Darn it I want both of them!!!
I want the Excelsior as my guitar amp and I love that it has a mic input I can use as well!
The Greta on the other hand looks really nice and can act as an amp head as well as an ipod speaker hehe
More info here http://pawnshopamps.com/
[[posterous-content:pid___0]]Ever since it was announced more than a year back, I've always been interested in the OP1
You can check out the full specs here http://www.teenageengineering.com/products/op-1
What's not to love? It's small. It's a synth. It's a recorder. It's a sampler. And more... All packed into one sexy little unit that can fool anyone that it's a toy when it's not.
And just today, I found another reason to get it hehe
Cy
I was surprised to see this new product in the recent announcements at NAMM. It's a really different product especially considering Alesis has been early in the game with the Studio Dock type of interface products for the ipad. Seems now the only limitation is how many drum triggers you have. My only question now is how authentic the drums sounds are and if there would be more professional drum apps that can be used with this.
Got too excited when I saw this online for the updates about new releases from NAMM. There are actually a ton of things that got me excited but this one particularly... a true modern analog synth for $550? What's not to like!? I especially like how they also added the CV to control external analog synths as well! :)
Cy
I want one now :)
http://www.nektartech.com/Panorama
I guess since everyone knows I'm a huge Reason user, this fits the bill perfectly! This is the only thing that has made me think of selling my Akai MPK49 :)
If you're a Reason user, I'm sure you'll love this!!! It maps automatically with all the devices. It's a controller specifically made for Reason!
I hope I can order one of these soon when it's made available!!!
26MarJP6K
JP6K is a synth dedicated to emulating the famous Super Saw sound, first found in the Roland JP-8000 synthesizer in 1997. It aims to capture the essence of the sound and the behaviour of the original oscillator. Even after a decade, the Super Saw is still sought after by people all around the world, and is a crucial part of such music genres like Trance.
There are several factors that make the Super Saw in the JP6K different than other synths that provide a similar sound. The original Super Saw from Roland was aliasing, thus creating a bright and “airy” sound. To prevent the sound from sounding harsh below the fundamental harmonic, a high pass filter was possibly used to remove the unwanted frequencies. The JP6K uses the same design to achieve that special oscillator waveform giving it a unique tone.
Another important aspect of the classic Super Saw, was its special detune curve. It was non-linear, which gave the user greater control over the detune amount. Even when the detune control was half way, the spread of the detune was small, which made it possible to make very smooth sounding pads. The curve then gradually increased, and at higher values, the detune rapidly spread out to maximum. This unique curve is accurately modelled in JP6K, making it nearly identical to the detune in the hardware.
The JP6K also emulates other features from the JP-8000 like the filters, key tracking and the EQ, to give it an even more authentic way to shape the Super Saw sound. The synth has been optimised to use minimal amount of CPU, so it is possible to use multiple instances.
Key features:
- 32 voice polyphony
- Two Super Saw oscillators, an upper and lower with panning
- 1 noise oscillator
- Three filter modes: low pass, band pass and high pass with -12 & -24 dB/Oct
- Three independent LFOs controlling the filter, amp and pitch
- Pitch envelope
- Glide (Portamento) / MIDI pitch-wheel support
- Built in delay and EQ
- 114 presets, which includes presets from CFA-Sound, MASCHINENBAUERMUSIC, Mikey O’Hare and Grzegorz
Screenshot:
Demo:
All sounds are straight from the JP6K. Some pad sounds use a slight amount of reverb.Demo by CFA-Sound.
Demo:
Demo by MASCHINENBAUERMUSIC.
Download demo version:
Demo restrictions: Automation and preset saving disabled. Silence every 30 seconds. Only 40 presets.
Requirements: Win32 compatible system with SSE2 (or higher).Purchase:
Please evaluate the demo thoroughly before purchasing!Why no Mac and 64-bit version?
Unfortunately, SynthMaker does not yet support export to 64-bit or AU, Mac VST yet. As soon as SynthMaker supports them, the synth will be available in these formats.
Unfortunately, I can't enjoy this but to you PC users, this is worth checking out. I've had the original JP8000 and it really has a place in your productions. That supersaw made a mark in music making history especially in the boom of Trance :)
Here's something that many have dreamed of to hold in their iPads and I guess it's now a reality. It even supports VST!!! Awesome. It's interesting coz just yesterday, I was reading an article talking about the possibility of VST in iPads and I thought to myself, "That would be awesome if that happened" and here it is :)
Auria is a 48 track recording system for the iPad. Now the only thing we all have to remember is interfacing. For all the other peeps out there who may watch this and say "THAT'S AWESOME! I WANNA GET ONE NOW!" We all have to remember that they're not showing how we get the recorded stuff INTO it. So for that you may DEFINITELY still need to buy an interface like the Apogee, or the ik multimedia or line6 interfaces. But personally, If you're already goin this route, best to get the Alesis IO dock as it seems to be the perfect fit for this app.
What are your thoughts on this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnkFDM65jjw
Cy
I imagine this to be the music making platform on Tron and perhaps see Daft Punk fooling around with it.
But seriously... The whole vid is a trip but the fun begins around 8th minute up and the track at the end is freakin awesome!
Looking forward to the development of this thing!
Cy
Read this just now and found it funny being a musician. Not sure though if everyone will be able to relate hehe
Deep in the African jungle, a safari was camped for the night. In the darkness,
distant drums began a relentless throbbing that continued until dawn. The safari
members were disturbed, but the guide reassured them:
"Drums good. When drums stop, very bad."
Every night the drumming continued, and every night the guide reiterated,
"Drums good. When drums stop, VERY bad."
This continues for several days until one morning the drumming suddenly stops
and all the natives panic and run screaming. The man asks the guide what's the matter?
The guide looking very frightened says:
"When drums stop, VERY, VERY bad," he said. "Why is it bad?" asked a member of the safari.
"Because when drums stop, bass solo begin!"
I was surprised to see this new software about to be released. I read it's also developed by some of the early developers of Ableton so I wasn't surprised to see the similarities. But somehow it's an entirely new DAW despite the similarities esp with the look.
People are interested to see how this goes against Live since a lot of people have been having issues with the syncing of Live and some hope that this is the answer... a new Live-like DAW but with better sync. And on top of that, Linux users can now rejoice because they're included!
Good thing I haven't upgraded Live yet. I'm also curious with this thing :)
I was surprised to see this new software about to be released. I read it's also developed by some of the early developers of Ableton so I wasn't surprised to see the similarities. But somehow it's an entirely new DAW despite the similarities esp with the look.
People are interested to see how this goes against Live since a lot of people have been having issues with the syncing of Live and some hope that this is the answer... a new Live-like DAW but with better sync. And on top of that, Linux users can now rejoice because they're included!
Good thing I haven't upgraded Live yet. I'm also curious with this thing :)
This photo came from this link which I suggest you go check out to see how much gear there really is. I never bothered to read everything...
So!
I actually saw the link shared in one of the forums I frequent and unfortunately, as many as there were positive comments about the gear, there were equally negative ones and most were about saying all those gear over all these years but never a release from her. I even went to look for a music link on the site just to give her the benefit of the doubt but I didn't have any luck...
The reactions actually made me think about how some musicians can fall into that gear buying trap or gear collecting trap and we get consumed by it we never really produce any output.
But who am I to judge right? I mean some people LOVE to collect and maybe she's one of them and doesn't really focus on making and releasing music. I may feel that it's a waste but I don't see anything wrong if she's a collector more than a musician.
But back to my first thought, I mean we can get consumed by finding out about new gear, researching about the next big thing, or whatever when all we needed were a few basic things to create a really nice piece of music. Some people may think that having this or that or whatever instrument will help make them a better musician but if we all take step back, we'll realize that we can really STILL create something nice with the basics.
So before you splurge on the next new thing in the stores or whatever you saw online, think about how much you need it and will it add to your music-making or is it just a WANT really?
Personally, I'd love to buy a nice Nord or Access Virus but with the way I make music which is all in the box, I hardly even use my other synths so spending to get another nice synth might just be a waste of my money.
And lastly, I believe that if you get all the distractions out and just focus on the music, you will not just save money but also enjoy the process and actually FINISH something than get lost in the maze of gear releases and saving money to buy something that'll eventually gather dust... just like a lot of my synths :)
Check out this link!
http://www.symphonicdistribution.com/2011/weeklies/trike-records-signed/
Ok what is it?
Well, I've been cooking this since last year and finally, I'm making the announcement! hehe
My new Record Label, Trike Records has finally been approved for distribution globally so expect more music from me this year as you'll be able to get all my releases from now on in ALL major digital download stores like iTunes, Beatport, Juno, and whole lot more :)
This is really a big step for me as an artist because now I feel somewhat empowered more to release my music. Now, I don't have to wait for months for any other label to pick up my material to release. I can now also release more regularly, which excites me as it will also make me more productive. Running a label requires a certain number of consistent releases so this will somehow force me to be productive which is a good thing. Not only that, I can also help out other artists once I get the hang of this. I'd also like to develop artists in the label :)
I'm still finishing the whole website but it'll be up soon once I have the final lineup of releases set. For the meantime, you can visit it at http://www.trikerecords.com and click on the social networks to follow or keep yourself updated as it's gonna be a wild ride this 2012. I've also put some free downloads there as well as previews for upcoming releases already!
The excitement is too much I can just taste it already. I hope you'll be in for the ride :)
God bless!
Cy
