Deep Signal Studios Blog

Best of NAMM 2012: Arturia MiniBrute and Moog Minitaur

Two new true analogue monosynths:

Future Music: Chromeo in Studio

Morton Subotnick and the First Modular Synth

Electric Independence interviews Morton Subotnick about his pioneering electronic and tape music studio started in the late 50's and his partnering with Don Buchla.

Convert Opcode Studio Vision Pro to Pro Tools, Logic

We are often asked about the software we use for composition and are meet with strange looks. Opcode Vision was the first midi sequencing software for the Mac back in 1985 and the first software to integrate midi sequencing and digital audio multitracking.

Richie Hawtin releases Plastikman outtakes and rarities: Arkives

Features many photos of various iterations of his hardware studio setups (via Trash Audio).

John Foxx & The Math's live gear

John Foxx's blog has a photo from the pages of Future Music laying out the analogue gear they used for their performances.

Mark Ronson & The Business INTL - Bang Bang Bang video

Gratuitous use of synth imagery like the Juno 60 on the music video for Bang Bang Bang. In the live performance on the Jonathan Ross Show I think the synth displayed on the outside of Mark's rig is a Sequential Prophet 5. It is almost like the way that Justice's uses Moog Modulars and Marshall stacks that do nothing but look awesome. The actual synth being used in the live performance is the Yamaha Motif 8 which is more reliable for a live performance.

Interview with Jack Dangers

Here is a clip from Better Living Through Circuitry featureing Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto and his Arp 2500.