SoundForce SFC-60 review

Soundforce SFC-60 Review – Does it make sense to buy a MIDI controller dedicated to a plugin synth?

Every now and then when I review a digital synth, there’s someone that comments “it’s just a MIDI controller with a built in VST” – and technically, they’re right. Any digital synth is just a controller, computer and software bundled … Continue reading Soundforce SFC-60 Review – Does it make sense to buy a MIDI controller dedicated to a plugin synth?

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Beatbars MIDI Foot-switch and Expression Pedal Review (FS3 and EX3)

Foot-switches and expression pedals were born analog, and designed to act as on/off or continuous-control extensions for guitar pedals, synths and other analog instruments.  However, increasingly, music is being created on digital devices, whether it’s computers, digital synths, digitally controlled … Continue reading Beatbars MIDI Foot-switch and Expression Pedal Review (FS3 and EX3)

Haken Continuum in depth review, and what is the Matrix…?

The Haken Continuum Fingerboard is a combination of an extremely sensitive surface and and powerful and complex synthesizer, tailor made to take advance of its expressive sensors. The Continuum has been refined over the past few decades by Lippold Haken, … Continue reading Haken Continuum in depth review, and what is the Matrix…?