New fruit-based MIDI-controller

Check out this video with Dr. Robert Schneider and Elijah Wood presenting a new kind of synth controller: By the way, the new Apples in Stereo record is here

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 [...]

Jasuto Iphone/Ipod modular synth

Through wire to the ear I discovered a new modular synth for the Iphone. I usually don’t bother to mention that particular phone too often, but this time I’ll do it, and just because the program I’m talking about is so bloody cool. The program in question is called Jasuto. It’s a soft synth that [...]

Dave Smith interview

I stumbled across an interview with synth engineer an inventor of MIDI, Dave Smith. He founded the company Sequential Circuits back in the 70′s, SC is most known for the popular Prophet 5 analogue synth released in 1978. This was the first polyphonic analogue synth, and the first one to include a patch memory system [...]

DSI Evolver

Dave Smith Instruments Evolver is a great little monosynth I found a nice video on Youtube that demonstrates the interesting results you can achieve with the DSI Evolver: Here’s a smart Youtube tip: add “&fmt=18″ at the end of the video url and you’ve got a stereo version of the video! I’m not sure if [...]

Resonator Neuronium

The Resonator Neuronium isn’t new, but I found an excellent demo on Youtube: Another one here: This synth is made by Jomox synthguru Jürgen Michaelis. It’s sound is generated from six analoge resonating neurons making some fascinating evolving sounds. This is a boutiqe synth released in 2005, but you can still buy it if the [...]

RozzBox V2

There’s a cool new synth made in Germany called the RozzBox V2.  It looks like this: Features: 4 oscilaltors plus noise, external input and ring modulation waveforms: saw, pwm (pulse), triangle and wave 14 additional waveforms +  2 waveforms that can be drawn by hand 2 serial filters pr voice – one digital (lowpass/highpass), one [...]

Herbie Hancock & his Fairlight CMI

Check out this cool video of Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones playing the Fairlight CMI. This beautiful synth / sampler / sequencer / music system was revolutionary in the late 70′s / early 80′s. Even now the Fairlight system looks and sounds very futuristic and cool. Now Fairlight makes an audio controller, the Xynergy. The [...]