Reader and Experimental Synth guru Chris Stack sent word of this unique synth jam, which combines modular synthesis & Moog Lap Steel Guitar: Moog Lap Steel pioneer Billy Cardine carves out a unique sonic landscape with the Lap Steel, analog and digital effects (Moogerfoogers, Eventide reverb) and cutting-edge modular synthesis gear (the MakeNoise René cartesian… Read More Moog Lap Steel + Modular Synthesis
Remember when Epic Synth, a new iPad synthesizer, was released and we ranted that an epic synth needs an epic demo? A lot of readers agreed. Since then, though, we’ve found out that, not only is developer Jean-Pierre Martineau listening and responding to Synthtopia readers – but reader Tim Webb, aka discchord, has responded by… Read More Epic Synth For iPad Review
This is a video review, via Dischord, of VirSyn Addictive Synth – a new iPad software synthesizer: The depth of this synthesizer is both taunting and inviting. With so many morph and modulation options there is a lot of fun to be had. The bottom line? Addictive Synth is addictive as advertised. Addictive Synth is $5.99 in… Read More Addictive Synth For iPad Review
OS X Lion – the latest super whiz-bang update to Apple’s computer operating system – is out, and you were probably starting to wonder if the apple-philes at Synthtopia were going to have some fawning post telling you how awesome it is, so you could post some clever, slightly bitchy comment. Well – no such… Read More Don’t Upgrade Your Music Computer To OS X Lion – Or Kitties Will Suffer
Free Music Software: AfroDJMac is back with another free Rack for Ableton Live. This week, he’s got a new synth that was made with explosives, AfroDJMac FirecRACKer Synth: Fireworks create beautiful visuals, and this week they make a cool synth. I recorded the sounds of Fourth of July fireworks here in New York, and put… Read More New Synth Made With Explosives!
Free Music Friday: Synthtopia reader Martin Herron sends word of his new downtempo/glitch album, Headcleaner, which has been released as a free net release: IDMf netlabel has just released my first album, Headcleaner. It’s a collection of experimental, ambient, glitchy melodic IDM, in the vein of Plaid, Autechre, etc. You can preview and download the… Read More Free Album Download – Morpion’s Headcleaner
Free Music Software: New York electronic musician AfroDJMac sends word of another free live rack – the 16th in his weekly series of free racks: I hope all is well and this day finds you deep within the comfort of Summer living. I’m giving away a lot of my secrets this week! I am showing the… Read More Free Drum Rack For Ableton Live
Morten Berthelsen sent word about Small Mechanics, a free sample pack featuring 100 mechanical sounds recorded from various hardware and machines: Small mechanics is my next free samplepack containing 100 mechanical samples. This pack was recorded with a Zoom H1 handheld recorder and contains 50 samples of switches and buttons from all sorts of appliances, tools and… Read More 100 Free Mechanical Samples By ToneScape
Reader Andre Redert sends word of Cylon Voice – an iOS app that is designed to do one thing – turn your voice into a Cylon’s: As fans of the 70’s Battlestar Galactica Cylons, we put all our effort into creating the app “Cylon Voice” for iPhone/iPad. It emulates the analog vintage vocoders (EMS) that were… Read More New Vocoder App Turns Your Voice Into A Cylon’s
Saturday Synth Porn: If there’s a King or Queen of Synths – the Yamaha CS-80 would probably be it. New York vintage synth specialists The Analog Lab had this monster synth beast in for repair and shot some video that highlights not only why the CS-80 is such a capable synth, but also why it’s… Read More Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer
