Metropolix from Intellijel is the follow up to their popular Metropolis sequencer. It takes the same core idea – a sequencer where not all the stages are the same duration – and expands on that in multiple different ways. Is … Continue reading Intellijel Metropolix Review and Full Tutorial
In this video I take an in-depth look at how the new Circuit Tracks from Novation compares to the original Circuit (and briefly the Circuit Rhythm which isn’t officially available as of the making of this video, so there’s not … Continue reading Circuit TRACKS vs Circuit OG: Review and full tutorial for Novation’s new groovebox
Verselab MV-1 from Roland may look like a groovebox but it has a more ambitious goal – to be an easy to use hardware replacement for your computer, audio interface and DAW software. It’s goal is to let you create … Continue reading DAW-less DAW? MV-1 VERSELAB Review and full song-making tutorial for Roland’s portable studio
The Elektron Analog Rytm MK2 is an 8 voice hybrid analog and digital drum machine, synth and sampler. It just got a new black look and a higher price, and with quite a few other drum synths and samplers having … Continue reading Elektron Analog RYTM MK2 Review and Tutorial
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?
Super 6 from UDO audio is a 12 voice hybrid synth, with analog filters and digital FPGA based oscillators – which are intended to provide the best of the analog and digital worlds – high frequency modulation like analog … Continue reading UDO Super 6 Full Review
Akai just added a new DrumSynth plugin for their entire MPC and Force product line, which is great news for people who don’t like to go through endless sample folders to get the sound their after. The question is as … Continue reading Akai MPC DRUMSYNTH Review, Pros and Cons
SQ-64 is a desktop sequencer from Korg, with three polyphonic melodic tracks and fourth drum track. It can sequence over MIDI and has plenty of CV outputs as well, for modular or semi modular gear. In this video I take … Continue reading KORG SQ-64 Review and full tutorial
OPSIX from Korg is a six operator digital synth designed for FM, phase modulation, subtractive synthesis, waveshaping and audio rate cross modulation, with up to 32 voices. In this video I explain how all those things work in opsix, including … Continue reading Korg OPSIX – review, tutorial and 10 patch ideas
Nautilus is a workstation keyboard that’s very similar to Kronos, Korg’s Flagship Workstation keyboard, but priced about a third less. In this video, I take a look at what was improved and what was removed, what its workflow is like, … Continue reading Korg NAUTILUS Review, Tutorial, and Comparison to KRONOS