Amsterdam Dance Event 2015

This year ADE had interesting events concerning modular synthesizers and synthesizers in general. In ADE Sound Lab I checked these three interesting lectures:

Cyril Lance, head of engineering and product development in Moog
"Evolving Analog Synths: Using the Past to Reflect the Future"

Roger Linn
Linnstrument development and DEMO

Dave Smith
History of Sequential Circuits/Prophet's and the new Prophet 6

Amazing to see and hear these two legends (Roger Linn, Dave Smith) lecturing at the same event. Dave had a brand new tabletop version of Prophet 6 with him. There was also a Modular Market with hardware from Moog, Roland, Abstract Data and Ginko Synthese. I talked with Abstract Data's Justin Owen about ADE-32 Octocontroller (8-output control,modulation, triggering and pattern module) and ADE-31 Logic Boss logic module. I liked very much the concept behind the Octocontroller and together these modules are very powerful (http://www.abstractdata.biz). There was also short concerts showing the modulars in action. Richard Devine was there also playing his euro-modular setup.

Moog Modular 15

The new Moog Mother 32 and AniMoog

There was also a DIY Moog Werkstatt workshop

The new Roland Juno 106. It sounded good !

Richard Devine performing