New material from X-Fusion
The seventh X-Fusion album “Thorn in My Flesh” will see the light of day on March 4 via the Scanner label. We’re talking about premium hard electronics with some catchy elements. Listen to six music samples in the discography section of the project’s web site.
“Thorn in My Flesh” will be released as a regular jewel case and as a limited edition DVD size CD with four bonus tracks.
Via RMM
Andy Fletcher gets ready for new DJ tour
Depeche Mode’s Andy Fletcher has revealed how psyched he is about jetting off for forthcoming DJ tour, which starts later this month. The long-time member of the synthpop group will kick off his journey on 29 January in Bucharest, Romania, before visiting countries such as the Philippines, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia and China up to 19 March. He will play a lot of new remixes, presumably from the new upcoming remix CD. On the Depeche Mode website, he said: “I am really excited to be coming to a lot of the places that Depeche didn’t get to visit on the last tour.”
Belgian fans need not worry about Fletch – as he’s often known – leaving you out. He will hit your shores on 19 March to play at the Belzik Festival in Herve.
Here’s the full schedule:
- 29 Jan – Ark Club, Bucharest, Romania
- 5 Feb – Crystal Hall, Kiev, Ukraine
- 6 Feb – Palladium, Odessa, Ukraine
- 16 Feb – City Hotel, Sydney, Australia
- 17 Feb – Room 608, Melbourne, Australia
- 18 Feb – Playground Weekender, Sydney, Australia
- 20 Feb – Syrup, Hobart, Australia
- 24 Feb – Republiq, Philippines, Manila
- 25 Feb – Kudeta, Singapore
- 26 Feb – X2, Jakarta, Indonesia
- 4 Mar – Star Live / DJ Mag Tour, Beijing, China
- 5 Mar – Eden, Seoul, Korea
- 19 Mar – Belzik Festival, Herve, Belgium
Doepfer Dark Time Sequencer Video
Just listen to the sounds of this video
Here’s a nice shot showcasing the recently released Doepfer Dark Time analog sequencer. Deopfer has probably the best resume when it comes to making analog sequencers.
The brandnew DARK TIME is a fantastic analog sequencer. It has MIDI, CV / Gate and also TRIGGER IN / OUT for vintage sequencers or rhythm machines.
In my opinion, it is much more comfortable than the Korg SQ-10, which I had. The steps run not just forwards – they also can run backwards or in random. Also a great feature is the quantizer – like on the ARP sequencer. In MIDI mode, the two rows can send at two different MIDI channels.
The DOEPFER DARK TIME was originally designed to be used with the DOEPFER DARK ENERGY synth, but you can use it with every synthesizer which has MIDI or CV/GATE. Sometimes (it depends on your synth) you will need a converter or a additional interface (for example: ARP needs +12 volts to trigger the envelopes instead of +5V; Also the Minimoog needs a switch trigger).
I always wanted a sequencer like this!
I played the Doepfer DARK TIME with ARP ODYSSEY, MINIMOOG, KORG MS-20, KORG MONO/POLY and YAMAHA TQ-5. There is also a sequence, where the Dark Time is synced with a Roland CR-78 (through trigger signals, not MIDI) and controls an ARP Odyssey at the same time.
New drum studio kit from Alesis
Alesis introduced the 2011 edition of the DM10 Studio Kit at the 2011 NAMM Show.
The new version features Alesis’ new four-post StageRack with upgraded clamps and high-quality mini-boom cymbal arms.
“For 2011, we’ve continued to raise the bar, without raising the price,” according to Alesis’ Dan Radin.Alesis DM10 Studio Kit
The StageRack is the backbone of the DM10 Studio Kit. With its sturdy four-post design and industry standard, 1 1/2-inch tubing, the StageRack provides excellent stability under the most energetic performance. The StageRack’s clamps, mounts and integrated boom cymbal arms are all fully adjustable with plenty of flexibility to securely fasten drums, cymbals and the DM10 module precisely where desired. Drummers will appreciate the StageRack’s large wing-screws on most clamps, enabling them to make quick adjustments without reaching for a drumkey or other tools. Large enough to accommodate additional drums and cymbals, the StageRack takes up a fraction of the space of an acoustic kit.
Drummers worldwide have taken notice of the DM10 Studio Kit. Its impressive combination of the DM10 high-definition sound module with Dynamic Articulation™, six RealHead drum pads and four DMPad cymbal pads delivers peerless value.
Drummers immediately notice the DM10 module’s outstanding sound quality. This drum sound module contains true drum, cymbal and percussion sounds built from real samples of classic studio drums and prized cymbals. Drummers will find some of the most in-demand acoustic drum sounds from legendary drum brands, a huge arsenal of top producers’ go-to snare drums, real American, Canadian, Chinese, and Turkish cymbals, and electronic beat-machine sounds that have fueled the biggest hit records.
Studiologic Acuna 88 @ NAMM 2011
The SL880 is an 88-note, full size keyboard with the authentic, “real piano” feel and look of velocity-sensitive Grand Hammer Action keys and after touch. You’ll find that you can put huge power into chord stabs and loud passages while the natural inertia of the hammer mechanism provides exactly the right kind of dynamic counterbalance that lets you massage real piano keys for expressive pianissimo. Equally important is the tiny bounce that a hammer gives to the key as it comes to rest. It’s this bounce that lets you play those two handed paradiddles, and gives you the accurate, expressive control you’re looking for over all your playing, whether it’s piano, string, horn or percussion parts. Two wheels provide pitch bend and modulations control. Controls include MIDI channel selection, bank selection, program change, transpose and more.
NOTE: Akai’s SynthStation 49 wasn’t the only keyboard with an iPad dock – check out the latest from Studiologic.
M-Audio Official Venom Product Promo
You will be hearing this all over radio, or so they claim hehe
Here’s the official Venom product video for M-Audio’s first every hardware synthesizer.
Bebot sings the Star Trek theme
Nice little singing robot 
The great Star Trek Theme starring Bebot the singing robot for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch!
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Demos of the revitalized Fairlight synth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGV9kFXQliU
NAMM Show2011 been exhibited in Fairlight CMI-30A demo is playing.
Pure vintage: Electronic Sackbut Synthesizer
Hugh LeCaine of Ottawa created the Electronic Sackbut Synthesizer in his home studio over a period of three years from 1945 to 1948. This synthesizer is the first voltage-controlled synthesizer ever built, preceding the manufacture of commercial synthesizers by twenty years. Le Caine, a nuclear physicist with the National Research Council, was passionate about music. He was concerned that the musical notes produced by electronic instruments in the 1930s, such as the Hammond Organ and the Morse Robb Wave Organs, lacked a certain expressivity. Determined to shape technology for the needs of the musician and expand the possibilities of musical sound he built a synthesizer that allows for complex variations in pitch and tone. This, LeCaine achieved, through the innovative use of voltage control. The technique provides an automatic background voltage that can remain stable or be altered through the manipulation of the knobs and keyboard. The keys are sensitive to a vertical pressure that controls the volume and a lateral pressure that changes the pitch. In this way the musician can simultaneously manipulate the volume, pitch, and timbre of each note and produce gradual transitions from one sound to the next. The rudimentary appearance of the synthesizer its three legs made of crossed pieces of scrap wood and with instructions penciled onto its surface camouflages the brilliant concept behind this invention. LeCaine’s Electronic Sackbut Synthesizer is the precursor of today’s electronic instruments.
Greek Prophecy – A Demo track for the Korg Prophecy
This demo i’ve composed using only the Korg Prophecy, a software Delay and Reverb. The Sounds in this track are the Presets of the Prophecy Monophonic Synth. The drum Kits are sounds of the prophecy.
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