Roland AIRA Compact Synths On Sale For Cyber Monday


The Roland Aira Compact line is currently discounted on Amazon for ‘Cyber Monday’.

The instruments, which are normally priced at $269.99, are all substantially discounted:

Hardware  Roland  Roland AIRA S-1 Tweak Synth                     $167.19    Cyber Monday

Hardware  Roland  Roland AIRA Compact J-6 CHORD SYNTH    $179.99    Cyber Monday

Hardware  Roland  Roland AIRA Compact T-8 BEAT MACHINE    $189.99   Cyber Monday

Hardware  Roland  Roland AIRA Compact E-4 VOICE TWEAKER   $189.99   Cyber Monday

Hardware  Roland  Roland AIRA Compact P-6 Creative Sampler   $219.99  Cyber Monday

Distropolis Goods Introduces Prismatic Spray II ‘Bytebeat Adventure Synth’


Distropolis Goods has introduced the Prismatic Spray II ‘bytebeat adventure synth’, an updated version of their experimental desktop synthesizer.


Here’s what’s been updated from version one:

  • Dual bytebeat engines, configurable independently
  • DETUNE knob for slight variations in pitch
  • PAN a bytebeat incantation between the left and right engines
  • GLIDE from pitch to pitch with adjustable rate
  • PITCH SCALING attempts to keep bytebeat “tempo” consistent while changing PITCH
  • Responds to MIDI Pitch Bend
  • Multiple on-device visualizations viewable in color or grayscale
  • Much faster display refresh rate for more fluid visualizations
  • Web-serial display of visualizations to compatible desktop browsers (Chrome, Edge…)
  • Digitally controlled analog filter – recallable settings and controllable via MIDI
  • 60+ bytebeat incantations
  • 60 save slots
  • USB-C for power/MIDI
  • PITCH is now represented in chromatic scale
  • Bytebeat incantations now display the original creator (or my best guess)
  • Updated and revised, illustrated printed user manual

The Distropolis Goods Prismatic Spray II is available now for $275.

 

Live Improvisation On The Moon


The video captures an improvised session for voice, Moon Modular synthesizer and keyboards.

The concert was recorded live, in one go, and with no overdubs.

The trio performance features Eline Smith on vocals; Jon-WIlly Rydningen on keyboards; and the late Gert Jalass on his Moon Modular large-format synthesizer.

This video work was done by Petter Kviltu.