Synths, ALM Busy Circuits, Arturia, Erica Synths and Expert Sleepers. http://brightonmodularmeet.co.uk/"

Playlist:
1. Simonsound live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

"Manipulating a self generating patch (inspired by Todd Barton’s ‘Krell’ patch) on the Buchla 200e, with additional noises coming from the Cocoquantus and processing via Eventide Space effects.

Simon’s soundtrack to the radio drama, Akiha Den Den, is released on July 28th. Radio interference, snatches of intercepted broadcasts, codes, tones, signals and other haunting sounds from the wireless feature heavily alongside the soundtrack conjured up on an array of synthesisers including the Buchla 200e Electric Music Box and EMS VCS3. Occasionally the voices of Akiha Den Den's inhabitants burn through the white noise offering a glimpse of their tangled patchbay like story.

Released by Castles in Space on clear vinyl, the physical package includes an Akiha Den Den booklet (designed by Nick Taylor) and Bonus CD filled with over 70 minutes of Buchla Modular, EMS, drones, dramatics, cassette 4 track abuse and noise from the Akiha Den Den radio series.

Find out more www.simonsound.co.uk"

2. Peter Rehberg live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

http://editionsmego.com/

3. Rupert Lally live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

http://rupertlally.bandcamp.com/"

4. Marta SmiLga live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

https://soundcloud.com/marta_smilga

5. Leo Electroid live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

https://soundcloud.com/leoelectroid

6. VCOADSR live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

http://www.vcoadsr.com/

7. Distant Animals live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

http://www.distantanimals.com/

Brighton Modular Meet 2017 Live Performances

Published on Jul 17, 2017 Brighton Modular Meet

Two playlists for some reason. Above is "Brighton Modular Meet 2017 Live", further below is "Brighton Modular Meet 2017 Performances".

2017 Brighton Modular Meet at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, University of Sussex, Brighton. Sponsored by Thonk, Makenoise, Rubadub, Ableton, AJH Synths, ALM Busy Circuits, Arturia, Erica Synths and Expert Sleepers.

Brighton Modular Meet 2017 Live Playlist:
1. Makaton live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017 [previously posted here]

https://www.rodz-konez.co.uk/

2. Russell Haswell live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

https://twitter.com/RussellHaswell

3. Pye Corner Audio live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

https://pyecorneraudio.bandcamp.com/

4. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

Brighton Modular Meet 2017 Performances


Playlist:
1. Simonsound live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

"Manipulating a self generating patch (inspired by Todd Barton’s ‘Krell’ patch) on the Buchla 200e, with additional noises coming from the Cocoquantus and processing via Eventide Space effects.

Simon’s soundtrack to the radio drama, Akiha Den Den, is released on July 28th. Radio interference, snatches of intercepted broadcasts, codes, tones, signals and other haunting sounds from the wireless feature heavily alongside the soundtrack conjured up on an array of synthesisers including the Buchla 200e Electric Music Box and EMS VCS3. Occasionally the voices of Akiha Den Den's inhabitants burn through the white noise offering a glimpse of their tangled patchbay like story.

Released by Castles in Space on clear vinyl, the physical package includes an Akiha Den Den booklet (designed by Nick Taylor) and Bonus CD filled with over 70 minutes of Buchla Modular, EMS, drones, dramatics, cassette 4 track abuse and noise from the Akiha Den Den radio series.

Find out more www.simonsound.co.uk"

2. Peter Rehberg live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

http://editionsmego.com/

3. Rupert Lally live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

http://rupertlally.bandcamp.com/

4. Marta SmiLga live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

https://soundcloud.com/marta_smilga

5. Leo Electroid live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

https://soundcloud.com/leoelectroid

6. VCOADSR live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

http://www.vcoadsr.com/

7. Distant Animals live at Brighton Modular Meet 2017

http://www.distantanimals.com/

NOISECOLLECTIVE Modular Synth Masterclass Workshop with Gino Robair

NOISECOLLECTIVE is having a modular synth masterclass workshop with Gino Robair. The event will be held at the Mothership club in Turin Italy. You can pick up tickets at NOISECOLLECTIVE here. The following are the details on the event, first in Italian, then English further below.

IL WORKSHOP
Il workshop prenderà in esame una serie di tecniche da utilizzare durante l'improvvisazione con sintetizzatori modulari in un contesto di gruppo e pone le basi per un concerto la sera stessa, con i partecipanti al workshop.

Il workshop si concentrerà sulla sensibilizzazione e l'ascolto globale durante l' improvvisazione, esplorerà strategie di patching per ottenere la massima varietà ed evitare la stagnazione.

Verranno presi in esame concetti come primo piano / sottofondo, solista / supporto, controllo gestuale, e intenzione / non-intenzione.

Particolare interessante per i musicisti che utilizzano sintetizzatori modulari perché spesso la tentazione con lo strumento è quello di sovrapporre semplicemente suoni.

Gino utilizza strategie, concetti e spunti basati sul suo lavoro e sul lavoro di John Zorn, Butch Morris, ROVA Sax Quartet, Anthony Braxton e Frank Zappa.

I partecipanti devono portare un loro strumento. Possono utilizzare qualsiasi synth analogico, anche se il workshop è prevalentemente incentrato sui sintetizzatori modulari.

CLICK FOR MORE »

The LEO at the Museum of Making Music

via Jeff of
http://www.museumofmakingmusic.org/

"The LEO is substantial to say the least. It was developed by a guy named Don Lewis from the San Francisco area, and basically consists of a Hammond B-3, 4 Oberheim SEM's, 2 ARP 2600 modular units, 2 patch bays, Roland RE-201 and DC-50 for effects and a Revo speaker box w/ controller. Everything is encased in 1" thick acrylic and should never be moved by less than 6 people. It is, simultaneously, a work of exceptional ingenuity and unmitigated, cumbersome construction. It is, without question, the most obvious reason for the creation of MIDI." :)


Note the Museum of Making Music will be hosting a Moog exhibit (Moogseum) with The Bob Moog Foundation beginning September 2009. You can find previous posts on the Moogseum here.


Update: "The LEO is on permanent display here as well as a small selection of analog and digital synthesizers (Roland D-50, DX-7, Korg M-1). There are certain exhibits that are brought in on a temporary basis. The Moog Exhibit will be that kind of exhibit. But we also have 6 galleries of musical instruments dating all the way back to the late 1800s. All instruments are viewable to the public, but most are not playable. I will be consulting on a redesign of our Gallery 5 (The synth/80s room) after our current slide guitar exhibit is finished in April. I found out that our curator is housing several synths in an off-site warehouse including a WASP, a GNAT, and a SPIDER sequencer, a Synthi e, and a Korg Polysix just off the top of her head! So we're going to make the synth display shimmer in April."

CLICK FOR MORE »

Synth Legends Symposium DVD

via AudioMIDI

"If the Musical Instrument industry had rock stars, there's no doubt that Bob Moog, Tom Oberheim, and Dave Smith would be in the Hall of Fame. These men are as beloved by electronic musicians as Les Paul and Leo Fender are to guitar players. The recent death of industry legend Bob Moog brings into even greater focus the impact these men have had on music in the last three decades. And as interest in these "retro" instruments grows it seemed like a great time to bring together these "Synth Legends"; to speak about their accomplishments, tell some stories, and talk about what they have planned for the future.

Russ Jones, owner of audioMIDI.com, brought together his longtime friends, former competitors, and former partners to create a memorable night. The panel was moderated by Roger Linn, a synth legend in his own right and he set the warm, lighthearted tone for the evening. Each presenter spent about 15 to 20 minutes giving a brief history of their respective careers and how they initially got involved in creating the products that changed the MI business and what they are doing presently as well as their views of the future. Then the Q&A panel was formed and Marcus Ryle, former design engineer at Oberheim and co-founder of Line 6, joined in.

See the video and hear from these "Synth Legends" as they offer insights into music making past, present, and future. Also see the warmth and humor that was Bob Moog in his last public appearance."

Bob Moog, Tom Oberheim, Dave Smith and Roger Linn going left to right, top down.

Update via Brent Hoover in the comments:

There was some mixup and Kevin finally got a hold of us and we are straightening it out. Russ never got an email from Kevin (which I am probably to blame for since I'm the IT guy too). The cover was done by Axel Hartmann (of the Hartmann Neuron and art design of most Waldorf synths) who I don't believe would knowingly use copywritten material without taking care of it, he hates having his stuff stolen too. So apologies to Kevin and I am sure it will get worked out to his satisfaction.

As to why its American-centric is because the event was really made up of people that Russ knew personally. He worked at Oberheim in the beginning and thus came into contact with Roger, David, Tom, Bob, and Marcus. Marcus, David, Roger and Bob (until he passed away) we still dealt with all the time cuz we still sold their products. So it was not so much American-centric as Russ-centric. And not being a rich company I don't know if we could have afforded to fly and house someone from Japan (everyone else came on their own nickel). But we are all very much aware the contributions the Japanese have made to electronic music.

The point being that this was a labor of love and we are so in the hole on this we will probably never make a profit, but that was never the point. It was to contribute in our own way since we don't make synths and utilize Russ' unique relationship with all these guys.

So I sincerely hope people enjoy the DVD though we wish the sound was better (its a long story) but its a unique opportunity to really see and hear the people behind the famous gear. I know its easy to be cynical about a retailers motivations (and I certainly would) but if you spend all your times at big retailers, you might be suprised about how many others of us are in it for the love of music, because it's certainly not making me or Russ rich men (although I do have a very nice studio).

Brent Hoover - Webmaster - audioMIDI.com

These views expressed are my own and do not reflect anyone elses including Russ, audioMIDI.com, or Fox Television.

ps. I heart Matrixsynth and read it almost every day. I don't know how you do it."

Thanks! : )