Synthesizer

Enno Poppe approaches electroacoustic music with an attitude that could be called 'sympathetic skepticism'. Although he has been involved since his student days with programming and a wide variety of electroacoustic techniques and instruments (also in his role as a conductor), not one of his compositions until now has been purely' electronic. In 'Rundfunk for nine synthesizers' Enno Poppe uses historical sounds not historical instruments; the instrumentation consists of nine Computers and nine keyboards.

Riccardo Sinigaglia: Born in Arona in 1953, Riccardo Sinigaglia is an architect as well as musician. He teaches electronic music at Milan Conservatory where he studied during the Seventies with Angelo Paccagnini. He collaborates with the video center of the Faculty of Architecture, Milan University, where he lectures on the relationship between music and image.

monomate is a monophonic synth designed to create retro sounding basslines and shrill leads. version 2.1 brings a new phase adjustable wave mix, the ever popular randomizer, and a nice knob for octive selection.

pippo is a unique synth based on an array of self-oscillating delay units controlled via a very simple interface. the resulting sounds vary from toy piano to plucked strings, and even some bell-like tones. it will detune a bit a the high & low ends of the scales due to the math used in the tuning curve. version 1.1 adds a nice filter option.

rebar is a drawn waveform monosynth using mark andrews' step oscillator. simply draw your waveform using the sliders, create your envelope, and adjust the effects. both warp and delay effects have handy x/y based panels for live tweaking and automation crazyness. version 1.2 adds a truly drawable waveform panel (just drag your mouse across it), improved cpu performance, new patches, and better stability.

triforce is a vst instrument that closely emulates the sounds of a classic nintendo entertainment system. there are only three wave types: square, triangle, and noise. there is also a simple arpeggiator for making classic 8-bit sounding tunes. version 1.5 lost the filters, as i felt they took away from the true sound of the synth.