Dutch instrument developers Dato have announced the Dato Duo, a new synthesizer designed to be used by two people at the same time. The Dato DUO combines a synthesizer and sequencer into an electronic instrument that is designed to be used by children and adults alike. While one player plays a melody on the sequencer side, the other creates… Read More New Synthesizer For Two, The Dato Duo
This video, via RetroSound, is an audio demo of the new Dave Smith Instruments OB-6, a collaboration with Tom Oberheim.
Ripcord is a new power adapter system, designed to let you power your music devices via USB. The goal of the system is to free you from having to rely on custom wall-wart power supplies and wall outlets.
At Moogfest 2016, Moog had a ‘pop-up factory’ set up, where they were assembling the new Minimoog Model D synthesizer. We talked with Moog’s TJ Mills, who gave us a tour of the Minimoog Model D assembly process:
At Moogfest 2016, held May 19-22, 2016 in Durham, NC, Gary Numan and his band performed three shows, to standing-room-only audiences. In his Thursday-Saturday night residency at Moogfest, Numan featured one of his classic albums each night: Replicas, The Pleasure Principle, and Telekon.
The Mune is a new MIDI controller, designed to be used as an expressive live performance instrument for electronic music. Unlike many controllers, the Mune can be held by the performer to face the audience, allowing the audience to see what you are doing. And built-in wireless support lets you step away from your computer. Here’s… Read More The Mune Digital Instrument Is Designed For Live Performance (Sneak Preview)
HyperSynth has released a major OS update v2.0 for Xenophone. The update adds a new duophonic mode, along with other additions and bug fixes. Xenophone is primarily a mono-synth with three oscillators. Now, with a software upgrade, it can be played like a 2-voice paraphonic synth. Oscillator 1 plays the first note and Oscillator 2 and… Read More HyperSynth Updates Xenophone With Duophonic Mode
Electronic Voyager – a new documentary on Bob Moog from the team behind I Dream Of Wires – has met its Kickstarter funding goals. The crowdfunding project has raised over $100,000, from over 700 backers, to create the new film.
At Moogfest 2016, Moog was displaying three new, unannounced Eurorack modules, as part of its Global Synthesizer installation, above. According to our contact at Moog, two of the modules – the Geodesic Sampler and the Geospatial Reverb – are custom builds, specific to the Global Synthesizer. The third module, the Brother From Another Mother, was designed as a project… Read More Moog Brother From Another Mother Eurorack Module
Pioneer DJ today introduced the Tour System – the CDJ-TOUR1 multiplayer and DJM-TOUR1 mixer. Pioneer says that the new devices take the sound quality of the NXS2 set-up and add the components needed to deliver that performance in large venues. Here’s the official video intro:
