Ahead of the 2017 NAMM Show, being held January 19-22, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Dubreq has announced that it will be introducing the Stylophone Gen X-1 synthesizer – a souped-up version of its classic Stylophone electronic music instrument.
Here’s a preview of the new Stylophone Gen X-1 in action:
The Stylophone pocket synth was invented in 1968 by Brian Jarvis of Dubreq. In 2003, Dubreq was re-formed by Brian’s son, Ben. Since then, they’ve released the Stylophone BeatBox and the Stylophone S2 synthesizer.
No details have been released on the Stylophone Gen X-1, but it builds on the original’s design by adding envelope and filter control, a delay effect and more.
Oh Jesus
straight to gumtree.
Hahaha!!
If the touch plate isn’t quantized to a chromatic scale and is a Monotron style ribbon controller I will consider it.
It looks like the key plate is indeed quantized, but there is a separate pitch ribbon above it that is not.
Possibly the biggest announcement at NAMM this year 😉
The more things change, the more they stay the same…
Will Rolf Harris be doing the NAMM demos?
He’s in the jailhouse now
just got the (original) stylophone to christmas…a funny box, but too limited. this one seems to be more fun.
Sounds just like Monotron delay.
But without all the hissing noise. If this can process external signals through the delay, I’ll scoop it just for that. I love the character of my Monotron Delay but the noise makes it unusable for me in studio situations.
no midi in, no thanks.
MIDI might be a bit much, but pitch and cutoff CV and an envelope gate would almost make sense…
A Monotron Delay without all the added hiss? Take my money! I LOVE IT!
if it is cheap I am all over this – I am the rare bird that loves my stylophone. I just wish at some point they could make the stylus either wireless or allow it to have a detachable, like 3.5mm cord or something –
Why? Cordless just means it’ll get lost sooner or later.
For player ergonomics one might wish for a longer stylus so that cord stays out of the way, but even that would necessitate a correspondingly longer cord which could become a storage issue.
And besides, the corded stylus gives the instrument a bit of old-school charm. It is undoubtedly the simplest and possibly most reliable way to trigger a note, as it completes a circuit without the use of any mechanical moving parts or capacitance or other tricks. And playing it can feel satisfyingly archaic, like filling out a form at a local bank or post office where the pens are all tied to the tables. 🙂
by the way, all kork something-tron are deeply “inspired” by this gadget, a true relic from the past. It’s always been sort of a toy from the future, not real music instrument (bowie in the ziggy era was a testimonial.) So is really ironic that all you kork gadgetized boys show no respect for this…
It looks like fun. I love my Stylophone. It is about as limited as you can get. That’s part of its charm. It would be great if it had midi out.