Category: Drum Machines & Groove Boxes

What’s Roger Linn’s Coolest ‘Vaporware’ Gear Design?

Saturday Synth Porn: Pioneering electronic instrument designer Roger Linn this week released a collection of renderings for instrument designs that never made it into production. Above, Linn’s LinnDrum controller – a drum-oriented control surface for use with computers. While these designs, for various reasons, never made it into production, Linn’s rejected designs manage to be cooler than most… Read More What’s Roger Linn’s Coolest ‘Vaporware’ Gear Design?

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Korg Rebates On Kronos, Wavedrum Mini, Kaoss Pad Quad & Monotribe

Korg USA has announced a fall rebate promotion,  “Rake in the Rebates.” Rebates are available on the following products: Kronos Music Workstation (excludes Kronos X) – $200 rebate Wavedrum Mini Portable Percussion Synthesizer – $75 rebate Kaoss Pad Quad Dynamic Effects Processor – $50 rebate Monotribe Analog Ribbon Station – Buy Monotribe, Get Monotron Free The… Read More Korg Rebates On Kronos, Wavedrum Mini, Kaoss Pad Quad & Monotribe

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Chromeo Studio Tour

This video captures a studio tour with Canadian duo Chromeo (Patrick Gemayel and David Macklovitch). They talk some pretty serious geek, show off their great collection of vintage and recent gear and demonstrate how they use it in their work. via reader Stephen Langer

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Happy 808 Day!

Happy 808 Day! Why is the 808 a classic? A few reasons include: a great collection of analog synthesized drum sounds, individual outputs, easy programming and knobby tweakability.

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