Review: AKAI MPC KEY 37 vs other MPCs, Force; How it competes as a synth and workstation
MPC Key 37 is the latest hardware version of Akai’s MPC platform – which there are now quite a few of. In this video, I take a look at what […]
YAMAHA SEQTRAK: 30 advanced tips and 5 things to know before you buy – Review & Tutorial
SEQTRAK is Yamaha’s return back to the portable groovebox market – it’s got plenty of buttons and hands-on controls, it’s loaded with internal sounds and synths and it can sample
MicroKORG 2 vs the original: Here’s a preview of what’s new
microKORG 2 is Korg’s sequel to what is allegedly the best-selling synth of all time. It’s got a totally new sound engine, hi-res screen, a new interface, but they remained
KingKORG NEO Review: Retro character returns in a new compact form
KingKORG NEO is a 3-octave version of the original King Korg, in a more compact form factor. Other than a few differences which I discuss in the video, it has
201 Pocket Piano: a minimalist synth that’s infinitely tweakable – Review & tutorial
201 Pocket Piano from Critter and Guitari is a two-in-one bundle of polar opposites. On the one hand, it’s a small synth with a minimal set of controls and no
Yamaha Montage M Review, What’s new, Poly AT keybed & AN-X explored // M6/M7/M8x Tutorial
Montage M is Yamaha’s latest flagship synth: It builds on the existing popular Montage platform and adds significantly enhanced hands-on controls with new encoders and an extra parameter display, a
Korg Kaoss Replay Review: Pros & cons vs the competition (SP404 MK2, MPC, Blackbox)
Korg’s Kaoss Replay takes inspiration from the XY-pad-centric interface of their old Kaoss products, but is really it’s own thing. It has 16 velocity-sensitive pads; it can sample, resample and
Korg KeyStage Review: MIDI 2.0 finally works – let’s see what it can do
KeyStage from Korg is the first keyboard I’ve seen that actually seems to have a working implementation of MIDI 2.0’s capability of automatically mapping synth parameters on a controller. It
Korg DRUMLOGUE Review and Tutorial: Top Pros & Cons and All 64 Factory Patterns
Drumlogue is a hybrid drum machine with four analog tracks, six sample based tracks, and another digital synth track – which, with an open SDK has the potential to expand
PERKONS HD-01 Review – Did Erica Synths bottle up thunder in drum synth? Detailed tutorial here
Perkons from Erica Synths is a hybrid analog and digital, four-voice drum synth (and also a drone synth), that takes hands-on controls to the extreme – giving you per voice