Perkons from Erica Synths is a hybrid analog and digital, four-voice drum synth (and also a drone synth), that takes hands-on controls to the extreme – giving you per voice tone and sequencing control. It’s more expensive and more focused … Continue reading PERKONS HD-01 Review – Did Erica Synths bottle up thunder in drum synth? Detailed tutorial here
In this video I take a look at the new auto-sampling capabilities added as a free upgrade to Maschine+ and the Maschine software, with quite a few tips and ideas on how to use them well. Auto-sampling is a technique … Continue reading The New Maschine 2.15 Auto Sampler // Bonus Korg 700FS multisamples // Tutorial & tips
The new SP-404 MK2 is a substantial upgrade to the classic SP-404, with major improvements on almost every front, including a high-resolution screen, four more pads per bank, more voices, more effects, RGB & velocity sensitive pads, internal storage and … Continue reading ROLAND SP-404 MK2 Review – 9 tips & ideas to make the most of it – Tutorial for the SP-404 MKII
Finally an excuse to make a track, get a taste of unreleased synths, and maybe win one of a few amazing prizes! Get all the details here: TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 0:40 Prizes! 2:15 Pack content 2:50 Decent Sampler 3:55 Splits … Continue reading MEGA CONTEST: Make a track with the best unreleased synths of Superbooth 2021
Norns from Monome is a small sound computer that can run different apps, or scripts designed to respond to MIDI or process incoming audio, and in many cases generate something completely new on its own. It can be a generative … Continue reading monome norns review – community soul in a music computer – 10 scripts explored
SOMA Labs are known for making non-traditional instruments, and Cosmos is no different. Unlike regular loopers, Cosmos records multiple loops at the same time, in stereo – each at a slightly different length. The offset playback of loops quickly results … Continue reading Soma Labs COSMOS Review, tutorial and 8 performance tips and ideas
Modwave from Korg is the third synth in this form factor, this time with a focus on wavetable synthesis, but it can also play samples from a built in 2GB library. Aside from that it also has a unique take … Continue reading KORG MODWAVE Review, tutorial and comparison to Wavestate
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
In this video I look at the magical timbral world of Additive Synthesis with a few practical examples using additive synths and synths that have an additive component, including Alchemy, Pigments 3, Loom II, Razor and Polyphylla: TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro … Continue reading Additive Synthesis Magical Mystery Tour – Pigments 3, Razor, Loom & Alchemy Resynthesis Tutorial