Developer boochow has introduced Lily, a set of user oscillator units for the Korg Prologue, Minilogue XD and NTS-1 based on the Mutable Instruments Braids.
The user oscillator brings the Braids oscillators to Korg’s devices, where the oscillators can be used polyphonically and used along-side the synths’ other capabilities.
*Note: The macro oscillator from Braids which has more than 40 synthesis models. Due to the lack of memory space, wavetable synthesis models are omitted from Lily.
Lily is available now with a name-your-own-price model.
Developer Iftah Gabbai has released Synthesizers 1896 – 2024: A Dataset and Exploratory Insights, a dataset of hardware synthesizers, samplers, and drum machines that’s available as an open source repo on Github.
What Gabbai has to say about it:
“It aims to uncover trends and patterns in electronic music instrument design and evolution over the years. The dataset excludes modular systems such as Eurorack, Buchla modules, FracRack, and 4U formats, focusing instead on standalone devices.
The data has been compiled through a mix of automated and manual processes, combined with extensive research. It is intended to be a resource for researchers, musicians, and enthusiasts interested in exploring trends, patterns, and the history of synthesizers. The dataset is a work in progress and will be updated regularly with new releases and additional features.”
Gabbai shares some interesting insights from this data set in his video intro, embedded above. For example, he analyzes trends in polyphony and multitimbral support, noting how these peaked around the year 2000, reflecting industry trends and the recent resurgence of interest in analog synth designs.
Watch the video, and share your thoughts on it in the comments. And if you’d like to dig into this data yourself, Synthesizers 1896 – 2024: A Dataset and Exploratory Insights is available as a free, open source project on Github.
His latest free sound library is a Genesis Collection for the Korg Wavestate.
What Dixon has to say about it:
“Over the years, Tony Banks and Genesis have crafted iconic sounds featured in timeless tracks like Watcher of the Skies, Behind the Lines, Cinema Show, Invisible Touch, and Abacab. These legendary sounds came from iconic instruments such as the Mellotron, ARP Pro Soloist, ARP Quadra, Korg Wavestation, and Yamaha DX7.
Inspired by these classic Genesis sounds, this collection for the Korg Wavestate includes 36 meticulously crafted performances that span from Foxtrot to Calling All Stations. You’ll find Mellotron sounds, ARP Pro Soloist and Quadra, organs, DX7, and Wavestation patches to explore and relive that classic progressive rock vibe.”
The library is compatible with all versions of the Wavestate, including Korg Wavestate, Wavestate Native, Wavestate mkII, and Wavestate Rack.
The intro video above, demos each of the performances in the sound library:
00:00 Introduction
01:44 ABACAB Organ
02:10 Alien Afternoon
02:55 Fading Lights
03:22 Warm strings
03:48 Mini Lead
05:18 Fading Light Drums
07:00 ARP Fuzz Guitar
07:21 In the Cage
07:50 PS Telstar
08:15 ARP Trumpet
08:30 Bass Pedals
08:56 Behind the lines
09:52 Behind the Lines Brass and CP
10:16 CP80
10:34 CP80 String
11:03 Domino sounds
12:38 Fading Lights Split
12:53 Follow You Follow Me
13:05 From the undertow
13:55 Home by the sea
16:36 Invisible Touch
17:12 Mama
17:40 Mama Ghost
18:22 Mama Organ
18:55 Mellotrons
19:19 Watcher of the skies
20:21 Phased Organ
20:42 ABACAB Quadra
21:10 Alone Tonight Organ
21:49 Quadra phased organ
22:06 RMI piano
23:44 Tonight arp
24:32 Tonight drum type sequence
25:02 Tonight drums and pad
The Genesis Collection for the Korg Wavestate is available now as a free download.
