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Take a look at the new Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms System 201 Modular Synthesizer: Wow, there’s a lot going on there, isn’t there? I must admit, I’m curious about that strange looking keyboard. This has clearly not been designed for traditional…
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At NAMM 2016, Waldorf announced their new Eurorack Pack, as shown in the following video: So, last year, Waldorf released: The nw1 Wavetable Module Now, Waldorf are planning to release three new modules to accompany it, along with a controller…
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For fans of classic 80s synth sounds, you may be interested in the new Dave Smith Instruments OB-6: This synth was actually designed by Tom Oberheim and Dave Smith and is part of a modern wave of new analog synthesizers…
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For people who are fans of the fun little musical boxes in Korg’s Volca range, you might be interested in the Korg Volca FM: Whereas the previous instruments in the Volca range were focussed on analogue synthesis and sampling, the…
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As you may or may not know, Arturia have previously created the MiniBrute and MicroBrute analogue synthesizers, designed for producing some pretty raw and aggressive synth sounds. Now they are coming out with the MatrixBrute: It looks awesome, doesn’t it? The…
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So, Yamaha has just released a new synthesizer, the Montage: As you can hear, it’s capable of producing some really crazy sounds. One thing that really caught my attention is the Super Knob. This enables you to control multiple parameters…
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Have you seen the new BioTek software synth from Tracktion? It take samples from urban, natural and mechanical environments, and combines them with an advanced synthesis engine. The samples are newly recorded around the Seatle area by composer and engineer Mike…
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Who likes analog synths? Who likes exciting new musical instruments? If you answered “yes” to both those questions, take a look at Korg’s new synthesizer, the Minilogue: What I love about this new breed of analog synths is that you…
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I have recently started experimenting more with the control knobs on my Akai MPK Mini MKII MIDI keyboard controller. It’s a great way to control the synth parameters in Propellerhead Reason 8. I decided to have a real go at…
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Have you seen the new instrument from ROLI, the Seaboard Rise 49? It is the latest instrument in ROLI’s Seaboard range, which they claim is “the future of the keyboard”. The concept behind it is that it is based on…
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