Make your own April Fool’s Product Announcement

Nice! One could think IDIOT technology is a failsafe way to sell a product. For a good moment I thought it was a real product, so great job Moog!

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we have grown tired here at HQ, we have grown tired of chasing down all the old classic synthesizers. We wanted to try something exciting and different for a new audience.
The terrifying drone of the Scottish bagpipe brought into the 21st Century. Class complient USB connection giving you access to a pristine Bagpipe drone synthesised so exactly that when you blow into the mouthpiece it is like you are hearing sound directly from the highlands. Just listen. There is also CV out! Yeah get your kilt on.

COmpatible with all major DAWS including Ableton Live, Cubase Pro, Pro Tools, Apple Logic, Reason,

Optional Extras: luxury mouthpiece, 12 year old single malt

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I use this for mine.

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Should be included.

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It’s time to make your April product announcements again !

The Orchestronic from Schoenberg Synths

The Orchestronic, is the first fully orchestral synthesizer, produced by the Schoenberg Corporation. It includes the entire symphonic knowledge as presented by Arnold Schoenberg in his classic 1954 book, Structural Functions of Harmony.

Schoenberg Corporation’s CEO, Albert Schoenberg, grand nephew of the great man, explains, “It was all there in that little book, it has just taken 66 years to understand and extract the method into a more accessible electronic synth format. We now have succeeded, with a MIDI controlled system, with three knobs, twelve buttons for key, and a movement sensitive conductor’s baton.”

Musical styles include:
Choral, Baroque, Chamber, Beethoven, Mozart, Debussy, Wagner, Vaughn Williams, Glass, Zappa, and Schoenberg.

The OrchestronIc is reportedly built upon the Raspbery Pi Compute Module.

Audio sample of the Orchestronic

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It’s official — April Fool’s Day has been cancelled !

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Teenage Engineering just announced a new line of musical products:“Nothing more!“

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Octatrack MkIII announced.

Battalion grey with Round Buttons!

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Introducing the Elektron Analog Acoustic Guitar…with Sequencer, with P- Lockable for each of the 6 Strings. and voices … Black Edition :grinning:

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Octatrack MKIII Pad Edition. Bye Bye MPC.

You have to edit a text file to change the play mode???

Mar-30-2021 17-55-47

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One word…followed by a lot more words.

I’ll do you one better:

One word.

Bag

That’s right ladies and gentleman it’s Teenage Engineering’s latest and greatest release. Artfully titled “Bag”, it’s the only way to carry all your OP1 accessories. Made from the finest 100% natural, and 100% recycled, hair of certified Virgin goats from the island of Crete. Marvel at the true complexity and ingenious use of hair and biodegradable Styrofoam. It’ll keep your plastic accessories as snug as a Swedish Meatball in brown gravy. It has two modes of operation. Closed mode which will trap the will to escape tight within the shadowy depths of “Bag”, and open for those who are more forward thinking. This is surely the the next big product to take over the 20-30 something affluent market. People will speak of it for 3-5 glorious weeks. So act fast and pre-order yours today for the insanely not low price of €1999⁹⁹. “Bag” it’s more than a carrying accessory for your accessories, it’s a statement of you.

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I posted this over here:

For the next day, don’t feel like you’re being confined here.

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Because of the Brexit a famous UK eurorack brand decided to quit the production of this format and introduced Brexittimo. 12” panels that can fit in mostly every recordstorage box available. No banana cables or 1/4 inch but 3pin mains connectors are used for patching. This due to the demand of customers with big hands and steroid users. The first module expected 1-4-21 is a osc module which has only sine at it’s output. This is a very clean waveform and available at a steady 50 or 60 hz in the bass region. If needed another instrument up to 16amps can be powered up on the output if the osc isn’t needed. Next module will arrive early june and it wil be an attenuator. The attenuator is highly recommend to bring the output down to non lethal levels.

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It’s Spring!

Capture the sounds of Nature with Bug»Bat»Beats, portable field recorder capable of sampling audio frequencies up to 100 kHz with the supplied parabolic microphone!
Treat the sounds with onboard audio FX to get them in the audible field!
Create beats with the 4 velocity sensitive rubber pads and the 64-step sequencer!

Available very soon for the very affordable price of 401.21€.

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Introducing: Hybrid Eight

We’re delighted to announce Hybrid Eight, the eight voice polyphonic synthesizer that goes beyond analog and digital

Create soundscapes beyond your wildest dreams, mixing 2 analog oscillators with a powerful digital oscillator powered by the 4 operator FM engine of the Digitone, sample playing and a new wavetable engine.

Hybrid Eight specifications:

Synth voice features

  • 8 voice polyphony (8-part multitimbral)
  • 2 x analog oscillators with variable waveshape supporting AM, FM, ring modulation and sync modes
  • 1 x digital oscillators with the 4 OP FM algorithms from Digitone, wavetable synthesis and sample playing
  • 1 × noise generator
  • 1 × 4-pole analog lowpass ladder filter
  • 1 × 2-pole analog multi-mode filter
  • 1 × digital base-width filter
  • 1 × analog overdrive
  • 4 x assignable envelopes
  • 4 × assignable LFO
  • 3 × individual effect sends

Polyphony

  • Up to 8 notes of polyphony
  • Up to 8 part multitimbrality
  • Up to 8 note unison playback

Sequencer

  • 8 synth tracks
  • 1 FX track
  • Sequencer MIDI Out
  • Up to 64 steps per pattern
  • Individual length per track
  • Individual scale per track
  • 8 × arpeggiators
  • Parameter locks
  • Step Recording mode
  • Trig preview
  • Trig probability
  • Instant Pattern, Kit and Sound reload
  • Live friendly Performance mode
  • Swing, slide, accent
  • Track transpose
  • Micro timing
  • Sound-per-step change
  • Full real-time control

Send & master effects

  • Panoramic Chorus send effect
  • Saturator Delay send effect
  • Supervoid Reverb send effect
  • Overdrive master effect

Storage

  • 128 Projects
  • 4096 Sounds (+Drive Sound Library)
  • 128 Sounds per Project (Project Sound Pool)
  • 128 Kits per Project
  • 128 Patterns per Project
  • 16 Songs per Project

Hardware

  • 128 × 64 pixel OLED screen
  • MIDI In/Out/Thru with DIN Sync out
  • 2 × 1/4” impedance balanced main audio out jacks
  • 8 × 1/4” separate stereo voice output jacks
  • 2 × 1/4” audio in jacks
  • 1 × 1/4” stereo headphone jack
  • 2 × 1/4” CV/Expression inputs
  • 48 kHz, 24-bit D/A and A/D converters
  • Flash-EEPROM upgradable OS
  • Electrically isolated USB 2.0 Hi-Speed port

Balanced audio outputs

  • Headphones out level: +19 dBu (55 Ω)
  • Main outputs level: +19 dBu
  • Output impedance: 440 Ω unbalanced

Unbalanced audio inputs

  • Input level: +19 dBu maximum
  • Audio input impedance: 9 kΩ

CV/Expression inputs

  • Input voltage on tip: -5 V–+5 V. Supplies +5 V on ring
  • Accepts CV, Expression pedals

CV outputs

  • Voltage range: -10 V–+10 V.
  • Digital S/N ratio: 102 dBFS (20–20.000 Hz)

Electrical specifications

  • Unit power consumption: 15 W typical, 20 W maximum.
  • Recommended power supply: 12 V DC, 2 A

Physical specifications

  • Aluminum enclosure
  • Dimensions: W385 × D225 × H82 mm (15.2 × 8.85 × 3.3″) including knobs, jacks and feet
  • Weight: approximately 2.4 kg (5.3 lbs)

Miscellaneous

  • Overbridge enabled
  • Class Compliant USB Audio
  • 3 year Elektron warranty

Included in the box

  • Power Supply PSU-3b
  • Elektron USB cable
  • Quick Guide
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I’m not allowed to tell you about my April fools product, but I can tell you that Octatrack users will be very pleased.

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I see Strymon are doing their thing again!
tapesky2a

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Welcome to Digitakt mkII

  • song mode
  • time stretching
  • 8 note polyphony
  • 2x freely assignable LFOs per voice
  • 8x indipendent audio outputs
  • 4x midi to cv outputs
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No base-/width-filter or bandpass though, I’m waiting for mkIII

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