Skip to content
  • Home
  • About Synthtopia
  • Advertising
  • Feedback & Site Tips
  • Submit Items for Review

Synthtopia

Category: Electronic Music & Recording Gear

Mattel Optigan Repair

Here’s a look inside the rare Mattel Optigan sample playback keyboard….

… Read More Mattel Optigan Repair

December 28, 20172 Comments

Silent Night, Multidimensional Night

This pair of videos captures a couple of performances that explore the capabilities of the new Synthesis Technology E370 Quad Morphing VCO, combined with a ROLI MPE controller.… Read More Silent Night, Multidimensional Night

December 28, 2017December 28, 20173 Comments

Roland TR-08 Drum Machine Review

In the latest Sonic Lab video, Gaz Williams takes a look at the Roland TR-08 Drum Machine.… Read More Roland TR-08 Drum Machine Review

December 27, 2017December 27, 201723 Comments

‘Oh Holy Night’ Gets Modular Synth Treatment

This video captures a performance of the traditional carol ‘Oh, Holy Night’, arranged for a three-module Eurorack synth patch (Ears, Clouds & Tides). … Read More ‘Oh Holy Night’ Gets Modular Synth Treatment

December 24, 2017December 26, 20173 Comments

Henry Purcell On Continuum

Synthesist and developer Christophe Duquesne shared his performance of Henry Purcell’s The song for a cold genius (or Cold Song).… Read More Henry Purcell On Continuum

December 24, 2017December 26, 20173 Comments

Get More From Your Gear With ‘MIDI Hacking’

Here’s a look at the art of MIDI hacking – manipulating MIDI signals in realtime to expand the ways you can use your hardware. … Read More Get More From Your Gear With ‘MIDI Hacking’

December 23, 2017December 23, 201711 Comments

Frap Tools 321 Module Lets You Slap It Up, Flip It, Rub It Down

The 321 features three identical sections, each of which is capable of scaling any signal, from 0 up to 2 times (+6dB), flip its phase, and apply a DC offset, allowing to shift your audio or CV ‘up or down’.… Read More Frap Tools 321 Module Lets You Slap It Up, Flip It, Rub It Down

December 22, 2017December 22, 20178 Comments

Hardware vs Software – Yamaha DX7 vs Arturia DX7 V vs DEXED VST

How well do software versions of digital instruments match the originals?… Read More Hardware vs Software – Yamaha DX7 vs Arturia DX7 V vs DEXED VST

December 22, 2017December 22, 201718 Comments

The Music Of Steve Reich, On Modular Synths

This pair of videos capture modular synthesizer arrangements of some of the early music of minimalist composer Steve Reich. … Read More The Music Of Steve Reich, On Modular Synths

December 22, 20171 Comment

Endorphin.es Autopilot Eurorack Tuning Module

The Autopilot is a dual tuner module. It lets you tune your oscillators instantly, by patching the pitch CV to the Autopilot and applying the reference waveform.… Read More Endorphin.es Autopilot Eurorack Tuning Module

December 22, 2017December 22, 20171 Comment

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Topics

  • Android Music App
  • Apple iPad
  • Articles
  • Audio Interfaces
  • Computer Hardware
  • Computer Music
  • Controllerism
  • DJ
  • Drum Machines & Groove Boxes
  • Electronic Instruments
  • Electronic Music & Recording Gear
  • Electronic Musicians
  • Free Music
  • Free Music Software
  • Free Sample Library
  • Garageband
  • Gear Reviews
  • Hardware Effects
  • Interviews
  • iPhone Music Software
  • iPods & Portable Media Players
  • Keyboard Synthesizers
  • Microphones
  • MIDI Controllers
  • MIDI Interfaces
  • Mixers
  • Modular Synthesizers
  • Music Book Reviews
  • Music News
  • Music Reviews
  • Music Videos
  • Music Websites
  • Notation
  • Patch Editors
  • Recording
  • Reference
  • Reviews
  • Samplers
  • Samples & Loops
  • Sequencers
  • Software Effects & Audio Processors
  • Software Reviews
  • Software Sequencers
  • Software Synthesizers & Samplers
  • Speakers & Monitors
  • Strange
  • Synthesizers
  • theremin
  • User Reviews
  • Virtual Instruments
  • Virtual Musicians
  • VJ
  • Workstations

Search

What People Are Talking About

  • It Looks Like Behringer Wants To Copy The Success Of The M-Wave FM-1....And The MPC
  • Moog Music Launches Model 112 and Model 210, Amps Designed for Electronic Instruments
  • Will Open Firmware Become the Next Big Trend in Electronic Music Gear?
  • Behringer Teases $200 Polykeys 61 MIDI Controller With Polyphonic Aftertouch
  • OPEN-1 Promises To Be One Synth For Every Firmware
  • Behringer Teases Knockoff Of Classic E-mu SP-1200 Sampling Drum Machine
  • Detroit Techno Pioneer & Electronic Music Visionary Juan Atkins Has Died At The Age Of 64
  • Behringer Teases EMS VCS3 Matrix Synthesizer Copy For 9th Year
  • Analogue Solutions Series 700 Recreates the Roland System 700 Modular Synth
  • Donner Music Intros Sample Boy At Beijing Modular 26

Something To Think About

It’s better to sound new, than to sound good.

But the great ones do both.

— Dave Pensado
2004-2026 Synthtopia, All Rights Reserved