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NAMM 2016 Overview – Synthesizer News

NAMM 2016 – Overview – Übersicht all posts updated (as always here on sequencer.de) Highlights Make Noise Zero/no-Coast – Desktop Mini Synth – no classic structure! (confirmed) Dave Smith – Oberheim = OberDave! –>DSI OB6 by Dave Smith + Tom Oberheim Why no Behringer? Well Amazona says, there WILL be something, but trust me – there is not even a clue about what it could be – but in 2016 something will come „everything is and was well done“ – they say. the problem is – they are all under NDA, so no…

Apple – Logic Pro X – new DAW – no update option for previous Users – catches up to the others..

Apple just released Logic Pro X at the Mac Appstore (the one for Software). we all have heard rumours – first the details: bzw: does NOT support 32bit plugins – so all non 32bit plugins will disappear. (and no retina support for those lucky users of Retina Macs) 1) no upgrades – we all need to buy it at the app store, there’s no other option. so update or buying it the first time is 180€ 2) the price is a bit higher than the old version but Apple only…

NI are up for „revolution“ – a new synth – analog modeling something

Sneak Preview – A Revolution is Coming  looks like NI jump on the path that U-HE started and fxpansion where the first – the analog kind of virtual software synths – yes – we do know about adverstising and NI – so just have a look on the real facts – but the demo sounds quite good, in’nt? anyway – not the first but the go along with it and .. no1 may miss „Massive“ VA sounding thingy after all?.. … Neues von NI (Teaser Video) – im Forum Infos auf NIs…

NI Maschine – Upcoming 1.8

The update will include the following improvements: – looks like the slicer will still be a bit dull, they should look at Geist from FXpansion how to use and process slices, anyway not bad to have time stretching – My personal comment 2 refering to my own performances: The LFO is still 18 Hz, which is far below standard, should be 100Hz minimum, and please add multicore support, after that there’s a lot improved, aaand – say you have a slice programmed to play and remove it in the chase…

Über das alles, was wir gerade tun… (Software, Preise, Piraterie und mehr)

Also ich weiss es nicht, es ist schon sehr leicht, alles was mit Geld zu tun hat abzulehnen, dennoch machen wir alle irgendwas und sind ziemlich geknickt, wenn einer nicht zahlt, sei es für die eigene Musik, Gage oder so, also – was für einen selbst gilt, gilt das auch für andere? Wie kriegen wir das hin? So wie jetzt? Mit teils hochpreisigen Sachen? Oder gibt es Berechtigungen für etwas? Oder alles frei? Ganz anderes? Klar ist nur – was ändern muss sich schon, aber was genau? Ich sag’s mal…

Makers A-Z

Synthesizers [A-Z]  (ca. 880) Manufacturers: ca.160+ 3Lab Ableton Access Ace Tone Acidlab Airbourne / Synthorama Akai Alesis Analogue Solutions Analogue Systems Anyware ARP Arturia BKE BeatKangz Bitshift BME Dr.Boehm Buchla Cactus Casio Cavagnolo Celemony Cheetah Clavia Nord Keyboards Club Of The Knobs COTK Coron Creamware Crumar Curetronic Cwejman Dave Smith Instruments DSI Diamond DiscoDSP Doepfer Dreadbox Dynacord Electronics Music Mag Electronic Dream Plant EEF EEH Eko Electro Harmonix Elektrokosmos Elektron Elka Electronic Music Lab EML EMS E-Mu Ensoniq EOwave Evolution Exclusively Analogue Fairlight-Peter Vogel Farfisa Five12 Numerology Formanta Polivoks Future Retro…