MFB Dominion X Synth

MFB has recently posted some Soundcloud demos of the forthcoming MFB Dominion X synthesizer. Here’s an example: The synth sounds little bit Moogy. It’s got 3 oscillators, 2 LFOs, 2 EGs  and an included Schippman filter. It’s also got 9 patchpoints too hook it up to your euro-style modular synth. And it’s also possible to [...]

Telemark vs. SEM

I really like the looks of the new Telemark synth from Analogue Solutions. After selling my small synthesizers.com modular I’m looking into buying a new modular, and maybe the Telemark could be the start of a new system? Anyway, here’s a great demo of the new synth. Below is a demo of the original Oberheim [...]

Waldorf Largo demo

A 30 day demo version of Largo fram Waldorf has been released. Register and download the free demo from this location. Largo is the VST version of their hardware Blofeld synth. I’ve got two Waldorf synths myself; Pulse and MicroQ, both geat sounding modules. I’ve also got the Waldorf Edition synth + effects pack, and [...]

touch.listen.synth

The touch.listen.synth must be inspired by the cracklebox, but it’s capable of creating more complex sounds. And it’s got an audio output. Cool thing! More pictures here

Analogue Solutions Telemark + Machinedrum demo

Here’s a demo of Analogue Solutions new patchable SEM-based synth. It’s very fat-sounding. According to synthopia, it could be yours for £599 ex VAT. And speaking of SEM, Tom Oberheim is back with a new verison of the original.

Analogue Solutions Telemark

Analogue Solutions has made a rack-mount version of their Semblance synth and called it Telemark. It seems like it’s got some additional controls (or a matrix?) as well, but there’s no more specific information yet. The Semblance itself is a clone of the Oberheim SEM (Synthesizer Expander Module). I like the look of this thing.

Macbeth X-Factor analoge synth

Macbeth Studio Systems, makers of the cool M5N modular synth, has a new small keyboard synth in production. Its called the X-Factor and it looks like this (click for a big version): I know, this small picture makes it look like a VST-plugin, but this one is real harware Features include: 3 oscillators with the [...]

Highlights from 2009 Musikmesse pt 2

Eowave Persephone MK2 Eowave Persephone 2 features: 2 analogue oscillators with tune, fine tune, space, 12dB LP filter, LFO duophonic pressure and position sensitive ribbon, ribbon scale from 1 to 10 octave 16 routing presets (8 fixed, 8 assignable),  modulation key, 2 pedal inputs, pressure on the ribbon 4 CV outputs, MIDI in/out, audio out, [...]

Highlights from 2009 Musikmesse pt 1

The 2009 Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany started today. I’m not there but I read about it at Sonicstate, Harmony Central, Synthopia and Music Radar. Here are some of the most exiting new products I’ve found: Akai Miniak minisynth/vocoder Developed by Akai together with Alesis, this is a promising new synth. Alesis hardware has in my [...]

Nude baby playing synth

This cool baby has already started to play synth, and he’s so into it he didn’t have time to put on his pants!