macOS 

Apple New 12″ Macbook – no fan(s), USB C & audio jacks (only), Retina Display, but expensive as hell

(deutscher Text unten / German text see below) Apple just have released quite cost intensive flat macs, without fans. That means they don’t get fans? No, it means – the put in a dual core processor that is almost optimized for mobile use at 5W of power – but it is running at 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 GHz and can boost up to 2.4, 2.6 or 2.9 – depends on what you dare to add to the not so low price of more than 1400€. (the 512 GB SSD is…

Behringer teasing their Synths – „something in the lab“ things

Der Behringer is going to to things in the lab. it’s already bleeping @ MIDAS Lab. Confidential Midas / Behringer Synthesizer LeakDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen Behringer Midas Synth Teaser backgrounds part 1 (about ARPing the world for cheap) part 2 – Behringer & Amazona Synth – first moves Kleine Abhandlung über Behringer, Amazona und Analoge Synthesizer

Steve Strange (Visage) dies at age of 55

Steve Strange, iconic creator of Visage and the Blitz club legend (New Romantic / New Wave) movement. Well – ok, he was also the guy who did not allow Daniel Miller to enter the club – even though they played his records (The Normal „warm leatherette“) – Mind of a Toy and Fade to Grey might be what we remember most including the help of Midge Ure. forum: † Steve Strange – bekannt durch Visage † VISAGE – Fade To Grey [Rare Video 1981] HQDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen Dieses Video auf…

Affinity Photo – Photoshop CS Killer without subscription BS

Ok, you did your covers with Photoshop, right? You were searching for something to avoid that totally unacceptable 50€ model per month model of their cloud bullshit and ran into Pixelmator or Acorn, right? But the Pro-side of life wasn’t there – something that could do the Adobe CS Photoshop jobs? well you can do for 40€ with Serif Affinity. Looks like I’ve found it – I really was hoping for things like this to happen! Link to them: Affinity Photo – Professional image editing software for Mac. via Apples Shop…

„Denki-Soba“ Analogue Synth Restaurant – Osaka, Japan

I don’t think there are and can be many of those – but in Japan someone had the idea to do a synth restaurant. "Denki-Soba" Analogue Synth Restaurant from Osaka, JapanDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen found: ARP Odyssey, 2600, SH101, TR808, Mono/Poly, Gakken SX150, Hell Synth 2600 Kostbarkeiten @Forum • „Denki-Soba“ Analogue Synth Restaurant from Osaka, Japan. update: Implant 4 – a synth shop seems nearby .. thx Ju-X for posting this ;)

Synth 

Modor – NF1 – digital hardware synth (coming)

after a long rollout of almost analog or hybrid synths – there is also digital ones still on the move – upcoming DSP synth NF1 from Belgium – motherland of EBM and the µVentury or EEF. Modor NF-1 – Technical OverviewDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen looks like it has 4x ADSR with addition of 3 more parameters with initial Level, Decay1 Level and Time 12 dB/Oct filter(s) formant filter standard and „noisy“ waveforms special FX with very special parameters (they say) and delay they say: With new noisy oscillator models, digital unusual…