New Black Oberheim TVS Pro

This one in via Soviet Space Child.


Looks like an original Oberheim Two Voice System and Sequential Circuits Pro-One melded together.

Do you prefer the original white or the new black? White version below for reference.

New Course on Soundfly: Live Clicks & Backing Tracks

This one in via MATRIXSYNTH sponsor, Soundfly. Their new course, Live Clicks & Backing Tracks, teaches you how to sync your DAW with hardware and on-stage gear to trigger clicks and backing tracks in performance. It's not super synthy but it hits the same buttons, with both in and out-of the box solutions to the same problems synth players come across.

Details:

"NEW FREE COURSE TEACHES HOW TO INCLUDE LIVE CLICK TRACKS AND BACKING TRACKS INTO YOUR PERFORMANCE

Creativity can strike at any moment, and if it strikes in the studio, make sure you're prepared to take your new sound to the stage! Soundfly's new course is a must for touring bands looking to up their game and professionalize their on-stage performance rig. Live Clicks and Backing Tracks takes students through the process of preparing their studio tracks for playback in a live setting using Ableton Live, setting up in-ear systems, the gear that is both necessary and encouraged for a full band to make use of their clicks and tons of helpful tips from the experts themselves!

This is the first-ever course of its kind, it is free and it's one of Soundfly's most comprehensive, and user-engaging courses to date. Taught by Alex Wilson, a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer from Sydney, Australia and the founder of the hugely popular post-rock band Sleepmakeswaves, the course can be accessed at any time, from anywhere, and students are welcomed to go through it at their own pace. Resource materials include videos, screenshot tutorials, MIDI click and backing samples and some simple prompts to get you started tracking for Live today!"

https://soundfly.com/courses/live-clicks-backing-tracks

Malekko Richter Unkle²s FM Lissajous Drone

Published on Jun 28, 2016 Ebotronix

"Malekko Unkle² sine , exponential FM in by
Cydustries Zeroscillator exp / lin FM by SSL Modulation Orgy
ZO VC Morph and 1V oct input by Flame Q Slider"

Update:

Malekko Richter Unkle²s FM Lissajous'

Stillson Hammer MKII for Beat Sequencing.

Published on Jun 28, 2016 Robotopsy Robotopsy

"The Stillson Hammer MKII from Industrial Music Electronics formely know as The Harvestman used for beat sequencing"

Synthi filter and OSC3

Published on Jun 28, 2016 Chris David

"Exploring the filter of the Synthi and the OSC3 behaviour"

Dave Smith & John Carpenter at the Fox Theater, Oakland at the John Carpenter Tour

via @dsiSequential

"John Carpenter @TheHorrorMaster & Dave at the Fox Theater, Oakland
...johncarpenter.com/tour #johncarpenter #80shorror"

Two synth legends. How cool is that.

Click here for more posts featuring John Carpenter, including a recent interview.

Dave Smith Instruments Releases Tempest BETA OS - Main 1.4.0.15b and Voice 1.5

via the DSI Forums

"Here is the new Tempest beta release. Our normal changelog is below, and immediately following this post is a write-up from Roger that organizes the bug fixes in relation to the petition for reference. Please post any new bugs to the sticky'd Bug Reporting thread so we can track them for the official release.

Note that we’ve locked this thread so people don’t have to search through lots of pages to find the first post containing the download. But we’ve created a new thread immediately following this thread for you to post any bug reports. Thanks for your help in testing!

CLICK FOR MORE »

Dave Smith Instruments Intros OB-6 Desktop Module [Summer NAMM Floor Video]

Published on Jun 28, 2016 Synthtopia

"At Summer NAMM, Dave Smith Instruments introduced the OB-6 Desktop Module.

DSI's Carson Day gave us an overview of the new synth, which he says has the exact same audio engine as the original OB-6."

https://www.davesmithinstruments.com

Chrysopoeia - Analog Keys, Octatrack

Published on Jun 25, 2016 Invisible Acropolis

"more music at: https://invisible-acropolis.bandcamp...."

A Collection of Fairlight History via Peter Vogel's YouTube Channel

The following is a collection of Fairlight videos from Peter Vogel's YouTube channel. The first two are on the original Fairlight. The third is a playlist of the Fairlight CMI30A reissue, and the final is a playlist of the Peter Vogel CMI App which featured a CMI30A splash screen. Note Fairlight and Peter Vogel Instruments are two separate companies. Via Wikipedia:

"After rebirthing Fairlight Instruments in August 2009[7] and releasing the CMI-30A, the 30th anniversary model of the Fairlight CMI,[8] and Fairlight iOS apps for the Apple iPhone and iPad,[9] Vogel renamed Fairlight Peter Vogel Instruments in July 2012. When announcing the name change, the company foreshadowed a new range of synthesisers was being developed.[10]"

And the videos:

Computers Are People, Too! 1982 Fairlight bit

Published on Dec 30, 2013 Peter Vogel

"This is a segment from a 1982 documentary about the use of computers in art and music. The Fairlight CMI is demonstrated in this clip by Gary Chang -- American film composer, synthesiser player and producer. Gary was Fairlight USA support in the early 1980s and moved on to film scoring, including films such as The Breakfast Club, 52 Pick Up, and Under Siege."

Fairlight1984 extract from doco about MICs

Published on Apr 17, 2014

"Fairlight1984 extract from doco about Management and Investment Companies"

A Peek at the Fairlight CMI30A


Playlist:

A Peek at the Fairlight CMI30A
UNDERCONSTRUCTION 4
CMI30A-sampling
cmi30aFX11

Introducing the Peter Vogel CMI App

Playlist:

Introducing the Peter Vogel CMI app [note Stevie Wonder was the first Fairlight customer]
Video Guide #1
Video #2 -- Player vs Pro
Video #3 -- Voice sampling

iTunes:
Peter Vogel CMI Pro - Peter Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd
Peter Vogel CMI - Peter Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd