Review: Octatrack at year 8 – Is it still worth it?
With plenty of upgrades and 8 years after it was released, is the Octatrack still worth it? This review attempts to find out, in light of a few other instruments […]
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Arturia Pigments: 5 ways it will help you learn synthesis
Pigments from Arturia is a new software synth that is their own original creation, rather than an emulation of a vintage synth. Is it the best sounding synth ever? I
Yamaha MODX Review: Everything you need to know
Yamaha’s MODX is the less expensive, more portable version of their flagship Montage synth. It has the same exact synth engine as its bigger brother – but at a price
Loopop exclusive: ContinuuMini review and tutorial
The ContinuuMini is a new portable synthesizer and smaller brother to one of the most unique instruments I’ve ever played – the Continuum, also from Haken Audio. There are two
Arturia KeyLab MK2 vs KeyLab Essential: Is it worth the price difference?
Arturia’s KeyLab Essential and the new KeyLab MK2 look quite similar but the premium MK2 version costs about two and a half times more than Keylab Essential. Let’s take a
Novation SL MK3 Review: Is it a game-changing controller?
Novation’s SL MkIII is a big departure from versions one and two that came before it, and most other MIDI keyboards on the market, because it’s not just a DAW
Make Noise RENE 2 Review: Eurorack’s top sequencer gets a major redesign
Make Noise have just released the new version of Rene – an update to the original Rene from 2009, which, according to Modular Grid, is the most popular Eurorack sequencer
Double Synth Review: Bastl SoftPop and Gecho Loopsynth – two odd travel companions
I’ve been traveling this week – to Knobcon in Chicago – and took two very odd travel companions on the road with me – Bastl’s SoftPop and Gecho’s Loopsynth. They’re
MIKRO MK3 vs MASCHINE MK3 vs MIKRO MK2: What is it and how it compares
Native Instruments just released MASCHINE MIKRO MK3 – the new entry level hardware controller for MASCHINE – its hardware-software beatmaking/groovebox platform, and two immediate questions come to mind – how
Review: Medusa by PolyEnd and Dreadbox, and its grid explained
Medusa is an innovative new synth, the result of a collaboration between Dreadbox and PolyEnd. The core of what’s new with Medusa is the GRID – a multi-mode expressive interface