Sales of electronic music gear are booming, with new analog gear leading the way, according to the 2016 NAMM Global Report.… Read More Electronic Music Gear Sales Booming, With Analog Instruments Leading The Way
This series of videos compares the new Moog Minimoog Model D against the Minimoog Voyager.… Read More Moog Minimoog Model D vs Voyager, Mano a Mano
This video takes a look at the vintage Moog Opus 3 string synthesizer.… Read More Moog Opus 3 Synthesizer Overview & Demo
This video takes a look at the Korg 770 – a 70s monophonic analog synthesizer. … Read More Korg 770 Analog Monophonic 1970s Synthesizer Demo
This short video look at the synth gear behind the soundtrack to ‘Stranger Things’.… Read More The Synths Of ‘Stranger Things’
This video, via ProckGnosis, takes a look at the new Dreadbox Murmux v2, which he describes as the ‘awesome lovechild of a Dreadbox’ Murmux Semi-Modular, the Erebus, and several Dreadbox modules, after a heavy night of slamming ouzo shots.’
This video, via Fact Magazine, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the analog-heavy stage rig of Solar Bears (Dublin duo John Kowalski and Rian Trench).
Pmfoundations has introduced Midi-Seq-8, a Eurorack Android to analog synth interface; and a companion Android app, MIDI Sequencer. The Interface is sold as a full kit, consisting of a set of 2 high quality PCBs, front panel, all basic and precision components and a pre-programmed PIC processor. The developer says that “The Midi-Seq-8 delivers the convenience of… Read More New Module Bridges Android & Analog Synthesizers
This video, via gstormelectro, offers an audio demo of the Alesis Andromeda analog synthesizer. Or as they call it, ‘an onslaught of non-stop analog sensory bombardment.’ The Andromeda is a 16-voice analog keyboard from the turn of the millennium that combines deep analog features with knobby tweakability.
The demo video, via RetroSound, demonstrates the rare Tiracon 6V analog synthesizer from the year 1987. RetroSound’s Marko Ettlich notes that the Tiracon 6V is a polyphonic synth keyboard that was made in GDR. “I saw this synthesizer first at the Leipziger autumn fair in 1987. It was the second synth made in GDR after the monophonic Vermona… Read More Tiracon 6V Analog Synthesizer (1987)
