Korg’s Kaoss Replay takes inspiration from the XY-pad-centric interface of their old Kaoss products, but is really it’s own thing. It has 16 velocity-sensitive pads; it can sample, resample and play back samples and whole songs, the Kaoss pad is … Continue reading Korg Kaoss Replay Review: Pros & cons vs the competition (SP404 MK2, MPC, Blackbox)
Perkons from Erica Synths is a hybrid analog and digital, four-voice drum synth (and also a drone synth), that takes hands-on controls to the extreme – giving you per voice tone and sequencing control. It’s more expensive and more focused … Continue reading PERKONS HD-01 Review – Did Erica Synths bottle up thunder in drum synth? Detailed tutorial here
Misha from Eventide is an entirely different and original way of performing and composing music, and is also a different kind of generative sequencer. With most instruments or controllers, pressing a key plays the same note every time. With Misha, … Continue reading Review: Eventide Misha – an entirely original improvisation and generative sequencing module
Juno-X from Roland takes the familiar interface of the classic Juno-106 and combines it with the sample and virtual analog capabilities of Roland’s ZEN-Core engine, as well as the scene and i-arp features introduced in the Jupiter X and Xm. … Continue reading Review: ROLAND JUNO X vs JUPITER X/Xm and other ZEN-Core synths – Advanced tutorial
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
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
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