This Tenori-On Meets Kyma video is sort of sexed up – in fact it sort of hypnotized me into thinking I need one of these things. Anyway – here’s the scoop on the video: In order to tap the real power of Yamaha’s new Tenori-on, it helps to pair it with external equipment capable of… Read More Tenori-On Meets Kyma And Hypnotizes Me
This video, by abre ojos, is third in an ongoing series of live sound & visual improvisations using a modular synthesizer, Dave Smith Evolver, Nord Micro Modular and Quartz Composer on a Macbook Pro. Artists comment: abre ojos is a term mentioned in a book called 1606 – An Epic Adventure by Evan McHugh. 1606… Read More Psychedelic Modular Synth Video
Dave Smith Instruments is now shipping it’s Prophet ’08 synth module. Description: The Prophet ’08 Synthesizer Module is a tabletop “knobby” module with all of the features and controls of the Prophet ’08 Keyboard (minus the keyboard, of course) in an even more compact enclosure. With real analog oscillators, Curtis low-pass filters, and analog VCAs,… Read More Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 08 Module
Start saving your money – Dave Smith Instruments has announced that it’s now shipping the new Prophet 08 monster analog synth. The Prophet ’08 is an eight-voice synthesizer with a 100% analog signal path. While the Prophet ’08’s overall sonic character will be familiar to anyone who knows Dave’s work from the ’70s and ’80s,… Read More Dave Smith Instruments Shipping Prophet 8 Monster Synth
Need more teasing about the upcoming Prophet 8 synth? Here’s a bit of video temptation: via Sonic State
Here’s something worth talking about – Dave Smith, one of the pioneers of synths, has announced his latest project – an 8-voice update on the Sequential Circuits Prophet V. Here’s what has been announced: The rumors are true. (Well, most of ’em, anyway.) Dave has emerged from his underground lair (the Dave Cave?) with a… Read More Dave Smith Announces Prophet 8 Uber-Synth
Every year at NAMM, some of the sexiest gear and software that is shown is stuff that isn’t available. Typically, about time for the summer NAMM show, companies announce that they are finally shipping the product. In addition to the products that actually ship, though, there are items announced that you never hear about again.… Read More Sexiest NAMM Vaporware: The Dave Smith, Roger Linn BoomChik Drum Machine
Dave Smith Instruments introduced the new Evolver keyboard. The keyboard is a monophonic version of Smith’s Poly Evolver synth. The evolver features the same powerful sound of its siblings; and like all Evolvers it can be chained together for more voices. Smith hopes to ship in April, and the street price in the USA is… Read More Dave Smith Intros Evolver Keyboard
Dave Smith Instruments has announced the Evolver keyboard, a 4-voice synthesizer based on the Poly Evolver rack. The keyboard has 4 voices, each a complete Evolver identical to the mono Evolver and Poly Evolver rack. For additional polyphony, Poly Evolvers can be chained via poly MIDI output. The keyboard provides 512 Programs, 384 Combos, 78… Read More Evolver Polyphonic Analog/Digital Keyboard Announced
Dave Smith Instruments markets some of the most interesting analog/digital hybrid instruments on the market. The company’s founder, Dave Smith, brings nearly thirty years of synth design experience to the company. Smith founded Sequential Circuits, one of the early electronic music innovators. With Sequential Circuits, Smith designed and marketed groundbreaking equipment that is highly coveted… Read More Dave Smith Instruments
