Metasonix shared this first look demo of their upcoming T1 vacuum tube synthesizer.
The Metasonix T1 is a three oscillator vacuum tube synth, housed in custom wood case:
Specifications are to be announced, but the prototype appears to be a patchable monophonic vacuum tube synth. The panel shows sections for three oscillators, bandpass and lowpass filters and a VCA.
In addition, other features include a ribbon control, sequencer and push-button keyboard.
Details on pricing and availability are to be announced.
The original Buchla Music Easel was introduced in 1972 as a portable ‘suitcase modular’. It was made up of two main units: the 218 Touch Keyboard Controller; and the 208 Stored Program Sound Source. The system has a unique card slot that lets you slide in hardware preset cards.
At Superbooth 2021, Buchla U.S.A. debuted their updated version of the classic Music Easel.
In this video, via Sonic State, Buchla’s Marc Doty discusses the new Music Easel and how it has changed from the original. He also explains the capabilities of the new Electric Music Box I/O module, which adds CV/Gate inputs, USB support, additional mixing options and more.
It has been two years since Expressive E revealed the Osmose instrument reporting to have the most advanced sound engine for expressivity. It comes with Haken Audio’s unique EaganMatrix sound engine covering everything from virtual analog to FM synthesis and physical modelling. Each key can deliver 3 dimensions of control with polyphonic pressure, aftertouch and pitch control. What makes the Osmose unique, though, is that it implements high-resolution per-note expressive control with piano keys. This makes it easy for experienced players to adapt to, building on their existing technique.
This demo focuses primarily on the performance capabilities of the Osmose keyboard, including discrete control over attack and dynamics, polyphonic aftertouch, vibrato, glide and more.
The Expressive E Osmose is currently under development and is expected to be available by the end of 2021, priced at €1799.
