Midi Quest 11 – Edit your Hardware Synth – Win/64bit/OS X 10.9 – no more Sounddiver on OS9/OS X

TIME TO ABANDON SOUNDDIVER? YES . it’s long long dead within Apples Emagic (Logic) buyout. so there was no more chance for very very new OS’es – but one guy is keeping it up … so time to sell your old iBook if you keep it for Sounddiving.. right? Midi Quest. is the only left universal editor for MIDI Synths that support SysEx. So MIDI Quest is going next generation. Till now it was a Java tool to get all platforms working since it’s not performance you need – just…

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Vampire – Skinny Puppy Module #2 – Not Dead – Euro Modules

Mr. Key of Skinny Puppy helped to male the second SubCon Module (which is the label of all those cEvin Key / SP projects) just announced the second of Euro Rack modules – this time it is a Vco with Animation (lfos) therefore thead reads bringing the undead to life.. saw tooth not just of vampiric origin may be animated – the so to say analog supersaw Vco / Lfo combination..?   via Skinny Puppy Mastermind cEvin Key – ein neues Modul (das 2.) – wer das SynMag gelesen hat…

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Mopho SE high quality Mopho Keyboard from Dave Smith Instruments

this is basically a Mopho Keyboard but better quality knobs, slightly improved and 3.5  octave key range. us – the 3 – octave enthusiasts may like it. it’s 189€ more than the standard Mopho in yellow. via  Mopho SE- Dave Smith Instruments looks nicer than the yellow one. eine bessere Version des Mopho Keyboards – der SE hat 3.5 Oktaven, richtige Potis und ist hochwertiger – endlich mal einer der das macht, nicht immer billig um jeden Preis.. War aber auch notwendig. ein harter Markt grade. Made in USA sagt…

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U-He Diva adds Oberheim and Digital OSC

cool, for all Diva users there’s 2 more things: 1) a JP8000 kind of digital Oscillator 2) Oberheim SEM kind of new Filter _ für Diva gibt es ein neues Filter vom Oberheim SEM und einen Oszillator mit mehreren Optionen wie Supersaw und Feedback, kurzum – ein dem JP8000 ähnlichen Typ, wie er auch im VSynth als „normaler“ Oszillator zu finden ist. also Zebra was updated as well – adds some presets by Howard Scarr, AAX (that new Avid Plugin type) and – New distortion module

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Storn System Analog Synthesizer from Indonesia

inspired by MS10/20 and EMS – this may be the first synth from Indonesia (Bandung). Storn ist short for SynThesizer electRONic beside those there is a „Rhythm Machine“ which is in fact a drum synth (no sequencer) – that Name Störn sounds german – but it’s just like „looks nice“.. the names are Lavatory and Maga, both semi modular, where Maga is also digital – this is the first info, more at the forum (quote) their Site will be up in 21 days from this post.. Forum • Storn System – Analog…

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Madrona Labs Kaivo Granular Synth

you do know it – I am a fan of Aalto, and they or Randy makes an new Aalto influenced plugin which is not the same but a new concept which will base on grains and granular synthesis and it has physical modeling in it.. aaaand – it can access and play samples – well it’s playing it granularly.  here’s a little preview since it’s not yet out – but you can get Aalto for $49 these days for a limited time period. very interested in checking it out ..

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App(le) Cheaperism (Schwarzer Freitag)

Some Music Apps are cheaper atm. (because of „black friday“ some random US-something) maybe 10 or 20€ cheaper at Apple as well.. Einige Musik-Apps teilweise etwa 50% und wohl bei Apple auch geringfügig günstigere Hardwareangebote wegen des „Schwarzen Freitags“, der in den USA wohl eine Art Schlussverkauf ist und traditionell ist.  DAWs, Synths, etc.  via Forum: Aktionen im iOS – AppStore – Sammelthread Animoog, Beatmaker 2, Arturia Moog & SEM, Sunrizer, Impaktor… APPS: Eine Liste – a list:Music App News, Reviews & Tutorials – Even More App Sales!

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MiniSynth Meeblip Anode

This is dangerous. open up your head for the Rockets and Volcas in the skies? This one is Open Source and therefore meant to be changed – the term here is „hackable“ and means – you can check it out, how does it work? you can check everything including inerds. it’s completely yours and if you are a nerd you can change it or built your own bent anode-successor-something.. it’s simple and I guess I don’t have to say so much about what’s inside – one OSC with PWM AD-Envelope…

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