Module-records blog about electronic music: 08/28/2005

Via the 313 list and saw on the Motown elevator blog : The domain name of Discogs website seems to be parked because of its expiration date exceeded.
But good news : You can read the reassuring words "Coming soon"...
Who made a bug : host provider or webmaster ?

Update : sounds to be okay now....

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The JoMoX MBase01 is an uncompromising analog bass drum synthesizer in the form of a desktop midi module with storable presets.
I own one and it really does Phatt kick drums!!
It covers the whole range from 909-style to 808-fashioned with extreme punchy analog dynamic.
The MBase01 can also be used as real bass since the decay can be lengthened and the pitch can be played on the keyboard in semitones over three octaves, so you get also a real analog bass synthesizer.
A wonderfull feature is that the kick drum can be triggered by an external analog trigger input : I use one of the separate output of my TR-707 to sequence the Mbase01 in a real TR way!!!
For a european list price of 299 EUR you get a great analog tool.

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The SIDsyn is an old (1999-2001) synth project built around a SID chip with knobs for real time control.

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Heaven and Hell...

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The first ever Music Thing post was on August 24th 2004.
I discovered MT 3 or 4 months ago and it was a great experience !
Since I check MT every day to get my proportion of sexy music gear and clever thought.
And it's certain that I would never started my blog without this discovery.
Thank you very much and happy birthday Tom.

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Casio Sk-1 with modular bay, bending, and sequencer saw on Get LoFi blog.
I like a lot its design !!

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Saw on the 313 TM Weblog : "Jeff Mills Blog updated : The blog will inform you on the next Jeff Mills projects...You will learn also that Jeff Mills has recently included video equipement in his studio and can work both music and pictures in same time."

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The X-Woofer could be an answer for feeling the bass while composing with a headphone. But is it a good thing to do that ?
[Via Endgadget]

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Dj dAb's Speak & Spell with DB25 port mounting, reset button and internal wiring + Break-out toy piano with DB25 port, pitch control, 7 switches and 5 momentary buttons.

Check out also his huge list of gear and his very huge records listing.

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A new MPC (again) for $2,000, and nothing really exciting out there...
[Via Music thing] [Via Gear junkies]

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Big knobs and Vu-meters again !

Q : Why I need so much them these days ?
A : Posts are very quiet at Music Thing at this time, so I don't get my daily proportion of sexy gear :(

The Fairman TRC combines the tube powered filter of the Pultec equalizer and the and compressor of the Fairchild compressor into one high quality recording channel.

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Big shiny knobs, Vu meters, no matter how it sounds......I want one !

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Jessica Rylan is a sound artist and electronic musician who lives and performs in the Boston area, where she grew up. The main focus of her work to date has been the design and construction modular synthesizers which use analog electronic circuits to create a diversity of sounds. She uses her synthesizers in installations at galleries and also in her high-energy, live musical performances.
what she says about this synth : " I needed a small synth that I could easily take on an airplane. I built this synth in a simple and straight-forward way, using 8038 chips for the oscillators and plenty of op-amps. I found a trick with the 8038, you can drive the sine distortion trim pin from a voltage source, for vc waveshape! But the true magic is a diode bridge vca, like in the Korg MS50. Why didn't I ever build this before? It's a very special intermodulation! Two oscillators, noise, and a mic preamp all swimming around each other, it runs on 2 9-volt batteries, it's my favorite so far! "

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The New MindPrint TRIO USB offers the same channel strip with true analog EQ and Compressor, essential mixing, AUX & DAW inputs and comprehensive monitoring features as found on the original TRIO, but adds USB audio instead of the S/PDIF interface of the original TRIO.
The channel strip section provides a high quality instrument- and Class A microphone-input with phantom power and 10 kOhms impedance for optimal sounding results. The analog EQ's 'vintage' design makes it easy to record great sounding vocals and instruments. The Compressor's unique Adaptive Response mode is taken directly from MindPrint's high-end DTC Dual Tube Channel Strip and delivers superior results, requiring just one knob!
Best of all the new TRIO is white instead of the typical Mindprint's red.

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How do you say Moog ?

Usefull Posts on The vintagesynth forum.

This one rocks : "Mow-ger-fow-ger definitely is right. Try to pronounce it fast! Dr. Bob had a sense of humour."

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