But if any aspects of this impressive instrument already have a ring of familiarity about them then Musikmesse 2018 in Frankfurt am Main may have played its part. Put it this way: Waldorf Music CEO Joachim Flor found himself transfixed there. “It was more of a coincidence to have discovered Valkyrie during a tour of this year’s Frankfurt Music Fair, but I was immediately aware of the fact that this was probably one of the most exciting synthesizers of recent years,” he admirably admits. “I got into conversation with its independent UK developer, Manuel Caballero, and I’m now looking forward to working with this talented, innovative individual, who is also a great guy! Under the direction of Waldorf Music, Valkyrie flies forth into a joint production project called Kyra, which will be shown and delivered at NAMM in 2019.”

Fortunately for Manuel Caballero, the feeling was clearly mutual — Musikmesse mission accomplished. “After nearly four years in the making, I went to Musikmesse with the intention of finding an established partner for Valkyrie,” he reveals. “There's little doubt that Valkyrie's reveal at Musikmesse caused quite a stir in the synthesizer world and I had set the bar high for potential partners to bring the instrument to market. As a result of this, I'm pleased to announce a partnership with Waldorf Music. Few companies can match their track record of innovation and delivery spanning several decades. Working with Joachim Flor and his technical and design team to achieve this is an exciting and efficient partnership as we work together to launch the instrument at NAMM in 2019. Waldorf's proven heritage in product design, manufacturing, and distribution leaves me to do what I do best, which is applying the most advanced technologies to the art of music, and I look forward to a continued deep working relationship with the Waldorf team.”

Kyra is initially scheduled for full production launch at The 2019 NAMM Show, January 24-27, in Anaheim, California, competitively priced at €1,899.00 EUR as a desktop/rackmount model (with a keyboard version to follow later in 2019)."

#Waldorf #Exodus #Kyra #Valkyrie #FPGA #OneHundredTwentyEightVoices #Multitimbral #FourThousandWaveshapes #TenOscillators #MIDI #FX

waldorfmusic.com

VECTOR SYNTH

Nothing more, than a, short, video, a few, pictures, on Instagram and a website!

That are, all informations, about a new company, with the name (?) Vector Synth, or is it, just, the product? Take, a look...

At least, 2 oscillators (square/rectangle, sawtooth, triangle..) and sub - oscillator, a lot of effects (vibrato, tremolo, chorus, delay, reverb, distortion), an arpeggiator, a stereophonic - output and a big display.

It's a, desktop - unit and the website, is saying, that it is, a "digital hardware synthesizer".

The hashtags, on their instagram postings, are hinting, something, about a Rasberry Pi 3!

#VectorSynth #Synthesizer #OSC #ADSR #FX #RasberryPi

VECTOR SYNTHESIZER #VectorSynth #Digital #Desktop #OSC #ADSR #FX #Stereo

IK MULTIMEDIA - UNO DRUM

IK Multimedia, well known for their software and audio - interfaces, have released a new anlog / PCM - drum machine.

It has 6 analog drum sounds ("..that characterizes the most iconic analog drum sounds of all time."), plus PCM - elements (54 samples). You can use, up to 12 elements (11 voice polyphony).

You can store 100 drum - kits (plus 100 preset - kits). UNO Drum, is offering you analog - drive, compressor and a stutter - effect (master) and 12 touch - sensitive pads with 2 velocity - zones, plus performance - effects, like: "Roll, fill, random, swing and humanize".

The sequencer has 16 steps and 4 pages and you can automate, up to, 8 parameter. In song - mode, you can chain 64 pattern, together.

It has MIDI (USB and 2.5" jack) and you can "daisy - chain" with additional gear and you can apply compression to the audio - in.

It's possible to use this machine, with 4 AA - batteries.

Features:
° 12 drum elements
° 6 fat, punchy analog voices
° Up to 12 PCM voices
° Analog drive and compressor
° 100 drum kits
° Wider sonic-palette
° Analog character with digital flexibility
° 12 multi-touch, double-velocity pads
° 4 dynamic sound controls
° 5 performance effects
° Fully programmable
64-step sequencer
° Up to 8 parameters per step
° 100 drum patterns
° Integrates in any live, studio or mobile set-up
° MIDI and USB in/out
° Audio in to daisy chain other devices
° Ultra-portable and lightweight
° Battery or USB powered

Price: € 249.99 without VAT or €304.99 inclusive VAT.

You can, pre - order, it now.

www.ikmultimedia.com/

#IKMultimedia #UNODrum #DrumMachine #DrumSynthesizer #Analog #PCM #Samples #Sequencer #MIDI #USB #FX

ANNOUNCING UNO DRUM ANALOG / PCM - DRUM MACHINE

Product - teaser.

"You don’t have to go big to sound huge (all drum sounds in this video are made with UNO Drum)."

#IKMultimedia #UNODrum #Analog #Digital #PCM #Sequencer #FX #Teaser #Announcement

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9oWySbP-zk

BEHRINGER - RD 8

It's not released, yet, but the guys from Sonic State, have grabbed a "pre -series unit" of the RD - 8 from Behringer, which is a TR - 808 (Roland) clone.

This machine has MIDI - in, - out, - thru plus USB (for MIDI) and individual - outs, clock - in and - out, trigger - outputs, filter - and effect - options, sequencing - options and a lot, more, features.

So, check out, this video and the short article, at their website.

The price, will be $299 or £299.

#Behringer #RDEight #TREightOEight #Clone #Analog #MIDI #Filter #FX #Sequencer #USB #Trigger #SyncClock

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5xp1jXdBIw

VECTOR SYNTH

The Vector is ready! Reservations, will be open on 29 June 2019.

The price is €766.

Vector is a digital synthesizer, with an hybrid synthesis - engine.

It has 10 voices and complex modulators.

It's based on Linux and it's running on an ARM Cortex A53.

32 Bit internal processing and 32 Bit digital to analog converting.

Some effects, an sequencer, arpeggiator and a touch - screen.

MIDI - in, USB - host, ethernet - port..

It's a very modern synthesizer.

#Vector #DigitalHybrid #TenVoices #MIDI #USB #FX #ADSR #Arpeggiator #Sequencer #Linux #Ethernet

ROLAND - MC 707 GROOVEBOX: SOUND

The sounds, of the Roland - MC 707, explained, by Peter Brown.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZET3FyS7Us

#Roland #MCSevenOSeven #Groovebox #Digital #MIDI #Sequencer #AudioIn #Send #Return #AssignableOuts #FX Video

SINTETZIADOR ANALOGICO POLIFONICO ZEUS (DEMO)

First sounds, of the Zeus - prototype.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKSTUV_tQ1w

#GSMusic #Zeus #Analog #Multitimbral #Polyphonic #VCO #VCF #ADSR #LFO #MIDI #USB #FX #AudioIn #CV

MFB - SYNTH PRO

The Synth Pro, is a further development, of the Synth 2, by MFB.

It's, an analog synthesizer with eight voices, three oscillator per voice (each, with sub - oscillator), two analog - filter, effect - section, arpeggiator and sequencer.

The VCO, can be switch, to DCO - operation.

Specifications:
°Three oscillator (with sub, each)
°Sawtooth, triangle, rectangle / pulse, ring - modulator / noise
°Oscillator - sync
°FM
°24 db - LP filter
°12 db - filter (multi - mode: LP, HP, BP)
°Two VCA
°Two LFO (sawtooth, triangle, rectangle, random) syncable / one - shot Mode
°Three envelopes (2 x ADSR, 1 x ADS (R), each with loop - function)
°Effect - section, with reverb, echo, delay and other effect - types
°Arpeggiator
°Polyphonic step - sequencer
°Extensive MIDI - implemetation
°240 memory - locations

Price: € 1080

#MFB #SynthPro #EightVoice #Analog #VCO #DCO #ADSR #ADS #FourPole #TwoPole #FX #LFO #Arpeggiator #Sequencer #MIDI

MFB - SYNTH PRO SOUND DEMO PART 1

A demonstration, of the Synth Pro, to show some, specificated, functions.

https://youtu.be/-ospM_M4qmU

#MFB #SynthPro #Analog #EightVoice #VCO #DCO #ADSR #ADS #LFO #FX #LP #HP #BP #FM #OscSync #RingMod

KODAMO - ESSENCEFM DEMO VIDEO

Capabilities and the sound, of the EssenceFM, shown by Kodamo.

youtu.be/yeqaobabQW8

#Kodamo #EssenceFM #FM #Digital #SixOperator #Layer #MultiTimbral #FX #LFO #LP #Arpeggiator #ModMatrix #Polyphonic #Waveforms #MIDI #USB #Ethernet

DREADBOX - TYPHON SOUND DEMO (NO TALKING)

The Typhon, is sounding, very nice. It can be elegeant and gentle.

In this video, you can listen, to it's effects.

https://youtu.be/ooa-TQbdF8E

#Dreadbox #Typhon #Analog #Monophonic #VCO #VCF #VCA #LFO #FX #FM #Sequencer #MIDI #AudioIn #USB

ARTURIA - POLYBRUTE (MORPHING ANALOG POLY - SYNTH)

Arturia's product - video, of the Polybrute.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U9kYCRlVoM

#Arturia #Polybrute #Analog #Morphing #MIDI #LFO #Envelopes #Stereo #FX #ModulationMatrix #Arpeggiator #XYLZController #Sequencer #SubOscillator

MODAL ELECTRONICS - COBALT 8

Virtual - analog styled, with 64 oscillator (up to eight per voice), morphable filter (four - pole), three dedicated envelopes (amp, filter, modulation), modulation - matrix (twelve sources, fiftyfive destinations), realtime - and step - sequencer, animation - lanes (four of them), arpeggiator, three LFO (audio - rate) and three streo - effects (configurable).

That's the Cobalt 8. It has eight voices, like the name is saying and it's supporting polyphonic MIDI - expression (MPE).

It's class - compilant (USB), has regular (DIN) MIDI - connections (in, out), analog - clock sync (in, out), audio - in and pedal - connections and, like all instruments by Modal Electronics, the Cobalt 8 can be programmed with the Modal - app.

Specs:
°True 8 - voice polyphonic
°Supports MPE - compatible MIDI - controllers, allowing you to apply polyphonic control and expression to individual notes.
°64 high - resolution virtual - analogue oscillators, up to 8 per voice.
°Two independent and self - contained oscillator groups with sine, pulse, triangle, sawtooth waveforms, 34 different algorithms including: complex analogue synthesis techniques, built - in crossmodulation (sync, RM, and many more), PWM, smooth morphing between VA - waves, bit crushing, filtered noise.
°Extended oscillator drift.
°4 - pole morphable ladder - filter, with resonance and four switchable configurations.
°Resonance and balanced filter - modes.
°Three dedicated envelope - generators for amp, mod and filter that can be accessed independently or all three simultaneously including negative (reverse) versions for mod - and filter - envelopes.
°Three audio - rate LFOs with tempo - sync (two poly, one global) with seven different shapes.
°Eight assignable modulation - slots and four additional fixed modulation - routings for common assignments, with 12 modulation sources and 55 modulation destinations.
°Polyphonic real - time sequencer, with 512 notes and four recordable / editable parameter animations (delay FX, LFO’s, sequencer and arpeggiator can be, either, clocked internally or externally).
°Polyphonic step - sequencer with 64 steps, 8 notes per step, 4 lanes of parameter - lock style animation, step - input mode, multiple playback - modes including gate modes and rest - function.
°Built-in sophisticated programmable arpeggiator of 32 steps with rest - capability with up to 2048 steps, before repeating.
°Three incredibly powerful independent and user - configurable stereo FX engines for chorus, phaser, flanger (pos), flanger (neg), tremolo, LoFi, rotary, stereo delay, ping - pong delay, x - over delay and reverb, that can be arranged in any order.
°500 patch - memories, all fully editable and ships with 300 factory - programs.
°100 sequencer - presets that can be linked to any patch, for quickly loading arrangements.
°100 FX presets.
°8 quick - recall slots, accessible from the panel, for quickly loading your favourite patches.
°Premium Fatar 37 - key keyboard with velocity and channel - aftertouch
°29 endless encoders, 24 buttons.
°4 - axis joystick, that can be assigned to a huge range of modulation destinations and virtually ‘locked’, when desired.
°Multiple keyboard - modes, mono, poly, unison 2, unison 4, unison 8, stack 2 and stack 4.
°Glide / portamento, with both legato and staccato modes.
°Chord - invert control, to easily create chord - inversions and variations.

Price: €650

www.modalelectronics.com/

#ModalElectronics #CobaltEight #VirtualAnalog #Digital #MorphableFilter #ModulationMatrix #Envelopes #LFO #Sequencer #AnimationLanes #Arpeggiator #FX #Sync #MIDI #ClockSync #MPE #OSCDrift #RingMod #PWM #XMod #AudioIn

IK MULTIMEDIA - UNO SYNTH PRO

The little UNO Synth, has grown up and transformed (in two different versions).

More oscillator, more filter, more sequencer, more effects, more LFO, more storage, more connections.

The UNO Synth Pro has three oscillator, an additional LP - filter, an additional LFO, 64 - step sequencer (instead of 16), twelve effects (3 slots), a modulation - matrix (16 slots), 256 preset - storages, CV / Gate - connections.

The UNO Synth Pro, is coming in two versions.

Technically almost identical, is the "desktop" - version build from plastic (the "regular" one, is a combination of plastic and metal) and has capacitive touch - keys. The bigger one, is using a keyboard, build by Fatar.

Using both filter, twentyfour combinations are possible.

The MIDI - input and - out are now DIN (5 - pole). That's great.

CV / Gate can be connected in both ways (in and out).

The UNO Synth Pro can be powered by a PSU. Very nice.

The desktop - version, can only be powered through USB.

Specs:
°Three discrete wave - morphing oscillator.
°PWM, sync, FM and ring - modulation.
°Dual - state variable filter with 24 modes.
°OTA - filter
°SSI - based filter, with self - oscillation.
°16 - slot modulation matrix.
°256 user - editable presets.
°12 studio - quality FX, in 3 slots.
°Reverbs, delays, modulation.
°64 - step sequencer, with 84 parameter.
°10 - mode onboard arpeggiator.
°USB / MIDI / CV / Gate in / out.
°Audio - input through filter, fx or pass - through.
°Compact, stage - ready keyboard (37 keys) with aftertouch.
°Ultra - portable, 32 capacitive - key tabletop (UNO Synth Pro Desktop).

Price: €488 (desktop) or €729 (regular).

www.ikmultimedia.com

#IKMultimedia #UNOSynthPro #Analog #OSC #VCF #ADSR #LFO #Sequencer #Arpeggiator #MIDI #CV #Gate #FX #AudioIn #ModMatrix #USB #Keyboard

Sequential - Take 5

There was a leak, at a belgium webshop, which was showing a new instrument by Sequential.

It has a full - sized keyboard, of three and a half octave and it's named Take 5.

Seems like it has a polyphony of five voices and it's oscillator are analog.

We can see two oscillator and one sub - oscillator, per voice.

Two envelopes, one LFO (plus one global LFO), mixer - section, filter with resonance and drive, oscillator - sync and FM, modulation - assignment, glide, unison, overdrive, step - sequencer, clock - generator, arpeggiator, MIDI, mod - and pitch - wheel and patch - storage.

And there is Sequential's vintage - button.

The casing - design, of the Take 5, is coming from the same line as the Pro 3.

Price will be, most probably, a few bugs above €1000.

www.sequential.com

#Sequential #TakeFive #Analog #Polyphonic #ENV #LFO #Filter #Sequencer #Modulation #FM #Sync #Clock #Arpeggiator #FX #MIDI

Sequential - Take 5

Now, that the Take 5 is revealed, we know that it is an analog (oscillator, filter, amp. Envelopes are digital - controlled), with a polyphony of five.

The Take 5 has no multi - timbrality. The polyphonic step - sequencer is providing just 64 steps. And there are only 128 user - patch memory - places.

Some cool specs are the variable wave - shape (except sub - oscillator), oscillator - sync, FM, 5 - stage envelopes, self - resonating filter, configurable unison - mode (1 to 5 voices), modulation - matrix (16 slots), digital - effects and an overdrive - circuit.

Also nice, is the factory - mode (or non - factory mode). Using a switch, all parameter are using the front - panel settings.

The Take 5 has the so called vintage - knob, which is producing parameter - variation, so the different voices don't sound exactly the same.

And it is coming with a complete MIDI - trio (in / out / thru) of 5 - pole sockets.

Specifications:
°Two analog VCO, per voice.
°Continuously variable wave - shape (sine, sawtooth, variable - width pulse), per oscillator.
°Hard sync: Oscillator 1 is syncing to oscillator 2.
°Sub - octave generator (oscillator 1 / square - wave), per voice.
°Keyboard - tracking on / off, for each oscillator.
°Front - panel frequency - modulation.
°Mixer with oscillator 1 - amount, oscillator 1 sub - octave amount, oscillator 2 - amount, white noise / pink noise - amount.
°Four - pole, resonant, low - pass filter, per voice, based on Prophet - 5 Rev 4 - design.
°Filter can be driven into self - oscillation, with the Resonance Control.
°Bi - polar filter - envelope amount.
Two 5 - stage envelope - generator (ADSR + delay), with variable routing (filter, amplifier, auxiliary).
°Velocity - modulation, of each envelope - amount.
°Envelopes freely assignable, to multiple modulation - destinations.
°Five wave - shapes: Triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square and random (sample and hold).
°Clock - sync (internal or external MIDI - clock).
°Freely assignable, to multiple modulation - destinations.
°One dedicated reverb, with damping, pre - delay, decay and tone.
°One multi - effect with stereo - delay, BBD - delay, tape - delay, chorus, flanger, phaser, ring - modulation, vintage rotating speaker, distortion, high - pass filter.
°Dedicated overdrive - effect.
°Vintage - knob, is recreating the characteristics of vintage synthesizer, by introducing parameter variations, from voice to voice.
°Channel - aftertouch, with bi - polar amount.
°Aftertouch, freely assignable to multiple modulation - destinations.
°Master - clock, with tap - tempo.
°BPM - control and display.
°MIDI - clock sync.
°Arpeggiator (up, down, up + down, random, assign modes), syncable to MIDI - clock.
°Re - latching arpeggiation.
°Polyphonic step - sequencer, with up to 64 steps, with ties and rests.
°Full - sized, semi -weighted, 3.5 - octave premium keyboard by Fatar, with velocity and aftertouch.
°Spring - loaded pitch - wheel, with selectable range per program, with independently adjustable upper and lower pitch - wheel range transpose - controls.
°Low - split mode, creating two independent performance - zones, with different octave - ranges.
°Hold - switch, latching held notes on.
°Polyphonic glide (portamento).
°Unison - mode (monophonic), with configurable voice - count, from one to all five voices and key - modes.
°Factory - switch: When off, the front panel is live ("what you see is what you hear").
°128 user - and 128 factory - presets.
°1 MIDI - in, 1 MIDI - out and 1 MIDI - thru port ( 5 - pole)
°USB - port for bidirectional MIDI - communication.
°1 Sustain / foot - switch input.
°1 Expression - pedal input.
°Main stereo - output (2 x 1/4″ phone jack).
°Headphone - out (stereo 1/4″ phone jack).

Price: €1299

www.sequential.com

#Sequential #TakeFive #VCO #VCF #DADSR #FM #Sync #SubOSC #FX #ModMatrix #Sequencer #VintageMode #Overdrive #MIDI #USB #LFO #Arpeggiator #Unison #FactorySwitch

Sequential - Take 5 | Sound Design Demo

Some of the factory - presets, produced by Inhalt, without any external effects.

https://youtu.be/1t1Sh0BX8-U

#Sequential #TakeFive #VCO #VCF #DADSR #Monophonic #Sequencer #FX #SubOSC #Arpeggiator #MIDI #FM #Sync #USB #FactoryPresets #Demo

Sequential - Take 5 | Audio - Demo

Soundcloud - playlist, of the Take 5, from Sequential's Soundcloud - account.

https://soundcloud.com/sequential_llc/sets/take-5-audio-demos

#Sequential #TakeFive #Analog #VCF #DADSR #LFO #USB #ModMatrix #Sequencer #Arpeggiator #MIDI #FX #VintageMode #AudioDemo