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Adrian Wagner 1952 - 2018
We’re deeply saddened by the recent death of Electronic Dream Plant pioneer, Adrian Wagner. Today (2nd July 2018) marks Adrian’s funeral and our sincere condolences go out to Adrian’s family and our mutual friends Jeff Boult and Fred Gardner.
For those of you who’ve seen the Bright Sparks documentary, you’ll probably be aware that we originally asked Adrian to appear but sadly he wasn’t well enough. Instead we asked one of his oldest and closest friends (former EDP sales director), Fred Gardner, to appear on his behalf.
After completion of the documentary we sent Adrian an advance copy whereupon he kindly gave us the following quote: “It was a real thrill to meet some old friends in the way of people and machines.”
It was a real thrill, when back in the late 70s, us UK based teenagers, hungry for a slice of synth-action but unable to afford a synth from one of the more established companies, got our hands on the EDP Wasp for the first time. For a fraction under £200 we could buy a monophonic synth that sounded truly fantastic, and for many of us the Wasp provided our first foray into electronic soundscapes previously available only to the wealthy. For that alone, we remain eternally grateful.
(L - R. Fred Gardner, Adrian Wagner, Jeff Boult)
Image copyright: Jeff Boult.
ReasonTalk Interview
Dave Spiers provides a fascinating insight into the history and inner workings of GForce Software in his recent interview with
Trumps
Vintage Synth Trumps 2 - The perfect way for analog aficionados to test their own knowledge, show off and settle those annoying synth arguments once and for all!
Priced at just £6.95 (plus postage) and now available from our webshop here.
ChamberTron-RE Rack Extension for Propellerhead's Reason
Inspired by the tape replay keyboard originally invented by Harry Chamberlin in the 1950s, which, via a fascinating twist of fate, gave rise to the Mellotron®. ChamberTron-RE provides a highly evocative set of sounds within an easy to use and carefully crafted Rack Extension.
Full details can be found here.
RE-STRINGS Rack Extension for Propellerhead's Reason
RE-STRINGS, the Vintage String Ensemble Rack Extension for Propellerheads Reason. Based on our award winning Virtual String Machine (VSM), RE-STRINGS comprises 67 individual sample sets from a plethora of classic analogue string ensembles including the ultra rare (and first) Freeman String Symphonizer, the highly coveted Solina, the eminently desirable Eminent 310, the highly-lauded Logan String Ensemble, plus several other classic (and not so classic) string machines.
Each sample set spans 49 notes (4 octaves), each individually sampled and looped, plus RE-STRINGS contains a 700+ patch library created by respected patch designers including legendary string machine user and keyboard maestro, Billy Currie. An in-depth interview with Billy can be found here.
The Streetly M300 Leads for M-Tron Pro
In collaboration with our friends at Streetly Electronics, we are delighted to bring you the Streetly M300 Leads Expansion Pack for M-Tron Pro.
Released in 1968, the M300 was the first 'Tron with a single 52-note keyboard, making it considerably more portable than its predecessor, the MkII. The M300 also came with a new set of sounds which were considered more hi-fi than those of the MkII.
Available from our webshop here.
Vintage Synth Trumps 2
Bright Sparks Documentary - the Sound on Sound review
“The result is a documentary that isn’t merely well informed, it’s definitive.” Read the full review here.
SoundBytes interview
Dave Spiers shares some history, both company and personal, with Rob Mitchell of Sound Bytes Mag. Read here.
Roland Jupiter 8
GForce Software's Dave Spiers takes an in-depth look at Roland's last flagship analogue polysynth.