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sunday, july 19th, 2009 there's always something new arriving at analogue haven and right now we're just before the wave for a lot of it. check the links below as well as our flickr page for some of the new products coming in. we'll also update our used section again this week, we have a lot of things to put up. we've been receiving more emails than usual lately and while we try to respond to most messages within 24 hours if you don't get a quick reply feel free to resend your email or call us on the phone. thank you! tuesday, may 12th, 2009 we now have stock of many new eurorack modules including the malekko boogie filter, flight of harmony choices joysticks, make noise wogglebug and doepfer a-137-2 wave multiplier ii. keep an eye on the text below as we're constantly getting new modules as well as re-stock of older modules such as those by cwejman and the make noise qmmg which are coming later this week. we're also getting more new pedals including the blackout effectors whetstone phaser, mid-fi electronics psych byke and lightfoot labs goatkeeper. everything in the list below should be available soon. also we will update our used page everyday this week. monday, february 9th, 2009 january was a little slow as far as new gear is concerned but there is a lot of new stuff coming out in february and march. keep an eye out as some of it is listed below! we have also updated our used gear page and will continue to do so throughout the week. november 21st, 2008 lots of new gear in-stock, please check this front page for details. also browse our forum for other updates and conversation. the biggest recent news is that livewire have delivered the afg oscillator and frequensteiner filter to us in quantity. the vulcan and dalek modulators will be available at the end of the month. all worthy additions to your eurorack rig! the next big module release will be the make noise: quad multimode gates. delivery time is approximately 1.5 weeks. we have big expectations for this module. on the pedal front, we now have stock of the mid-fi electronics pedals including their newest "clarinot" pedal. we'll add them to our site shortly. more new pedals on the way soon! recommended reading: analog industries create digital music harmony-central effects forum hauntingmids forum music thing blog the gear page october 22nd, 2008: interview, events, new gear in stock and good stuff to read click here for an interview with modular synth user bakis sirros of parallel worlds. as a promotion we're giving away a free copy of obsessive surrealism with the next 50 orders valued over $500 each. this saturday we will be attending the ah bay area gathering in menlo park. details: techshop 120 independence dr menlo park, ca 94025 10am-7pm * simultaneously there will be a pacific northwest synth gathering in renton, washington. lots of new gear lately, check this front page for details. new modular modules coming soon: make noise: quad multimode gates, malekko: echo 600m, stg soundlabs: wavefolder (eurorack format), the harvestman: stilton adaptor, tip top audio: z3000 "smart vco" and others. furthermore we will soon receive a shipment of all livewire modules, genoqs octopus, units from access music and analogue solutions, the flame echometer, plus metasonix will begin making eurorack modules. recommend reading: felix inferious' blog modularsynth forum matrixsynth muff wiggler's forum noisesource's blog july 8th, 2008: new gear in stock recording gear and synthesizers: adam audio: a7 and sub8 cwejman: s1 mk2 elektron: machinedrum sps-1uw mkii and monomachine sfx-60 mkii flame: clockwork and midi-talking-synth fmr audio: rnc 1773, rnla 7239 and rnp 8380 jomox: mbase 01 and t-resonator kenton: merge-4 and pro-solo mk2 manikin electronic: memotron and berlin school collection moog: etherwave theremin (in ash) and minimoog voyager old school modular: cyndustries: saw animator (euro, frac and motm formats) doepfer: a-100cgk cv/gate keyboard make noise: moddemod stg soundlabs: mankato filter (frac and motm formats) the harvestman: malgorithm and zorlon cannon tip top audio: z5000 pedals: death by audio: fuzz war, robot and total sonic annihilation devi ever usa: bit mangler and eye of god dwarfcraft devices: power struggle and the hurricane effector 13: soda meiser and torn's peaker empress effects: super delay and tremolo tone freak effects: naked od wmd: fat man march 20, 2008: new gear in stock Synths: Clavia Nord Wave Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 Synthesizer Module Eowave Persephone, Filter Bug, Ring O'Bug and Sci-Fi Bug. Korg Kaossilator Waldorf Blofeld Modular: Cwejman ADSR-VC2 and MX-4S Cyndustries Sawtooth Animator (Eurorack & Frac Rack) Doepfer A-138d Crossfader / FX Insert Doepfer A-164-1 Manual Gate Doepfer A-185-2 Precision CV Adder Elby Designs Super Psycho LFO Livewire Frequensteiner STG Soundlabs Mankato Filter and Wave Folder The Harvestman Malgorithm Pedals: Dwarfcraft Devices The Great Destroyer Eventide Modfactor Flame Clockwork and MIDI Talking Synth Malekko Barker Assmaster Ploytech GMBH 34oneII Tap-On Tempo Pedal Tone Freak Effects Dragonfly and Rodentia Superpuma Trotsky Drive Deluxe january 30, 2008: new gear in stock Alesis Andromeda A6 Clavia Nord Wave Eowave Persephone, Filter Bug, Ring O'Bug and Sci-Fi Bug. Korg Kaossilator pedals back In stock Tone Freaks Abunai2 Tone Freaks Rodentia Super Puma Trotsky Drive Deluxe Empress Effects Tremolo january 13, 2008: new modular gear available Doepfer A-100 DIY Kits #1 and #2 Doepfer A-138d Crossfader / FX Insert Doepfer A-164-1 Manual Gate Doepfer A-182 Switched Multiple Doepfer A-185-2 Precision CV Adder Doepfer A-186 Gate/Trigger Combiner Livewire Dual Bissell Generator Livewire Frequensteiner STG Soundlabs Post-Lawsuit Lowpass Filter The Harvestman Polivoks VCF december 16, 2007: new and back in stock Analogue Solutions Trans-Bass-Xpress Bleep Laps Thingamagoop Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 The Harvestman Zorlon Cannon Moog Music CP-251, MF-107 and Theremin (in Walnut) Clavia Nord Wave Plan B Model 15 Tone Freak Effects Abunai 2 The Analog Man's Guide To Vintage Effects Devi Ever USA Truly Beautiful Disaster Eventide Timefactor Malekko Heavy Industry 600ms BBD Analog Delay (Dark) STG Soundlabs Post-Lawsuit Lowpass Filter november 29, 2007: new and back in stock bleeplabs thingamagoop blacet power supply cusack music screamer (unfinished), screamer fuzz (unfinished), tap-a-phase (powder coated black), and tap-a-whirl (powder coated black) devi ever synth manglers, dream manglers, godzillas, and spectacular aenimas diamond memory lane dave smith instruments prophet 08 and prophet 08 se dr scientist tremolessence, woofer wailer, and the cleanness eventide time factor freakshow effects digilog delay genoqs octopus sequencer manikin electronic memotron schippmann ebbe und flut spectral audio syntrack stg soundlabs multiples the harvestman polivoks filter november 4, 2007: our elektron shipment has arrived! now back in-stock from elektron are the machinedrum sps-1uw, monomachine sfx-60 desktop and turbomidi tm-1. we also received more dave smith instruments prophet '08 keyboards (both regular and special editions). the clavia nord wave is now in stock, and a large doepfer shipment came in and now almost everything should be available again including the new a-100 miniature cases, a-143-9 vc quadrature lfo and the oem/diy kit wheel electronic. the harvestman malgorithm vc bitcrusher module is in-stock and a new "surprise module" will show up next week. plan b model 11 modules are available. as for pedals we highly recommend the malekko echo 600 delay which now ships from stock. we also got in more reamp v2 devices, death by audio robot pedals and the new fuzz war. we expect many new pedals in the next 2 weeks- we will update our front page when they come in. september 17, 2007: the dsi prophet '08 synths have arrived! we currently have the special edition in-stock and we're waiting for more standard editions to show up. we also have the manikin memotron and mfb synths in-stock, and the harvestman malgorithm vc bitcrusher module just showed up in eurorack format. check out all our new pedal effects such as the moog mf-107 freq box, fulltone gt-500, death by audio robot, effector 13 truly beautiful disaster and empress tremolo. very unique stuff. new products coming in-stock soon include the macbeth m5n, future retro xs, mfb-503 drum synth, mawzer modular midi controllers, percussa audiocubes and of course more modular gear. june 12, 2007: no june gloom here in so cal! nothing but new product now in stock from fulltone, mfb, and spectral audio! recent restocks include the octopus from genoqs, the micro q phoenix edition from waldorf, the flame midi talking synth, faderfox custom controllers for abelton live, and the cwejman s1mk2. check out our used gear section by the weekend as we will be getting back to listing many of the items we have acquired over the last couple of weeks. june 1, 2007: thank you all very much for all of your orders and response to our sale! we are overwhelmed with orders, details, and packing over the next week so please be patient with us. orders are being packed in the very order that they were received. inevitably, we have run out of stock on certain items (did every other order have to be for a blacet rack :) and you will be contacted directly by phone when we get to your order and if there is a problem with it. thanks for your understanding in advance and your support of the store. march 2, 2007: spring is almost here and we are expecting the following releases to be in stock in the next 60 days: moog little phatty stage edition and moogerfooger mf-107 frequency box, eventide timefactor, clavia c1 combo organ, and re-releases of stock product from waldorf and mfb. in the modular world, we have the new doepfer a188-2 tapped bbd module as well as the best stock we have had on most of the modules from the plan b, livewire, cynthia, and blacet lines. for those of you interested in a unique way to house your eurorack modules, the synthbox is now in stock. sound on sound has recently reviewed the genoqs octopus and the schippmann ebbe und flute which are both in stock. our selection of boutique and interesting synth and guitar pedals seems to be growing and changing weekly as pigtronix and malekko heavy industry join effector 13, death by audio, diamond, last gasp and others in the analogue haven array of pedal effects. we have also added a small selection of software to our new gear selection as well as some navigational aids such as the select a manufacturer search that you now can use direct from the front page. a reminder that all gear that is listed as in stock is in our store and ships within 48 hours, often sooner and that analogue haven now has a user forum. please help us build the boutique synth community by joining and posting to the forum! january 24, 2007: we are back from namm and putting back together the store as well as digging into orders and your emails. please excuse any delay in that process as we are simply swamped and hope to be caught up after the weekend. if you have an urgent question or think your email or order got lost in our sauce, give us a call directly at the store (909-622-4556) or send us an email. thank you to all of you who came by to visit our booth at namm and to all the vendors that came in from across the world and donated their time to share their knowledge and vision about their gear. it's going to be another fun year! the cyndustries zero oscillator is now in stock in all 5 modular formats. experience it yourself. also in stock are lots of the new cwejman euro modules, the sms as well as the cool new moog walnut theremin! also new in stock is the korg kaoss pad kp3 and the mungo enterprises sync2. in addition - since you asked for them, we now offer gift certificates! we've got the genoqs octopus back in stock, as well as the jomox sunsyn, doepfer schaltwerk, the schippmann ebbe und flute and the limited edition manikin schrittmacher signed by klaus schulze! just as a heads up - in late january, all doepfer prices will be raised. i know, this sounds like the usual heavy end of the year marketing ploy. well it really is not...here is the straight scoop. we have a very large doepfer stock shipment arriving early next week and after we sell through that we have to buy more stock at the new prices. anybody checked the dollar lately? have you heard about rohs and what all the manufacturers are having to do? are ups and fedex going down in rates this year or up 5% as they do automatically every year? prices will be going up after namm so if you are sitting on the fence about a doepfer purchase, you would do well to get in in before mid january. analogue haven now has a user forum. please help us build the boutique synth community by joining and posting to the forum! november 20th, 2006 : new gear has come in. elektron turbomidi tm-1 machines are available for only $95 and there is a promotion where each machinedrum sps-1uw purchase receives a free turbomidi unit! more details are available on the elektron page. the korg kaoss pad 3 are here and now shipping from stock. there are some great videos of this new tabletop controller and effects device at youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owkeBOcC-AQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Q6tGAdvwk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hdhCSSWn-s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGijlcP-_AQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJMzes0KvSs the high quality diamond pedals halo chorus is also now available. we've started to distribute an 1/8" modular system from the UK manufacturer synthetic music systems (sms). this system represents a great value - three patchable synthesizers which integrate together for $1499. more details are available on the sms page. the sms modular system was designed by andy pledger, the same engineer responsible for the analogue systems' spawn synthesizer. for eurorack modular, plan b model 24 heisenberg generator modules have come in and are now shipping from stock. click here to view a demonstration video of the model 24 at youtube. most other plan b modules continue to ship from stock. we also now sell an adaptor board that lets you install analogue systems modules inside a doepfer case! check it out here. for frac rack, most blacet modules are in-stock and we are expecting more motm-1485 gx-1 filters soon. several new analog-style sequencers are available! the limited edition (20 only) manikin schrittmacher in black, with klaus schulze signature, has now arrived...though we only have one left in-stock. also the improved analogue solutions oberkorn mk3 is available. both sequencers are on display at the shop. october 26th, 2006 : the new round of cwejman eurorack modules are now in-stock! these include modules that lean toward pro audio, such as the ai-2 audio interface, ap-1 audio processor and vc-fc voltage-controlled forward compressor...plus some unique fx-oriented modules like the sph-2 spatial phaser, ph-4 phase modulator and fsh-1 frequency shifter, and the dmf-2 formant filter which is geared for vowel or vocal sounds. also in eurorack - we have the new livewire dual bissell generator and re-stock on some older livewire modules. plan b has delivered the model 1 protected power source and model 10 polyphonic envelopes are available. all cwejman, livewire and plan b modules will fit in doepfer cases and run off the same power supply without the need for modification. for frac rack, blacet modules are still arriving and most motm and bananalogue modules continue to ship from stock. expect more modular modules throughout the fall and winter as popularity in this type of gear continues to increase. we have one more macbeth m5 patchable synthesizer in-stock. after it sells, they are sold out domestically. october 9th, 2006 : the latest round of modular modules have begun arriving. the biggest news is that we now sell blacet gear! blacet make incredibly flexible modules in frac rack format. they sound amazing, have a great build quality and come loaded with voltage control. please browse our blacet pages or contact us for more details about these wonderful modules. motm and the frac rack versions of bananalogue modules will fit side by side with blacet in an economical rack mounting system with power supply. although they are a slightly different size, they generally patch fine with doepfer modular systems. in eurorack news, the new plan b model 10 polyphonic envelope is currently shipping from stock, as is the new model 14 dual voltage processor, model 15 complex vco and most other modules by them. the new bananalogue 3p is now shipping in eurorack format and eight new cwejman modules have been uploaded to the modules portion of the cwejman pages. we are taking pre-orders for these new modules and they will be available in about two weeks. the doepfer schaltwerk hardware sequencer is temporarily back in-stock, while supplies last. we have both the red and the blue led versions available. for syncing external sequencers, we now sell the ploytec 34oneII midi clock tap tempo pedal as well as the mungo enterprises sync˛. we have re-stock of the lastgasp art labs 88-super oscillo fuzz as well as two brand new pedals from this boutique company: the cyber psychic parametric oscillo filter and the thunder box donsharizer. the latter two are now available for the very first time. adam sub8 subwoofers are in-stock. they make a perfect companion for the a7 reference monitors. we have the moog etherwave pro theremin back on demo and in-stock, and alesis andromedas are now available again. we have one remaining new genoQs octopus sequencer and metasonix s-1000 tube synthesizers have begun arriving. pre-order your wretch machine today to guarantee your place in line - we won't charge you until they're ready to ship from our store. we also have some new CDs, DVDs and clothing on our misc page. finally, keep your eyes on our used page as we have been uploading a lot more second-hand gear recently, with more to come! september 7th, 2006 : thank you to everyone that came out to see jean-jacques perrey and dana countryman live at analogue haven one week ago. please see the flyer above for another in-store performance this weekend. new gear has been arriving at the shop recently. moog have finally begun shipping the little phatty synth as well as the vx-352 control voltage expander. the amazing looperlative lp1 looper has come in and is set up on demo, and so are the patchable schippmann ebbe und flut filter and the anyware semtex xl rack. we are now selling monitors by adam audio, starting with the very affordable a7 speaker pair. on the modular front we have received the dalek modulator and vulcan modulator from the manufacturer livewire. the model 14 has been released by plan b, and from bananalogue, the new module 3p. in some other news, doepfer a-100p, half super and super suitcases will now optionally be available in grey. also, the manikin schrittmacher will come in a limited edition black finish, autographed by klaus schulze! on a sad closing note, the sequentix p3 hardware sequencer has been discontinued. we are accepting pre-orders for the last few remaining units to be delivered from the manufacturer. june 3rd, 2006 : this is the summer of new releases. lots of gear has come in. eowave persephones and eobody have arrived and we are restocked on all eowave pedals. we have begun selling the bananalogue serge vcs eurorack module, compatible with doepfer, and doepfer have a couple of new modules themselves: a-188-1 and a-101-9. motm frac rack modules are all in-stock. studio electronics synths have arrived such as the atc-x-qfs with 4 (!) different filters and the se-1x. dsi mono evolver keyboards continue to ship from stock. new from novation are the remote 37 SL and remote 61 SL. jomox sunsyns came and sold out immediately, expecting more soon, and we also have the resonator neuronium back in the store. the future-retro revolution has undergone a facelift: now with black powder-coated aluminum sides! later in the summer we will begin distributing the very powerful schippmann ebbe und flut filter, flexible cwejman eurorack modules and the genoQs octopus sequencer. other upcoming releases include the metasonix s-1000 wretch machine, future retro xs patchable synth expander, manikin memotron, moog little phatty, jomox xbase 999 and m-resonator, infection music zeit and looperlative lp-1. keep your eyes on our used page as more quality second-hand gear is always coming and going, as well as our media page. contact us if you need a tech to repair your analogue or digital gear. sign up for our newsletter here to get the latest news from analogue haven. may 1st, 2006 : the dave smith instruments mono evolver keyboard is in-stock! orders ship same-day. please call or order online here. we are now a studio electronics dealer. we have bought stock of all their products and will have it at the end of this week. studio electronics gear will also be on demo at our shop. in modular news, motm frac rack modules are finally shipping from AH and there are a couple of new doepfer a-100 modules: the long awaited a-188-1 bbd delay (six different versions!) and the a-101-9 universal vactrol module. also in eurorack: cwejman module info is now online here. we expect cwejman modules to be delivered by the end of june. we are taking pre-orders: initially module delivery is limited. reminder- we do have a tech to fix defective gear. please call or email us for details and send us a description of the problem so that we can get you an estimate. it is possible to fix both analog and digital gear. please continue to check out our used page for good deals on previously owned gear. we are getting more used gear in this week. also more books, cds and dvds are online here including those featuring vintage buchla instruments such as the morton subotnick and allen strange cds. april 13th, 2006 : we now have a tech. if you have a defective piece of gear, please call or email with a description of the problem so that we can get you an estimate. we can repair both analog and digital gear. charges average $75 an hour and turnaround time is reasonable. big news: dave smith mono evolver keyboards should be shipping from dsi in about 1 week! we are taking pre-orders off our website (payment not necessary until it ships) or can contact you when we have stock. we would like to thank one blue monkey who recently uploaded a large number of videos from our namm 2006 booth to their website. please take a look around their website to see some familiar pieces of gear "in action" such as the doepfer a-100 modular, EAR modules, modcan series b synthesizer, manikin memotron, metasonix wretch machine and motm modular. click around, there are others... soon we will begin stocking more pro audio gear. this will include adam pro audio monitors, cranesong converters, empirical labs distressors and more. please let us know your pro audio needs and we will accomodate. march 29th, 2006 - the german trade show "musikmesse" in frankfurt starts today. you can look forward to some new releases being announced during the next week. two examples are the moog little phatty keyboard which we are now accepting pre-orders for and the upcoming cwejman eurorack modules. note: the new moog is limited in quantity and we will not charge your credit card until it ships. the looperlative lp-1 looper is now on pre-order here. sequentix p3 diy kit versions are now in-stock here as well as some new books and dvds. we have almost all EAR modules in-stock; these are eurorack designs from livewire and plan b. click here to check them out. they fit perfectly in a doepfer frame and use the same style of ribbon cable for power. analogue solutions eurorack modules are also back in-stock here as well as the new 4-voice synthesizer. we have a permanent display of the macbeth m5 in the store as well as the new frac rack modules from MOTM. come and check them out! a large electro-harmonix order has arrived including all of their new products such as the 2880 super multi-track looper and the hog guitar synthesizer. also more used gear has come in. finally don't forget to come out this saturday for the robert rich show! check the colored banner above the news for details or click here. the show starts at 7:30 and is free but should be packed so we recommend that you come early... february 25th, 2006 - a lot more used gear has come in. also new analog gear from vermona and electro-harmonix. february 20th, 2006 - pedal fx units on sale!! how about adding some analog fx to your analog synths and guitar? the french manufacturer eowave is having a promotion on all of their fx units which we can pass on directly to you. their *stereo* (inputs and outputs) pedals are ALL $199 each. this includes the whacky space bug delay and their very peculiar-sounding ring o'bug ring mod. they also make a stereo filter named filter bug and a stereo filtered 8-step sequencer with modulation called the sci-fi bug! MOOOOG are also having a rebate offer during the month of february, for moog voyager synths, moogerfooger pedals and theremins! for purchases made from now until February 28, 2006, fill out this form and receive $75 Rebate on a Voyager and $25 Rebate on either an Etherwave or Moogerfooger. moog are also offering a free dvd with sounds from their gear. details here. february 13th, 2006 - thanks for all of the support at namm. we had a great time. some photos from our booth can be seen at brandon daniel's excellent namm 2006 photo gallery here as well as moose's round-up here. videos available at sonicstate : here and here. we have some new gear in-stock including the grungy metasonix tm-6 multimode filter and their tm-r rackmount kit which lets you mount two metasonix pedals side by side in a 2u rack!! now you can place your butt probe next to your moog moogerfooger pedals in a rack with all connections on the front panels for easy access! the new novation remote 25 sl keyboards are also here: certainly the best of the smaller controller keyboards, they include automapping, rotary encoders, drum pads, 2 large/detailed lcd screens, usb, a pitch/mod wheel, ribbon controller and dedicated sequencer controls. lots of new synths expected soon including ear and MOTM Frac Rack modules as well as the manikin memotron. also please continue to check our USED page!! we have over 40 used pieces here now and are constantly updating the page as we find time. our used gear sells fast so don't hesitate! january 9th, 2006 - we are now back from holiday vacation and any pending orders will be processed asap. we are proud to have been named the USA distributor for all EAR products, compromising of wonderful sounding and functionally flexible modules from livewire and plan b. please visit here for more info. these modules will fit in your doepfer A-100 system! speaking of doepfer, we have not yet raised our prices as announced earlier but will around the 18th, right before the namm show. all orders placed before then are valid at the old prices. january 5th, 2006 - welcome to the new year. we will be on vacation until monday, january 9th. ebay, email and online cart orders will still be processed & shipped but the storefront will only be open during select hours between now and then. please call or email before driving out to make sure that we will be here!! we will also be exhibiting at NAMM from january 19th-22nd. here is more info including a list of the gear that will be shown in our booth and the manufacturers that will be present. please check out the new synthesizers from anyware instruments and jomox as well as the new rackmount versions of the sherman filterbank. visit our used gear page and the monthly doepfer featured module.