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Synthnerd • Sound Designer • Rack Extension developer • Author of Power Tools for Reason • occasional maker of records

California, USA
Joined July 2007
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Seiki Kato, President and Representative Director of Korg Inc. Mr. Kato's visionary leadership and passion for innovation helped shape Korg and the music industry. His legacy will continue to inspire us all.
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1982's PPG Wave 2 arrives in reimagined Eurorack form - details: cdm.link/ppg-wave-2-arrives-…
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What can the Rhodes MK8 MIDI do? The Rhodes MK8 MIDI takes the classic Rhodes warmth and elevates it with cutting-edge digital control. rhodesmusic.com/product/rhod… The MK8 MIDI redefines what a Rhodes can do.
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Just when you think there are no new ideas, Magnus is back with the all-new-for-2023 AI-powered alien DNA-spawning future synth. Side effects may include: unintentional brood of extraterrestrial parasites. Yes, I had to drop everything to try this tonight.
Synplant 2 is as close to an alien laboratory as a synth plug-in can get - cdm.link/2023/10/synplant-2-… - breaking news from @soniccharge - we get our hands on this one.
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After its release 25 yrs ago, finally we have a proper Quake 2 soundtrack on vinyl. Very proud of the @Laced_audio guys. They fought hard for us to make this happen. Hard to think i made this 25 yrs ago in a tiny Apartment. But here we are! #QuakeCon #QuakeII
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Tom’s Revenge #RIPTwitter
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THE MINIMOOG MODEL D IS BACK. Originally released in 1970, the Minimoog Model D changed the face of modern music. Now more than 50 years later, one of the most influential synthesizers ever designed is back in production here at the Moog factory. More: bit.ly/minimoogreturns
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LIVE NOW: As the @NASA_Orion spacecraft embarks on its outbound coast to the Moon, watch live as the #Artemis I mission says goodbye to Earth. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1kvKpmwvg…
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A Lunar Eclipse flat-Earther’s have never seen.
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RIP DON LEWIS — We’re mourning the loss of an unsung synth pioneer and dear friend. Don was a multi-instrumentalist/engineer who worked on some of the most iconic tools in our field. Thank you Don - your inventive vision and amazing spirit will inspire us for generations to come.
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This is how it begins
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The first jam with the NOON passive analog drum/synthesizer.
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I have an idea. If Twitter is collapsing, why don’t we all start writing our own blogs again, on our own websites? Like 2004 style. Remember how awesome that was?
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I’m honor of the 35th Anniversary of #StarTrekTheNextGeneration here is a clip of some music from S3 of Picard. #JerryGoldsmith.
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The Jellyfish is a plug-in that I have used for over a decade in various forms. It’s in my can’t live without music toy box! So happy that it’s out there now for others to discover its delights. Amazing & beautiful work by @mostlynoise releasing through @mimu_gloves
We are hugely excited to introduce you to The Jellyfish - MiMU’s first audio plugin. A live-input granular synthesis engine that lets you create drones, soundscapes and pulses in real-time from your recordings. Available on Mac & Windows here: mimugloves.com/plugins/the-j…
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DDX7 has been just released! 🥳 Together with @InstrumentsLab and @markbsandler we present a differentiable DX7 model and lightweight DNN for instrument resynthesis. Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2208.06169 Code: github.com/fcaspe/ddx7 Audio Examples: fcaspe.github.io/ddx7
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The album is known for its experimental sound. It was mostly recorded using microphones directly plugged into the back of a 16-track Studer tape machine without using a mixing desk. Paul said: “I was sort of retreating from it all. Basically it was me discovering synthesisers.”
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