vintage buchla 207

flickr By citizenmori"at long last (eight years on the hunt!), my 200 series has found it's last piece.i am only so fortunate because of the generosity of a fellow buchlaist - a person of particularly magnificent designs.i've no words for this sort of kind gesture, only gratitude." Relative News

NAMM & NOT NAMM - New Products on the Synth Front

Well, it's that time of year again. Keep an eye out on the NAMM label (added to top right menu) for everything NAMM and more. More in that anything new will get the label whether it's shown at NAMM or not. It's about new gear. Updates in this post will be preceded in red. Some already in below. See "The NAMM List!" link under the Twitter, Facebook, and RSS labels on top of the right to get Relative News

The microDrum

"MicroDRUM is the most economical and simple to build MIDI drum trigger. It’s based on Arduino and can be used with a huge variety of e-pads / e-cymbals, up to 48 inputs! The output can be sent to a PC and converted to drum sounds through VST like BFD, Addictive Drums and Superior Drummer, etc. … The accompanying software allows features not found in any similar solution: a direct interface with Relative News

Beat Kangz Beat Thang On The Way

Winter Namm Show 2011 Beat Thang!!! was uploaded by: BeatKangzDuration: 113Rating: Relative News

The Story of AVR

YouTube via avrtvtube | June 12, 2008 | 17 likes, 1 dislikes"http://www.avrtv.comWhat on earth is AVR? How did it become one of the biggest successes in the industry?And what does AVR really stand for? Watch this special to become enlightened, meet the AVR inventors and Atmel Norway founders, and get a peek inside the AVR design centre in Norway."via http://www.avrfreaks.net/ a source for AVR Relative News

[NAMM] More On Korg Kronos

The first details and pictures of the new Korg Kronos were leaked from the NAMM floors. Relative News

Talk Talk and the Realton Variophon

via Rick: "Two Talk Talk songs with multiple variphons:"Talk Talk - APRIL 5TH - 1986 YouTube via ColourOfSpring | November 16, 2007 | lyrics on YouTube"Album : The colour of springPiste : 4Année : 03.1986"Talk Talk - CHAMELEON DAY - 1986 ColourOfSpring | November 16, 2007lyrics"Album : The colour of springPiste : 7Année : 03.1986"You can find more info on the Variophone in this post, this post, Relative News

Audio Apps – The Mac App Store Day 1

// The Mac App Store has just opened, and the first day was an unqualified success, with the download of over a million apps. What will the app store mean for audio software, and the future of the Mac? We have a look at the audio apps available on Day 1. There has been concern expressed over whether the app store is right for audio. It isn’t the right platform (in its current state) for the sale of plugins. And there is concern about the huge margins Apple make from other people’s software. Yet there are already 76 apps in the “Music” category of the store. There are also fears about whether Apple will make the Mac a closed shop by forcing all apps to be sold through the app store at some point in the future. But that remains to be seen. For now, the Mac App Store is a convenient way for Apple users to discover, install and update software. Let’s have a look at what’s available. By the way, you install the app store on your Mac by doing a standard System Update from the... Relative News

Dave Smith Tetra with the Agile AmpKit+ iPad app and Peavey AmpKit LINK

YouTube via bambamstudio | January 08, 2011 | "Just fooling around for the first time. Is it a great movie? NO. Is it fun to play with an iPad and analog synths? YES!!"iPads on eBayiPod Touch on eBayAmpkit on eBay Relative News

Government Blocks Law Change To Instrument Carrying On Planes

The Government has said it will not force airlines to allow musicians to carry their instruments onto planes with them. Relative News