KORG’s 1995 Trinity, 1977 PS-3300, SGX-2 piano now in software

In case you hadn’t been watching KORG software releases lately, here’s a secret: they’re suddenly awesome. New models are coming far closer to the originals, featuring more and more perfect recreations of the best of KORG’s digital and analog back catalog. Today we get some bombshells: the flagship KORG grand piano engine, but most importantly, 1995’s Trinity and 1977’s PS-3300.

The Speak & Spell is reborn as a chaos monster and glitchy groovebox

You’ve heard the Speak & Spell. You’ve heard circuit-bent Speak & Spell. But are you ready to open a Hellmouth of total destructive speech chaos based on combining those into a massively powerful groovebox?

Peter Kirn - July 29, 2024

1978’s Oberheim OB-1 synth is getting its due; watch this short documentary

The 1978 (or 77, or 79… ish…) Oberheim OB-1 is an underrated gem in Tom Oberheim’s incredible synthesizer legacy. So it’s about time it get its due. Here’s a short documentary by software developer GForce explaining why the OB-1 was such a great instrument.

Peter Kirn - July 3, 2024

The Biamp MR/140 reverb used by Joy Division, as IRs and Ableton Live rack

Peter Kirn - January 10, 2024

New from Intellijel: Sealegs dubby stereo FX, Stomp for pedal integration

Peter Kirn - August 21, 2023

SynthieCat gives Ableton Live the deep matrix and effects of the 1971 EMS Synthi A

Peter Kirn - February 8, 2023

Listen to Herb Deutsch narrate studies in tape and synthesis, from his 1976 book

Peter Kirn - December 12, 2022

Compusynth video demo and tutorial, to help you go west coast Altair

Peter Kirn - December 9, 2022

Compusynth is like a love child of a west coast modular and the Altair 8800 computer

Peter Kirn - December 5, 2022

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