Grandmother is the latest semi-modular analog synth from Moog. There have been increasingly more and more semi modular synths released in recent years and the demand for rewiring synths and interfacing them with other modular gear grows. In this clip … Continue reading Unlocking Grandmother’s Secrets: Review, ideas and tips for Moog’s latest semi modular synth
A few years ago 1010Music released Bitbox – a simplified but extremely powerful Ableton-Live style sampler, slicer and clip launcher – by far the most advanced Eurorack sampler I’ve ever seen. Where it gets a little confusing is that since … Continue reading 1010Music SERIES 1 Eurorack Powerhouse: Review and sound test for Bitbox, Fxbox and Synthbox
The MatrixBrute by Arturia is a massive synth with a hefty price tag – is it worth it? Well, that depends on what you want or need… but as far as synths go, this is one of the most advanced … Continue reading The 9 Synth Superpowers of MatrixBrute by Arturia
The Arturia Spark LE – or Sparkle has been around for quite some time, but I only came across it when I needed drum sounds for a clip I made a few weeks ago. I was scouring the web for … Continue reading Can a cheap drum machine be better? Arturia Sparkle reviewed
TRK-01 is a new synth and drum engine – or more precisely a kick and bass synthesis and sequencing plugin from Native Instruments. Though it can be used to produce a variety of non kick and bass sounds, its focus … Continue reading It’s all about the bass (and kick…): TRK-01 reviewed (Native Instruments)
The Subharmonicon is a lovely, interesting and different synth from Moog. Only around 100 were hand soldered and built at Moogfest’s 2018 Engineering Workshop, and there’s no information currently about whether it will be released commercially. Even though availability is … Continue reading Moog Subharmonicon Reviewed and Explained
In this video we get to know the people and process behind building Moog’s new Grandmother synth, as well as get a taste of what it sounds like. Like Moog’s Mother-32, Grandmother is a semimodular analog synthesizer. But Grandmother has … Continue reading Moog Grandmother sound test and factory tour
The open source music community is blooming with creative ideas – unique sequencers, synths, loopers and effects are being shared by many innovative creators – from well-known commercial contributors like Mutable Instruments and projects like Pure Data and SuperCollider, to … Continue reading Organelle just got 10x better, and so did open source music-making: Orac released
KORG just released their version of Gadget for Nintendo’s Switch gaming console. Gadget for iOS and Mac are powerful workstations for music production and performance. The big question is, how well does Gadget translate to the world of console gaming? … Continue reading Review: KORG Gadget for Nintendo Switch – before you buy
The Behringer Model D is a great analog synth – and by design it’s monophonic. However, if you’ve seen my channel before, you know I’m not going to let that stop me from trying to play more than one note … Continue reading How to “upgrade” your Behringer Model D to a duophonic synth