Memory Splice introduced an unofficial software editor for the Roland JD-Xi. The Roland JD-Xi Editor Software is a standalone editor, designed to liberate JD-Xi users from menu-diving. In the video above, the demo section of the video starts about 5:30 in.
This pair of videos demo a set of custom patches for the Roland JD-XA synthesizer, created by Janne “Burton” Puurtinen, keyboardist in the Finish rock band, HIM.
Korg shared this video, which captures Macurs Henriksson of electronic dance music group Minilogue playing the new Korg minilogue. Henriksson shares his thoughts on his approach to electronic dance music in Minilogue, his band with Sebastian Mullaert, and jams with a dual-Minilogue keyboard rig. The Korg Minilogue is available now, with a street price of about US… Read More Minilogue Plays The Korg minilogue
This video, via RetroSound‘s Marko Ettlich, captures a head-to-head comparison of the E-MU Emulator II (1984) vs. E-mu Emax SE (1986). Here’s what he has to say about the video:
Arturia has officially announced new limited edition red versions of the two Arturia Brute series synths. The new synths were originally sighted on the Sweetwater site. The MicroBrute Red, above, is a transparent version of Arturia’s budget analog monophonic minisynth. The MicroBrute Red is a 25-mini-key monophonic analog synthesizer, with 3-waveform VCO, overtone generator, and Steiner-Parker filter. The MicroBrute also features a step sequencer… Read More Arturia MiniBrute Red & Transparent MicroBrute Red
Roland has released a free sound library for the JD-XA synthesizer, Real Analog Drums. Here’s what they have to say about the free sound library: Real Analog Drums is the perfect solution for getting that classic analog Roland drum machine sound. Each program contains it’s own basic TR-style drum kit and sequenced drum pattern. The… Read More Free ‘Real Analog Drums’ Sound Library For Roland JD-XA Synthesizer
Roland Canada Product Specialist Jacob Watters shared this series of video tutorials that explore the basics of subtractive synthesis. The tutorials are created on the Roland System-1, but they are general enough to apply to most subtractive synths. The first video, above, looks at making string synth sound.
French video blogger Meynier Sylvain – who typically publishes teardown videos for vintage electronic gear – shared this video that documents a very unusual dumpster find: a rare Korg MS-20 synthesizer.
Studiologic has announced a new version of its Sledge synthesizer, the Sledge Black Edition.
Novation has released a free patch library for the Bass Station II analog synthesizer, the Artist Pack.
