Chairs in the Arno’s album File Folder has been out for almost half a year now. It’s about time I posted something from them since they are one of my favorite bands. Great synth-pop sounds (think:barcelona meets figurine with a little casiotone for the painfully alone thrown in). Nice mix of Synths, Guitar, Bass, 505, and occasionally some 8-bit goodness. Check out their track Size Thirty after the links.
I’m a huge fan of casio keyboards, chiptunes and retro synths. So, I almost blew a gasket when i saw that AQi is releasing software for the Nintendo DS that is based on the Korg MS-10 synth. Unfortunately it’s not coming out until July (in Japan, so who knows how long before it will show up in the states). Price is supposed to be about $50.
Specs will apparently be:
Two patchable dual-oscillator analog synth simulators: - Four-part drum machine that uses sounds created with the analog synth simulator - Six-track (analog synth x 2, drum machine x 4) /16-step sequencer - Delay, chorus and flanger sound effects available from the mixing board - Three note-entry modes: touch-control screen, keyboard screen, matrix screen - Real-time sound control mode via touch-control screen - Exchange sounds and songs and play multiple units simultaneously through a wireless communications link.
