Alex4 will be attending Buchla & Friends in Downtown Los Angeles on 24 and 25 January.

Now in its third year, Buchla & Friends runs alongside the NAMM show in Anaheim. With a strong focus on showcasing boutique synth makers, Buchla & Friends has grown year on year, and this year it expects over 80 brands to attend. We will be representing Animal Factory, Clank, Doepfer, Endorphines, Frap Tools, Ohm Force, Supercritical Synthesizers, Tobinski, Teaching Machines, and Verbos Electronics.

We’re excited to present some of last year's highlights for the first time in the US:

• Frap Tools - Magnolia
• Clank - Uranograph
• Endorphines - Evil Pet
• Ohm Force - Bohm
• Teaching Machines - Fuzzbillion

Join film composer Josh Madoff as he takes you on a tour through the expansive world of the amazing Haken ContinuuMini.

What Makes It Special?

The ContinuuMini is the compact, affordable version of Haken Audio's legendary Continuum Fingerboard. Despite its smaller size, it features the same powerful EaganMatrix sound engine and over 500 high-quality MPE+ presets as its larger siblings.

Unlike traditional keyboards, the ContinuuMini's touch-sensitive playing surface responds to the slightest finger movements, translating every subtle gesture into expressive sound. 

Watch Josh demonstrate how this innovative instrument opens up new creative possibilities for composers and musicians.

More info: www.hakenaudio.com  
Josh Madoff's work: www.joshmadoff.com

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With Mäander-M, Flame presents a new version of the already well-known Mäander. The basis and characteristic sound, characterized by the integrated and controllable filter bank, remain unchanged.

The main new feature is the format: Mäander-M can be integrated into Eurorack, but is also delivered as a stand-alone unit with a small Eurorack housing. Several connections have also been added, including a stereo input for processing external sounds and separate outputs for oscillator and noise.

Mäander-M thus represents a further development that retains the previous approach while opening up new possibilities.

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Dive into the world of synths with Velocity Press and explore everything from vintage synths and modular systems to drum machines. For example, one title traces the history of classic drum machines, from the legendary 808 to the CMI and MPC 60!

Beautifully designed and as informative as they are stylish, these books would make a great addition to your coffee table. And Christmas is just around the corner! 

• Modern Classics Book 
• Drum Machines & Samplers Book
• Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital (and back)
• Tape Leaders - A Compendium Of Early British Electronic Music Composers
• Vintage Synths Book