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im getting this thing for sure.
the bay area has played a prominent role in the development of hip-hop thanks to roger linn. linn is the inventor of the mpc, arguably the most widely used instrument in hip-hop history. this is a pic of his latest creation, the tempest.
archival 1980s bbc footage of the legendary bob moog explaining synthesis and demoing the minimoog.
the korg monotron is a pocket-sized synth that runs on aaa batteries. musikmesse 2010 > namm 2010. more vids here.
this new roland synth, gaia sh-01, debuted at musikmesse 2010 last week. battery powered, virtual analog, next gen sh series board. superb.
cheesey promo video featuring legendary producer/synth guru giorgio moroder.

the prototype debuted at last year at musikmesse. now they have a working model, but the price has jumped to $700-$1000. ugh. still looks ill though.

the first installment of our namm 2010 coverage:
the newest member of the korg kaoss pad family, or more specifically, the kaossilator family. this new kaossilator pro is a beast: sampler, effects unit, synth.