Bamanya Brian from Uganda wanted to explore modular synthesis – so he turned his electronics skills to making the instruments he needed himself. The gear is DIY; the resulting music is irresistible.
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Arash Azadi’s music returns to primordial states of human existence
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Move that butt, with some banging music from Noncompliant – it’s what makes you human
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that … jacky thing. Noncompliant’s latest remix embodies a certain sound that makes the tuchas move. And hey, evolution is on her side.
The biggest music gear news and best videos to watch from NAMM
The US musical instrument show NAMM dropped the usual amount of gear news on us – now here’s the highlights reel.
Exquisite paintings, with analog signal and modular gear as brush
Working with image signal instead of sound remains to many an undiscovered country. One artist is producing beautiful meditations on analog video – and charting his work.
This how-to for beginning VJs is probably… not ideally where you want to start
VJ communities on social media today have been puzzling over a wiki on “How to Become a Popular Vj.” Get ready for the knowledge.
Your guide to the 3 best new underground synths from NAMM – not a clone in sight
Nothing new under the sun? Think again. Independent manufacturers are still creating novel designs for music making – and last week brought a lot of news.
Pioneer’s new 6-channel DJ mixer could be a producer and live act favorite
Its expanded mixing and EQ section have already inspired memes, but live acts will sure be happy to see it in the booth. Pioneer, of course, faces an ongoing problem. Having taken over the world, there’s not much left to conquer. At the entry level, the strategy isn’t hard – there’s an expanding market of […]
KORG has a sneak peak of a new DX7-like FM synth – the opsix
Imagine a DX7, but with more parameter controls via extra faders – and it’s a KORG. That’s the best we can tell about the new opsix.
If you’ve got $7500, you can also have an E-mu SP-1200 sampler remake
Also new in 2020 – a remake of the legendary 1987 E-mu SP-1200. Just get ready for some sticker shock, because it’s not just a clone, it’s an actual SP-1200, rebuilt.
Okay, Behringer also have 22 Moog modules
I’m worried about Behringer. They’re using this time machine a lot, without thinking about the dangers of the temporal paradox.