Dr. Synthesizer Volume 2: I Will Teach You Again

YouTube via drewtoothpaste. Sent my way via Michael. Previous Video.

The Other Lemur - The Slime-o-tron MIDI Controller

A couple of shots via pt's flickr set. You can see the MIDItron interface on MAKE:. The set also has the pretty cool looking controller(last shot below). There's no info there, but I'm guessing it's a multi-ribbon controller?

Akai MPK49

"THE NEXT GENERATION OF USB/MIDI PERFORMANCE CONTROLLERS.
Maximize musical ideas on-stage or in a home studio setting with the new Akai MPK49 performance controller. The Akai MPK49 ushers in a new era for USB/MIDI controllers by combining a high-quality, 49-key, semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch and 12 MPC-style drum pads. 48 total pads are accessible via 4 pad banks. The pads feature popular MPC Note Repeat function and Swing parameters, and the Akai MPK49 performance controller has its own arpeggiator, for creating quick, creative riffs in seconds.

The Akai MPK49 features MPC-style Full Level and 12 Levels functions on its pads, and MPC Swing can be applied to both Note Repeat and Arpeggio functions. Tap Tempo and time-division buttons allow for real-time control of Note Repeat and Arpeggio clock speeds. The Akai MPK49 delivers an amazing 72 assignable controls, with assignable inputs that include an expression pedal, footswitch, pitch bend and modulation wheel.

Discover the next generation of USB/MIDI controllers. Step up to the Akai MPK49."

Title link takes you there. Click image for bigger shot.

Table Thing - New Buchla 200e Noodle via Chris Muir

Title link takes you there. Other Buchla 200e samples on site.

Oberheim Four Voice with MIDI

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. Sent my way via Boris.

Details:
"Serial# 0569 Comes with Encore Electronics 8 channel Midi CV converter with all the necessary cables to midi the 4 voices. Comes with carrying case with wheels but needs new foam. The 4 voice was one of the first polyphonic synths. Each of the 4 Synthesizer Expander Modules ( SEMs ) can be assigned to a different note. Splitting voices between modules is also possible. So is a monophonic unison mode. A single voice is surprisingly powerful, offering 2 oscillators, 2 envelopes (1 for filter, 1 for volume), an LFO, pulse width modulation and a multimode filter with sweepable mode (which few synths offered). The programmer module allows fast saving and recall of programmed sounds. Unbelievably FAT and warm. Even a single SEM kicks a$$ - This is REAL analog! In unison mode, it allows EIGHT oscillators per key. 4 x Synthesizer Expander Module ( SEM ) Keyboard Output module Polyphonic Keyboard module Programmer module "

Frankfurt Musicmesse PICS on Sequencer.de

Click here for more pics including the Arturia Origin, the Tiefenrausch analog synth (middle left), the MacBeth M5N, and the SteckBox? matrix patch bay with light resisters. Pretty cool. Check out the blue in white John Bowen Synth Design Solaris below. Classy.

John Bowen Showing the Solaris at the Frankfurt Musicmesse

Title link takes you to a couple more shots in via Jos of the SCI Prophet 5 Tribute site.

New Solaris Shots

via Valis in the comments of this post: "For those still reading this, with all of the content above it coming in, here's a few pics:

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Also mirrored here.

John Bowen Solaris Interview on CDM

Title link takes you there. BTW, this was another one I had to keep under wraps (I dropped a hint in the comments of my last post). This is one great interview, and.... Pricing estimates are revealed. Enjoy. ;)

MOOG MF-FM

Update: Make sure to check out the sample on site.

"MF-FM: NEW MOOGERFOOGER EFFECT USES BROADCAST RADIO SIGNALS

MF/FM mixes live radio and instrument sounds to create out-of-this-world effects.

In case the FreqBox wasn’t adept at catapulting Moog beyond the frayed outer circles of unique electronic effects, another new Moogerfooger, unveiled today, puts the phrase “never been done before” into almost cliché territory. The “MF/FM” effect actually captures radio signals, routes them through electronic wizardry, and produces some of the craziest sounds imaginable.

The new MF/FM begins shipping on April 1, 2007.

$349.00 in US dollars."

Title link takes you there.