Percussa AudioCubes Overview Part 1

YouTube via Percussa
"This video gives a step by step overview of the possibilities of AudioCubes with Ableton Live and Propellerheads Reason. Recorded by Musotalk.de during the Musikmesse 2008 in our booth. Sounds in Ableton Live demo set are by Loopmasters.com."

Percussa AudioCubes Overview Part 2

FreqBox Guitar Synth from Moog, Pigtronix & Mad Professor

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"We're running an electric guitar into the Moog MF-107 FreqBox, Pigtronix Attack Sustain pedal, and Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay. The dry guitar runs into the 'Audio In' on the MF-107. The 'Oscillator Out' of the MF-107 goes into the Attack Sustain's 'Audio In'. The dry guitar out (mix all the way down) of the Freqbox is running into the 'Trigger In' on the Attack Sustain. The 'Audio Out' of the Attack Sustain goes to the Deep Blue Delay, then to the amp."

JUNOST-21

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"JUNOST’ 21 - is a polyphonic synthesizer/strings. This synth has grip on the left side out of body, for use like a guitar. It has 4 octave keyboard starting from F till E (velocity sensitive). Control knobs on the grip - unison/chorus switch;- volume fader;- pitch bend fader;- octave switch;
Synthesis sections:
- TUNING zone: 2 X small screws for tuning ... no midi/etc and you must tune your oscs ...
- MODULATIONS zone: depth; frequency; delay; switch between filter/oscillator (this is lfo which can modulate either filter or osc ... all the basic params of lfo)
- FILTER zone: range; brightness; depth;
- ENVELOPE zone: attack; decay; level;
- PRESET zone (this synth has some presets, but presets can be turned on or off ... when on - you get a preset sound, when off - make your own):* 3 bank buttons (there are three banks - 1, 2 and 3);* 4 preset buttons (3 banks of 4 sounds in each);* preset off button (when you press any bank/preset buttons - presets turn on ...then you must press off - well, to get them off);* keyb control knob;* screen - 2 digi/number led - showing bank/preset as well as small 'commas'indicating if preset is turned off and if keyb contrl is turned off;- on/off switch;
- CONNECTIONS... this one has just 2 X 5din connectors ... one is output, the other is ac in ... shouldn't it have some kind of batteries inside ..."

Samples and more on ruskeys.net.

Octave Plateau Voyetra 8

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"serviced by Voyetra's specialist Peter Lanzillotta in NYC... barely 800 units were ever built and sold"

KORG POLYSIX SYNTHESIZER

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MOOG Sample-Hold Controller Model 1125

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"original working '74 MOOG S+H Module"

Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Live Review

Check out the full review by mik300z at the forum.

"And just for us synth heads, there was a cs80 in his setup which he only used for a "thunder" like sound, the very same one Vangels uses in "Himalaya" from the china album. That along with a jupiter 8, ARP 2500, minimoog, some modular synths I don't know the name of, and all the other gear it was worth every penny of the ticket price just to see them!"

DIY FS3M18 Noise Generator / Filter / Synth

"The FS3M18 consists out of 3 modules that can be patched together in any way imaginable. These modules are a Digital Delay (DD) a Graphic Equalizer (GEQ) and a Distortion modeller (DM).

For example you can patch the DM to the GEQ and The GEQ to the DD.
This is the basic patch using all the modules.

When patched in a feedback loop you can still use the FS3M18 as a filter for external sounds."

click here for more info including samples.

Ray Wilson Interview on Synthbeat.com

"On his site www.musicfromouterspace.com, Ray Wilson provides schematics and other "how to" info for the "do it yourself" creation of synthesizers. With designs for everything from basic VCO oscillator modules to a variety of synths, Wilson is eager to share his love of electronic music with others. In January, I had the privilege of asking him a few questions."

click here for the full interview.

MIPA 2008 Awards

Keyboards / Software

Synthesizer Hardware
* Arturia Origin
* Dave Smith Prophet 08
* Roland V-Synth GT

Stage Piano
* Kawai MP8 MkII
* Clavia Nord Stage
* Roland RD700SX

Keyboard Workstation
* Yamaha Motif XS
* Korg M3
* Roland Fantom G

Sampler
* Native Instruments Kontakt 3
* Digidesign A.I.R. Structure
* MOTU MachFive2

Software Instruments
* Cakewalk Rapture 1.1
* Arturia Jupiter 8V
* XLN Audio Addictive Drums

Organ/Portable Keyboard
* Korg Pa2X Pro
* Clavia Nord C1
* Yamaha PSR-S900

Sound Libraries
* Vienna Instruments Special Edition
* Ik Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik
* EastWest FabFour

Click here here for the full list. via alchemist on the forum.