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Novation’s Bass Station II just got an Aphex Twin mode, crazy features
The Aphex Twin-ification of synths continues – and who’s complaining? Novation’s Bass Station II gets some mind-warping mental sound features, including key-by-key madness from Richard James.
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Explore sonic inspiration, via this artist’s approach to Novation’s Peak 1.2
Novation packed new sounds – and 43 new wavetables – into an update for their flagship Peak synthesizer. Sound designer Patricia Wolf writes to share how she approached making some of those new sounds.
Peter Kirn - December 24, 2018
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Bass Station II turns 2.5: filter tracking, paraphonic mode, microtuning
Novation’s Bass Station has reached the 25 year mark – and their Bass Station II synth gets a significant set of updates as “2.5” to celebrate. Think new sound design possibilities and architectural wonders, plus microtuning. Let’s look:
Peter Kirn - November 1, 2018
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Hack a Launchpad Pro into a 16-channel step sequencer, free
Peter Kirn - September 11, 2018
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
Hands-on: Roland’s #808day upgrade for the TR-8S is a blast to play
Peter Kirn - August 8, 2018
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No new products, but Roland celebrates #808day with free gear updates
Peter Kirn - August 8, 2018
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Novation Circuit 1.7 adds song mode and more, in yet another update
Peter Kirn - July 19, 2018
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Cram Commodore 64 speech synthesis into your rack with this firmware
Peter Kirn - May 24, 2018
DIY + Unusual Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
New Elektron Octatrack OS is here, and trig conditions are awesome
Peter Kirn - November 3, 2017
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