{"id":45646,"date":"2019-05-18T17:24:29","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T17:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/?p=45646"},"modified":"2019-06-01T05:16:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-01T05:16:02","slug":"superbooth19-synth-expo-berlin-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/en\/events\/superbooth19-synth-expo-berlin-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"SUPERBOOTH19 \u2013 Synth Expo Berlin (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

SuperBooth 2019. Not in his wildest dreams could a synthesizer \/ modular fan expect to find a trade fair in the class of SuperBooth 2019. But, look! SuperBooth is for real! This year it took place in the middle of May. Countless exhibitors, countless instruments, many a novelty and many a tried and true model. And most important, the people “behind” those machines …<\/p>\n

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Our visiting day was Saturday, the last of the 3 days of the fair. Bright weather welcomed visitors arriving at the FEZ Berlin …<\/p>\n

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Inside the FEZ we immediately got down to business. We took the first half-floor on the run and reached the Arturia booth (a little like a space station) where Frank Orlich (Tomeso<\/a>) and the star of the ring – Arturia’s\u00a0MicroFreak<\/a>\u00a0– were waiting for us …<\/p>\n

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Tomeso not only distribtes Arturia, but also Modal Electronics<\/a>. The new CRAFT<\/a> Synthesizer is probably the ideal synthesizer for small studios or for on the go.<\/p>\n

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Just around the corner we came across the big module systems. Moon Modular<\/a> and Synth-Werk<\/a>, both “Made in Germany”.<\/p>\n

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Gerhard Mayrhofer demonstrates the excellent sound quality of the 901 VCOs – the oscillators used in the earliest Moog Modular systems.<\/p>\n

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Especially expressive, a visit to Christophe Duquesne<\/a>, who played the Haken Audio Continuum<\/a>\u00a0 through an acoustic resonator. “Onde – La Voix Du Luthier”<\/a> would do very well in any electronic studio. A room simulator in a class of its own …<\/p>\n

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With its “huge” resonance body, La Pyramide is – not surprisingly – a little more expensive …<\/p>\n

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In need of some coffee, we changed halls and came across the modern version of the legendary Synton Syrinx<\/a> synthesizer. The new PAN<\/a> is scheduled to go into production this fall …<\/p>\n

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More impressions of SuperBooth, on the way back to the main building …<\/p>\n

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Back in the main hall,\u00a0Thomas Haller<\/a> of Vermona<\/a> shows us some of his instruments …<\/p>\n

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… and visitors that look closely discovered a new Vermona module: The meloDICER …<\/p>\n

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At this very point we met two synthesizer pioneers: Dave Smith and Dieter Doepfer<\/a> …<\/p>\n

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Doepfer focused on the presentation of his latest modules: The new polyphonic modular system<\/a>, and the latest A-100 Vintage Edition modules …<\/p>\n

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A detour brought us to GRP. The Italian synthesizer designer was represented by company founder Paolo Groppioni<\/a> and by musician Enrico Cosimi …<\/p>\n

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Enrico Cosimi tirelessly presenting the new GRP V22 vocoder …<\/p>\n

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The GRP Eurorack modules, GRP R24 sequencer,<\/a> the GRP A4<\/a> and GRP A2:<\/a> Sought-after objects among SuperBooth visitors …<\/p>\n

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Instruments as far as the eye can see. Once again, SuperBooth presented itself in top form.<\/p>\n

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The SUPER 6 caused quite a stir. A new synthesizer from UDO Audio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Novation’s latest addition, the SUMMIT<\/a>, another sensation. A doubled “Peak” synthesizer with keyboard and other goodies …<\/p>\n

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The “Peak”, of course, remains in the Novation portfolio. Small, handy, practical …<\/p>\n

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At some point we also came across Behringer<\/a>. Their ranks of so-called “clones” are growing and growing. Whether this is a benefit for the music market (or hazard), has yet to be decided. The\u00a0 instrument’s manufacturing quality impresses in any case …<\/p>\n

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It wasn’t exactly quiet at Jomox<\/a>. J\u00fcrgen Michaelis brought his very personal Sunsyn<\/a> to the Booth. During the last years, the Sunsyn has mutated into a legend …<\/p>\n

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Despite the urge for another coffee, we stuck to it, bravely running up and down the halls. How about the colorful modular systems of Teenage Engineering<\/a> …?<\/p>\n

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We were very pleased to meet Laurent Lecatelier<\/a> from Baloran<\/a>. His wonderful\u00a0THE RIVER<\/a> synthesizer is, happily, in great demand …<\/p>\n

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Finally that obligatory visit to Moog Music<\/a>. As in previous years, the dimly lit show room was reminiscent of a shrine (which may well hold true for many visitors). In addition to the modular systems Moog ONE and GrandMother, there was also the new Matriarch synthesizer.<\/p>\n

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Continue with part 2<\/a> of the report …<\/p>\n

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