The Ciat-Lonbarde Tocante – Karper The Ciat-Lonbarde Tocante Karper is a unique instrument, created by Peter Blasser, that uses 24 pic chips in parallel to synthesize Karplus-Strong string emulations, in the Tocante scale. Here’s a video demo, via Richard Brewster: See the Ciat-Lonbarde site for more unique … Continue reading → http://bit.ly/1YZLuJJ
Short Video Demonstrates The Synth Power Of The Korg Volca Keys The Korg Volca Keys synthesizer isn’t the most powerful synth, by far. But the video, below, shows why the Volca Keys synth has found so many fans – it’s got it where it counts: The following video demos creating a sequence … Continue reading → http://bit.ly/1O4giyu
The Best New MIDI Instruments & Controllers Of 2015 Best of 2015: This year has seen the introduction of a huge number and a huge variety of MIDI controllers & instruments. We asked readers to choose the best new MIDI instruments and controllers of 2015, and you chose the Seaboard … Continue reading → http://bit.ly/1NYUYfQ
Lifeforms Modular Synthesizers Promise Buttery Warm Goodness 2016 NAMM Show: Pittsburgh Modular shared this sneak preview of the new Lifeforms Modular systems – a series of Eurorack-compatible synth modules. Features: Analog Circuitry – A fully analog audio signal path, anchored by two multi-wave oscillators and ‘the buttery warmth … Continue reading → http://bit.ly/1OBpnOA
AudioRealism Bass Line 3 A Virtual Roland TB-303 AudioRealism has released AudioRealism Bass Line 3 (ABL3) – the next generation of their virtual Roland TB-303 plug-in. Here’s what’s new: ‘Massively improved’ 303 emulation engine Host hard sync Resizable GUI Classic edit view Pattern edit view Real time randomizer Wave analyzer … Continue reading → http://bit.ly/1YXJw7g
The 10 Best New Synthesizers Of 2015 As part of our look back at the Best of 2015, we asked readers to vote on the best new synthesizers of 2015. With thousands of votes cast, Synthtopia readers made a clear choice, selecting the Dave Smith Instruments Sequential Prophet 6 as … Continue reading → http://bit.ly/1OD6ssU
12 iPads, In Different Rooms, Synced Wirelessly Via Ableton Link This video, via the DigiEnsemble Berlin, captures a test of syncing 12 iPads, spread across several rooms, using Ableton Link. Apps used include: Patterning ElasticDrums MoDrums KORG iKaossilator Fugue Machine They note that “The new Ableton LINK works very stabile and on … Continue reading → http://bit.ly/1R58se1
Auld Lang Syne On Theremin Synthpop thereminist Clara Venice rings in the new year right, with this performance of Auld Lang Syne on the Moog Theremini. She adds, “Let’s make 2016 the year of the weirdo!” http://bit.ly/1JPdumN
2016 NAMM Show Sneak Preview: The Lifeforms Modular Experimenting with Lifeforms. #eurorack #synth A video posted by Pittsburgh Modular (@pghmodular) on Jan 1, 2016 at 11:53am PST 2016 NAMM Show: Pittsburgh Modular today shared several short videos on Instragram, offering a sneak preview of the Lifeforms Modular synthesizer … Continue reading → http://bit.ly/1JPbxqz
The Best New Desktop Software Synths Of 2015 Best of 2015: We asked and you voted, choosing Spectrasonics Omnisphere – by a wide margin – as the Best New Desktop Software Synth Of 2015. Omnisphere was already an extremely powerful synth. But with Omnisphere 2, Spectrasonics amps up everything, bringing … Continue reading → http://bit.ly/1JOnHjE