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Trump Tariffs, Inflation Drive LinnStrument Price Increases

Roger Linn Instruments has announced that it’s raising the prices on the LinnStrument, a pioneering expressive electronic instrument, designed by Roger Linn.… Read More Trump Tariffs, Inflation Drive LinnStrument Price Increases

November 7, 202578 Comments

Take 5 & Oberheim TEO-5 Updated With Poly-Chain Support & More

Sequential and Oberheim have announced free updates for their Take 5 and TEO-5 synthesizers, adding Poly Chain support, which lets you connect two instruments to get 10 voices of polyphony. … Read More Take 5 & Oberheim TEO-5 Updated With Poly-Chain Support & More

November 7, 20254 Comments

Restoring A Very Broken Fairlight CMI IIx Synth Workstation

The latest episode of 100 Things I Do details their epic journey to restore a ‘very broken’ Fairlight CMI IIx synth workstation. … Read More Restoring A Very Broken Fairlight CMI IIx Synth Workstation

November 7, 20253 Comments

SOMA Laboratory WARP Combines FX With CV Control

SOMA Laboratory has introduced WARP, a multi-purpose audio processing unit that offers 15 different effects. … Read More SOMA Laboratory WARP Combines FX With CV Control

November 7, 20256 Comments

Teenage Engineering Intros EP-40 Riddim, EP-2350 Ting, ‘The Next Reggae Classics’

Teenage Engineering has introduced the EP–40 riddim & EP–2350 ting, new portable devices that they describe as “the next reggae classics.”… Read More Teenage Engineering Intros EP-40 Riddim, EP-2350 Ting, ‘The Next Reggae Classics’

November 6, 2025November 7, 20255 Comments

50 Years Of Mike Oldfield’s Ommadawn

Oldfield was one of the earlier musicians to create orchestral-scoped recordings, largely single-handedly, in the studio. … Read More 50 Years Of Mike Oldfield’s Ommadawn

November 6, 2025November 7, 20254 Comments

Oberheim OB-1 Retro Synth Review

In his latest video, synthesist Alex Ball offers a retro synth review of the rare Oberheim OB-1 synthesizer.… Read More Oberheim OB-1 Retro Synth Review

November 5, 2025November 7, 20254 Comments

Behringer Intros Simmons SDS-3 Drum Synth Knockoff

The Behringer SDS-3 can be used as a standard analog drum module, but also features Mic inputs that let you trigger the drum channels using drum mics. … Read More Behringer Intros Simmons SDS-3 Drum Synth Knockoff

November 3, 2025November 3, 20259 Comments

Geddy Lee Minimoog Price Slashed $2500

The Official Geddy Lee Reverb Shop has slashed its price on the custom Geddy Lee MiniMoog Model D, dropping the price by $2,500. … Read More Geddy Lee Minimoog Price Slashed $2500

November 2, 2025November 4, 202529 Comments

Landscape Moon 4-Channel Passive Drum Machine Coming Soon

Landscape, developer of unique touch-based musical instruments, shared this sneak preview of the Moon, a passive analog 4-channel rhythmic instrument. … Read More Landscape Moon 4-Channel Passive Drum Machine Coming Soon

October 31, 2025November 4, 20253 Comments

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