MPC KEY 61 may seem like just an MPC with a built-in keyboard, but it’s also Akai’s first shot in workstation wars – where there’s fierce competition for a keyboard you can both produce tracks on, and take with you … Continue reading Review & Tutorial: AKAI MPC KEY 61 vs MPCs & other workstations
Volca FM2 is a new and improved version of the original Volca FM hardware with 6 voices, a MIDI output, new reverb effect and presets and more — both modeled after the sound engine of Yamaha’s legendary DX7, so much … Continue reading Review: Korg Volca FM2 vs OG // DX-7 based synth gets better // Volca FM 2 synthesis tutorial
C15 from Non-Linear Labs puts to the test the question: how far you can take two simple sine wave oscillators? And the answer is – quite far when you set them up to modulate their own or each other’s phase, … Continue reading Nonlinear Labs C15 Review – €4000 for two sine waves? How C15’s elegant synth engine works
In this video I take a look at the new auto-sampling capabilities added as a free upgrade to Maschine+ and the Maschine software, with quite a few tips and ideas on how to use them well. Auto-sampling is a technique … Continue reading The New Maschine 2.15 Auto Sampler // Bonus Korg 700FS multisamples // Tutorial & tips
Implexus is an analog mono-synth inspired by both east and west coast synthesis techniques. It’s a knob per function synth – there’s no shift key or hidden features, unless you count the small patch bay in the back, that makes … Continue reading Majella IMPLEXUS // Wild West (Coast) Wave Wrangler – Is it worth it? Review and Tutorial
Softpop 2 is a refreshingly original semi modular synth. It isn’t wired like other synths, and it has quite a unique choice of modules. It’s an analog monophonic synth with digital controls, that’s designed to explore what happens when things … Continue reading SoftPop 2 Review – A Refreshingly Original Semi-modular Synth // Tutorial, vs OG Bastl SoftPop
Nymphes is a compact polyphonic 6-voice analog synth from Dreadbox, that might also be the most interesting mono synth I’ve seen recently. Despite its size, and the fact that it may seem to have relatively few controls, it still packs … Continue reading Dreadbox NYMPHES Review – An analog poly with an interesting mono twist – Tutorial, tips & ideas
The desktop RC-505 MK2 and the footswitch based RC-600 pedal are Boss’s new flagship loopers. In this video I take a look what the RC505 MK2 and RC600 can do in detail, with pros and cons compared to each other … Continue reading BOSS RC-505 MK2 vs RC-600 – Review and tutorial – 505 MKII vs RC-505 looper / loopstation comparison
The ARP 2600M (for Mini) from Korg is a reproduction of the original ARP 2600 – just 60% of the size of the original. The original 2600 is a 1970s’ classic analog synth with three oscillators, a ladder filter and … Continue reading Korg ARP 2600M – 26 patch ideas – Review tutorial & pros/cons (tips should work on Behringer 2600)
Curious about how the Hydrasynths compare to synths like Peak, Modwave, Wavestate, Modal synths, Super 6, Iridium and others? Here’s the visual that hopes to answer all those questions: TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:05 My main vid 1:30 vs Hydras 3:00 … Continue reading Hydrasynth Explorer vs Deluxe vs The World – The Ultimate Pros and Cons Compared to other Synths