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Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Moog Announces Minifooger Analog Effects for Guitar & Bass
MINIFOOGER EXPERIMENT WITH PASSION PIT
Published on Oct 8, 2013 MoogMusicInc·256 videos
"Xander Singh and Ian Hultquist of the band Passion Pit came into the Moog Soundlab to Experiment with the new Minifooger family of analog effects pedals. Hultquist played a Fender Telecaster through all five Minifoogerwhile Singh experimented with the sonic capabilities of to create an evolving musical landscape,
Recording Chain: 2x Blue Dragonly condenser microphones - Apogee Quartet interface.
No EQ or Compression has been applied to the audio in this video. For best results set quality to HD."
MINIFOOGERS: New Analog Effects for Guitar & Bass
Published on Oct 8, 2013
Official press release below.
"In this video Queens of The Stone Age guitarist, Troy Van Leeuwen, explores the fundamental capabilities of all 5 Minifooger Analog Effects Pedals - The MF Drive, MF Delay, MF Trem, MF Boost, and MF Ring. Each Minifooger is assembled by hand at the Moog factory in downtown Ashville, NC in a rugged, cast aluminum enclosure and features a 100% analog signal path, true bypass design, optional battery power, and a single expression pedal input that provides hands-free control of one specified parameter for under $200 a piece.
Recording Chain: 2x Blue Dragonly condenser microphones - Apogee Quartet interface.
No EQ or Compression has been applied to the audio in this video. For best results set quality to HD."
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:
"Asheville, NC – October 8, 2013 — Moog Music Inc. today announced the launch of the Minifooger Analog Effects family – a series of compact - easy to use stomp boxes designed primarily for use with electric guitar and bass. Each Minifooger is housed in a rugged cast aluminum enclosure and features a 100% analog signal path, true bypass design, optional battery power, and a single expression pedal input providing hands-free control of one specified parameter within each unit.
'We have been working on designs for a line of highly engineered analog effects pedals that are affordable, compact, and easy to use for some time. We are extremely pleased with the outcome and hope that guitar and bass players are too,” said Mike Adams, President of Moog Music.
Each Minifooger’s user interface is centered on musicality and the ability to create new effects quickly. There is also a dedicated expression pedal input that provides control over a function and allows the player to go beyond the panel settings to explore wild, and experimental sounds. This input can also be controlled via CV.
“We want people to approach these pedals from an aural standpoint. The sonic capabilities of Minifoogers are extensive, but they are also easy to use. You can just close your eyes, turn knobs, and create modern, vintage, or other worldly sounds,” said Cyril Lance, Chief Engineer Moog Music.
Moog is launching The Minifooger Analog Effects family with 5 compact stomp boxes – the MF Drive, MF Boost, MF Delay, MF Ring, and MF Trem. Each pedal is 100% analog, designed and hand assembled in Moog’s factory in Asheville, North Carolina and carries a US street price below $200. Moog is debuting two videos today featuring artists experimenting with the Minifoogers: Troy Van Leeuwen, guitarist for the band Queens of The Stone Age takes a more classic approach; and Xander Singh and Ian Hultquist of Passion Pit explore the other worldly side of the Minifoogers.
Minifooger Analog Effects Pedal Descriptions
The MF Drive is a filter-based overdrive pedal employing a Moog Ladder Filter, boutique FET amplifiers, and OTAs in its drive section making it highly reactive to picking dynamics. The panel features a bi-polar tone control and sweepable filter that work dynamically with input gain to offer each player unique and customizable sounds that retain the core timbre of their instrument. A filter Peak switch shifts harmonic content to the filter’s cutoff position, adding new tonal creation and dirty wah performance possibilities not found in other drive pedals. MSRP: $179.
The MF Boost is a selectable topology boost pedal that allows the player to switch between an “articulate VCA” signal path and a “colored OTA” signal path. Each is tailored to deliver boutique amplifier sound and responsiveness from any guitar/amplifier combination. The design also imparts natural compression to an input signal, which brings out note articulation and significantly increases the performance of other effects pedals. When paired with an expression pedal, the MF Boost can be used as a tone enhancing volume pedal, sweepable-gain boost pedal, and VCA. The expression pedal input also provides access to higher gain values not available on the panel. MSRP: $149
The MF Delay features 35mS-700mS of completely analog delay time. At shorter settings, repeats are fast and bright for creating classic slap-back and plate sounds. At medium and long settings the repeats become darker and naturally trail into reverb-like state. A Drive circuit allows the player to adjust the tone and feel of the MF Delay as well as overdrive the Bucket Brigade Delay line, and the input of a guitar amplifier for bigger sound and feel. Also, the expression pedal input is switchable between feedback for expressive swells and delay time for tape delay and chorus/flange effects. MSRP: $209.
The MF Ring is an analog ring modulator that is based on the world’s best selling Ring Mod, the Moogerfooger MF-102. Its refined frequency range and tone voicing circuit add new-musical elements to ring modification, making it easy to dial in everything from octaves and choral dissonance to harmonic undertones and synthesized lead lines. The expression pedal input provides hands-free control of the Freq parameter for sound sweeps, pitch shifting effects, and playing between two scales on the fly. MSRP: $159
The MF Trem is an analog tremolo pedal designed around a balanced modulator and Sub Audio VCO. This design creates a wide range of effects that are based on phase cancellation and addition. Players can create classic optical tremolo, hard tremolo, rotary effects and more that react dynamically to harmonic content. A variable Shape control interacts with Tone and Mix to craft subtle swells and gallops to rhythmic percussive, and swirling effects. When pushed, the MF Trem can also approach the beginnings of phasing and chorus. The expression pedal input adds control of the Speed parameter for hands-free swells and rotary effects. MSRP: $189
Minifooger Analog Effects Pedals are available for preorder from all authorized Moog dealers now. Moog Music will begin shipping the first units from their Asheville factory in October, 2013. For more information about Minifooger Analog Effects Pedals go to: MINIFOOGER.COM"
Published on Oct 8, 2013 MoogMusicInc·256 videos
"Xander Singh and Ian Hultquist of the band Passion Pit came into the Moog Soundlab to Experiment with the new Minifooger family of analog effects pedals. Hultquist played a Fender Telecaster through all five Minifoogerwhile Singh experimented with the sonic capabilities of to create an evolving musical landscape,
Recording Chain: 2x Blue Dragonly condenser microphones - Apogee Quartet interface.
No EQ or Compression has been applied to the audio in this video. For best results set quality to HD."
MINIFOOGERS: New Analog Effects for Guitar & Bass
Published on Oct 8, 2013
Official press release below.
"In this video Queens of The Stone Age guitarist, Troy Van Leeuwen, explores the fundamental capabilities of all 5 Minifooger Analog Effects Pedals - The MF Drive, MF Delay, MF Trem, MF Boost, and MF Ring. Each Minifooger is assembled by hand at the Moog factory in downtown Ashville, NC in a rugged, cast aluminum enclosure and features a 100% analog signal path, true bypass design, optional battery power, and a single expression pedal input that provides hands-free control of one specified parameter for under $200 a piece.
Recording Chain: 2x Blue Dragonly condenser microphones - Apogee Quartet interface.
No EQ or Compression has been applied to the audio in this video. For best results set quality to HD."
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:
"Asheville, NC – October 8, 2013 — Moog Music Inc. today announced the launch of the Minifooger Analog Effects family – a series of compact - easy to use stomp boxes designed primarily for use with electric guitar and bass. Each Minifooger is housed in a rugged cast aluminum enclosure and features a 100% analog signal path, true bypass design, optional battery power, and a single expression pedal input providing hands-free control of one specified parameter within each unit.
Each Minifooger’s user interface is centered on musicality and the ability to create new effects quickly. There is also a dedicated expression pedal input that provides control over a function and allows the player to go beyond the panel settings to explore wild, and experimental sounds. This input can also be controlled via CV.
Moog is launching The Minifooger Analog Effects family with 5 compact stomp boxes – the MF Drive, MF Boost, MF Delay, MF Ring, and MF Trem. Each pedal is 100% analog, designed and hand assembled in Moog’s factory in Asheville, North Carolina and carries a US street price below $200. Moog is debuting two videos today featuring artists experimenting with the Minifoogers: Troy Van Leeuwen, guitarist for the band Queens of The Stone Age takes a more classic approach; and Xander Singh and Ian Hultquist of Passion Pit explore the other worldly side of the Minifoogers.
Minifooger Analog Effects Pedal Descriptions
The MF Drive is a filter-based overdrive pedal employing a Moog Ladder Filter, boutique FET amplifiers, and OTAs in its drive section making it highly reactive to picking dynamics. The panel features a bi-polar tone control and sweepable filter that work dynamically with input gain to offer each player unique and customizable sounds that retain the core timbre of their instrument. A filter Peak switch shifts harmonic content to the filter’s cutoff position, adding new tonal creation and dirty wah performance possibilities not found in other drive pedals. MSRP: $179.
The MF Delay features 35mS-700mS of completely analog delay time. At shorter settings, repeats are fast and bright for creating classic slap-back and plate sounds. At medium and long settings the repeats become darker and naturally trail into reverb-like state. A Drive circuit allows the player to adjust the tone and feel of the MF Delay as well as overdrive the Bucket Brigade Delay line, and the input of a guitar amplifier for bigger sound and feel. Also, the expression pedal input is switchable between feedback for expressive swells and delay time for tape delay and chorus/flange effects. MSRP: $209.
The MF Ring is an analog ring modulator that is based on the world’s best selling Ring Mod, the Moogerfooger MF-102. Its refined frequency range and tone voicing circuit add new-musical elements to ring modification, making it easy to dial in everything from octaves and choral dissonance to harmonic undertones and synthesized lead lines. The expression pedal input provides hands-free control of the Freq parameter for sound sweeps, pitch shifting effects, and playing between two scales on the fly. MSRP: $159
The MF Trem is an analog tremolo pedal designed around a balanced modulator and Sub Audio VCO. This design creates a wide range of effects that are based on phase cancellation and addition. Players can create classic optical tremolo, hard tremolo, rotary effects and more that react dynamically to harmonic content. A variable Shape control interacts with Tone and Mix to craft subtle swells and gallops to rhythmic percussive, and swirling effects. When pushed, the MF Trem can also approach the beginnings of phasing and chorus. The expression pedal input adds control of the Speed parameter for hands-free swells and rotary effects. MSRP: $189
Minifooger Analog Effects Pedals are available for preorder from all authorized Moog dealers now. Moog Music will begin shipping the first units from their Asheville factory in October, 2013. For more information about Minifooger Analog Effects Pedals go to: MINIFOOGER.COM"
Robotspeak Synth Meet Set for October 26 in San Francisco
Between this, the TRASH_AUDIO event in Asheville, and the MMTA SYNTHFEST in Seattle, it's going to be one festive weekend. A Bermuda Triangle of synth fests! If you are attending any of the weekend events, share your pics and video here or on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge!
Details via Robotspeak (in via Dmitri Sfc on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge):
"Join us on Saturday October 26th from 2 till 6pm for the first annual ROBOTSPEAk Modular Synth Meet! We have invited vendors to show their Modular synthesizers and answer any questions you may have.
Modular Synthesizer performances will be held all day and into the night by our co sponsor and next door neighbor, Vinyl Dreams. Be sure to Step down into ROBOTSPEAk and check out the latest from METASONIX, TIPTOP AUDIO, PITTSBURGH MODULAR, TOPPOBRILLO, COA-MODULAR, MAKE NOISE and more TBA.
Stop by Vinyl Dreams (next door to RS) to see performances on Serge (both vintage and custom) and Eurorack Modulars. Performers and times below more TBA.
METASONIX
Eric Barbour of METASONIX will be demonstrating two new Eurorack modules which have not been announced or demonstrated to the public yet. This is your first chance to see this continuation of the Metasonix vacuum-tube synthesizer revolution.
COA-MODULAR
Dmitri & Elise will demo a COA built Serge Modular Music System with a performance at Vinyl Dreams. A recently acquired 1978 built paperfaced system will be at ROBOTSPEAk for the day.
PITTSBURGH MODULAR
Richard from Pittsburgh Modular will be on hand to showcase the complete line of Cell Desktop Modular Systems along with a few new surprises.
TOPPOBRILLO
Josh Thomas will show off the latest Modules from Toppobrillo and answer your questions.
MAKE NOISE
James Cigler on hand wit ha Make Noise rig and field any questions you may have. So Stop by and check out the latest from Make Noise!
TIPTOP AUDIO
Tomio Ueda shows off Tiptops Eurorack Modules-including their latest Module the TOMS909.
PERFORMANCES (Next door at Vinyl Dreams)
COA-MODULARS Custom and vintage serge modulars with Dimitri and Elise performing as Slope 114
LX RUDIS Performing on his Serge
TOMIO UEDA Modular Synthesizers and Turntables
Please RSVP info@robotspeak.com
We hope to see you there !!!
ROBOTSPEAk
589 & 1/2 haight St @ Steiner
San Francisco CA 94117
415-554-1977
VINYL DREAMS
593 Haight St @ Steiner
San Francisco CA 94117"
New MONOWAVE(X) PPG STYLE WAVETABLE SYNTHESIZER SOUND MODULE
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via this auction
"Imagine a monophonic, MIDI controllable, 19" rack mountable PPG blue wavetable synthesizer minus the wavetable scanning, plus a user selectable De-Rez, with a classic Moogª filterladder and real analogue knobs.... well just image, explore it with the Monowave(X).
The Monowave was the brainchild of UK electronics designer, Paul Maddox [Vaco Loco] who wanted to build a synth the roots of which lay in the PPG.
Originally intended as a monophonic bass synth, the Monowave has uses beyond that.
The Monowave is a wavetable synthesizer with 256 waves available for each of the two oscillators. Each oscillator also has a sub-oscillator. The filter is a copy of the Moog filter, there are separate envelope generators for the filter and amplifier, and a simple LFO. The panel is very 'retro' and 'traditional' with knobs for every function and a simple display.
Internally, the circuitry is all analogue (except for the digital circuitry used in the oscillators)... no wimpy DSP thank you very much - this is a 'real' synth!!
Specifications:
· ROM waves 8-bit depth
· 256 samples per cycle
· DE-REZ reduces cycle to 64 samples
· ADSR timing range Attack: 6 - 820 milliseconds
· Decay: 16 - 6000 milliseconds
· Release: 16 - 6000 milliseconds
· Dynamic range About 90dB
· MIDI Note Range C#-2 to C6
· MIDI note offs Recognises real Note Offs as well as velocity Note Offs
· Audio out Headphone socket: best if used with 32 ohms impedance
· Monophonic 6.3 mm (1/4") socket
· Display 2 x 16 backlit LCD
· Power Input: 110V - 240V ac 50/60 Hz, auto sensing power supply
· Maximum power consumption: 30 W
· Size 2U 19” rack unit"
via this auction
"Imagine a monophonic, MIDI controllable, 19" rack mountable PPG blue wavetable synthesizer minus the wavetable scanning, plus a user selectable De-Rez, with a classic Moogª filterladder and real analogue knobs.... well just image, explore it with the Monowave(X).
The Monowave was the brainchild of UK electronics designer, Paul Maddox [Vaco Loco] who wanted to build a synth the roots of which lay in the PPG.
Originally intended as a monophonic bass synth, the Monowave has uses beyond that.
The Monowave is a wavetable synthesizer with 256 waves available for each of the two oscillators. Each oscillator also has a sub-oscillator. The filter is a copy of the Moog filter, there are separate envelope generators for the filter and amplifier, and a simple LFO. The panel is very 'retro' and 'traditional' with knobs for every function and a simple display.
Internally, the circuitry is all analogue (except for the digital circuitry used in the oscillators)... no wimpy DSP thank you very much - this is a 'real' synth!!
Specifications:
· ROM waves 8-bit depth
· 256 samples per cycle
· DE-REZ reduces cycle to 64 samples
· ADSR timing range Attack: 6 - 820 milliseconds
· Decay: 16 - 6000 milliseconds
· Release: 16 - 6000 milliseconds
· Dynamic range About 90dB
· MIDI Note Range C#-2 to C6
· MIDI note offs Recognises real Note Offs as well as velocity Note Offs
· Audio out Headphone socket: best if used with 32 ohms impedance
· Monophonic 6.3 mm (1/4") socket
· Display 2 x 16 backlit LCD
· Power Input: 110V - 240V ac 50/60 Hz, auto sensing power supply
· Maximum power consumption: 30 W
· Size 2U 19” rack unit"
AudioTool + MS Surface Pro: No need for iPad apps...
Published on Oct 7, 2013 acemonvw·65 videos
"Just started messing around with Flash-based Web apps using the Surface Pro. I'm guessing you could do this stuff with Android tablets, but... this is pretty fun on the Surface pro (with the digitizer pen)."
Follow-up to AudioMulch + MS Surface Pro tablet: Music production demo
via Michael Dennis Raleigh on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
Microsoft Surface Pros on eBay
Microsoft Surface Pros on Amazon
"Just started messing around with Flash-based Web apps using the Surface Pro. I'm guessing you could do this stuff with Android tablets, but... this is pretty fun on the Surface pro (with the digitizer pen)."
Follow-up to AudioMulch + MS Surface Pro tablet: Music production demo
via Michael Dennis Raleigh on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
Microsoft Surface Pros on eBay
Microsoft Surface Pros on Amazon
Studio Electronics SE-1X NE Angel Dust
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"To commemorate/celebrate the production of 3,000 handbuilt SE1-Xs, S.E. and our clever design partners and friends, Nova Musik, have produced a new limited version: the SE-1X NE Red Eye (also "skinned" as the Angel Dust).
Looking beyond the C.O.D.E. flavored, sectioned grey to black front panel visuals, with its splashes of blood-red switches and an electric blue display, one discovers some serious sweetening: the second VCO now boasts a silky "ARP-ish" sine wave which replaces the more industrial strength triangle, a switchable "Fuzz" circuit for amp overdrive and saturation, snappier envelopes, discrete filters with an expanded frequency range and 7 banks of S.E. sound design which demand satisfaction: 4 legendary factory banks, the techno focused Scroggins Synquence and inventive new Red Eye Patch Banks: Infared and Diademer - 693 preset sounds total."
via this auction
"To commemorate/celebrate the production of 3,000 handbuilt SE1-Xs, S.E. and our clever design partners and friends, Nova Musik, have produced a new limited version: the SE-1X NE Red Eye (also "skinned" as the Angel Dust). Looking beyond the C.O.D.E. flavored, sectioned grey to black front panel visuals, with its splashes of blood-red switches and an electric blue display, one discovers some serious sweetening: the second VCO now boasts a silky "ARP-ish" sine wave which replaces the more industrial strength triangle, a switchable "Fuzz" circuit for amp overdrive and saturation, snappier envelopes, discrete filters with an expanded frequency range and 7 banks of S.E. sound design which demand satisfaction: 4 legendary factory banks, the techno focused Scroggins Synquence and inventive new Red Eye Patch Banks: Infared and Diademer - 693 preset sounds total."
Moog Minimoog D
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via the listing: "This is one of the nicest ALL ORIGINAL minis out there. It is a desirable serial number 78**. It is in perfect cosmetic condition, as well as working order. It has been in my family since it was new. It has always been in a smoke free environment, meticulously stored and taken care of."
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via the listing: "This is one of the nicest ALL ORIGINAL minis out there. It is a desirable serial number 78**. It is in perfect cosmetic condition, as well as working order. It has been in my family since it was new. It has always been in a smoke free environment, meticulously stored and taken care of."
Dave Smith Instruments DSI Prophet 12 with Original Box
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Waldorf Pulse 2 Analog Synthesizer in the Box
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Mini Eurorack Modular System
via this auction
"On offer is the complete EURORACK Modular System. If you have ever wanted to get into the Modular World but don't know where to start, then this one is for you. This system is for some serious straight forward action.
This is an ideal choice for the ACID and Noize Heads!
It comes with the following:
1 ELBY 42HP POWERED CASE (CASE/ELBY BUS BOARD/ELBY POWER PANEL/WIRING)
2 15V DC PSA
3 AD INFINTUM CABLES
4 ATOMOSYNTH KOE
5 ATOMOSYNTH KONEKO
6 ELBY 5V CONVERTER
7 DIVISION 6 FILTARE
8 EMW DIGITAL NOISE
9 FOH INFERNAL NOISE MACHINE
10 SYNTHWERKS FSR1T
11 M-AUDIO OXYGEN 25-KEY
12 MIDI CABLE
The hard work is done, all you need to do is plug in, get wired and go go go!"
LABELS/MORE:
Ad Infinitum,
Atomo Synth,
Division 6,
Elby Designs,
EMW,
eurorack,
Flight of Harmony,
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