Korg Electribes MX/SX are discontinued – new Electribe 2 in 2015

販売完了製品|KORG INC.. says my beloved Electribes (SX and MX) are officially discontinued? I heard some very vague rumours there might be something coming. I am not happy to say, that also the Volca series isn’t at all anything like a replacement as well as the Gadget App which are nice but not even close complete – the real thing on tribes was – you could make your music incl samples and had enough tracks to make it work – more is nice – polyphony as well and dynamics as well. but…

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Analogue Solutions Vostok Deluxe

Wilder? & Bigger than before – the old Analogue Solutions Vostok modular,analog and now – the new one – without wavetable OSC but with more modulation sources (lfo).. 2 ADSR ENVs 3 LFOs 3 VCOs Patch Matrix with Pins 22×22 MIDI 8step sequencer Joystick Noise Generator (white) LPF and HPF/LPF Multimode Filter – MS20’ish ones! Forum • Neuer Analogue Solutions Vostok Deluxe.    

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Nick Crow Lab: TubeDriver Saturation PlugIn + Moog Filtertron – all free

Free Tube Amp Windows and OS X – there are more plugins but for Windows only. Nick Crow Lab: TubeDriver v1.22 for Windows (VST) and Mac OS X (VST&AU). • Moogs Filtertron for iPad is free as well for very limited time. it’s a filter, not a whole synth. note the internal input is limited to 100Hz and above. Anyway a good sounding tool when connected via audio interface

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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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Korg Drum and Analog Synth Tribe Evolution – Volca Series

is it real? it is for 150€ per machine – this is going around in the blogs.. like: matrixsynth would you love one of these? one 3 osc’ed synth, another for poly arrangement, all with real time automation (motion sequence) and the analog drum machine, the synths are equipped with MS20 filters. siehe auch: Forum • Korgs Evolution? Volca Serie. what about a real electribe successor? or like to have a simple tr-type analog ..

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Nord Lead 4 – Performance Synthesizer

as said, there will be a Nord Lead 4 – Performance Synthesizer.- here it is. it seems there is no drum mode like the nl2 had and which I really loved and found very handy and intuitive. the price tag is around 1.650k€ rack and 200€ more for the keyboard. ->Synth Database NordLead 4 & NordLead 4R Key features – underlined: the specials 4-part multi-timbral with 4 separate outs. 2-Oscillator Virtual Analog Subtractive synthesis with Frequency Modulation, Hard and Soft Sync and True Voice Unison. Morph and Variation performance controls. Wavetable…

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Novation Bass Station II

Analog 2 OSC Synth with 1 Sub OSC, 2 LFOs, Multimode Filter – beside the „vintage“ one they call „acid“ there is 12/24dB per Oct. filters hi,low and bandpass, USB & MIDI, Step Sequencer, Arpeggiator, 2x ADSR Envelopes Novation BassStation 2 Synthesizer AFX Aphex Twin – Rundlauf im SequencerTalk MonologDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen in synth DB: 1x Multi Timbral, 1 Voice, (2013)  Novation Bass Station 2 Analog Synthesizer + step sequencer 2 OSC, 1 Sub, 1 Filter, 2 LFO, 2 EG subtractive analog synthesis, 25 Keys, velocity aftertouch MIDI controller Ctrl, Sequencer, Arpeggiator, ~450€ (in 2013)continue / weiter..? MESSE13:…

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