Pre-emptive trade show gossip thread

wiresandstraps · 2014-12-18T19:18:38.000Z

So…

NAMM? MESSE? etc…

Anyone have any inside info or rumors of new synths/gear on the horizon? Let’s forget we are serious musicians for a moment and do our best to channel our inner chatty synth obsessed school girls. Like OMG!!!

I heard that the it’s ACCESS music’s 15th anniversary… maybe a good time for a software update or a new VIRUS TI?

I heard Roland will discontinue and cease all support for everything they made last year.

I’m only half kidding about the roland thing.

Your turn.

virtual_flannel · 2014-12-18T19:53:55.000Z

haven’t heard much yet, except Overbridge is delayed. I bet we will see much more of Overbridge at Namm this year hopefully. Maybe they will have the sampler version of the new Electribe for demo? Maybe time for new Virus, that would be cool, maybe I could get a TI Polar for a decent price in 4 years haha. (those synth really hold their value)

nirun · 2014-12-18T19:59:40.000Z

love to see more info on the korg ARP odyssey reissue

Ebenezz · 2014-12-18T20:08:18.000Z

Hoping to see a monotribe V2 from korg. Tweakable drums, dual oscillators, couple of envelopes etc. That would be amazing. Personally, I think the monotribe shits all over the volcas in most respects.

BeardyJack · 2014-12-18T20:13:59.000Z

^^ I agree wholeheartedly! Oh yes!!!

virtual_flannel · 2014-12-18T22:27:19.000Z

""Ebenezz"":

Hoping to see a monotribe V2 from korg. Tweakable drums, dual oscillators, couple of envelopes etc. That would be amazing. Personally, I think the monotribe shits all over the volcas in most respects.

OH SNAP! Just remembered I heard from a little birdy on another forum that there was a Korg product that they held back when they announced the new volca sample and electribes. My guess is… Electribe Analog, aka Monotribe 2.

Accent · 2014-12-18T22:37:59.000Z

Yamaha will think about making another synth, but won’t actually do it.

complex_minimal · 2014-12-18T22:46:19.000Z

""nirun"":

love to see more info on the korg ARP odyssey reissue

what what! yes yes! woop woop!

go korg x

virtual_flannel · 2014-12-19T00:55:40.000Z

""complex/minimal"":

[quote=“nirun”]love to see more info on the korg ARP odyssey reissue

what what! yes yes! woop woop!

go korg x[/quote]
oh ya! That!!! Also looking forward to that.

em-mohv · 2014-12-19T02:14:10.000Z

I’ve heard rumors that Roland are developing a 61 key Aira synth, so take that with a grain of salt.

As far as access goes, I can see them releasing a TI3 which has USB 2.0 and some small adjustments/features, but from what I can tell the guy who was responsible for leading the development of Access synths has since moved on to other pastures and has no intention of revisiting the product line, so who knows.

Ebenezz · 2014-12-19T21:02:00.000Z

[quote=“” virtual_flannel""]

[quote=“Ebenezz”]Hoping to see a monotribe V2 from korg. Tweakable drums, dual oscillators, couple of envelopes etc. That would be amazing. Personally, I think the monotribe shits all over the volcas in most respects.
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OH SNAP! Just remembered I heard from a little birdy on another forum that there was a Korg product that they held back when they announced the new volca sample and electribes. My guess is… Electribe Analog, aka Monotribe 2.[/quote]
Yep, Ive heard the same thing, fingers crossed for it being the next monotribe. I still think there is market for it even with the new electribes and the volcas.
I got the sense that the monotribe catered more to the synth nerds than the volcas did. Yet it was a brilliant move by korg to release the volcas, not only are they irresistibly cheap, they also appealed to people without prior synth experience, effictively expanding korgs market for future products by quite a lot. These same people that got introduced to synths via the volcas are now buying electribes, drooling at the Arp Odyssey remake etc.

wiresandstraps · 2014-12-20T13:37:47.000Z

I really hope Access makes an updated Virus. DSP stuff has gotten much more competitive over the years, and the Virus line could use an overhaul.

Nord is teasing something new to be released at NAMM.

virtual_flannel · 2014-12-20T20:18:41.000Z

New Nord??

Bwax · 2014-12-22T20:12:39.000Z

Just received an email from Teenage Engineering teasing something new at NAMM. Hope it’s an OP-1 mk II, but I bet it’s the little tiny drum synth they’ve had in development and shown previews of for a while now.

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virtual_flannel · 2014-12-27T12:13:20.000Z

Synthtopia – 26 Dec 14

Korg ARP Odyssey Coming Jan 22, 2015

Korg today shared this teaser image for the new ARP Odyssey, saying only “Be prepared for a new evolution 1-22-15”.

First look at the new Korg/Arp.

Synthtopia – 26 Dec 14

Korg ARP Odyssey Coming Jan 22, 2015

Korg today shared this teaser image for the new ARP Odyssey, saying only “Be prepared for a new evolution 1-22-15”.

One deft commenter noted a mysterious 3 way switch in the filter section which must be 3 switchable filters.

virtual_flannel · 2014-12-27T12:16:03.000Z

""Bwax"":

Just received an email from Teenage Engineering teasing something new at NAMM. Hope it’s an OP-1 mk II, but I bet it’s the little tiny drum synth they’ve had in development and shown previews of for a while now.

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Bet it’ll be the PO-12, which would be dope. Hope it has a screen and maybe a option for a case. Seems like a tiny Machinedrum.

AikiGhost · 2014-12-28T17:20:59.000Z

""nirun"":

love to see more info on the korg ARP odyssey reissue

Mark Doty (Automatic Gainsay on you tube
) has said hell be doing an in depth review at the end of January for this, he does a lot of very in depth and trustworthy reviews of vintage and modern analog synths so he should have a good breakdown.

https://www.youtube.com/user/AutomaticGainsay

Muddler · 2014-12-29T02:25:52.000Z

I’m very interested in the electribe sampler. My dream is that it will be a combo microsampler, kp3 style sampler. On a side note, does the esx load new ram per pattern i.e. is the 285 sec. time limit just for whatever pattern your on, or…

dcsux · 2014-12-30T14:29:28.000Z

Not heard any gossip or rumours on this, but I’d be very happy if moog unveiled a Slim version of the Sub 37

flabby · 2015-01-02T19:01:22.000Z

I’d like to see Korg do a more advanced version of the Volca Keys, with more polyphony, pulse width modulation, other waveforms, envelope etc. It wouldn’t need that much but a few extras would make it a really interesting little poly sequencer synth.