Archive for May, 2024

Digital Controllers + Synths with Moog’s Geert Bevin

31 May, 2024  No Comment

At Superbooth 2024, composer & synthesist Anthony Marinelli interviewed Geert Bevin, Software Engineering Lead and Product Designer at Moog Music.

This discussion is really about the state of what’s possible with synthesizers and expressive performance, which will be of interest to anyone passionate about synths.

Bevin is one of the most important developers working in the musical instrument space. He’s been involved in developing firmware for instruments like the Roger Linn LinnStrument and the Eigenharp; leading development for Moog’s software synthesizers; and is the author of the original MPE specification.

The interview is free-flowing and covers a lot of territory, but is ultimately is a fantastic conversation about two people with deep knowledge of synthesis and instruments.

Whether your into hardware or software synths, bookmark this interview and check it out when you have 48 minutes to watch it. At its core, the discussion is really about the state of what’s possible with synthesizers and expressive performance, which will be of interest to anyone passionate about synths.

 

Behringer Enigma Sneak Preview

31 May, 2024  No Comment


Today, Behringer shared another preview of their upcoming Enigma synthesizer (Buchla Music Easel Copy), designed to be an inexpensive, unofficial copy of the classic Buchla 208 Stored Program Sound Source.

Details are still to come, but they say “We’re excited to share our latest Enigma prototype as we get closer to the final product. It’s a very complex design, particularly with the addition of total patch memory. “

The Buchla 208 is the voice of the classic Buchla Music Easel from 1972. The Music Easel pairs the 208 with the 218 Touch Keyboard in a suitcase-style case. Modern reissues of the 208 are available from Buchla USA.

The Behringer Enigma is not a straight clone of the original 208. It follows the format of Behringer’s other Euro-format synths, scaling the original design down to Eurorack-compatible format, trades the program card connector of the original for patch storage, and adds DIN & USB MIDI control.

The image that they shared is of a Behringer Enigma prototype, so no time frame for availability has been announced. Behringer expects to price the Enigma at $399.

 

Behringer Introduces UB-1 Micro Analog Synthesizer

30 May, 2024  No Comment

Today, Behringer shared this preview of their new UB-1 Micro Analog Synthesizer, which they say is ‘the little brother of the UB-Xa’.

They say it has the same sound, analog circuitry and full MIDI. Details are still to be announced, but it looks like it an update version of the Behringer UB-1 Spirit.

The Behringer UB-1 Micro Analog Synthesizers is expected to be priced at $49. They aren’t saying when it will be available at this time.

 

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