Moog Spectravox – detailed overview, and How Vocoders Work
Moog’s Spectravox was Moogfest 2019’s Engineering Workshop synth. It’s not available commercially, at least not yet. The only way to get one is to have built it at the workshop
Tutorials
Create Brian Eno style generative music: 20 ideas and tools for Ableton, Eurorack, DAWless and VCV
“Generative Music” is a term coined by Brian Eno to describe music that is always different and changing, generated by a system but led by creative guidelines, rather than typical
Arturia MicroFreak Review and Massive Tutorial, including all 12 sound engines
If you’ve seen my Eurorack videos, Plaits from Mutable Instruments is in many of them. It’s a very flexible module with 16 different sound engines and three control knobs for
Loopop Review: What is BUZZZY?
Buzzzy is a Kickstarter Synth that has quite a few interesting traits in a tiny little package: it’s a 4 part multi timbral, stereo, digital MIDI module with up to
Make Noise Morphagene Tutorial: 20 ways to use it (includes firmware v155)
Morphagene from Make Noise may seem like a simple module, but there’s a lot going on beneath the surface. This video walks through 20 tips and ideas for using Morphagene,
Eurorack trick: 2 ways to use a sampler as a CV mod source
This video looks at two cool uses for Eurorack samplers as custom and rhythmic CV modulators rather than just for audio playback. Typically, LFOs and multi stage envelopes are what you’d use
USB & MIDI: Everything you need to know to get it right (USB MIDI Host vs Interface explained)
I keep seeing a lot of confusion online about what it takes to connect a USB based MIDI controller to synths or grooveboxes, with some people recommending the wrong gear
Sampler trick: how to create multi length phasing “tape loops” (shown on Digitakt and Model:Samples)
This video explains a neat little sampler trick that lets you create music by *ignoring* a sampler’s sequencer: In the early 60’s groundbreaking composer Steve Reich pioneered the technique of
Model Samples vs. Digitakt + 10 performance tips/hacks
Here it is! A full, detailed review of Elektron’s new Model:Samples, and a feature by feature comparison to Digitakt, which is the question I believe most people interested have on
Dataline’s tips and tricks for live electronic music performance (shown on Elektron Model Samples)
Cenk Sayınlı (AKA “Mr. Dataline”) has a day job at Elektron, but he’s also a live electronic music performance master. The speed and skill with which he plays is phenominal.