OXI ONE is a new grid-based sequencer that’s part of an IndieGoGo campaign that has just launched. It’s competing in an increasingly crowded market of desktop sequencers that can also control modular gear. In this video, I take a look … Continue reading Review: OXI ONE Sequencer – Is it worth it? Generative features explained
UNO Synth Pro – both the desktop and keyboard versions – are the next step in IK Multimedia’s hardware synth lineup. The synth guts in both are identical – three analog oscillators playable paraphonically, two analog filters, analog drive, and … Continue reading UNO SYNTH PRO Review and tutorial – Pros and cons for IK Multimedia’s new synth
Mono from Norand may look like yet another 303-style mono synth, but actually, it has one of the most innovative modulation capabilities and user interfaces I’ve ever seen in a hardware synth. It has an analog signal path with two … Continue reading NORAND MONO Review – Why it’s a breakthrough synth
Ground Control is a eurorack sequencer by Endorphines – throwing their hat in the ring for master brain of your setup. It has three mono melodic tracks and another 8 lane drum sequencer track. It has an Ableton Live-style grid … Continue reading Endorphines GROUND CONTROL Review and Tutorial – Eurorack Sequencer and Arpeggiator
My last album was mastered professionally and I was happy with the results, but for this one, I wanted to take a look at a few DIY options to try and personalize things a little bit more. In this video … Continue reading DIY AI Mastering Shootout: Soothe 2 vs Gullfoss vs Intensity by Zynaptiq, along with Magnetismus 2
Deckard’s Dream MK2 from Black Corporation is an 8-voice analog polyphonic desktop synth inspired by the legendary Yamaha CS-80 – which in turn was used, among other, by Vangelis on the soundtrack of BladeRunner. In this video I take a … Continue reading Deckard’s Dream MK2: Is it a Yamaha CS-80 replicant? Full tutorial and review
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