15 New Modules From Plan B
Peter Grenader has announced 15 new modules for the Plan B modular synth line. Details at the site.
Peter Grenader has announced 15 new modules for the Plan B modular synth line. Details at the site.
Mega.ModularPlanner.co.uk has a cool new online modular synthesizer planner for Eurorack-size modules. It’s a work in progress, but it has modules from the biggest manufacturers already. It’s just missing scanned images from several of the companies. Note that it does let you do some things that might not be possible with real modules (see the… Read More Eurorack Modular Synthesizer Online Planner
At the 2008 Winter NAMM Show, Analog Suicide‘s Tara Busch talked to Peter Grenader and got the latest scoop on the Plan B modular synthesizer.
Peter Grenader will be teaching a six-class course at California Institute of the Arts during the upcoming 2008 Winter Interim on analog synthesis. Schedule as follows: Week 1: M/W/F 4:00–6:00 Week 2: TH/F 4:00–6:00 Credit Hours: 15 This class is limited to CalArts student body. Alumni may contact the CalArts School of Music to determine… Read More CalArts Plan B Analog Synthesis Symposium Jan 14-25
NAMM Preview: Plan B’s Peter Grenader has announced a new series of modules, the ELF series. “We will be showing the first two offerings of our proposed “ELF” series modules at the Winter Namm in Anaheim. The Elf’s are slated to be a series of 4HP wide modules designed to add functionality with minimal real… Read More NAMM Preview: Plan B Elf Series
Plan B Heisenberg Generator, originally uploaded by thumbuki. The Model 24 Heisenberg Generator is the first computer-based module in the Plan B line. Taking it’s name from Werner Heisenberg (the father of the Uncertainty Principle), the Model 24’s primary function is a dual wide-band random voltage generator producing simultaneous and fully independent stepped and smooth… Read More Plan B Heisenberg Generator
Peter Grenader, Principal Designer for Plan B, sends word about a custom Electro-Acoustic Research (EAR) synth that they created for Ninch Inch Nails. In May of 2006, Alessandro Cortini, keyboard player for Nine Inch Nails, contacted Electro-Acoustic Research to develop a custom mid-sized performance-based synthesizer. Housed within a 26 x 18 inch Zero Halliburton suitcase,… Read More Nine Inch Nails Custom Modular Synth
Electro-Acoustic Research (EAR), a consortium of modular synth designers, has announced a new line of modular synthesizer gear. The modules will be available in MOTM-compatible and Doepfer-compatible formats. EAR describes their modules as “bent” and “not plain vanilla”. EAR features the work of two established modular synth designers, Mike Brown of Livewire and Peter Grenader… Read More Electro-Acoustic Research Intros Modular Synth Line