With plenty of upgrades and 8 years after it was released, is the Octatrack still worth it? This review attempts to find out, in light of a few other instruments that have come since then. It’s split up into two … Continue reading Review: Octatrack at year 8 – Is it still worth it?
I recently uploaded a video where I used both ends of a Stackcable (split cables made by Tiptop Audio) as a three way splitter, and I got a few comments from people who didn’t know that was possible. One thing … Continue reading Time to split: 4 ways to get more out of Stackcables from Tiptop Audio
This video is a follow up to my original “14 0-Coast Hacks” video, and looks at what 0-Coast can do with a little help from a few friends. Pairings explored are: MIDI and CV controllers, preferably with built in sequencers … Continue reading Make Noise 0-Coast and Friends: 10 pairing ideas worth considering
This video provides an intro to 0-Coast as well as 14 hacks/ideas/tips/things it can do that you may not be aware of. In a nutshell… here they are: Even though to 0-Coast is a one-oscillator synth, its AD slope can … Continue reading Hacking Make Noise 0-Coast: 14 things you may not know it could do
Many synths are mono-timbral, meaning they’re designed to play only one kind of sound at a time. Whether they’re polyphonic or monophonic, and no matter how many parameters and knobs you tweak, the end result is a sound, or timbre, that plays … Continue reading Synth hack: How to make your synth bi-timbral – shown using Peak from Novation
Peak from Novation is an 8-voice hybrid synth – with digital FPGA based oscillators, an analog filter, drive and distortion, and digital effects – and it just got a pretty big firmware update with interesting new features. This video gives a brief overview of Peak … Continue reading Novation Peak 1.2: Tutorial and 10 patch ideas
Pigments from Arturia is a new software synth that is their own original creation, rather than an emulation of a vintage synth. Is it the best sounding synth ever? I think it sounds pretty good but I’ll leave that decision … Continue reading Arturia Pigments: 5 ways it will help you learn synthesis
Yamaha’s MODX is the less expensive, more portable version of their flagship Montage synth. It has the same exact synth engine as its bigger brother – but at a price which makes it a very interesting player in today’s synth … Continue reading Yamaha MODX Review: Everything you need to know
The ContinuuMini is a new portable synthesizer and smaller brother to one of the most unique instruments I’ve ever played – the Continuum, also from Haken Audio. There are two things that make the Continuums special – their extremely sensitive … Continue reading Loopop exclusive: ContinuuMini review and tutorial
Semi modular synths are becoming increasingly popular, so much so that it almost feels like if your synth doesn’t have a patch bay, you might be missing out on something, like interesting sequencers such as Rene 2 or Ornament and … Continue reading MIDI to CV and back: Can your “regular” synth become semi-modular?