16 Advanced Digitakt Ideas, Tips and Tricks
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 […]
Double Synth Review: Bastl SoftPop and Gecho Loopsynth – two odd travel companions
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
MIKRO MK3 vs MASCHINE MK3 vs MIKRO MK2: What is it and how it compares
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
4 Easy Setups for Quadraphonic Music Making: Ableton, Eurorack, VCV Rack and DAWless
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
Review: Medusa by PolyEnd and Dreadbox, and its grid explained
Medusa is an innovative new synth, the result of a collaboration between Dreadbox and PolyEnd. The core of what’s new with Medusa is the GRID – a multi-mode expressive interface
Analog morphing like a wave-table synth? Yes you can, and here’s how
Wavetable synths are a lot of fun but strictly digital. Is it possible to create one that’s completely analog, for analog waveforms and sounds? Well, I wouldn’t be asking if
Part 1: Quadraphonic Master Class with Suzanne Ciani
Suzanne Ciani is an electronic music pioneer, composer, sound designer responsible for iconic sounds in commercials and video games, AND not only a pioneer but someone who is still leading
Unlocking Grandmother’s Secrets: Review, ideas and tips for Moog’s latest semi modular synth
Grandmother is the latest semi-modular analog synth from Moog. There have been increasingly more and more semi modular synths released in recent years and the demand for rewiring synths and
1010Music SERIES 1 Eurorack Powerhouse: Review and sound test for Bitbox, Fxbox and Synthbox
A few years ago 1010Music released Bitbox – a simplified but extremely powerful Ableton-Live style sampler, slicer and clip launcher – by far the most advanced Eurorack sampler I’ve ever
Arturia DrumBrute Impact Comprehensive Review and Sound Test
REVIEW The DrumBrute Impact is new smaller and less expensive brother to Arturia’s DrumBrute. It’s an analog drum machine that packs a punch at an aggressively low price point for