Bluebox from 1010Music is a 12 track digital mixer designed for synths, eurorack modules and other electronic music instruments. The main idea behind it is simple – to save space on the desktop compared to bigger mixers by not providing … Continue reading 1010Music BLUEBOX Review – Is it the new king of synth mixers?
Solar 50 from Elta Music is a 10 voice synth with 50 independently tunable analog oscillators. It’s actually not as complicated as it looks, but it does represent a non-traditional and experimental approach to how synths should be programmed and … Continue reading SOLAR 50 Review, full tutorial and patch ideas
The TR-6S is the “mini-me” version of Roland’s TR-8S. It has the same exact sound engine, 6 tracks instead of 11 and fewer hands-on controls and inputs and outputs, but is more portable, it can be battery powered and takes … Continue reading Roland TR-6S vs TR-8S vs MC-101 – Review and full workflow tutorial
The RC-500 LoopStation from Boss is a two track looper and the next generation for their popular RC-30. It has a few important new features – a third foot switch, a graphic LCD screen that enables deep customization of the … Continue reading BOSS RC-500 Review and full tutorial, Including LoopStation MIDI control
Maschine Plus is Native Instruments’ Standalone version of Maschine. In this video I answer over 450 questions I received about Maschine Plus, and how it compares to Akai’s MPC product line and using the Maschine MK3 controller with a computer: … Continue reading Maschine Plus vs Akai MPC vs i7 MacBook Pro
Fantom 6, 7 and 8 are Roland’s flagship workstations based their new Zen-core product line as of 2019. In this video I’ll be taking a look at the new features in firmware 2.0, as well as the entire performance workflow … Continue reading FANTOM Version 2 – Review and multi-sampling tutorial for Roland Fantom 6, 7 and 8
Arturia’s new flagship synth is packed with new features, but the most interesting one, one that encompasses all the others is morph. This video looks at PolyBrute in detail, with a particular focus on how morph manages it all: TIMELINE: … Continue reading POLYBRUTE Review, 70 Presets and a Full Morph Tutorial
KeyStep 37 is Arturia’s update to the KeyStep 32 – as its name implies it has 5 extra keys, but Arturia also added four knobs for CC parameter control, an expanded chord mode and more. Here’s my full review: TIMELINE: … Continue reading Arturia KeyStep 37 Review and tutorial – 6 tips and generative ideas
It turns out there’s a hidden audio input in every MicroFreak. Arturia just released a new firmware (and special edition MicroFreak) that unlocks it. Here’s my full review with 14 vocoder ideas tips and tricks: TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 0:15 Hidden … Continue reading Arturia MicroFreak Vocoder Review: 14 Vocoder ideas and tips for legibility and fun…
MTX8 from Future Sound Systems is an analog switch or routing matrix for audio and control voltage. It has 8 inputs and 8 outputs, there’s a version with a tube screamer like pre-amp on input 1, and you use pins … Continue reading FSS MTX8 Review: Effect pedals enter the matrix