stuartm Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 While reading thru some MESSE wrap-up, I encountered this: Looks familiar ? This german article (http://www.amazona.de/index.php?page=26&file=2&article_id=3381&page_num=3) says in rough translation: "Little Sound Device is to be a series of affordable compact synthesizers. The initial plan is a bass-synth (which was shown here) and a monophonic digital synthesizer based on the C64 SID chip. With an extra batch of SID-chip there will be also small series of a four-voice desktop synth with LED matrix and controls. The device will be called either ASID64 or ASF-1." I hope this is just a "design study". Quote
zid Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 (edited) also saw this at messe yesterday and can provide more detailed pics if needed :) also just messaged TK on this... Edited April 8, 2011 by zid Quote
Altitude Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 (edited) Great, Now that MM has blown it for themselves with their garbage x0xb0xes they have moved on to ripping off MBHP stuff. Guess all those PT10 cases they have must get used for something.. Edited April 8, 2011 by Altitude Quote
Wilba Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 I already know about this, and I will comment more on it later. Quote
Param1 Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 (edited) Behind the synth is the company Touched by Sound and it's interesting, that they try to sell this over at ebay: They still did not sell it: http://cgi.ebay.de/15x-Commodore-C64-Brotkasten-Megapaket-Zubehor-Bastler-/250775699699?pt=Klassische_Computer&hash=item3a636580f3 And yes this is gossip and even a bit off topic. Sorry :zorro: Edited April 8, 2011 by Param1 Quote
TK. Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 I'm not amused about this - they haven't asked me for permission! :-/ Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote
rosch Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 (edited) this is also a bit different to the usual 'someone selling their "sidbox" on ebay'. kinda ridiculous that a company go out and steal other people's design. well, good to know. never needed MAM cheap sounding "clones" edit: "Simmonizer" Edited April 8, 2011 by rosch Quote
Param1 Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 (edited) - Edited April 8, 2011 by Param1 Quote
TK. Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 Sorry, I don't know who moved it into the trashcan, and I don't know how to undo this. I must admit that I'm very unfamiliar with all the options provided by this forum system... For the records: Param1 wrote at 18:01 (and I'm sure that this doesn't need to be censored): Interesting. Touched by Sound, who are behind this, had like 25 (or so) C64 without Sid for sale at Ebay, for several weeks. Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote
TK. Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 Btw.: Could it be that you moved your posting into the trashcan by yourself? ;-) Quote
latigid on Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 Wow, almost a direct rip! Not cool, dudes :( Quote
zid Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 these guys are quite perky when it comes to stealing of intellectual property... just saw an announcement on their webpage about the SID synth -> wanna buy one for EUR 1.495 ? (see also attached screenshot) http://www.touched-by-sound.com/de/Mode_Machines.html Quote
technobreath Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 I can feel this is passionatly igniting my anger! This is so uncool! Did they f.ing think that it would go unnoticed? Or what? You guys TK and wilba are gonna do something, right...? Quote
Davo Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 It looks like they're ripping off Moog's Moogerfoogers too. The Facebook page referenced by Lucem is gone. Quote
Param1 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 @ Thorsten : I wrote you a PM. Just forget it :-) (Deleted my question anyway but you were to quick hehe) What I do not understand is that they did not contact Midibox (Thorsten). Heck, they could even ask him in person because they actually do not live far away from Munich. (184km) Quote
zid Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 It looks like they're ripping off Moog's Moogerfoogers too. The Facebook page referenced by Lucem is gone. try this: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mode-Machines/178267622200065 :whistle: Quote
nILS Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 While I do think that TBS' behaviour is completely unprofessional, unethical and just plain wrong - especially after having been talking to them on the phone for hours and having gotten his word that they will not release/sell/etc. anything without prior consent by TK and Wilba - please do not spam their pages, DDOS attack their servers, ask your local biker friends to drop by or do any other stupid stuff of that sort. Feel free to vent your anger about their behaviour whenever you talk/write about TBS/MM though, preferably on public forums. Quote
Magic-D Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 They even ordered something at Smash´s Shop. The PCB´s for it ? 21.12 Cadolzburg Germany (TS) 12.11 Cadolzburg Germany (TBS) Quote
Param1 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 http://www.musotalk.de/event-reports/video/article/musikmesse-2011-mode-machines-synthlab-sl-1/ After 40 seconds you can see the device at the lower left corner. Quote
RowanHall Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 This is not cool. If the outside is near identical, one would presume they have done the same with the innards. Bad craic. Rowan Quote
nILS Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 The prototype is, as a matter of fact, populated with boards from Smash. Quote
rosch Posted April 10, 2011 Report Posted April 10, 2011 ha, and let me guess, the "synth-lab" probably carries Ray Wilson's Sound-Lab? Quote
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