Junkie XL (Tom Holkenborg) has successfully made the transition from producing electronic dance music to scoring films, like the blockbuster Mad Max Fury Road & Johnny Depp film Black Mass. In this video, Holkenborg shares some of the synth secrets of his soundtrack for Deadpool:
Can the Dave Smith Instruments OB-6 do classical Oberheim sounds? That’s the question that synthesist Peter M Mahr explores with a series of audio demos of the new synth:
Korg has updated iDS-10 to version 2.0, adding iPad support, Audio Export and more. Here’s what’s new in Korg iDS-10 2.0:
Korg has updated Gadget for iOS to version 2.0, making it Universal (iPhone, iPad & iPad Pro), adding support for iCloud synchronization between your devices; adding insert effects; support for Korg’s wireless controllers and more. KORG Gadget offers a collection of more than 20 different synthesizers and drum machine virtual instruments called “Gadgets “.
In this video, Sonic State’s Nick Batt shares three tips for the new Korg Minilogue:
This video, via Mark Steiner, documents and demos three Korg Volca Beats snare mods.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYmY2tBYins The trailer for the upcoming film High-Rise, based on a novel by JG Ballard, makes notable use of the music of Tangerine Dream.
This video, via SynthMania, demos making an 80’s disco groove.
The Stereoping Synth Controller is a custom hardware MIDI controller, designed to bring knob editing to synths with cryptic menu-heavy interfaces. This video demos the Stereoping Synth Controller Alphaj edition, for the Roland Alpha Juno series. Models for many other synths are also available.
Sunday Synth Jam: This video captures a live looping + sampling + cello + vocal + broken glass performance, Indiana Teenagers, by Spearfisher, featuring Cicely Parnas.
