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ID700 for iPad reboots the 1987 Buchla 700 – FM, waveshaping, and polyphony (Hands on)
It was the once and future Buchla. But back in 1987, the Buchla 700 was so painfully ahead of its time that … well, its ideal moment is probably really now, right now, on your iPad. And so you’re in luck.
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Find zen-like calm with these perfect miniature synthesizer videos
We all need a way to center, a way to lower our blood pressure and cure insomnia. Forget ASMR or videos of ocean waves or whatever. Just watch these mesmerizing videos of tiny, tiny, tiny accurate models of classic synthesizers.
Peter Kirn - January 6, 2021
DIY + Unusual Gear Tech
Arturia’s Juno-6 chorus recreation is free this week as a plug-in
It’s one of the all-time great chorus effects – and now you can bite off just the chorus of the Roland Juno and use it as an effect, for free, with this giveaway from Arturia. We’ve got that – and one competing free chorus, for good measure!
Peter Kirn - December 22, 2020
Music tech Software Tech
Create Analog OSes: someone booted MS-DOS from a vinyl record
Peter Kirn - November 23, 2020
DIY + Unusual Tech
KORG has a sneak peak of a new DX7-like FM synth – the opsix
Peter Kirn - January 17, 2020
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If you’ve got $7500, you can also have an E-mu SP-1200 sampler remake
Peter Kirn - January 17, 2020
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Behringer 303 clones revealed: $149 street
Peter Kirn - November 11, 2019
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