Roland TR-8S Version 2: Review and 10 performance tips
Roland’s TR-8S is 80’s nostalgia in product form… it was released two years ago and combines virtual analog models of Roland’s classic drum machines, including the 808, 909 and 606, […]
Reviews
Irijule TheoryBoard Review: Can it help you write chord progressions and melodies?
Theoryboard from Irijule is a MIDI controller built to give you easy access to multiple musical scales and is designed to help you write chord progressions, melodies, and bass lines.
Dreadbox TYPHON Review, Tutorial and 9 Patch Ideas
TYPHON is a two-oscillator, single filter analog monosynth from Dreadbox, with digital effects from SineVibes – and it does quite a few things in an original way, both in terms
Waldorf IRIDIUM Review and full tutorial (applicable to Quantum too)
Iridium from Waldorf is a 16 voice, polyphonic, bi-timbral, stereo, digital hardware synth. It’s the desktop version of Quantum, and it trades in Quantum’s analog filters for a lower price
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
LAUNCHKEY MK3 Review and Tutorial // 25,37 vs 49,61 // Generative Arpeggiator explained
Novation just announced a refresh of their LaunchKey MIDI and DAW controllers. The big news in these, is that like the new MK3 LaunchPads and Launchkey Mini MK3, they can
REmindER Review – Stereo and Quadraphonic Rhythmic Delay by Enjoy Electronics
REmindER from Enjoy Electronics is a desktop effects processor focused on creating rhythmic effects using delays. It can take a simple pattern and evolve it into an elaborate rhythm using
TORSO T-1 – Generative sequencer review and tutorial
T-1 from Torso Electronics is an algorithmic, or generative sequencer that does things very differently from other sequencers. T-1 combines notes you enter with rhythmic and melodic rules that are
SYNTRX: review and sound design tutorial – EMS Synthi reimagined by Erica Synths
SYNTRX from Erica Synths is inspired by the interface of the legendary EMS Synthi AKS, a modular synth with a pin matrix designed to overcome the hassle of patch cables.
When two become one: DISTING EX by Expert Sleepers – Review, tutorial and comparison to DISTING MK4
Disting MK4 is one of Eurorack’s most popular modules, and now, two of them have been fused together and improved in the form of Disting EX: a module from Expert