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, […]
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
Review and tutorial: ATOM SQ and its innovative offset pads
A couple of weeks ago Presonus announced a new controller called ATOM SQ, and I was intrigued by its offset dual row design. Most multifunction grid pad controllers let you play piano
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
Transform your synth: 10 semi-modular pairing ideas shown with Moog Matriarch
A few simple pairings can drastically transform your semi-modular synth. In this video I explore 10 ideas to extend Moog’s Matriarch, many of which are applicable to other synths: TIMELINE:
Modular/Analog “RAM”? How to store generative melodies & rhythms using sample & hold and a sequential switch
The thing that makes modules like Turing Machine and Marbles unique isn’t just their ability to generate random sequences, but also their ability to freeze randomness once a compelling pattern
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