Synthesizer-Magazin: Ausgabe 30 kommt am 23.1.2012

Synthesizer-Magazin: Aktuelle Ausgabe: 30 bald kommt sie, Abonnenten haben sie am 22.1.2012   Maschine Arturia Spark – die bessere Drum-MASCHINE? Xils Lab Synthix – Der Synthex in Nullen und Einsen? Lohnt das einen Blick? NI Komplete 8 (II) OTO Biscuit – Organisierter Krachotto Marienberg Modularsynthesizer (II) Flame C3 Knob Recorder Neue Korg Monotrons… MakeNoise Réné – Schlauere Sequenzen? Roland JD990 und JD800 – Von Moskau ferngesteuert und besser? Trotz Alter? Hamburg Audio Nuklear – Reaktoren voll kalibriert? Alteisenväter RCA Synthesizer – Es gab eine Zeit vor Moog & Buchla Menschen Skinny…

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Real Casio synth or just another XY-keyboard at NAMM 2012?

Not sure if this is just another arranger keyboard or a real new synth coming at NAMM, if it’s a new synth approach – welcome back to the real thing, if not.. hmm.. hope it’s a real synth, .. UPDATE: they are (info) Forum: Casio baut wieder Synthesizer?   real-synthesizer oder doch nur tischhupe? will hoffen, endlich wieder was richtiges, die iPD Serie (VZ Serie) war wirklich spannend und sehr unterschätzt, bis heute: • XWP1 Digital Synthesizer • XWG1 Digital Synthesizer

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Akai MPC Renaissance + MPC Studio

The new MPC loads any MPC format, looks like the MPC5000 but with 16 pots and 16 pads, has access to the computer – it’s not as clear as it should be – is it hybrid or is it hardware with special access? – well it can do everything the MPCs (any of them) can do, there is (so they say) analog filtering and it’s realtime based, so it may not have TR-style sequencing (still) – the software looks a bit like a DAW and „they“ say it also integrates…

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FXpansion new software drumcomputer called tremor

new drum tr-style sequencer since it is based on DCAM the sound should be really good, – do you remember Synthsquad? So if you do – this is based on the same technology, but of course as a drumsynth (simpler). it’s a polyrhythmic drumcomputer with tr-style step sequencer – each track can start at a different position and so you have it – flexible beats. really hope the steps can be set via controller (genereic like launchpad..)

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Moog Minitaur – a smaller slim Phatty? no, more a Taurus desktop synth

Look what I found, or better what was shown to me (thanks Ole) via this www.facebook.com/pages/HET-INC – reduced the synth to the minimum don’t know if this is „real“ or photoshopped, but nice. – seems it’s real 600 USD. YES this is a new Moog and it’s really neat, smart and small enough. Here’s an audio (MP3)- all Minitaur except Bassdrum (they say) – in fact it’s more a Taurus than a Little or Slim Phatty, soundwise.. AND IT IS Minitaur Analog Synthesizer, not Minotaur!! the quote is here: The Minitaur Analog Synthesizer is a compact…

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Pittsburgh Modular – Fragments Generator

Pittsburgh Modular – Fragments Generator is a Eurorack Module, it’s sound generator is a set or certain quantity of ticks or pulses – so it reminds of a drumsynth for „(Hand)Claps“ to have that „multiple slap“ thing in it to resonate in a filter behind the generator. it’s about „density“ and grain sizes here, so it’s abviously inspired by granular synthesis – not the sample-grain stuff – it’s more the original grain cloud idea of having multiple clicks to become „noises“ whether they are dense and tuned in a „swarm“ of…

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