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Dasz Instruments Alex Expandable Synthesizer Revealed at the Musikmesse

MESSE 2016: Dasz Instruments Alex Expandable Synthesizer

Published on Apr 7, 2016 sonicstate

And a few pics:

Benawhile

Published on Apr 7, 2016 MrSharps02

"a sunny day tune now that spring has sprung. octatrack, analog four, etc."

03-The DSI/Oberheim OB-6: Part 3- The Filter Part 1

Published on Apr 7, 2016 AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of the sound and functionality of the filter on the DSI/Oberheim OB-6.

The theme music was created entirely with the OB-6 (except drums).

Flickering in the LEDs is an illusion created by the framerate of my second camera."

All parts here.

MESSE 2016: Pioneer Toraiz SP-16 Sampler Hardware

Published on Apr 7, 2016 sonicstate

"MESSE 2016: Pioneer Toraiz SP-16 Sampler Hardware So someone finally did it"

MESSE 2016: Polyend Sequencer

Published on Apr 7, 2016 sonicstate

"MESSE 2016: Polyend Sequencer A beautiful looking step sequencer"

Polyend introduced the Perc MIDI to Physical Drum Strike here.

[MUSIKMESSE] Polyend Seq

Published on Apr 7, 2016

"Here's a presentation of Polyend Seq at the Musikmesse 2016."

And a pic:

MESSE 2016: Theresyn - One Unique Theremin Inspired Instrument!

Published on Apr 7, 2016

"MESSE 2016: Theresyn - One Unique Theremin Inspired Instrument! Nori Ubukota takes us through his instrument"

Update: I did a little digging and it turns out the circuit design of the Theresyn is from none other than Yves Usson, of YuSynth and of course the Arturia MiniBrute, MicroBrute and MaxiBrute.

via ETHERMIN.COM

Project conceptor : Nori Ubukata (left)
Circuits’ design & developement : Yves Usson (right)
Wood craft : Chris Dubier (middle)

"You love theremins and synthesizers? Then, you’re bound to love the Thérésyn, a new hybrid instrument !

As stated in the name, the Thérésyn is a mixture of a theremin and a synthesizer. To be more specific, it is an analog theremin, with various synthesizers adds on, as well as other interesting functionalites.

The Thérésyn has been imagined by Nori Ubukata (Japanese sound designer, composer and thereminist, ex. ARTURIA sound and specification designer) and all the circuits has been designed and developped by Yves Usson (French scientist in cellular and molecular biology, well-known creator of the ARTURIA Minibrute synthesizer).

Originally, the theremin part of the Thérésyn was to be made with Theremin.Uno, but for technical reason, Yves Usson finally designed his own circuit, using the heterodyne principle.

Here is a small technical overview :
- 7 octaves range
- Foldable antennas
- Touch trigger pad with pressure sensor (inspired from Konstantin Kovalsky’s theremin)
- Resonator with Jawari (inspired from the Palm du diffuser of the Ondes Martenot)
- Built in speaker
- Power supply by AC outlet or battery
- Headphone output
- Tuner output
- Two audio outputs (one for the instrument and another one for the resonator)
- Mute switch
- Pitch tracking Multimode Filter
- Envelop generator (available in pad trigger mode)
- Possibility of mixing the Thérésyn OSC with VCO waves
- VCO with several waveforms (saw, square, pulse, white noise and tri-saw with metalizer)
- Volume antenna mode, pad trigger pressure mode and pad trigger EG mode are switchable"

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MPC Electronics MPC-1 SN 4-03

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"Very few truly special pieces like this ever come through any shop, and this MPC Electronics MPC-1 is one of those cases. Introduced by the Cambridge, England based MPC Electronics in 1983, this unit is a eight pad drum analogue synthesizer with integrated sequencer for beat making. This machine booms and thwacks like something akin to an 808, and can be played with sticks with all edits at the musician's fingertips. This bears very little resemblance to what would come after, as AKAI bought up MPC Electronics in 1984 and repurposed the name for Roger Linn's MPC60. This unit is in pretty incredible condition, and has been in the possession of the same owners since the 1980s. Indiviual voice outputs and DIN Sync functionality (this drum machine comes in just before MIDI) connect this unit to the studio effortlessly. All pads trigger fantastically, and it includes the original manual, and the keys for the case it is built into. The unit needs a little bit of attention, though, namely the foam on the inside of the lid is disintegrating, and the decay knob for the snare is nonfunctional. We suspect there may be an internal battery which needs replacement as well. This MPC-1 is a not only a piece of history but a functioning and impactful percussion tool for contemporary music production."

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Easel Euro Moves

Published on Apr 7, 2016 Todd Barton

"A rough, quick demo of some Easel possible performance moves just for fun . . . better audio here: https://soundcloud.com/user7621213/ea..."