The Synther-2000 is a rare bird. Externally quite interesting, this Italian vintage synthesizer turns out, in fact, to be an instrument with a mediocre sound. One of the many Minimoog imitations… Read More
Category: 2012
Vermona – polyphonic MIDI module
Almost as a “byproduct” of the successful PERfourMER Vermona has now released a 4-voice polyphonic MIDI module in 3U format. We refer to the PERfourMER MKII review for detailled information… Read More
Expert Sleepers “Silent Way” – MIDI-to-CV interface alternative?
Silent Way is a suite of plug-ins designed for use with analogue synthesisers, and especially as part of a modular analogue synthesiser system. The plug-ins produce no sound themselves, nor… Read More
Online Museum of Russian Synthesizers
If you ever wanted to know more about Russian Synthesizers this might be the perfect place: Museum of Sovie Synthesizers
SCI Pro-One upgrade – by Carbon 111
Sometimes second hand instruments lack the same treatmant like your own musical instruments. Here is a story from Carbon 111 who bought a Sequential Circuits Pro-One and brought it back… Read More
Twilight of the Gods?
Designed for Urs Heckmann`s DIVA Plug-In – comes with four octave Fatar Keyboard, two Doepfer USB64 MIDI Interfaces, 90 knobs and 25 switches! Here you find more information about the… Read More
PPG Wave 2.2 – Video by RetroSound
In this track I experimented with the wavetables of the PPG. Especially in the second part one can hear the rhythm that is generated by the wavetables. Their sustain is… Read More
Book Recommendation: Mark Jenkins “Analog Synthesizers”
Highly recommendable: “Analog Synthesizers” by Mark Jenkins. The book presents the synthesizer history from 1960 up to 2007. It’s a wonderful addition to Mark Vail’s “Vintage Synthesizers” – we’d call… Read More
Rare instruments for sale: Moog System 55 and GRP A8
A rare opportunity for fans of large synthesizers: there’s a Moog System 55 and a GRP A8 for sale in Switzerland. We caught up with some pictures and information from… Read More
Mutable Instruments – Ambika
Mutable Instruments recently announced a new polyphonic synthesizer – the Ambika