ONE is Moog’s only in-production polyphonic synth – it’s tri-timbral – meaning you can use its voices to play one of up to three completely different sounds at the same time, it’s an analog synth with either 8 to 16 … Continue reading MOOG ONE: Review and comprehensive tutorial
In this video I take a deep dive into DeepMind – it’s part review, part beginner’s tutorial, and also has a “tips and tricks” part, highlighting 10 little gems hidden in this synth that may not be obvious from a … Continue reading Behringer DeepMind Review, Tutorial and 10 hidden gems
Deluge just got a major new firmware update, but it has been updated so much since its initial release – here’s a full tutorial walking through every material feature and workflow, and there’s a timeline below: TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 0:50 … Continue reading DELUGE 3: Full tutorial and workflow walkthrough
This video covers two things – first, updates to Matriarch since my original review, and then second, to answer a question I got quite a lot after my review, which is what are the differences between the two? Is Matriarch … Continue reading Matriarch vs. Grandmother // New Features in Moog Matriarch
The MC-707 is a new groovebox from Roland, and it’s coming back in to the game quite strong, with a clip-launcher style workflow, powerful synth engine and time stretching looper. Here’s my detailed review, and there’s a timeline below. TIMELINE: … Continue reading Roland MC-707: Detailed Review
NTS-1 is a new standalone mini synth from Korg’s Nutekt DIY brand. It’s a small but powerful digital synth that’s based on the same programmable digital oscillator and effects engines that are in Korg’s bigger Minilogue XD and Prologue synths, … Continue reading KORG NUTEKT NTS-1: Full review – Here’s everything it can do
Here’s my full review of both the keyboard and desktop versions of ASM’s new Hydrasynth. They have the same synth virtual analog / fm / wavetable / wave shaping synth engine, and the keyboard version has both polyphonic aftertouch and … Continue reading Hydrasynth: Review and detailed tutorial
Here it is! Part 3 of my series on generative music making. My first video was about phased loops, inspired by Steve Reich (https://youtu.be/bFMP8MbmnL4), and the second was about a bunch of tools and techniques inspired by Brian Eno (https://youtu.be/_FpnxbALbLE). … Continue reading Generative Part 3 – MIDI Effects Chains – inspired by Ólafur Arnalds
A brief look at the controls of Mimeophon by Make Noise may make it seem like a simple stereo delay with a filter and reverb, but under the hood are a few features that make it a uniquely sounding and … Continue reading Make Noise Mimeophon // Review & Time Travel Tutorial
Critter and Guitari just released the Organelle M – an updated, more portable and powerful version of the original Organelle. This comes shortly after the release of Orac 2 by Mark Harris, an open source platform designed to let you easily … Continue reading Organelle M, Orac 2, and a comparison to Organelle 1 (Review and tutorial)