Arturia announces the shipping of their highly anticipated new synthesizer: the Oberheim SEM V. The Oberheim SEM V faithfully reproduces the warm sound and elegant interface of the Synthesizer Expander Module®, one of the most iconic synths of the analogue era.
Physynth by Simian² (an amalgam of ‘physics’ and ‘synthesizer’) heralds a landmark moment in music creativity, combining cutting-edge user-created physics with an AAA quality game graphics engine for unparalleled immersion, Physynth brings traditional music applications out of the stone age and sets the bar very high for all other creativity apps to be judged.
WOW and OMG! We just came across these pictures of …. something amazing. For a Gearjunkie one of the most appealing pieces of gear will always be Modular Synths and Sequencers. Because they embrace all that we love when we started out …. buttons, knobs, cables, lights and led’s, and so on! Even if you never have touched a modular, you still pay attention when you see or hear a modular setup. That’s why we think this Steampunk Modular Sequencer is so amazing. In this age of everything becoming ‘digital’ and getting ported to software, the creation of this amazing piece of ‘ART’ is therefor so … incredibly cool! Take a look at the pictures and enjoy!
Dancefair is the educational event for everyone in the Dancescene, which will be held in the Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Holland on the 11th & 12th of February 2012. A platform where manufacturers and software developers will present their products and where renowned artists, producers and engineers will take you into their musical world.
Little Dragon came in for a session during Moogfest 2011. Sadly, their bass player fell ill during the festival and they were unable to perform their full set that evening. Luckily, their soundman filled in on bass parts with the Little Phatty for the Moog Sound Lab session and Moog got a gem of a performance.
Lynx is a diverse and talented DJ and producer – a man on a mission to deliver only the freshest sounds in underground electronic music. Standout tracks ‘Disco Dodo’ and ‘Global Enemies’ may have made his name across the global drum & bass scene, but the sheer diversity and quality of Lynx’s output across labels like Soul:r, Creative Source, and Digital Soundboy have marked him as a producer par-excellence. Remixes for Metalheadz, Hospital and Innerground, plus his sublime reworking of James Blakes ‘Limit To Your Love’ have shown he remains ahead of the rest, with cutting-edge studio skills and the drive to explore new musical avenues.
Focusrite & Novation‘s Tim Harbour (aka Continuum) did set about the challenge of creating an original track in a day, a while back. Now Novation have teamed up with Focusrite to host a massive Remix / Rework competition of that same track Tim has created. You now have a chance to win $1400/£1000/€1200 of Focusrite, Novation & KRK gear – you also get your track in front of Brad Baloo; one half of DJ/production/songwriting duo The Nextmen.
Korg has announcing a major update for the monotribe! Version 2 provides many new features to take your playing to a new dimension! Announcing a major update to the monotribe analog ribbon station, the full-fledged analog synth and rhythm unit with a step sequencer inherited from the Electribe!
The PC3K series has now been expanded with 76 note semi-weighted (PC3K7) and 61 note synth-action (PC3K6) versions, joining the existing 88 note hammer-action PC3K8. The Kurzweil PC3K series is the pinnacle of the PC3 line, bridging the gap between Kurzweil’s successful K series workstations and present PC3 innovations.
Coming februari a two day event will be held in the Jaarbeurs Utrecht (convention centre) for any ambitious young DJ and producer or even the seasoned pro who wants to keep up with the latest developments in the electronic music industry. At Dancefair there will be two days of seminars and workshops given by top professionals in the business. Plus visitors will be able to get a hands-on look at the latest gear.
Applied Acoustics Systems is pleased to announce the release of Chromaphone, a new creative percussion synthesizer for Mac OS X and Windows.
Mute have today announced details of the much anticipated collaboration between Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore. For anyone with just the slightest interest in electronic music (and above the age of 30’ish) this must be great news. In any case it is to us! Below is the official press release on this re-newed collaboration between the original founders of Depeche Mode.
The Endauvour evo is a midi keyboard with something special! The keys have built-in sensors which makes them touch and pressure sensitive. No doubt that this makes things pretty interesting. More information will be revealed soon by the new company.
Finally I found something nice for another “Something For The Weekend” post again. Thanks to the Dave Smith Twitter feed I came across this really nice video of rozz3r doing a live ‘electronica’ jam. Watching and listening to “Waiting for a storm” I remembered why we originally started Gearjunkies. The love for analog gear (back in the day!). I love this because in this world where more and more is being replaced with software, there’s still time for some real fun.
Open Labs, the industry leader and pioneer for nearly a decade in allin-one music production workstations, is proud to expand its product line by introducing, Music OS™ 3.0. Music OS 3.0 or MOS (moss) is the world’s first music creation and live performance software designed specifically to address the needs of both music creators and live performers. With over 7 years of integrated touch screen experience, MOS was purposely developed and optimized for touch screen use; however, a touch screen is not required when installed on PC desktops and laptop systems. Important to note, Open Labs will be releasing an Apple OS X supported platform in early 2012.