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Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Kjaehus Spectra Softsynth

Interesting additive and subtractive synth with resynthesis capabilities. Title link takes you to the site with samples and specs. Via Sonic State News.


"features a 250 partial additive engine with up to 8 detune-able oscillators per Voice. Up to 100 harmonies can be made on a timeline for re-synthesis and harmony morphing. An audio analyzer is available to convert wave files into harmonies. The subtractive part includes 12 analog modeled filters with resonance, two of those to self-oscillation."

Minimoog Shots

Title link takes you to some really nice hi-res shots of two Minimoogs. Via this post on VSE.

Bob Moog Interview on Robotspeak

If you haven't seen this one, do check it out. Amazing interview that touches on Buchla, Mortin Subotnik, Krause, Leon Theremin, the KGB and more. Some fascinating bits of history I never knew. Intriging and quite funny at times. There is also a great intro that captures images of what Bob meant to a lot of us.



"Sometimes I like to imagine what it would be like if Bob Moog were my grandfather. We’d hang out on the front porch of his modest North Carolina home and discuss our relative preferences for saw waves over square ones. It’s a fantasy that warms my geek heart — the king of analog synthesis, the gentle genius beloved by electronic musicians the world-over, adopting me into the Moog clan and giving me handmade theremins for my birthday."

Korg Electribe - New Flickr Shots

Title link takes you there.

The Webcor

Now this is an interesting little piece. Title link takes you to the shots saved from the auction. Text below - not going to let this one slip away into the ether. Check out the radio dial. Talk about a one piece band; just turn the radio on and play away. : ) Via Music Thing.



"HERE is one of the must bizzar O & interesting instruments I ever found at any point of my life. I call it my...Funky comodina!
I came across rheem keyboards, farfisa, rare technics synths, but the organ keyboards are always the winners on oddities, and today I present you the mother load of all oddity’s

"The music machine” by WEBCOR this little organ is probably the first workstation ever build, has a mixer build in has a tape recorder deck, radio FM AM, on board yes ...As I told you,crazy! The mic is also included and it is camouflaged on the tip of the antenna, a super SPY accessorius, on board rhythm section with 5 presets, really "fat" with a really "heavy" bottom and cool "crispy high hats"

Absolute beat box master. The organ section has a vibrato which sounds teremining hunting.The tape sounds fantastic, build in neve "like it" vumeters so cool, build in mic /aux mic in /headphones output, treble/bass EQ section ,and one of the coolest things is a real workstation! aspire to have a phono/mag preamp section, this is to much for a little organ build on the end of the sixties, yes you are right!!! Is made in JAPAN, rare because this is a Chicago base all American company, which used to make electronic bits for "Hammond" when they just start to make organs. WEBCORD which is famous for his wire tube decks have the expertise to make organs, why not a organ to have "all" including a radio, and if that’s not enough put a microphone a tape deck and not the last a input phono /line in preamp!!

Hey don’t forget the headphones, if you want to record the mic,organ and the rhythm section just hit record on your deck if you wanna use the deck to record the radio? Presto!

Each section has a Vol control AKA mixer then if you want to add some EQ, you have your treble & bass controls. A matrix switch which works like the UREI 1176 ratio switch control.

The 5-matrix drum machine works the same way and is interactive as the other matrix. The keyboard is in great shape and is an absolute electronic jewel, very rare, and I have never see a synth like this one before it is amazing, big booty octave section, is made in a very jetsons eames plastic. "

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Octopus by Night

Gabriel Seher of Genoqs sent me this absolutely beautiful shot of the Genoqs Octopus. My new wallpaper, btw. Title link takes you to the main Genoqs site with updates - read: even more shots. The cream white Octopus on the front page has to be seen - it really is a work a work of art. It's great to see design like this. It accentuates the wonder and inspiration a tool like this can bring to your music. Absolute beauty.


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The Syntha-sound!

Ok, where do I get me one of these. Check out the overlay. Via Machinesound. Title link takes you to the post with a link to the Eboard Museum in Viktring, Austria. Tons of gear shots worth checking out there. Man I want one of these because, you know... according to that cover, it "sounds like FUN!"

Korg Electribe - New Flickr Shot

Interesting shot of a Korg Electribe and Lap Steel.

Alesis ION - New Flickr Shots

More after the hop including one with a Waldorf XTk

New Yamaha CS-80 Shots


DVDBORN put up some nice shots of the Yamaha CS-80. Title link takes you there.
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