Teenage Engineering Oplab – anything to Synth-interface and back

Oplab is a special „modular“ workspace that can be set up yourself and sync’s USB and MIDI with something you built or already have in the analog domain • 2 x USB host port • 1 x USB device port • 2 x CV IN or any Analogue IN • 2 x CV OUT or any Analogue OUT • MIDI In / Out / Thru • Sync 24 • Program selection switches it’s somewhere between NOT soldering but still developing stuff but have all the tools at hand  aaand- there are 3 types of sensors – Tap,…

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SPL launch 2 Audio Interfaces / Converters

Well known for fine outboard gear and some cool plugins like the Attacker and Transient Tool – they made it into the USB – Audio World – it’s 2 interfaces in 2 formats: the one below – Madison features 16 AD and 16 DA converters in 1U Superb sounding converters with a sophisticated analog section on 36 V audio rails +24 dBu professional output level Best price/performance value Up to 64 I/Os on 1 MADI port (4 units) Latency neutral MADI chaining 44.1 to 192 kHz, ±10% vari-speed SPL clock-shop for jitter-free operation…

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TECUSB USB Breath Controller

TECUSB MIDI Breath Controller.it should be „USB-MIDI“ … is a very dongle’ish looking USB Stick which is in fact the „replacement“ for Yamahas BC3, they (Tecusb) say. they got a new algorithm, and .. well – it’s better than everything. this is for computers, not for synths, so – it’s not exatly a replacement, but saves MIDI-Interface connection and possibly works fine, I did not has my lips on it so far. it is NOT meant to be plugged to MIDI Synths but to the computer since synth would need…

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Lightning USB Adapter erschienen / Apple releases CamKit for Lightning (iPhone 5, iPad 4 / mini)

So, ich habe 34.95€ Apple Strafgebühr entrichtet und werde euch berichten: 1) Funktionieren USB Klaviaturen nun an neuen Lightning iOS Geräten oder nicht? 2) Gibt es einen Ausweg der billiger ist? Nein. Alle anderen Lösungen laufen nicht! UPDATE: es funktioniert NICHT, dh iPhones laufen nicht, es machte aber keinen Sinn wenn iPads auch das Problem hätten, weshalb es wohl dann nur dafür funktiniert. #epic fail ok, I did it – I put this awesome insanly expensive one more thing into the cart for 35€  ($45 US) and will check for…

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Alkex Prophet-style Controller for USB and MIDI

In opposition to the wonderful but non-buyable but brilliant Controllers by Synth-Project this one is avkailable for 400USD and has MIDI and USB and the Layout of the Prophet 5. later it will be 500 Dollars. All Controllers can be assignet via a software (OS X) Alkex Professor is the official name. Der Professor ist ein dem Prophet 5 nachempfundener Controller, den man auch kaufen kann, er ist frei belegbar über eine OS X Software und bietet MIDI und USB. Die Diskussion über den jetzt erhältlichen ImpOSCar 2 brachte die…

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