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  • Malekko Heavy Industry at NAMM

    Malekko Heavy Industry at NAMM

    This year, Malekko Heavy Industry had their own booth at NAMM. It was actually a bit of a challenge to find, all the way in the back of Hall C past the endless walls of guitars and celebrity-induced traffic jams. But I did find them, and was treated to a tour of a Malekko-only modular system:

    In the above image (which admittedly isn’t the best quality), we see a simple patch that was focused on the Wiard Anti-Oscillator and Borg Filter, both of which I was particularly interested in. The Noisering was quite interesting as well and offered a lot of possibilities. The Wiard Jag (Joystic Axis Generator) was very pretty and intriguing, but I couldn’t immediately envision it’s use in a musical performance the way I could with the Noisering.

    The system being shown is quite complete, with a host of VCOs, filters, modulators and utility elements. Indeed, one could build something just from their modules alone. But I do think it is most creative to mix and match with our manufacturers.

  • CatSynth pic: Monsturo: modular set-up

    From Analogue Haven on flickr, via matrixsynth:

    “Beautiful photo of a nearly full Monorocket Lexington by Monsturo. Nice selection of modules from a variety of manufacturers. Lots of oscillators, multiple filters and several sequencers for control. The Harvestman Stilton Adaptor is used for integrating external effects. LINK: www.myspace.com/monsturo.”

    I have tagged some of modules I recognize (e.g., from NAMM).  Click on the tags for other pictures, info and articles.

  • Analogue Haven

    Our last post from NAMM 2010 features more images from the Analogue Haven booth, where I spent a fair amount of time.

    First up, a modular from Make Noise:

    I was particularly intrigued by the two-dimensional sequencer module (in the lower left). A wide variety patterns can be generated along the X and Y axis and modified by selectively removing elements or subsections.

    This video probably doesn’t do it justice, but it at least provides some atmosphere:

    A portable modular rock (from Analog Rocket) featuring modules from The Harvestman, including the Hertz Donut and Piston Honda:

    If I put together a modular system anytime soon, I would want that monorocket case.

    Livewire modules, also some remakes of Wiard modules by Malekko Heavy Industry:

    Of course, there are a splattering of Doepfer modules in many of these setups.

    A compact modular setup from Tiptop Audio: