AngryOctopus, wrote in to let me know he heard from the designer of thew new KORG Monotron. He actually received some tips on how it works. +1 for KORG. You can find the updated version here. There is now QWERTY keyboard support so you can play with your keyboard. I had to click on a note first to get it to work, but it does work fine.
Some notes on the Monotron: - filter doesn’t sound nearly as aggressive at maximum peak. - LFO is slower at minimum (about 15s period) and faster at maximum (>1kHz). - monotron resets the LFO at the moment the ribbon is touched, so it works like a simple cycling EG at slow LFO rates. - monotron has fixed intensity keytrack. cutoff tracks ribbon position by factor of two. only tracks ribbon not pitch knob.
follow-up to this post. Remember you can search on Monotron here to find all posts mentioning the new device, including videos, details, comments, pics and more.
"using korg ds 10 on the ds lite, michael nervous jams out the song prog 1, live for an audience gazing over artwork by jessica wagner and tony vega. midstates and the choir of ghosts headlined."
"Sounds fantastic & has several custom Moog Modular sounding patches [ :) ] that work great with the Arpeggiator, a lot like early Tangerine Dream sequences. There are also nice, polyphonic pads, vibes, Hammond B-3 Organs, grungy 80's patches & experimental sound effects. This synth has midi & comes with the original manuals, plus a Kaces gig bag which has normal wear. Sounds & plays like a dream, so much warmer than virtual analog."
I guess you'd have to ask, what patch on a Moog modular...
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x0xb0x Testing by x0x Source YouTube via x0xSource - previously posted
via this auction "A true analog theremin, which uses traditional inductor coils to produce an analog sine wave
The playable range can be adjusted from 5 inches to 5 feet !
Whats the difference between an analog and digital theremin?
A analog theremin uses traditional components eg inductors and transistors, and produce a
pure sine wave for a smooth sound A digital theremin uses Digital chips (IC's) which mostly produce a square wave and can sound
Comes fully assembled with battery and only needs to be plugged in and played!
Has rubber feet to stop slipping, and is completely plug and play! * A great gift idea * Play it through an effects pedal to create even more styles of sound * Battery life is hours as these lithium batterys last for 10 years in a smoke alarm"
"The AX-60 is among some of the last true analog polysynths of the mid-eighties. The AX-60 is a programmable six-voice synth with a nice LFO, lowpass VCF filter, envelope sections, and more. An eight-voice version, the AX-80, was already available.
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Here are some Specifications:
* Polyphony - 6 Voices
* Oscillators - 6 VCOs
* Memory - 64 Patches
* Filter - Lowpass analog filter
* VCA - Standard ADSR
* Keyboard - 61 keys
* Arpeg/Seq - Arpeggiator
* Control - MIDI (2 parts)"
AngryOctopus, wrote in to let me know he heard from the designer of thew new KORG Monotron. He actually received some tips on how it works. +1 for KORG. You can find the updated version here. There is now QWERTY keyboard support so you can play with your keyboard. I had to click on a note first to get it to work, but it does work fine.
