Sad news today: Tsutomu Katoh, founder and chairman of Korg has passed away after a long fight against cancer. All the members of the Gearjunkies team wishes the family and all the employees at Korg al lot of strength.
Last year we already had a post on mr. Roger Linn and the early prototype of the Linnstrument. This instrument came from the interest of mr. Linn in the idea of new musical instruments that overcome the limitations of traditional mechanical instruments. His particular interest is in a new instrument that while be capable of entirely new sounds and playing techniques, and is also able to reproduce the sounds, virtuosic performance capabilities and subtleties that we’ve come to know and love from traditional musical instruments, but without all their problems and limitations.
The ‘master’ of hardware DIY controllers, Mario Jurisch, has finished another project today, which is The Doepfer “Dark Combination”. Allthough, this time it is not so much a controller but a real synth as he has used three Doepfer synths into one ‘moog-like’ casing. Check out the pictures he sent us today.
Mason! Maybe Hollands ‘best kept Secret’, … till now, as we are pretty much certain that they are lining up for more (musical) greatness in the future. If you’r not familiar with Mason, one of their biggest hits (to date) is Exceeder. And if that still doesn’t ring a bell, you surely will know the remix/mashup with Princess, Mason vs. Princess Superstar – Perfect (Exceeder). This track went to #3 on the UK charts in 2007. This track did top the charts in other countries as well.
Below is a video demonstrating The Haken Continuum. Designed by Dr. Lippold Haken and manufactured by Haken Audio, the Continuum Fingerboard is a musical instrument that allows unprecedented realtime performance control. With a greater pitch range than a traditional 88 note Midi keyboard, the Continuum offers realtime continuous control in three dimensions for every finger that is placed on the playing surface.
LoopTV interviewed DJ Fedde Le Grand to find out about his label ‘Flamingo recordings’ and his production studio setup. Fedde’s parties have been rocking the Netherlands since 2001, his label ‘Flamingo Recordings’ has been pushing its unique sound since 2004, and then in 2006 ‘Put your hands up for Detroit’ happened…and the rest as they say is history!
A little while ago we brought you a post on Mario Jurisch (a.k.a. Synth-Project) who just had finished his latest project. A hardware controller for the iMS-20 app for the iPad. The controller is appropriately named MC-20 controller. Mario has now made a video in which he shows the functions and the handling of the Controller. Look at the video and you will agree he did a great job.
The Nord Stage 2 is now shipping. Nord’s award-winning Organ, Piano and Synth technologies, all in one amazing package. Nord Sample Library-compatibility, the organ engine from C2, MIDI over USB and more memory for your favorite sounds. All with an intuitive user friendly interface where all vital functions are only one button away.
The SYNTHLAB uses a 100% true analog circuitry with subtractive synthesis which is designed in a classic way. This design is not new because it started in the early 70´s with the voltage controlled modular systems. The use of the low pass filter based on the transistor cascade lets the synthlab sound very similar to the well known early Moog synthesizers.
Intercity recently commissioned sneaker customiser Alex Nash (aka NashMoney) to create a piece of artwork as part of the Inspired Ingenuity project. To help promote the competition, Intercity commissioned three artists to create a piece of work that takes the everyday and turns it into something special – and as we see sneaker customisation as its own form of Inspired Ingenuity, Nash was an obvious choice as one of those artists.
Last night, Trent Reznor won a Academy Award (Oscar) for the original soundtrack he made together with Atticus Ross for The Social Network. In honour of that achievement we are posting a video where Melena Ryzik visits Trent Reznor in his home studio to discuss his work on the Oscar nominated score of “The Social Network.” originally posted by the New York Times.
Silly title of this post, we know. Because we assume you know what Soundcloud is or else you have been living under a rock for the past 2 years (just kidding, … don’t hate us!). But SoundCloud is a online audio platform that lets music professionals receive, send and distribute their music. Primarily SoundCloud provides an efficient and simple way for music professionals to exchange music they are working on in private settings allowing for easy collaboration and communication prior to a public release.
If you want one, you have to act pretty fast. Only 100 CMI-30As will be made. They will be sold directly by Fairlight Instruments and shipped anywhere in the world from Sydney, Australia (at purchaser’s expense). Authorised agents will provide support and service in most major territories.
I came across this video below today. At first I thought this would be an attempt of a hoax. But then again it was hosted at the official Audi Youtube account, plus it has been released in may 2010, so… I guess it’s real. Audi surely takes its ‘corporate sound‘ very seriously. Audi took almost one and a half-year of development to create a virtual “AUDI Sound Studio”. This ‘sound studio’ is the basis for all creatives, composer and sound designer to create the AUDI sound.
The Moog Lap Steel combines award-winning Moog Guitar technology with the unique expressive capabilities of the Lap Steel guitar. All the innovations of The Moog Guitar; Full Sustain, Controlled Sustain and Mute modes, Harmonic Blends and the onboard Moog Ladder Filter are seamlessly integrated to enhance new and traditional playing techniques.