Motus Mavis

The last instrument I saw at the NAMM Show yesterday was a unique modular synth by Skot Wiedmann. He says the custom star-shaped synth has no name, no traditional oscillators and no LFOs. Well, what is it then? Talking to Skot, it seems like he's still figuring out. Each section does something different depending on what it's patched to with banana plugs. He says feedback circuits are in play, and it's combination of analog and digital designs.

Paul Barker [Malekko/Ministry...] and I put on some headphones and listened in awe to Skot demo his creation with a Haken Audio Continuum fingerboard. He grabbed the two wheels and started spinning away. The sound was almost Buchla/Serge-like and definitely out there. Then he played with the spongy blue pads to trigger more crazy sounds.

I plan to stop by the Haken booth again today, but I have a feeling I won't understand it any more than I did yesterday. This synth is really something else...

Check out sound samples - pics + more info at Skot Wiedmann's site: Motus Mavis.

Update 4/19/09: There's still very little info out there on this synth. Here's an email Skot sent to Future Music.