At the recent Musikmesse Ken Macbeth introduced the improved M5, the M5N. There have been some refinements in this design of the M5N instrument including yet further tightening of the of the transistor based Envelope Generators, on the ‘FAST’ setting, the Attack/Decay/Release parameters have been shortened by some milliseconds to produce the snappiest envelopes to date.
The FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH is a small sized MIDI-controlled sound module based on the analogue Speakjet chip, produced by the U.S. company Magnevation LLC. Originally designed for basic artificially generated speech output in American English tongue it was then refined and further developed as an 8-bit sound module with speechlike sounds and synthetic robot voices as well as beeps, alarms, noise and retro style sci-fi sounds.
As Moog introduced the new MoogerFooger MF/FM earlier this week we were excited. Anything new from Moog is always exciting. When visiting the website and reading the details and specs, we got a weird sensation. It was kinda an exotic and unusual new …. device! So we went with the story, it did not ring a bell here… yet.
DJ Gear from Cortex, HDTT-5000.
The mixer that had all the buzz pre-Messe. Ecler EVO 5.
107 magazines from all over the world got together to vote for the best products of 2006/2007 in more than 40 categories. More than 300 international representatives of manufacturers and distributors of musical instruments and audio equipment have joined for the 8th mipa Awards Show including guests from the USA, Canada, Japan, Brazil, South Africa, Russia, Poland, Great Britain, Italy, France, Greece, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland and Germany.
This proves that the mipa Musikmesse International Press Award has become the Grammy of the Musical Instrument/Pro Audio industry.
Superior Desktop Synthesis for the PC Generation – SonicCell puts the power and legendary sound quality of a Roland hardware synthesizer on your desktop. With its dual SRX expansion bay, builtin USB audio interface, and ability to play SMFs and WAV/AIFF/MP3 files, SonicCell is a dream for computer based musicians and live performers who seek a compact, integrated pro sound module and USB audio interface solution.
MF/FM mixes live radio and instrument sounds to create out-of-this-world effects.
Based on a legacy of VA synths for almost 15 years, CLavia takes the next generation of lead synths to the next level. Introducing the Nord Wave, you now have all the sounds you want in a classical synthesizer setup.
The pictures below are still of the prototype. So minor changes are still possible untill the final release!
Arturia is happy to announce the keyboard version of Origin, bringing you, the musician, innovative sound, ergonomics, design and performance.
John Bowen Synth Design today is introducing the Solaris keyboard synthesizer. Johns many years of sound design and user interface work have culminated in a synthesizer that is unparalleled for its ease of use and sonic quality.
John Bowen Synth Design today is introducing the Solaris keyboard synthesizer. John’s many years of sound design and user interface work have culminated in a synthesizer that is unparalleled for its ease of use and sonic quality.
Okay, its only a teaser, but the real pics will be added before noon!
Musicstore in Koln Germany sells skins for the Roland SP-404