Our coverage of the Yamaha Montage synthesizer introduction generated a lot of questions from readers about FM-X – the company’s ‘modern, pure Frequency Modulation synthesis’ engine. So, we talked with Yamaha product specialist Blake Angelos, right, to find out more. “Although it’s is based on the same type of synthesis as the DX-7,” said Angelos, “It is very… Read More Yamaha FM-X Synthesis: Way More Powerful Than A DX-7
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/154118990] This video, via synthesist Sally Sparks, documents her custom patches for the new Korg Minilogue analog synthesizer.
At the 2016 NAMM Show, Modal Electronics introduced 4 new Modal Eurorack modules, a new rack-mount synth and more. In the video above, product specialist Luca Mucci gives an overview and demo of the new modules.
Developer Jan Ostman let us know about a new 8-bit synthesizer project that he’s created, Minimo. “I got very inspired by the Roland A-01 with it’s 8-bit synth,” notes Ostman. Here’s a short video preview:
2016 NAMM Show: At the Winter NAMM Show, Jordan Lake gave us an update on his custom wood keyboard cases.
At the 2016 NAMM Show, M-Audio announced the Accent Digital Piano and the Accent Module for MIDI controllers.
This video, via Flux, offers a hands-on demo of how to mod an Arturia MiniBrute or MicroBrute.
In his latest teardown video, Markus Fuller takes a look inside the new Korg Minilogue analog polyphonic synthesizer.
At the 2016 NAMM Show, Roland product specialist Ed Diaz gave us an overview of their Juno DS61 & Juno DS88 synthesizers.
2016 NAMM Show: Roland shared this series of video demos that take a look at getting started with the new A-01 MIDI controller and 8-bit synthesizer. The A-01 is one of the more surprising introductions at this year’s NAMM Show, because it offers a unique sound and a quirky collection of capabilities:
