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 have said it before. I am a huge fan of video game music, so after I wrote about the Korg DS-10 my friend Jeff sent me the link to this. Just out from chip tunes artist Pixelh8 Music Tech Pro Performer V1.0. This is a cartridge that allows you to control the gameboy’s onboard sound and incorporates many of the most needed features for live performance. He is making this available on cartridge only, and a very limited edition (i have heard only 50). So, if you are interested and he still is not sold out. ORDER NOW!!! This is a Game Boy Advance Cartridge, so will only work on GBA, GBA SP, DS Lite and Game Cube (with additional software). Feature list and video sample follow.
All Major Keys
All Natural Minor Keys
All Harmonic Minor Keys
All Whole Tone Keys
All Pentatonic Keys
Primary & Secondary Key Select
Key Change in Player Mode
Octave Change In Player Mode
Maj 3rd, Min 3rd, 5th’s, Octaves & Unisons
Portamento Mode
Tremolo Mode
Arpeggio Mode (Up to Six Notes)
Shifter Mode
Half Tremolo Mode
Vibrato Mode
Special Mode Speed Control
Unison Mode Phase Control
More Sound Effects!
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.
