Synth Geekery 215

In episode 206 we talked about Moog’s new owner, a Behringer Kobol and some magic modular gear! Plus all the usual segments! Funny Side, News from the Geekery, Price Watch, Name that Synth …

Show contents:

Guests

This week’s video guests are:

Daren T. Housse

Bandcamp Link: https://darenthousse.bandcamp.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLPHxpZgFKKE1wkG9ndto3A

Daren resides in the UK and is one of the first video guests on the show since 2019. He has a large amount of tracks on his youtube channel plus a great album collection over on BandCamp.

Andrew Brooks

Main link https://www.youtube.com/user/sunhoney1uk

BandCamp link: https://andyvonal.bandcamp.com/

Andy resides in the UK and has been a regular member of the show since 2020. He has performed live and offers a wealth of knowledge for live electronic music setups and small studio configurations.

SynthAddict

Andy is a musician and technologist from the bay area in California. He has an amazing collection of music tech gadgets and a large knowledge of synthesizers.

Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUtABvP7q29uvLKi73zIjFQ

Ian J. Cole

Ian is a musician, composer, sound designer and producer currently producing solo ambient electronic music. He also runs Sinners Music which is a Record Company and Online Music Retailer in East Yorkshire, England

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IanJCole

Video replay

Funny Side

The funny side segment is a collection of memes that are somewhat relevant to the synth geekery community. Some of these images are taken from Facebook, Instagram and other social media sources. Please respect the creators. Hope you enjoy this week’s selection:

News

Behringer Polivoks

No further information. However, from the specs and image we can see the following:

CV controls

MIDI Input

Price: TBA

Link: https://www.behringer.com

Intellijel Sealegs

Crazy cool stereo digital delay module for eurorack.

Price: $439 USD

Link: https://intellijel.com/shop/eurorack/sealegs/

Waldorf Kyra discontinued

We hope that the source code is open sourced for owners and developers to continue the legacy.

History:

April 2018: Exodus Audio create the FPGA VA Synth – the Valkyrie.

2018: Waldorf announced they would take over the Valkyrie and call it Kyra.

2019: Waldorf appointed Axel Hartman as synth designer.

Link: https://waldorfmusic.com/kyra-en/

Price: There is a small discount while they clear out the remaining stock. ‍1.774,80€ instead of ‍1.972€!

Price Watch

Find below images and links to the items we showed for the price watch segment.

Moog Polymooghttps://www.ebay.com/itm/354995996219
Korg Minipopshttps://reverb.grsm.io/msp?type=item&product=72793883-serviced-korg-minipops-3-7-mini-pops-mp7-univox-sr55-sr95
Roland System-100 104 Sequencerhttps://reverb.grsm.io/msp?type=item&product=72795176-roland-system-100-model-104-sequencer
Yamaha DX7II-FDhttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225739310585
Roland T-8https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Roland/AIRA-BEAT-MACHINE-T-8-Production-Controller.gc