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Melbourne Instruments Roto-Control Motorized MIDI Controller Review

The Roto-Control features fully-assignable motorized touch-sensitive knobs, user definable haptics for detailed control, high-res screens that provide easy-to-read labels for every control, and internal memory with storage for over 8000 assignments.… Read More Melbourne Instruments Roto-Control Motorized MIDI Controller Review

April 19, 20255 Comments

New King Of VHS: VCR Synth Sounds Like You’re In The Middle Of An MTV Video From The ’80s

It’s based on samples from a collection of vintage synths that have been recorded with a VCR to VHS tape and then resampled.… Read More New King Of VHS: VCR Synth Sounds Like You’re In The Middle Of An MTV Video From The ’80s

April 18, 2025April 19, 20255 Comments

Samarkanda 1953 Resampling Delay Performance Station Hands-On Demo

The Xaoc Devices Samarkanda is a digital quad delay module, with extensive patching capabilities and a lot of flexibility for signal mangling.… Read More Samarkanda 1953 Resampling Delay Performance Station Hands-On Demo

April 16, 20252 Comments

Deceased Avant Garde Composer Making New Music Through ‘Revivification’ Of His Brain

Does recreating Lucier’s brain cells mean that he ‘lives on’ in a meaningful way, or has any authorship of the music created with this project?… Read More Deceased Avant Garde Composer Making New Music Through ‘Revivification’ Of His Brain

April 16, 2025April 16, 202520 Comments

Acustica Audio Intros Alice-9 Software Synth

Acustica Audio has introduced a new software synth, Alice-9, described as a “next-generation sample-based synthesizer.”… Read More Acustica Audio Intros Alice-9 Software Synth

April 15, 2025April 16, 20258 Comments

Berlin School Synth Jam With The SynthR10 Synthesizer

This Berlin School style synth jam features the new Synthr SynthR10 synthesizer.… Read More Berlin School Synth Jam With The SynthR10 Synthesizer

April 13, 20253 Comments

Behringer Wave Digital Synthesizer User Review

The latest video from gstormelectro offers a review of the Behringer Wave synthesizer. Video Summary: “Today I am giving a user review of the new Behringer Wave. My personal thoughts and opinions. I bought this synth with my own tax refund money. So nobody has input into what I’m posting here today. The Wave is… Read More Behringer Wave Digital Synthesizer User Review

April 13, 2025April 13, 202517 Comments

Octatrack Performance Mixer In-Depth Demo

If you’re an Octatrack owner, you’ll want to check this out.… Read More Octatrack Performance Mixer In-Depth Demo

April 12, 2025April 13, 20256 Comments

Squarp Instruments Hapax – The Best Sequencer Ever Made?

Is the Hapax the best sequencer ever made?… Read More Squarp Instruments Hapax – The Best Sequencer Ever Made?

April 11, 2025April 13, 202513 Comments

Teenage Engineering K.O. II Gets Major Update

The free update adds multiple new features, including resampling, song mode, increased polyphony and more.… Read More Teenage Engineering K.O. II Gets Major Update

April 10, 202523 Comments

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