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2013 NAMM Show: Introducing the Moog Sub Phatty Analog Synthesizer. The latest member of Phatty Family is the Grittiest Moog Synth Ever. Additionally, the new two-oscillator analog synthesizer will be Moog’s most affordable keyboard synth. The soul and hands-on, real-time sound design functionality of vintage Moog instruments with a completely new – and stunningly aggressive – sound design machine. Fitted with 25 full-size synth action keys, LFO, and legendary Moog ladder filter, 16 presets with panel mode, and a 31 knob front panel, Moog’s classic control design plugs you straight into the analog heart of this powerful new instrument.

The Sub Phatty is the first analog synth to feature Moog’s transformative new Multidrive section. Built into the filter section, the Multidrive circuit drives (or enthusiastically overdrives, depending on how you set it) the filter, for rich and powerful effects. The good news is that with the Sub Phatty, the variable, pre/post-filter Multidrive lets you dial up everything from gnarly, classic grit to sizzling modern distortion. Experiment with this new circuit and unlock an undiscovered world of vivid analog tonalities.

The Legendary Ladder Filter onboard – The Sub Phatty’s ladder lets you dial in your optimal filter cutoff frequency and tweak the resonance to create classic fat ‘n’ punchy Moog sounds. Want to modulate your filter resonance? The Moog Sub Phatty’s onboard LFO lets you modulate without having to commandeer one of your sound generating oscillators (as on vintage Minimoogs). Get creative with key-synched filter sweeps and more, for delectable, swirlicious sounds that will enhance your productions with authentic Moog analog goodness.

The Moog Sub Phatty sports control voltage and keyboard gate inputs that allow you to connect your new Moog with your vintage or any other gear that has CV/gate connectivity. The Sub Phatty sports Filter CV, Pitch CV, and Volume CV, as well as Keyboard Gate connections, putting you firmly in the control seat. And of course, you get MIDI DIN In and Out, as well as MIDI over USB for communication with your DAW.

If you are looking for an affordable, compact Moog mono synth, the Moog Sub Phatty – Go for it!

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NAMM 2013 – Roland announced a new live performance keyboard named the Roland V-Combo VR-09. The V-Combo VR-09 features 61-keys keyboard, with Roland’s SuperNATURAL technology powers the Virtual Tone Wheel organ with nine harmonic bars, plus newly developed transistor-type ‘60s organ tone, maximum 128 voices Polyphony, with both AC or battery power, LCD display, song playback via optional USB memory and free VR-09 Editor app available for iPad.

If you are a gigging keyboard player, you will be looking for at least three things from your next keyboard. Firstly, you will need a diverse range of convincing sounds to help you get the gigs. Secondly, you will want to be able to edit sounds quickly when on stage, should you need to, and Thirdly, can be easily tuck under your arm after the gig and drive home.

The Roland V-Combo VR-09 keyboard is an affordable, easy-to-transport rig for live performing keyboard players, with dedicated piano, organ, and synth engines containing essential tones for live use. The three sound engines are organised in three intuitive blocks on the front panel – giving fast access to the sounds you need and especially useful on a dark stage. The VR-09 is all about controlling your sound too, with nine sliders for tone shaping and a large array of knobs and buttons for tweaking the seven simultaneous effects and various parameters. Other great additions include an on board looper and a drum section packed with rhythms for practice and jamming.

The compact Roland V-Combo VR-09 weight merely 5 kg, with Inspiring piano, organ and synth sounds for live use is a dream come true for gigging musicians.

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Casio teamed up with aNYthing, a lifestyle brand located in New York City, to create a limited edition XW-P1 synthesizer. Since it’s released in October this year, the Casio XW-P1GD rendered in gold color, by any standards it is a bold colour choice but, Does the capability of the synth match its shiny personality?

What is in it’s name?  The somewhat wordy tag line for the XW-P1 – ‘Hybrid Processing Sound Source’ – is certainly worthy of some further explanation. Put simply, the XW-P1 is capable of producing sounds in a range of different ways, namely as a ‘PCM’ synth with a generous onboard library of ‘stock’ sounds, as a Drawbar Organ, as a Solo Synth and as a player of Casio’s own ‘Hex Layers’, of which more shortly.

The Casio XW-P1 offers a range of features which push it firmly towards the ‘workstation’ territory, hinted at by the busy back panel, which offers Microphone Input – with gain dial, stereo Audio Ins, Instrument Inputs, a USB port, SD card slot alongside stereo audio outs and MIDI ports. The 20 Preset Drum kits are put to good use within the onboard sequencer – as with other contemporary workstations, the Performance Presets have been tailored to ensure that a stylistically-relevant drum groove will be triggered for each program.

The PCM sounds are solid enough, offering sounds under dedicated Piano, Strings/Brass, Guitar/Bass, Synth and Various buttons to access the relevant categories. You can edit a sound you like with control over extended parameters available from the LCD menu of which four can be controlled from the K1-4 Assignable Knobs in the top-left hand corner. There are 400 PCM preset sounds onboard, with space for 100 User programs of your making. The Drawbar Organ option offers 50 presets with a further 50 spaces for your own variations. Above the Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels, you’ll find 8 ‘Drawbar sliders’, as well as additional controls for Organ parameters including Rotary speed. The sliders make careful creation of modelled organ sounds really fun and intuitive.

In addition, the XW-P1’s most unique sonic category, the Hex Layer. This is a single tone with six independently adjustable components. Each component layer features its own filter, pitch data – for transposition offsets, envelope data, key splits, velocity range and effects mix, with balances between each part assigned to the sliders. The first six of these control the levels of each layer, the seventh acting as a ‘Total’ control for the six combined. Finally, the 8th and ‘Master’ sliders control Effects parameters.

About Solo synth secrets – A Solo Synth patch can actually feature six separate sound sources or ‘Blocks’, namely two ‘virtual analogue’ Oscillators – Blocks 1 and 2, two sampled PCM ones – Blocks 3 and 4, an external signal -Block 5 routed in from the back panel inputs and a Noise generator -Block 6.

Pros – Solo synth mode is versatile and infinite in its sonic potential. Without doubt this is a competitively-priced, feature-packed instrument. Casio XWP1 61 Key Performance Synthesizer vast features would definitely rewards your sonic experiments.

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