All items tagged with synthesizer (12)

You Can DIY! Building a Guitar-Controlled Synthesizer: LFO and ADSR

October 12, 2022 by Ethan Winer

You Can DIY! Building a Guitar-Controlled Synthesizer: LFO and ADSR

This third article continues to follow Ethan Winer's fascinating journey of building modules for a Guitar-Controlled Synthesizer. The two previous articles described the core circuits he developed for this project that uses an electric guitar instead of a keyboard to control an analog synthesizer. This article continues with two components that are essential for all analog synthesizers: The Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) and the Attack Decay Sustain Release (ADSR) envelope generator. Both of these circuits generate voltages that control other modules in the synthesizer. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2022

You Can DIY! Building a Guitar-Controlled Synthesizer - The Sample & Hold Time Machine

May 25, 2022 by Ethan Winer

You Can DIY! Building a Guitar-Controlled Synthesizer - The Sample & Hold Time Machine

This article initiates a fascinating DIY journey through the world of synthesizers. More specifically, a guitar-controlled all-analog synthesizer project that includes a "time machine" sample & hold section, input signal detectors, noise gate, oscillators, envelope generators, filters, signal converters, and more. This first module is a sample and hold circuit designed to translate the guitar notes to equivalent oscillator frequencies.

Antares Audio Technology Launches Auto-Tune Slice Hybrid Vocal Sampler and Synthesizer

October 8, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Antares Audio Technology Launches Auto-Tune Slice Hybrid Vocal Sampler and Synthesizer

Antares Audio Technology, the company that created Auto-Tune, continues to push the boundaries of vocal production with the release of Auto-Tune Slice, a hybrid instrument that’s both a precision sampler and flexible synthesizer. The new advanced vocal sampler features an ever-expanding library of exclusive presets, advanced vocal transient detection, built-in effects, and Auto-Tune functionality.

2021 TECnology Hall of Fame Recognizes the Work of Audio Pioneers

February 10, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

2021 TECnology Hall of Fame Recognizes the Work of Audio Pioneers

While audioXpress did highlight already the 36th Annual NAMM Creative and Technical TEC Awards when those were announced, because there was no actually NAMM show this year (and no actual TEC Award ceremony) we still needed to confirm the 2021 TECnology Hall of Fame Inductees. These are awards also confirmed every year to honor and recognize audio products and innovations that have made a significant contribution to the advancement of audio technology.

Propellerhead Launches Reason Compact 2.0 – A Pocket Music Studio

May 23, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Propellerhead Launches Reason Compact 2.0 – A Pocket Music Studio

Propellerhead Software launched Reason Compact 2.0, a free and easy-to-use mobile app for iOS, which offers a comprehensive music studio for iPhone or iPad. The new version evolves from what was basically a pocket synth app to offering an advanced pocket music studio, with sequencing and recording. More important, all creations done inside the Compact 2.0 can be directly exported to the complete Reason 10.4 desktop software, also now updated.

It’s May Again, and Time for the audioXpress Glass Audio Special!

April 8, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

It’s May Again, and Time for the audioXpress Glass Audio Special!

Are you interested in tube projects? Then audioXpress May is for you. There’s amps and preamps for everyone in the best DIY tradition of Glass Audio. audioXpress May also offers innovation in new technologies, from software to audio networking and immersive audio, and this issue includes a nice combination of all these topics.

Arturia Launches Oberheim Matrix-12 Analog Polysynth Software Emulation

December 11, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Arturia Launches Oberheim Matrix-12 Analog Polysynth Software Emulation

Music software and hardware company Arturia announced availability of Matrix-12 V — returning to its roots by bringing back the classic sound of Oberheim’s mighty Matrix-12 analogue polysynth as an authentic-sounding sensational soft synth, albeit one on steroids, boosted by modulation and effects extras in abundance.

Arturia Scales Sequential Soft Synth for the iPad

October 21, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Arturia Scales Sequential Soft Synth for the iPad

Music software and hardware company Arturia announced availability of iProphet — an authentic emulation of the Eighties-vintage, California-created classic Prophet VS Digital Vector Synthesizer, Sequential’s first digital design (and, alas, the final synth, sadly, from the iconic innovative instrument manufacturer) for Apple’s popular iPad platform.

Moog Releases Werkstatt-01 Analog Synth Kit With Online Modification and Creative Learning Portal

October 15, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Moog Releases Werkstatt-01 Analog Synth Kit With Online Modification and Creative Learning Portal

Moog announced a worldwide release of the compact semi-modular Werkstatt analogue synthesizer kit, produced originally for workshops at the Moogfest 2014 festival. Previously only released in the US, Werkstatt is affordable, requires no soldering to build, and is a fat sounding Moog analogue synth.

The Waldorf Streichfett String Synthesizer

August 18, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

The Waldorf Streichfett String Synthesizer

Famous German synthesizer developer Waldorf announced availability of the Streichfett String Synthesizer, part of a newly develop series of synth module. This little modern wonder brings back the glorious string synths of the Seventies and early-Eighties, with today’s technology.

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