In the news this week, find out about the new Discogs for gear. Plus while you’re at it, why not buy Fabric’s old sound system for your bedroom?
Sound system. If your club, bedroom, basement or anything else could do with a sonic boost, check out this eBay auction for Fabric’s Room Two Martin Audio speakers. Bidding is currently at just under £10k, with about three days to go.
Gear up. Discogs have announced that, from April, sister site Gearogs is to expand and start assisting with the resale of music-making hardware, turntables, synths and more. Read the details here.
Behringer under fire. Last week we reported news that Behringer were to release clones of classic synths based on chips designed by Doug Curtis. Now his widow has found out and is not particularly happy about it. “To avoid any confusion, please know that there is only one manufacturer of the authentic CEM3340 designed by my late husband, Doug Curtis. Any claims, use of this product designation, and use of the name Curtis Electromusic by other companies are made without permission from OnChip Systems (our current company name) or the Curtis Family.” Read her views in full here.
DIY delight. Erica Synths have redesigned elements of the unique Polivoks synth – a Soviet-era design – in order to create a series of new modules that afford you plenty of versatility when building your own systems. Get more info here.
Help! Push Turn Move is a new book by designer and musician Kim Bjørn – with a foreword by Jean-Michel Jarre – about interface design in electronic music. It will only be published, however, if it reaches its target on Kickstarter. The campaign starts April 18th and you can find more about it here.