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Join us for a second look at this powerful controller on Saturday November 2nd from 2 till 3:30! Ableton and Robotspeak partner for an upcoming Push presentation led by Ableton Certified Trainer Antonio Sage, who will amaze and enlighten you with a detailed demonstration of what Push is capable of - including a first-hand look at the new melodic step sequencer, just announced for Live 9.1. If you’ve never experienced Push first-hand, this is your chance to get up close and see how to make beats, compose melodies and harmonies, improvise with song structure and more. ITS FREE!

Join us on Saturday October 26th from 2 till 6pm for the first annual ROBOTSPEAk Modular Synth Meet! We have invited vendors to show their Modular synthesizers and answer any questions you may have. Modular Synthesizer performances will be held all day by our co sponsor and next door neighbor, Vinyl Dreams. Be sure to Step down into ROBOTSPEAk and check out the latest from METASONIX, TIPTOP AUDIO, PITTSBURGH MODULAR, TOPPOBRILLO, COA-MODULAR, MAKE NOISE and more TBA. Stop by Vinyl Dreams (next door to RS) to see performances on Serge (both vintage and custom) and Eurorack Modulars. See below. METASONIX Eric Barbour...

Fartbarf and SD&T Live at ROBOTSPEAk Returning in full glory, Fartbarf and SD&T make it back into the underground sound bunker of ROBOTSPEAk. If you haven't seen either of these acts, you are missing out. This will be an early show=early start early end, So, unless you have a good excuse, there is no excuse. Last time around it was over the top=Neanderthals from space ripping out sick bass lines and leads on Analog Synths, coupled with vocoded vocals and Live drums--all sounding perfectly mixed in the RS sound bunker. And SD&T as always, uses his hair to embellish his...

Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12 and Tempest 1.3 update clinic. Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 at 2pm Stop by the shop on Saturday August 3rd at 2PM for another view of what Dave Smith calls his best synthesizer yet AND get the latest on what the Tempest's version 1.3 update adds to this sick Analog drum machine. Former ROBOTSPEAker Carson Day (now employed full time with DSI), is back from a European DSI Prophet 12/Tempest tour. Carson will be in the shop to answer any questions you may have about the Prophet 12 and Tempest as he Demo's/jams on both of...

Alive at Robotspeak and the Lower Haight Art Walk Saturday, June 1st, 2013 - Starts at 4pm ROBOTSPEAk continues it's Alive Music Event series in conjunction with an afternoon Lower Haight Art Walk Saturday, June 1st from 5PM till the cops come. SD&T (Carson Day) 8:45 PM Analog everything and the likes a la' techno and who knows what else. DemonGrass 7:45 PM A trio featuring analog techno, keys and madness Slope 114 7PM Serge Modulars custom made by ROBOTSPEAk's own Dimitri with analog clone modular Serge Drum sounds synthesizers and vocals Shiny Things 6PM Live drums run through analog processors and analog synthesizers...