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Category Archives: Electronic Music & Recording Gear
The Roland JP-8000 Synthesizer
Here’s a demo video of the Roland JP-8000, via stuthomson, who notes that the sounds heard in this demo are custom patches, with no external effects. Continue reading
Inside The New Korg MS-20 Mini
This video, via phono1337, takes a look inside the new Korg MS-20 Mini keyboard synthesizer: Continue reading
Expert Sleepers Intros Max/MSP External Objects
Expert Sleepers has announced their first Max/MSP externals.
These native Max objects support the ES-4, ES-5 and ESX-4CV modules, so it is no longer necessary to use the Silent Way plug-ins to drive these modules from Max. Continue reading
The Roland Juno-6 VCF
Marc Doty is back with another video in his series on the vintage Roland Juno-6 synthesizer. Continue reading
xMod Adds AudioBus, CoreMIDI & Background Audio
Developer Mark Carlotto has updated xMod, an FM synthesizer for iPad, adding AudioBus support, CoreMIDI, background audio and more.
Here’s what’s new in xMod 1.3:
- Better sound quality and effects!
- Audiobus compatible
- Core MIDI compatible – Sends AND receives MIDI including program (sound patch) information
- Now runs in background mode
- Fixed file management – can now delete files within app.
The xMod sound engine is a polyphonic triple-oscillator cross-modulated FM synthesizer. According to Carlotto, ‘the complexity of programming FM synthesizers is solved in xMod.”
xMod is available for US $4.99 in the App Store.

