Waldorf Edition Update v1.2.3

30/10/2006:

This update is strongly recommended for all users of the new Waldorf Edition package published by Waldorf. It addresses the following issues:

*Saving and loading of Sounds and Banks on computers with Intel processors (Windows and Intel Mac) with the PPG Wave 2.V. The resulting files had some wrong values that might result in wrong behaviour or even crashes when loading them or opening song projects. Note that the PPG Wave 2.V 1.2.3 can load these erroneous Sounds or Banks and saves them back properly if wanted.
*Opening the PPG Wave 2.V as AudioUnit in Logic might result in up to 32 output channels assigned to the PPG Wave 2.V when run as a multi out instrument. On these outputs, digital noise might have occured.

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PAiA Modular

Title link takes you to some shots from this sale. I also backed them up here in case the images disappear.

via Gord.

Update: More via Music of Plexus.

Analog Systems

Title link takes you to shots pulled via these auction.

via Mark.

Yamaha TX81Z

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. I need to stop with the box fetish...

via loscha

Waldorf MicroWave 1 Demo Sounds

Title link takes you to Dr. Georg Mueller's MicroWave 1 Demo Sound page. Tons of samples and some descriptions after the hop. Enjoy.

Yamaha CS15D

flickr via polaranta.

Moog Sonic Six

flickr by Heath Finnie.

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Magic Smoke Electronics Mankato

"Magic Smoke is the exclusive licensed source of Thomas Henry's books on do-it-yourself musical electronics as well as the source for exclusive analog synthesizer modules and kits. For starters, we're bringing out Thomas's classic books plus his fantastic new voltage controlled filter."

The Mankato!

Designed by well known synth DIY guru Thomas Henry, the TH-201 is a low-pass VCF with some unusual operating modes. Magic Smoke will be producing kits for a four output model (TH-201/4) and an eight output model (TH-201/8). With the Resonance control turned all the way up, these filters will self-oscillate, operating as multi-phase LFOs or VCOs.

Both DC-coupled and AC-coupled inputs are available. The DC-coupled inputs allow the TH-201 to operate as a voltage-controlled lag processor (slew limiter). All outputs are buffered and have standard 1k impedance.

The TH-201 VCF will be produced as a kit in Euro Rack and Frac Rack panel formats. The PCB will be available separately for those who want to package the TH-201 in other formats.

The Mankato covers a very wide frequency range -- around 0.005Hz (200 seconds/cycle) to beyond 20kHz without range switches. Changing the timing capacitors can provide extended low frequency operation.

TH-201/4
• 12 and 24 dB outputs
• inverted 12 and 24 dB outputs
• 90 degrees of phase difference between each output
• quadrature sine wave oscillator

TH-201/8
• 6, 12, 18, and 24 dB outputs
• inverted 6, 12, 18, and 24 dB outputs
• 45 degrees of phase difference between each output
• 8-phase sine wave oscillator

The following is one via this gallery of this year's AH Bay Area Synth Gathering.

AH Bay Area Gathering 2006 via Electronic Musician

The synth gathering made the Electronic Musician blog. Our own Brian Comnes got a mention as well. Pretty cool. : )

"List member Brian Comnes, who coordinated the gathering, set up a raffle to raise money for the Bob Moog Memorial Foundation. The donated prizes included hats and shirts from RobotSpeak, a Metasonix TM-6, a gift certificate to Analogue Haven, and a vintage Korg MonoPoly synth (donated by sound-designer and EM author Nick Peck).

Personally, the most interesting aspect of an AHCali meeting is hearing what people have to say about their instruments, finding out what they like most about them, and hearing how they use them. I was particularly interested in learning more about the Buchla 200e, and Chris Muir was patient enough to explain some its deep feature-set to me."

Update: I realized I didn't give the celebrity list for the event. Here it is:

"Instrument designers visiting the show included Don Buchla, Dave Smith, Mike Brown (LiveWire), and Eric Barbour of Metasonix. Composer/performer Robert Rich was kind enough to bring along his large MOTM system. And San Francisco-based retailer Robot Speak was also present with plenty of Moog-related hardware and software items on display."

PAiA midi2cv8 MIDI to CV converter

Bookmarking this one for me to look up when I need one.

"This freshly updated MIDI to CV converter from PAiA is an economical and versatile solution for interfacing MIDI to the world of analog synthesis and control. It is an easy to build and use system with eight analog outputs that can be Control Voltages, Gates, Triggers, even variable amplitude pulses for triggering analog drum sets. The newly revised firmware allows Multi assignment of notes by midi channel and a DIN sync mode that can also control of one or two synths while sync is running."

Title link takes you there. via brian comnes.

"my favorite now if I did it over again wpould be that PAIA MIDI2CV8 kit. This thing gives you 8 separate CV outs that can be configured in several ways - coolest is the mono with pitch. gate, and 6 more assigned CC controllers (think about that ) , or 4 channel pitch and gate only , it's a trip ..... you can build one for about $130 or check the 1U rack mount with the pair horizontal , can you imagine 16 CV channels and a computer sequencer on a modular?? ..woohoo ....except no LFO, you have to get that somewhere else, also the M2CV8 has power circuit on it (wall wart too) , the other modules get their pawer from the M2CV8 or separate supply"