Category: synth

Overbridge 2 tears down the wall between your PC and your synth

[ad_1] Things get even more interesting, though, when you fire up your DAW. VST and AU plug in versions of Overbridge give you access to your Elektron gear from within apps Ableton Live, Logic, Bitwig or Studio One just like it was any other virtual instrument. You can save settings a presets to a project, […]

Moog and Korg make synth apps free to help musicians stuck at home

[ad_1] Not to be left out, Korg is doing the same for its Kaossilator apps, which normally cost close to $20. Android artists can grab the software for no charge until March 20th, 2020, while the iOS crowd has until March 31st to get iKaossilator. Either app makes the most sense if you’re more into […]

A beginners guide to buying a synth

[ad_1] Before you buy a synth Let me begin by suggesting that if you’re just looking to explore and see if synthesizers are for you, get some free soft synths and a MIDI controller. It’ll be cheaper and let you try out different styles of synthesis before you go out and drop a bunch of […]

The synth tones of ‘Blade Runner’ now fit on your desk

[ad_1] The MK2 has all the features of the MK1 — the smaller size doesn’t mean Black Corporation skimped on the specs. In fact, there are new controls for the synth’s sustain mode and timing features. It comes with detachable wooden side panels and can also slot into a rack like the MK1. If you […]

Behringer clones more well-known synths from Moog and Roland

[ad_1] The RD-6, meanwhile, is a straight riff on Roland’s TR-606 drum machine. Behringer’s spin is familiar to fans of the ’80s gear on the surface and is even meant to pair with the TD-3 (a clone of the TB-303), but throws in a few helpful modern touches. You’ll find a built-in distortion unit, a […]

Behringer’s synth clone train keeps rolling with modular System 100

[ad_1] Word is the Behringer System 100 parts will start at $50 and top out at around $99, which puts it at the extreme low end of Eurorack gear. And that’s just a fraction of a vintage Roland module, which can fetch well over $600. To start with there will be 11 modules in the […]

The Moog Subsequent 25 offers classic synth bass with modern amenities

[ad_1] Lets start with Duo mode which splits the two oscillators so that you play two notes at once. Of course you can always stack them back up to get that iconic mono bass sound. There’s more headroom so that you can louder and richer clean tones, but also a retuned multidrive circuit and filter […]

KeyStep Pro aims to be the MIDI command center of your home studio

[ad_1] The KeyStep Pro has 37 key velocity sensitive keyboard with aftertouch. But, what’s really important is that you can use those keys to play through riffs, melodies and chord progressions and save them to the polyphonic sequencer. There’s four independent sequencers on board, each of which can hold 16 patterns, up to 64 steps […]

Korg unveils a full-sized, assembly-free MS-20

[ad_1] This is a 100-percent accurate recreation of the original analog circuitry found in the 1978 classic. The heart and soul is the same monophonic dual oscillator set up, each with a voltage controlled amp, filter and envelope generator. Plus a single LFO. And just for completeness sake, Korg included the ability to choose between […]

ZOIA Euroburo is a modular synth you can put inside your modular synth

[ad_1] The core of ZOIA Euroburo (pronounced: Euro-bureau) is the same as the OG ZOIA. Inside there’s a pretty powerful audio processor and up front a grid of RGB buttons. There’s over 80 modules (including envelopes, CV switches, slew limiters and CV loopers), not to mention over 20 dedicated effects modules on board. You can […]