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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Cyclone Analogic Bass Bot TT-303 Hardware TB-303 Clone Released


Update 11/28: Update on the price:

UK: £449.00 + VAT
EU: €549.00 + VAT
US: $699.99 + VAT

Update: additional pics & PDF via Lorne/kidtronic via Rhythm Active.

Remember the Bass Bot TT-303 demo videos posted here back on October 18?   Well, it is currently available as of today, and it is the first product from a new company named Cyclone Analogic based in Hong Kong (possible sites not yet live: http://www.cyclone-analogic.com | http://www.tt-303.com).  You will find full details on the TT-303 further below.

Before we get to that, Robin Whittle, who brought us the Devilfish Mods for the original TB-303, will be performing them for the TT-303 as well. You can find details on his page here.

Lorne aka kidtronic wrote in to let us know Rhythm Active in Australia, one of our sponsors, currently has the TT-303 available. I also hear Syntaur in the US has them for $649.95 $699.95 plus $14.95 shipping to the lower 48.  Syntaur adds the following details: "There is a nicely-done printed manual - on real paper, with ink! Just like back in the analog days of yore... Also a power adapter, and a MIDI break-out cable. (The TT-303 has a single 8-pin MIDI jack. A standard 5-pin cable can be used for MIDI In only, and the break-out cable - 8-pin jack to two 5-pin cables - can be used for MIDI In and Out.)" Update 11/28: Modular Square in France (one of our sponsors) will have them in stock soon (via Twitter).

The following details are via Superior Sound London, who currently shows them as being sold out in the UK:

"The Bass Bot TT 303 electronic bass synth features a selectable monophonic analog VCO processed through a 4 pole analog cascading filter. It uses 21st-century transistor technology to synthesize tones from super-crisp self-resonating leads to squelchy rhythms and deep subharmonic bass grooves.

Creating music as simple or complex as you want with the Bass Bot is a breeze. Its ground-breaking InstaDJ OS is an artificially intelligent sequencer and can be programmed in two methods: by a human user or by the computer-controlled Bass Bot.

Humans may program musical patterns manually using traditional step entry with control over pitch, time, length and special characteristics such as octave transpose, accent and slide for each note.

Alternatively let the Bot generate a pattern and use it immediately, tweak it to taste, or mutate it into a new pattern altogether at the touch of a button. The Bass Bot TT 303 includes seven different ‘personalities’ each of which generates its own special style of musical patterns. No two Bots will produce the same patterns. Each is as individual as the user, though the basic personalities are the same for every Bass Bot.

The Bass Bot TT 303 features seven unique preset personality programs, capable to generate up to 224 computer generated presets by the Bass Bot ™.

An additional 224 Editable Patterns can compose up to 7 songs of up to 127 bars. All information is saved to onboard flash (permanent) memory and transferable directly to other Bass Bots via 8 Pin DIN cable (cloning) or to PC / MAC (backup) for storage with a downloadable transfer application available on our website. Other platforms to be supported soon.

FEATURES
• Monophonic selectable (saw, square) VCO with 24db 4 pole analogue filter.
• User or Bot generated programmable patterns with InstaDJ ™ sequencer.
• MIDI IN by default / MIDI IN and OUT (with provided splitter cable).
• 13 Colour LED display with user definable console and individual pattern labelling.
• Auto Tune and VCO calibration on demand.
• Arpeggiator.
• Generate new patterns using one of seven unique personality algorithms.
• Mutate Patterns to create infinitely complex pattern structure and variation.
• Live Pitch Transpose (+/- 1/2 step pitch), Live Accent (velocity) & Live Slide (portamento).
• Pattern Rotation (left or right) one step in time.
• Complex file manipulation of pattern banks using Copy & Paste.
• Merge up to 8 patterns to one pattern (maximum 64 steps).
• Portable with battery or ac power options at only 730 g (1.6 lbs).

Warranty: One (1) year warranty from purchase. Online registration required.
Included: Operation Manual / 100-240v adapter 9 volts, 300ma / 8 PIN splitter cable to 5 PIN MIDI IN and 5 PIN MIDI OUT.

SPECIFICATIONS
Selectable Waveform Switch (saw or pulse)
VCO Tune
Cutoff Frequency
Resonance
Envelope Modulation
Decay
Accent
Tempo, Track/Preset and Mode Switch, Power/Volume
Instrument Mix-In Jack to mix audio source with output
MIDI IN (MIDI OUT with included 8 PIN DIN cable)
CV / GATE OUT Jacks (1 volt / octave)
Stereo Headphone Jack
Mono Output Jack
Power In Jack
Physical Attributes:
Power: 100-240v adapter (included) 9v or 6v use with 4 x "C" UM-2 batteries (not included). / Case Material: Plastic ABS.
Weight: 730g / Dimensions: 300(W) x 146(D) x 55(H)mm"

You can find a slightly different write-up doc and the PDF Brochure captured above as images here.

Cosmorama at Reco-Head Records

Cosmorama at Reco-Head Records from arthur joly on Vimeo.

Lots of synths !
producing analog music in Brazil.
music from Anvil FX and Cosmorama.
www.recosynth.com

Synth list: ARP 2600, ARP Sequencer, Moog Voyager, Roland CR-78, Roland System-100, ARP Axxe, E-mu Drumulator, ARP Quartet, Curious Inventor Voice of Saturn, Moog Prodigy, ARP Solus, Moog Source, Moog Minimoog, Roland Juno-60, Fender Rhodes, Fender Starmaster, Linn LinnDrum, Rheem Kee Bass, Moog Realistic MG-1, ARP Odyssey, Moog Opus 3, Reco-Synth Jolymod 3, Moog Theremin, Reco-Synth Jolymod 1, Wurlitzer, Roland Jupiter-8, Roland TR-909, Roland TR-808, Oberheim DX, Roland CR-8000, Korg MS-10, Bleep Labs Thingamagoop, KORG KR-55, Roland SVC-350.

Kiwisix: Part 1 - The Unboxing!

Published on Nov 27, 2012 by Syntegrator
"Look what just got in from New Zealand: The latest modern brains for vintage brawn upgrade by Kiwitechnics: It's Kiwisix!

This video is the start of a video playlist sequence that will see two of my Korg Polysix units make the upgrade to fully reconditioned Kiwisix synthesizers. In this introductory video I unbox the synth + power supply upgrade bundle and share my initial impressions on what you get for the very reasonable price of admission. As you'll see, I give this synthesizer upgrade 5 stars for all around professional packing and thoughtful design."

QuNexus Plays Well With Others

Published on Nov 27, 2012 by Keith McMillen Instruments

QuNexus & Clavia Nord Electro

Update: The video is back. It was pulled shortly after posting for some reason.

YouTube tip in general: remember to set your videos to "Private" while uploading. You can then set them to "Public" when ready. Side note: the more often you check back on the site, the more likely you'll catch any videos before they get pulled.

Anushri Custom Colored Knobs


flickr By David De Tautavel
(click for more)

Vacoloco Working on Aurora - New Polyphonic Hardware Synth


via Vacoloco

"So, What is Aurora?

Well, my band (Her Dark Embrace) recently went into the recording studio to record our EP. The Engineer was very into electronics and synths and we had some great chats. He asked the question “So, you play keyboards and you build synths, so why don’t you use your own?” Really good question I thought, I replied “Everything I play is chords/pads and I’ve only built monosynths, I’ve never built a polysynth.” to which he asked “why not?“, I had no answer.

So I thought about it and I’d had the basics of a monosynth design on the drawing board so to speak, so whilst on holiday I finished the design and when I returned ordered some PCBs

Over the last month I’ve begun building a single voice board, first an oscillator, then I ported the code from the oscillator chip in Zira and modified the code, so I have two oscillators with 56 waveforms a piece, with hard sync and adjustable mix..."

Mono synths on a single board stacked for polyphony much like the vintage synths of yore. The Oberheim OB series come to mind. Very, very cool.

AtomoSynth Krakken... just finished!!


via Alfredo Aliaga of AtomoSynth on Facebook


AtomoSynth on eBay (RSS)

Win a Moog Voyager signed by Moogfest 2012 Artists!

Published on Nov 27, 2012 by moogfoundation
Enter the raffle NOW: http://bit.ly/U4RiQp
"Here is your chance to walk away with a brand new Moog Voyager signed by the coolest artists who performed at Moogfest 2012. With artists such as Thomas Dolby, Les Claypool, Orbital, Nas, Miike Snow, Santigold, Squarepusher, GZA, Black Moth Super Rainbow... and historical artists such as Morton Subotnick and Herb Deutsch, this is an incredibly unique and valuable collectors item. It's also the gold standard in modern analog synths! Watch the video to find out more.
Raffle ends November 30, 2012 at 11:59 PM, or when 700 tickets have been purchased. Enter now, while you can... you don't want to miss this opportunity!"

Vince Clarke with Analogue Solutions Leipzig-S

via Tom J Carpenter of Analogue Solutions on Facebook

"Vince Clarke loves his Analogue Solutions Leipzig-S analogue synth/sequencer"

Rebirth for iPad Update Adds MIDI Sync & More


"What's New in Version 1.3
• Duo Mode - flip instruments around and jam with a friend on the same iPad
• MIDI sync - sync ReBirth to your DAW, MIDI hardware or other apps
• Background mode - keep ReBirth playing in the background when slaved to other apps
• SoundCloud Sharing - share your ReBirth music on SoundCloud
• iTunes export - export your track to iTunes on your computer
• Various bug fixes and performance enhancements"

iTunes:
ReBirth for iPad - Propellerhead Software AB
iOS Devices on eBay - Don't miss the Cyber Monday Deals through Dec 2.


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