Phoenix Synth Meet 2016
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Modular madness dominated the demo floor!

bitRanger, a weird handheld modular synth crammed with over 100 patch points
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Announcing bitRanger, a weird handheld modular synth crammed with over 100 patch points

Has Bastl Instruments launched the ultimate handheld modular synth?

NMASS 2015 teaser video featuring sound design by Richard Devine, visuals by Dr. Bleep

Great audio/visual work for the NMASS 2015 teaser video by Richard Devine and Dr. Bleep. The video is below. Unfortunately I have a wedding to attend the same weekend as NMASS 2015. What is it, you may ask? “A 3-day festival featuring music performances, sound installations, film screenings, and a…

Audio In >> Video Game Out – Meris Ottobit Bit Reduction/FX Module just released + awesome demo video

The Meris 500 Series Ottobit module is finally out, along with an awesome demo video. I wrote about the original announcement of the Ottobit here, and gave some basic info about it. Meris now has the Ottobit available for purchase. Along with the release, they have posted a great demo…

Synthesis & Samples Hackathon in NYC this Saturday ft. burnkit2600 and littleBits Korg Synth Kit Workshop

Monthly Music Hackathon is hosting their Synthesis & Samples Hackathon in NYC this Saturday. burkit2600 The folks at Monthly Music Hackathon NYC are focusing on Synthesis & Sampling this month. From their site: Make new art from scratch! Learn about recent research, tools, and art related to sound synthesis and audio…

Pics from this weekend’s Denver Synth Meet

The 2015 Denver Synth Meet wrapped-up in pics. Chris Randall, from Audio Damage has a great flickr album of the 2015 Denver Synth Meet. A few highlights below:

Great collection of pics from the Chicago Synth Meet

A great round up of pics of the Chicago Synth meet from March 1st of this year. Photo Credit: Andrew Horton FaceBook user Andrew Horton has some great pics in his album from the Chicago Synth Meet at the Hideaway that we originally told you about here. The album can be…

Reminder: Denver Synth Meet is this weekend!

As we first told you about here, the Denver Synth Meet is an all ages sight and sound sharing event. The meet will include: Modular, Old & New Hardware/Software Analog/Digital Do It Yourself Controllers Guitar Pedals Manufacturers  Demos You will be able to buy/sell/trade and open tables will be available…

Basic Synthesis presentation at Control Voltage, Filters & FM this Sat.

This Saturday, March 7, Control Voltage hosts Basic Synthesis 2: Filters and Frequency Modulation. From the FaceBook event page: The Basic Synthesis series at Control Voltage is a set of recurring casual presentations, each an hour in length with ample time for questions, meant to de-mystify the synthesizer piece by…

Make your own Synth in this 6 week class starting Mon. in Boston

Artisan’s Asylum is hosting a 6 week course on making your own synthesizer. The six week, one-night-a-week classes start this Monday, March 9 and are going to be taught by Jimmie P. Rodgers at the Artisan’s Asylum. Course Description: Join us for an intense six-week introduction to electronics through an exploration of…

New Meris Modular 8-bit FX unit, Ottobit, claims Audio In >> Video Game Out

Meris releases a new 500 series modular format sound processor, Ottobit What is it? Here is how Meris describes it: It is designed to give musicians and sound designers tools to sculpt any source into audio reminiscent of early 8 and 16 bit video game soundtracks… With all of these tools…

Rad-Fi System: a new collection of Synth & FX kits by Bleep Labs available for pre-order & on sale!

The Rad-Fi Glitch Delay and Patchable Synthesizer, part of Bleep Labs’ Rad-Fi System, are open for preorder now. On sale until Feb 28th! Bleep Labs has made some great sounding and fun kits. They are now expanding their line with the Rad-Fi System. What is it, you ask? “The RAD-FI…