NAMM Leaks: New KORG Volca Modular & Volca Drum

And the first NAMM 2019 rumor is in. A new KORG Volca Modular "Micro Modular Synthesizer" & Volca Drum "Digital Percussion Synthesizer". Click the pics to explore. Note the mini patch points (ala Tinysizer) on the Volca Modular, and the display on the Volca Drum.

The Volca Modular appears to be a "West Coast" approach with a Woggle modulation source and 2 LPGs or Lowpass Gates.  An LPG is essentially the Buchla version of a Lowpass Filter.  There also appears to be some oscillator wave folding on the left.  Man, this is going to sell like hotcakes.  I want one now.   Digital drums on the Volca Drum with modulation does look interesting as well.

Wavefolder plus 3 sines plus 2 VCAs

Published on Dec 20, 2018 Randy Piscione

"Experimenting with different ways of generating timbres for a custom Eurorack panel I'm working on with PM Foundations. I took a sine into a mixer, and two more sines into two VCAs, and then those two also went to the mixer. The output of the mixer went to an nlc Timbre. I also ran an LFO into each of the VCAs.

The Timbre is the first version, so I turned the Fold pot all the way up, and used the mixer and the VCAs/LFOs to control the actual folding of the 3 sines in various combinations."

Twisted Electrons AY3 SYNTH Module Chiptune

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Anyware Instruments Tinysizer SN 53

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"Serial number is #53. Look around online if you are curious about what this bad boy can do. Owned for about 2 years, had a lot of fun and made plenty of music with it. Lived in my studio the whole time except for one live set. Time to let someone else live the tiny dream.

There is one issue with this one that I never got around to fixing. The potentiometer for “Audio In 1” on the VCF has gone bad. Still receives input and gives output signal, but doesn’t attenuate it - just does on or off for the input. Should be an easy fix for a technician or experienced electronics enthusiast. Never got in the way of me using it though."

Waldorf Q 61-Key Keyboard / Synthesizer SN 930821513

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Review: Behringer Neutron Semi-Modular Analog Synthesizer

Published on Dec 20, 2018 inside synthesis

"The Inside Synthesis Behringer Neutron review."

MFB TANZBÄR 2 // ASSORTED GROOVES // 2

Published on Dec 20, 2018 LESINDES

"Tweaking assorted drum grooves in MFB TANZBÄR 2 -- PART 2.
No sound enhancement. It is the pure machine.
Wrong interface mentioned in the credit list: The sound was recorded with ZOOM H-6."

Part 1 here.

Ornament and Crime Time

Published on Dec 20, 2018 Ebotronix

"Pythagorean Scale by 4x Ornament and Crime number of notes: 12 notes (in cents): 0, 89.8, 203.9, 293.8, 407.8, 497.7, 611.7, 702.3, 792.2, 906.2, 996.1, 1110.2
Upper Ribbon Sputnik VCO and Waldorf NW1
lower Ribbon Two 59 VCO and Tunefish Modular Slider μBraids
Bass by Tunefish Modular Warps to E 440 Filter
Chords Flame Q Slider, OC ASR to 4x μBraids quad panning by Tides and 2x Vails"

How We Remember | The Lightbath Zone - Eurorack Modular Synthesizer Masterclass

Published on Dec 20, 2018 Lightbath

"Watch the original modular piece 'How We Remember' →"

How We Remember (Friends cassette) | Ambient Eurorack Modular Synthesizer

Premiered Dec 6, 2018 Lightbath

"Available on cassette + digital download: http://bit.ly/seil-friends"

Prok Drums Taster

Published on Dec 20, 2018 Thonk Synth DIY

"Prok Drums. A morphing DSP percussion engine available in Bassdrum, Snare, Hi-Hat and Handclap flavours. Available exclusively from Thonk.

https://www.thonk.co.uk/prok"