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Novation Bass Station gets a GForce software model and it’s perfect
Nothing punches like the Novation Bass Station, the UK company’s 1993 analog original. GForce Software makes a pretty good argument for making this a plug-in: emulate all the powerful sound of the synth and its filter, but add awesome modulation, effects, and sequencer/arp, unison mode, up to 16-voice polyphony, and make it mega-affordable (or free with a keyboard controller).
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ALM’s new MCO mk2 packs a studio of classic digital synths into 6HP, VCV
You won’t fit more synths into 6HP of Eurorack (or VCV Rack module) than the newest ALM/Busy Circuits module, MCO v2. It’s a wavetable synth, an additive synth, a Roland JP8000 voice, a vocoder, a 90s VA, a bass and drum synth, and a SID chip emulation all in one.
Peter Kirn - December 3, 2024
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Peak 90s Opcode in a Vision training tape, NIN music video
Do you want to travel back to 1990s music production? Were you not born yet and want to experience it in a fully immersive way? Opcode’s Josh and Nine Inch Nails have you covered.
Peter Kirn - November 4, 2024
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Waldorf has recreated the Microwave 1 wavetable synth in software
Peter Kirn - August 22, 2024
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Remake Live 12 with retro refinement: updated workstation, ultra-dark themes
Peter Kirn - May 20, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
In the 90s, this astrophysicist made trippy pop from star sounds
Peter Kirn - April 10, 2024
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Amiga 500 as a real-time guitar effects pedal: Magical Synth Adventure
Peter Kirn - April 1, 2024
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Free plug-in from BPB and Toybox Audio simulates dirty VHS tapes
Peter Kirn - November 30, 2023
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