Markus Fuller got his hands on a rare vintage Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer drum machine. So he decided to open it up and look the rare beast’s guts. He notes, “No fix and no important info, just a quick look around.
Musikmesse 2016: Pioneer DJ has announced their first sampler – the TORAIZ SP-16 sampler with Dave Smith Instruments analog filters. The sampler features an touch screen and layout, 16 sampler engines, analog filters based on Dave Smith Instruments Prophet-6 synthesizer and quantize via Pro DJ Link.
At Superbooth 2016, we talked with DinSync’s Paul Barker, who’s best known for creating acid-inspired gear and the RE-303, and got a preview of his modules in action. At Superbooth, Barker introduced a new module, the Wildcard, and gave us an overview of some upcoming x0x-inspired DIY kits.
Musikmesse 2016: Korg has introduced the Pa4X ORIENTAL Professional Arranger keyboard – a new synth that features Arabic, Persian, Turkish sounds and more. Here’s the official video intro:
At Superbooth 16, Soundmachines introduced the MODULÖR114 Eurorack analog modular synthesizer. The MODULÖR114 is designed to be a complete entryway to the Eurorack modular world, combining a big assortment of modules, digital fx and advanced connectivity. We talked with creator Davide Mancini, who not only gave us an in-depth look at the new Eurorack synth, but he… Read More The MODULÖR114 Is ‘A Complete Entryway To Eurorack’
Musikmesse 2016: Swedish synth-maker Nord has announced two new modeling percussion synthesizers in advance of Musikmesse this week. The new Nord Drum 3 and “super compact” Nord Drum 3P build on the capabilities of the Nord Drum 2. New features include Reverb and Delay effects, a simplified sound selection mode and new Sound Banks for quickly creating custom… Read More Nord Introduces Drum 3, Drum 3P At Musikmesse 2016
Synth and sound designer Taiho Yamada has published an sampler of the sounds he created for the new Dave Smith Instruments OB-6: “In February, I completed a set of patches for the Dave Smith Instruments OB-6, and I’m happy to report that quite a few of them made it into the factory preset banks. I’m… Read More Taiho Yamada Demos Patch Set for Dave Smith Instruments OB-6
OK Go and synth maker Korg recently announced that they are co-hosting a YouTube music competition, in which they invite musicians to “show their playful and tech-savvy side ” in the creation of an original musical composition, using any Korg product.
Audiority has introduced Polaris – a new echo/reverb plugin, inspired by early hardware digital reverbs of the late 1970s. Here’s what they have to say about it:
At Superbooth 16, Curetronic introduced three new large-format modules. The new modules include the Quad Probability Module, Quad Decay and a Quad LFO:
