For the past two years, every time I discovered something non-obvious about Ableton Live I jotted it down, and the result is this clip and the accompanying tips to be added in the November edition of my book – available … Continue reading Don’t Panic! Ableton Live Explained in 37 minutes or less
This video is a comprehensive tutorial for Squarp’s Pyramid sequencer – one of the most feature packed sequencers out there. If you want a shorter review and comparison to Hermod, Squarp’s modular sequencer – here’s a link to it. This video … Continue reading Squarp Pyramid – Comprehensive Sequencer Tutorial
Arturia’s KeyLab Essential and the new KeyLab MK2 look quite similar but the premium MK2 version costs about two and a half times more than Keylab Essential. Let’s take a look at the real differences between them, the pros and … Continue reading Arturia KeyLab MK2 vs KeyLab Essential: Is it worth the price difference?
Have you ever hooked up a new piece of gear into your setup and suddenly heard a horrible noise you weren’t expecting? Or just had an unbearable noise find its way into your recording without you noticing in the heat … Continue reading 6 simple and cheap ways to fix hum, buzz and ground loop noise issues
Novation’s SL MkIII is a big departure from versions one and two that came before it, and most other MIDI keyboards on the market, because it’s not just a DAW and Hardware instrument controller, it’s also a standalone 8 track … Continue reading Novation SL MK3 Review: Is it a game-changing controller?
Make Noise have just released the new version of Rene – an update to the original Rene from 2009, which, according to Modular Grid, is the most popular Eurorack sequencer and one of the most popular eurorack modules overall. The … Continue reading Make Noise RENE 2 Review: Eurorack’s top sequencer gets a major redesign
Elektron describe the Digitakt as a “Drum Computer and Sampler”, but it can actually do much more. Not only is it a full blown subtractive synth, but due to its unique LFO destinations, it can be used for quite a … Continue reading 16 Advanced Digitakt Ideas, Tips and Tricks
I’ve been traveling this week – to Knobcon in Chicago – and took two very odd travel companions on the road with me – Bastl’s SoftPop and Gecho’s Loopsynth. They’re very different, but the thing they have in common, other … Continue reading Double Synth Review: Bastl SoftPop and Gecho Loopsynth – two odd travel companions
Native Instruments just released MASCHINE MIKRO MK3 – the new entry level hardware controller for MASCHINE – its hardware-software beatmaking/groovebox platform, and two immediate questions come to mind – how is it different from the MK2 version of MIKRO, and … Continue reading MIKRO MK3 vs MASCHINE MK3 vs MIKRO MK2: What is it and how it compares
If you create music, you’ve GOT to try doing it in quad. The experience of sitting in the middle of music you create while your sounds rotate around you is like none other. I’m hooked. In this video I walk … Continue reading 4 Easy Setups for Quadraphonic Music Making: Ableton, Eurorack, VCV Rack and DAWless