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Deals of the Week: Bargains from Moog, Roland and Erica Synths!
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (619+ words) Deals of the Week: Bargains from Moog, Roland and Erica Synths! " Source: Roland, Erica Synths, Moog Don't miss these deals of the week and save on the inspiring Moog Messenger, the legendary Roland SP-404 MKII sampler, and the awesome Erica…...
Catalinbread CB Paint: 80s Reverb in a Pedal
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (823+ words) Catalinbread CB Paint: 80s Reverb in a Pedal " Source: Catalinbread Catalinbread has announced the release of CB Paint, a compact stompbox designed to capture the "digital-but-musical" soul of the Alesis Microverb. The "80s classic reverb is now available as a stompbox. Let…...
The Economics of Sound: What It Really Costs to Make a Record Today
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (1313+ words) The Economics of Sound: What It Really Costs to Make a Record Today " Source: Rupert Neve Designs We discuss the economics of sound, a topic that covers some of the different aspects of record-making in today's digital landscape and the…...
TAL-J8X Salutes a Classic from 1985!
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (824+ words) TAL-J8X " Source: TAL Software TAL brings us another chapter in Roland's analogue synth swan song from the mid-80s, before everything went digital for a while. Does TAL-J8X do the JX-8P justice? As the DX7 blazed a trail throughout the middle of the…...
Lupine Instruments AP-1: An Acoustic Drum Machine?!
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (842+ words) Lupine Instruments AP-1 " Source: Lupine Instruments Looking for a different kind of drum machine? Lupine Instruments AP-1 is a new programmable rhythm machine, one that strikes acoustic percussion with a mallet or drumstick. When Kraftwerk sang, "We are the robots,…...
Two Notes Torpedo Captor X Plus: The Ultimate Load Box and Attenuator?
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (923+ words) Two Notes Torpedo Captor X Plus: The Ultimate Loadbox and Attenuator? " Source: Two Notes Six years after the Torpedo Captor X, Two Notes has released the Torpedo Captor X Plus, which takes the concept of the attenuator to the next…...
JHS Coyote Octave Fuzz: Rare Circuit Reimagined
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (878+ words) JHS Coyote Octave Fuzz: Rare Circuit Reimagined " Source: JHS Pedals The new Coyote Octave Fuzz from JHS Pedals is their second fuzz effect this year, following the Double Dragon octave. This one is based on a rare design by Glenn…...
INTERSECT, Sirial, Spectrus: Free Plugins of the Week
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (872+ words) INTERSECT, Sirial, Spectrus: Free Plugins of the Week " Source: tucktuckg00se, Tiagolr, Morphulus INTERSECT is a free sample slicer instrument that lets you reshuffle loops and samples in the blink of an eye! Check it out in this week's roundup of the…...
Synth Emulations: Running Synthesizers in Your Computer
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1269+ words) Synth Emulations " Source: Sojus Records / Adam Douglas Did you know you can run actual classic synthesizers in your computer? And not just recreations, but the original operating system? Here are some synth emulations to try out. I love synthesizers. That's…...
Synth Effects: 5 of the Best Synthesizers With Built-In Effects
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1148+ words) Novation Summit " Source: Novation Transform your synthesis and sound design with synth effects. The effects sections in these five instruments can take your sounds into wild new territories. Are you ready for the ride? Ever since manufacturers started strapping analog…...