Category: Electronic Music & Recording Gear

Syntorial Puts Virtual Synthesizer Into Synthesis Training Program

Developer Joe Hanley has launched a KickStarter campaign for Syntorial – an interactive training program designed to help musicians program synth sounds faster and easier. Handley says that Syntorial differs from other synth tutorials in two important ways: It’s software. The current offerings of synth tutorials are either books, videos, articles or websites. While they can only present information,… Read More Syntorial Puts Virtual Synthesizer Into Synthesis Training Program

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New Korg Krome Workstation Priced Starting At $999

Korg earlier in the week introduced the Krome keyboard line – a new family of workstation keyboards. The response here and at the Korg Facebook page was mixed. Some readers were hoping that Korg’s ‘major announcement’ would be a new analog synth, while others were disappointed by what they saw as another “generic, overpriced workstation… Read More New Korg Krome Workstation Priced Starting At $999

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Jeffrey’s Father Had A Lot Of Trouble Getting Him Back Home

Synthesist Michel van Osenbruggen (aka Synth.nl), tells a great story at his site about meeting a precocious young man named Jeffrey, who’s really into synths: Just before I went on holiday, I had a visitor over in my studio. In the picture, you see ‘Keyboard Jeff’ aka ‘Synthex’ because of his love of the Elka. Jeffrey is… Read More Jeffrey’s Father Had A Lot Of Trouble Getting Him Back Home

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Raspberry Pi MS Synth Takes Over Korg MS20 Controller

Peter Kirn of CDM posted today about this awesome Frankensynth DIY project, the Raspberry Pi MS Synth: What’s better than waiting for someone to make something, though? Making it yourself. Friend of the site Marc Resibois hooks up the KORG-manufactured MS-20 Legacy Collection USB Controller, a short-lived but fantastic hardware accessory for the company’s plug-ins,… Read More Raspberry Pi MS Synth Takes Over Korg MS20 Controller

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