Tag: Keyboard Synthesizers

V-Accordion Update Offers Extended Looper Functionality, Updated Orchestral Options

Roland has announced a major system update for the FR-8x, the flagship of their V-Accordion lineup. FR-8x Version 2.0 software adds new drum and orchestral parameters, increased control of audio files, extended looper functionality, updated Orchestra Chord voicing capabilities and more. The V-Accordion line is an electronic instrument that brings combines features familiar to keyboardists, like… Read More V-Accordion Update Offers Extended Looper Functionality, Updated Orchestral Options

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Roland Aira System-1 Review – “I’m Absolutely Blown Away”

Producer Francis Preve has published his take on the new Roland Aira System-1 synthesizer in the latest issue of Keyboard magazine. Now that Roland has released several Plug-Out synths for the System-1, its vision for the platform is starting to come together. While the System-1 one has generated a lot of hype, questions and skepticism, Preve… Read More Roland Aira System-1 Review – “I’m Absolutely Blown Away”

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Arturia MicroBrute SE Limited Edition Analog Synthesizer Now Available

Arturia announced today that the MicroBrute SE Limited Edition analog synthesizer – a new production run of the MicroBrute SE in three new colors – is now available. The MicroBrute SE expands the sonic possibilities of the original MicroBrute SE thanks to the addition of stackable jack cables. This lets you send a single signal… Read More Arturia MicroBrute SE Limited Edition Analog Synthesizer Now Available

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Arturia MicroBrute SE Limited Edition Analog Synthesizer

Arturia has introduced three limited edition style variations on the MicroBrute SE analog synthesizer, in Blue, White and Orange. The MicroBrute SE features a single VCO with three waveforms you can mix at will, three waveshapers, an overtone generator, a classic Steiner-Parker filter, and Arturia’s ‘Brute Factor’. You also get a step sequencer and a… Read More Arturia MicroBrute SE Limited Edition Analog Synthesizer

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The Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2 – The Most Useful Synth Ever?

Synthesist Chris Stack (Experimental Synth) shared with us his latest series of videos, which explore the Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2 synthesizer. When Dave Smith introduced the Pro 2, he called it his “most powerful mono synth ever.” Stack agrees. “The Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2 is the most useful synth I’ve ever played,” he notes. “In… Read More The Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2 – The Most Useful Synth Ever?

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