More Teenage Engineering OP-1 Video
David and Johan from Teenage Engineering give us a walkthrough of what the OP-1 will be when it is finished. Still in development but planned for release next year.
Synths and workstations
Modular Patch Heaven at the Messe
For the oldskool true Gearjunkie, there is only one place at the Messe where they can get their kicks. The Messe floor where manufacturers like Doepfer, Buchla, Synthesizers.com would show their stuff to the public. We went to Doepfer stand and took a few pictures, just to give an impression of it means to be a ‘modular patcher’.
Moog Guitar overview video
Already more then a year old but still an interesting product from Moog. Lou Reed amongst many other guitar ‘heroes’, try out the Moog Guitar.
Korg MINIAK first impressions
Yesterday AKAI Pro announced their first step into the synth market with the MINIAK. The first product between Akai and Alesis. Euro price will be around the 500 Euros. We took a few pictures at the introduction.
Manikin Electronics announces Memotron Rack
Manikin Electronics is the manufacturer of the Memotron. A digital remake of one of the most unusual and fascinating electronic music instruments, the mellotron instrument. In Frankfurt they were showing a prototype of the Memotron Rack. Preliminary price would be 1249 Euro.
Openlabs introduces the NeKo EX5
Another addition to the OpenLabs product range is this NeKo EX5. The NeKo EX5 is based on the superior quality and established reputation of our award-winning L-series.
Openlabs introduces new workstation without keys
One of the first new products that caught our eyes at this years MusikMesse was the DBeat from Openlabs. A workstation without keys this time. Like the other workstations a large display shows the info you need but the DBeat has 16 (17) pads instead of a keyboard. More details and information have to released, but we thought we would show it already, live and direct from the floors of the Messe.
Jomox announces MBaseII
Jomox will be showing the MBase11 at this year’s MusikMesse in Frankfurt. The MBase11 is the logical follower of the MBase01 and offers even better performance, more versatility and an even phatter sound!
ARTURIA announces two updates for ORIGIN
In order to give customers greater access to the workings of Origin, the new-generation modular synthesizer, ARTURIA announces at Musikmesse two major updates to be released this year. Both of these upgrades will be free.
Jomox announces the MBase 11
The MBase11 can do only one thing, but it does it right: Phat kick drums!
Introducing the OP-1 Synth and controller
OP-1 stands for Operator 1: The OP-1 is a pocket size controller for your favorite software sequencer. Connect it to your laptop and it lets you control your sequencers transport with the common play, stop, rec, forward and rewind. Use it to control your software synthesizers with the 4 rotary encoders and 16 dedicated quick keys for fast selections.
Clavia Nord Wave OS updated to version 2.02
Clavia is pleased to announce that the OS of the Nord Wave have been updated to version 2.02 which besides a few bugfixes, also includes some exciting new features.
Clavia releases Nord Electro 3 OS version 2.02
The Nord Electro 3 OS has been updated to version 2.02. This update contains a few bug fixes – the “what-happened-to-my-tonewheel-leakage?” and the “Farfisa clipping/good for fireworks” bugs have now been eradicated. A more significant result of the update is the compatibility with the new Nord Sound Manager application and its feature set.
Clavia introduces the Nord C2 Combo Organ
Ever since the introduction of the Nord C1 in 2007, life has been a bit easier on the organ player. No other unit delivers so much, at such a low cost, in such a compact and lightweight package. The sound and the versatility of the C1 has not only made it a player favorite, it has also received great accolades in the music press all over the world. With the introduction of the Nord C2, Clavia now raise the performance bar a bit further – this is the new organ for others to compare against.
New Musical Instruments Battle
Finalist Skot Wiedmann’s untitled instrument houses discrete modular synthesizer circuit boards connected by a neural network of wires in a star-shaped interface. It has oodles of knobs for sound-tweaking.