Synth Cat 合成貓

22/01/2024

Long time no update，見呢排Korg咁多動作就寫兩句啦。

2024第一個NAMM Show將會喺呢個星期四開始，而Korg就喺NAMM Show前公佈咗唔少新產品。

- KinKORG Neo
- microKORG version 2
- Wavestate, Opsix同Modwave嘅module版本
- Wavestate, Opsix同Modwave嘅 mk ii
- NTS-1 mk ii
- NTS-3 kaoss pad kit

重有其他keyboard同rhythm machine。

我本人對NTS-1 mk ii比較感興趣，因為NTS-1 實在太flexible，用家可以自己用Korg 提供嘅sdk 寫oscillator同fx，然後import入NTS-1同其他synth度用。而家NTS-1 mk ii重有埋個keyboard，比mk i 更方便，我諗我應該都會入返隻玩下。

另外 microKORG呢隻咁經典嘅synth今年會出version 2。小弟幾年前二手買咗隻好平嘅microKORG（雖然無咗個mic），覺得啲聲好techno。Version 2加咗個display，睇落好似方便好多，有興趣嘅朋友都可以留意吓。

以下係NTS同microKORG嘅link：

https://www.korg.com/uk/products/synthesizers/nts_1_mk2/

https://www.korg.com/uk/products/synthesizers/microkorg2/

Build it, tweak it, connect it; a world of synthesis at your fingertips!

10/05/2023

繼續一個月一個post。尋日終於收到我由香港運過嚟嘅家當，touch wood啲電器（包括結他amp）都重著，不過啲synth就未拆唔知重在唔在生，我諗應該大概有可能應該或者無事嘅🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

BTW，Arturia嘅Microfreak啱啱出咗Firmware 5.0，等我得閒摷返出嚟玩下先。

（Apple 出iPad版Logc Pro無咩特別，有時間先講）

Samples, granular, and beyond.Lena gives you the guided tour of MicroFreak's explosive V5 firmware update, bringing sample import, a new Sample engine, 3 new...

03/04/2023

睇返上個post，原來我有半年無update 呢個page。無嘅，呢半年搞移民搞到得返半條人命，所以都無時間打理呢度。遲啲等啲嘢settle好哂就會有返多啲時間👍

見今日Easter Break就講兩句啦。Toontrack今日公佈五月會出EZkeys 2，睇落個GUI改變唔大，但係佢哋話會有多個新嘅Grand Piano同有多啲function，咁大家就睇吓係咪咁正啦👍

We are proud to announce that EZkeys 2 will be released in May. Have a first look and listen today. Videos, audio demos and more here:
https://www.toontrack.com/product/ezkeys-2/

20/10/2022

Arturia 啱啱出咗Microfreak 嘅升級版Minifreak，6-voice polyphony，37 mini key，兩個oscillator，built-in effect等等，不過無咗啲sound engine同無晒cv outs。

作為一個Microfreak用家暫時都係睇睇先再決定😸

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19/10/2022

Lovely

13/10/2022

1010music 早兩日出咗新嘅Nanobox系列 - 鼓機 Razzmatazz。聲同功能嚟講唔錯，但係得兩個Knobs絕對唔夠，另外無multi-output，無internal battery，同埋個usb淨係用來power部機，我就唔會揀啦。

有興趣嘅朋友可以睇下BoBeats嘅review。

Today we are checking out a new tiny drum machine from 1010music with some (limited) sampling capabilities. Sponsored by DistroKid. Want to release your musi...

30/09/2022

Ableton呢兩日出咗11.2嘅免費更新，除咗加入新嘅reverb effect，同時support AUv3，買咗iOS Soft Synths嘅朋友可以留意下有冇驚喜，試過Moog 嘅Model D 同Model 15 都唔洗經wrapper直接用到😻😻

Out now: Live 11.2 brings a refresh of Live’s native Reverb device, along with AUv3 support for Apple silicon Macs.

15/09/2022

Korg最新公佈嘅 Hybrid Drum Machine - drumlogue，4條 analog drum track，6條sample track，重有一條synth track。而且呢條synth track重可以自己import 3rd party synth入去，好似nts-1同minilogue xd咁。

呢部drumlogue preorder嘅價係USD600， 如果比較Elektron Syntakt嘅價錢當然平好多（差成USD399喎）。不過Elektron真係嘅flexible好多，所以如果要二揀一，我會揀Syntakt。

link: https://www.korg.com/us/products/drums/drumlogue/

p.s. Korg official嗰個video睇到頭暈，睇loopop嘅review好過😅

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15/09/2022

Apogee啱啱公佈咗新嘅USB-C Audio Interface - Boom。呢個係一個2x2嘅Audio Interface(所謂嘅2 in其實同時只可以用一個)。

就咁睇佢同 Duet，除咗input 數少2個（其實simultaneous input 只係少一個）同埋無咁靚仔/portable之外，其他就係input impedence，headroom同AD/DA converter嘅細微分別。不過價錢爭兩倍有多，如果我唔係要2 in，可能我都會揀Boom。

link: http://apogeedigital.com/products/boom

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06/09/2022

Sony MDR-7506 換pad前後，新pad感覺舒服好多，而聲方面我覺得新pad無之前用海綿咁trebly，同埋bass實咗唔少。

牌子係 Brainwavz，香港牌子，有興趣嘅朋友可以睇下 https://www.facebook.com/brainwavzaudio

04/09/2022

我呢隻Sony MDR-7506真係多災多難，個3.5 mm Jack頭又壞過，條 Coiled Cable又斷過，早幾日用嗰時見佢右邊無聲以為條Cable出事，點知用個Multimeter一度就知奶嘢，左邊正常大約70Ω，右邊竟然差唔多150KΩ，咁就肯定係個Driver死咗啦😂😂

好在俾我搵到隻二手正版Driver，今日交收完返嚟即換，而家又用得啦。不過個Pad實在係太殘，忍唔住都係訂對新嘅換咗佢好啲。

（題外話，小弟讀Grad School嗰時嘅老細好鍾意用呢隻Headphone做Listening Test，不過佢啲Headphone實在係太舊，啲Pad又無換過，所以做Listening Test時有好多學生都投訴過。唔知啲Pad換咗未呢😂😂）

02/09/2022

前日Roland嘅TR-8S同TR-6S推出咗新嘅firmware update，主要係加咗FM Model，新FX同Probability。

TR-8S v2.5 and TR-6S v1.5 update load your Rhythm Performer with a stack of exciting new features. In this video, Dustin Good demonstrates the ins and outs o...