Danger Will Robinson Danger
A group called
EAR (Electro-Acoustic Research) is bringing the designs of three prominent analog synthesizers designers and acting as a central clearing house for marketing kits and pre-built units in the two most popular form-factors.
Some of these designs are modern interpretations of unique and classic designs of the past including:
The Livewire FrequenSteiner Filter
Exclusive re-release of Nyle Steiner's Classic Synthasystem filter
Oakley Sound Octal Resonator
Eight independent bandpass resonators with Selectable Mono or Stereo Outputs
The Model 21 Milton Model 21A Shmilton and 21B Expander
The infamous Milton sequencer comes to Eurorack format!
...and much much more. There has been a wonderful renaissance in Analog Synthesis today. Many of the original patents on circuits have lapsed into the public domain so people are taking the designs and bringing them up to date so you have the richness of sound but the thing stays in tune and the parameters don't drift.
I have a modest system assembled from kits from this place:
Synthesis Technology plus some homebrew circuits I've built over the years. Fun stuff.
Posted by DaveH at July 30, 2005 10:17 PM