Deep Signal Studios will hold its first Vintage Synth Recording Workshop in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 11, 2016 from 12:00pm to 6:00pm, at the Handbag Factory in Downtown Los Angeles. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptop, headphones, and audio interface to track vintage synthesizer parts for their midi sequences or live keyboard playing. This workshop is a unique opportunity for producers to use highly-sought after vintage hardware synths for their music productions. This is a free event.
Aphex Twin's new release, Syro, includes a list of his gear, which room each song was made in (he has 5) and which pieces were used in each song. In looking up a few of the more unfamiliar pieces you can find some pretty esoteric items such as one of the first standard acoustic plate reverbs, a TR-909 clone kit, moded synths, and various DIY effect kits.
On the heels of Elektron's Analog 4 and Analog Keys is the Analog Rytm: an 8-voice, 6 output analog drum machine with a sample voice layer and din sync. And unlike the Machine Drum or Octatrack the Analog Rytm has both MPC trigger style pads and 808 style step sequencer buttons.
Following up on 2013's release of the Moog Sub Fatty is the Sub 37: a Sub Phatty with all of the features available through control, another octave of keys, duophonic, and more patch memory.
Korg impresses again for at least the fourth year in a row with real analog (except for 2013), this time with a full size MS-20 as a kit, with midi, and both filter versions.