Combing the newly-acquired DFAM with the 0-Coast, the Doepfer beauty case, the Minibrute, a small mixer and two multifx stompboxes. That’s all there is to it. Last weekend: This weekend: Lessons Learned: Lessons learned: if you combine a Doepfer envelope on minimum attack with the (notoriously fast) Moog sequencer and multiply them, then an […]
Read more "“Spielsachen” – Two Videos of (Semi-)Modular Action"Following the current (semi-)modular trend, Moog has expanded their lineup with the Drummer From Another Mother: a combo of a sequencer and some sound sources aimed at drums and grooves – or is it?
Read more "Review: Moog DFAM"Over 500 bucks for a single-oscillator synth module without even a filter – are you nots? No, I’m not. See what’s so great about the Make Noise 0-Coast
Read more "Review: Make Noise 0-Coast"A few days ago, my Sixtrack started to act up. So what to do? Maybe get a recplacement? So two things caught my attention. Korg’s Minilogue and the Dreadbox Abyss. Both four-voice polyphonic analogue things. So I went to a music store and played them. A Superficial Review? I didn’t read any manual, nor did […]
Read more "Superficial Review: Dreadbox Abyss, Korg Minilogue"So I wanted to make a synth velocity-sensitive. More specifically, an analogue synth, and retain a fully analogue audio signal chain (because I have a project in mind for which that is important). In my setup there’s two analogue synths which I had in mind for that project: the Arturia MiniBrute, and the Korg Volca […]
Read more "Making a Synth velocity-sensitive"Here’s my seasonal wish/gift list – the things you might want to wish for if you are or give if you know a synth/music kinda guy.
Read more "A Seasonal Gift/Wish List for the Synth People"A lot of people said it: I said it some time ago, and just the other day, my buddy @scatterfilter said it: Cheap tabletop synths are fun. #Boutique — scatterfilter (@napadude) July 24, 2016 It’s a good time to be buying a (new) synthesizer. There’s a wide spectrum, and they’re relatively affordable. Which immediately begs […]
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