Mystic Circuits has introduced the ANA 2, an update version of their analog logic module for Eurorack modular synthesizers.
“When the parts shortage forced companies to make hard decisions about redesigning their products and raising prices, we decided to take the time to do a proper reworking of ANA from the ground up,” notes Mystic Circuits’ Eli Pechman. “I think that the time we took to get everything right shows.”
The Ana 2 is designed to generate nine different analog logic operations in tandem, from two input signals. Each input channel features a processing section that attenuverts, adds, or multiplies up to six inputs before being sent to the cross modulation circuits.
Ana performs a wide variety of functions including mixing, boolean logic, rectifying, cross-fading, voltage sampling, ring modulating, gate converting, wave shaping and more.
The Mystic Circuits ANA 2 is available now for $225.
Moog’s Musical Eatery, a long out of print cookbook from 1978, is now available on Apple Books.
The cookbook, written in 1978 by Shirleigh Moog, first wife of synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog, is a glimpse into the early days of synthesis.
Back then, many musicians would make pilgrimages to the Moog factory, to learn about synthesis and synthesizers. And when they did, they would often end up at the Moog house, and being fed by Shirleigh Moog.
The cookbook features the recipes that she cooked for these musicians, including Vladimir Ussachevsky, Wendy Carlos, Keith Emerson, Patrick Moraz, John Cage, John Eaton, Joel Chadabe, Herb Deutsch, and Richard Teitelbaum. And it not only features individual recipes, but her plans for hosting up to 100 people.
For more history about the cookbook, see Moog’s Musical Eatery feature at Our State magazine. Moog’s Musical Eatery is now available as an Apple Book for $9.99. The hardcover is also available via Amazon site.
OCTACHRON, an iOS MIDI Drum Sequencer, has been updated to version 2.0.
OCTACHRON features 16 tracks of 1-32 steps, pattern chaining, parameter locks and more.
New in OCTACHRON 2.0:
iPhone Support with compact and comfort view. Enjoy the full functionality of OCTACHRON now also on your iPhone. Standalone or in your favorite iOS DAW. Choose between a compact stable grid or comfortably sized buttons with scrolling. Concentrate on the grid or blend in your modulation bar.
Overhauled MIDI mapping preset system now supports creation, sharing and importing of custom MIDI mapping presets. Create and save your own MIDI mapping presets and share them with the community via our custom MIDI mapping format.
OCTACHRON is now compatible with iPad, iPhone, M Macs and Apple Vision Pro.
Features:
Standalone or AUv3 MIDI plugin
Works inside AUM, Cubasis, Logic Pro, Beatmaker, ApeMatrix, Nanostudio and other hosts compatible with MIDI AudioUnit (Not GarageBand)
Optimized for drums but also fun for basic melody lines
OCTACHRON is specialized in in depth MIDI sequencing and does not create any sounds of its own.
1-32 steps with flexible clock divider and custom time signatures
Up to 16 mutable tracks with flexible length
Up to 8 chainable patterns (song mode)
Swing with flexible swing grid
Save and restore your presets
Parameter lock for velocity, trigger probability, trigger condition, ratcheting and MIDI CC Modulation
