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flight of harmony newsletter - April 2010

"Greetings All!
It has been quite some time since the last newsletter, but that’s because there’s been so much going on that I just haven’t had time to get one out.

Firstly, an apology for the slowness of my responses to emails lately. For those that hadn’t yet heard, I recently learned (to my surprise) that I had to move, so I did. But, as the saying goes: “when it rains, it pours” or, as I prefer to say, “a lot of shit just happens all at once, it comes in waves”, so I ended up having to take almost two months off of work, and am now working like mad to get back on schedule. Due to all this, the website has not been updated during this time. I have a hard time sitting at the computer when there are things to be built on the workbench, so the site is low on my list of priorities.

I always try to be as professional as possible, but the simple fact is that this is a one-man show (for now, that is…) and it takes a lot of work. Please bear with me.

NEWS
• A new distributor has joined the fold: Geargas - http://www.geargasstore.com/. They now carry the Barebones Pack versions of f(h) modules! Depending on availability, of course.

• The Sound of Shadows eurorack module is available from Analogue Haven, Schneidersbuero, and Post Modular.

• The Sound of Shadows Barebones Pack (SoSBP) is now available, either direct or from Geargas, $125.00. The SoSBP works on a supply range from ±9V to ±15V and has an MOTM 4-pin power connecter standard, Doepfer-style connecter on request. The SoSBP web page is not up yet, hopefully soon though.

• Two special limited-edition Infernal Noise Machines are available from Big City Music. Each of these has a solid walnut housing, hand-made by George Mattson. I must say they look damn nice!

JOYSTICKS
As some of you have noticed, both the Choices modules and the Infernal Noise Machines are currently in short supply due to a shortage in the supply of joysticks. Now, after several months of waiting, I have finally received a response from the factory, so it is time for another group buy. These are brand-new joysticks, not “New Old Stock”. If you are interested in joining in, please contact me at: joystickbuy at flightofharmony.com for more details.

Thank you all very much for your support and patience, I am only able to offer these products because of you!

~flight" http://flightofharmony.com/

London Modular Meet - Pics on Synthesizer ART

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Health and Safety - A Compilation of DS-10 Tracks

On the KORG DS-10 forum.

via Chris:

"Its a compilation of music all made on korg ds-10 which i have written a track for. It weighs in at 27 tracks and 2.1hrs long! The whole thing was masterminded and put together by DS-10 Dominator who is one of the mods on the ds10forum. He asked us all to write a ds-10 track from a list of titles inspired by bits of text from the nintendo health and safety manual. Here's the post where it all started"

John L Rice Modular

One more pic added here.

ether^ra VTOL VOLFRAM LFO'ed

YouTube via potterpaint2000 — April 25, 2010 — "an improv featuring the incredible Volfram. Thanks Dima!"

New Edition AtomoSynth Medussa

via AtomoSynth

AtomoSynth on Ebay

Roland PMA-5 Personal Music Assistant

via this auction
"The perfect compositional or backing tool for anyone, the PMA-5 is a completely different concept in personal backing machines. The palm-held, electronic organizer style PMA-5 includes a high quality 306 tone GM/GS sound source, an eight-track sequencer and a powerful intelligent arranger with 600 patterns and variations. A custom LCD touch-panel (touch pen or finger) user interface makes operation simple and intuitive.

FEATURES:
* Touch-panel interface offers simple, intuitive and unique operation
* 306 GM/GS instrument sounds; 16 drum sets
* Eight-track sequencer (Four melody tracks and four backing tracks); Roland's intelligent arranger with 100 Music Styles
* Built-in serial computer port for communication with any computer
* 20 song memory; store and recall user patterns
* Headphone jack for private monitoring; battery or AC operable(batteries not included)
* Import and playback Standard MIDI File (SMF) song data using the optional PC Communication Kit(not included)"